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Kiko Calero

Athletics Career team 2005–2008
Number #40
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 51
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Santurce, Puerto Rico
Born Jan 9, 1975

Key Insights

2009
He misses bats about equally against both hands

Calero gets a whiff on 37.5% of the swings right-handers take and 21.2% of the swings left-handers take.

608 pitches to right-handed hitters, 241 to left-handed hitters.
Hitters swing through him all night

Hitters swing through 30.6% of what Calero offers, 98th percentile in the league.

1041 pitches in 2009. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 14th in MLB.
He takes strikes without needing contact, over and over

30.7% of Calero's pitches end in a called strike or a swing and miss, 95th percentile.

1041 pitches in 2009. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2009, 32nd in MLB.
Runners on do not change how often he misses bats

With a runner in scoring position Calero misses bats on 35.5% of the swings against him, against 28.4% with the bases empty.

305 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 736 with the bases empty.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 9, 1975
Birth Place Santurce, Puerto Rico
Height 6' 1"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right