Kevin Herget
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 10" 185LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 39, #1175, St. Louis Cardinals | Kean University
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 1 7.71 3 0 0 7 4 1.29
2023 1 2 5.18 14 0 1 24.1 13 1.32
2024 0 0 1.59 7 0 1 11.1 9 0.79
3 Seasons 1 3 4.64 24 0 2 42.2 26 1.17
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 3 0-1 7.71 7 4 1.29
2023 14 1-2 5.18 24.1 13 1.32
2024 7 0-0 1.59 11.1 9 0.79
3 Seasons 24 1-3 4.64 42.2 26 1.17
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
2022 31 111 26 4 15.4 13.3 89.7 110.3 17.2 38.5 .250 .407 .328 .266 .307 38.5 13.3 0.0 7.71 2.90
2023 32 418 84 8 9.5 7.6 90.5 111.4 16.3 34.5 .273 .519 .346 .358 .384 44.0 12.4 5.7 5.18 5.59
2024 33 151 31 4 12.9 9.3 89.2 106.2 18.7 25.8 .268 .477 .216 .346 .414 48.4 20.9 7.0 1.59 5.14
Player 680 141 16 11.3 9.0 90.1 111.4 17.0 33.3 .268 .490 .311 .339 .376 44.0 14.6 5.1
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

Herget relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(47.0%) ,
Changeup
(35.1%) ,
Cutter
(15.9%) ,
Slider
(2.0%) ,


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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
2022 34.6 34.6 23.1 7.7 42.3 26.9 30.8 3.8 23.1 34.6 19.2 3.8 15.4 13.3
2023 33.3 31.0 27.4 8.3 36.9 28.6 34.5 2.4 23.8 36.9 21.4 6.0 9.5 7.6
2024 38.7 19.4 25.8 16.1 25.8 58.1 16.1 6.5 19.4 19.4 32.3 9.7 12.9 9.3
Player 34.8 29.1 26.2 9.9 35.5 34.8 29.8 3.5 22.7 32.6 23.4 6.4 11.3 9.0
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

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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
2024 Cutter MIL R 24 87.0 30.2 -2.1 2.5GLV -0.6 5.8 -2.5 2.5GLV -0.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 71 92.9 14.1 1.0 7.1ARM -0.2 17.7 1.9 7.1ARM -0.4
2024 Changeup MIL R 53 82.3 28.3 -4.3 16.4ARM 3.2 12.3 -7.4 16.4ARM 2.2
2024 Slider MIL R 3 84.4 39.7 2.1 1.8GLV -3.8 -1.4 3.0 1.8GLV -3.3
2023 Sinker CIN R 1 92.2 16.4 -5.3 14.7ARM 0.9 16.2 -8.6 14.7ARM -0.3
2023 Sweeper CIN R 16 81.2 46.8 5.3 9.9GLV -4.5 -5.0 6.5 9.9GLV -4.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 184 92.2 15.7 0.1 6.5ARM -0.3 16.5 0.7 6.5ARM -0.9
2023 Cutter CIN R 7 89.1 25.7 0.9 1.9GLV -0.2 8.5 0.6 1.9GLV -0.7
2023 Slider CIN R 41 83.6 39.8 1.5 1.8GLV -4.5 -0.9 2.4 1.8GLV -3.5
2023 Curveball CIN R 22 76.3 62.2 4.3 3.7GLV -4.1 -14.9 5.0 3.7GLV -5.2
2023 Changeup CIN R 147 83.3 28.0 -4.3 14.8ARM 0.9 11.5 -6.1 14.8ARM 0.4
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.8 1 71 47.0 18 .133 .200 .236 21.2 16.7 15.0 .389 .626 .482 50.0
2024 Changeup 4.4 2 53 35.1 18 .167 .222 .169 28.6 27.8 29.4 .138 .209 .151 23.1
2024 Cutter -0.8 0 24 15.9 5 .200 .800 .400 11.1 20.0 50.0 .345 .770 .470 100.0
2024 Slider 13.7 0 3 2.0 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .349 1.027 .583 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 2 184 44.0 47 .233 .395 .323 11.5 6.4 5.6 .282 .526 .370 60.0
2023 Changeup -0.6 -1 147 35.2 44 .286 .619 .392 25.6 20.5 16.1 .239 .524 .335 27.3
2023 Slider -1.4 -1 41 9.8 8 .375 .500 .381 21.4 0.0 0.0 .415 .566 .421 50.0
2023 Curveball 0.0 0 22 5.3 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .399 .465 .383 0.0
2023 Sweeper -3.2 -1 16 3.8 2 .000 .000 .350 42.9 0.0 0.0 .239 .239 .458 0.0
2023 Cutter 0.5 0 7 1.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 Sinker 20.6 0 1 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 53 82.3 99 20.4 1:45 2:00 -15
2024 Cutter 24 87.0 33 5.6 11:45 10:45 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 71 92.9 98 18.7 1:00 12:45 15
2023 Changeup 146 83.3 98 18.6 1:45 2:00 -15
2023 Curveball 22 76.3 92 18.4 6:45 6:30 15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 184 92.2 94 17.3 12:45 12:45 0
2023 Slider 41 83.6 28 4.8 8:45 7:45 60
2023 Sweeper 16 81.2 50 13.5 7:15 8:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 30 111 1 0 -2 0 -1
2023 104 418 4 1 -2 -2 0
2024 43 151 4 1 0 0 4
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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 %
2022 111 49.5 65.5 88.9 33.9 63.2 39.6 46.7 49.5 20.0 9.9 81.8
2023 418 52.2 67.0 85.6 27.0 66.7 39.5 54.8 47.8 19.5 6.7 75.0
2024 151 55.0 61.4 82.4 30.9 66.7 47.7 60.5 47.7 22.2 8.6 69.2
Player 680 52.4 65.4 85.4 29.0 66.0 41.3 54.8 48.1 20.2 7.6 75.0
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
2023 22 26 7
2024 31 39 3
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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 %
2022 -- 0 0.6 -1 1 1 0 --
2023 22.6 4 4.8 -1 1 4 2 50.0
2024 24.5 1 1.1 0 1 0 1 100.0
Player 23.0 5 6.5 -2 3 5 3 60.0
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
2022 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
2023 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 3 4 4 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 4 4
2024 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 5 5 5 7 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 8 8 5 7 7 6 6 7 8 7 7 9 8 5 5 7 7 9 6 6
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 88.3 92.1 3.8 ↑ 91.4 -0.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.5 83.3 -0.2 ↓ 82.3 -1.0 ↓
Breaking Velocity 82.7 81.1 -1.6 ↓ 84.4 3.3 ↑
Exit Velocity 89.7 90.5 0.8 ↑ 89.2 -1.3 ↓
Launch Angle 17.2 16.3 -0.9 ↓ 18.7 2.4 ↑
Barrel % 15.4 9.5 -5.9 ↓ 12.9 3.4 ↑
Hard Hit % 38.5 44.0 5.5 ↑ 48.4 4.4 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.5 34.5 -4.0 ↓ 25.8 -8.7 ↓
xBA .250 .273 0.023 ↑ .268 -0.005 ↓
BA .321 .268 -0.053 ↓ .150 -0.118 ↓
xwOBA .266 .358 0.092 ↑ .346 -0.012 ↓
wOBA .328 .346 0.018 ↑ .216 -0.130 ↓
xSLG .407 .519 0.112 ↑ .477 -0.042 ↓
SLG .500 .495 -0.005 ↓ .275 -0.220 ↓
K% 13.3 12.4 -0.9 ↓ 20.9 8.5 ↑
BB% 0.0 5.7 5.7 ↑ 7.0 1.3 ↑
Swing % 49.5 47.8 -1.7 ↓ 47.7 -0.1 ↓
Whiff% 20.0 19.5 -0.5 ↓ 22.2 2.7 ↑
In Zone % 49.5 52.2 2.7 ↑ 55.0 2.8 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.5 47.8 -2.7 ↓ 45.0 -2.8 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 33.9 27.0 -6.9 ↓ 30.9 3.9 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 26.7 24.0 -2.7 ↓ 20.9 -3.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 46.7 54.8 8.1 ↑ 60.5 5.7 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 30 .328 16 4 25.0 14 5 35.7
2023 Shades 104 .346 60 2 3.3 44 26 59.1
2024 Shades 43 .216 24 2 8.3 19 2 10.5
! 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 %
2022 32 16.0 40.6% 0.0% 21 16.7 28.6% 9.5%
2023 127 13.5 82.7% 0.0% 62 14.3 61.3% 0.0%
2024 54 12.8 81.5% 0.0% 14 14.8 64.3% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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