Nick Wittgren

#64 - Relief Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	5/29/1991 (31)
Height, Weight	6'2", 216 lb
Hometown	Torrance, CA

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	0	3.0	6.00	2.67	0.0%	18.8%	20.3%

	107^th 1 Sv	341^st 15 IP	262^nd 4.61 ERA	337^th 1.40 WHIP	344^th 23.4% K%	329^th 10.2% BB%	341^st 29.3% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	91.9	3.4%	25.0%	38.5%	4.57	7.28

	283^rd 93.6 FB MPH	345^th 12.3% SwStr%	184^th 25.0% HC%	258^th 45.4% GB%	337^th 5.06 PLV	321^st 4.49 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	MIA	32	0	33.2	2	1	2.94	-	3.13	-	1.31	7.8	20.9%	10.1%	.283	-	-	0.27	-	73.4%	10.5%	26.6%	-
2019	CLE	55	0	57.2	5	1	2.81	-	4.18	-	1.08	7.3	25.9%	6.9%	.253	-	-	1.56	-	83.3%	10.8%	29.4%	-
2020	CLE	25	0	23.2	2	0	3.42	4.53	4.44	3.88	1.01	6.9	28.6%	6.1%	.259	22.4%	40.7%	1.52	21.1%	85.5%	14.3%	30.5%	4.72
2021	CLE	60	1	62.1	2	9	5.05	5.73	4.85	3.53	1.25	8.8	23.6%	6.6%	.294	35.3%	50.6%	1.88	28.9%	68.0%	12.2%	29.7%	4.81
2022	STL	29	0	29.0	1	0	5.90	4.71	3.84	5.27	1.55	10.9	12.7%	7.5%	.337	26.1%	43.7%	0.31	3.0%	63.0%	8.1%	24.7%	4.62
2023	KC	2	0	3.0	0	0	6.00	7.28	6.28	8.66	2.67	15.0	0.0%	18.8%	.385	25.0%	38.5%	0.00	0.0%	75.0%	3.4%	20.3%	4.57
RP MLB Percentile		3	0	0	0	48	24	7	12	1	2	4	0	5	11	46	25	81	81	53	0	1	2
RP MLB AVG		14	0	15.0	1	1	4.61	4.49	4.41	4.29	1.40	8.6	23.4%	10.2%	.295	25.0%	45.4%	-	14.3%	72.3%	12.3%	29.3%	5.06
6 Years		203	1	209.1	12	11	4.04	-	-	-	1.25	8.4	22.2%	7.6%	.288	24.2%	46.5%	1.25	28.7%	73.1%	11.0%	28.3%	4.74

Repertoire

Slider | 39%
Four-Seamer | 32%
Changeup | 17%
Cutter | 12%
Sinker | 0%
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	82.2	5.2%	-	-	6.5%	19.4%	25.8%	67.7%	61.3%	-	-	.333	.355	.333	-	-	-	-	-
2019	83.7	8.8%	-	-	11.6%	15.1%	26.7%	48.8%	44.2%	-	-	.308	.294	.364	-	-	-	-	-
2020	85.3	15.1%	32.4%	35.1%	19.3%	7.0%	26.3%	59.6%	45.6%	40.0%	20.0%	.500	.623	.750	100.0%	.383	.479	43.8%	2,383
2021	84.3	12.6%	25.3%	35.2%	12.5%	12.5%	25.0%	52.3%	46.9%	50.0%	16.7%	.280	.296	.304	0.0%	.282	.284	31.0%	2,359
2022	82.0	10.8%	9.4%	38.5%	1.9%	17.3%	19.2%	50.0%	44.2%	0.0%	75.0%	.375	.500	.375	0.0%	.377	.588	45.5%	2,347
2023	83.7	39.0%	27.3%	52.2%	4.3%	13.0%	17.4%	69.6%	60.9%	57.1%	14.3%	.286	.253	.286	0.0%	.366	.324	28.6%	2,390
RP MLB Percentile	41	68	39	86	10	37	9	88	71	75	16	25	50	45	51	12	35	27	50
RP MLB AVG	83.9	32.4%	28.8%	40.6%	14.3%	15.4%	29.7%	60.0%	54.8%	41.0%	36.5%	.224	.285	.277	11.9%	.220	.284	21.1%	2,396

