Miles Mikolas
35-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
9-13
ERA
4.78
WHIP
1.32
K
137
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Mikolas has been a solid big-league starter for the Cardinals since returning stateside in 2018 following a three-year run in the Korea Baseball Organization. Overall, he's registered a 3.78 ERA and 1.16 WHIP across 833 innings for St. Louis while managing a stingy 1.6 BB/9. He's topped 200 innings each of the last two years and has been a two-time All-Star wearing the birds on the bat. That all sounds nice, and is nice, but Mikolas is only a borderline option in fantasy because he allows too many balls in play and doesn't generate enough swing-and-miss with his pitch-to-contact approach. He made the most starts (35) in the majors last season but also surrendered the most hits (226) and struck out only 137 of the 860 batters he faced. Mikolas can offer volume, but it's not always the kind of volume you want in a standard scoring league. Read Past Outlooks
Named starter for Opening Day
Manager Oliver Marmol announced Sunday that Mikolas will be the Cardinals' starter for Opening Day against the Dodgers on March 28, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Presumed Opening Day starter Sonny Gray (hamstring) won't be ready to pitch, so Mikolas will instead receive the nod. The 35-year-old retooled his slider during the offseason after a disappointing 2023 that saw him post a 4.78 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 137:39 K:BB across 201.1 innings.
Presumed Opening Day starter Sonny Gray (hamstring) won't be ready to pitch, so Mikolas will instead receive the nod. The 35-year-old retooled his slider during the offseason after a disappointing 2023 that saw him post a 4.78 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 137:39 K:BB across 201.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
96
Last 5 Games
95
How many pitches does Miles Mikolas generally throw?
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What part of the game does Miles Mikolas generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-2%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .250 | 152 | 43 | 207 | 28 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .260 | 169 | 46 | 232 | 29 | |||
2023vs Left | .285 | 62 | 16 | 109 | 15 | |||
2023vs Right | .279 | 75 | 23 | 117 | 11 | |||
2022vs Left | .207 | 76 | 18 | 74 | 11 | |||
2022vs Right | .244 | 77 | 21 | 96 | 14 | |||
2021vs Left | .273 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .232 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-6%
ERA at Home
2023
-27%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.94 | 1.09 | 224.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.17 | 1.26 | 224.1 | 6.1 | 1.9 | ||||
2023Home | 5.55 | 1.32 | 99.0 | 7.1 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Away | 4.05 | 1.31 | 102.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 2.38 | 0.83 | 94.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 4.10 | 1.21 | 107.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||||
2021Home | 3.56 | 1.15 | 30.1 | 6.5 | 2.7 | ||||
2021Away | 5.65 | 1.33 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 1.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Miles Mikolas compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.51K/9
6.1BB/9
1.7HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.1 mphERA
4.78WHIP
1.32BABIP
.317GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
67.8%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.5%Spin Rate
2248 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.7%Swinging Strike
7.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Now a two-time All-Star since transitioning back to Major League Baseball after a three-year run in Japan, Mikolas is not afraid to attack hitters. He fills up the strike zone -- Mikolas posted a 4.8 BB% last season -- while using his four-seamer, slider, sinker and curveball all at least 20% of the time. Hitters can't really guess against him, making him a tough plate appearance even if the stuff is modest (19.0 K% last season). The right-hander was forced to miss the shortened 2020 season due to a flexor tendon injury and missed extended time in 2021 with a calcification of that same flexor tendon. The fact that he was able to rebound for a 202.1-inning season suggests he's fine from a health standpoint, but the recent injury history should be accounted for when projecting innings. Drafting him to be much more than a streamer is ill advised.
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Trying to shake off poor 2023
Mikolas is retooling his slider for 2024 after a disappointing 2023 season during which he had a 4.78 ERA over 201.1 innings, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Matches season high for strikeouts
Mikolas (9-13) allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out 10 without walking a batter over seven innings to earn the win Sunday over the Reds.
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Dominant for eighth win
Mikolas (8-13) earned the win Tuesday, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over seven innings against the Brewers. He struck out five.
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Start pushed up to Tuesday
Mikolas will start Tuesday's game in Milwaukee, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Falters in 13th loss
Mikolas (7-13) took the loss Thursday, allowing five earned runs on nine hits and one walk over five innings against the Brewers. He struck out four.
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