
Kyle Nicolas
Bats/Throws: R/RAge: 27Born: Massillon, OH, United StatesDebut: Sep 19, 2023Draft: 2020

Kyle Nicolas is a pitcher for the Washington Nationals. Nicolas was born on February 22, 1999 in Massillon, OH, United States and debuted in the major leagues on September 19, 2023. Nicolas bats right and throws right. The Miami Marlins drafted Nicolas in 2020 (round CB-B, pick 61 overall) out of Ball State. In 2026, Nicolas has an ERA of 8.59 with a WHIP of 2.86 and 7 strikeouts over 7.1 innings in 7 games. MLBDB has 4 seasons of statistics for Nicolas, from 2023 to 2026.
4 seasons of pitching across 2 clubs. Season totals, oldest first. The team shown identifies the player's club when the totals were recorded.
| Season | Team | W | L | W-L% | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11.81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2.06 | |
| 2024PIT | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.95 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 51 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 55 | 1.50 | |
| 2025PIT | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.74 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 1.37 | |
| 2026CIN | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2.86 |
| Season | Team | GS | CG | SHO | QS | QS% | GF | SV | SVO | BS | HLD | SV+HLD | IR | IRS | IS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | |
| 2024PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 42.1% | |
| 2025PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | |
| 2026CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% |
| Season | Team | IP | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | SB | CS | CS% | Pick | RA9 | H/9 | HR/9 | BB/9 | K/9 | K/BB | Strike% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 5.1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 11.81 | 11.81 | 1.69 | 6.75 | 11.81 | 1.75 | 62.2% | |
| 2024PIT | 54.2 | 243 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 4.94 | 8.40 | 0.66 | 5.10 | 9.05 | 1.77 | 60.1% | |
| 2025PIT | 38.0 | 167 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 4.97 | 8.05 | 0.71 | 4.26 | 8.05 | 1.89 | 61.5% | |
| 2026CIN | 7.1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | 8.59 | 9.82 | 1.23 | 15.95 | 8.59 | 0.54 | 48.0% |
| Season | Team | IP | BF | ERA | FIP | BABIP | K% | BB% | K−BB% | HR% | Opp AVG | Opp OBP | Opp SLG | Opp OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 5.1 | 26 | 11.81 | 5.88 | .462 | 26.9% | 15.4% | 11.5% | 3.8% | .333 | .462 | .571 | 1.033 | |
| 2024PIT | 54.2 | 243 | 3.95 | 4.03 | .315 | 22.6% | 12.8% | 9.9% | 1.6% | .249 | .354 | .341 | .695 | |
| 2025PIT | 38.0 | 167 | 4.74 | 3.95 | .282 | 20.4% | 10.8% | 9.6% | 1.8% | .233 | .323 | .356 | .680 | |
| 2026CIN | 7.1 | 42 | 8.59 | 8.29 | .333 | 16.7% | 31.0% | -14.3% | 2.4% | .276 | .500 | .414 | .914 |
Read advanced measures alongside playing time. N/A means the required inputs or season calculations are unavailable.
4 seasons of fielding across 2 clubs. Fielding is shown by recorded position; games at different positions can overlap.
| Season | Team | Pos | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | P | 4 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2024PIT | P | 51 | 0 | 54.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.82 | 0.10 | |
| 2025PIT | P | 31 | 0 | 38.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.71 | 0.10 | |
| 2026CIN | P | 7 | 0 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 0.29 |
Recorded measurements and MLBDB estimates from the pitches thrown and the balls put in play against this pitcher. Each table's note says which.
MLBDB calculates these numbers from recorded game measurements. EV balls and LA balls show the sample sizes. EV+LA balls have both measurements and are used for barrel percentage. Seasons without these measurements show N/A.
| Season | Team | BBE | EV+LA balls | MLBDB barrels | MLBDB Barrel% | EV balls | Avg EV balls | Avg EV | Max EV | Hard-hit% | LA balls | Avg LA balls | Avg LA | Sweet-spot% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 13 | 93.2 | 106.3 | 61.5% | 13 | 13 | -1.2 | 38.5% | |
| 2024PIT | 153 | 152 | 13 | 8.6% | 152 | 151 | 90.0 | 112.4 | 40.8% | 153 | 152 | 10.8 | 34.6% | |
| 2025PIT | 113 | 113 | 8 | 7.1% | 113 | 112 | 90.0 | 109.6 | 38.9% | 113 | 112 | 14.3 | 33.6% | |
| 2026CIN | 22 | 20 | 1 | 5.0% | 20 | 20 | 87.1 | 110.4 | 35.0% | 20 | 20 | 27.6 | 45.0% |
Direction is estimated from recorded hit locations and the hand used to bat on each play. Rates divide by Located balls and show N/A below 95% location coverage. Unmapped balls are left out. Higher is not always better.
