P | Kansas City Royals
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210 lbs | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 11, No. 344, Los Angeles Dodgers | Texas A&M
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 3 0 5.21 42 0 0 46.2 39 1.52
2025 5 7 3.51 19 19 0 112.2 77 1.14
2 Seasons 8 7 4.01 61 19 0 159.1 116 1.26
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 42 3-0 5.21 46.2 39 1.52
2025 19 5-7 3.51 112.2 77 1.14
2 Seasons 61 8-7 4.01 159.1 116 1.26
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
2024 27 797 156 6 3.8 2.8 88.1 113.5 3.6 30.8 .280 .407 .336 .326 .372 41.0 18.5 5.7 5.21 4.49
2025 28 1689 346 21 6.1 4.6 91.1 111.9 7.4 32.9 .263 .400 .280 .320 .351 48.0 16.7 6.7 3.52 4.31
Player 2486 502 27 5.4 4.0 90.2 113.5 6.2 32.3 .269 .402 .298 .321 .357 45.8 17.3 6.4
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kolek relies on 7 pitches.
Four Seamer
(25.6%) ,
Sinker
(24.1%) ,
Slider
(16.6%) ,
Cutter
(15.2%) ,
Changeup
(11.6%) ,
Sweeper
(6.8%) ,
Curveball
(0.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 56.4 43.6 16.7 25.6 1.3 28.2 39.1 32.7 21.8 25.0 9.6 6.4 14.1 23.1
2025 51.7 48.3 22.3 22.5 3.5 36.7 39.6 23.7 23.4 23.4 4.9 13.3 16.2 18.8
Player 53.2 46.8 20.5 23.5 2.8 34.1 39.4 26.5 22.9 23.9 6.4 11.2 15.5 20.1
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 4.5 46.8 12.2 26.9 5.8 3.8 2.8
2025 2.6 37.0 19.1 26.0 8.1 6.1 4.6
Player 3.2 40.0 16.9 26.3 7.4 5.4 4.0
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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
2025 Sinker KC R 407 93.6 27.0 2.5 16.0ARM 0.2 4.4 3.0 16.0ARM 0.9
2025 Changeup KC R 196 87.5 36.5 3.2 13.5ARM -1.2 -0.5 4.6 13.5ARM -0.9
2025 4-Seam Fastball KC R 432 94.0 18.1 -2.2 8.2ARM -0.4 12.9 -2.9 8.2ARM 0.6
2025 Cutter KC R 257 90.5 25.6 -0.6 0.0GLV -1.3 7.7 -0.6 0.0GLV -2.2
2025 Slider KC R 280 85.4 37.8 1.8 2.8GLV -3.1 -0.4 2.1 2.8GLV -1.8
2025 Curveball KC R 2 80.2 52.3 1.7 8.7GLV -2.8 -9.5 -0.4 8.7GLV -0.4
2025 Sweeper KC R 115 82.5 40.6 2.0 14.3GLV 0.4 -0.2 1.3 14.3GLV 0.4
2024 Sinker SD R 328 95.2 24.9 2.0 15.2ARM -0.3 5.5 1.7 15.2ARM 0.3
2024 Cutter SD R 152 92.4 24.1 -1.4 0.8GLV -0.4 7.8 -0.5 0.8GLV -1.9
2024 Changeup SD R 53 88.7 35.0 3.8 17.2ARM 2.2 -0.1 5.0 17.2ARM 3.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball SD R 103 95.8 15.9 -1.4 5.8ARM -2.4 13.9 -1.8 5.8ARM -1.8
2024 Sweeper SD R 83 83.7 42.2 4.8 16.2GLV 2.5 -2.8 4.3 16.2GLV 2.1
2024 Slider SD R 78 88.2 34.0 0.8 3.1GLV -0.8 1.1 0.6 3.1GLV -1.7
! 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 %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 3 432 25.6 110 .200 .389 .297 15.4 22.7 16.8 .248 .462 .350 51.4
2025 Sinker 0.8 3 407 24.1 132 .267 .310 .328 13.1 9.8 15.3 .274 .361 .328 51.5
2025 Slider -0.1 0 280 16.6 83 .237 .375 .295 21.3 18.1 15.5 .300 .401 .312 49.3
2025 Cutter 1.7 4 257 15.2 66 .276 .345 .314 19.0 13.6 24.3 .257 .402 .322 44.0
2025 Changeup 2.6 5 196 11.6 42 .049 .049 .108 24.7 26.2 21.2 .167 .247 .204 41.9
2025 Sweeper -3.4 -4 115 6.8 27 .407 .630 .446 18.4 14.8 11.1 .314 .559 .372 34.8
2025 Curveball -4.2 0 2 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2024 Sinker 0.3 1 328 41.2 86 .311 .351 .361 19.3 11.6 13.5 .270 .351 .332 56.3
2024 Cutter -0.2 0 152 19.1 41 .325 .450 .346 19.8 9.8 12.5 .253 .363 .278 13.9
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.9 2 103 12.9 21 .190 .238 .188 24.2 42.9 16.7 .226 .256 .212 25.0
2024 Sweeper -4.4 -4 83 10.4 24 .364 .773 .494 25.7 25.0 18.8 .396 .785 .515 68.8
2024 Slider -1.2 -1 78 9.8 23 .304 .435 .322 25.0 21.7 16.7 .362 .577 .402 33.3
2024 Changeup -0.1 0 53 6.6 16 .267 .267 .269 16.7 31.3 20.0 .179 .190 .199 30.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 135 87.5 72 14.2 2:00 3:00 -60
2025 Cutter 257 90.5 40 6.9 1:00 12:00 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 432 94.0 88 14.9 1:30 1:15 15
2025 Sinker 395 93.6 76 17.2 1:30 2:45 -75
2025 Slider 280 85.4 25 4.0 8:45 8:00 45
2025 Sweeper 115 82.5 45 15.5 8:00 8:45 -45
2024 Changeup 49 88.7 86 18.3 2:15 3:15 -60
2024 Cutter 147 92.4 39 7.2 12:30 11:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 100 95.8 82 14.6 1:15 12:45 30
2024 Sinker 298 95.2 72 16.6 1:15 2:30 -75
2024 Slider 78 88.2 22 3.8 10:00 8:45 75