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.383	.479	.540	.766	43.8%	20.0%	70.0%	43.8%	93.6	108.0	10.4	1.9	0.5	-2.0	5.8	6.6	2,383
2021	.282	.284	.307	.273	31.0%	4.2%	41.7%	34.5%	85.5	96.2	8.4	3.4	1.3	-2.2	5.7	6.7	2,359
2022	.377	.588	.301	.547	45.5%	0.0%	50.0%	36.4%	94.2	90.4	37.8	6.2	1.7	-2.1	5.5	6.8	2,347
2023	.366	.324	.366	.324	28.6%	0.0%	42.9%	42.9%	89.5	76.2	6.9	5.6	1.3	-2.1	5.7	7.0	2,390
RP MLB Percentile	12	35	21	51	27	50	44	23	34	92	77	71	53	26	49	93	50
RP MLB AVG	.220	.284	.265	.348	21.1%	6.9%	40.1%	27.0%	86.5	86.3	14.6	4.0	1.2	-0.9	5.6	6.3	2,396

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	31	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	10	.333	.500	.355
2019	86	13	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	42	44	.308	.385	.294
2020	57	16	4	2	0	2	6	0	0	0	34	23	.500	1.000	.623
2021	128	29	5	2	0	0	3	1	1	1	67	61	.280	.360	.296
2022	52	11	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	26	26	.375	.625	.500
2023	23	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	7	.286	.286	.253
RP MLB Percentile	23	28	33	49	4	36	0	54	18	6	26	82	25	55	50
RP MLB AVG	73	18	2	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	45	28	.224	.374	.285

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22.6%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.3%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	0.0%	100.0%	30.0%	50.0%	20.0%	15.8%	10.0%	20.0%	0.0%	40.0%	10.0%	60.0%
2021	50.0%	33.3%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	37.5%	37.5%	25.0%	8.6%	8.3%	37.5%	12.5%	29.2%	8.3%	41.7%
2022	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	25.0%	0.0%	37.5%	25.0%	37.5%	15.4%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%
2023	57.1%	28.6%	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	42.9%	42.9%	14.3%	21.7%	0.0%	28.6%	28.6%	42.9%	0.0%	42.9%
RP MLB Percentile	75	30	16	68	51	36	72	36	92	0	49	49	15	45	34
RP MLB AVG	41.0%	22.6%	36.5%	10.1%	11.9%	48.2%	30.8%	21.0%	14.2%	4.8%	29.9%	29.2%	23.8%	5.4%	36.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.333	.355	.333	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.308	.294	.364	.364	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	43.8%	20.0%	70.0%	43.8%	.500	.623	.750	.800	.383	.479	.540	.766	93.6	108.0	10.4
2021	31.0%	4.2%	41.7%	34.5%	.280	.296	.304	.304	.282	.284	.307	.273	85.5	96.2	8.4
2022	45.5%	0.0%	50.0%	36.4%	.375	.500	.375	.375	.377	.588	.301	.547	94.2	90.4	37.8
2023	28.6%	0.0%	42.9%	42.9%	.286	.253	.286	.286	.366	.324	.366	.324	89.5	76.2	6.9
RP MLB Percentile	27	50	44	23	25	50	45	51	12	35	21	51	34	92	77
RP MLB AVG	21.1%	6.9%	40.1%	27.0%	.224	.285	.277	.307	.220	.284	.265	.348	86.5	86.3	14.6