| Season | Team | Located balls | Location coverage | Pull% | Center% | Oppo% | Pull balls | Center balls | Oppo balls | Unmapped balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 14 | 100.0% | 71.4% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024PIT | 152 | 99.3% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 30.3% | 53 | 53 | 46 | 1 | |
| 2025PIT | 113 | 100.0% | 39.8% | 38.9% | 21.2% | 45 | 44 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2026CIN | 22 | 100.0% | 31.8% | 40.9% | 27.3% | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
Pitches counts every pitch actually thrown; automatic balls and strikes are left out. Swings include bunt attempts, and caught foul tips count as whiffs. Whiff% divides misses by swings; SwStr% divides misses by pitches. Zone rates need a recorded location for at least 95% of pitches. Missing results show N/A. For 2018 through 2024, inside or outside the zone is an MLBDB estimate from recorded pitch locations and batter zone heights; from 2025, MLB's recorded zone labels are used.
| Season | Team | Pitches | Swings | Whiff% | SwStr% | Contact% | Swing% | Chase% | Zone% | Z-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | First delivered strike% | Called% | CSW% | Zone coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 111 | 53 | 28.3% | 13.5% | 71.7% | 47.7% | 26.3% | 48.6% | 70.4% | 86.8% | 33.3% | 69.2% | 14.4% | 27.9% | 100.0% | |
| 2024PIT | 950 | 436 | 28.2% | 12.9% | 71.8% | 45.9% | 25.5% | 45.5% | 70.4% | 81.3% | 50.0% | 57.4% | 14.2% | 27.2% | 100.0% | |
| 2025PIT | 652 | 310 | 29.4% | 14.0% | 70.6% | 47.5% | 28.1% | 47.5% | 69.0% | 83.2% | 42.7% | 56.9% | 14.0% | 27.9% | 100.0% | |
| 2026CIN | 198 | 59 | 23.7% | 7.1% | 76.3% | 29.8% | 17.2% | 38.4% | 50.0% | 89.5% | 52.4% | 45.2% | 18.2% | 25.3% | 100.0% |
MLBDB estimates these from recorded ball speed and angle, for seasons from 2018. A season or period shows N/A if any batted ball it needs is missing a measurement or falls outside what the model covers. That is common over a full season, and in 2018 and 2019 no regular player has complete measurements. Estimated ERA also needs the estimated wOBA to be inside the range its equation was checked on; the 2026 equation is provisional. Differences use actual results from the same completed games. These describe recorded contact, not future performance.
| Season | Team | IP | ERA | MLBDB xERA | ERA − MLBDB xERA | Model balls | Measured% | MLBDB xBA | AVG − MLBDB xBA | MLBDB xSLG | SLG − MLBDB xSLG | MLBDB xwOBA | wOBA − MLBDB xwOBA | Missing pairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 5.1 | 11.81 | N/A | N/A | 13 | 92.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
| 2024PIT | 54.2 | 3.95 | N/A | N/A | 152 | 99.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | |
| 2025PIT | 38.0 | 4.74 | 4.17 | 0.57 | 113 | 100.0% | .236 | -0.003 | .383 | -0.027 | .317 | -0.013 | 0 | |
| 2026CIN | 7.1 | 8.59 | N/A | N/A | 20 | 90.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 |
Usage shows each pitch type thrown as a share of all pitches. Pitches without a recognized type stay in the total.
| Season | Team | All pitches | FF % | SI % | SL % | CU % | CH % | Unknown | Type coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 111 | 55.9% | 0.0% | 36.9% | 7.2% | 0.0% | 0 | 100.0% | |
| 2024PIT | 950 | 55.1% | 0.0% | 22.0% | 22.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 100.0% | |
| 2025PIT | 652 | 50.6% | 0.3% | 26.7% | 22.2% | 0.2% | 0 | 100.0% | |
| 2026CIN | 198 | 48.5% | 2.0% | 33.3% | 16.2% | 0.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
Movement is in inches. Sideways: positive is to the pitcher's right, negative is left, when looking toward home plate. Vertical: positive is upward, negative is downward from the initial flight direction. No-grav removes gravity's effect; it does not mean the ball rose. Counts show how many pitches were measured.
| Season | Team | FF pitches | FF % | FF mph | FF max mph | FF rpm | FF ext ft | FF side in | FF vert in | FF no-grav in | FF whiff% | FF swings | FF speed count | FF spin count | FF ext count | FF side count | FF vert count | FF no-grav count | Type coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 62 | 55.9% | 96.8 | 98.8 | 2409 | 6.8 | 9.2 | -11.9 | 17.4 | 22.2% | 27 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 100.0% | |
| 2024PIT | 523 | 55.1% | 97.4 | 100.3 | 2377 | 6.9 | 9.2 | -11.9 | 17.0 | 19.3% | 254 | 523 | 511 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 100.0% | |
| 2025PIT | 330 | 50.6% | 97.6 | 100.8 | 2364 | 7.0 | 6.9 | -11.6 | 17.2 | 14.9% | 168 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 100.0% | |
| 2026CIN | 96 | 48.5% | 96.8 | 99.1 | 2389 | 7.0 | 8.2 | -12.1 | 17.4 | 17.2% | 29 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 100.0% |
| Season | Team | SI pitches | SI % | SI mph | SI max mph | SI rpm | SI ext ft | SI side in | SI vert in | SI no-grav in | SI whiff% | SI swings | SI speed count | SI spin count | SI ext count | SI side count | SI vert count | SI no-grav count | Type coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| 2024PIT | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| 2025PIT | 2 | 0.3% | 96.7 | 96.9 | 2160 | 7.1 | 11.3 | -15.5 | 14.0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| 2026CIN | 4 | 2.0% | 95.5 | 95.9 | 2281 | 6.8 | 14.4 | -16.0 | 14.3 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Season | Team | SL pitches | SL % | SL mph | SL max mph | SL rpm | SL ext ft | SL side in | SL vert in | SL no-grav in | SL whiff% | SL swings | SL speed count | SL spin count | SL ext count | SL side count | SL vert count | SL no-grav count | Type coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 41 | 36.9% | 89.5 | 92.6 | 2499 | 6.7 | -5.3 | -32.0 | 1.9 | 32.0% | 25 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 100.0% | |
| 2024PIT | 209 | 22.0% | 90.9 | 95.2 | 2476 | 6.9 | -4.7 | -29.6 | 3.3 | 37.5% | 104 | 209 | 200 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 100.0% | |
| 2025PIT | 174 | 26.7% | 90.4 | 93.5 | 2578 | 6.9 | -4.5 | -32.5 | 0.8 | 45.1% | 91 | 174 | 171 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 100.0% | |
| 2026CIN | 66 | 33.3% | 90.0 | 93.7 | 2543 | 6.9 | -3.8 | -30.8 | 2.9 | 31.8% | 22 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 100.0% |
| Season | Team | CU pitches | CU % | CU mph | CU max mph | CU rpm | CU ext ft | CU side in | CU vert in | CU no-grav in | CU whiff% | CU swings | CU speed count | CU spin count | CU ext count | CU side count | CU vert count | CU no-grav count | Type coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 8 | 7.2% | 83.8 | 87.8 | 2406 | 6.7 | -3.7 | -50.1 | -11.0 | 100.0% | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0% | |
| 2024PIT | 218 | 22.9% | 85.6 | 89.5 | 2526 | 6.8 | -4.9 | -46.9 | -9.7 | 44.9% | 78 | 218 | 214 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 100.0% | |
| 2025PIT | 145 | 22.2% | 83.8 | 89.5 | 2678 | 6.9 | -8.0 | -51.5 | -12.2 | 50.0% | 50 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 100.0% | |
| 2026CIN | 32 | 16.2% | 83.9 | 87.4 | 2630 | 6.8 | -7.8 | -49.3 | -10.2 | 33.3% | 6 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 100.0% |
| Season | Team | CH pitches | CH % | CH mph | CH max mph | CH rpm | CH ext ft | CH side in | CH vert in | CH no-grav in | CH whiff% | CH swings | CH speed count | CH spin count | CH ext count | CH side count | CH vert count | CH no-grav count | Type coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023PIT | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| 2024PIT | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| 2025PIT | 1 | 0.2% | 92.6 | 92.6 | 1992 | 6.9 | 13.0 | -20.5 | 11.2 | N/A | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |
| 2026CIN | 0 | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Date | Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24 | W 9-8 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Apr 21 | W 12-6 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Apr 19 | W 7-4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Apr 18 | W 5-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Apr 16 | L 0-3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 recorded moves.
RecalledTrade
Washington Nationals recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Rochester Red Wings.
TradeTrade
Cincinnati Reds traded RHP Kyle Nicolas to Baltimore Orioles for cash.
OptionedTrade
Baltimore Orioles optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Norfolk Tides.
OptionedTrade
Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Louisville Bats.
RecalledTrade
Cincinnati Reds recalled RHP Kyle Nicolas from Louisville Bats.
OptionedTrade
Cincinnati Reds optioned RHP Kyle Nicolas to Louisville Bats.