Pitcher · 2026
Kyle Backhus
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Number
- #19
- Born
- January 31, 1998 in New Waverly, TX, USA
- MLB debut
- June 8, 2025
- College
- Sam Houston State
- dbWAR
- .2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 20.0
- ERA
- 4.95
- FIP
- 4.24
- K/9
- 9.0
- FIP−
- 101 100 = avg
Kyle Backhus is a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2026 he struck out 20 batters over 20.0 innings across 21 appearances, going 2-1. His ERA of 4.95 was 18.5% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 10th of 16 on his team, and 346th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.24 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 19.6% of swings (8.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.3%. His 0.1 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 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .324 | .378 | .412 | .355 | 21.6% |
| vs RHB | 57 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .275 | .333 | .471 | .349 | 21.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kyle Backhus 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.
| Sinker | 196 | 90.7 | 2,180 | 48.0% | 11.2% | |
| Sweeper | 121 | 78.3 | 2,132 | 45.5% | 35.3% | |
| Changeup | 37 | 80.4 | 1,649 | 35.1% | 15.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 4.95 | 4.24 | 1.55 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 119 | 101 | 0.1 | |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 | 25.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 4.62 | 4.24 | 1.42 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 111 | 102 | 0.1 |
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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.