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	-	-	6.5%	19.4%	25.8%	67.7%	61.3%	13.3%	48.4%	86.7%	-	-	20.0%	-	64.7%	52.9%
2019	-	-	11.6%	15.1%	26.7%	48.8%	44.2%	34.5%	33.7%	65.5%	-	-	19.4%	-	55.6%	48.1%
2020	32.4%	35.1%	19.3%	7.0%	26.3%	59.6%	45.6%	36.7%	52.6%	63.3%	33.3%	83.3%	11.8%	44.4%	50.0%	43.8%
2021	25.3%	35.2%	12.5%	12.5%	25.0%	52.3%	46.9%	31.4%	39.8%	68.6%	47.6%	83.3%	18.0%	19.4%	61.7%	46.8%
2022	9.4%	38.5%	1.9%	17.3%	19.2%	50.0%	44.2%	5.9%	32.7%	94.1%	66.7%	100.0%	24.3%	10.0%	50.0%	33.3%
2023	27.3%	52.2%	4.3%	13.0%	17.4%	69.6%	60.9%	7.7%	56.5%	92.3%	100.0%	90.0%	20.0%	28.6%	77.8%	44.4%
RP MLB Percentile	39	86	10	37	9	88	71	8	92	9	5	30	43	49	89	30
RP MLB AVG	28.8%	40.6%	14.3%	15.4%	29.7%	60.0%	54.8%	31.8%	44.6%	68.2%	46.4%	83.0%	21.3%	28.5%	57.4%	49.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	80.6%	9.7%	9.7%	-	16.0%	0.0%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	72.1%	5.8%	22.1%	-	9.7%	10.5%
2020	12.3%	14.0%	73.7%	10.5%	19.3%	70.2%	3.5%	19.3%	66.7%	59.6%	8.8%	31.6%	35.1%	14.7%	33.3%
2021	18.8%	21.1%	60.2%	11.7%	18.0%	70.3%	4.7%	15.6%	63.3%	69.5%	6.3%	24.2%	35.2%	18.0%	9.7%
2022	23.1%	25.0%	51.9%	17.3%	19.2%	63.5%	7.7%	15.4%	59.6%	71.2%	9.6%	19.2%	38.5%	13.5%	0.0%
2023	13.0%	30.4%	56.5%	8.7%	30.4%	60.9%	13.0%	8.7%	60.9%	65.2%	4.3%	30.4%	52.2%	26.7%	0.0%
RP MLB Percentile	26	87	46	20	85	49	94	7	75	74	70	38	86	94	0
RP MLB AVG	20.1%	22.3%	57.6%	17.5%	22.1%	60.4%	5.9%	25.4%	52.3%	59.3%	7.3%	33.5%	40.6%	12.6%	20.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	57	4.94	276	35.7%	26.8%	37.5%	-1.8%	4.5	4.55	+4
2021	128	4.93	630	32.0%	21.9%	46.1%	-14.1%	-0.2	4.53	+0
2022	52	4.61	221	31.3%	20.8%	47.9%	-16.7%	1.9	4.73	+1
2023	23	4.76	109	39.1%	17.4%	43.5%	-4.3%	-0.3	5.24	+1
RP MLB Percentile	23	13	21	21	30	12	12	68	-	47
RP MLB AVG	73	5.21	385	47.9%	22.6%	29.5%	18.5%	0.5	-	+1

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	91.9	25.1%	-	-	12.6%	18.5%	31.1%	62.3%	58.3%	-	-	.194	.251	.300	-	-	-	-	-
2019	92.2	33.4%	-	-	11.7%	21.5%	33.1%	70.6%	66.3%	-	-	.189	.268	.250	-	-	-	-	-
2020	92.9	60.7%	23.9%	48.9%	14.0%	18.3%	32.3%	64.6%	62.0%	37.9%	34.5%	.130	.230	.154	20.0%	.191	.285	21.2%	2,198
2021	92.4	56.9%	22.9%	57.7%	11.7%	22.6%	34.4%	68.9%	63.9%	43.2%	31.8%	.232	.324	.247	35.7%	.278	.357	31.4%	2,046
2022	91.4	35.1%	29.6%	52.1%	11.2%	20.1%	31.4%	69.8%	62.1%	36.1%	33.3%	.271	.324	.361	0.0%	.192	.265	20.0%	2,021
2023	91.9	32.2%	0.0%	63.2%	5.3%	26.3%	31.6%	63.2%	57.9%	50.0%	0.0%