Stephen
Kolek
PAge : 29Throws : R
#32
Stephen Kolek
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-03-21
Born in : Houston, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4.50 | 54.0 | 34 | 1.24 |
| 2025 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 3.51 | 112.2 | 77 | 1.14 | |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.91 | 33.0 | 21 | 0.76 |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4.18 | 79.2 | 56 | 1.31 |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres | 42 | 3 | 0 | 5.21 | 46.2 | 39 | 1.52 |
| Career totals | 71 | 12 | 10 | 4.13 | 213.1 | 150 | 1.25 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.50
FIP
4.54
xFIP
4.21
ERA-
105
WHIP
1.24
K%
15.2 %
BB%
5.4 %
Strikeouts
34
Innings
54.0
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.8
Strikeouts
51
2026 WAR
0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20240.3 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20251.7 WAR · 2.7 per full season
- 20260.5 WAR · 1.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
-5 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All 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
67
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 75
- STF
- Stuff
- 58
- CTL
- Control
- 85
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 77
- STA
- Stamina
- 63
- DUR
- Durability
- 50
- 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, 2026How 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: 4.54 · RA9-WAR: 0.5
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
94.2 mi/h
47th percentile
K%
15.2 %
4th percentile
BB%
5.4 %
91th percentile
xERA
3.87
70th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.303
70th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.8 %
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 0.5 | 39 | 67 | 94.2 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 3.87 | .303 |
| 2025 | KC | 1.7 | 48 | 70 | 94.0 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 4.30 | .321 |
| 2024 | SD | 0.3 | 43 | 75 | 95.8 | 18.5 | 5.7 | 4.55 | .332 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2 | vs TB | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Jun 21 | vs STL | 1.2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 |
| Jun 14 | vs HOU | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.68 |
| Jun 9 | vs TEX | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.14 |
| Jun 3 | @ CIN | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3.32 |
| May 29 | @ TEX | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.48 |
| May 23 | vs SEA | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.77 |
| May 17 | @ STL | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.24 |
| May 12 | @ CWS | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6.75 |
| May 5 | vs CLE | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 |