2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
9.00
WHIP
1.67
K
4
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Backhus is a sidearming lefty reliever who held left-handed hitters to just a .139/.225/.278 slash line in 2025. Righty bats slashed .365/.417/.571 off the 27-year-old, so he'll likely have a limited middle relief role with the Phillies who acquired him from the Diamondbacks in the offseason. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Phillies in March of 2026.
Sent down to minors
The Phillies optioned Backhus to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
He's clearing out to make room on the active roster for Orion Kerkering (hamstring), who is returning from a stint on the 15-day injured list. Backhus has yielded three runs with a 4:1 K:BB over three innings out of the Phillies' bullpen this season.
He's clearing out to make room on the active roster for Orion Kerkering (hamstring), who is returning from a stint on the 15-day injured list. Backhus has yielded three runs with a 4:1 K:BB over three innings out of the Phillies' bullpen this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Kyle Backhus generally throw?
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Kyle Backhus generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-53%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-14%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .167 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .357 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 3 |
| 2026vs Left | .333 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .286 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025vs Left | .139 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025vs Right | .365 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 2 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-24%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.79 | 1.57 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 2.6 |
| Since 2024Away | 4.40 | 1.33 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 3.1 |
| 2026Home | 20.25 | 3.75 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 16.2 | 0.0 |
| 2025Home | 4.26 | 1.34 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 2.1 |
| 2025Away | 4.97 | 1.50 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 3.6 |
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2026
No Stats
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .216 | 38 | 12 | 19 | 1 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .256 | 37 | 16 | 34 | 4 |
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .243 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025vs Right | .302 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .196 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | .214 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
Stat Review
How does Kyle Backhus compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.00K/9
12.0BB/9
3.0HR/9
3.0Fastball
90.8 mphERA
9.00WHIP
1.67BABIP
.402GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
55.6%Exit Velocity
84.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
2136 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
35.0%Swinging Strike
8.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Traded to Phillies
The Phillies acquired Backhus from the Diamondbacks on Friday in exchange for Avery Owusu-Asiedu, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
The Diamondbacks optioned Backhus to Triple-A Reno on Thursday.
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Converts second save
Backhus pitched a scoreless third of an inning, conceding a walk and a hit-by-pitch before collecting the save in Sunday's 6-4 victory over Minnesota.
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Unable to hold lead
Backhus allowed two runs on two hits over one-third of an inning in Monday's 7-5 extra-inning loss to Texas.
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Can't convert save Wednesday
Backhus (0-2) took the loss and was charged with a blown save against the Padres on Wednesday, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out one batter over one inning.
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