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Kyle Nicolas

Relief Pitcher

Washington Nationals

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 2/22/1999 (27)
Height, Weight 6'3", 216 lb
Hometown Massillon, OH

2026 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify
MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
0 7.1 8.59 2.86 16.7% 31.0%
221st 3
Sv
351st 52.0
IP
347th 4.19
ERA
351st 1.34
WHIP
296th 22.7%
K%
351st 9.8%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
96.8 7.1% 25.3% 39.9% 1.5% 4.38 8.86
65th 94.7
FB MPH
342nd 12.2%
SwStr%
309th 28.6%
CSW%
351st 51.2%
Str-ICR
4th 4.7%
MTK%
351st 4.94
PLV
351st 3.56
PLA
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Rank
110th

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Kyle Nicolas Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2023 PIT 4 0 5.1 0-0 0 1 11.81 2.06 4.03 6.00 4.45 5.52 26.9% 15.4% 11.8 1.69 .462 50.0% 47.2% 35.7% 61.5% 13.5% 27.9% 0.55 4.74
2024 PIT 51 0 54.2 2-2 0 8 3.95 1.50 4.24 4.03 4.61 0.33 22.5% 13.1% 8.4 0.66 .315 11.4% 69.7% 37.3% 48.7% 12.9% 27.2% 0.42 4.81
2025 PIT 31 0 38.0 1-2 0 3 4.74 1.37 3.90 3.95 4.79 3.70 20.4% 10.8% 8.1 0.71 .282 10.3% 66.3% 39.8% 43.4% 14.0% 27.9% 0.44 4.85
2026 CIN 7 0 7.1 1-0 0 0 8.59 2.86 5.90 8.45 9.32 8.86 16.7% 31.0% 9.8 1.23 .333 12.5% 71.4% 36.4% 20.0% 7.1% 25.3% 0.24 4.38
RP MLB Percentile 0 0 0 12-85 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 18 36 16 68 45 51 0 2 11 0 0
RP MLB AVG 42 2 52.0 3-3 3 7 4.19 1.34 4.16 4.17 4.24 3.56 22.7% 9.8% 8.3 1.08 .291 17.6% 72.5% 36.8% 44.0% 12.2% 28.6% 0.50 4.94
Career 93 0 105.1 4-4 0 12 4.96 1.58 4.22 4.39 4.97 2.40 21.5% 14.0% 8.5 0.77 .311 12.2% 67.3% 38.1% 45.3% 12.7% 27.3% 0.42 4.74

Kyle Nicolas Repertoire

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Kyle Nicolas Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2023 PIT 4 0 5.1 0-0 0 0 1 111 69 42 26 7 4 2 0 1 7 4 1 1
2024 PIT 51 0 54.2 2-2 0 0 8 950 571 379 244 51 40 7 0 4 55 32 4 7
2025 PIT 31 0 38.0 1-2 0 0 3 652 401 251 167 34 23 7 1 3 34 18 2 1
2026 CIN 7 0 7.1 1-0 0 0 0 198 95 103 42 8 6 1 0 1 7 13 0 2
RP MLB Percentile 0 0 0 12-85 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 100 100 98 50 92 0 74 85 33
RP MLB AVG 42 2 52.0 3-3 0 3 7 884 565 319 227 48 32 9 1 6 52 21 3 2
Career 93 0 105.1 4-4 0 0 12 1,911 1,136 775 479 100 73 17 1 9 103 67 7 11

Kyle Nicolas Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2023 PIT 26.9% 15.4% .333 .571 1.033 .444 .462 .500 .198 .319 .304 .343 93.2 93.5 -1.2 4.03
2024 PIT 22.5% 13.1% .249 .341 .698 .315 .315 .333 .243 .320 .309 .351 89.7 90.4 11.6 4.24
2025 PIT 20.4% 10.8% .233 .356 .679 .303 .282 .301 .234 .309 .278 .334 89.5 89.3 13.7 3.90
2026 CIN 16.7% 31.0% .276 .414 .914 .422 .333 .364 .231 .398 .276 .343 87.1 90.5 27.6 5.90
RP MLB Percentile 15 0 19 35 5 1 16 17 54 1 56 60 62 30 0 1
RP MLB AVG 22.7% 9.8% .241 .388 .712 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.3 13.1 4.16
Career 21.5% 14.0% .249 .364 .727 .330 .311 .331 .237 .325 .295 .346 89.6 90.0 12.9 4.22

