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Paul Skenes

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 235lb (198cm, 106kg)

Born: May 29, 2002 in Fullerton, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st) of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: El Toro HS (Lake Forest, CA)

Schools: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA), United States Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, CO)

Debut: May 11, 2024 (Age 21-348d, 23,198th in major league history)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

National Team: us USA (12U)

Full Name: Paul David Skenes

Twitter: @Paul_Skenes

Instagram: @paulskenes

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

2.45

22.0

WHIP

0.909

Summary of 2 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead

1 Tm
PIT	2

Platoon
vs RHB	2

Home/Road
Home	1
Away	1

Outs
1	1
2	1

2 Opps
CHC	1
DET	1

2 Batters
Nico Hoerner	1
Matt Vierling	1

2 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1

Where Hit
7	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	2

2 Runs
0 on	2

Inning
4	1
6	1

4-6	2

RelScore
-4..	2

Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	1
3B	1

OrderPos
3rd	1
6th	1

Leverage
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2024-05-11	Nico Hoerner	CHC	@	PIT	behind 0-4	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	6	6%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2024-05-29 (2)	Matt Vierling	DET		PIT	behind 1-5	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	5%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)