10-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 5/18/2021
2021 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
6.32
WHIP
1.79
K
14
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Kuhl returned from Tommy John surgery in 2020 and made 11 appearances (nine starts) for the Pirates during the shortened season. While his average fastball velocity hovered around 95 mph in each of his two seasons prior to surgery, it dipped to 93.9 mph in 2020. His 22.3 K% remained passable, but he also had a career-worst 14.2 BB% that would have been the worst by far among qualified pitchers. While he issued more free passes, potentially due to his increased slider usage, he only allowed a .235 BABIP last year. Unfortunately, a good portion of the balls that were put into play caused damage, as he posted a 19.0% HR/FB rate. The right-hander isn't guaranteed a spot in the rotation heading into 2021, but he could better learn how to perform well using his post-surgery skill set. Kuhl will need to work on his command to offer serviceable production, but he'll likely maintain below-average fantasy marks. Read Past Outlooks
Tosses live batting practice
Kuhl (shoulder) threw live batting practice Saturday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
ANALYSIS
Kuhl is working his way back from a shoulder issue that has sidelined him for over two weeks. His expected return date remains unclear, but he's been throwing in some capacity for 10 days now and has progressed from catch to a side session to live batting practice, so he appears to be on the right track.
Kuhl is working his way back from a shoulder issue that has sidelined him for over two weeks. His expected return date remains unclear, but he's been throwing in some capacity for 10 days now and has progressed from catch to a side session to live batting practice, so he appears to be on the right track.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Chad Kuhl generally throw?
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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 2019
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2021
-50%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019vs Left | .218 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 7 | |||
| Since 2019vs Right | .210 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .296 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .148 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-62%
ERA at Home
2021
-18%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2019Home | 2.80 | 1.36 | 35.1 | 8.2 | 5.9 | ||||
| Since 2019Away | 7.43 | 1.61 | 26.2 | 8.8 | 7.1 | ||||
| 2021Home | 7.36 | 3.00 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 17.2 | ||||
| 2021Away | 6.00 | 1.42 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 6.8 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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
0.88K/9
8.0BB/9
9.2HR/9
2.3Fastball
94.3 mphERA
6.32WHIP
1.79BABIP
.210GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
62.5%Exit Velocity
81.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2328 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.0%Swinging Strike
9.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Throwing side session
Kuhl (shoulder) will throw a side session Wednesday in San Diego, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
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Extends throwing distance
Kuhl (shoulder) threw from 120 feet Friday, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.
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Resumes playing catch
Kuhl (shoulder) has resumed playing catch, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Placed on 10-day IL
Kuhl was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to right shoulder discomfort, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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Displays better control
Kuhl allowed three runs on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings versus the Brewers on Sunday. He did not factor in the decision.
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