Pitcher · 2026
Kirby Yates
- Age
- 39
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #54
- Born
- March 25, 1987 in Lihue, HI, USA
- MLB debut
- June 7, 2014
- Drafted
- 2005, round 26
- College
- Yavapai JC
- High school
- Kauai
- Salary, 2026
- $5M
- dbWAR
- 1.7 3 season(s)
- IP
- 31.1
- ERA
- 3.73
- FIP
- 3.53
- K/9
- 10.9
- FIP−
- 85 100 = avg
Kirby Yates is a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2026 he struck out 38 batters over 31.1 innings across 35 appearances, going 0-5. His ERA of 3.73 was 10.6% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 7th of 18 on his team, and 210th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.53 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 30.5% of swings (16.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.6%. His 0.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 60 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 16 | .245 | .356 | .469 | .361 | 26.7% |
| vs RHB | 73 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 22 | .156 | .247 | .234 | .228 | 30.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kirby Yates throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 351 | 90.9 | 2,310 | 60.4% | 28.8% | |
| Splitter | 174 | 84.5 | 1,248 | 36.8% | 34.8% | |
| Sweeper | 10 | 75.3 | 2,433 | 30.0% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 0 | 31.1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 38 | 13 | 3.73 | 3.53 | 1.12 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 89 | 85 | 0.4 | |
| 2025 | 50 | 0 | 41.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 52 | 17 | 5.23 | 4.76 | 1.33 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 126 | 114 | -0.1 | |
| 2024 | 61 | 0 | 61.2 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 85 | 28 | 1.17 | 2.50 | 0.83 | 12.4 | 4.1 | 29 | 61 | 1.4 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.