P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 220 lbs | Age: 37
Draft: 2010 | Rd. 6, No. 198, San Francisco Giants | Missouri State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 0 0 22.50 2 0 0 2 1 4.50
2020 1 1 7.71 6 2 0 14 17 1.86
2021 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2 2 3.00
4 Seasons 1 4 10.10 21 5 0 46.1 49 2.09
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 2 0-0 22.50 2 1 4.50
2020 6 1-1 7.71 14 17 1.86
2021 1 0-0 13.50 2 2 3.00
4 Seasons 21 1-4 10.10 46.1 49 2.09
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 31 262 46 7 15.2 10.0 89.9 109.7 10.2 34.8 .259 .547 .446 .368 .459 37.0 24.3 7.1 7.71 6.00
2021 32 45 8 0 0.0 0.0 97.5 110.9 17.4 12.5 .257 .363 .608 .339 .332 62.5 16.7 8.3 13.50 4.99
Player 307 54 7 13.0 8.5 91.0 110.9 11.3 31.5 .258 .522 .470 .363 .440 40.7 23.2 7.3
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kickham relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(84.4%) ,
Curveball
(8.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(4.4%) ,
Sinker
(2.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2020 41.3 58.7 30.4 28.3 0.0 39.1 37.0 23.9 17.4 19.6 4.3 21.7 17.4 19.6
2021 50.0 50.0 37.5 12.5 0.0 37.5 25.0 37.5 25.0 25.0 0.0 12.5 0.0 37.5
Player 42.6 57.4 31.5 25.9 0.0 38.9 35.2 25.9 18.5 20.4 3.7 20.4 14.8 22.2
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 6.5 30.4 19.6 23.9 4.3 15.2 10.0
2021 0.0 12.5 37.5 37.5 12.5 0.0 0.0
Player 5.6 27.8 22.2 25.9 5.6 13.0 8.5
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! 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 LAD L 4 77.3 53.3 -3.1 12.6GLV 2.7 -7.2 -1.8 12.6GLV 4.9
2021 Slider LAD L 38 82.6 37.6 -1.6 6.5GLV 0.5 2.3 -0.7 6.5GLV 1.7
2021 Sinker LAD L 1 88.4 29.0 3.4 17.3ARM 3.1 6.3 3.2 17.3ARM 2.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball LAD L 2 88.6 24.7 -7.2 11.3ARM 4.2 10.3 -5.8 11.3ARM 3.7
2020 Curveball BOS L 81 78.5 50.9 -3.0 13.0GLV 2.9 -6.1 -2.9 13.0GLV 5.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball BOS L 41 89.3 23.0 -5.4 2.1ARM -4.4 11.4 -4.6 2.1ARM -5.4
2020 Slider BOS L 131 85.2 34.4 -2.1 5.4GLV 0.5 3.3 -2.1 5.4GLV 0.2
2020 Changeup BOS L 1 82.8 33.0 2.9 16.0ARM 3.5 7.2 0.6 16.0ARM 2.4
2020 Sinker BOS L 8 90.5 26.0 2.7 14.7ARM 0.3 7.8 0.9 14.7ARM 0.2
! 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 Slider -5.3 -2 38 84.4 10 .500 1.000 .645 28.6 10.0 16.7 .261 .385 .360 57.1
2021 Curveball 3.0 0 4 8.9 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 33.3 -- -- .000 --
2021 4-Seam Fastball -6.1 0 2 4.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 Sinker -52.5 -1 1 2.2 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .486 .544 .449 100.0
2020 Slider -2.0 -3 131 50.0 34 .345 .621 .479 27.1 17.6 19.4 .278 .535 .394 34.8
2020 Curveball -2.3 -2 81 30.9 21 .250 .600 .369 43.2 47.6 33.3 .194 .393 .267 40.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball -6.3 -3 41 15.6 14 .429 .929 .568 4.3 7.1 7.7 .312 .795 .452 38.5
2020 Sinker -0.3 0 8 3.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 Changeup -3.5 0 1 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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 Slider 38 82.6 32 7.3 1:30 2:45 -75
2020 Curveball 78 78.4 67 16.3 3:45 4:00 -15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 39 89.2 60 10.9 11:15 11:45 -30
2020 Slider 126 85.2 29 6.3 1:15 2:30 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2013 142 551 -11 0 -2 -2 -16
2014 16 53 -3 0 -1 0 -4
2020 69 262 0 -5 -1 -1 -7
2021 12 45 -1 0 0 0 -3
Player 239 911 -16 -6 -4 -16 -29
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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 262 50.4 59.1 84.6 41.5 55.6 43.1 68.1 50.4 27.3 7.6 85.0
