Caleb Kilian Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

Caleb Kilian

P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 180LBS | Age: 27

Draft: 2019 | Rd: 8, #236, San Francisco Giants | Texas Tech

MLB Pipeline Rank

CUBS: No. 30 |

	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	SO	WHIP
2022	2	10.32	3	3	11.1	9	2.03
2023	1	16.88	3	1	5.1	5	2.81
2024	1	4.22	2	1	10.2	7	1.59
3 Seasons	4	9.22	8	5	27.1	21	2.01

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2022	3	0-2	10.32	11.1	9	2.03
2023	3	0-1	16.88	5.1	5	2.81
2024	2	0-1	4.22	10.2	7	1.59
3 Seasons	8	0-4	9.22	27.1	21	2.01

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BF	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2022	CHC	NL	56	2	10.32	3	3	11.1	11	15	13	0	12	9	2.03
2023	CHC	NL	33	1	16.88	3	1	5.1	13	10	10	0	2	5	2.81
2024	CHC	NL	48	1	4.22	2	1	10.2	11	6	5	2	6	7	1.59
3 Seasons	CHC	NL	137	4	9.22	8	5	27.1	35	31	28	2	20	21	2.01

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	FPCT%
2022	CHC	NL	P	3	3	11.1	2	0	2	1.000
2023	CHC	NL	P	3	1	5.1	1	1	0	1.000
2024	CHC	NL	P	2	1	10.2	3	2	1	1.000
3 Seasons	CHC	NL	P	8	5	27.1	6	3	3	1.000

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	G	PA	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2021	Richmond Flying Squirrels	AA NE	AA	12	13	9	1	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.311
	Richmond Flying Squirrels	EAS	AA	12	13	9	1	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.311
Career Minors	Richmond Flying Squirrels	EAS		12	13	9	1	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.311

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2019	2 Teams		Minors	0	0	0.00	7	6	16.0	7	1	0	0	2	17	0.56
2019	AZL Giants Orange	AZL	ROK	0	0	0.00	6	5	12.0	6	1	0	0	2	11	0.67
2019	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	NWL	A(Short)	0	0	0.00	1	1	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.25
2021	3 Teams		Minors	7	4	2.42	19	19	100.1	75	29	27	5	13	112	0.88
2021	Eugene Emeralds	A+ W	A+	3	0	1.25	4	4	21.2	9	3	3	0	1	32	0.46
2021	Richmond Flying Squirrels	AA NE	AA	3	2	2.43	11	11	63.0	51	19	17	2	8	64	0.94
2021	Tennessee Smokies	AA S	AA	1	2	4.02	4	4	15.2	15	7	7	3	4	16	1.21
2021	2 Teams		AA	4	4	2.75	15	15	78.2	66	26	24	5	12	80	0.99
2022	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	5	4	4.22	26	26	106.2	108	56	50	7	59	125	1.57
2023	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	8	3	4.56	25	24	120.1	123	66	61	17	36	95	1.32
2024	2 Teams		Minors	2	0	3.70	16	7	48.2	41	22	20	2	17	43	1.19
2024	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	0	0	9.00	3	0	4.0	4	4	4	0	3	5	1.75
2024	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	2	0	3.22	13	7	44.2	37	18	16	2	14	38	1.14
	ACL Giants Orange	ACL	ROK	0	0	0.00	6	5	12.0	6	1	0	0	2	11	0.67
	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	15	7	4.21	64	57	271.2	268	140	127	26	109	258	1.39
	2 Teams		AA	4	4	2.75	15	15	78.2	66	26	24	5	12	80	0.99
	2 Teams		A+	3	0	2.45	7	4	25.2	13	7	7	0	4	37	0.66
	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	NWL	A(Short)	0	0	0.00	1	1	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.25
Career Minors	7 Teams			22	11	3.63	93	82	392.0	354	174	158	31	127	392	1.23

