Esmerlyn Valdez
Right Fielder · Pittsburgh Pirates · #55
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 2″
- Weight
- 234 lb
- Born
- 2004-01-27
- Birthplace
- Peravia, Dominican Republic
- Debut
- 2026
- ESPN id
- 5137200
- Source
- espn
Pitches1124
PA255
AVG.244
SLG.526
ISO.282
K%37.6%
BRL%20.8%
HH%48.3%
EV91.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 324 | 28.8% | 95.0 | 2351 |
| Sinker | 227 | 20.2% | 94.5 | 2211 |
| Changeup | 126 | 11.2% | 84.8 | 1851 |
| Slider | 116 | 10.3% | 86.3 | 2479 |
| Sweeper | 115 | 10.2% | 82.3 | 2602 |
| Cutter | 90 | 8.0% | 89.8 | 2371 |
| Curveball | 55 | 4.9% | 79.8 | 2681 |
| Split-Finger | 36 | 3.2% | 85.2 | 1246 |
| Knuckle Curve | 19 | 1.7% | 81.7 | 2534 |
| Other | 9 | 0.8% | 57.1 | 1401 |
| Slurve | 5 | 0.4% | 80.7 | 2157 |
| Eephus | 2 | 0.2% | 37.3 | 935 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 71 | .254 | .549 | .296 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 36 |
| Sinker | 34 | .412 | .706 | .294 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Changeup | 29 | .069 | .103 | .034 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Slider | 28 | .286 | .786 | .500 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Sweeper | 20 | .100 | .300 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Cutter | 15 | .267 | .733 | .467 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Curveball | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Split-Finger | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | .250 | 1.000 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slurve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eephus | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 35 | 20.0% | 60.0% | 95.6 | 25.5° | 249 | 42.9% | 31.4% | 17.1% | 8.6% |
| Sinker | 25 | 16.0% | 40.0% | 90.8 | 10.2° | 163 | 24.0% | 32.0% | 44.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 12 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 90.5 | 5.5° | 116 | 25.0% | 8.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 19 | 42.1% | 47.4% | 89.4 | 17.2° | 237 | 52.6% | 10.5% | 31.6% | 5.3% |
| Sweeper | 12 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 79.1 | 23.8° | 205 | 58.3% | 8.3% | 25.0% | 8.3% |
| Cutter | 10 | 20.0% | 70.0% | 99.8 | 25.1° | 214 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% |
| Curveball | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 93.6 | 34.3° | 176 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 101.3 | 32.5° | 405 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 100.6 | 14.0° | 192 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Eephus | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.9 | 28.0° | 280 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |