Kris Bubic
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 225LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2018 | Rd: CB-A, #40, Kansas City Royals | Stanford
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 13 5.58 28 27 0 129 110 1.70
2023 0 2 3.94 3 3 0 16 16 1.31
2024 1 1 2.67 27 0 1 30.1 39 1.02
5 Seasons 11 29 4.66 97 60 1 355.1 328 1.48
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 28 3-13 5.58 129 110 1.70
2023 3 0-2 3.94 16 16 1.31
2024 27 1-1 2.67 30.1 39 1.02
5 Seasons 97 11-29 4.66 355.1 328 1.48
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
2020 22 932 149 12 8.1 5.4 87.1 108.5 11.5 35.6 .271 .452 .336 .349 .409 36.2 22.1 9.9 4.32 5.30
2021 23 2202 376 34 9.0 6.1 88.8 112.6 9.1 34.8 .255 .456 .337 .349 .394 39.6 20.5 10.6 4.43 5.30
2022 24 2262 410 32 7.8 5.5 90.0 114.4 10.7 41.0 .286 .455 .371 .362 .405 44.9 18.7 10.7 5.58 5.67
2023 25 264 49 3 6.1 4.4 91.7 111.3 8.8 26.5 .266 .417 .310 .310 .387 44.9 23.5 2.9 3.94 4.04
2024 26 467 77 2 2.6 1.7 83.4 110.3 3.0 26.0 .191 .270 .252 .209 .305 28.6 32.2 4.1 2.67 1.81
Player 6127 1061 83 7.8 5.3 88.8 114.4 9.6 36.3 .264 .438 .342 .342 .394 40.6 21.1 9.7
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

Bubic relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(44.3%) ,
Slider
(36.0%) ,
Changeup
(16.5%) ,
Sinker
(2.8%) ,
Cutter
(0.4%) ,


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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
2020 46.3 17.4 27.5 8.7 41.6 35.6 22.8 10.1 30.2 18.8 28.2 4.7 8.1 5.4
2021 47.3 22.3 24.5 5.9 41.0 37.2 21.8 4.3 37.8 20.5 22.3 6.1 9.0 6.1
2022 42.2 24.6 29.0 4.1 36.1 38.0 25.9 5.1 27.6 21.7 30.5 7.1 7.8 5.5
2023 53.1 24.5 18.4 4.1 34.7 44.9 20.4 6.1 26.5 28.6 28.6 4.1 6.1 4.4
2024 59.7 14.3 20.8 5.2 26.0 46.8 27.3 13.0 45.5 14.3 18.2 6.5 2.6 1.7
Player 46.4 22.1 26.1 5.5 37.8 38.4 23.8 6.1 32.8 20.6 26.3 6.2 7.8 5.3
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 4-Seam Fastball KC L 207 93.0 13.7 1.9 3.6ARM -3.6 17.8 2.2 3.6ARM -4.6
2024 Slider KC L 168 83.9 43.1 5.4 11.0GLV 5.1 -4.2 5.7 11.0GLV 5.9
2024 Changeup KC L 77 85.2 33.1 0.6 14.0ARM -0.2 4.3 1.6 14.0ARM -0.1
2024 Sinker KC L 13 92.2 22.0 -1.9 12.4ARM -2.3 10.0 -1.9 12.4ARM -2.8
2024 Cutter KC L 2 87.3 36.9 -7.6 1.5GLV -1.9 -0.9 -8.1 1.5GLV -0.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC L 112 91.7 16.8 0.1 6.0ARM -1.2 15.6 0.3 6.0ARM -1.9
2023 Slider KC L 39 83.6 39.5 1.6 6.8GLV 1.1 -0.3 2.1 6.8GLV 1.6
2023 Curveball KC L 48 80.9 48.7 -2.1 7.7GLV -1.0 -7.0 -1.4 7.7GLV 0.0
2023 Changeup KC L 64 82.1 36.0 0.5 14.8ARM 0.5 4.5 1.8 14.8ARM 0.8
