Kyle Hendricks
34-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-4
ERA
10.47
WHIP
2.02
K
26
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
Ineffective in first relief outing
Hendricks allowed two runs on four hits across two innings of relief in Thursday's 3-0 loss to Atlanta. He walked one and struck out one.
ANALYSIS
After allowing eight runs (seven earned) across 4.2 innings in his last start to push his ERA up to 10.57, Hendricks got bumped to the bullpen. The veteran made his first relief appearance of the season Thursday, and while he actually lowered his ERA to 10.47, it wasn't a particularly inspiring effort. Hendricks has never been a big strikeout pitcher, relying instead on sharp control to fuel his success, but he's fallen off in a big way so far this year. The righty has limited fantasy appeal in his current role.
After allowing eight runs (seven earned) across 4.2 innings in his last start to push his ERA up to 10.57, Hendricks got bumped to the bullpen. The veteran made his first relief appearance of the season Thursday, and while he actually lowered his ERA to 10.47, it wasn't a particularly inspiring effort. Hendricks has never been a big strikeout pitcher, relying instead on sharp control to fuel his success, but he's fallen off in a big way so far this year. The righty has limited fantasy appeal in his current role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
74
Last 10 Games
74
Last 5 Games
70
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
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-2%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .267 | 102 | 37 | 141 | 25 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .279 | 83 | 26 | 136 | 13 | |||
2024vs Left | .364 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 7 | |||
2024vs Right | .371 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 3 | |||
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
-9%
ERA on Road
2024
-10%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.18 | 1.41 | 133.2 | 7.2 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.71 | 1.26 | 120.1 | 5.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2024Home | 11.05 | 2.18 | 14.2 | 8.6 | 1.8 | ||||
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
2.17K/9
7.2BB/9
3.3HR/9
2.8Fastball
87.9 mphERA
10.47WHIP
2.02BABIP
.400GB/FB
1.74Left On Base
51.9%Exit Velocity
78.9 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2119 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.5%Swinging Strike
8.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Embracing bullpen role
Hendricks said Wednesday that he's "super excited for this opportunity and challenge" after being demoted from the rotation to the bullpen, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander admitted that his campaign "was just going terrible," as evidenced by a 10.57 ERA, 1.99 WHIP and 25:11 K:BB over 30.2 innings. Hendricks' first relief appearance wasn't great either, and he gave up two runs over four hits in two frames versus Atlanta. The Cubs hope he'll be able to get on track and return to the rotation, but at this point it doesn't appear the soft-tossing 34-year-old has much left in the tank.
The veteran right-hander admitted that his campaign "was just going terrible," as evidenced by a 10.57 ERA, 1.99 WHIP and 25:11 K:BB over 30.2 innings. Hendricks' first relief appearance wasn't great either, and he gave up two runs over four hits in two frames versus Atlanta. The Cubs hope he'll be able to get on track and return to the rotation, but at this point it doesn't appear the soft-tossing 34-year-old has much left in the tank.
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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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Sent to bullpen
Manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that Hendricks will pitch out of the bullpen moving forward, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Falls to Pittsburgh
Hendricks (0-4) took the loss Friday against the Pirates, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 11 hits over 4.2 innings. He struck out four.
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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.
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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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