PAUL SKENES

2026-08-05 vs Pirates

RHPRank CPirates vs Brewers

5.0

R / ER

3/3

Movement

EXT 6.85 ft

avg pfxX
-6.50

avg pfxZ
3.63

Spin
1974

Release Angle
28°

vs LHB

52 tracked pitches

vs RHB

41 tracked pitches

Pitch Frequency / Usage

vs LHB%

35%↓

Slider 41%

vs RHB%

49%↑

vs LHB%

40%↑

Four-Seam Fastball 31%

vs RHB%

20%↓

vs LHB%

12%↓

Sinker 20%

vs RHB%

32%↑

vs LHB%

10%↑

Changeup 5%

vs RHB%

0%↓

vs LHB%

4%↑

Splitter 2%

vs RHB%

0%↓

Arrows are vs overall usage

Pitch Arsenal

Velocity, shape, command, and outcome by pitch type

5 pitch types

Pitch	#	%	Velo	Spin	Ext	Zone%	Strike%	CSW%	Whiff%	FStuff+
Slider	38	40.9	85.9	2289	6.87	47.4	31.6	31.6	18.4	94
Four-Seam Fastball	29	31.2	97.1	2150	6.88	31.0	34.5	34.5	17.2	109
Sinker	19	20.4	96.7	2090	6.81	68.4	21.1	21.1	5.3	104
Changeup	5	5.4	88.4	1796	6.75	0.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	93
Splitter	2	2.2	93.2	1547	6.74	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	98
Total	93	100.0	91.9	2163	6.85	44.1	29.0	29.0	15.1	100

Detailed Log

Pitch-by-pitch details

Pitch events from MLB Stats API

#	Inning	Batter	Side	Type	Velo	Count	Call	Result
1	1 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Slider	86.3	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.1	4-0	Ball	Brice Turang walks.
1	1 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Sinker	97.4	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	1 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Slider	86.2	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	1 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Slider	84.9	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	1 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Slider	85.7	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	1 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Sinker	97.4	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Slider	85.9	3-2	In play, out(s)	Jackson Chourio flies out to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. Brice Turang to 3rd.
1	1 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Slider	84.0	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	1 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Changeup	89.4	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	1 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.4	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Slider	85.7	1-3	Called Strike	Garrett Mitchell called out on strikes.
1	1 Bot	William Contreras	R	Slider	86.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	1 Bot	William Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	99.0	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	1 Bot	William Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.1	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	1 Bot	William Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.3	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	1 Bot	William Contreras	R	Slider	88.5	3-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
6	1 Bot	William Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.8	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	1 Bot	William Contreras	R	Sinker	98.1	3-2	In play, out(s)	William Contreras grounds out, pitcher Paul Skenes to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.
1	2 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.1	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	2 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.3	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	2 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Slider	86.2	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Slider	84.8	2-2	Foul	Foul
5	2 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	2 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.8	3-3	Swinging Strike	Christian Yelich strikes out swinging.
1	2 Bot	Andrew Vaughn	R	Slider	85.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Andrew Vaughn	R	Sinker	96.9	0-1	In play, out(s)	Andrew Vaughn grounds out sharply, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr.
1	2 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Sinker	96.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	2 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Slider	84.1	1-1	Ball	Ball
3	2 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Sinker	96.6	2-1	Ball	Ball
4	2 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Slider	87.2	2-1	In play, out(s)	Luis Lara flies out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez.
1	3 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Sinker	96.0	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.4	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Slider	85.8	1-2	Foul	Foul
4	3 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Slider	84.9	1-2	Foul	Foul
5	3 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Sinker	97.3	1-2	Foul	Foul
6	3 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Slider	83.6	1-3	Foul Tip	Cooper Pratt strikes out on a foul tip.
1	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Sinker	96.6	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Sinker	96.7	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Slider	86.2	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.7	3-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
5	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.1	3-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
6	3 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.7	3-3	Swinging Strike	David Hamilton strikes out swinging.
1	3 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Changeup	87.9	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	3 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Slider	86.9	1-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	3 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Splitter	93.7	1-1	In play, out(s)	Brice Turang lines out sharply to left fielder Jake Mangum.
1	4 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Sinker	96.8	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Slider	85.4	1-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Slider	83.2	1-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
4	4 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Sinker	96.2	1-3	Swinging Strike	Jackson Chourio strikes out swinging.
1	4 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Changeup	88.4	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.7	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.4	3-0	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Garrett Mitchell	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0	4-0	Ball	Garrett Mitchell walks.
1	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Slider	86.9	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Sinker	97.0	0-2	Foul	Foul
3	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Four-Seam Fastball	96.6	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Slider	83.2	2-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Sinker	96.1	3-2	Ball	Ball
6	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Sinker	96.1	3-2	Foul	Foul
7	4 Bot	William Contreras	R	Slider	87.7	4-2	Ball	William Contreras walks.
1	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Slider	87.5	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2	2-0	Ball	Ball
3	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Slider	87.9	2-1	Foul	Foul
4	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Changeup	89.2	3-1	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	Christian Yelich	L	Slider	87.6	3-1	In play, run(s)	Christian Yelich doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Garrett Mitchell scores. William Contreras to 3rd.
1	4 Bot	Andrew Vaughn	R	Slider	84.3	0-1	Foul	Foul
2	4 Bot	Andrew Vaughn	R	Slider	85.0	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	4 Bot	Andrew Vaughn	R	Sinker	96.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	4 Bot	Andrew Vaughn	R	Sinker	96.1	1-2	In play, run(s)	Andrew Vaughn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. William Contreras scores. Christian Yelich scores.
1	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Sinker	97.5	0-1	Foul Tip	Foul Tip
2	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Slider	87.7	0-2	Called Strike	Called Strike
3	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Slider	85.1	0-2	Foul	Foul
4	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.1	1-2	Ball	Ball
5	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.3	2-2	Ball	Ball
6	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Splitter	92.7	3-2	Ball	Ball
7	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8	3-2	Foul	Foul
8	4 Bot	Luis Lara	L	Slider	87.6	4-2	Ball In Dirt	Luis Lara walks. Andrew Vaughn to 2nd.
1	4 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Slider	86.7	0-1	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
2	4 Bot	Cooper Pratt	R	Slider	86.6	0-1	In play, out(s)	Cooper Pratt grounds into a double play, first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. to shortstop Jared Triolo to pitcher Paul Skenes. Luis Lara out at 2nd. Cooper Pratt out at 1st.
1	5 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Sinker	95.7	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Slider	85.7	0-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
3	5 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Slider	85.7	1-2	Ball	Ball
4	5 Bot	David Hamilton	L	Four-Seam Fastball	95.6	1-2	In play, out(s)	David Hamilton flies out to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia.
1	5 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Changeup	87.2	1-0	Ball	Ball
2	5 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Slider	86.3	1-1	Foul	Foul
3	5 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9	1-2	Swinging Strike	Swinging Strike
4	5 Bot	Brice Turang	L	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0	1-3	Swinging Strike	Brice Turang strikes out swinging.
1	5 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2	0-1	Called Strike	Called Strike
2	5 Bot	Jackson Chourio	R	Slider	83.9	0-1	In play, out(s)	Jackson Chourio lines out sharply to left fielder Jake Mangum.

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