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Stephen Kolek

Padres Career team 2024 to 2025
Number #32
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 3"
Weight 210 lbs
Birth Place Houston, TX
Born Apr 18, 1997

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Kolek's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.

78 and 96 of them thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season

Kolek has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 435 feet.

8 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud

45.5% of the contact Kolek gives up is hit hard, 24th percentile.

177 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 409th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field

48.3% of the balls put in play against Kolek have gone to centre field.

85 of 176 located batted balls allowed.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him

Kolek lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.

177 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 109th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Kolek, 28th percentile.

177 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 389th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Outcome
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Situation
Single
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Home Run
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Vs All Pitchers
Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 18, 1997
Birth Place Houston, TX
Height 6' 3"
Weight 210 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R