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	DP	FPCT%
2019	2 Teams		Minors	P	7	6	16.0	4	1	3	0	1.000
2019	AZL Giants Orange	AZL	ROK	P	6	5	12.0	2	0	2	0	1.000
2019	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	NWL	A(Short)	P	1	1	4.0	2	1	1	0	1.000
2021	3 Teams		Minors	P	19	19	100.1	18	4	14	0	1.000
2021	Eugene Emeralds	A+ W	A+	P	4	4	21.2	6	1	5	0	1.000
2021	Richmond Flying Squirrels	AA NE	AA	P	11	11	63.0	10	1	9	0	1.000
2021	Tennessee Smokies	AA S	AA	P	4	4	15.2	2	2	0	0	1.000
2021	2 Teams		AA	P	15	15	78.2	12	3	9	0	1.000
2022	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	P	26	26	106.2	12	5	7	0	1.000
2023	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	P	25	24	120.1	25	17	8	1	1.000
2024	2 Teams		Minors	P	16	7	48.2	1	1	0	0	1.000
2024	South Bend Cubs	MID	A+	P	3	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	.000
2024	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	P	13	7	44.2	1	1	0	0	1.000
	ACL Giants Orange	ACL	ROK	P	6	5	12.0	2	0	2	0	1.000
	Iowa Cubs	INT	AAA	P	64	57	271.2	38	23	15	1	1.000
	2 Teams		AA	P	15	15	78.2	12	3	9	0	1.000
	2 Teams		A+	P	7	4	25.2	6	1	5	0	1.000
	Salem-Keizer Volcanoes	NWL	A(Short)	P	1	1	4.0	2	1	1	0	1.000
Career Minors	7 Teams			P	93	82	392.0	60	28	32	1	1.000

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Scouting Report

2024

Drafted in the ninth round in 2019 by the Giants out of Texas Tech, Kilian led the Minors in K/BB ratio (8.6) in his first full pro season in '21. He joined the Cubs along with Alexander Canario in the Kris Bryant trade that July and capped his season with eight strikeouts in six perfect innings to win the Arizona Fall League championship game. He was inconsistent in Triple-A and posted a 12.42 ERA in six big league games in 2022-23, then missed the first three months of this past season with a shoulder strain.

At his best, Kilian pitched primarily off three distinct versions of his fastball (91-95 mph sinker, 93-96 mph four-seamer that touched 98, 88-93 mph cutter) and commanded them all well. In recent years, he has struggled as his ability to locate his fastball has regressed and his secondary pitches have backed up. He can't land his 78-82 mph curveball for strikes and has all but abandoned an ineffective low-80s circle changeup.

Kilian has looked tentative in his brief time in the Majors, nibbling around the strike zone too much and getting pounded when his pitches cross the plate. He improved his strike-throwing in 2023 compared to '22, but his command has never returned to where it was three years ago. Once thought of as a possible No. 3 or 4 starter, he now projects as more of a middle reliever.

2023

A Giants 2019 eighth-round pick out of Texas Tech, Kilian lost 2020 to the pandemic shutdown before dominating in his first full pro season. He led the Minors in K/BB ratio (8.6) in 2021 while coming to the Cubs in July along with outfield prospect Alexander Canario in the Kris Bryant trade, and he capped his year by fanning eight in six perfect innings to win the Arizona Fall League Championship Game. Though he made his big league debut with three starts in 2022, his stuff and control regressed significantly.

Kilian succeeds when he commands his fastball and uses three distinct versions, favoring his 91-95 mph sinker over a slightly harder four-seamer that can touch 98 and an 88-93 mph cutter. All three can be solid offerings, as can his 75-78 curveball, though he missed fewer bats when he didn't command them as well last season. Lefties pounded him in part because he lost faith in his ineffective low-80s circle changeup, which he didn't use at all in the Majors.

Kilian seemed tentative while with Chicago and rarely looked comfortable in 2022, when he didn't use his lower half well and leaked open in his delivery. The Cubs hope he'll resume pounding the strike zone after making some adjustments to stay more directional to the plate. He has a ceiling of a No. 4 starter but looked more like a middle reliever last year.

