Both sides hit him about the same
60% of the contact right-handers make against Kilian is hit hard, against 18.8% of what left-handers make.
131 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .254 on his fastballs.
126 of his breaking balls thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.3% of the contact against Kilian with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.4% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 204 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .354 average against Kilian and left-handers to .256.
131 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 95.0 mph off the bat against Kilian and left-handers 81.2.
15 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Kilian is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
303 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Kilian projects a .287 average, 83rd percentile.
303 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kilian's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 84.1 off his slider.
84 and 42 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kilian's stuff spins at 2,491 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
303 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 65th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.9% of the contact Kilian gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
303 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 97th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Kilian have gone to centre field.
22 of 47 located batted balls allowed.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kilian averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
303 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
60% of the contact right-handers make against Kilian is hit hard, against 18.8% of what left-handers make.
131 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .354 average against Kilian and left-handers to .256.
131 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .254 on his fastballs.
126 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
14.3% of the contact against Kilian with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 39.4% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 204 with the bases empty.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 95.0 mph off the bat against Kilian and left-handers 81.2.
15 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 32 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.8% of the balls put in play against Kilian have gone to centre field.
22 of 47 located batted balls allowed.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Kilian is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 83rd percentile.
303 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Kilian projects a .287 average, 83rd percentile.
303 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 90th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.9% of the contact Kilian gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
303 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 97th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kilian's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 84.1 off his slider.
84 and 42 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Kilian's stuff spins at 2,491 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
303 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 65th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kilian averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
303 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
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