Caleb Kilian
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 180LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2019 | Rd: 8, #236, San Francisco Giants | Texas Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 2 10.32 3 3 0 11.1 9 2.03
2023 0 1 16.88 3 1 0 5.1 5 2.81
2 Seasons 0 3 12.42 6 4 0 16.2 14 2.28
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
2 Seasons 6 0-3 12.42 16.2 14 2.28
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
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 .292 .355 .322 .276 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
Player 365 56 2 3.6 2.2 92.8 112.9 6.2 30.4 .276 .367 .413 .361 .343 51.8 15.7 15.7
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kilian relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(35.4%) ,
Sinker
(20.8%) ,
Cutter
(20.0%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(16.9%) ,
Sweeper
(6.2%) ,
Changeup
(0.8%) ,


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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
Player 51.8 23.2 25.0 0.0 39.3 32.1 28.6 3.6 30.4 21.4 30.4 8.9 3.6 2.2
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Sinker CHC R 27 94.4 18.5 -2.5 -12 13.7 -1.1 -7
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 46 93.6 16.8 -1.8 -12 4.5 -2.2 -33
2023 Sweeper CHC R 8 82.2 39.8 -0.1 0 15.2 0.9 6
2023 Cutter CHC R 26 88.4 29.2 -1.4 -5 3.1 0.1 5
2023 Changeup CHC R 1 85.5 37.5 6.8 22 12.2 -2.5 -17
2023 Curveball CHC R 22 79.3 58.6 4.9 9 7.7 -1.2 -13
2022 Curveball CHC R 21 76.8 60.3 3.2 6 11.9 1.4 13
2022 4-Seam Fastball CHC R 51 94.6 18.1 -3.7 -26 2.5 -5.0 -67
2022 Changeup CHC R 3 88.0 26.7 -2.0 -7 10.6 -3.8 -27
2022 Cutter CHC R 57 89.2 27.8 -1.3 -5 4.2 1.7 67
2022 Sinker CHC R 103 93.6 22.1 0.8 4 13.1 -1.7 -11
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
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 .209 .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
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 Knuckle Curve 22 79.3 84 19.4 7:00 6:45 15
2023 Sinker 26 94.4 92 18.7 12:45 1:45 -60
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 Knuckle Curve 21 76.8 90 20.6 7:15 7:15 0
2022 Sinker 102 93.6 81 16.0 12:45 2:00 -75
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

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
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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
Player 365 47.7 70.7 88.6 18.8 63.9 40.0 56.2 43.6 16.4 5.5 75.0
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2022 50 14 94
2023 48 10 79
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
2023 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
Player -- 0 0.1 0 2 0 0 --

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2022 0 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 0 1 0 0 0
Player 0 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 1 0 0 0
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.6 92.4 -0.2
Offspeed Velocity 88.0 85.5 -2.5
Breaking Velocity 76.8 80.1 3.3
Exit Velocity 91.1 95.6 4.5
Launch Angle 7.2 4.6 -2.6
Barrel % 2.9 4.5 1.6
Hard Hit % 44.1 63.6 19.5
Sweet Spot % 20.6 45.5 24.9
xBA .217 .365 0.148
BA .262 .481 0.219
xwOBA .322 .425 0.103
wOBA .355 .511 0.156
xSLG .292 .482 0.190
SLG .357 .593 0.236
K% 16.1 15.2 -0.9
BB% 21.4 6.1 -15.3
Swing % 40.9 48.5 7.6
Whiff% 16.7 15.9 -0.8
In Zone % 45.5 51.5 6.0
Out of Zone % 54.5 48.5 -6.0
Out of Zone Swing % 18.0 20.6 2.6
First Pitch Swing % 28.6 33.3 4.7
First Pitch Strike % 53.6 60.6 7.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 55 .355 23 4 17.4 32 18 56.3
2023 Shades 33 .511 21 1 4.8 12 2 16.7
! 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 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%
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Pitch Distribution