Kyle Nelson

Kyle Nelson

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, $728,900 contract with the Diamondbacks in March of 2023.
Vultures fourth win
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 21, 2023
Nelson (4-1) retired all three batters faced, striking out one, and was credited with the win over the Pirates on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Nelson bridged the sixth and seventh innings for the Diamondbacks and benefitted from Pavin Smith's two-run home run to earn his fourth win of the season. The left-hander has pitched well in a middle-relief role for a second consecutive season. Nelson sports a 1.50 ERA over 18 innings (21 appearances) after pitching to a 2.19 ERA in 2022.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
11
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Kyle Nelson generally throw?
 
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+
 
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 Kyle Nelson generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2022
Even Split
2021
 
 
-49%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .213 128 32 14 23 6 0 2
Since 2021vs Right .243 162 31 15 35 12 0 2
2023vs Left .256 47 16 5 10 1 0 2
2023vs Right .300 43 9 2 12 4 0 1
2022vs Left .194 67 14 4 12 5 0 0
2022vs Right .194 84 16 10 14 6 0 1
2021vs Left .143 14 2 5 1 0 0 0
2021vs Right .281 35 6 3 9 2 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-66%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-59%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-6%
ERA on Road
2021
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 1.75 1.25 36.0 4 2 0 8.8 3.0 0.8
Since 2021Away 5.17 1.34 31.1 2 0 0 8.0 4.9 0.3
2023Home 1.59 1.50 11.1 2 1 0 11.1 2.4 1.6
2023Away 3.86 1.29 9.1 2 0 0 10.6 3.9 1.0
2022Home 2.25 1.15 20.0 2 1 0 7.2 3.2 0.5
2022Away 2.12 1.00 17.0 0 0 0 7.4 3.7 0.0
2021Home 0.00 1.07 4.2 0 0 0 9.6 3.9 0.0
2021Away 18.00 2.60 5.0 0 0 0 5.4 10.8 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Nelson 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
3.57
 
K/9
10.9
 
BB/9
3.0
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
92.5 mph
 
ERA
2.61
 
WHIP
1.40
 
BABIP
.363
 
GB/FB
1.25
 
Left On Base
80.6%
 
Exit Velocity
81.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.1%
 
Spin Rate
2518 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
21.2%
 
Swinging Strike
14.6%
 
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Unable to get out of jam
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 17, 2023
Nelson blew the save Tuesday against the Athletics. He allowed one run on one hit while striking out one over one-third of an inning.
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Can't escape Kelly's jam
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 23, 2023
Nelson allowed one hit and struck out two over one scoreless inning in Saturday's 5-3 loss to San Diego.
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Logs second win
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 13, 2023
Nelson (2-0) allowed one hit while striking out three and walking none over 1.1 innings to earn the win Wednesday against Milwaukee.
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Called up, appears in relief
PArizona Diamondbacks
March 31, 2023
The Diamondbacks recalled Nelson from Triple-A Reno prior to Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Dodgers. He struck out two and worked around two hits in a scoreless inning.
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Will be in Arizona bullpen
PArizona Diamondbacks
March 28, 2023
Nelson will have the final spot in the Diamondbacks' bullpen to begin the 2023 season, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
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