2025 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
4.09
WHIP
1.24
K
29
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Holton outperformed his expected stats once again, but he generated fantasy value in multiple ways. The lefty earned seven wins, eight saves and 14 holds during the regular season along with a pristine 0.76 WHIP that ranked sixth among qualified relievers. Holton's strikeout and whiff rates were below league average, but he limited traffic thanks to a 4.8 percent walk rate (94th percentile). Holton was excellent against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .153 BAA with a sinker-sweeper approach. He also fared better against right-handed bats (.187 BAA), deploying a cutter, changeup and fastball with the occasional curve. With six pitches at his disposal, Holton will be a valuable weapon for the Tigers in 2025, especially since he was their most trusted reliever in the playoffs. Holton's versatility - being able to serve as an opener, closer, or work multiple innings - may influence whom Detroit deploys in the ninth inning on any particular day. Read Past Outlooks
Will open second game Thursday
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Pirates, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Keider Montero is likely to absorb the bulk of the innings out of the bullpen. It will be the fourth opener assignment this season for Holton, who has allowed two runs with a 5:0 K:BB over four innings in his first three tries.
Keider Montero is likely to absorb the bulk of the innings out of the bullpen. It will be the fourth opener assignment this season for Holton, who has allowed two runs with a 5:0 K:BB over four innings in his first three tries.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Tyler Holton generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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41-50
51-60
61-70
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Tyler Holton generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-12%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .169 | 77 | 13 | 52 | 5 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .214 | 104 | 30 | 98 | 19 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .259 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .295 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .153 | 31 | 5 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .187 | 46 | 12 | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .147 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .209 | 42 | 14 | 39 | 9 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-32%
ERA on Road
2025
-24%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.07 | 0.94 | 102.2 | 7.3 | 2.0 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.10 | 0.86 | 111.1 | 7.9 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.30 | 1.39 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.02 | 1.21 | 15.2 | 5.7 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.02 | 0.96 | 41.2 | 6.7 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.54 | 0.65 | 52.2 | 7.9 | 1.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.13 | 0.73 | 42.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.09 | 1.00 | 43.0 | 8.8 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tyler Holton 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.
* 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
3.63K/9
7.9BB/9
2.2HR/9
1.6Fastball
91.3 mphERA
4.09WHIP
1.24BABIP
.297GB/FB
1.85Left On Base
76.7%Exit Velocity
83.8 mphBarrels/BBE
8.4%Spin Rate
2219 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.5%Swinging Strike
10.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Holton didn't make Detroit's Opening Day roster, but he was recalled early in the season despite opening with a few rough outings for Triple-A Toledo (4 HR allowed over 7.2 innings). The southpaw ended up being one of the league's most pleasant surprises, leading qualified relievers with 85.1 innings while ranking 2nd with a 0.87 WHIP. The bulk reliever mixed six pitches effectively, including a new slider (.135 BA) that he threw almost exclusively to left-handed batters. Holton's 91.5 mph 4-seamer didn't blow away hitters and his 22.8% strikeout rate was below average, but he didn't issue many free passes either. In fact, his 5.3% walk rate was T-10th among qualified relievers. However, some ratio regression should be expected in 2024, as Holton's 2.11 ERA didn't sync up with his 3.55 FIP or 3.60 SIERA. Expect the Tigers to deploy the left-hander in a similar capacity this season.
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Opening again Sunday
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Sunday's game against the Reds, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Stuck with loss as opener
Holton (2-3) took the loss Saturday as the Tigers fell 6-1 to the Cubs, giving up one run on one hit in 1.1 innings while striking out two.
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Opening Saturday
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opener for Saturday's game against the Cubs, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Working as opener Tuesday
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
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Scoops up second win Friday
Holton (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win in Friday's 9-1 victory over the Angels. He struck out one.
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