Pitcher · 2021
Kyle Keller
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #96
- Born
- April 28, 1993 in Metairie, LA, USA
- MLB debut
- August 4, 2019
- dbWAR
- -1.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 33.1
- ERA
- 6.48
- FIP
- 6.95
- K/9
- 9.7
- FIP−
- 163 100 = avg
Kyle Keller is a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2021 he struck out 36 batters over 33.1 innings across 32 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 6.48 was 51.9% higher than the league average of 4.27 — 21st of 24 on his team, and 519th of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.95 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 21.6% of swings (10.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 23.2%. His -0.8 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 | 32 | 0 | 33.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 36 | 22 | 6.48 | 6.95 | 1.56 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 152 | 163 | -0.8 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.71 | 4.91 | 2.14 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 173 | 110 | -0.0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3.38 | 7.62 | 1.22 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 75 | 169 | -0.3 |
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 | 65 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 15 | .255 | .369 | .564 | .387 | 23.1% |
| vs RHB | 90 | 73 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 21 | .219 | .367 | .452 | .364 | 23.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kyle Keller 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 364 | 94.5 | 2,308 | 48.4% | 12.6% | |
| Curveball | 290 | 81.4 | 2,515 | 49.3% | 34.7% |
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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.