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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 31)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date11-11-1987
Height6' 4"
Weight215 lbs
Age36 years, 5 months, 15 days
BatsR
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2015
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2012 PIT MLB 10 3 26.3 0 2 0 24 7 21 3 93 8.2 2.4 1.0 7.2 0% .284 1.18 4.04 2.73 92 3.24 74.2 0.5
CareerMLB10326.3020247213938.22.41.07.247%.2841.184.042.73923.2474.20.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2011 BRD A+ FSL 12 12 71.7 4 1 0 62 6 60 4 100 7.8 0.8 0.5 7.5 0% .278 0.95 3.01 2.89 80 3.08 63.0
2011 ALT AA EAS 16 16 89.3 8 5 0 75 21 82 7 85 7.6 2.1 0.7 8.3 0% .269 1.07 3.36 3.02 87 3.25 66.3
2012 PIT MLB NL 10 3 26.3 0 2 0 24 7 21 3 93 8.2 2.4 1.0 7.2 0% .284 1.18 4.04 2.73 92 3.24 74.2
2012 ALT AA EAS 9 9 48.7 3 5 0 54 5 46 5 99 10.0 0.9 0.9 8.5 0% .338 1.21 3.13 4.07 83 4.43 92.2
2012 IND AAA INT 3 3 18.3 0 1 0 11 4 17 1 93 5.4 2.0 0.5 8.3 0% .213 0.82 2.66 0.98 86 2.86 59.5
2012 LIC Wnt DWL 1 1 3.0 0 1 0 6 1 3 1 18.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 0% .417 2.33 6.47 15.00 0 0.00 0.0
2013 IND AAA INT 2 2 4.7 0 1 0 11 4 2 0 101 21.2 7.7 0.0 3.9 0% .478 3.21 6.20 19.29 124 8.99 195.4
2015 PCH A+ FSL 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 6.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0% .200 0.67 2.50 0.00 98 3.58 78.5
2015 MNT AA SOU 17 0 27.7 0 2 0 34 10 23 7 11.1 3.3 2.3 7.5 0% .321 1.59 6.01 7.48 137 6.81 149.4
2015 RAY Rk GCL 2 2 3.0 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 114 21.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0% .539 2.33 1.96 9.00 93 8.93 195.8
2016 DUR AAA INT 5 0 6.3 0 0 0 13 3 6 5 18.5 4.3 7.1 8.5 15% .381 2.53 13.90 19.89 157 8.21 181.3

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 439 0.5330 0.4670 0.8293 0.6282 0.2829 0.8844 0.6897 0.1707
Career4390.53300.46700.82930.62820.28290.88440.68970.1707

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-04-03 2014-09-09 Minors 159 0 Right Elbow Surgery Medial Epicondyle Fracture 2014-04-23 -
2013-08-27 2013-10-10 60-DL 44 32 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2013-07-10 -
2013-04-10 2013-08-27 Minors 139 0 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2013-07-10 -
2012-12-03 2013-01-15 WIN 43 0 Right Shoulder Fatigue - -
2012-04-04 2012-06-16 Minors 73 65 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2010-07-23 2010-07-30 Minors 7 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 70 d1 year (2015)

Details
  • 1 year (2015). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 5/17/15 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2014). Re-signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/6/14 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/1/13. DFA by Pittsburgh 11/25/13. Non-tendered by Pittsburgh 12/2/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/19/10. Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/11.
  • Drafted by Pittsburgh 2007 (14-428) (University of Mobile)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 3.7 0 1.2 31 0 52.0 47 21 41 11 .245 1.30 5.25 5.73 -13.1 -1.4
80o 3 0 0.9 27 0 44.7 44 20 35 10 .261 1.42 5.81 6.35 -13.8 -1.5
70o 2.6 0 0.8 24 0 39.7 41 18 31 10 .272 1.50 6.22 6.81 -13.9 -1.5
60o 2.3 0 0.7 21 0 35.6 39 17 28 9 .282 1.58 6.59 7.21 -13.8 -1.5
50o 2 0 0.6 19 0 31.8 36 16 25 8 .292 1.66 6.94 7.59 -13.4 -1.5
40o 1.7 0 0.5 17 0 28.2 34 15 22 8 .301 1.73 7.29 7.99 -12.9 -1.4
30o 1.4 0 0.4 15 0 24.4 31 14 19 7 .311 1.82 7.69 8.43 -12.2 -1.3
20o 1.1 0 0.3 12 0 20.1 27 12 16 6 .324 1.93 8.17 8.95 -11.0 -1.2
10o 0.8 0 0.2 9 0 14.5 21 9 11 5 .341 2.08 8.85 9.71 -8.9 -1.0
Weighted Mean1.900.518030.73516248.2891.646.877.52-12.8-1.4

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2011-05-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)Two Pirates questions. Best unknown prospect and of course, Cole or Rendon?
(Bill from Pittsburgh)		Kyle McPherson; Cole. (Kevin Goldstein)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Kyle McPherson threw 439 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2012, including pitches thrown in . In 2012, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Curve (78mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph) and Change (84mph).