Konnor Pilkington

Konnor Pilkington

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Pilkington split 2022 between Triple-A Columbus and Cleveland, serving primarily as a starter. In 15 big-league outings (11 starts), he had a 3.88 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 50:32 K:BB across 58 innings. He also posted a 5.88 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 58:26 K:BB through 56.2 innings at Triple-A. His role as the de facto sixth starter for the Guardians, combined with their bizarrely high number of rainouts and doubleheaders, likely led to him seeing more time than initially expected. The 25-year-old has decent strikeout potential, but he'd benefit from another year spent mostly in the minors to cut down on his ugly 12.4 percent walk rate in the majors. Pilkington projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter until his command improves, though he's likely at least a year away from claiming such a role on a full-time basis. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Guardians in March of 2023. Traded to the Diamondbacks in April of 2023.
Traded to Arizona
PArizona Diamondbacks  AAA
May 1, 2023
Arizona acquired Pilkington from Cleveland on Monday in exchange for cash considerations.
ANALYSIS
Pilkington had been removed from Cleveland's 40-man roster late last week and has now found a new home. The left-hander has a limited ceiling but is a capable depth arm for Arizona. He's posted a 3.75 ERA over 16 appearances (11 starts) at the big-league level and will likely slide into Triple-A Reno's rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
40
Last 10 Games
40
Last 5 Games
40
How many pitches does Konnor Pilkington generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Konnor Pilkington generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .238 48 6 6 10 0 1 0
Since 2021vs Right .234 218 46 27 44 8 0 6
2023vs Left .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right .250 5 2 1 1 0 0 0
2022vs Left .256 45 6 6 10 0 1 0
2022vs Right .234 213 44 26 43 8 0 6
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-4%
ERA at Home
2023
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2022
 
 
-1%
ERA on Road
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 3.70 1.31 41.1 1 2 0 8.3 5.0 1.3
Since 2021Away 3.86 1.77 18.2 0 0 0 6.8 4.8 0.0
2023Home 0.00 1.00 2.0 0 0 0 9.0 4.5 0.0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 3.89 1.32 39.1 1 2 0 8.2 5.0 1.4
2022Away 3.86 1.77 18.2 0 0 0 6.8 4.8 0.0
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Konnor Pilkington compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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
2.00
 
K/9
9.0
 
BB/9
4.5
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
92.9 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
1.00
 
BABIP
.216
 
GB/FB
0.67
 
Left On Base
100.0%
 
Exit Velocity
77.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
9.1%
 
Spin Rate
2081 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
9.1%
 
Swinging Strike
10.0%
 
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Dropped from 40-man roster
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 26, 2023
The Guardians designated Pilkington for assignment Wednesday, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Recalled from minors
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 25, 2023
The Guardians recalled Pilkington from Triple-a Columbus on Tuesday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
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Headed back to minors
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 19, 2023
The Guardians optioned Pilkington to Triple-A Columbus following Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Tigers.
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Added as 27th man
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
April 18, 2023
The Guardians recalled Pilkington from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PCleveland Guardians  AAA
March 17, 2023
Pilkington was optioned to Triple-A Columbus by the Guardians on Friday.
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