Kyle
Nicolas
PAge : 27Throws : R
Kyle Nicolas
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-19
Born in : Massillon, OH, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8.59 | 7.1 | 7 | 2.86 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 1 | 2 | 4.74 | 38.0 | 34 | 1.37 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 2 | 2 | 3.95 | 54.2 | 55 | 1.50 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 5.1 | 7 | 2.06 |
| Career totals | 93 | 4 | 4 | 4.96 | 105.1 | 103 | 1.58 | |
Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.74
FIP
3.95
xFIP
4.87
ERA-
109
WHIP
1.37
K%
20.4 %
BB%
10.8 %
Strikeouts
34
Innings
38.0
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Strikeouts
41
2025 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+11 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All 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
63
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 86
- STF
- Stuff
- 64
- CTL
- Control
- 60
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 70
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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, 2025How 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: 3.95 · RA9-WAR: 0.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
97.6 mi/h
89th percentile
K%
20.4 %
30th percentile
BB%
10.8 %
23th percentile
xERA
4.16
33th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.316
33th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.1 %
62th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 0.2 | 31 | 63 | 97.6 | 20.4 | 10.8 | 4.16 | .316 |
| 2024 | PIT | 0.1 | 24 | 65 | 97.4 | 22.6 | 12.8 | 4.34 | .325 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ ATL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.74 |
| Sep 25 | @ CIN | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.86 |
| Sep 19 | vs ATH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.09 |
| Sep 17 | vs CHC | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.24 |
| Sep 15 | vs CHC | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.35 |
| Sep 12 | @ WSH | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.68 |
| Sep 10 | @ BAL | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.65 |
| Sep 9 | @ BAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.65 |
| Sep 6 | vs MIL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.80 |
| Sep 5 | vs MIL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.97 |