! 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 1.2 3 207 44.3 42 .205 .436 .272 34.7 52.4 33.8 .182 .319 .230 31.6
2024 Slider 0.3 1 168 36.0 43 .293 .317 .265 25.3 23.3 17.2 .204 .253 .197 21.2
2024 Changeup 2.0 2 77 16.5 29 .179 .286 .278 34.1 24.1 24.1 .174 .227 .195 38.1
2024 Sinker 2.7 0 13 2.8 4 .250 .250 .225 11.1 0.0 0.0 .256 .275 .239 25.0
2024 Cutter 0.6 0 2 0.4 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 0 112 42.4 23 .476 .619 .498 22.8 8.7 6.9 .333 .500 .387 36.8
2023 Changeup 1.2 1 65 24.6 19 .263 .263 .237 41.7 26.3 21.7 .230 .269 .219 35.7
2023 Curveball 2.2 1 48 18.2 15 .143 .357 .240 25.0 26.7 30.8 .259 .616 .384 60.0
2023 Slider 0.6 0 39 14.8 11 .182 .182 .164 26.9 45.5 22.7 .212 .260 .204 66.7
! 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 68 85.2 86 14.9 10:15 9:30 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 190 93.1 85 17.6 11:15 11:30 -15
2024 Sinker 12 92.3 87 16.0 11:00 10:15 45
2024 Slider 158 83.9 45 13.4 4:45 4:00 45
2023 Changeup 48 81.8 87 15.4 10:00 9:15 45
2023 Curveball 33 80.4 55 12.3 4:30 4:45 -15
2023 4-Seam Fastball 83 91.2 86 16.2 10:45 11:15 -30
2023 Slider 29 83.2 20 7.2 3:30 3:15 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 221 931 0 8 -8 -4 -5
2021 556 2,202 -3 21 -17 -10 -9
2022 587 2,262 -4 1 -15 -9 -27
2023 68 264 2 2 -1 -1 2
2024 139 544 1 8 -2 -1 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 %
2020 932 49.2 68.6 77.4 21.8 66.0 38.0 47.7 44.8 24.6 8.9 79.5
2021 2,202 49.7 65.4 83.1 24.4 58.1 43.7 55.4 44.8 23.4 7.3 81.9
2022 2,262 51.1 69.1 83.6 23.9 62.5 43.7 58.9 47.0 21.3 8.8 77.4
2023 264 56.4 76.5 75.4 25.2 51.7 39.4 63.2 54.2 28.7 11.7 80.6
2024 467 54.8 63.3 77.2 35.1 52.7 45.6 62.2 50.5 30.5 8.1 89.5
Player 6,127 50.8 67.6 81.6 24.6 60.0 42.8 56.5 46.5 23.6 8.3 80.2
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
2020 21 21 25 36 21 13 35 71 55 42 35 35 9 21 34 54 84
2021 14 27 19 15 16 13 29 51 41 28 21 27 13 15 18 70 75
2022 3 2 9 22 1 18 39 13 7 22 13 15 4 19 26 68 72
2023 16 34 87
2024 33 76 83
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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 %
2020 23.5 8 7.6 0 3 3 5 62.5
2021 23.0 22 24.4 -2 5 16 12 54.5
2022 23.7 18 19.8 -2 7 18 6 33.3
2023 23.5 1 1.7 -1 1 2 0 0.0
2024 24.6 3 2.7 0 1 2 1 33.3
Player 23.4 52 56.1 -4 17 41 24 46.2
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
2020 8 8 9 7 7 9 8 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 7 9 8 6 6 8 7 9 7 7
2021 22 26 27 24 24 23 27 27 18 19 20 24 26 21 26 29 22 22 27 24 26 26 28 29 24 22 29 26 26 21 20
2022 18 17 20 17 22 22 23 18 13 14 16 25 21 19 22 23 20 18 18 22 19 20 26 22 15 17 21 24 20 20 19
2023 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
2024 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3
Player 52 54 58 54 58 59 63 57 42 43 47 61 57 52 61 64 55 53 58 59 58 55 69 64 49 49 62 61 59 52 51
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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.4 90.9 -0.5 ↓ 91.9 1.0 ↑ 91.7 -0.2 ↓ 92.9 1.2 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 79.6 80.0 0.4 ↑ 80.7 0.7 ↑ 82.2 1.5 ↑ 85.2 3.0 ↑
Breaking Velocity 78.5 78.5 0.0 79.4 0.9 ↑ 82.1 2.7 ↑ 83.9 1.8 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.1 88.8 1.7 ↑ 90.0 1.2 ↑ 91.7 1.7 ↑ 83.4 -8.3 ↓
Launch Angle 11.5 9.1 -2.4 ↓ 10.7 1.6 ↑ 8.8 -1.9 ↓ 3.0 -5.8 ↓
Barrel % 8.1 9.0 0.9 ↑ 7.8 -1.2 ↓ 6.1 -1.7 ↓ 2.6 -3.5 ↓
Hard Hit % 36.2 39.6 3.4 ↑ 44.9 5.3 ↑ 44.9 0.0 28.6 -16.3 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.6 34.8 -0.8 ↓ 41.0 6.2 ↑ 26.5 -14.5 ↓ 26.0 -0.5 ↓
xBA .271 .255 -0.016 ↓ .286 0.031 ↑ .266 -0.020 ↓ .191 -0.075 ↓
BA .263 .248 -0.015 ↓ .306 0.058 ↑ .292 -0.014 ↓ .232 -0.060 ↓
xwOBA .349 .349 0.000 .362 0.013 ↑ .310 -0.052 ↓ .209 -0.101 ↓
wOBA .336 .337 0.001 ↑ .371 0.034 ↑ .310 -0.061 ↓ .252 -0.058 ↓
xSLG .452 .456 0.004 ↑ .455 -0.001 ↓ .417 -0.038 ↓ .270 -0.147 ↓
SLG .434 .444 0.010 ↑ .475 0.031 ↑ .385 -0.090 ↓ .348 -0.037 ↓
K% 22.1 20.5 -1.6 ↓ 18.7 -1.8 ↓ 23.5 4.8 ↑ 32.2 8.7 ↑
BB% 9.9 10.6 0.7 ↑ 10.7 0.1 ↑ 2.9 -7.8 ↓ 4.1 1.2 ↑
Swing % 44.8 44.8 0.0 47.0 2.2 ↑ 54.2 7.2 ↑ 50.5 -3.7 ↓
Whiff% 24.6 23.4 -1.2 ↓ 21.3 -2.1 ↓ 28.7 7.4 ↑ 30.5 1.8 ↑
In Zone % 49.2 49.7 0.5 ↑ 51.1 1.4 ↑ 56.4 5.3 ↑ 54.8 -1.6 ↓
Out of Zone % 50.8 50.3 -0.5 ↓ 48.9 -1.4 ↓ 43.6 -5.3 ↓ 45.2 1.6 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 21.8 24.4 2.6 ↑ 23.9 -0.5 ↓ 25.2 1.3 ↑ 35.1 9.9 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 21.2 24.5 3.3 ↑ 29.6 5.1 ↑ 39.7 10.1 ↑ 28.6 -11.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 47.7 55.4 7.7 ↑ 58.9 3.5 ↑ 63.2 4.3 ↑ 62.2 -1.0 ↓
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 221 .336 190 32 16.8 31 19 61.3
2021 Shifts 534 .337 442 70 15.8 92 32 34.8
2022 Shifts 587 .371 453 90 19.9 134 43 32.1
2023 Shades 68 .310 56 16 28.6 12 0 0.0
2024 Shades 118 .252 73 0 0.0 45 9 20.0
! 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 %
2020 288 16.5 33.0% 1.0% 169 24.0 0.0% 5.9%
2021 718 17.7 14.8% 1.0% 333 25.3 0.0% 12.9%
2022 615 17.6 19.8% 1.1% 425 23.8 0.7% 6.8%
2023 71 16.4 22.5% 0.0% 37 19.3 0.0% 0.0%
2024 131 17.4 8.4% 0.8% 65 20.3 0.0% 4.6%

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Pitch Distribution

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