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Kyle Nicolas

Pirates Career team 2023–2025
Number #62
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 27
Height 6' 4"
Weight 223 lbs
Birth Place Massillon, OH
Born Feb 22, 1999

Key Insights

2026
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

37.5% of the contact against Nicolas with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 25% with the bases empty.

107 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 91 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass

The quality of contact against Nicolas projects a .367 average, 15th percentile.

198 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 455th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough

Nicolas works off the plate, with only 33.3% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.

198 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 525th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to

Nicolas's stuff spins at 2,477 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.

198 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 74th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league

Nicolas averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.

198 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 82nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well

Only 35% of the contact Nicolas gives up is hit hard, 70th percentile.

198 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 163rd in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 22, 1999
Birth Place Massillon, OH
Height 6' 4"
Weight 223 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Ball State