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Nick Kingham
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #62
- Born
- November 8, 1991 in Houston, TX, United States
- MLB debut
- April 29, 2018
- dbWAR
- -.7 Regular season, 4 season(s)
- IP
- 55.2
- ERA
- 7.28
- FIP
- 5.48
- K/9
- 7.4
- FIP−
- 122 100 = avg
Nick Kingham was a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2019 he struck out 46 batters over 55.2 innings across 25 appearances, going 4-2. His ERA of 7.28 was 61.5% higher than the league average of 4.51 — 17th of 21 on his team, and 514th of 545 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.48 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 19.8% of swings (9.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.8%. His -0.2 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, 2019 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
Batting Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
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 | 123 | 110 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 20 | .355 | .413 | .664 | .445 | 16.3% |
| vs RHB | 136 | 119 | 39 | 4 | 14 | 26 | .328 | .398 | .538 | .394 | 19.1% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2019.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2019.
Pitch sequencing
What Nick Kingham 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 403 | 91.9 | 2,310 | 43.7% | 13.7% | 90 | .356 | 1.076 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 198 | 80.1 | 2,372 | 43.4% | 24.2% | 51 | .255 | .708 | |
| Changeup | 172 | 85.1 | 2,044 | 45.3% | 27.1% | 40 | .325 | .961 | |
| Cutter | 134 | 90.6 | 2,281 | 46.3% | 16.9% | 28 | .393 | 1.130 | |
| Sinker | 107 | 90.0 | 2,164 | 47.7% | 24.4% | 15 | .400 | 1.233 | |
| Slider | 13 | 82.0 | 2,354 | 30.8% | 16.7% | 5 | — | — |
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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.