2024 Stats
W-L
7-7
ERA
3.20
WHIP
0.98
K
122
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After being highly touted as a prospect, Kirby showed great promise in his debut season in 2022. The right-hander took his game to another level in his sophomore campaign, shaving his walk rate from 4.1% to a minuscule 2.5%, the lowest among qualified starters. Kirby has already made history multiple times with his strike-throwing; he tossed 24 consecutive strikes at one point as a rookie and now owns the record for the most quality starts with zero walks (11) by a pitcher age 25 or younger. Kirby lowered his WHIP from 1.21 as a rookie to 1.04 last season while adding more than 60 innings to his 2022 total. His five-pitch mix would seem to give him some room for growth in the strikeout department (career 23.5 K%), but until we see that growth, Kirby should probably remain just outside the fantasy ace tier. Read Past Outlooks
Stuck with no-decision
Kirby did not factor into the decision in a loss to the Astros on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits over six innings while striking out six.
ANALYSIS
Kirby cruised through the first three frames before hitting Alex Bregman, who would later come around to score on a Jeremy Pena single, with a pitch to lead off the fourth. That would be the only run allowed by the right-hander on the night as Seattle's offense once again failed to provide him with much in terms of run support. Kirby has now logged eight quality starts in a row, though he has just two wins to show for it -- the most recent of which back on June 26. He's held his opponents to one earned run in back-to-back starts and now carries a 2.59 ERA in July to go along with a 26:4 K:BB.
Kirby cruised through the first three frames before hitting Alex Bregman, who would later come around to score on a Jeremy Pena single, with a pitch to lead off the fourth. That would be the only run allowed by the right-hander on the night as Seattle's offense once again failed to provide him with much in terms of run support. Kirby has now logged eight quality starts in a row, though he has just two wins to show for it -- the most recent of which back on June 26. He's held his opponents to one earned run in back-to-back starts and now carries a 2.59 ERA in July to go along with a 26:4 K:BB.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
93
Last 5 Games
93
How many pitches does George Kirby generally throw?
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What part of the game does George Kirby generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-8%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .233 | 220 | 33 | 190 | 22 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .260 | 207 | 21 | 232 | 24 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .241 | 61 | 8 | 51 | 8 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .221 | 61 | 5 | 57 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .246 | 82 | 11 | 83 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .247 | 90 | 8 | 96 | 12 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .210 | 77 | 14 | 56 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .324 | 56 | 8 | 79 | 9 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-26%
ERA at Home
2024
-35%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.84 | 1.00 | 225.1 | 9.6 | 1.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.82 | 1.14 | 219.0 | 7.7 | 1.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.52 | 0.92 | 60.2 | 9.9 | 1.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.86 | 1.03 | 63.0 | 7.9 | 0.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.70 | 0.89 | 93.1 | 9.3 | 1.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.98 | 1.18 | 97.1 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.28 | 1.22 | 71.1 | 9.7 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.53 | 1.19 | 58.2 | 8.6 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does George Kirby 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
9.38K/9
8.9BB/9
0.9HR/9
0.8Fastball
95.9 mphERA
3.20WHIP
0.98BABIP
.300GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
71.0%Exit Velocity
81.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2122 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.7%Swinging Strike
12.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kirby is an extremely fascinating pitching profile for a few reasons. His primary calling card is his fastball command as he has been incredibly stingy with walks as a pitcher since college. He has 43 walks in 247 innings of professional baseball and walked 50 in 240 innings as a college pitcher at Elon University. He uses that fastball command to fill the strikezone with his fastball as he throws his four-seamer 45% of the time and the league hit .221 against that pitch. That fastball, by velo and movement, aligns him with the likes of Brandon Woodruff, Frankie Montas, Zack Wheeler, and Jameson Taillon according to StatCast. The other part of his profile is the rest of his repertoire is very hittable as every other pitch he threw had an opponents' batting average .266 or higher. Despite that challenge, he won 8 of his 25 starts upon his promotion and still had a good ratios with a stellar 21% K-BB%. If any of his secondary offerings can take a step forward, things could get very interesting for him in a hurry as there were signficant gaps in his actual vs expected batting averages on his cutter, sinker, and slider. Wide awake sleeper!
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Quality start in loss
Kirby (7-7) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings, taking the loss Saturday versus the Angels.
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Generates another quality start
Kirby didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Blue Jays, allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk over six-plus innings. He struck out eight.
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Bested in pitching duel
Kirby (7-6) allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five over 6.1 innings, taking the loss Tuesday versus the Orioles.
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Sharp in seventh win
Kirby (7-5) allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven over six innings to earn the win Wednesday over the Rays.
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Strong outing wasted Friday
Kirby came away with a no-decision in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Marlins, allowing two runs on five hits over seven innings. He struck out five without walking a batter.
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Not untouchable?
Kirby could be included as part of a package for Shohei Ohtani, speculates Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Kirby, a 2019 first-round pick, owns a 3.43 ERA this season and a 3.41 ERA across 43 career starts. His .266 expected batting average is subpar, but he counters that with excellent control that's evidenced by his 2.4 percent walk rate, which is the best mark among all qualifiers. He's a logically desirable target in the context of an Ohtani blockbuster.
Kirby, a 2019 first-round pick, owns a 3.43 ERA this season and a 3.41 ERA across 43 career starts. His .266 expected batting average is subpar, but he counters that with excellent control that's evidenced by his 2.4 percent walk rate, which is the best mark among all qualifiers. He's a logically desirable target in the context of an Ohtani blockbuster.