Pitcher · 2026
Tyler Kinley
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Number
- #45
- Born
- January 31, 1991 in Plantation, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- April 7, 2018
- Drafted
- 2017, round 1
- College
- Barry
- High school
- Nova
- Salary, 2026
- $3M
- dbWAR
- .4 3 season(s)
- IP
- 41.0
- ERA
- 3.95
- FIP
- 5.06
- K/9
- 8.8
- FIP−
- 121 100 = avg
Tyler Kinley is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2026 he struck out 40 batters over 41.0 innings across 47 appearances, going 6-5. His ERA of 3.95 was 5.4% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 11th of 13 on his team, and 241st of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.06 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.9% of swings (12.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 23.7%. 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, 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 | 83 | 72 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 22 | .194 | .289 | .514 | .327 | 26.5% |
| vs RHB | 86 | 77 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 18 | .247 | .326 | .338 | .303 | 20.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Tyler Kinley 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.
| Slider | 440 | 87.1 | 2,566 | 49.8% | 29.9% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 114 | 94.4 | 2,373 | 44.7% | 14.7% | |
| Curveball | 106 | 83.0 | 2,753 | 33.0% | 28.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 0 | 41.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 3.95 | 5.06 | 1.24 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 95 | 121 | -0.2 | |
| 2025 | 73 | 0 | 72.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 32 | 73 | 33 | 3.96 | 3.69 | 1.18 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 95 | 89 | 0.8 | |
| 2024 | 67 | 0 | 64.0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 61 | 44 | 72 | 33 | 6.19 | 4.79 | 1.47 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 152 | 117 | -0.2 |
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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.