Kwang Hyun Kim
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 195LBS | Age: 36
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 3 0 1.62 8 7 1 39 24 1.03
2021 7 7 3.46 27 21 1 106.2 80 1.28
2 Seasons 10 7 2.97 35 28 2 145.2 104 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 8 3-0 1.62 39 24 1.03
2021 27 7-7 3.46 106.2 80 1.28
2 Seasons 35 10-7 2.97 145.2 104 1.22
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 31 613 118 5 4.2 3.2 87.1 111.3 7.8 31.4 .255 .381 .251 .300 .328 31.4 15.6 7.8 1.61 3.79
2021 32 1784 329 23 7.0 5.1 88.0 111.7 9.2 32.5 .252 .417 .300 .323 .355 35.9 17.7 8.6 3.46 4.45
Player 2397 447 28 6.3 4.6 87.8 111.7 8.8 32.2 .253 .408 .287 .317 .348 34.7 17.2 8.4
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

Kim relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(41.0%) ,
Slider
(37.6%) ,
Changeup
(11.8%) ,
Curveball
(8.9%) ,
Sinker
(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
2020 50.0 19.5 26.3 4.2 39.0 34.7 26.3 7.6 33.9 25.4 24.6 4.2 4.2 3.2
2021 48.0 24.0 21.9 6.1 38.9 38.3 22.8 4.0 37.7 23.1 22.5 5.8 7.0 5.1
Player 48.5 22.8 23.0 5.6 38.9 37.4 23.7 4.9 36.7 23.7 23.0 5.4 6.3 4.6
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
2021 Curveball STL L 158 69.6 65.9 -3.1 6.0GLV -6.3 -9.3 0.6 6.0GLV -1.9
2021 Sinker STL L 14 89.0 18.1 -6.4 8.2ARM -5.9 16.4 -6.9 8.2ARM -6.5
2021 Changeup STL L 210 80.4 29.3 -4.9 11.2ARM -2.2 12.9 -5.1 11.2ARM -2.7
2021 Slider STL L 671 83.5 34.8 -3.2 5.2GLV -0.6 4.2 -2.6 5.2GLV 0.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball STL L 731 89.1 18.7 -1.0 0.7ARM -5.6 15.6 -0.5 0.7ARM -6.9
2020 Curveball STL L 72 70.2 63.2 -5.7 5.1GLV -6.3 -7.8 -1.0 5.1GLV -3.1
2020 Changeup STL L 52 80.3 28.6 -5.4 10.7ARM -2.6 13.7 -5.9 10.7ARM -2.9
2020 Slider STL L 191 83.2 36.5 -2.5 5.3GLV -0.6 2.7 -1.4 5.3GLV 0.2
2020 4-Seam Fastball STL L 298 89.9 18.3 -1.0 0.4ARM -6.3 15.5 -0.5 0.4ARM -7.1
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 3 731 41.0 176 .295 .442 .371 10.8 6.8 7.6 .298 .475 .368 41.5
2021 Slider 1.3 8 671 37.6 181 .205 .304 .276 27.4 28.7 19.3 .212 .369 .294 36.4
2021 Changeup -1.0 -2 210 11.8 61 .246 .456 .339 27.7 14.8 21.4 .240 .430 .313 25.0
2021 Curveball 0.2 0 158 8.9 27 .192 .269 .219 38.0 25.9 19.4 .266 .369 .293 21.1
2021 Sinker 4.4 1 14 0.8 5 .000 .000 .000 16.7 0.0 0.0 .204 .249 .196 20.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 2.6 8 298 48.6 71 .182 .303 .280 13.1 12.7 11.5 .253 .386 .304 33.3
2020 Slider 0.8 2 191 31.2 60 .228 .333 .280 20.6 23.3 16.3 .237 .342 .271 27.9
2020 Curveball -1.7 -1 72 11.7 10 .375 .875 .555 21.1 0.0 0.0 .448 .796 .560 37.5
2020 Changeup 4.1 2 52 8.5 11 .000 .000 .000 36.4 9.1 11.1 .220 .253 .206 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
2021 Changeup 209 80.4 92 16.6 11:15 10:30 45
2021 Curveball 158 69.6 66 14.0 4:30 5:00 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 721 89.1 84 14.9 11:30 12:00 -30
2021 Sinker 14 89.0 88 17.8 11:30 11:00 30
2021 Slider 662 83.5 38 6.6 1:00 2:15 -75
2020 Changeup 52 80.3 93 16.8 11:15 10:30 45
2020 Curveball 72 70.2 61 12.0 4:30 5:00 -30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 277 89.8 84 14.8 11:45 12:00 -15
2020 Slider 179 83.2 35 6.1 1:30 2:30 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 170 689 3 11 -2 -2 10
2021 450 1,784 12 25 -18 -9 10
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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 613 48.3 63.5 90.4 28.4 63.3 45.5 56.5 45.4 18.3 5.5 82.4
2021 1,784 45.9 65.1 83.9 26.2 62.5 42.5 60.4 44.1 22.0 7.4 75.0
Player 2,397 46.5 64.7 85.6 26.8 62.7 43.3 59.4 44.4 21.1 6.9 76.5
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 63 33 57 74 53 56 84 71 84 8 60 4 56 11 30 9 86
2021 35 31 38 44 36 34 61 68 70 12 46 18 31 6 29 11 85
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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 21.8 3 3.9 -1 4 5 0 0.0
2021 24.4 12 12.7 -1 4 12 5 41.7
Player 23.8 15 16.6 -2 8 17 5 33.3
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 3 6 7 3 5 2 5 2 4 1 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 5 2 7 5 3 2 2 4 6 7 4 3
2021 12 17 11 14 13 12 14 15 6 8 10 16 12 10 15 15 14 12 15 13 12 11 18 14 11 10 16 13 12 10 11
Player 15 23 18 17 18 14 19 17 10 9 13 21 15 13 18 18 17 16 21 18 14 18 23 17 13 12 20 19 19 14 14
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 89.9 89.1 -0.8
Offspeed Velocity 80.3 80.4 0.1
Breaking Velocity 79.6 80.9 1.3
Exit Velocity 87.1 88.0 0.9
Launch Angle 7.8 9.2 1.4
Barrel % 4.2 7.0 2.8
Hard Hit % 31.4 35.9 4.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.4 32.5 1.1
xBA .255 .252 -0.003
BA .197 .242 0.045
xwOBA .300 .323 0.023
wOBA .251 .300 0.049
xSLG .381 .417 0.036
SLG .324 .373 0.049
K% 15.6 17.7 2.1
BB% 7.8 8.6 0.8
Swing % 45.4 44.1 -1.3
Whiff% 18.3 22.0 3.7
In Zone % 48.3 45.9 -2.4
Out of Zone % 51.7 54.1 2.4
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 26.2 -2.2
First Pitch Swing % 20.1 27.7 7.6
First Pitch Strike % 56.5 60.4 3.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 152 .251 122 10 8.2 30 8 26.7
2021 Shifts 440 .290 340 45 13.2 100 24 24.0
! 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 209 14.3 58.4% 1.9% 90 23.1 2.2% 3.3%
2021 546 14.1 60.8% 1.1% 327 22.6 1.2% 7.0%

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Pitch Distribution