Kyle Hendricks
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-3
ERA
10.04
WHIP
1.92
K
21
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Hendricks got a delayed start to his 2023 campaign due to a shoulder strain he sustained in July of the previous season. The veteran debuted in May and ended up tossing 137 innings across 24 starts. He ultimately posted a 3.74 ERA, which was a step down from his 3.48 career mark but a step forward from the 4.80 ERA he recorded in 2022. Per usual, Hendricks continued to pitch to contact, as he recorded only 93 strikeouts across those 137 innings. The righty has now posted a K/9 below 8.0 in each of the last seven seasons. While Hendricks can make that work to some degree in real life, it does limit his fantasy upside. Heading into his age-34 season, Hendricks should once again be a key cog in Chicago's rotation, likely slotting in behind Justin Steele and possibly Jameson Taillon. Hendricks figures to be fairly consistent if he stays healthy and can provide some value to fantasy managers in the right matchups, though keep expectations in check due to his advancing age and low strikeout totals. Read Past Outlooks
Looks like himself
Hendricks didn't factor into the decision Sunday against Pittsburgh, allowing one run on two hits and four walks across five innings. He struck out five.
ANALYSIS
Hendricks was placed on the IL on April 23 with a lower back strain, a move that followed an extremely uncharacteristic start to the season. Prior to the injury, Hendricks stumbled to a 12.00 ERA and a 2.10 WHIP with eight homers allowed across 21.0 innings. Considering Hendricks had allowed 28 combined home runs over 221.1 innings the past two seasons and owned a 3.54 career ERA before 2024, Sunday's start was much more in line with Hendricks' averages. While one solid start doesn't mean fantasy managers should expect the Hendricks of old moving forward, it's a positive sign amid a not-so-positive season for Hendricks. He's lined up for a rematch with the Pirates on Friday.
Hendricks was placed on the IL on April 23 with a lower back strain, a move that followed an extremely uncharacteristic start to the season. Prior to the injury, Hendricks stumbled to a 12.00 ERA and a 2.10 WHIP with eight homers allowed across 21.0 innings. Considering Hendricks had allowed 28 combined home runs over 221.1 innings the past two seasons and owned a 3.54 career ERA before 2024, Sunday's start was much more in line with Hendricks' averages. While one solid start doesn't mean fantasy managers should expect the Hendricks of old moving forward, it's a positive sign amid a not-so-positive season for Hendricks. He's lined up for a rematch with the Pirates on Friday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
78
Last 10 Games
78
Last 5 Games
79
How many pitches does Kyle Hendricks generally throw?
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What part of the game does Kyle Hendricks generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-8%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .262 | 99 | 37 | 134 | 25 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .271 | 81 | 25 | 128 | 12 | |||
2024vs Left | .356 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 7 | |||
2024vs Right | .327 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .225 | 53 | 16 | 63 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .286 | 40 | 11 | 75 | 7 | |||
2022vs Left | .291 | 37 | 16 | 50 | 12 | |||
2022vs Right | .226 | 29 | 8 | 35 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
ERA on Road
2024
-1%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.82 | 1.35 | 127.0 | 7.2 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.71 | 1.26 | 120.1 | 5.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2024Home | 10.13 | 2.00 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 2.3 | ||||
2024Away | 10.00 | 1.89 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | ||||
2023Home | 4.16 | 1.32 | 71.1 | 6.7 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Away | 3.29 | 1.08 | 65.2 | 5.5 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Home | 4.91 | 1.30 | 47.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Away | 4.66 | 1.28 | 36.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Hendricks 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
1.91K/9
7.3BB/9
3.8HR/9
3.1Fastball
88.0 mphERA
10.04WHIP
1.92BABIP
.364GB/FB
1.54Left On Base
56.1%Exit Velocity
79.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2115 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.8%Swinging Strike
7.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Shorter leash expected
Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic speculates that manager Craig Counsell will have a quicker hook for Hendricks going forward as batters are 7-for-9 against him so far in 2024 with three homers the third time through the lineup.
ANALYSIS
Hendricks' numbers the first and second time through the order also aren't good with an OPS of .946 and .963, respectively, but that's still markedly better than the third time through. The 34-year-old has surrendered 17 earned runs, including five homers, across 12.2 innings this season, though an unsustainable .429 BABIP and 4.38 xFIP offer a bit of optimism for a turnaround. Even if Hendricks gets back on track, his 16.1 percent strikeout rate last season severely limits his fantasy upside.
Hendricks' numbers the first and second time through the order also aren't good with an OPS of .946 and .963, respectively, but that's still markedly better than the third time through. The 34-year-old has surrendered 17 earned runs, including five homers, across 12.2 innings this season, though an unsustainable .429 BABIP and 4.38 xFIP offer a bit of optimism for a turnaround. Even if Hendricks gets back on track, his 16.1 percent strikeout rate last season severely limits his fantasy upside.
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Hendricks' pitch-to-contact style has seemingly caught up with him the last two season. After registering a then career-worst 4.77 ERA in 2021, he posted a 4.80 ERA in 2022 before getting shut down in August with a capsular tear in his shoulder. The righty ultimately made 16 starts, logging 84.1 innings and striking out 65 batters. That equates to a 7.04 K/9, which is in line with his 7.40 K/9 career mark. In an era where pitchers have consistently thrown harder with an emphasis on missing bats, Hendricks has always been an exception. He had plenty of success prior to 2021, so it will be interesting to see if he can regain that form once he's healthy. It's possible that the league has figured out Hendricks, but fantasy managers can likely take a chance on him at a discount in drafts.
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Making return from IL on Sunday
The Cubs reinstated Hendricks (back) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start Sunday in Pittsburgh, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Starting Sunday in Pittsburgh
Hendricks (back) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday in Pittsburgh, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Making another rehab start
Hendricks (back) will make another rehab start at Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Responds well to latest rehab start
Hendricks (back) struck out six and allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks over 4.1 innings in his second rehab start Tuesday with Triple-A Iowa.
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Slated for another rehab start
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Hendricks (back) will start for Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday as he continues his rehab assignment, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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