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Kevin Ginkel

Diamondbacks
Number #37
Position RP
Bats L
Throws R
Age 32
Height 6' 4"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Born Mar 24, 1994

Key Insights

2026
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .227 on his breaking balls.

137 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

25% of the contact against Ginkel with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.7% with the bases empty.

67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him

Right-handed hitters average 83.6 mph off the bat against Ginkel and left-handers 92.3.

19 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 28 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Ginkel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.

125 and 146 of them thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Ginkel projects a .301 average, 74th percentile.

283 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs

48.9% of the contact against Ginkel is on the ground and 31.1% of it is in the air.

45 tracked batted balls allowed.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Mar 24, 1994
Birth Place San Diego, CA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R
College/Draft Southwestern University