Kyle Nicolas
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 223LBS | Age: 25
Draft: 2020 | Rd: CB-B, #61, Miami Marlins | Ball State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 0 11.81 4 0 0 5.1 7 2.06
2024 1 2 3.69 29 0 0 31.2 39 1.33
2 Seasons 1 2 4.86 33 0 0 37 46 1.43
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 4 0-0 11.81 5.1 7 2.06
2024 29 1-2 3.69 31.2 39 1.33
2 Seasons 33 1-2 4.86 37 46 1.43
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
2023 24 111 14 0 0.0 0.0 93.7 106.3 1.5 35.7 .193 .334 .444 .315 .334 64.3 26.9 15.4 11.81 4.18
2024 25 569 79 7 8.9 5.0 87.3 112.4 11.2 22.8 .181 .263 .274 .271 .292 32.9 28.1 13.7 3.69 2.90
Player 680 93 7 7.5 4.2 88.3 112.4 9.7 24.7 .183 .274 .301 .278 .298 37.6 27.9 13.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .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

Nicolas relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(56.6%) ,
Slider
(25.1%) ,
Curveball
(18.3%) ,


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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
2023 50.0 21.4 28.6 0.0 64.3 21.4 14.3 0.0 50.0 7.1 14.3 28.6 0.0 0.0
2024 48.1 27.8 19.0 5.1 30.4 40.5 29.1 2.5 43.0 25.3 16.5 2.5 8.9 5.0
Player 48.4 26.9 20.4 4.3 35.5 37.6 26.9 2.2 44.1 22.6 16.1 6.5 7.5 4.2
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 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 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 322 97.7 11.8 0.5 4 9.0 1.8 26
2024 Curveball PIT R 104 85.3 48.4 2.8 6 5.5 -0.4 -6
2024 Slider PIT R 143 91.0 29.3 0.1 0 4.8 1.2 35
2023 Curveball PIT R 8 83.8 50.1 2.6 5 3.7 -2.6 -41
2023 Slider PIT R 41 89.5 32.0 0.6 2 5.3 1.4 36
2023 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 62 96.8 11.9 1.5 11 9.2 1.5 20
! 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 1.0 3 322 56.6 78 .190 .241 .303 22.4 21.8 20.7 .184 .310 .328 39.5
2024 Slider 0.7 1 143 25.1 42 .220 .268 .254 34.7 31.0 18.6 .198 .236 .202 28.6
2024 Curveball -1.0 -1 104 18.3 19 .235 .294 .282 47.2 47.4 24.3 .137 .163 .190 12.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.9 -1 62 55.9 12 .429 .571 .546 22.2 16.7 12.5 .157 .256 .392 60.0
2023 Slider -4.8 -2 41 36.9 13 .308 .615 .388 32.0 30.8 25.0 .227 .402 .266 66.7
2023 Curveball -2.3 0 8 7.2 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
! 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 Curveball 104 85.3 65 14.3 7:30 6:45 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 322 97.7 98 18.8 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Slider 142 91.0 33 5.7 11:00 9:45 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 62 96.8 97 19.4 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Slider 41 89.5 33 5.9 10:45 9:15 90
! 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
2023 26 111 -4 3 -1 -1 -3
2024 139 569 5 8 -7 -3 3
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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 %
2023 111 48.6 70.4 86.8 26.3 33.3 37.8 69.2 47.7 28.3 7.2 100.0
2024 569 45.5 68.0 78.4 25.5 48.1 40.8 56.1 44.8 29.4 8.1 69.6
Player 680 46.0 68.4 79.9 25.6 45.7 40.3 58.2 45.3 29.2 7.9 74.1
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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
2023 90 87 82
2024 90 98 99 99 58 75 27 83 85 85 3 78 21 96 82 52 85
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.8 97.7 0.9
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 88.5 88.6 0.1
Exit Velocity 93.7 87.3 -6.4
Launch Angle 1.5 11.2 9.7
Barrel % 0.0 8.9 8.9
Hard Hit % 64.3 32.9 -31.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 35.7 22.8 -12.9
xBA .193 .181 -0.012
BA .333 .207 -0.126
xwOBA .315 .271 -0.044
wOBA .444 .274 -0.170
xSLG .334 .263 -0.071
SLG .571 .259 -0.312
K% 26.9 28.1 1.2
BB% 15.4 13.7 -1.7
Swing % 47.7 44.8 -2.9
Whiff% 28.3 29.4 1.1
In Zone % 48.6 45.5 -3.1
Out of Zone % 51.4 54.5 3.1
Out of Zone Swing % 26.3 25.5 -0.8
First Pitch Swing % 34.6 30.9 -3.7
First Pitch Strike % 69.2 56.1 -13.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 26 .444 18 1 5.6 8 5 62.5
2024 Shades 139 .274 87 5 5.7 52 8 15.4
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 21 17.1 14.3% 0.0% 27 17.1 3.7% 0.0%
2024 130 16.6 10.0% 0.0% 109 17.4 1.8% 0.9%
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Pitch Distribution