2022

An eighth-round pick out of Texas Tech in 2019, Kilian didn't give up an earned run in his 16-inning pro debut and was one of the better pitchers in the Giants' instructional league program after the pandemic shutdown in 2020. He led the Minors in K/BB ratio (8.6) in 2021, his first full pro season, dominating in the first three months before San Francisco dealt him and outfielder Alexander Canario to the Cubs for Kris Bryant. He caught COVID-19 shortly afterward and missed the final month, then returned to excel in Arizona Fall League, where he struck out eight in six perfect innings to win the championship game.

Kilian got stronger during the pandemic layoff and added more power to his pitches. He now works at 94-98 mph with his four-seam fastball with riding action and 90-96 mph with his two-seamer with sink, and his ability to command his heater helps it play as a plus offering. His upper-80s slider is slightly better than his upper-70s curveball, though both are solid pitches, and he also is refining a low-80s circle changeup.

Kilian repeats his athletic delivery well, allowing him to provide quality strikes and locate each of his four offerings where he wants. His control and command haven't been as sharp in 2022 as they were a year ago, and he looked tentative in his first three big league starts in June. Club officials acknowledge that he's even better than they realized at the time of the Bryant trade and he eventually could settle in as a No. 3 starter.

2021

A starter on back-to-back College World Series teams at Texas Tech, Kilian turned down the Orioles as 20th-round sophomore-eligible in 2018 before signing with the Giants for an over-slot $397,500 in the eighth round a year later. He didn't surrender an earned run in 16 innings during his pro debut and might have begun to advance quickly in 2020 if the coronavirus pandemic hadn't shut down the Minor League season. He was one of the better pitchers in San Francisco's instructional league camp last fall and dominated in the first three months of this season, reaching Double-A before going to the Cubs with outfield prospect Alexander Canario in a trade for Kris Bryant in July.

Kilian added strength during his layoff and showed increased velocity in short stints at instructs, topping out at 98 mph after usually ranging from 90-95 with his four-seam fastball in college. After battling inconsistency with his breaking balls at Texas Tech, he has added some power to his curveball and scrapped his slider in favor of a shorter, harder cutter. He also exhibits feel for an average changeup.

Kilian's lanky 6-foot-4 frame gave him more projection than a typical college pitcher, and if he continues to make the gains he has early in his career, he could develop into a No. 4 starter. He repeats his athletic delivery and throws all four of his pitches for strikes. He could push for a spot in Chicago's 2022 rotation.

Awards

AFL Rising Stars

Year	Team
2021

AFL Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
10/30/2021

EAS Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
07/11/2021

NWL Pitcher of the Month

Month	Team
05/2021

NWL Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
05/23/2021
05/09/2021

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	09/23/2024	Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Caleb Kilian from Iowa Cubs.
	07/31/2024	Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa Cubs.
	07/31/2024	Chicago Cubs activated RHP Caleb Kilian from the 60-day injured list.
	07/12/2024	Chicago Cubs sent RHP Caleb Kilian on a rehab assignment to Iowa Cubs.
	07/02/2024	Chicago Cubs sent RHP Caleb Kilian on a rehab assignment to South Bend Cubs.
	03/28/2024	Chicago Cubs placed RHP Caleb Kilian on the 60-day injured list. Right shoulder strain.
	10/02/2023	Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Caleb Kilian from Iowa Cubs.
	08/15/2023	Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa Cubs.
	08/06/2023	Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Caleb Kilian from Iowa Cubs.
	04/30/2023	Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa Cubs.
	04/30/2023	Iowa Cubs activated RHP Caleb Kilian.
	04/29/2023	Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Caleb Kilian from Iowa Cubs.
	03/18/2023	Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa Cubs.
	10/06/2022	Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Caleb Kilian from Iowa Cubs.
	06/21/2022	Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa Cubs.
	06/15/2022	Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Caleb Kilian from Iowa Cubs.
	06/05/2022	Chicago Cubs optioned RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa Cubs.
	06/04/2022	Chicago Cubs selected the contract of RHP Caleb Kilian from Iowa Cubs.
	04/05/2022	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Iowa Cubs.
	11/12/2021	AFL East Fall Stars activated RHP Caleb Kilian.
	10/04/2021	Mesa Solar Sox activated RHP Caleb Kilian from the 7-day injured list.
	10/04/2021	Tennessee Smokies activated RHP Caleb Kilian from the 7-day injured list.
	08/28/2021	Tennessee Smokies placed RHP Caleb Kilian on the 7-day injured list.
	08/01/2021	Tennessee Smokies activated RHP Caleb Kilian from the reserve list.
	07/30/2021	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Tennessee Smokies.
	07/30/2021	Chicago Cubs traded 3B Kris Bryant to San Francisco Giants for LF Alexander Canario and RHP Caleb Kilian.
	05/25/2021	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Richmond Flying Squirrels from Eugene Emeralds.
	05/04/2021	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Eugene Emeralds from Giants Organization.
	02/12/2021	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Giants Organization.
	02/12/2021	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Giants Organization.
	08/29/2019	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
	08/29/2019	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Salem-Keizer Volcanoes from AZL Giants Orange.
	07/01/2019	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to AZL Giants Orange.
	06/30/2019	San Francisco Giants signed RHP Caleb Kilian.
	06/12/2019	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Texas Tech Red Raiders.
	02/24/2017	RHP Caleb Kilian assigned to Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago Cubs	MLB	vs Left				2			4.1	19	5			1	2	2	1.62
Chicago Cubs	MLB	vs Right				2			6.1	29	6			1	4	5	1.58

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago Cubs	MLB	September	0	1	4.22	2	1	0	10.2	48	11	6	5	2	6	7	1.59
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Post All-Star	0	1	4.22	2	1	0	10.2	48	11	6	5	2	6	7	1.59

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Bases Empty	2	3.0	20	7	1	4	2	3.67
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Runner at 1st	2	3.1	13	3	1	0	4	0.90
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	2	0.2	3	1	0	0	0	1.50
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Runner at 2nd	2	2.1	9	0	0	2	1	0.86
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Scoring Position	2	4.1	15	1	0	2	1	0.69

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Home Games	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	20	3	0	0	0	2	4	1.00
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Away Games	0	1	7.94	1	0	0	5.2	28	8	6	5	2	4	3	2.12
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Day Games	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	20	3	0	0	0	2	4	1.00
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Night Games	0	1	7.94	1	0	0	5.2	28	8	6	5	2	4	3	2.12
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Leading Off				2			1.0	11	4			1	4	0	8.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago Cubs	MLB	No Outs	2	4.0	21	6	1	4	1	2.50
Chicago Cubs	MLB	One Out	2	3.1	16	4	1	2	2	1.80
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Two Outs	2	3.1	11	1	0	0	4	0.30

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago Cubs	MLB	First Inning	0.00	1	1.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.00
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Second Inning	9.00	2	2.0	9	3	2	2	1	0	1	1.50
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Third Inning	9.00	2	2.0	10	3	2	2	1	1	1	2.00
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Fourth Inning	0.00	2	2.0	9	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.50
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Fifth Inning	0.00	2	2.0	9	2	1	0	0	1	2	1.50
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Sixth Inning	9.00	1	1.0	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.00
Chicago Cubs	MLB	Seventh Inning	0.00	1	0.2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.50

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	vs Left				15			23.0	98	18			2	10	21	1.22
2 Teams	Minors	vs Right				16			25.2	109	23			0	7	22	1.17

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	July	0	7.50	8	0	12.0	60	12	11	10	1	8	8	1.67
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	August	1	1.88	5	5	24.0	95	20	5	5	0	4	21	1.00
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	September	1	3.55	3	2	12.2	52	9	6	5	1	5	14	1.11
2 Teams	Minors	Second Half	2	3.70	16	7	48.2	207	41	22	20	2	17	43	1.19

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	Bases Empty	16	27.2	117	20	0	11	30	1.12
2 Teams	Minors	Bases Loaded	3	1.0	5	1	0	0	1	1.00
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 1st	13	8.2	34	8	0	1	5	1.04
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 1st & 2nd	7	3.0	12	3	0	0	1	1.00
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 1st & 3rd	7	2.1	10	3	0	1	2	1.71
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	6	4.0	16	2	1	1	2	0.75
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	4	0.1	6	3	1	2	1	15.00
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	4	1.2	7	1	0	1	1	1.20
2 Teams	Minors	Scoring Position	13	12.1	56	13	2	5	8	1.46

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	Home Games	1	0	5.33	7	4	0	25.1	109	22	15	15	2	10	24	1.26
2 Teams	Minors	Away Games	1	0	1.93	9	3	0	23.1	98	19	7	5	0	7	19	1.11
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Day Games	0	0	2.89	3	1	0	9.1	37	5	3	3	1	4	6	0.96
2 Teams	Minors	Night Games	2	0	3.89	13	6	0	39.1	170	36	19	17	1	13	37	1.25
2 Teams	Minors	Leading Off				15			12.0	51	11			0	2	13	1.08
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Late / Close				2			2.2	13	3			0	1	2	1.50

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	No Outs	15	17.2	73	17	1	2	17	1.08
2 Teams	Minors	One Out	15	16.1	71	14	1	8	11	1.35
2 Teams	Minors	Two Outs	15	14.2	63	10	0	7	15	1.16

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	First Inning	2.57	7	7.0	31	5	3	2	0	4	8	1.29
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Second Inning	5.40	7	6.2	30	8	4	4	1	3	8	1.65
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Third Inning	0.00	6	6.0	23	6	0	0	0	0	4	1.00
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	2.57	7	7.0	27	5	2	2	0	1	6	0.86
2 Teams	Minors	Fifth Inning	1.35	7	6.2	25	4	1	1	0	1	5	0.75
2 Teams	Minors	Sixth Inning	9.00	7	5.0	22	7	5	5	0	1	6	1.60
2 Teams	Minors	Seventh Inning	8.53	7	6.1	34	6	7	6	1	5	5	1.74
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Eighth Inning	0.00	3	3.0	12	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.67
Iowa Cubs	Triple-A	Ninth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024-09-23	Philadelphia Phillies	Chicago Cubs	1	7.94	1	0	5.2	8	6	5	2	4	3	2.12
2024-09-29	Chicago Cubs	Cincinnati Reds	0	4.22	1	1	5.0	3	0	0	0	2	4	1.59
September	Chicago Cubs		1	4.22	2	1	10.2	11	6	5	2	6	7	1.59

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024-07-02	South Bend Cubs	Peoria Chiefs	0	40.50	1	0	0.2	2	3	3	0	2	2	6.00
2024-07-05	Peoria Chiefs	South Bend Cubs	0	18.00	1	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	3.50
2024-07-09	Dayton Dragons	South Bend Cubs	0	9.00	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.75
2024-07-12	Nashville Sounds	Iowa Cubs	0	0.00	1	0	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3.00
2024-07-14	Nashville Sounds	Iowa Cubs	0	0.00	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25
2024-07-20	Memphis Redbirds	Iowa Cubs	0	0.00	1	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.20
2024-07-23	Iowa Cubs	Indianapolis Indians	0	10.80	1	0	1.2	5	6	6	1	2	1	2.20
2024-07-28	Iowa Cubs	Indianapolis Indians	0	6.75	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.63
July	Iowa Cubs		0	6.75	5	0	8.0	8	7	6	1	5	3	1.63
July	South Bend Cubs		0	9.00	3	0	4.0	4	4	4	0	3	5	1.75
2024-08-02	Iowa Cubs	St. Paul Saints	0	4.50	1	1	4.0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1.17
2024-08-07	Omaha Storm Chasers	Iowa Cubs	0	3.18	1	1	5.0	3	0	0	0	1	2	1.06
2024-08-15	Iowa Cubs	Columbus Clippers	0	2.91	1	1	4.2	6	1	1	0	0	6	1.11
2024-08-21	Toledo Mud Hens	Iowa Cubs	0	3.04	1	1	5.0	7	2	2	0	1	4	1.20
2024-08-27	Iowa Cubs	Memphis Redbirds	1	3.09	1	1	5.1	4	2	2	0	1	4	1.16
August	Iowa Cubs		1	1.88	5	5	24.0	20	5	5	0	4	21	1.00
2024-09-05	St. Paul Saints	Iowa Cubs	0	3.48	1	1	1.2	3	3	2	0	2	4	1.25
2024-09-11	Iowa Cubs	Louisville Bats	0	3.63	1	1	6.0	5	3	3	1	2	6	1.24
2024-09-17	Rochester Red Wings	Iowa Cubs	1	3.22	1	0	5.0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1.14
September	Iowa Cubs		1	3.55	3	2	12.2	9	6	5	1	5	14	1.11

