Miles Mikolas
35-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-5
ERA
6.43
WHIP
1.48
K
32
SV
0
Rest-of-Season 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
Falters in fifth against Mets
Mikolas (2-5) took the loss Tuesday against the Mets, allowing six runs on nine hits while striking out three over four innings.
ANALYSIS
Mikolas coasted through four innings unscathed before the Mets' offense finally came alive in the fifth. They chased him for six runs on six hits, highlighted by a Brandon Nimmo three-run homer, and he was pulled before even recording an out in the inning. After a promising start, Tuesday's outing ended up being a total disaster for Mikolas, the fourth time this year he's given up five or more runs. The 35-year-old now owns a 6.43 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 32:7 K:BB in 42 innings and lines up for a weekend start on the road against the Brewers.
Mikolas coasted through four innings unscathed before the Mets' offense finally came alive in the fifth. They chased him for six runs on six hits, highlighted by a Brandon Nimmo three-run homer, and he was pulled before even recording an out in the inning. After a promising start, Tuesday's outing ended up being a total disaster for Mikolas, the fourth time this year he's given up five or more runs. The 35-year-old now owns a 6.43 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 32:7 K:BB in 42 innings and lines up for a weekend start on the road against the Brewers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
83
Last 5 Games
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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 2022
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-6%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .253 | 153 | 39 | 210 | 29 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .268 | 169 | 46 | 241 | 30 | |||
2024vs Left | .307 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .326 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 5 | |||
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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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Even Split
2024
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ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.26 | 1.13 | 209.0 | 6.8 | 1.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.26 | 1.27 | 236.2 | 6.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Home | 7.63 | 1.70 | 15.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | ||||
2024Away | 5.74 | 1.35 | 26.2 | 7.1 | 1.7 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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
4.57K/9
6.9BB/9
1.5HR/9
1.7Fastball
92.6 mphERA
6.43WHIP
1.48BABIP
.352GB/FB
1.16Left On Base
63.0%Exit Velocity
82.2 mphBarrels/BBE
6.2%Spin Rate
2209 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.7%Swinging Strike
7.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Entering the season sharp
Mikolas threw 12 scoreless innings in spring training, logging eight strikeouts versus just one walk.
ANALYSIS
Mikolas is coming off an All-Star campaign in 2022, spinning a 3.29 ERA with a minuscule 4.8 walk rate. The 34-year-old comes with more than his fair share of durability concerns, but with a potent Cardinals lineup at his back, he's a solid rotation option.
Mikolas is coming off an All-Star campaign in 2022, spinning a 3.29 ERA with a minuscule 4.8 walk rate. The 34-year-old comes with more than his fair share of durability concerns, but with a potent Cardinals lineup at his back, he's a solid rotation option.
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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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Quality start in loss
Mikolas (2-4) took the loss Wednesday against the Tigers, allowing three runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out four.
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Just misses quality start
Mikolas (2-3) picked up the win Friday, giving up two runs on seven hits over 5.2 innings in a 4-2 victory over the Mets. He struck out five without walking a batter.
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Serves up three homers in loss
Mikolas (1-3) was charged with the loss Saturday against Milwaukee after he allowed five runs on nine hits and no walks across 4.2 innings. He struck out five.
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Can't escape fifth in loss
Mikolas (1-2) took the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over 4.2 innings.
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Posts quality start
Mikolas yielded two runs on six hits and two walks over 6.2 innings during a no-decision Monday. He struck out three during the loss against the Phillies.
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