Doug Nikhazy

Doug Nikhazy

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Cleveland Guardians AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Guardians in March of 2025.
Optioned after spot start
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 28, 2025
The Guardians optioned Nikhazy to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Nikhazy was up as the 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader versus the Red Sox and struggled in a spot start in his major-league debut, allowing six runs over three innings while taking a loss. The left-hander will now rejoin the rotation at Columbus.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Doug Nikhazy generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Doug Nikhazy generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-63%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-63%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .600 6 1 1 3 1 1 0
Since 2023vs Right .222 14 2 5 2 1 0 0
2025vs Left .600 6 1 1 3 1 1 0
2025vs Right .222 14 2 5 2 1 0 0
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2024
No Stats
2023
No Stats
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 18.00 3.67 3.0 0 1 0 9.0 18.0 0.0
Since 2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Home 18.00 3.67 3.0 0 1 0 9.0 18.0 0.0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
-33%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-50%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-29%
BAA vs RHP
2023
No Stats
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .265 116 22 14 26 4 1 5
Since 2023vs Right .177 262 75 27 41 9 0 5
2025vs Left .375 19 3 2 6 2 0 1
2025vs Right .189 59 19 5 10 4 0 1
2024vs Left .244 97 19 12 20 2 1 4
2024vs Right .173 203 56 22 31 5 0 4
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stat Review
How does Doug Nikhazy 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
0.50
 
K/9
9.0
 
BB/9
18.0
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
89.7 mph
 
ERA
18.00
 
WHIP
3.67
 
BABIP
.478
 
GB/FB
0.50
 
Left On Base
45.5%
 
Exit Velocity
86.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
12.5%
 
Spin Rate
2188 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
37.5%
 
Swinging Strike
13.3%
 
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Rough big-league debut Saturday
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 27, 2025
Nikhazy (0-1) took the loss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, coughing up six runs on five hits and six walks over three innings. He struck out three.
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Serving as 27th man
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 26, 2025
The Guardians added Nikhazy to the active roster to serve as the 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader against Boston, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
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Making MLB debut Saturday
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 26, 2025
The Guardians plan to recall Nikhazy from Triple-A Columbus to have him start the second game of Saturday's doubleheader with the Red Sox, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Set to join big club Friday
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 24, 2025
The Guardians are expected to promote Nikhazy from Triple-A Columbus ahead of Friday's game against the Red Sox, SI.com reports.
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Moved to Triple-A
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
March 15, 2025
The Guardians optioned Nikhazy to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
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