2021 45 53.3 79.2 78.9 23.8 40.0 33.3 58.3 53.3 29.2 4.4 100.0
Player 307 50.8 62.2 83.5 39.1 54.2 41.7 66.7 50.8 27.6 7.2 86.4
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 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 40
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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 23.27 6 4.7 1 2 3 2 33.3
2021 26.63 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.75 7 5.6 1 2 4 2 28.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 4 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4
2021 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
Player 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 5 6 7 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2021 +/-   2020
Results
BA .500 +.167 .333
xBA .257 -.002 .259
OBP .583 +.183 .400
xOBP .381 +.048 .333
SLG .900 +.217 .683
xSLG .363 -.184 .547
ISO .400 +.051 .349
xISO .106 -.183 .289
BABIP .571 +.196 .375
wOBA .608 +.162 .446
xwOBA .339 -.029 .368
wOBACON .736 +.159 .577
xwOBACON .332 -.127 .459
BACON .625 +.168 .457
xBACON .321 -.033 .354
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 62.5 +25.5 37.0
Avg Exit Velocity 97.5 +7.6 89.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 12.5 -22.3 34.8
Barrel % 0.0 -15.2 15.2
Avg Launch Angle 17.4 +7.2 10.2
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- --
Attack Angle -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- --
Attack Direction -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 88.5 -1.0 89.5
Breaking Velocity 82.1 -0.5 82.6
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- 82.8
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -7 7
Popup % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Flyball % 37.5 +7.1 30.4
Line Drive % 12.5 -15.8 28.3
Groundball % 50.0 +8.7 41.3
Pull % 37.5 -1.6 39.1
Straight Away % 25.0 -12.0 37.0
Opposite Field % 37.5 +13.6 23.9
Weak Contact % 0.0 -6.5 6.5
Pull Airball % 12.5 -9.2 21.7
Topped Contact % 12.5 -17.9 30.4
Under Contact % 37.5 +17.9 19.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 37.5 +13.6 23.9
Solid Contact % 12.5 +8.2 4.3
HR/FB % 33.3 -9.6 42.9
Popups 0 0 0
Flyballs 3 -11 14
Line Drives 1 -12 13
Groundballs 4 -15 19
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 53.3 +2.9 50.4
Out of Zone % 46.7 -2.9 49.6
Edge % 33.3 -9.8 43.1
Zone Swing % 79.2 +20.1 59.1
Out of Zone Swing % 23.8 -17.7 41.5
In Zone Contact % 78.9 -5.7 84.6
Out of Zone Contact % 40.0 -15.6 55.6
Whiff % 29.2 +1.9 27.3
First Strike % 58.3 -9.8 68.1
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 +8.7 24.6
Swing % 53.3 +2.9 50.4
Meatball Swing % 100.0 +15.0 85.0
Meatball % 4.4 -3.2 7.6
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.1 +5.7 15.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 60.0 +15.6 44.4
In Zone 24 -108 132
Out of Zone 21 -109 130
Edge 15 -98 113
In Zone Swings 19 -59 78
Out of Zone Swings 5 -49 54
In Zone Swing & Misses 4 -8 12
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 3 -21 24
Basic
Pitches 45 -217 262
PA 12 -58 70
AB 10 -53 63
Hits 5 -16 21
Singles 3 -8 11
Doubles 1 -3 4
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 1 -5 6
Walks 1 -4 5
Strikeouts 2 -15 17
K% 16.7 -7.6 24.3
BB% 8.3 +1.2 7.1
HBP 1 -1 2
Batted Balls 8 -38 46
Number of Fastballs 3 -46 49
Number of Offspeed 0 -1 1
Number of Breaking 42 -170 212
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 69 .446 50 17 34.0 19 6 31.6
2021 Shifts 12 .608 9 5 55.6 3 2 66.7
! 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 %
2013 152 15.7 38.8% 1.3% 110 21.7 0.9% 0.0%
2014 13 13.9 69.2% 0.0% 10 20.1 0.0% 0.0%
2020 61 19.4 6.6% 1.6% 51 22.3 0.0% 3.9%
2021 6 20.4 16.7% 0.0% 12 19.3 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution