Kyle Nicolas

#62 - Starting Pitcher

Pittsburgh Pirates

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	2/22/1999 (24)
Height, Weight	6'4", 223 lb
Hometown	Massillon, OH

2023 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	4.1	14.54	2.31	22.7%	18.2%	27.4%

	182^nd 0 Sv	344^th 114 IP	344^th 4.61 ERA	343^rd 1.33 WHIP	191^st 21.6% K%	342^nd 8.0% BB%	258^th 28.0% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	96.9	13.7%	33.3%	63.6%	4.82	5.54

	40^th 93.5 FB MPH	124^th 11.7% SwStr%	326^th 27.6% HC%	14^th 43.7% GB%	272^nd 4.98 PLV	303^rd 4.59 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
2023	PIT	3	0	4.1	0	0	14.54	5.05	7.65	5.38	2.31	12.5	22.7%	18.2%	.455	33.3%	63.6%	2.08	50.0%	41.7%	13.7%	27.4%	4.82
SP MLB Percentile		0	0	0	0	80	0	12	0	7	0	2	43	1	0	5	96	6	0	0	63	24	19
SP MLB AVG		21	21	114.0	7	7	4.61	4.59	4.61	4.57	1.33	8.9	21.6%	8.0%	.296	27.6%	43.7%	1.38	15.3%	72.1%	11.7%	28.0%	4.98
1 Year		3	0	4.1	0	0	14.54	-	-	-	2.31	12.5	22.7%	18.2%	.455	33.3%	63.6%	2.08	50.0%	41.7%	13.7%	27.4%	4.82

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 57%
Slider | 38%
Curveball | 5%
All Pitches

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
2023	96.9	56.8%	21.4%	48.1%	11.1%	18.5%	29.6%	61.1%	55.6%	50.0%	25.0%	.500	.592	.750	0.0%	.181	.437	18.2%	2,410
RP MLB Percentile	88	84	22	38	58	64	66	25	24	83	11	1	2	0	85	86	18	88	84
RP MLB AVG	93.5	38.4%	26.5%	50.9%	9.8%	17.9%	27.6%	65.5%	59.6%	34.2%	41.7%	.275	.363	.310	15.3%	.268	.362	31.3%	2,257

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	.181	.437	.272	.324	18.2%	0.0%	25.0%	9.1%	95.7	90.7	3.3	5.7	10.2	-1.0	5.8	6.8	2,410
RP MLB Percentile	86	18	63	79	88	91	95	98	6	32	95	64	76	59	51	77	84
RP MLB AVG	.268	.362	.298	.412	31.3%	10.4%	43.2%	29.5%	91.1	89.0	19.1	4.8	9.1	-0.6	5.8	6.5	2,257

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2023	54	11	2	1	0	0	2	4	1	0	33	21	.500	.667	.592
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	84	61	22	84	3	62	19	21	0	98	1	13	2
RP MLB AVG	644	158	22	8	1	6	33	16	1	0	427	217	.275	.489	.363

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2023	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	75.0%	0.0%	25.0%	24.1%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%
RP MLB Percentile	83	36	11	0	85	100	0	15	77	0	98	30	98	1	8
RP MLB AVG	34.2%	24.1%	41.7%	12.4%	15.3%	32.0%	35.4%	32.7%	21.2%	3.1%	21.9%	31.6%	25.0%	7.9%	39.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2023	18.2%	0.0%	25.0%	9.1%	.500	.592	.750	.750	.181	.437	.272	.324	95.7	90.7	3.3
RP MLB Percentile	88	91	95	98	1	2	0	0	86	18	63	79	6	32	95
RP MLB AVG	31.3%	10.4%	43.2%	29.5%	.275	.363	.310	.354	.268	.362	.298	.412	91.1	89.0	19.1

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%
2023	21.4%	48.1%	11.1%	18.5%	29.6%	61.1%	55.6%	26.1%	42.6%	73.9%	66.7%	76.5%	22.6%	20.0%	91.7%	83.3%
RP MLB Percentile	22	38	58	64	66	25	24	71	22	71	50	76	56	39	100	100
RP MLB AVG	26.5%	50.9%	9.8%	17.9%	27.6%	65.5%	59.6%	20.3%	47.7%	79.7%	69.4%	83.7%	23.1%	21.8%	62.5%	52.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2023	31.5%	25.9%	42.6%	66.7%	22.2%	11.1%	7.4%	29.6%	44.4%	57.4%	14.8%	27.8%	48.1%	9.7%	13.3%
RP MLB Percentile	40	31	73	94	23	6	47	53	61	65	49	42	38	22	22
RP MLB AVG	34.9%	29.1%	36.0%	51.7%	26.4%	21.9%	7.6%	29.1%	41.9%	57.3%	13.9%	28.8%	50.9%	13.7%	16.8%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2023	54	4.60	249	48.1%	13.0%	38.9%	9.3%	1.9	6.74	+1
RP MLB Percentile	0	19	0	74	13	54	54	29	-	31
RP MLB AVG	644	4.91	3,194	43.2%	18.3%	38.5%	4.7%	-	-	-1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2023	89.3	37.9%	47.4%	47.2%	19.4%	8.3%	27.8%	72.2%	63.9%	71.4%	14.3%	.273	.375	.286	100.0%	.240	.271	50.0%	2,498
RP MLB Percentile	96	64	99	82	77	5	32	96	90	99	3	23	16	46	1	33	52	1	61
RP MLB AVG	84.2	24.1%	33.0%	40.9%	15.2%	14.4%	29.6%	62.3%	56.6%	41.3%	37.2%	.237	.306	.287	16.8%	.229	.302	23.7%	2,401

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	.240	.271	.341	.387	50.0%	0.0%	37.5%	27.3%	93.7	96.2	-3.1	2.6	1.2	-1.1	5.7	6.7	2,498
RP MLB Percentile	33	52	15	37	1	79	40	26	1	4	99	41	51	65	52	75	61
RP MLB AVG	.229	.302	.272	.379	23.7%	8.0%	37.4%	24.9%	87.2	87.1	14.9	3.7	1.0	-0.9	5.7	6.4	2,401

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2023	36	11	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	26	10	.273	.636	.375
RP MLB Percentile	0	2	89	53	14	39	9	84	39	46	0	100	23	7	16
RP MLB AVG	372	97	12	4	0	3	27	6	1	1	235	137	.237	.425	.306

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2023	71.4%	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	100.0%	87.5%	0.0%	12.5%	22.2%	0.0%	57.1%	0.0%	14.3%	28.6%	28.6%
RP MLB Percentile	99	76	3	0	1	100	0	16	94	0	99	0	86	1	75
RP MLB AVG	41.3%	21.5%	37.2%	10.2%	16.8%	47.9%	32.6%	19.5%	15.3%	4.4%	29.6%	28.5%	23.5%	6.1%	34.8%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2023	50.0%	0.0%	37.5%	27.3%	.273	.375	.286	.375	.240	.271	.341	.387	93.7	96.2	-3.1
RP MLB Percentile	1	79	40	26	23	16	46	23	33	52	15	37	1	4	99
RP MLB AVG	23.7%	8.0%	37.4%	24.9%	.237	.306	.287	.330	.229	.302	.272	.379	87.2	87.1	14.9

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%
2023	47.4%	47.2%	19.4%	8.3%	27.8%	72.2%	63.9%	30.4%	63.9%	69.6%	33.3%	92.9%	10.5%	30.8%	42.9%	42.9%
RP MLB Percentile	99	82	77	5	32	96	90	42	99	42	83	6	4	73	5	18
RP MLB AVG	33.0%	40.9%	15.2%	14.4%	29.6%	62.3%	56.6%	31.7%	47.9%	68.3%	48.8%	82.3%	20.4%	26.9%	61.7%	51.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2023	11.1%	22.2%	66.7%	16.7%	25.0%	58.3%	11.1%	33.3%	44.4%	52.8%	11.1%	36.1%	47.2%	15.8%	23.1%
RP MLB Percentile	10	42	83	55	74	35	97	84	24	20	17	63	82	74	64
RP MLB AVG	18.1%	22.3%	59.7%	16.3%	20.6%	63.1%	5.9%	25.2%	52.5%	56.8%	8.0%	35.2%	40.9%	14.4%	19.6%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2023	36	5.29	190	47.2%	13.9%	38.9%	8.3%	2.9	4.06	+3
RP MLB Percentile	0	63	0	62	6	20	20	30	-	33
RP MLB AVG	372	5.20	1,947	46.6%	25.2%	28.3%	18.3%	-	-	+5

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2023	83.4	5.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,379
RP MLB Percentile	86	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37
RP MLB AVG	78.8	14.7%	28.0%	39.5%	11.1%	18.6%	29.7%	58.4%	53.2%	43.8%	32.9%	.259	.324	.303	18.5%	.251	.322	26.3%	2,470

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9	-6.0	-1.0	5.8	6.6	2,379
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	43	59	31	72	37
RP MLB AVG	.251	.322	.290	.397	26.3%	7.8%	41.3%	29.0%	88.0	88.8	11.9	4.5	-5.4	-0.6	6.0	6.3	2,470

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2023	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	66	42	5	26	0	41	22	32	0	83	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	228	54	7	3	0	2	16	3	1	1	138	90	.259	.456	.324

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	43.8%	23.2%	32.9%	6.4%	18.5%	53.0%	29.9%	17.1%	13.6%	4.3%	30.6%	25.1%	25.1%	7.1%	36.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2023	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB Percentile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	26.3%	7.8%	41.3%	29.0%	.259	.324	.303	.345	.251	.322	.290	.397	88.0	88.8	11.9

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%
2023	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	-	-	0.0%	-	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	0	0
RP MLB AVG	28.0%	39.5%	11.1%	18.6%	29.7%	58.4%	53.2%	27.4%	39.8%	72.6%	53.6%	86.7%	25.4%	28.4%	56.4%	48.1%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2023	40.0%	0.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	75	0	84	57	0	92	0	16	97	86	72	16	0	0	0
RP MLB AVG	32.8%	26.5%	40.7%	19.3%	19.0%	61.8%	5.8%	30.4%	43.1%	62.9%	4.6%	32.5%	39.5%	11.7%	17.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2023	5	3.81	19	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	-80.0%	0.1	9.88	0
RP MLB Percentile	0	4	1	0	60	1	1	46	-	49
RP MLB AVG	228	4.93	1,148	42.0%	18.8%	39.2%	2.7%	-	-	+1

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
Four-Seamer	96.9	56.8%	21.4%	48.1%	11.1%	18.5%	29.6%	61.1%	55.6%	50.0%	25.0%	.500	.592	.750	0.0%	.181	.437	18.2%	2,410
Slider	89.3	37.9%	47.4%	47.2%	19.4%	8.3%	27.8%	72.2%	63.9%	71.4%	14.3%	.273	.375	.286	100.0%	.240	.271	50.0%	2,498
Curveball	83.4	5.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,379

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
Four-Seamer	54	11	2	1	0	0	2	4	1	0	33	21	.500	.667	.592
Slider	36	11	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	26	10	.273	.636	.375
Curveball	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-	-	-

Pitch Type	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin	VAA
Four-Seamer	.181	.437	.272	.324	18.2%	0.0%	25.0%	9.1%	95.7	90.7	3.3	5.7	10.2	-1.0	5.8	6.8	2,410
Slider	.240	.271	.341	.387	50.0%	0.0%	37.5%	27.3%	93.7	96.2	-3.1	2.6	1.2	-1.1	5.7	6.7	2,498
Curveball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9	-6.0	-1.0	5.8	6.6	2,379

Pitch Type	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
Four-Seamer	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	75.0%	0.0%	25.0%	24.1%	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%
Slider	71.4%	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	100.0%	87.5%	0.0%	12.5%	22.2%	0.0%	57.1%	0.0%	14.3%	28.6%	28.6%
Curveball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pitch Type	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
Four-Seamer	18.2%	0.0%	25.0%	9.1%	.500	.592	.750	.750	.181	.437	.272	.324	95.7	90.7	3.3
Slider	50.0%	0.0%	37.5%	27.3%	.273	.375	.286	.375	.240	.271	.341	.387	93.7	96.2	-3.1
Curveball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pitch Type	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
Four-Seamer	21.4%	48.1%	11.1%	18.5%	29.6%	61.1%	55.6%	26.1%	42.6%	73.9%	66.7%	76.5%	22.6%	20.0%	91.7%	83.3%
Slider	47.4%	47.2%	19.4%	8.3%	27.8%	72.2%	63.9%	30.4%	63.9%	69.6%	33.3%	92.9%	10.5%	30.8%	42.9%	42.9%
Curveball	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	0.0%	-	-	-	0.0%	-	0.0%	0.0%

Pitch Type	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
Four-Seamer	31.5%	25.9%	42.6%	66.7%	22.2%	11.1%	7.4%	29.6%	44.4%	57.4%	14.8%	27.8%	48.1%	9.7%	13.3%
Slider	11.1%	22.2%	66.7%	16.7%	25.0%	58.3%	11.1%	33.3%	44.4%	52.8%	11.1%	36.1%	47.2%	15.8%	23.1%
Curveball	40.0%	0.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Pitch Type	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
Four-Seamer	54	4.60	249	48.1%	13.0%	38.9%	9.3%	1.9	6.74	+1
Slider	36