Nick Kingham
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 235LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 4, #117, Pittsburgh Pirates | Sierra Vista HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 5 7 5.21 18 15 0 76 69 1.38
2019 4 2 7.28 25 4 1 55.2 46 1.85
2 Seasons 9 9 6.08 43 19 1 131.2 115 1.58
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 18 5-7 5.21 76 69 1.38
2019 25 4-2 7.28 55.2 46 1.85
2 Seasons 43 9-9 6.08 131.2 115 1.58
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
2018 26 1304 242 23 9.5 6.7 89.7 112.0 15.2 29.3 .248 .478 .353 .339 .396 41.7 20.2 7.6 5.21 4.96
2019 27 1027 188 15 8.0 5.8 88.5 111.8 14.5 35.1 .276 .489 .415 .354 .399 34.0 17.8 9.7 7.28 5.70
Player 2331 430 38 8.8 6.3 89.1 112.0 14.9 31.9 .260 .483 .380 .345 .397 38.4 19.1 8.5
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kingham relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(39.2%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(19.3%) ,
Changeup
(16.7%) ,
Cutter
(13.0%) ,
Sinker
(10.4%) ,
Slider
(1.3%) ,


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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
2018 40.5 29.8 22.7 7.0 42.1 37.2 20.7 2.1 30.2 26.9 24.0 6.2 9.5 6.7
2019 42.6 23.4 25.5 8.5 37.2 38.8 23.9 3.7 26.6 26.1 27.7 4.8 8.0 5.8
Player 41.4 27.0 24.0 7.7 40.0 37.9 22.1 2.8 28.6 26.5 25.6 5.6 8.8 6.3
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
2019 Slider TOR R 13 82.0 43.0 1.8 5.9GLV 0.0 -1.0 2.8 5.9GLV 0.8
2019 Curveball TOR R 198 80.1 55.2 1.7 9.0GLV 1.4 -11.0 1.3 9.0GLV -0.2
2019 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 403 91.9 18.5 -2.2 3.1ARM -3.7 14.4 -1.2 3.1ARM -4.4
2019 Sinker TOR R 107 90.0 26.6 2.7 12.2ARM -2.0 7.7 1.4 12.2ARM -2.7
2019 Cutter TOR R 134 90.6 25.0 0.6 2.0GLV 0.0 9.1 1.3 2.0GLV -0.6
2019 Changeup TOR R 172 85.1 31.7 1.2 15.3ARM 2.0 6.8 0.1 15.3ARM 1.8
2018 Sinker PIT R 209 92.1 22.8 0.6 14.2ARM -0.4 10.4 -1.1 14.2ARM -0.5
2018 Changeup PIT R 201 84.5 32.1 0.8 16.5ARM 3.1 7.3 -0.6 16.5ARM 3.2
2018 Curveball PIT R 106 79.5 54.9 0.0 7.1GLV -0.7 -9.8 0.2 7.1GLV -2.1
2018 Cutter PIT R 119 88.2 28.8 -0.5 2.1GLV -0.4 7.4 -0.9 2.1GLV -0.5
2018 Slider PIT R 151 83.6 39.8 0.2 2.3GLV -2.8 1.0 0.8 2.3GLV -3.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 518 92.3 17.2 -0.8 4.8ARM -2.4 15.8 0.1 4.8ARM -2.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball -1.8 -7 403 39.2 104 .356 .644 .450 13.7 13.5 12.5 .304 .558 .393 40.5
2019 Curveball -0.7 -1 198 19.3 55 .255 .412 .308 24.2 38.2 24.7 .190 .343 .251 35.5
2019 Changeup -0.2 0 172 16.7 44 .325 .575 .411 27.1 15.9 14.9 .220 .363 .283 15.2
2019 Cutter -3.6 -5 134 13.0 31 .393 .679 .479 16.9 0.0 0.0 .315 .600 .413 25.0
2019 Sinker -3.0 -3 107 10.4 19 .400 .733 .517 24.4 21.1 25.0 .345 .602 .446 41.7
2019 Slider -7.4 -1 13 1.3 5 .600 1.000 .680 16.7 0.0 0.0 .668 .814 .629 80.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -2 518 39.7 123 .245 .519 .376 13.4 17.9 15.6 .256 .522 .369 43.7
2018 Sinker -2.8 -6 209 16.0 70 .391 .641 .501 12.7 2.9 6.5 .311 .516 .385 50.0
2018 Changeup -0.1 0 201 15.4 49 .234 .468 .312 41.5 32.7 23.2 .190 .342 .245 32.3
2018 Slider -0.8 -1 151 11.6 45 .167 .405 .242 43.9 31.1 28.0 .194 .352 .247 30.0
2018 Cutter -1.5 -2 119 9.1 28 .261 .652 .459 26.3 21.4 18.8 .304 .727 .471 38.9
2018 Curveball 0.4 0 106 8.1 24 .174 .261 .246 34.1 37.5 18.4 .195 .421 .277 42.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 339 1,304 -10 19 -12 -7 -10
2019 258 1,027 -6 -4 -4 -5 -18
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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 %
2018 1,304 46.5 70.1 81.9 28.4 55.6 44.3 60.8 47.8 24.7 6.1 85.0
2019 1,027 44.8 67.6 85.5 31.7 67.2 43.5 55.2 47.8 19.8 5.1 78.8
Player 2,331 45.7 69.0 83.4 29.9 61.1 44.0 58.4 47.8 22.5 5.7 82.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 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
2018 15 37 5 1 42 32 5 12 4 37 60 48 55 39 53 22 9
2019 11 12 11 12 15 53 30 53 71 14 25 9 75 24 57 29 19
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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 %
2018 23.8 18 16.3 2 10 12 7 38.9
2019 24.4 11 13.4 -2 3 9 6 54.5
Player 24.0 29 29.7 -1 13 21 13 44.8
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
2018 18 19 13 16 16 14 17 15 15 11 15 22 20 13 16 20 17 17 13 20 16 15 20 17 15 13 15 21 19 16 13
2019 11 15 10 12 15 14 15 12 12 10 14 14 14 13 14 13 13 12 13 14 13 14 15 14 13 14 11 16 16 15 12
Player 29 34 23 28 31 28 32 27 27 21 29 36 34 26 30 33 30 29 26 34 29 29 35 31 28 27 26 37 35 31 25
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 2018 2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.7 91.3 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 84.5 85.1 0.6
Breaking Velocity 81.9 80.2 -1.7
Exit Velocity 89.7 88.5 -1.2
Launch Angle 15.2 14.5 -0.7
Barrel % 9.5 8.0 -1.5
Hard Hit % 41.7 34.0 -7.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.3 35.1 5.8
xBA .248 .276 0.028
BA .259 .341 0.082
xwOBA .339 .354 0.015
wOBA .353 .415 0.062
xSLG .478 .489 0.011
SLG .511 .598 0.087
K% 20.2 17.8 -2.4
BB% 7.6 9.7 2.1
Swing % 47.8 47.8 0.0
Whiff% 24.7 19.8 -4.9
In Zone % 46.5 44.8 -1.7
Out of Zone % 53.5 55.2 1.7
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 31.7 3.3
First Pitch Swing % 30.1 26.6 -3.5
First Pitch Strike % 60.8 55.2 -5.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 339 .353 175 22 12.6 164 34 20.7
2019 Shifts 258 .415 135 32 23.7 123 69 56.1
! 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 %
2018 392 14.4 57.1% 0.8% 193 20.7 0.5% 5.7%
2019 282 15.8 37.9% 1.1% 177 22.4 2.8% 5.6%

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Pitch Distribution