2024 Sweeper 81 83.7 65 17.7 7:45 8:30 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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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
2024 211 797 -2 7 -4 -3 -2
2025 460 1,689 18 10 -10 -7 11
Player 671 2,486 16 17 -14 16 9
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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 %
2024 797 54.2 67.4 85.2 27.9 60.8 44.5 64.9 49.3 21.1 8.3 63.6
2025 1,689 51.9 65.9 89.6 26.2 62.4 44.5 63.1 46.8 17.7 8.7 70.7
Player 2,486 52.7 66.4 88.1 26.8 61.9 44.5 63.7 47.6 18.8 8.6 68.5
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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
2024 24 5 35 76 22 96 96 71 30 14 86 13 41 71 42 40
2025 34 18 43 65 30 45 82 7 4 10 73 3 23 41 20 34
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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 %
2024 25.87 4 4.7 -1 2 3 2 50.0
2025 24.37 9 7.9 1 4 8 3 33.3
Player 24.83 13 12.5 1 6 11 5 38.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2024 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
2025 9 7 8 8 8 9 7 5 9 6 10 12 8 12 9 5 7 5 5 11 5 6 12 8 6 6 8 11 6 9 8
Player 13 11 12 14 13 14 12 9 13 10 15 18 14 16 14 10 12 9 9 16 9 11 18 13 10 10 12 16 11 13 12
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .235 -.068 .303
xBA .263 -.017 .280
OBP .296 -.056 .352
xOBP .325 -.006 .331
SLG .341 -.069 .410
xSLG .400 -.007 .407
ISO .106 -.002 .108
xISO .137 +.010 .127
BABIP .264 -.098 .362
wOBA .280 -.056 .336
xwOBA .320 -.006 .326
wOBACON .298 -.087 .385
xwOBACON .351 -.021 .372
BACON .283 -.095 .378
xBACON .324 -.026 .350
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 48.0 +7.0 41.0
Avg Exit Velocity 91.1 +3.0 88.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 32.9 +2.1 30.8
Barrel % 6.1 +2.3 3.8
Avg Launch Angle 7.4 +3.8 3.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.0 +1.5 70.5
Attack Angle +3°
Ideal Attack Angle % 48.4 +6.2 42.2
Attack Direction -7° 10°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° +1° 32°
Swing Length 7.1 +0.2 6.9
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.0 -1.6 94.6
Breaking Velocity 84.5 -1.4 85.9
Offspeed Velocity 87.5 -1.2 88.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 21 +15 6
Popup % 3.5 +2.2 1.3
Flyball % 22.3 +5.6 16.7
Line Drive % 22.5 -3.1 25.6
Groundball % 51.7 -4.7 56.4
Pull % 36.7 +8.5 28.2
Straight Away % 39.6 +0.5 39.1
Opposite Field % 23.7 -9.0 32.7
Weak Contact % 2.6 -1.9 4.5
Pull Airball % 13.3 +6.9 6.4
Topped Contact % 37.0 -9.8 46.8
Under Contact % 19.1 +6.9 12.2
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.0 -0.9 26.9
Solid Contact % 8.1 +2.3 5.8
HR/FB % 11.7 -3.7 15.4
Popups 12 +10 2
Flyballs 77 +51 26
Line Drives 78 +38 40
Groundballs 179 +91 88
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 51.9 -2.3 54.2
Out of Zone % 48.1 +2.3 45.8
Edge % 44.5 0.0 44.5
Zone Swing % 65.9 -1.5 67.4
Out of Zone Swing % 26.2 -1.7 27.9
In Zone Contact % 89.6 +4.4 85.2
Out of Zone Contact % 62.4 +1.6 60.8
Whiff % 17.7 -3.4 21.1
First Strike % 63.1 -1.8 64.9
First Pitch Swing % 35.4 +4.6 30.8
Swing % 46.8 -2.5 49.3
Meatball Swing % 70.7 +7.1 63.6
Meatball % 8.7 +0.4 8.3
Zone Swing & Miss % 10.4 -4.4 14.8
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 37.6 -1.6 39.2
In Zone 877 +445 432
Out of Zone 812 +447 365
Edge 751 +396 355
In Zone Swings 578 +287 291
Out of Zone Swings 213 +111 102
In Zone Swing & Misses 60 +17 43
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 80 +40 40
Basic
Pitches 1,689 +892 797
PA 461 +250 211
AB 417 +222 195
Hits 98 +39 59
Singles 74 +28 46
Doubles 13 +4 9
Triples 2 +2 0
Home Runs 9 +5 4
Walks 31 +19 12
Strikeouts 77 +38 39
K% 16.7 -1.8 18.5
BB% 6.7 +1.0 5.7
HBP 7 +4 3
Batted Balls 346 +190 156
Number of Fastballs 1,096 +513 583
Number of Offspeed 196 +143 53
Number of Breaking 282 +204 78
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 207 .335 118 1 0.8 89 39 43.8
2025 Shades 460 .280 210 5 2.4 250 222 88.8
! 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 %
2024 173 14.9 52.0% 0.6% 176 18.1 8.0% 0.0%
2025 540 14.6 57.0% 0.0% 232 18.7 3.0% 0.9%

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Pitch Distribution