Kyle Muller
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 7" 250LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 2, #44, Atlanta Braves | Jesuit College Prep (TX)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 1 1 8.03 3 3 0 12.1 12 1.70
2023 1 5 7.60 21 13 0 77 56 1.96
2024 0 1 4.01 21 0 0 49.1 36 1.18
4 Seasons 4 11 5.90 54 24 0 175.1 141 1.57
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 3 1-1 8.03 12.1 12 1.70
2023 21 1-5 7.60 77 56 1.96
2024 21 0-1 4.01 49.1 36 1.18
4 Seasons 54 4-11 5.90 175.1 141 1.57
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
2021 23 677 96 7 7.3 4.5 91.1 110.7 16.0 38.5 .215 .351 .275 .304 .337 42.7 23.9 12.9 4.17 3.89
2022 24 233 39 3 7.7 5.1 88.0 107.1 16.2 41.0 .275 .427 .347 .357 .400 28.2 20.3 13.6 8.03 5.49
2023 25 1454 274 30 10.9 8.1 92.1 115.2 12.8 35.4 .315 .546 .417 .402 .439 49.6 15.1 10.5 7.60 7.40
2024 26 725 155 12 7.7 5.9 90.2 116.1 13.6 35.5 .264 .412 .294 .311 .363 43.2 17.8 5.0 4.01 4.05
Player 3089 564 52 9.2 6.6 91.1 116.1 13.8 36.3 .279 .465 .353 .356 .398 45.2 17.9 9.8
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

Muller relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(53.4%) ,
Slider
(24.7%) ,
Curveball
(14.1%) ,
Changeup
(7.9%) ,


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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
2021 40.6 25.0 29.2 5.2 41.7 31.3 27.1 5.2 26.0 34.4 21.9 5.2 7.3 4.5
2022 43.6 12.8 30.8 12.8 51.3 23.1 25.6 5.1 25.6 23.1 35.9 2.6 7.7 5.1
2023 43.4 28.1 23.4 5.1 43.1 37.2 19.7 3.3 28.5 22.3 26.6 8.4 10.9 8.1
2024 42.6 23.2 27.7 6.5 38.7 39.4 21.9 2.6 33.5 24.5 23.9 7.7 7.7 5.9
Player 42.7 25.2 26.1 6.0 42.2 35.8 22.0 3.5 29.3 25.0 25.7 7.3 9.2 6.6
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
2024 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 387 92.6 16.1 -1.4 1.6ARM -4.4 15.9 0.3 1.6ARM -6.6
2024 Slider OAK L 179 85.4 35.4 -0.5 1.7GLV -2.6 2.3 -0.8 1.7GLV -3.4
2024 Changeup OAK L 57 86.9 28.2 -1.1 12.5ARM -1.4 8.1 -2.2 12.5ARM -1.6
2024 Curveball OAK L 102 79.4 52.8 -1.2 3.6GLV -3.6 -9.2 1.2 3.6GLV -3.8
2023 Curveball OAK L 215 81.2 51.0 -0.6 3.8GLV -3.5 -9.5 1.2 3.8GLV -3.8
2023 Changeup OAK L 118 87.9 29.2 -0.2 12.8ARM -1.6 6.2 0.1 12.8ARM -1.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 751 93.5 18.0 -2.8 5.6ARM -1.1 13.2 -2.1 5.6ARM -2.3
2023 Slider OAK L 368 87.1 32.3 -1.7 0.3GLV -3.9 3.8 -2.0 0.3GLV -4.9
! 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 0.8 3 387 53.4 109 .279 .394 .329 21.4 20.2 20.2 .262 .398 .307 43.4
2024 Slider -0.3 0 179 24.7 61 .250 .411 .294 22.1 18.0 17.7 .253 .394 .298 48.9
2024 Curveball -2.0 -2 102 14.1 19 .222 .611 .361 15.6 15.8 8.3 .323 .639 .426 46.7
2024 Changeup 1.2 1 57 7.9 10 .100 .100 .090 45.8 0.0 0.0 .239 .259 .219 10.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -18 752 51.7 201 .395 .663 .486 16.1 11.4 12.5 .358 .648 .461 62.3
2023 Slider -0.8 -3 368 25.3 114 .293 .475 .362 24.2 15.8 16.8 .276 .487 .362 29.4
2023 Curveball -1.9 -4 216 14.9 42 .268 .415 .304 29.6 35.7 14.2 .274 .348 .281 50.0
2023 Changeup -2.7 -3 118 8.1 14 .333 .500 .407 38.7 0.0 0.0 .154 .246 .244 33.3
! 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 86.9 83 14.8 10:45 10:00 45
2024 Curveball 102 79.4 67 12.5 5:15 5:30 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 386 92.6 76 15.3 11:30 11:45 -15
2024 Slider 179 85.4 13 2.6 12:30 2:15 -105
2023 Changeup 111 87.9 89 14.7 10:15 9:45 30
2023 Curveball 215 81.2 64 12.7 5:00 5:30 -30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 749 93.5 69 13.9 10:45 11:15 -30
2023 Slider 366 87.1 16 2.9 10:30 12:30 -120
! 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
2021 154 677 9 7 -5 -4 6
2022 59 233 2 1 -3 -1 -1
2023 371 1,454 -9 0 -12 -7 -29
2024 199 725 0 5 -1 -3 1
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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 %
2021 677 45.5 66.9 77.2 27.6 48.0 37.1 48.7 45.5 30.8 7.7 67.3
2022 233 51.1 69.7 81.9 23.7 40.7 42.9 62.7 47.2 26.4 9.4 81.8
2023 1,454 51.5 71.3 86.1 24.1 54.7 41.2 53.2 48.4 21.2 7.4 83.3
2024 725 57.7 71.1 83.2 25.4 53.8 40.7 60.0 51.7 22.7 11.6 79.8
Player 3,089 51.6 70.3 83.4 25.2 51.7 40.3 54.8 48.5 23.9 8.6 78.9
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
2021 47 91 42 42
2022 56 86 71
2023 1 1 1 2 1 25 9 1 1 4 21 14 7 41 87 29 54
2024 28 80 12 64
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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 %
2021 21.1 2 2.5 -1 3 5 0 0.0
2022 26.1 2 1.9 0 0 1 1 50.0
2023 23.1 16 16.5 -1 8 14 6 37.5
2024 24.2 6 7.9 -2 3 9 1 16.7
Player 23.4 26 28.8 -3 14 29 8 30.8
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
2021 2 4 1 6 3 2 4 3 1 0 0 4 3 1 3 5 2 3 4 3 2 2 5 4 0 0 4 2 2 1 1
2022 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2023 16 10 15 19 16 15 17 14 15 13 14 21 18 13 18 19 22 14 15 21 14 16 27 22 12 12 17 18 18 15 14
2024 6 7 10 9 6 8 9 8 6 6 5 8 11 7 7 7 8 7 10 10 8 5 11 11 8 7 8 10 10 7 4
Player 26 22 28 36 27 27 32 27 24 21 21 35 34 23 30 33 34 26 31 36 26 25 45 39 21 21 31 32 32 25 21
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.4 94.2 0.8 93.5 -0.7 92.6 -0.9
Offspeed Velocity 88.0 88.1 0.1 87.9 -0.2 86.9 -1.0
Breaking Velocity 84.3 84.1 -0.2 84.9 0.8 83.2 -1.7
Exit Velocity 91.1 88.0 -3.1 92.1 4.1 90.2 -1.9
Launch Angle 16.0 16.2 0.2 12.8 -3.4 13.6 0.8
Barrel % 7.3 7.7 0.4 10.9 3.2 7.7 -3.2
Hard Hit % 42.7 28.2 -14.5 49.6 21.4 43.2 -6.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.5 41.0 2.5 35.4 -5.6 35.5 0.1
xBA .215 .275 0.060 .315 0.040 .264 -0.051
BA .202 .260 0.058 .346 0.086 .255 -0.091
xwOBA .304 .357 0.053 .402 0.045 .311 -0.091
wOBA .275 .347 0.072 .417 0.070 .294 -0.123
xSLG .351 .427 0.076 .546 0.119 .412 -0.134
SLG .295 .420 0.125 .568 0.148 .404 -0.164
K% 23.9 20.3 -3.6 15.1 -5.2 17.8 2.7
BB% 12.9 13.6 0.7 10.5 -3.1 5.0 -5.5
Swing % 45.5 47.2 1.7 48.4 1.2 51.7 3.3
Whiff% 30.8 26.4 -4.4 21.2 -5.2 22.7 1.5
In Zone % 45.5 51.1 5.6 51.5 0.4 57.7 6.2
Out of Zone % 54.5 48.9 -5.6 48.5 -0.4 42.3 -6.2
Out of Zone Swing % 27.6 23.7 -3.9 24.1 0.4 25.4 1.3
First Pitch Swing % 26.6 27.1 0.5 30.9 3.8 36.0 5.1
First Pitch Strike % 48.7 62.7 14.0 53.2 -9.5 60.0 6.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 154 .275 118 58 49.2 36 13 36.1
2022 Shifts 59 .347 50 9 18.0 9 3 33.3
2023 Shades 371 .417 293 1 0.3 78 27 34.6
2024 Shades 199 .294 117 0 0.0 82 30 36.6
! 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 %
2021 201 14.4 54.7% 1.0% 96 21.7 1.0% 3.1%
2022 50 13.4 62.0% 2.0% 45 20.1 2.2% 4.4%
2023 386 14.9 51.0% 0.0% 229 18.8 6.1% 0.0%
2024 192 14.4 59.9% 0.0% 102 16.5 27.5% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution