Paul Skenes
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 235LBS | Age: 22
Draft: 2023 | Rd: 1, #1, Pittsburgh Pirates | LSU
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 10 2 2.10 20 20 0 120 151 0.99
1 Season 10 2 2.10 20 20 0 120 151 0.99
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 20 10-2 2.10 120 151 0.99
1 Season 20 10-2 2.10 120 151 0.99
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 22 1927 281 16 5.7 3.4 87.9 112.5 9.0 29.2 .201 .318 .257 .258 .342 37.0 32.3 6.6 2.10 2.70
Player 1927 281 16 5.7 3.4 87.9 112.5 9.0 29.2 .201 .318 .257 .258 .342 37.0 32.3 6.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Skenes relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(39.4%) ,
Sinker
(28.3%) ,
Curveball
(11.4%) ,
Sweeper
(9.7%) ,
Slider
(6.4%) ,
Changeup
(4.8%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 50.5 21.0 21.0 7.5 43.4 34.2 22.4 4.3 39.9 21.0 22.1 6.8 5.7 3.4
Player 50.5 21.0 21.0 7.5 43.4 34.2 22.4 4.3 39.9 21.0 22.1 6.8 5.7 3.4
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Sweeper PIT R 186 84.6 32.7 -4.2 -11 11.4 -2.0 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 760 98.8 17.4 -4.5 -35 14.3 5.9 71
2024 Changeup PIT R 93 87.4 32.4 1.4 4 17.2 2.9 20
2024 Slider PIT R 123 86.6 29.9 -4.8 -14 1.6 -3.0 -65
2024 Curveball PIT R 220 83.0 43.5 -4.9 -10 7.2 -1.1 -13
2024 Sinker PIT R 545 94.0 30.2 7.1 31 14.0 -1.1 -7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 5 760 39.4 190 .233 .366 .301 25.1 38.4 22.3 .209 .356 .282 51.0
2024 Sinker 2.9 16 545 28.3 143 .185 .238 .240 29.6 19.6 26.4 .233 .333 .285 35.3
2024 Curveball 0.9 2 220 11.4 44 .250 .375 .309 34.1 29.5 25.0 .194 .295 .254 22.2
2024 Sweeper 2.5 5 186 9.7 46 .109 .196 .149 23.2 45.7 22.8 .120 .211 .140 24.0
2024 Slider -1.6 -2 123 6.4 20 .300 .600 .380 32.1 25.0 11.4 .194 .363 .236 26.7
2024 Changeup 0.2 0 93 4.8 25 .130 .174 .214 47.9 44.0 23.4 .145 .165 .182 8.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 93 87.4 94 18.2 3:15 2:45 30
2024 Curveball 220 83.0 53 9.6 8:30 7:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 758 98.8 98 18.0 2:00 2:00 0
2024 Sinker 537 94.0 92 15.1 2:30 3:00 -30
2024 Slider 123 86.6 26 6.7 10:00 11:30 -90
2024 Sweeper 184 84.6 38 12.9 9:00 9:45 -45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 468 1,927 13 27 -8 -6 26
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 1,927 50.5 68.9 78.8 30.8 53.1 44.0 61.5 50.1 28.7 6.2 81.5
Player 1,927 50.5 68.9 78.8 30.8 53.1 44.0 61.5 50.1 28.7 6.2 81.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2024 96 92 93 85 95 44 83 75 66 95 70 76 75 90 10 46 44
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 23.0 10 10.9 -1 6 11 2 20.0
Player 23.0 10 10.9 -1 6 11 2 20.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 10 9 9 12 12 11 11 9 10 10 12 15 9 8 12 9 9 9 11 15 11 11 15 13 9 10 11 12 12 10 11
Player 10 9 9 12 12 11 11 9 10 10 12 15 9 8 12 9 9 9 11 15 11 11 15 13 9 10 11 12 12 10 11
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 465 .258 225 2 0.9 240 16 6.7
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 546 15.9 27.7% 0.0% 227 18.8 0.0% 0.4%

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Pitch Distribution