Ken Waldichuk

25-Year-Old PitcherSP
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Waldichuk was acquired from the Yankees in the Frankie Montas trade and made his MLB debut for Oakland in September. The left-hander was up-and-down in his first taste of the big leagues with 4.93 ERA across seven starts, though he finished on a strong note with seven shutout frames against the Angels in the season finale. He had 137 strikeouts across 95 minor-league innings and has a decent four-pitch mix. Waldichuk should open 2023 in Oakland's rotation, but his fantasy utility won't be more than a dart throw until he sees more action in the majors. Read Past Outlooks
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#449
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in September of 2022.
Hit hard this spring
POakland Athletics
March 13, 2023
Waldichuk has allowed nine earned runs on nine hits and seven walks while recording four strikeouts across six innings over three Cactus League appearances (two starts).
ANALYSIS
Waldichuk has made a less than convincing case for a rotation spot this spring given his poor numbers. Two of the nine hits the southpaw has conceded have left the yard as well, but Waldichuk, who posted a 2-2 record, 4.93 ERA and 1.21 WHIP across his first seven big-league starts at the tail end of last season, should still have at least a couple more Cactus League opportunities to right the ship before Opening Day.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
80
How many pitches does Ken Waldichuk generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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31-40
 
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121+
 
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121+
 
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121+
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-50%
BAA vs LHP
2021
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2020
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2020vs Left .138 31 6 1 4 1 0 0
Since 2020vs Right .275 115 27 9 28 11 1 5
2022vs Left .138 31 6 1 4 1 0 0
2022vs Right .275 115 27 9 28 11 1 5
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-42%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-42%
ERA at Home
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2020Home 3.63 0.69 17.1 2 1 0 5.2 0.5 2.1
Since 2020Away 6.23 1.73 17.1 0 1 0 11.9 4.7 0.5
2022Home 3.63 0.69 17.1 2 1 0 5.2 0.5 2.1
2022Away 6.23 1.73 17.1 0 1 0 11.9 4.7 0.5
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Ken Waldichuk compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
3.30
 
K/9
8.6
 
BB/9
2.6
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
94.1 mph
 
ERA
4.93
 
WHIP
1.21
 
BABIP
.294
 
GB/FB
1.00
 
Left On Base
65.7%
 
Exit Velocity
81.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.9%
 
Spin Rate
2234 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%
 
Swinging Strike
12.3%
 
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Seven shutout innings
POakland Athletics
October 5, 2022
Waldichuk (2-2) allowed three hits and one walk while striking out four across seven scoreless innings to earn the win Wednesday against the Angels.
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Strikes out eight Friday
POakland Athletics
September 30, 2022
Waldichuk allowed a run on three hits and two walks while striking out eight over five innings in a no-decision versus the Mariners.
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Tallies first win
POakland Athletics
September 25, 2022
Waldichuk (1-2) gave up four earned runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four over five innings to tally the win in a 10-4 victory over the Mets on Saturday.
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Struggles in fourth MLB start
POakland Athletics
September 18, 2022
Waldichuk (0-2) allowed five runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three in 2.2 innings to take the loss during Sunday's game against the Astros.
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Yields five runs
POakland Athletics
September 13, 2022
Waldichuk allowed five runs on eight hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings in a no-decision versus the Rangers on Tuesday.
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