Kyle Lobstein
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 220LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2008 | Rd: 2, #47, Tampa Bay Rays | Coconino HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 3 8 5.94 13 11 0 63.2 32 1.59
2016 2 0 3.96 14 0 0 25 15 1.48
2021 0 0 20.25 3 0 0 1.1 1 3.00
4 Seasons 6 10 5.22 37 17 0 129.1 75 1.48
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 13 3-8 5.94 63.2 32 1.59
2016 14 2-0 3.96 25 15 1.48
2021 3 0-0 20.25 1.1 1 3.00
4 Seasons 37 6-10 5.22 129.1 75 1.48
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 25 1009 225 9 4.0 3.2 89.2 110.7 8.7 29.3 .284 .447 .358 .346 .362 37.8 11.4 8.2 5.94 5.10
2016 26 412 81 4 4.9 3.6 88.1 110.0 8.8 32.1 .287 .451 .332 .361 .374 35.8 13.6 10.9 3.96 5.71
2021 31 34 6 1 16.7 12.5 93.5 105.9 6.7 33.3 .313 .678 .557 .449 .483 33.3 12.5 12.5 20.25 9.92
Player 1455 312 14 4.5 3.5 89.0 110.7 8.7 30.1 .285 .453 .355 .352 .368 37.2 12.1 9.0
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lobstein relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(29.4%) ,
Sinker
(29.4%) ,
Changeup
(17.6%) ,
Slider
(14.7%) ,
Curveball
(8.8%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 53.8 16.0 22.7 7.6 40.4 36.9 22.7 3.6 39.6 20.0 24.9 6.7 4.0 3.2
2016 51.9 14.8 27.2 6.2 44.4 32.1 23.5 3.7 37.0 17.3 29.6 6.2 4.9 3.6
2021 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 50.0 33.3 16.7 0.0 33.3 16.7 33.3 0.0 16.7 12.5
Player 53.2 16.0 23.7 7.1 41.7 35.6 22.8 3.5 38.8 19.2 26.3 6.4 4.5 3.5
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2021 Curveball WSH L 3 80.4 48.6 -2.9 6.1GLV -3.2 -6.2 -2.5 6.1GLV -1.8
2021 4-Seam Fastball WSH L 10 91.9 20.6 -3.9 12.8ARM 4.4 11.7 -4.4 12.8ARM 5.2
2021 Slider WSH L 5 85.9 31.3 -3.9 0.8GLV -4.4 5.3 -3.7 0.8GLV -4.0
2021 Changeup WSH L 6 84.7 39.0 6.7 10.9ARM -3.8 -1.1 8.9 10.9ARM -3.0
2021 Sinker WSH L 10 91.4 28.3 3.0 17.9ARM 3.0 4.5 5.0 17.9ARM 3.2
2016 Changeup PIT L 31 80.1 34.8 0.2 12.8ARM 0.6 8.2 0.2 12.8ARM -2.0
2016 Curveball PIT L 27 77.1 52.1 -5.0 3.0GLV -7.4 -5.4 -2.8 3.0GLV -3.7
2016 Sinker PIT L 157 88.0 26.7 1.1 16.7ARM 2.9 9.2 1.4 16.7ARM 1.3
2016 Cutter PIT L 74 83.5 34.7 -1.6 1.6GLV -1.9 5.1 -3.2 1.6GLV 2.7
2016 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 114 88.1 21.0 -1.2 10.5ARM 3.3 14.8 -1.0 10.5ARM 0.9
2015 4-Seam Fastball DET L 208 87.1 20.7 -0.8 10.6ARM 3.8 15.9 -0.3 10.6ARM 1.9
2015 Sinker DET L 385 86.8 26.6 -0.5 16.2ARM 2.2 10.3 0.5 16.2ARM 0.6
2015 Changeup DET L 149 79.6 33.7 -1.0 11.8ARM -0.9 10.0 -1.3 11.8ARM -3.2
2015 Curveball DET L 71 75.5 55.3 -4.0 4.3GLV -6.1 -6.7 -1.8 4.3GLV -2.6
2015 Cutter DET L 184 81.9 34.3 1.4 2.1GLV -2.2 6.9 -1.1 2.1GLV 2.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -13.4 -1 10 29.4 2 .500 2.000 1.000 25.0 50.0 33.3 .407 1.533 .782 100.0
2021 Sinker 0.8 0 10 29.4 3 .333 .333 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 .189 .217 .181 33.3
2021 Changeup -24.6 -1 6 17.6 1 1.000 1.000 .900 25.0 0.0 0.0 .746 .960 .736 0.0
2021 Slider -6.0 0 5 14.7 1 -- -- .700 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2021 Curveball 7.1 0 3 8.8 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .061 .072 .055 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 4-Seam Fastball 10 91.9 90 17.1 10:00 10:15 -15
2021 Sinker 10 91.4 91 19.0 10:00 9:15 45
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 162 623 7 2 -5 -2 1
2015 279 1,005 1 -2 -7 -4 -13
2016 109 407 1 6 -2 -3 3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 1,009 45.2 63.4 87.5 29.3 69.8 42.1 56.8 44.7 17.7 6.8 63.8
2016 412 41.5 64.9 87.4 26.6 68.8 45.6 46.4 42.5 18.9 5.1 71.4
2021 34 52.9 72.2 84.6 12.5 100.0 29.4 50.0 44.1 13.3 5.9 100.0
Player 1,455 44.3 64.0 87.4 28.1 69.7 42.8 53.8 44.1 17.9 6.3 66.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 10 6 11 23 10 70 77 18 9 1 36 13 47 3 8 30 37
2016 4 10 36
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 25.2 2 2.7 -1 1 2 1 50.0
2021 23.8 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 24.7 3 3.3 0 1 3 1 33.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
2021 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Player 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 85.7 87.1 1.4
Offspeed Velocity 79.6 80.1 0.5
Breaking Velocity 75.5 77.1 1.6
Exit Velocity 89.2 88.1 -1.1
Launch Angle 8.7 8.8 0.1
Barrel % 4.0 4.9 0.9
Hard Hit % 37.8 35.8 -2.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.3 32.1 2.8
xBA .284 .287 0.003
BA .305 .263 -0.042
xwOBA .346 .361 0.015
wOBA .358 .332 -0.026
xSLG .447 .451 0.004
SLG .469 .400 -0.069
K% 11.4 13.6 2.2
BB% 8.2 10.9 2.7
Swing % 44.7 42.5 -2.2
Whiff% 17.7 18.9 1.2
In Zone % 45.2 41.5 -3.7
Out of Zone % 54.8 58.5 3.7
Out of Zone Swing % 29.3 26.6 -2.7
First Pitch Swing % 26.4 22.7 -3.7
First Pitch Strike % 56.8 46.4 -10.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 108 .335 79 17 21.5 29 9 31.0
2021 Shifts 8 .557 5 1 20.0 3 3 100.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2014 205 15.5 42.4% 0.5% 94 22.7 0.0% 9.6%
2015 320 16.2 39.4% 2.2% 159 23.7 4.4% 17.0%
2016 113 15.5 44.2% 3.5% 91 21.3 7.7% 11.0%
2021 11 21.7 0.0% 0.0% 7 24.4 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution