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Kyle Nicolas

Age: 27
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 216 lb

Born: February 22, 1999 in Massillon, OH, United States
MLB debut: September 19, 2023
Drafted: 2020, round CB-B
College: Ball State

dbWAR: .3
IP: 7.1
ERA: 8.59
FIP: 8.28
K/9: 8.6
FIP−: 198

Kyle Nicolas is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 7 batters over 7.1 innings across 7 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 8.59 is 105.6% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 8.28 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 23.7% of swings (7.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 31.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.7%. 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, 2026.

FIP8.28

K/98.6

WHIP2.86

WAR-.3

WAR by season

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.


2026	CIN	7	7.1	1	0	8	7	7	13	8.59	8.28	2.86	8.6	16.0	206	198	-0.3
2025	PIT	31	38.0	1	2	34	20	34	18	4.74	3.95	1.37	8.1	4.3	114	95	0.3
2024	PIT	51	54.2	2	2	51	24	55	31	3.95	4.03	1.50	9.1	5.1	97	99	0.4
2023	PIT	4	5.1	0	0	7	7	7	4	11.81	5.88	2.06	11.8	6.8	273	136	-0.1

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Season

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	15	11	5	0	4	5	.455	.600	.455	.491	33.3%
vs RHB	27	18	3	1	9	2	.167	.444	.389	.396	7.4%

Pitch sequencing

What Kyle Nicolas 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.

Season


Four-Seam Fastball	48.5%	96	96.8	2,389	37.5%	17.2%	17	.294	1.085
Slider	33.3%	66	90.0	2,543	36.4%	31.8%	6	—	—
Curveball	16.2%	32	83.9	2,630	37.5%	33.3%	5	—	—

Kyle Nicolas's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters. BAA and OPS are what hitters did against each pitch, credited to the one that ended the plate appearance, and are left blank under 15 at-bats.

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How these are computed

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.