When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Kitchen throws a fastball 68.2% of the time, against 29.3% when he is ahead.
44 pitches behind in the count, 41 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kitchen's sinker moves 129.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kitchen throws the changeup 34.6% of the time against right-handers and 1.2% against left-handers.
78 pitches to right-handers, 80 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kitchen averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 723rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Kitchen goes to the 4-seam fastball: 19.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.7% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Kitchen throws 50.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43% with the bases empty.
79 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 79 with the bases empty.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kitchen's sinker averages 90.8 mph, and has touched 92.9.
64 thrown, 40.5% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .344 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
76 of his fastballs thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Kitchen releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
158 tracked pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Kitchen puts 63.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 22% when he is ahead.
44 located pitches behind, 41 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Kitchen's stuff spins at 2,051 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 664th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kitchen lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
158 located pitches in 2024.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Kitchen, 23rd percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 592nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kitchen works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 40.5% of everything he throws.
158 classified pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Kitchen works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
158 located pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Kitchen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
158 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Kitchen throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
42 plate appearances started in 2024.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.8% of Kitchen's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
36 of 158 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kitchen projects a .336 average, 35th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 498th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.2% of the contact Kitchen gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 483rd in MLB.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Kitchen throws a fastball 68.2% of the time, against 29.3% when he is ahead.
44 pitches behind in the count, 41 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Kitchen goes to the 4-seam fastball: 19.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.7% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2024.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Kitchen puts 63.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 22% when he is ahead.
44 located pitches behind, 41 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Kitchen throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
42 plate appearances started in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kitchen's sinker moves 129.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 90.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kitchen throws the changeup 34.6% of the time against right-handers and 1.2% against left-handers.
78 pitches to right-handers, 80 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kitchen's sinker averages 90.8 mph, and has touched 92.9.
64 thrown, 40.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kitchen works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 40.5% of everything he throws.
158 classified pitches in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Kitchen averages 84.8 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 723rd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Kitchen throws 50.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43% with the bases empty.
79 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 79 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .344 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
76 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Kitchen releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
158 tracked pitches in 2024.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Kitchen releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
158 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Kitchen's stuff spins at 2,051 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
158 pitches in 2024. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 664th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kitchen lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
158 located pitches in 2024.
He lives on one side of the plate
Kitchen works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
158 located pitches in 2024.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.8% of Kitchen's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
36 of 158 located pitches.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Kitchen, 23rd percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 592nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kitchen projects a .336 average, 35th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 498th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.2% of the contact Kitchen gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
158 pitches in 2024. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 483rd in MLB.
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