2023 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
7.43
WHIP
1.95
K
48
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Waldichuk was acquired from the Yankees in the Frankie Montas trade and made his MLB debut for Oakland in September. The left-hander was up-and-down in his first taste of the big leagues with 4.93 ERA across seven starts, though he finished on a strong note with seven shutout frames against the Angels in the season finale. He had 137 strikeouts across 95 minor-league innings and has a decent four-pitch mix. Waldichuk should open 2023 in Oakland's rotation, but his fantasy utility won't be more than a dart throw until he sees more action in the majors. Read Past Outlooks
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One inning as opener Sunday
Waldichuk served as the opener in Sunday's loss to the Astros, allowing an earned run on one hit over an inning while recording two strikeouts.
ANALYSIS
The left-hander almost escaped his one frame unscathed, but Yordan Alvarez got to him with a two-out solo home run to give the Astros an early lead. Waldichuk threw only 16 pitches (11 strikes), yet he may be set to work in an opener or reliever role for the time being now that Paul Blackburn (finger) is being activated from the injured list and Hogan Harris is up from Triple-A Las Vegas.
The left-hander almost escaped his one frame unscathed, but Yordan Alvarez got to him with a two-out solo home run to give the Astros an early lead. Waldichuk threw only 16 pitches (11 strikes), yet he may be set to work in an opener or reliever role for the time being now that Paul Blackburn (finger) is being activated from the injured list and Hogan Harris is up from Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
78
How many pitches does Ken Waldichuk generally throw?
1-10
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121+
What part of the game does Ken Waldichuk generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-3%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .230 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .304 | 67 | 34 | 84 | 16 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .313 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .322 | 40 | 25 | 56 | 11 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .138 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .275 | 27 | 9 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-44%
ERA at Home
2023
-43%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 4.54 | 1.26 | 39.2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 8.06 | 1.99 | 44.2 | 9.7 | 6.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.24 | 1.70 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 9.22 | 2.16 | 27.1 | 8.2 | 6.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.63 | 0.69 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 0.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 6.23 | 1.73 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ken Waldichuk 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
1.55K/9
8.7BB/9
5.6HR/9
2.5Fastball
92.8 mphERA
7.43WHIP
1.95BABIP
.361GB/FB
0.86Left On Base
69.8%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
6.6%Spin Rate
2122 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%Swinging Strike
10.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Filling opener role Sunday
Waldichuk is scheduled to serve as the Athletics' opener in front of primary pitcher Luis Medina in Sunday's game against the Astros, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Roughed up in bulk role
Waldichuk (1-4) took the loss Wednesday against Seattle. He allowed five runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out seven over 2.2 innings.
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No longer starting Wednesday
Waldichuk (calf) is no longer starting for the A's on Wednesday versus the Mariners, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
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Throws without issue
Waldichuk (calf) threw a side session Monday and is on track to make his next scheduled start Wednesday against the Mariners, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Plays catch again Sunday
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said Waldichuk (calf) played catch Sunday for the second straight day, but the team has yet to decide whether the lefty will be fit to make his next start Wednesday in Seattle, MLB.com reports.
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