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	25	235	34	1	2.9	1.8	91.1	112.9	7.2	20.6	.217	.291	.355	.322	.275	44.1	16.1	21.4	10.32	4.34
2023	26	130	22	1	4.5	3.0	95.6	108.7	4.6	45.5	.365	.482	.511	.425	.443	63.6	15.2	6.1	16.88	8.53
2024	27	167	35	5	14.3	10.4	89.1	109.3	11.6	40.0	.272	.552	.360	.394	.422	37.1	14.6	12.5	4.22	7.00
Player		532	91	7	7.7	5.1	91.4	112.9	8.2	34.1	.274	.437	.395	.373	.373	46.2	15.3	14.6
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

Kilian relies on 6 pitches.

Four Seamer

(45.5%) ,

Cutter

(38.3%) ,

Sweeper

(7.8%) ,

Knuckle Curve

(4.8%) ,

Sinker

(2.4%) ,

Changeup

(1.2%) ,

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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	50.0	32.4	17.6	0.0	26.5	38.2	35.3	2.9	26.5	32.4	23.5	8.8	2.9	1.8
2023	54.5	9.1	36.4	0.0	59.1	22.7	18.2	4.5	36.4	4.5	40.9	9.1	4.5	3.0
2024	45.7	22.9	22.9	8.6	34.3	34.3	31.4	11.4	34.3	17.1	14.3	8.6	14.3	10.4
Player	49.5	23.1	24.2	3.3	37.4	33.0	29.7	6.6	31.9	19.8	24.2	8.8	7.7	5.1
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)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2024	4-Seam Fastball	CHC	R	76	93.6	15.6	-0.8	4.5ARM	-2.2	15.6	-0.2	4.5ARM	-3.0
2024	Cutter	CHC	R	64	85.2	38.9	-7.4	4.9GLV	0.8	-1.4	-9.7	4.9GLV	2.2
2024	Sweeper	CHC	R	13	80.1	41.2	-1.1	15.6GLV	1.2	1.4	0.2	15.6GLV	1.3
2024	Curveball	CHC	R	8	76.3	61.9	3.5	8.6GLV	-0.5	-14.5	4.6	8.6GLV	-0.8
2024	Changeup	CHC	R	2	86.8	32.1	1.5	10.6ARM	-3.4	3.9	1.0	10.6ARM	-3.6
2024	Sinker	CHC	R	4	92.4	17.6	-4.7	12.0ARM	-2.1	14.4	-7.1	12.0ARM	-2.8
2023	Changeup	CHC	R	1	85.5	37.5	6.8	12.2ARM	-2.5	-0.2	5.6	12.2ARM	-2.2
2023	Sweeper	CHC	R	8	82.2	39.8	0.0	15.2GLV	1.0	1.1	0.4	15.2GLV	1.1
2023	Cutter	CHC	R	26	88.4	29.2	-1.3	3.1GLV	0.1	5.9	-2.0	3.1GLV	0.5
2023	Sinker	CHC	R	27	94.4	18.5	-2.4	13.7ARM	-1.1	12.4	-4.8	13.7ARM	-1.3
2023	4-Seam Fastball	CHC	R	46	93.6	16.8	-1.8	4.5ARM	-2.2	14.5	-1.3	4.5ARM	-2.9
2023	Curveball	CHC	R	22	79.3	58.6	4.9	7.7GLV	-1.1	-14.5	4.6	7.7GLV	-1.2
2022	4-Seam Fastball	CHC	R	51	94.6	18.1	-3.7	2.5ARM	-5.0	12.4	-3.8	2.5ARM	-4.8
2022	Cutter	CHC	R	57	89.2	27.8	-1.3	4.2GLV	1.7	6.3	-2.0	4.2GLV	1.5
2022	Changeup	CHC	R	3	88.0	26.7	-2.0	10.6ARM	-3.8	8.4	-2.5	10.6ARM	-3.6
2022	Sinker	CHC	R	103	93.6	22.1	0.8	13.1ARM	-1.7	9.0	-0.7	13.1ARM	-1.7
2022	Curveball	CHC	R	21	76.8	60.3	3.2	11.9GLV	1.4	-13.4	3.5	11.9GLV	2.8

