2020 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
4.27
WHIP
1.36
K
44
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2020 Fantasy Outlook
Kuhl didn't throw a pitch in 2019 as he spent the year recovering from Tommy John surgery. He underwent the procedure back in September of 2018, so a typical recovery timeline should have him ready to go by around the start of the regular season. Prior to his injury, Kuhl had made 61 big-league starts, posting a mediocre 4.37 ERA, good for a below-average 106 ERA-. His supporting stats also depict a pitcher who belongs at the major-league level but only as a backend starter. His career 20.4% strikeout rate, 9.2% walk rate and 41.0% groundball rate are all passable, but all are worse than average. The only thing that really makes him stand out from a large crop of generally forgettable pitchers is his fastball velocity, which sat at 95.4 mph in 2018, a number which would have ranked 10th among qualified starters last season. So far, however, he's yet to translate that into a good strikeout rate. Read Past Outlooks
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Shuts down Cubs, picks up win
Kuhl (2-3) tossed seven scoreless innings to pick up the win against the Cubs on Thursday, allowing two hits and three walks while fanning five.
ANALYSIS
It was a fantastic final start for Kuhl, who will finish the year at 2-3 with a 4.27 ERA. The right-hander silenced the Cubs' offense in seven innings of work, allowing just two hits and three free passes. Aside from a poor outing Sept. 13 in which he allowed nine earned runs against Kansas City, Kuhl did not allow more than three earned runs in his other 10 appearances.
It was a fantastic final start for Kuhl, who will finish the year at 2-3 with a 4.27 ERA. The right-hander silenced the Cubs' offense in seven innings of work, allowing just two hits and three free passes. Aside from a poor outing Sept. 13 in which he allowed nine earned runs against Kansas City, Kuhl did not allow more than three earned runs in his other 10 appearances.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
72
Last 10 Games
73
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Chad Kuhl generally throw?
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11-20
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121+
What part of the game does Chad Kuhl generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2020
-16%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2018vs Left | .240 | 72 | 37 | 61 | 14 | |||
| Since 2018vs Right | .268 | 53 | 24 | 63 | 8 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .196 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .233 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018vs Left | .265 | 46 | 20 | 43 | 10 | |||
| 2018vs Right | .284 | 35 | 13 | 46 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-27%
ERA at Home
2020
-74%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2018Home | 3.82 | 1.41 | 73.0 | 9.1 | 4.6 | ||||
| Since 2018Away | 5.25 | 1.41 | 58.1 | 7.9 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2020Home | 2.27 | 1.17 | 31.2 | 8.8 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2020Away | 8.59 | 1.77 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 7.4 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018Home | 5.01 | 1.60 | 41.1 | 9.4 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2018Away | 4.12 | 1.28 | 43.2 | 7.8 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chad Kuhl 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
1.57K/9
8.5BB/9
5.4HR/9
1.6Fastball
93.9 mphERA
4.27WHIP
1.36BABIP
.238GB/FB
1.34Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
8.0%Spin Rate
2292 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%Swinging Strike
9.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kuhl underwent Tommy John surgery in September, wiping out his value in single-season leagues. The uncertainty that comes with recovering from such a serious surgery is enough to eliminate most of his appeal in dynasty formats as well, as he wasn't having much success prior to the injury. The 26-year-old was at least a moderately interesting pitcher when healthy, as his fastball sat north of 95 mph, suggesting upside if he could ever translate that velocity into a strikeout rate better than his unimpressive 20.4% career mark.
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Takes loss in nightcap
Kuhl (1-3) took the loss in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, giving up four runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks over five-plus innings as the Pirates fell 7-2. He struck out six.
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Cleared to start Friday
The Pirates list Kuhl (finger) as their probable starter for the second game of Friday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
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Bothered by finger issues Sunday
Blister and cuticle issues to his right index finger likely contributed to Kuhl's poor pitching performance Sunday against the Royals, DK Pittsburgh Sports reports.
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Roughed up by Royals
Kuhl (1-2) allowed nine earned runs on four hits and six walks while striking out five across 2.1 innings to take the loss Sunday against the Royals.
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Strikes out five in no-decision
Kuhl allowed two runs on two hits and four walks across three innings against the Reds on Sunday. He struck out five.
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