Pitcher · 2021
Kyle Funkhouser
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 229 lb
- Number
- #36
- Born
- March 16, 1994 in Palos Heights, IL, USA
- MLB debut
- July 27, 2020
- dbWAR
- .2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 68.1
- ERA
- 3.42
- FIP
- 4.27
- K/9
- 8.3
- FIP−
- 100 100 = avg
Kyle Funkhouser is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2021 he struck out 63 batters over 68.1 innings across 57 appearances, going 7-4. His ERA of 3.42 was 19.7% lower than the league average of 4.27 — 6th of 20 on his team, and 167th of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.27 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 26.4% of swings (11.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.1%. His 0.3 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, 2021.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | 2 | 68.1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 26 | 63 | 38 | 3.42 | 4.27 | 1.40 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 80 | 100 | 0.3 | |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 17.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7.27 | 5.96 | 1.90 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 163 | 134 | -0.2 |
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 | 127 | 105 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 30 | .248 | .357 | .343 | .320 | 23.6% |
| vs RHB | 171 | 148 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 33 | .216 | .318 | .338 | .298 | 19.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kyle Funkhouser 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 2021.
| Sinker | 479 | 95.5 | 2,034 | 44.3% | 13.1% | |
| Slider | 359 | 86.7 | 2,431 | 42.1% | 44.4% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 259 | 95.8 | 2,161 | 46.3% | 26.7% | |
| Changeup | 92 | 88.9 | 1,907 | 34.8% | 32.4% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2021 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.