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Chad Kuhl PPirates

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 26)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date9-10-1992
Height6' 3"
Weight205 lbs
Age31 years, 7 months, 14 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
0.42016
0.42017
1.02018
0.82019
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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
2016 PIT MLB 14 14 70.7 5 4 0 73 20 53 7 91 9.3 2.5 0.9 6.8 46% .304 1.32 3.99 4.20 106 4.87 107.8 0.4
2017 PIT MLB 31 31 157.3 8 11 0 159 72 142 17 95 9.1 4.1 1.0 8.1 43% .321 1.47 4.26 4.35 105 5.35 113.9 0.4
2018 PIT MLB 16 16 85.0 5 5 0 89 33 81 14 94 9.4 3.5 1.5 8.6 41% .311 1.44 4.66 4.55 102 4.24 94.7 1.0
CareerMLB6161313.01820032112527638949.23.61.17.943%.3141.424.314.371044.94107.31.8

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-
2013 JAM A- NYP 13 13 55.3 3 4 0 53 6 33 0 104 8.6 1.0 0.0 5.4 0% .298 1.07 2.49 2.11 93 4.46 96.9
2014 BRD A+ FSL 28 28 153.3 13 5 0 141 42 100 9 99 8.3 2.5 0.5 5.9 0% .287 1.19 3.95 3.46 103 4.63 98.0
2015 ALT AA EAS 26 26 152.7 11 5 0 133 41 101 10 95 7.8 2.4 0.6 6.0 0% .265 1.14 3.68 2.48 103 3.84 84.1
2016 PIT MLB NL 14 14 70.7 5 4 0 73 20 53 7 91 9.3 2.5 0.9 6.8 46% .304 1.32 3.99 4.20 106 4.87 107.8
2016 IND AAA INT 16 16 83.7 6 3 0 81 16 66 9 99 8.7 1.7 1.0 7.1 48% .295 1.16 3.70 2.37 98 4.08 90.1
2017 PIT MLB NL 31 31 157.3 8 11 0 159 72 142 17 95 9.1 4.1 1.0 8.1 43% .321 1.47 4.26 4.35 105 5.35 113.9
2018 PIT MLB NL 16 16 85.0 5 5 0 89 33 81 14 94 9.4 3.5 1.5 8.6 41% .311 1.44 4.66 4.55 102 4.24 94.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 1138 0.5018 0.4464 0.7953 0.6427 0.2487 0.8610 0.6241 0.2047
2017 2701 0.4757 0.4384 0.7660 0.6280 0.2662 0.8550 0.5756 0.2340
2018 1432 0.4979 0.4316 0.7605 0.6283 0.2364 0.8438 0.5412 0.2395
Career52710.48740.43830.77080.63130.25430.85330.57670.2292

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

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 CHA $
2023 WAS $2,000,000
2022 COL $3,000,000
2021 PIT $2,130,000
2020 PIT $840,000
2019 PIT $578,000
2018 PIT $570,500
2017 PIT $550,000
2016 PIT $
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$9,668,500
7 yrTotal$9,668,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 168 dACES1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/6/24 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by Washington as a free agent 2/4/23 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Washington 3/30/23. DFA by Washington 6/24/23. Released 6/26/23.
  • 1 year/$3M (2022). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 3/14/22.
  • 1 year/$2.13M (2021). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration). Non-tendered by Pittsburgh 11/30/21.
  • 1 year/$840,000 (2020). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$578,000 (2019). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19.
  • 1 year/$570,500 (2018). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/26/16.
  • Drafted by Pittsburgh 2013 (9-269) (Delaware). $145,000 signing bonus ($145,200 slot).

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 0 7.6 0 18 18 98.3 78 30 91 9 .261 1.09 3.01 3.34 -1.5 -0.2
80o 0 7.6 0 17 17 91.9 78 30 85 9 .274 1.17 3.36 3.72 -5.1 -0.6
70o 0 7.5 0 16 16 87.5 78 30 81 9 .284 1.23 3.61 4 -7.5 -0.8
60o 0 7.5 0 16 16 83.7 77 30 78 9 .292 1.28 3.82 4.24 -9.3 -1.0
50o 0 7.4 0 15 15 80.3 77 30 74 9 .300 1.33 4.03 4.47 -10.8 -1.2
40o 0 7.3 0 14 14 76.9 77 29 71 9 .308 1.38 4.24 4.7 -12.3 -1.3
30o 0 7.2 0 14 14 73.4 76 29 68 9 .316 1.43 4.46 4.95 -13.6 -1.5
20o 0 7.1 0 13 13 69.3 75 29 64 9 .326 1.50 4.73 5.25 -15.1 -1.6
10o 0 6.9 0 12 12 63.8 74 28 59 9 .340 1.59 5.11 5.67 -16.7 -1.8
Weighted Mean07.30151579.97629749.2981.324.004.44-10.5-1.1

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2018-06-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Should we assume Nick Kingham is back up if Chad Kuhl hits the DL? Expectations for him for rest of season if he's able to stick ?
(giventofly1980 from Terre Haute, Indiana)		Yeah, that makes sense. I'd like to see Glasnow in the rotation again, because of the strikeout upside, and at least Glasnow's improving his BB/9 from past years. But Kingham has had a nice handful of starts this season, and his ratios are good. If he sticks, maybe his ERA nudges up to above 4.00, but the SwStr% and first pitch strikes help his chances of keeping his K/9 gains. (Kevin Jebens)
2017-06-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)Tyler Glasnow is not learning anything in Triple A. I think they need to bring him up and let him start and figure it out at the major league level instead of Chad Kuhl.
(Hector from Denver)		I don't mind giving him a few weeks to catch his breath -- he was really getting crushed and looking awful doing it. I might be more inclined to give him a month of middle-leverage relief work and see how that looks than to throw him back in the rotation, but when top prospects go that far south there aren't easy answers. (Jarrett Seidler)
2016-09-08 19:00:00 (link to chat)Tirado, Tuki, and Mitch Keller, who's primed for the bigger step forward and who has the bigger upside?
(Jquinton82 from NY)		Keller for me and it's not that close. He was exceptional (2.35 ERA with 131 strikeouts and just 18 walks in 130 IP) at West Virginia in the South Atlantic League. He's only 20-years-old and I trust the Pirates development system. They've churned out a ton of quality arms recently. Obviously Taillon & Glasnow head that list but Chad Kuhl and others have come through and made an impact as well. (George Bissell)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Chad Kuhl has thrown 11,178 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Cutter (92mph), Sinker (94mph) and Slider (81mph), also mixing in a Change (87mph) and Fourseam Fastball (96mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (79mph).