Kyle Muller
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 7" 250LBS | Age: 26
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 4.22 18 0 0 42.2 35 1.27
4 Seasons 4 11 6.03 51 24 0 168.2 140 1.61
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 18 0-1 4.22 42.2 35 1.27
4 Seasons 51 4-11 6.03 168.2 140 1.61
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

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 .440 49.6 15.1 10.5 7.60 7.40
2024 26 638 133 11 8.3 6.2 90.2 116.1 14.3 36.8 .268 .435 .318 .316 .377 43.6 19.7 5.1 4.22 4.11
Player 3002 542 51 9.4 6.7 91.2 116.1 14.0 36.7 .281 .472 .360 .359 .403 45.4 18.3 9.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 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
(54.4%) ,
Slider
(24.8%) ,
Curveball
(14.1%) ,
Changeup
(6.7%) ,


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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 40.6 22.6 30.1 6.8 38.3 41.4 20.3 3.0 31.6 24.8 24.1 8.3 8.3 6.2
Player 42.3 25.1 26.6 6.1 42.3 36.2 21.6 3.7 28.6 25.1 25.8 7.4 9.4 6.7
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! 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
2024 Changeup OAK L 43 87.1 27.9 -1.2 -4 12.2 -1.8 -13
2024 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 347 92.5 16.2 -1.4 -10 1.5 -4.5 -75
2024 Slider OAK L 158 85.3 35.8 -0.2 -1 1.5 -2.9 -66
2024 Curveball OAK L 90 79.4 52.6 -1.3 -2 3.4 -3.8 -53
2023 4-Seam Fastball OAK L 751 93.5 18.0 -2.8 -19 5.6 -1.1 -16
2023 Slider OAK L 368 87.1 32.3 -1.7 -5 0.3 -4.0 -93
2023 Curveball OAK L 215 81.2 51.0 -0.6 -1 3.8 -3.5 -48
2023 Changeup OAK L 118 87.9 29.2 -0.2 -1 12.8 -1.6 -11
2022 Changeup ATL L 23 88.1 30.2 2.1 7 14.3 0.3 2
2022 4-Seam Fastball ATL L 109 94.2 16.9 -2.7 -19 5.3 -1.4 -21
2022 Curveball ATL L 46 80.9 54.1 1.5 3 6.8 -0.6 -8
2022 Slider ATL L 55 86.9 34.5 0.9 3 0.7 -3.7 -85
2021 Slider ATL L 237 86.6 32.5 -1.7 -5 0.7 -3.4 -83
2021 4-Seam Fastball ATL L 280 93.4 16.2 -1.6 -11 6.5 -0.1 -2
2021 Sinker ATL L 7 93.5 16.4 -4.0 -20 12.0 -2.4 -17
2021 Changeup ATL L 13 88.0 29.9 1.7 6 14.6 0.8 6
2021 Curveball ATL L 139 80.4 52.1 -0.4 -1 5.9 -1.1 -16
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 3 347 54.4 101 .268 .392 .329 21.8 21.8 21.8 .257 .406 .298 45.3
2024 Slider -1.5 -2 158 24.8 53 .292 .479 .339 22.8 18.9 17.5 .269 .442 .325 47.5
2024 Curveball -2.3 -2 90 14.1 16 .267 .733 .428 17.2 18.8 9.7 .322 .644 .425 41.7
2024 Changeup 0.2 0 43 6.7 6 .167 .167 .150 55.6 0.0 0.0 .284 .326 .261 0.0
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 28.4 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
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.1 1 109 46.8 35 .290 .323 .310 15.9 17.1 19.4 .248 .298 .282 23.1
2022 Slider -1.5 -1 55 23.6 12 .143 .571 .458 45.5 16.7 13.3 .270 .662 .521 40.0
2022 Curveball -2.1 -1 46 19.7 10 .200 .300 .285 38.9 40.0 14.8 .289 .410 .372 33.3
2022 Changeup -2.9 -1 23 9.9 2 .500 2.000 1.000 28.6 0.0 0.0 .644 1.690 .978 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 1 280 41.4 60 .275 .373 .354 18.3 15.0 13.8 .247 .363 .322 51.2
2021 Slider 2.5 6 237 35.0 70 .138 .259 .232 34.6 25.7 19.4 .195 .334 .288 30.2
2021 Curveball -0.7 -1 140 20.7 22 .211 .211 .259 48.1 45.5 22.7 .204 .389 .312 66.7
2021 Changeup -1.4 0 13 1.9 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker 1.4 0 7 1.0 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .350 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 41 87.1 85 14.6 10:45 10:00 45
2024 Curveball 90 79.4 67 12.3 5:15 5:30 -15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 347 92.5 76 15.2 11:30 11:45 -15
2024 Slider 158 85.3 12 2.3 12:45 2:30 -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
2022 Changeup 21 88.1 82 15.9 10:30 9:30 60
2022 Curveball 46 80.9 71 16.3 5:00 5:15 -15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 109 94.2 72 14.3 11:00 11:15 -15
2022 Slider 55 86.9 10 1.7 11:30 3:00 -210
2021 Changeup 13 88.0 84 15.8 10:30 9:30 60
2021 Curveball 139 80.4 71 13.7 4:45 5:15 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 280 93.4 82 16.0 10:45 11:15 -30
2021 Slider 237 86.6 20 3.1 11:00 12:45 -105
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Swing/Take

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 176 638 -2 4 -1 -3 -2
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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 21.0 7.4 83.3
2024 638 57.7 71.2 82.8 27.4 52.7 41.8 60.5 52.7 23.5 11.6 78.4
Player 3,002 51.4 70.3 83.3 25.6 51.5 40.5 54.7 48.6 24.1 8.5 78.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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 13 7 41 87 29 54
2024 43 17 25 37 55 67 38 17 12 26 91 36 38 27 80 11 66
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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 16.7 -1 7 15 6 37.5
2024 24.2 6 7.8 -2 1 9 1 16.7
Player 23.4 26 28.9 -3 11 30 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 18 15 17 16 15 13 14 21 18 13 18 19 22 14 15 22 14 16 27 22 12 13 17 19 18 15 14
2024 6 7 10 8 6 8 9 8 6 6 5 8 10 7 7 8 8 7 10 9 8 5 10 10 8 7 8 9 10 7 4
Player 26 22 28 35 29 27 32 29 24 21 21 35 33 23 30 34 34 26 31 36 26 25 44 38 21 22 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 ↓ 92.5 -1.0 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 88.0 88.1 0.1 ↑ 87.9 -0.2 ↓ 87.1 -0.8 ↓
Breaking Velocity 84.3 84.1 -0.2 ↓ 84.9 0.8 ↑ 83.1 -1.8 ↓
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 ↓ 14.3 1.5 ↑
Barrel % 7.3 7.7 0.4 ↑ 10.9 3.2 ↑ 8.3 -2.6 ↓
Hard Hit % 42.7 28.2 -14.5 ↓ 49.6 21.4 ↑ 43.6 -6.0 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 38.5 41.0 2.5 ↑ 35.4 -5.6 ↓ 36.8 1.4 ↑
xBA .215 .275 0.060 ↑ .315 0.040 ↑ .267 -0.048 ↓
BA .202 .260 0.058 ↑ .346 0.086 ↑ .271 -0.075 ↓
xwOBA .304 .357 0.053 ↑ .402 0.045 ↑ .316 -0.086 ↓
wOBA .275 .347 0.072 ↑ .417 0.070 ↑ .318 -0.099 ↓
xSLG .351 .427 0.076 ↑ .546 0.119 ↑ .435 -0.111 ↓
SLG .295 .420 0.125 ↑ .568 0.148 ↑ .440 -0.128 ↓
K% 23.9 20.3 -3.6 ↓ 15.1 -5.2 ↓ 19.7 4.6 ↑
BB% 12.9 13.6 0.7 ↑ 10.5 -3.1 ↓ 5.1 -5.4 ↓
Swing % 45.5 47.2 1.7 ↑ 48.4 1.2 ↑ 52.7 4.3 ↑
Whiff% 30.8 26.4 -4.4 ↓ 21.0 -5.4 ↓ 23.5 2.5 ↑
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 ↑ 27.4 3.3 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 26.6 27.1 0.5 ↑ 30.9 3.8 ↑ 37.3 6.4 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 48.7 62.7 14.0 ↑ 53.2 -9.5 ↓ 60.5 7.3 ↑
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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 11 22.0 9 3 33.3
2023 Shades 371 .417 293 1 0.3 78 27 34.6
2024 Shades 176 .318 105 0 0.0 71 27 38.0
! 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 %
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 165 14.7 55.8% 0.0% 88 16.3 30.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution