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 6 1 1.93 12 12 0 74.2 97 0.87
1 Season 6 1 1.93 12 12 0 74.2 97 0.87
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 12 6-1 1.93 74.2 97 0.87
1 Season 12 6-1 1.93 74.2 97 0.87
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 1175 171 11 6.4 3.9 88.9 109.5 7.5 30.4 .203 .328 .245 .254 .357 38.0 34.2 4.6 1.93 2.55
Player 1175 171 11 6.4 3.9 88.9 109.5 7.5 30.4 .203 .328 .245 .254 .357 38.0 34.2 4.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .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 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(39.1%) ,
Sinker
(30.0%) ,
Slider
(16.7%) ,
Curveball
(10.8%) ,
Changeup
(3.3%) ,


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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 51.5 19.9 21.1 7.6 45.6 36.3 18.1 2.9 40.9 20.5 21.6 7.0 6.4 3.9
Player 51.5 19.9 21.1 7.6 45.6 36.3 18.1 2.9 40.9 20.5 21.6 7.0 6.4 3.9
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 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 Sinker PIT R 353 94.1 30.4 7.6 33 13.7 -1.4 -9
2024 Curveball PIT R 127 82.5 44.6 -4.3 -9 8.1 -0.5 -6
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 460 99.1 16.6 -3.9 -31 14.0 5.5 65
2024 Changeup PIT R 39 87.6 31.7 0.8 3 16.6 2.1 15
2024 Slider PIT R 196 85.2 32.0 -4.2 -12 8.6 2.8 49
! 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 0.3 2 460 39.1 116 .224 .374 .292 28.7 44.0 24.4 .201 .360 .272 52.6
2024 Sinker 4.0 14 353 30.0 97 .156 .189 .193 29.7 23.7 30.7 .222 .309 .263 35.8
2024 Slider 1.0 2 196 16.7 42 .119 .333 .207 25.9 42.9 20.9 .126 .240 .153 29.2
2024 Curveball 1.1 1 127 10.8 22 .333 .476 .368 25.0 22.7 20.0 .256 .405 .301 18.8
2024 Changeup -2.8 -1 39 3.3 7 .286 .429 .307 22.2 0.0 0.0 .311 .361 .297 14.3
! 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 39 87.6 94 17.6 3:00 2:45 15
2024 Curveball 127 82.5 58 10.7 8:30 7:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 459 99.0 97 18.1 2:00 1:45 15
2024 Sinker 346 94.1 91 14.7 2:15 3:15 -60
2024 Slider 195 85.2 36 11.0 9:15 10:00 -45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 284 1,175 7 19 -6 -3 18
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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 1,175 53.4 69.6 77.3 31.1 56.5 45.4 67.3 51.7 28.2 6.2 82.2
Player 1,175 53.4 69.6 77.3 31.1 56.5 45.4 67.3 51.7 28.2 6.2 82.2
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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 97 91 88 78 99 46 70 48 54 96 93 73 77 91 10 55 40
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 281 .247 139 2 1.4 142 11 7.7
! 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 319 15.4 37.9% 0.0% 127 19.0 0.0% 0.8%
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Pitch Distribution