P | Philadelphia Phillies
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 204 lbs | Age: 24
Draft: 2022 | Rd. 5, No. 152, Philadelphia Phillies | South Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 0 3.00 3 0 0 3 6 1.67
2024 5 3 2.29 64 2 0 63 74 1.08
2025 8 4 3.30 69 0 4 60 65 1.37
3 Seasons 14 7 2.79 136 2 4 126 145 1.23
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 3 1-0 3.00 3 6 1.67
2024 64 5-3 2.29 63 74 1.08
2025 69 8-4 3.30 60 65 1.37
3 Seasons 136 14-7 2.79 126 145 1.23
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
2023 22 60 6 0 0.0 0.0 88.2 98.6 -7.3 33.3 .187 .220 .314 .249 .350 33.3 42.9 14.3 3.00 2.56
2024 23 1087 158 8 5.1 3.1 87.3 116.9 5.4 32.3 .221 .321 .271 .278 .342 33.5 28.8 6.6 2.29 3.19
2025 24 1073 170 11 6.5 4.1 85.9 113.9 15.0 36.5 .229 .341 .300 .295 .342 33.5 24.4 10.2 3.30 3.61
Player 2220 334 19 5.7 3.5 86.6 116.9 10.0 34.4 .224 .328 .286 .286 .342 33.5 27.0 8.6
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

Kerkering relies on 3 pitches.
Sweeper
(48.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(34.0%) ,
Sinker
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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 %
2023 66.7 33.3 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 16.7 16.7 33.3 16.7 16.7 33.3 0.0 0.0
2024 54.4 45.6 18.4 24.7 2.5 37.3 35.4 27.2 24.7 19.6 10.1 12.7 15.8 17.1
2025 43.5 56.5 25.3 22.9 8.2 37.6 32.4 30.0 24.1 14.1 5.3 13.5 18.2 24.7
Player 49.1 50.9 21.6 24.0 5.4 38.0 33.5 28.4 24.6 16.8 7.8 13.5 16.8 20.7
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
2023 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024 5.7 42.4 16.5 24.7 5.7 5.1 3.1
2025 7.6 27.1 24.7 27.6 5.3 6.5 4.1
Player 6.6 35.0 20.4 26.3 5.4 5.7 3.5
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
2025 Sinker PHI R 193 96.4 19.4 -2.1 16.8ARM 1.5 10.2 -2.8 16.8ARM 1.7
2025 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 365 97.5 13.0 0.2 11.6ARM 3.9 15.9 0.1 11.6ARM 4.0
2025 Sweeper PHI R 515 86.8 34.6 -1.7 13.7GLV 1.7 1.8 -0.7 13.7GLV -0.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 317 97.6 13.2 -0.1 10.8ARM 3.0 15.6 -0.1 10.8ARM 3.2
2024 Sweeper PHI R 605 86.2 37.7 1.9 16.2GLV 3.5 -0.8 2.3 16.2GLV 2.0
2024 Sinker PHI R 165 96.4 20.9 -0.7 16.7ARM 1.3 8.5 -1.3 16.7ARM 1.8
! 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 %
2025 Sweeper -0.4 -2 515 48.0 128 .235 .387 .305 23.6 21.9 18.3 .233 .378 .284 26.9
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 4 365 34.0 88 .194 .292 .283 25.6 29.5 18.8 .195 .261 .284 31.3
2025 Sinker -1.7 -3 193 18.0 47 .325 .425 .440 19.7 23.4 23.4 .280 .379 .347 58.6
2024 Sweeper 0.8 5 605 55.7 135 .226 .306 .275 31.1 27.4 18.8 .241 .374 .292 29.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.6 2 317 29.2 69 .224 .328 .302 27.8 34.8 18.5 .184 .263 .266 37.1
2024 Sinker 1.6 3 165 15.2 53 .213 .255 .279 16.0 24.5 26.0 .210 .253 .260 41.2
! 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
2025 4-Seam Fastball 364 97.5 97 19.6 1:30 1:15 15
2025 Sinker 193 96.4 92 20.0 1:30 2:00 -30
2025 Sweeper 510 86.8 46 14.6 8:15 9:00 -45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 309 97.6 97 18.9 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Sinker 161 96.4 92 19.1 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Sweeper 593 86.2 54 17.3 8:00 8:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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
2023 14 60 1 0 0 0 0
2024 257 1,087 11 10 -7 -5 9
2025 263 1,073 1 7 -6 -4 -2
Player 534 2,220 12 17 -13 12 8
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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 60 46.7 42.9 66.7 31.3 50.0 38.3 71.4 36.7 40.9 11.7 42.9
2024 1,087 52.2 61.4 81.0 27.9 51.0 44.1 60.3 45.4 27.8 7.7 66.7
2025 1,073 54.2 57.9 81.3 25.1 62.6 45.8 62.1 42.9 23.7 7.5 71.3
Player 2,220 53.0 59.2 80.9 26.7 56.1 44.7 61.5 43.9 26.2 7.7 67.8
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
2024 84 75 89 93 71 91 88 86 86 87 70 69 41 92 66 41
2025 69 68 82 88 38 81 79 98 93 63 18 36 13 88 73 45
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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 %
2024 23.72 3 3.3 0 4 3 1 33.3
2025 22.89 6 4.3 2 3 4 1 16.7
Player 23.17 9 7.7 1 7 7 2 22.2
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
2024 3 4 3 5 3 3 5 2 4 1 3 5 4 1 3 2 2 2 4 6 4 3 7 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 3
2025 6 4 3 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 7 4 3 5 4 5 6 5 2 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 5
Player 9 8 6 11 10 7 9 6 8 5 6 8 8 8 7 5 7 6 9 12 9 5 12 9 6 6 6 7 9 7 8
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

