P | Pittsburgh Pirates
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 6" 260 lbs | Age: 24
Draft: 2023 | Rd. 1, No. 1, Pittsburgh Pirates | LSU
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 11 3 1.96 23 23 0 133 170 0.95
2025 10 10 1.97 32 32 0 187.2 216 0.95
2026 10 11 3.82 32 32 0 174.1 200 1.12
3 Seasons 31 24 2.62 87 87 0 495 586 1.01
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 23 11-3 1.96 133 170 0.95
2025 32 10-10 1.97 187.2 216 0.95
2026 32 10-11 3.82 174.1 200 1.12
3 Seasons 87 31-24 2.62 495 586 1.01
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Team 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 2125 306 16 5.2 3.1 87.8 112.5 8.4 27.8 .191 .302 .247 .250 .333 36.3 33.1 6.2 1.96 2.50
2025 23 2997 469 27 5.8 3.7 87.6 115.8 12.2 29.4 .202 .321 .247 .255 .328 40.1 29.5 5.7 1.97 2.65
2026 24 2890 451 33 7.3 4.6 88.0 111.1 16.2 35.5 .216 .350 .296 .281 .349 38.6 28.1 6.9 3.82 3.29
Player 8012 1226 76 6.2 3.9 87.8 115.8 12.7 31.2 .204 .326 .265 .263 .337 38.6 29.9 6.3
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.6 33.3 .244 .407 .316 .316 .368 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Skenes relies on 7 pitches.
Four Seamer
(40.8%) ,
Sweeper
(15.9%) ,
Changeup
(12.5%) ,
Sinker
(11.8%) ,
Split Finger
(10.1%) ,
Slider
(8.6%) ,
Curveball
(0.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 52.3 47.7 20.3 20.3 7.2 41.8 35.6 22.5 26.1 19.6 6.5 15.7 16.0 16.0
2025 44.6 55.4 24.9 22.8 7.7 40.9 37.7 21.3 23.2 17.1 4.3 17.7 20.7 17.1
2026 42.1 57.9 22.8 24.8 10.2 36.8 35.9 27.3 20.8 16.2 5.1 16.0 19.7 22.2
Player 45.6 54.4 23.0 22.9 8.5 39.6 36.5 23.8 23.1 17.4 5.1 16.6 19.2 18.7
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.3 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.0 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.9 19.8 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 4.2 40.5 20.6 22.9 6.2 5.2 3.1
2025 4.7 34.8 25.8 23.2 5.1 5.8 3.7
2026 6.2 27.5 27.5 25.3 6.2 7.3 4.6
Player 5.1 33.5 25.1 23.9 5.8 6.2 3.9
MLB 4.1 32.2 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
SeasonPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2026 Sinker R 340 96.6 22.0 0.9 17.0ARM 1.7 7.3 0.3 17.0ARM 1.9
2026 Curveball R 10 81.8 48.9 -2.2 10.9GLV 2.2 -7.9 -2.3 10.9GLV 1.9
2026 4-Seam Fastball R 1180 96.8 16.2 -2.5 12.6ARM 4.6 13.0 -2.6 12.6ARM 4.8
2026 Changeup R 360 88.7 28.3 -3.3 15.4ARM 1.5 6.5 -2.7 15.4ARM 1.2
2026 Split-Finger R 291 93.2 29.8 0.4 13.3ARM 0.2 1.7 1.2 13.3ARM 2.1
2026 Slider R 249 86.7 34.4 -0.4 3.3GLV -0.8 1.9 -0.5 3.3GLV -0.3
2026 Sweeper R 460 84.3 32.9 -4.1 10.2GLV -3.2 5.7 -4.7 10.2GLV -3.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball R 1167 98.2 16.9 -3.8 14.0ARM 5.8 11.6 -4.2 14.0ARM 6.4
2025 Sweeper R 475 84.5 32.8 -4.9 11.4GLV -1.7 5.7 -4.8 11.4GLV -2.5
