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
Pitches4401
PA1042
AVG.194
SLG.322
ISO.128
K%33.9%
BRL%7.6%
HH%36.0%
EV87.4
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2523 | 57.3% | 93.2 | 2329 |
| Split-Finger | 1273 | 28.9% | 86.2 | 1311 |
| Slider | 464 | 10.5% | 85.6 | 2239 |
| Knuckle Curve | 61 | 1.4% | 78.2 | 2265 |
| Sinker | 37 | 0.8% | 93.3 | 2287 |
| Unknown | 18 | 0.4% | — | — |
| Sweeper | 16 | 0.4% | 76.1 | 2484 |
| Changeup | 7 | 0.2% | 84.4 | 2081 |
| Pitch Out | 2 | 0.0% | 92.3 | 2321 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 508 | .195 | .319 | .124 | 99 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 191 |
| Split-Finger | 291 | .144 | .213 | .069 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 133 |
| Slider | 106 | .311 | .575 | .264 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| Knuckle Curve | 10 | .200 | .500 | .300 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sinker | 2 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweeper | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Changeup | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 322 | 9.0% | 39.4% | 88.9 | 20.9° | 201 | 35.4% | 22.0% | 31.4% | 11.2% |
| Split-Finger | 160 | 5.6% | 35.0% | 85.8 | 5.8° | 133 | 16.9% | 23.1% | 55.0% | 5.0% |
| Slider | 83 | 4.8% | 24.1% | 84.5 | 15.1° | 162 | 18.1% | 24.1% | 41.0% | 16.9% |
| Knuckle Curve | 8 | 12.5% | 25.0% | 86.1 | -4.4° | 115 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Sinker | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 98.5 | 8.5° | 194 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 2 | 50.0% | 100.0% | 106.2 | 27.0° | 320 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |