Brad Keller

#56 - Starting Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	7/27/1995 (27)
Height, Weight	6'5", 255 lb
Hometown	Flowery Branch, GA

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	3-4	43.1	4.36	1.87	15.4%	19.9%	26.0%

	64^th 3 W	106^th 44 IP	96^th 4.86 ERA	183^rd 1.38 WHIP	171^st 21.4% K%	198^th 8.2% BB%	162^nd 28.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.2	8.7%	23.4%	55.9%	4.73	4.75

	95^th 93.4 FB MPH	178^th 11.7% SwStr%	35^th 27.9% HC%	15^th 43.5% GB%	187^th 5.06 PLV	117^th 4.71 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	KC	41	20	140.1	9	6	3.08	-	3.55	-	1.30	8.5	16.5%	8.6%	.294	-	-	0.45	-	77.1%	9.8%	26.0%	-
2019	KC	28	28	165.1	7	14	4.19	-	4.36	-	1.35	8.4	17.2%	9.9%	.283	-	-	0.82	-	72.2%	9.1%	25.2%	-
2020	KC	9	9	54.2	5	3	2.47	3.77	3.43	4.43	1.02	6.4	16.3%	7.9%	.233	29.0%	53.1%	0.33	5.1%	76.1%	9.0%	25.4%	4.82
2021	KC	26	26	133.2	8	12	5.39	6.01	4.73	4.57	1.66	10.6	19.6%	10.4%	.347	30.2%	49.1%	1.21	16.4%	68.7%	10.1%	26.4%	4.78
2022	KC	35	22	139.2	6	14	5.09	4.25	4.51	4.33	1.50	9.9	16.5%	9.2%	.311	30.7%	55.2%	1.10	14.3%	67.0%	10.5%	24.1%	4.85
2023	KC	9	9	43.1	3	4	4.36	4.75	5.75	6.11	1.87	8.5	15.4%	19.9%	.306	23.4%	55.9%	0.62	9.7%	76.4%	8.7%	26.0%	4.73
SP MLB Percentile		47	47	46	52	14	52	41	19	7	8	57	13	0	44	82	92	88	81	67	10	18	5
SP MLB AVG		8	8	44.0	3	3	4.86	4.71	4.69	4.63	1.38	9.2	21.4%	8.2%	.301	27.9%	43.5%	-	14.7%	71.3%	11.7%	28.2%	5.06
6 Years		148	114	677.0	38	53	4.25	-	-	-	1.44	9.0	17.2%	10.1%	.301	24.2%	52.7%	0.82	20.7%	71.9%	9.7%	25.4%	4.81

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 30%
Slider | 27%
Curveball | 19%
Changeup | 12%
Sinker | 11%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

Show 2023 MLB Percentile | Show 2023 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	94.3	22.1%	-	-	8.5%	20.2%	28.7%	65.6%	59.9%	-	-	.241	.293	.260	-	-	-	-	-
2019	93.8	20.5%	-	-	10.4%	16.4%	26.8%	65.6%	60.1%	-	-	.250	.343	.309	-	-	-	-	-
2020	92.8	39.0%	23.1%	52.2%	5.1%	18.8%	23.9%	64.8%	61.2%	54.4%	26.3%	.179	.242	.182	13.3%	.238	.300	21.1%	2,330
2021	94.2	29.6%	27.9%	42.4%	10.1%	15.1%	25.1%	60.1%	53.4%	38.5%	37.6%	.309	.388	.366	11.4%	.314	.417	23.9%	2,323
2022	94.5	35.4%	28.6%	48.8%	9.2%	12.4%	21.6%	63.5%	57.1%	53.0%	25.6%	.248	.300	.296	11.9%	.260	.311	25.6%	2,406
2023	93.2	30.4%	10.8%	48.6%	4.7%	23.3%	28.1%	53.0%	47.8%	58.1%	12.9%	.342	.467	.400	25.0%	.222	.407	23.1%	2,310
SP MLB Percentile	48	31	3	37	10	87	55	3	4	96	1	21	14	17	14	78	33	85	67
SP MLB AVG	93.4	37.5%	26.6%	50.4%	9.4%	18.2%	27.6%	65.4%	59.3%	34.2%	41.8%	.286	.373	.321	15.0%	.274	.371	31.9%	2,248

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.238	.300	.249	.301	21.1%	5.3%	33.3%	25.0%	85.2	87.4	2.8	1.3	7.5	-1.4	6.2	5.9	2,330
2021	.314	.417	.347	.475	23.9%	12.8%	44.4%	28.9%	86.9	89.2	13.8	1.0	8.2	-1.3	6.2	5.9	2,323
2022	.260	.311	.310	.356	25.6%	5.5%	35.2%	25.4%	87.3	85.2	5.8	1.3	7.7	-1.4	6.1	6.0	2,406
2023	.222	.407	.192	.366	23.1%	9.7%	38.7%	23.1%	92.0	93.1	3.5	1.2	7.0	-1.8	5.9	6.1	2,310
SP MLB Percentile	78	33	95	73	85	56	74	81	38	20	97	2	6	21	60	17	67
SP MLB AVG	.274	.371	.299	.420	31.9%	11.1%	44.7%	30.7%	91.3	89.1	18.9	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.5	2,248

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	494	129	21	5	0	2	14	13	0	0	324	170	.241	.336	.293
2019	556	150	20	5	4	2	28	24	2	2	365	191	.250	.403	.343
2020	335	76	10	0	0	2	11	7	1	0	217	118	.179	.269	.242
2021	696	180	30	10	1	5	35	23	5	1	418	278	.309	.490	.388
2022	806	228	38	6	3	5	46	16	1	1	512	294	.248	.376	.300
2023	253	52	7	5	0	1	7	13	1	1	134	119	.342	.553	.467
SP MLB Percentile	56	50	47	17	26	58	39	11	11	2	46	27	21	34	14
SP MLB AVG	251	61	9	3	0	2	13	7	0	0	166	85	.286	.496	.373

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21.6%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	54.4%	19.3%	26.3%	3.5%	13.3%	35.1%	40.4%	24.6%	23.9%	8.8%	40.4%	17.5%	24.6%	3.5%	36.8%
2021	38.5%	23.9%	37.6%	10.3%	11.4%	28.2%	32.5%	39.3%	18.1%	5.1%	29.1%	21.4%	24.8%	6.8%	41.9%
2022	53.0%	21.3%	25.6%	4.3%	11.9%	28.5%	41.8%	29.7%	21.5%	4.3%	40.2%	20.1%	25.0%	4.9%	34.8%
2023	58.1%	29.0%	12.9%	6.5%	25.0%	48.4%	35.5%	16.1%	12.6%	0.0%	48.4%	12.9%	25.8%	3.2%	35.5%
SP MLB Percentile	96	23	1	29	14	94	51	8	3	0	99	6	47	81	67
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	24.0%	41.8%	11.9%	15.0%	31.8%	35.7%	32.5%	21.1%	3.3%	21.1%	31.1%	25.4%	8.1%	39.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.241	.293	.260	.275	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.250	.343	.309	.323	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	21.1%	5.3%	33.3%	25.0%	.179	.242	.182	.211	.238	.300	.249	.301	85.2	87.4	2.8
2021	23.9%	12.8%	44.4%	28.9%	.309	.388	.366	.393	.314	.417	.347	.475	86.9	89.2	13.8
2022	25.6%	5.5%	35.2%	25.4%	.248	.300	.296	.317	.260	.311	.310	.356	87.3	85.2	5.8
2023	23.1%	9.7%	38.7%	23.1%	.342	.467	.400	.419	.222	.407	.192	.366	92.0	93.1	3.5
SP MLB Percentile	85	56	74	81	21	14	17	21	78	33	95	73	38	20	97
SP MLB AVG	31.9%	11.1%	44.7%	30.7%	.286	.373	.321	.364	.274	.371	.299	.420	91.3	89.1	18.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	8.5%	20.2%	28.7%	65.6%	59.9%	18.8%	45.3%	81.3%	-	-	30.8%	-	60.9%	51.7%
2019	-	-	10.4%	16.4%	26.8%	65.6%	60.1%	21.2%	49.3%	78.8%	-	-	20.2%	-	56.6%	48.3%
2020	23.1%	52.2%	5.1%	18.8%	23.9%	64.8%	61.2%	11.0%	46.0%	89.0%	73.0%	94.0%	27.4%	21.2%	58.1%	53.8%
2021	27.9%	42.4%	10.1%	15.1%	25.1%	60.1%	53.4%	22.4%	45.0%	77.6%	68.8%	82.6%	18.3%	23.0%	56.3%	46.6%
2022	28.6%	48.8%	9.2%	12.4%	21.6%	63.5%	57.1%	18.0%	51.1%	82.0%	73.7%	85.4%	14.3%	21.9%	50.9%	35.4%
2023	10.8%	48.6%	4.7%	23.3%	28.1%	53.0%	47.8%	16.0%	29.6%	84.0%	71.4%	86.9%	27.9%	11.3%	53.2%	46.8%
SP MLB Percentile	3	37	10	87	55	3	4	30	1	30	45	37	81	7	16	25
SP MLB AVG	26.6%	50.4%	9.4%	18.2%	27.6%	65.4%	59.3%	19.7%	47.1%	80.3%	70.0%	84.4%	23.4%	22.4%	62.5%	52.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55.3%	15.0%	29.8%	-	14.7%	9.5%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	52.5%	16.5%	30.9%	-	12.7%	16.3%
2020	30.7%	29.3%	40.0%	51.6%	27.8%	20.6%	7.5%	28.7%	42.1%	55.5%	9.3%	35.2%	52.2%	14.0%	9.3%
2021	21.8%	25.3%	52.9%	52.4%	23.1%	24.4%	5.3%	27.2%	47.6%	55.6%	15.7%	28.7%	42.4%	15.5%	17.5%
2022	28.2%	27.5%	44.3%	47.8%	23.8%	28.4%	5.5%	27.9%	44.5%	56.5%	11.8%	31.8%	48.8%	16.5%	18.0%
2023	39.5%	24.9%	35.6%	42.3%	25.3%	32.4%	6.7%	28.1%	47.0%	58.1%	17.4%	24.5%	48.6%	10.9%	11.3%
SP MLB Percentile	74	18	43	17	40	91	31	45	73	54	20	29	37	24	24
SP MLB AVG	34.1%	28.8%	37.1%	52.2%	26.3%	21.5%	7.4%	29.7%	41.6%	57.5%	13.9%	28.6%	50.4%	13.8%	15.9%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	494	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	556	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	335	4.73	1,585	35.5%	22.7%	41.8%	-6.3%	-7.2	5.16	-14
2021	696	4.62	3,077	35.1%	20.1%	44.7%	-9.6%	3.9	5.58	+1
2022	806	4.79	3,759	36.1%	24.5%	39.5%	-3.4%	-0.7	4.41	0
2023	253	4.59	1,162	37.5%	22.5%	39.9%	-2.4%	9.3	5.67	+3
SP MLB Percentile	56	16	53	26	74	29	29	6	-	33
SP MLB AVG	251	4.92	1,252	43.1%	20.0%	36.8%	6.3%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	85.3	12.0%	-	-	13.8%	13.8%	27.5%	52.4%	48.3%	-	-	.193	.187	.282	-	-	-	-	-
2019	84.8	14.7%	-	-	9.5%	15.8%	25.4%	55.5%	50.5%	-	-	.220	.279	.238	-	-	-	-	-
2020	84.6	38.2%	33.3%	44.2%	14.3%	13.4%	27.7%	65.5%	60.4%	44.9%	27.5%	.187	.201	.243	0.0%	.224	.250	30.6%	2,622
2021	86.1	34.8%	29.8%	38.9%	14.1%	12.6%	26.7%	59.2%	53.8%	48.4%	23.0%	.237	.288	.328	13.8%	.239	.304	28.8%	2,574
2022	86.9	36.0%	33.4%	42.5%	14.3%	14.7%	29.0%	63.7%	57.2%	44.2%	35.3%	.265	.336	.309	12.7%	.231	.319	29.3%	2,545
2023	84.3	26.9%	30.1%	40.6%	10.3%	19.2%	29.5%