2025 Sinker R 312 97.6 22.4 1.3 17.5ARM 2.1 6.4 1.0 17.5ARM 2.4
2025 Slider R 168 85.3 30.2 -5.7 3.3GLV -1.5 7.6 -5.8 3.3GLV -0.9
2025 Curveball R 144 83.9 41.3 -7.4 6.1GLV -1.6 -2.6 -7.6 6.1GLV -2.9
2025 Split-Finger R 405 93.7 31.2 1.6 13.4ARM 0.5 0.0 3.1 13.4ARM 2.1
2025 Changeup R 326 88.7 29.6 -1.5 16.6ARM 2.0 5.4 -1.3 16.6ARM 2.1
! Note: Seasons are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Season Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 5 1,180 40.8 293 .220 .417 .307 29.7 31.7 24.9 .208 .386 .290 46.3
2026 Sweeper 1.0 5 460 15.9 81 .162 .311 .257 28.6 29.6 18.8 .169 .263 .226 23.5
2026 Changeup -1.6 -6 360 12.5 93 .233 .384 .288 37.4 34.4 17.1 .209 .294 .246 18.2
2026 Sinker 0.2 1 340 11.8 94 .291 .430 .354 14.9 17.0 19.8 .265 .372 .311 45.7
2026 Split-Finger 0.6 2 291 10.1 74 .323 .369 .340 17.7 10.8 20.0 .296 .407 .338 39.0
2026 Slider 1.8 5 249 8.6 76 .149 .254 .246 35.8 35.5 22.9 .172 .295 .258 40.0
2026 Curveball 1.4 0 10 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 20.0 0.0 0.0 .151 .170 .141 0.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 20 1,167 38.9 294 .205 .347 .280 29.6 34.7 26.2 .200 .368 .280 53.3
2025 Sweeper 1.9 9 475 15.8 113 .150 .215 .195 32.9 30.1 20.7 .167 .254 .209 19.2
2025 Split-Finger 0.4 2 405 13.5 101 .269 .366 .326 22.8 12.9 18.6 .264 .373 .309 43.8
2025 Changeup 2.8 9 326 10.9 88 .103 .126 .108 43.9 50.0 21.7 .116 .153 .123 11.6
2025 Sinker 1.8 6 312 10.4 85 .220 .293 .254 16.7 14.1 14.8 .262 .359 .284 48.6
2025 Slider 0.2 0 168 5.6 24 .227 .364 .327 33.8 16.7 10.0 .161 .208 .204 16.7
2025 Curveball -2.7 -4 144 4.8 28 .320 .680 .448 40.8 25.0 16.3 .289 .473 .367 44.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Season Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Changeup 360 88.7 97 17.1 2:45 2:30 15
2026 Curveball 10 81.8 73 15.3 8:00 7:30 30
2026 4-Seam Fastball 1,180 96.8 97 18.0 1:45 1:30 15
2026 Split-Finger 277 93.2 91 14.1 2:15 3:00 -45
2026 Sinker 338 96.6 96 19.0 1:45 2:15 -30
2026 Slider 249 86.7 25 4.2 10:15 9:30 45
2026 Sweeper 458 84.3 36 12.1 9:00 9:45 -45
2025 Changeup 325 88.8 98 18.0 2:45 2:30 15
2025 Curveball 143 83.9 43 7.9 9:00 8:00 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1,166 98.2 97 18.3 2:00 1:45 15
2025 Split-Finger 367 93.7 90 14.5 2:15 3:15 -60
2025 Sinker 311 97.6 96 19.1 2:00 2:30 -30
2025 Slider 167 85.2 29 7.9 9:30 11:00 -90
2025 Sweeper 473 84.5 37 12.9 9:15 9:45 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Season Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 514 2,125 11 34 -9 -8 28
2025 733 2,997 19 45 -11 -11 42
2026 712 2,890 13 26 -13 -15 11
Player 1,959 8,012 43 105 -32 43 80
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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 2,125 50.3 68.6 79.3 30.8 53.4 44.1 61.9 49.8 28.7 6.3 82.7
2025 2,997 50.7 68.2 76.8 30.5 54.1 45.0 60.8 49.6 30.1 7.1 72.9
2026 2,890 46.8 72.2 79.7 32.3 55.9 43.1 61.9 51.0 28.2 6.4 76.6
Player 8,012 49.2 69.7 78.5 31.3 54.6 44.1 61.5 50.2 29.0 6.6 76.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.7 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Season Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2024 98 77 61 100 97 99 49 47 76 73 75 95 78 87 70 89 47
2025 100 99 81 98 97 95 42 27 87 77 83 89 87 86 53 64 74
2026 76 67 93 8 81 85 24 66 70 73 85 76 51 47 48 79
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Season Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 22.98 10 10.5 -1 7 10 2 20.0
2025 22.12 11 12.9 -2 12 11 6 54.5
2026 23.13 20 20.7 -1 10 13 10 50.0
Player 22.82 41 44.2 -3 29 34 18 43.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

Season HR
2024 10 6 8 11 11 11 13 9 10 9 11 15 9 8 12 8 8 9 11 15 11 11 15 13 9 10 10 12 10 10 10
2025 11 13 9 13 14 11 9 16 9 8 10 15 19 23 10 9 17 9 11 15 13 12 20 17 11 8 11 17 18 12 9
2026 20 21 17 20 19 23 19 18 22 20 16 21 18 23 22 22 22 20 20 24 19 27 23 26 18 18 17 21 24 21 21
Player 41 40 34 44 44 45 41 43 41 37 37 51 46 54 44 39 47 38 42 54 43 50 58 56 38 36 38 50 52 43 40
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .227 +.028 ↑ .199 +.001 ↑ .198
xBA .216 +.014 ↑ .202 +.011 ↑ .191
OBP .291 +.040 ↑ .251 -.006 ↓ .257
xOBP .282 +.027 ↑ .255 +.004 ↑ .251
SLG .379 +.072 ↑ .307 +.012 ↑ .295
xSLG .350 +.029 ↑ .321 +.019 ↑ .302
ISO .152 +.044 ↑ .108 +.011 ↑ .097
xISO .134 +.015 ↑ .119 +.008 ↑ .111
BABIP .294 +.021 ↑ .273 -.011 ↓ .284
wOBA .296 +.049 ↑ .247 .000 .247
xwOBA .281 +.026 ↑ .255 +.005 ↑ .250
wOBAcon .373 +.058 ↑ .315 -.013 ↓ .328
xwOBAcon .349 +.021 ↑ .328 -.005 ↓ .333
BACON .326 +.036 ↑ .290 -.017 ↓ .307
xBACON .312 +.016 ↑ .296 -.002 ↓ .298
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.6 -1.5 ↓ 40.1 +3.8 ↑ 36.3
Avg Exit Velocity 88.0 +0.4 ↑ 87.6 -0.2 ↓ 87.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 35.5 +6.1 ↑ 29.4 +1.6 ↑ 27.8
Barrel % 7.3 +1.5 ↑ 5.8 +0.6 ↑ 5.2
Avg Launch Angle 16.2 +4.0 ↑ 12.2 +3.8 ↑ 8.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.2 0.0 71.2 +0.4 ↑ 70.8
Attack Angle 10° 0° ↑ 9° 0° ↓ 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 49.7 +3.3 ↑ 46.4 +0.7 ↑ 45.7
Attack Direction -1° +1° ↑ -2° -1° ↓ -2°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° -1° ↓ 33° -1° ↓ 33°
Swing Length 7.2 -0.1 ↓ 7.3 -0.1 ↓ 7.4
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 96.8 -1.3 ↓ 98.1 -0.7 ↓ 98.8
Breaking Velocity 85.1 +0.6 ↑ 84.5 +0.1 ↑ 84.4
Offspeed Velocity 90.7 -0.8 ↓ 91.5 -1.4 ↓ 92.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 33 +6 ↑ 27 +11 ↑ 16
Popup % 10.2 +2.5 ↑ 7.7 +0.5 ↑ 7.2
Flyball % 22.8 -2.1 ↓ 24.9 +4.6 ↑ 20.3
Line Drive % 24.8 +2.0 ↑ 22.8 +2.5 ↑ 20.3
Groundball % 42.1 -2.5 ↓ 44.6 -7.7 ↓ 52.3
Pull % 36.8 -4.1 ↓ 40.9 -0.9 ↓ 41.8
Straight Away % 35.9 -1.8 ↓ 37.7 +2.1 ↑ 35.6
Opposite Field % 27.3 +6.0 ↑ 21.3 -1.2 ↓ 22.5
Weak Contact % 6.2 +1.5 ↑ 4.7 +0.5 ↑ 4.2
Pull Airball % 16.0 -1.7 ↓ 17.7 +2.0 ↑ 15.7
Topped Contact % 27.5 -7.3 ↓ 34.8 -5.7 ↓ 40.5
Under Contact % 27.5 +1.7 ↑ 25.8 +5.2 ↑ 20.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.3 +2.1 ↑ 23.2 +0.3 ↑ 22.9
Solid Contact % 6.2 +1.1 ↑ 5.1 -1.1 ↓ 6.2
HR/FB % 19.4 +10.0 ↑ 9.4 -6.7 ↓ 16.1
Popups 46 +10 ↑ 36 +14 ↑ 22
Flyballs 103 -14 ↓ 117 +55 ↑ 62
Line Drives 112 +5 ↑ 107 +45 ↑ 62
Groundballs 190 -19 ↓ 209 +49 ↑ 160
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 46.8 -3.9 ↓ 50.7 +0.4 ↑ 50.3
Out of Zone % 53.2 +3.9 ↑ 49.3 -0.4 ↓ 49.7
Edge % 43.1 -1.9 ↓ 45.0 +0.9 ↑ 44.1
Zone Swing % 72.2 +4.0 ↑ 68.2 -0.4 ↓ 68.6
Out of Zone Swing % 32.3 +1.8 ↑ 30.5 -0.3 ↓ 30.8
In Zone Contact % 79.7 +2.9 ↑ 76.8 -2.5 ↓ 79.3
Out of Zone Contact % 55.9 +1.8 ↑ 54.1 +0.7 ↑ 53.4
Whiff % 28.2 -1.9 ↓ 30.1 +1.4 ↑ 28.7
First Strike % 61.9 +1.1 ↑ 60.8 -1.1 ↓ 61.9
First Pitch Swing % 36.4 +2.7 ↑ 33.7 -0.5 ↓ 34.2
Swing % 51.0 +1.4 ↑ 49.6 -0.2 ↓ 49.8
Meatball Swing % 76.6 +3.7 ↑ 72.9 -9.8 ↓ 82.7
Meatball % 6.4 -0.7 ↓ 7.1 +0.8 ↑ 6.3
Zone Swing & Miss % 20.3 -2.9 ↓ 23.2 +2.5 ↑ 20.7
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 43.9 -2.0 ↓ 45.9 -0.7 ↓ 46.6
In Zone 1,353 -167 ↓ 1,520 +452 ↑ 1,068
Out of Zone 1,537 +60 ↑ 1,477 +420 ↑ 1,057
Edge 1,245 -105 ↓ 1,350 +413 ↑ 937
In Zone Swings 977 -60 ↓ 1,037 +304 ↑ 733
Out of Zone Swings 497 +46 ↑ 451 +125 ↑ 326
In Zone Swing & Misses 198 -43 ↓ 241 +89 ↑ 152
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 218 +11 ↑ 207 +55 ↑ 152
Basic
Pitches 2,890 -107 ↓ 2,997 +872 ↑ 2,125
PA 712 -21 ↓ 733 +219 ↑ 514
AB 643 -41 ↓ 684 +209 ↑ 475
Hits 146 +10 ↑ 136 +42 ↑ 94
Singles 90 +4 ↑ 86 +17 ↑ 69
Doubles 34 -3 ↓ 37 +23 ↑ 14
Triples 2 0 2 +1 ↑ 1
Home Runs 20 +9 ↑ 11 +1 ↑ 10
Walks 49 +7 ↑ 42 +10 ↑ 32
Strikeouts 200 -16 ↓ 216 +46 ↑ 170
K% 28.1 -1.4 ↓ 29.5 -3.6 ↓ 33.1
BB% 6.9 +1.2 ↑ 5.7 -0.5 ↓ 6.2
HBP 11 +5 ↑ 6 0 6
Batted Balls 451 -18 ↓ 469 +163 ↑ 306
Fastball Percent 52.6 +3.3 ↑ 49.3 +10.1 ↑ 39.2
Offspeed Percent 22.5 -1.9 ↓ 24.4 -9.3 ↓ 33.7
Breaking Percent 24.9 -1.4 ↓ 26.3 -0.7 ↓ 27.0
Number of Fastballs 1,520 +41 ↑ 1,479 +645 ↑ 834
Number of Offspeed 651 -80 ↓ 731 +14 ↑ 717
Number of Breaking 719 -68 ↓ 787 +213 ↑ 574
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
SeasonAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 511 .248 250 2 0.8 261 20 7.7
2025 Shades 733 .247 339 4 1.2 394 142 36.0
2026 Shades 712 .296 297 1 0.3 415 148 35.7
! 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 632 15.9 26.1% 0.0% 275 18.8 0.0% 0.4%
2025 867 16.3 14.5% 0.0% 428 18.4 0.5% 0.2%
2026 801 16.9 5.2% 0.9% 395 18.8 0.0% 3.0%

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Pitch Distribution