2025 Stats
W-L
6-6
ERA
2.25
WHIP
1.13
K
101
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bubic spent the first three months of the 2024 season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery in April of 2023. The bulk of his time was with Triple-A Omaha where he compiled 27.1 innings. Toward the end of the assignment, Bubic transitioned for the relief role awaiting him in the majors. The lefty thrived out of the bullpen, working his way into leverage innings where he collected seven holds and a save. His 32.2 percent strikeout rate was by far his career best. His four-seam velocity went up a tick. He stopped throwing his curve while trading some change-ups for sliders. Despite, or perhaps because of, his success, the Royals are moving him back to the rotation. Aside from the obvious workload concerns (he threw only 68 total innings last season), it's unclear how much of his strikeout gains Bubic can maintain as a starter and if he'll maintain the same pitch mix or reintroduce his curve. The Royals' recent success with pitching warrants taking a chance Bubic can be a fantasy streamer. Read Past Outlooks
Saddled with sixth loss
Bubic (6-6) suffered the loss in Sunday's game against the Dodgers, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over five innings with five strikeouts.
ANALYSIS
The Kansas City southpaw contained the star-studded Los Angeles lineup in this 90-pitch performance. Bubic limited the Dodgers to just one extra-base hit -- an Enrique Hernandez two-run blast in the second inning. He also crossed the 100-strikeout milestone for the third time in his career, achieving the feat for the first time since 2022. The 27-year-old left-hander appears bound for his first All-Star appearance, as he's pitched to an impressive 2.25 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 101:29 K:BB across 96 total frames. Bubic is currently slated to make his next start at Arizona next weekend.
The Kansas City southpaw contained the star-studded Los Angeles lineup in this 90-pitch performance. Bubic limited the Dodgers to just one extra-base hit -- an Enrique Hernandez two-run blast in the second inning. He also crossed the 100-strikeout milestone for the third time in his career, achieving the feat for the first time since 2022. The 27-year-old left-hander appears bound for his first All-Star appearance, as he's pitched to an impressive 2.25 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 101:29 K:BB across 96 total frames. Bubic is currently slated to make his next start at Arizona next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
96
How many pitches does Kris Bubic generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-1%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .241 | 38 | 6 | 32 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .231 | 118 | 30 | 92 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .225 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .222 | 81 | 23 | 61 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .286 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .200 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .182 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .315 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-60%
ERA on Road
2025
-29%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | 3.58 | 1.23 | 73.0 | 9.5 | 2.2 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 1.43 | 1.01 | 69.1 | 10.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.63 | 1.10 | 48.0 | 9.4 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.88 | 1.15 | 48.0 | 9.6 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.80 | 1.20 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.59 | 0.85 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.30 | 1.90 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0.00 | 0.33 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kris Bubic 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
3.48K/9
9.5BB/9
2.7HR/9
0.5Fastball
92.3 mphERA
2.25WHIP
1.13BABIP
.304GB/FB
1.50Left On Base
79.2%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
3.7%Spin Rate
2292 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.3%Swinging Strike
14.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Coming off a career high 27 starts in 2022, Bubic made just three starts with the Royals in 2023, compiling a 3.94 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and striking out a batter-per-inning before injury struck. The left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in late April making him unlikely to return in any capacity until the All-Star break. A return to the rotation has been muddied by the signings of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but Bubic did agree to a one-year, $2.35 million contract in December meaning he's in the Royals' plans. A wait and see approach is probably best for fantasy managers in 2024.
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Fans eight in loss
Bubic (6-5) yielded four runs (two earned) on eight hits over six innings Tuesday, striking out eight and taking a loss against the Rays.
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Strikes out six in win
Bubic (6-4) earned the win against the Rangers on Wednesday, allowing three runs on nine hits and one walk with six strikeouts over 5.1 innings.
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Rare dud in loss against Yankees
Bubic (5-4) was charged with the loss Wednesday against the Yankees after giving up five runs on six hits and four walks in five innings. He struck out three.
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Extra rest before next start
Bubic is not listed among the Royals' probable pitchers for this weekend's series against the White Sox, as the team plans to give him extra rest before his next start, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Goes seven in tough-luck loss
Bubic (5-3) took the loss against the Tigers on Sunday, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with nine strikeouts over seven innings.
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Possible trade piece
The Royals would consider trading Bubic for offensive help, Will Sammon and Katie Woo of The Athletic report.
ANALYSIS
Bubic thrived as a full-time reliever with the Royals in 2024 in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.67 ERA and 39:5 K:BB over 30.1 regular-season innings. Whether an interested team would choose to keep him in the bullpen or move him back to the rotation, where he has plenty of experience, is unclear. Bubic is under team control through the 2026 season.
Bubic thrived as a full-time reliever with the Royals in 2024 in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.67 ERA and 39:5 K:BB over 30.1 regular-season innings. Whether an interested team would choose to keep him in the bullpen or move him back to the rotation, where he has plenty of experience, is unclear. Bubic is under team control through the 2026 season.