Kirby Yates
Relief Pitcher · Pittsburgh Pirates · #54
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height
- 5′ 10″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- 1987-03-25
- Birthplace
- Lihue, HI, United States
- Debut
- 2014
- ESPN id
- 32623
- Source
- espn
Pitches7936
PA1871
AVG.198
SLG.352
ISO.155
K%32.9%
BRL%8.3%
HH%37.9%
EV88.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4558 | 57.4% | 93.2 | 2328 |
| Split-Finger | 2404 | 30.3% | 86.2 | 1321 |
| Slider | 621 | 7.8% | 85.6 | 2219 |
| Knuckle Curve | 102 | 1.3% | 78.2 | 2274 |
| Sinker | 85 | 1.1% | 93.4 | 2288 |
| Unknown | 76 | 1.0% | — | — |
| Changeup | 58 | 0.7% | 84.3 | 1871 |
| Sweeper | 25 | 0.3% | 75.9 | 2467 |
| Intentional Ball | 4 | 0.1% | 72.1 | 1850 |
| Pitch Out | 3 | 0.0% | 92.1 | 2367 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 868 | .196 | .369 | .173 | 170 | 100 | 30 | 0 | 40 | 330 |
| Split-Finger | 578 | .164 | .244 | .080 | 95 | 63 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 234 |
| Slider | 139 | .331 | .633 | .302 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| Knuckle Curve | 20 | .150 | .300 | .150 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sinker | 10 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unknown | 7 | .143 | .143 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Changeup | 15 | .400 | 1.067 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Sweeper | 3 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Intentional Ball | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Out | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 552 | 10.9% | 41.3% | 89.2 | 24.3° | 217 | 41.1% | 20.7% | 26.4% | 11.8% |
| Split-Finger | 347 | 4.3% | 36.3% | 86.6 | 4.3° | 132 | 17.0% | 22.8% | 56.5% | 3.7% |
| Slider | 108 | 6.5% | 25.0% | 85.6 | 15.0° | 174 | 20.4% | 25.0% | 40.7% | 13.9% |
| Knuckle Curve | 13 | 15.4% | 30.8% | 86.0 | 2.0° | 140 | 15.4% | 15.4% | 69.2% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 6 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 92.2 | 15.5° | 196 | 33.3% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 13 | 15.4% | 46.2% | 90.7 | 22.0° | 226 | 46.2% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 7.7% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 103.2 | 25.0° | 364 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |