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
Pitches3535
PA829
AVG.202
SLG.391
ISO.189
K%31.7%
BRL%9.2%
HH%40.1%
EV88.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2035 | 57.6% | 93.3 | 2328 |
| Split-Finger | 1131 | 32.0% | 86.2 | 1332 |
| Slider | 157 | 4.4% | 85.6 | 2160 |
| Unknown | 58 | 1.6% | — | — |
| Changeup | 51 | 1.4% | 84.3 | 1841 |
| Sinker | 48 | 1.4% | 93.4 | 2289 |
| Knuckle Curve | 41 | 1.2% | 78.3 | 2286 |
| Sweeper | 9 | 0.3% | 75.6 | 2436 |
| Intentional Ball | 4 | 0.1% | 72.1 | 1850 |
| Pitch Out | 1 | 0.0% | 91.7 | 2459 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 360 | .197 | .439 | .242 | 71 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 139 |
| Split-Finger | 287 | .185 | .275 | .091 | 53 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 101 |
| Slider | 33 | .394 | .818 | .424 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Unknown | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Changeup | 13 | .308 | .769 | .462 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sinker | 8 | .125 | .125 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | .100 | .100 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 | 230 | 13.5% | 43.9% | 89.7 | 29.1° | 240 | 49.1% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 12.6% |
| Split-Finger | 187 | 3.2% | 37.4% | 87.3 | 3.1° | 130 | 17.1% | 22.5% | 57.8% | 2.7% |
| Slider | 25 | 12.0% | 28.0% | 89.2 | 15.0° | 208 | 28.0% | 28.0% | 40.0% | 4.0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 11 | 9.1% | 36.4% | 87.8 | 21.1° | 207 | 45.5% | 18.2% | 27.3% | 9.1% |
| Sinker | 4 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 89.1 | 19.0° | 197 | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 85.9 | 12.2° | 174 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 103.2 | 25.0° | 364 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |