Kyle
Nelson
PAge : 30Throws : L
#90
Kyle Nelson
#90P
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 79 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2020-09-10
Born in : San Francisco, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.50 |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 10.2 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 68 | 7 | 4 | 4.18 | 56.0 | 67 | 1.30 |
| 2022 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 43 | 2 | 1 | 2.19 | 37.0 | 30 | 1.08 |
| 2021 | Cleveland Guardians | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.31 | 9.2 | 8 | 1.86 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0.2 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Career totals | 136 | 9 | 5 | 4.34 | 116.0 | 115 | 1.31 | |
Advanced stats, 2023Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.18
FIP
4.45
xFIP
3.56
ERA-
95
WHIP
1.30
K%
28.0 %
BB%
5.9 %
Strikeouts
67
Innings
56.0
Wins
7
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2024 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Strikeouts
56
2023 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 20220.4 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+8 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2023All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
77
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 62
- STF
- Stuff
- 80
- CTL
- Control
- 82
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 70
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2023How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.45 · RA9-WAR: 0.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
92.0 mi/h
14th percentile
K%
28.0 %
75th percentile
BB%
5.9 %
86th percentile
xERA
3.71
56th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.298
56th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.6 %
19th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AZ | 0.2 | 66 | 77 | 92.0 | 28.0 | 5.9 | 3.71 | .298 |
| 2022 | AZ | 0.4 | 36 | 60 | 91.9 | 19.9 | 9.3 | 3.99 | .313 |
Game log, 2023
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs HOU | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.18 |
| Sep 28 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.88 |
| Sep 26 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 |
| Sep 20 | vs SF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Sep 15 | vs CHC | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.93 |
| Sep 11 | @ NYM | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.44 |
| Sep 6 | vs COL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.58 |
| Sep 3 | vs BAL | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 |
| Sep 1 | vs BAL | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 |
| Aug 30 | @ LAD | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.14 |