2025 +/-   2024 +/-   2023
Results
BA .238 +.015 .223 -.027 .250
xBA .229 +.008 .221 +.034 .187
OBP .323 +.026 .297 -.060 .357
xOBP .321 +.026 .295 -.008 .303
SLG .364 +.063 .301 -.032 .333
xSLG .341 +.020 .321 +.101 .220
ISO .126 +.047 .079 -.004 .083
xISO .112 +.012 .100 +.067 .033
BABIP .299 -.017 .316 -.184 .500
wOBA .300 +.029 .271 -.043 .314
xwOBA .295 +.017 .278 +.029 .249
wOBACON .350 +.020 .330 -.171 .501
xwOBACON .342 .000 .342 -.008 .350
BACON .324 -.001 .325 -.175 .500
xBACON .320 -.002 .322 -.052 .374
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 33.5 0.0 33.5 +0.2 33.3
Avg Exit Velocity 85.9 -1.4 87.3 -0.9 88.2
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 36.5 +4.2 32.3 -1.0 33.3
Barrel % 6.5 +1.4 5.1 +5.1 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 15.0 +9.6 5.4 +12.7 -7.3
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.8 +1.2 70.6 -0.8 71.4
Attack Angle -1° -3° 11°
Ideal Attack Angle % 51.2 +3.0 48.2 -12.9 61.1
Attack Direction +1° +9° -8°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° 33° -2° 35°
Swing Length 7.2 -0.1 7.3 -0.1 7.4
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 97.1 -0.1 97.2 -0.6 97.8
Breaking Velocity 86.8 +0.6 86.2 +0.2 86.0
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- -- -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 11 +3 8 +8 0
Popup % 8.2 +5.7 2.5 +2.5 0.0
Flyball % 25.3 +6.9 18.4 +18.4 0.0
Line Drive % 22.9 -1.8 24.7 -8.6 33.3
Groundball % 43.5 -10.9 54.4 -12.3 66.7
Pull % 37.6 +0.3 37.3 -29.4 66.7
Straight Away % 32.4 -3.0 35.4 +18.7 16.7
Opposite Field % 30.0 +2.8 27.2 +10.5 16.7
Weak Contact % 7.6 +1.9 5.7 +5.7 0.0
Pull Airball % 13.5 +0.8 12.7 -20.6 33.3
Topped Contact % 27.1 -15.3 42.4 -24.3 66.7
Under Contact % 24.7 +8.2 16.5 +16.5 0.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 27.6 +2.9 24.7 -8.6 33.3
Solid Contact % 5.3 -0.4 5.7 +5.7 0.0
HR/FB % 14.0 +7.1 6.9 -- --
Popups 14 +10 4 +4 0
Flyballs 43 +14 29 +29 0
Line Drives 39 0 39 +37 2
Groundballs 74 -12 86 +82 4
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 54.2 +2.0 52.2 +5.5 46.7
Out of Zone % 45.8 -2.0 47.8 -5.5 53.3
Edge % 45.8 +1.7 44.1 +5.8 38.3
Zone Swing % 57.9 -3.5 61.4 +18.5 42.9
Out of Zone Swing % 25.1 -2.8 27.9 -3.4 31.3
In Zone Contact % 81.3 +0.3 81.0 +14.3 66.7
Out of Zone Contact % 62.6 +11.6 51.0 +1.0 50.0
Whiff % 23.7 -4.1 27.8 -13.1 40.9
First Strike % 62.1 +1.8 60.3 -11.1 71.4
First Pitch Swing % 25.4 -1.4 26.8 +12.5 14.3
Swing % 42.9 -2.5 45.4 +8.7 36.7
Meatball Swing % 71.3 +4.6 66.7 +23.8 42.9
Meatball % 7.5 -0.2 7.7 -4.0 11.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 18.7 -0.3 19.0 -14.3 33.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 37.4 -11.6 49.0 -1.0 50.0
In Zone 582 +15 567 +539 28
Out of Zone 491 -29 520 +488 32
Edge 491 +12 479 +456 23
In Zone Swings 337 -11 348 +336 12
Out of Zone Swings 123 -22 145 +135 10
In Zone Swing & Misses 63 -3 66 +62 4
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 46 -25 71 +66 5
Basic
Pitches 1,073 -14 1,087 +1,027 60
PA 266 +9 257 +243 14
AB 231 +2 229 +217 12
Hits 55 +4 51 +48 3
Singles 38 +1 37 +35 2
Doubles 11 -1 12 +11 1
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 6 +4 2 +2 0
Walks 27 +10 17 +15 2
Strikeouts 65 -9 74 +68 6
K% 24.4 -4.4 28.8 -14.1 42.9
BB% 10.2 +3.6 6.6 -7.7 14.3
HBP 4 -4 8 +8 0
Batted Balls 170 +12 158 +152 6
Number of Fastballs 558 +76 482 +473 9
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 0 0 0 0 0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 14 .314 7 0 0.0 7 1 14.3
2024 Shades 251 .277 141 0 0.0 110 9 8.2
2025 Shades 263 .300 157 3 1.9 106 13 12.3
! 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 15 13.3 73.3% 0.0% 16 16.0 31.3% 0.0%
2024 305 14.3 72.1% 0.0% 204 16.3 20.1% 0.0%
2025 255 14.6 62.4% 0.0% 254 15.9 23.6% 1.2%

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Pitch Distribution