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Austin Kitchen

Marlins Career team 2024
Number #91
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 29
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA
Born Feb 11, 1997

Key Insights

2024
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

62.5% of the contact against Kitchen is on the ground and 12.5% of it is in the air.

32 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Kitchen and left-handers 88.7.

15 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 19 from left-handers.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 11, 1997
Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA
Height 6' 0"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Coastal Carolina