Ken Waldichuk

Ken Waldichuk

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
Oakland Athletics
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
RANKSFrom Preseason
#474
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2023.
One inning as opener Sunday
POakland Athletics
May 29, 2023
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.
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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
 
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 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
2022
 
 
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .230 70 13 7 14 6 0 3
Since 2021vs Right .304 319 67 34 84 22 1 16
2023vs Left .313 39 7 6 10 5 0 3
2023vs Right .322 204 40 25 56 11 0 11
2022vs Left .138 31 6 1 4 1 0 0
2022vs Right .275 115 27 9 28 11 1 5
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-44%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-43%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-42%
ERA at Home
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 4.54 1.26 39.2 2 2 0 7.5 2.5 2.0
Since 2021Away 8.06 1.99 44.2 1 4 0 9.7 6.0 2.0
2023Home 5.24 1.70 22.1 0 1 0 9.3 4.0 2.0
2023Away 9.22 2.16 27.1 1 3 0 8.2 6.9 3.0
2022Home 3.63 0.69 17.1 2 1 0 5.2 0.5 2.1
2022Away 6.23 1.73 17.1 0 1 0 11.9 4.7 0.5
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 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.
  • 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
1.55
 
K/9
8.7
 
BB/9
5.6
 
HR/9
2.5
 
Fastball
92.8 mph
 
ERA
7.43
 
WHIP
1.95
 
BABIP
.361
 
GB/FB
0.86
 
Left On Base
69.8%
 
Exit Velocity
81.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.6%
 
Spin Rate
2122 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%
 
Swinging Strike
10.0%
 
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Filling opener role Sunday
POakland Athletics
May 28, 2023
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
POakland Athletics
May 24, 2023
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
POakland Athletics
May 24, 2023
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
POakland Athletics
Calf
May 22, 2023
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
POakland Athletics
Calf
May 22, 2023
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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