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2024	4-Seam Fastball	1.4	1	76	45.5	20	.235	.235	.285	7.9	5.0	4.5	.329	.663	.463	43.8
2024	Cutter	4.7	3	64	38.3	20	.059	.059	.121	32.4	30.0	26.1	.070	.117	.148	8.3
2024	Sweeper	-6.5	-1	13	7.8	1	1.000	2.000	1.250	50.0	0.0	0.0	.874	1.031	.827	100.0
2024	Curveball	-3.7	0	8	4.8	3	.667	1.000	.717	25.0	0.0	0.0	.407	.590	.424	66.7
2024	Sinker	-52.3	-2	4	2.4	3	1.000	2.500	1.200	0.0	0.0	--	.709	1.584	.877	50.0
2024	Changeup	-47.6	-1	2	1.2	1	1.000	4.000	2.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	.866	3.416	1.766	100.0
2023	4-Seam Fastball	-8.7	-4	46	35.4	15	.583	.750	.607	17.4	13.3	14.3	.419	.591	.484	60.0
2023	Sinker	-2.9	-1	27	20.8	7	.333	.500	.407	7.1	14.3	20.0	.245	.313	.300	80.0
2023	Cutter	-0.9	0	26	20.0	6	.500	.500	.450	35.7	16.7	20.0	.422	.509	.402	80.0
2023	Curveball	-3.1	-1	22	16.9	4	.000	.000	.350	0.0	25.0	11.1	.041	.041	.369	0.0
2023	Sweeper	-3.5	0	8	6.2		--	--	--	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
2023	Changeup	-42.6	0	1	0.8	1	1.000	1.000	.900	0.0	0.0	--	.737	.900	.694	0.0
2022	Sinker	-4.2	-4	103	43.8	28	.381	.524	.487	16.7	3.6	5.9	.292	.369	.394	50.0
2022	Cutter	-3.3	-2	57	24.3	15	.154	.154	.273	28.6	40.0	28.6	.152	.208	.230	42.9
2022	4-Seam Fastball	-1.3	-1	51	21.7	9	.167	.333	.294	8.0	11.1	5.0	.159	.222	.268	16.7
2022	Curveball	-1.1	0	21	8.9	3	.000	.000	.233	12.5	33.3	12.5	.073	.272	.328	100.0
2022	Changeup	-8.4	0	3	1.3		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2024	Cutter	64	85.2	31	6.3	9:45	8:00	105
2024	4-Seam Fastball	76	93.6	89	15.6	12:45	12:30	15
2024	Sweeper	13	80.1	48	16.4	8:15	9:00	-45
2023	Curveball	22	79.3	84	19.4	7:00	6:45	15
2023	Cutter	26	88.4	45	6.4	12:00	10:45	75
2023	4-Seam Fastball	46	93.6	86	14.6	12:45	12:45	0
2023	Sinker	26	94.4	92	18.7	12:45	1:45	-60
2022	Curveball	21	76.8	90	20.6	7:15	7:15	0
2022	Cutter	57	89.2	40	7.1	11:45	10:30	75
2022	4-Seam Fastball	51	94.6	80	12.0	12:45	12:30	15
2022	Sinker	102	93.6	81	16.0	12:45	2:00	-75

! 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		55	235	-4	1	-3	-2	-7
2023		33	130	-3	0	0	-3	-6
2024		48	167	1	1	-2	-1	0

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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	235	45.5	68.2	86.3	18.0	69.6	38.7	53.6	40.9	16.7	7.2	70.6
2023	130	51.5	74.6	92.0	20.6	53.8	42.3	60.6	48.5	15.9	2.3	100.0
2024	167	46.7	78.2	91.8	25.8	47.8	41.9	64.6	50.3	20.2	7.8	92.3
Player	532	47.4	73.0	89.7	21.1	57.6	40.6	59.1	45.7	17.7	6.2	81.8
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	FB Velo	FB Spin	Extension
2022	50	14	94
2023	48	10	79
2024	42	22	88

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubter %
2022	--	0	0.0	1	0	--
2023	--	0	0.0	1	0	--
2024	22.7	2	1.8	0	2	0.0
Player	22.7	2	1.9	2	2	0.0

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.

Standard

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubter %
2022	--	0	0.0	1	0	--
2024	22.7	2	1.8	0	2	0.0
Player	22.7	2	1.9	1	2	0.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2024	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Player	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2

Standard

Year	HR
2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Player	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2

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Year to Year Changes

Metric	2022	2023	+/-		2024	+/-
Fastball Velocity	92.6	92.4	-0.2	↓	89.8	-2.6	↓
Offspeed Velocity	88.0	85.5	-2.5	↓	86.8	1.3	↑
Breaking Velocity	76.8	80.1	3.3	↑	78.6	-1.5	↓
Exit Velocity	91.1	95.6	4.5	↑	89.1	-6.5	↓
Launch Angle	7.2	4.6	-2.6	↓	11.6	7.0	↑
Barrel %	2.9	4.5	1.6	↑	14.3	9.8	↑
Hard Hit %	44.1	63.6	19.5	↑	37.1	-26.5	↓
LA Sweet-Spot %	20.6	45.5	24.9	↑	40.0	-5.5	↓
xBA	.217	.365	0.148	↑	.272	-0.093	↓
BA	.262	.481	0.219	↑	.268	-0.213	↓
xwOBA	.322	.425	0.103	↑	.394	-0.031	↓
wOBA	.355	.511	0.156	↑	.360	-0.151	↓
xSLG	.291	.482	0.191	↑	.552	0.070	↑
SLG	.357	.593	0.236	↑	.463	-0.130	↓
K%	16.1	15.2	-0.9	↓	14.6	-0.6	↓
BB%	21.4	6.1	-15.3	↓	12.5	6.4	↑
Swing %	40.9	48.5	7.6	↑	50.3	1.8	↑
Whiff%	16.7	15.9	-0.8	↓	20.2	4.3	↑
In Zone %	45.5	51.5	6.0	↑	46.7	-4.8	↓
Out of Zone %	54.5	48.5	-6.0	↓	53.3	4.8	↑
Out of Zone Swing %	18.0	20.6	2.6	↑	25.8	5.2	↑
First Pitch Swing %	28.6	33.3	4.7	↑	43.8	10.5	↑
First Pitch Strike %	53.6	60.6	7.0	↑	64.6	4.0	↑

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2022	Shifts	55	.355	23	3	13.0	32	18	56.3
2023	Shades	33	.511	21	1	4.8	12	2	16.7
2024	Shades	48	.360	29	0	0.0	19	9	47.4

! 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 Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2022		62	18.0	1.6%	1.6%	49	22.6	0.0%	6.1%
2023		15	15.5	40.0%	0.0%	40	18.3	0.0%	0.0%
2024		37	17.3	5.4%	0.0%	27	19.4	0.0%	3.7%