Kyle Nicolas Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2023 PIT55.9% (96.8)--36.9% (89.5)-7.2% (83.8)--- 55.9% 44.1%
2024 PIT55.1% (97.4)--22.4% (90.9)-22.5% (85.6)--- 55.1% 44.9%
2025 PIT50.8% (97.6)0.2% (96.4)-26.7% (90.4)-22.1% (83.8)0.2% (92.6)-- 50.9% 48.9%
2026 CIN48.5% (96.8)2.0% (95.5)-33.3% (90.0)-16.2% (83.9)--- 50.5% 49.5%
RP MLB Percentile 74 (81) 0 (69) - 75 (95) - 63 (84) - - - 53.9% 45.9%
RP MLB AVG 38.7% (94.7) 26.6% (94.1) 19.6% (89.4) 25.9% (86.1) 20.7% (82.3) 15.3% (80.3) 17.6% (86.1) 18.9% (86.6) 42.7% (61.5) 48.7% 51.2%
Career53.0% (97.4)0.3% (95.7)-25.9% (90.5)-20.8% (84.8)0.1% (92.6)-- 53.2% 46.7%

Kyle Nicolas Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2023 PIT30.6% (6)--26.8% (8)-12.5% (1)--- 30.6% 24.5%
2024 PIT24.7% (49)--26.3% (40)-34.1% (34)--- 24.7% 30.2%
2025 PIT25.1% (25)100.0% (0)-29.9% (41)-31.9% (25)0.0% (0)-- 25.3% 30.7%
2026 CIN25.0% (5)0.0% (0)-22.7% (7)-34.4% (2)--- 24.0% 26.5%
RP MLB Percentile 31 (95) 0 (0) - 12 (75) - 84 (70) - - - 12.5% 28.8%
RP MLB AVG 27.2% (32) 27.6% (13) 26.9% (15) 29.7% (28) 28.4% (20) 27.3% (15) 22.4% (21) 22.6% (21) 19.3% (9) 27.9% 28.8%
Career25.2% (85)20.0% (0)-27.1% (96)-32.9% (62)0.0% (0)-- 25.2% 29.7%

Kyle Nicolas Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2023 PIT 61.5% 23.1% 15.4% 0.0% 38.5% 78.6% 7.1% 14.3% 21.6% 61.5% 15.4% 23.1% 0.0% 35.7%
2024 PIT 48.7% 21.7% 23.0% 6.6% 34.9% 34.0% 34.0% 32.0% 16.8% 62.4% 25.7% 3.3% 8.6% 37.3%
2025 PIT 43.4% 22.1% 25.7% 8.8% 33.6% 42.5% 32.7% 24.8% 16.3% 60.2% 24.8% 8.0% 7.1% 39.8%
2026 CIN 20.0% 25.0% 40.0% 15.0% 45.0% 40.9% 31.8% 27.3% 11.6% 60.0% 30.0% 5.0% 5.0% 36.4%
RP MLB Percentile 0 15 99 87 2 50 33 66 0 23 7 62 74 51
RP MLB AVG 44.0% 21.7% 24.1% 10.2% 34.6% 40.9% 33.7% 25.4% 18.1% 63.0% 24.5% 5.8% 6.8% 36.8%
Career 45.3% 22.1% 24.8% 7.7% 35.2% 39.7% 32.1% 28.1% 16.4% 61.4% 25.2% 6.0% 7.4% 38.1%

Kyle Nicolas Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2023 PIT .333 .444 .462 .500 .198 .319 .304 .343 93.2 93.5 -1.2 50.0% 35.7% 19.2%
2024 PIT .249 .315 .315 .333 .243 .320 .309 .351 89.7 90.4 11.6 11.4% 37.3% 23.4%
2025 PIT .233 .303 .282 .301 .234 .309 .278 .334 89.5 89.3 13.7 10.3% 39.8% 26.9%
2026 CIN .276 .422 .333 .364 .231 .398 .276 .343 87.1 90.5 27.6 12.5% 36.4% 19.0%
RP MLB Percentile 19 1 16 17 54 1 56 60 62 30 0 68 51 91
RP MLB AVG .241 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.3 13.1 17.6% 36.8% 24.4%
Career .249 .330 .311 .331 .237 .325 .295 .346 89.6 90.0 12.9 12.2% 38.1% 24.0%

Kyle Nicolas Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2023 PIT 45.9% 62.2% 47.7% 28.3% 28.3% 21.6% 71.7% 86.1% 41.2% 14.4% 13.5% 27.9% 12.6% 55.9% 0.55 53.2%
2024 PIT 42.1% 60.1% 45.9% 27.3% 28.2% 16.8% 71.8% 83.2% 50.0% 14.2% 12.9% 27.2% 16.1% 54.7% 0.42 48.1%
2025 PIT 44.0% 61.5% 47.5% 29.9% 29.4% 16.3% 70.6% 85.1% 44.0% 14.0% 14.0% 27.9% 17.3% 56.3% 0.44 47.7%
2026 CIN 33.8% 48.0% 29.8% 19.8% 23.7% 11.6% 76.3% 87.9% 61.5% 18.2% 7.1% 25.3% 11.1% 43.9% 0.24 39.9%
RP MLB Percentile 0 0 0 0 39 0 39 18 36 79 2 11 0 0 0 0
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 63.8% 47.4% 31.7% 25.6% 18.1% 74.4% 83.9% 58.5% 16.4% 12.2% 28.6% 17.1% 58.3% 0.50 51.2%
Career 42.1% 59.4% 44.9% 27.3% 28.3% 16.4% 71.7% 84.4% 48.3% 14.5% 12.7% 27.3% 15.8% 54.2% 0.42 47.4%

Kyle Nicolas Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2023 PIT 45.9% 25.2% 24.3% 50.5% 45.9% 19.8% 34.2% 30.6% 45.0% 7.2%
2024 PIT 42.1% 20.2% 24.6% 55.2% 35.5% 25.5% 39.1% 25.3% 50.1% 7.6%
2025 PIT 44.0% 25.0% 27.8% 47.2% 33.5% 21.2% 45.3% 31.6% 40.6% 6.5%
2026 CIN 33.8% 27.3% 26.3% 46.5% 49.0% 17.2% 33.8% 31.3% 42.4% 6.1%
RP MLB Percentile 0 11 57 90 95 97 15 63 41 30
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 34.6% 27.0% 38.4% 36.2% 22.9% 40.9% 29.9% 43.1% 6.6%
Career 42.1% 22.9% 25.9% 51.3% 36.8% 22.8% 40.4% 28.4% 45.8% 7.0%

Kyle Nicolas Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2023 PIT 56.8% 11.7% 31.5% 11.1% 69.2% 61.5% 19.0% 25.7% 20.0%
2024 PIT 57.6% 12.9% 30.0% 12.8% 57.4% 45.1% 16.8% 21.1% 19.3%
2025 PIT 57.2% 15.3% 27.5% 13.7% 56.9% 46.1% 15.8% 22.3% 19.0%
2026 CIN 55.6% 23.2% 21.2% 6.4% 45.2% 45.2% 22.7% 28.6% 16.7%
RP MLB Percentile 7 0 0 0 0 13 67 69 27
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 12.1% 29.9% 14.5% 61.1% 50.2% 21.1% 26.7% 19.3%
Career 57.2% 14.8% 28.3% 12.4% 56.8% 46.3% 17.2% 22.4% 19.0%

Kyle Nicolas PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2023 PIT 111 4.74 49.5% 9.0% 41.4% 8.1% 4.5% 4.4 +4 5.52
2024 PIT 950 4.81 42.9% 10.4% 46.8% -3.9% 2.6% -0.4 +1 0.33
2025 PIT 652 4.85 41.6% 18.6% 39.8% 1.8% 7.0% 1.0 +6 3.70
2026 CIN 198 4.38 39.4% 11.1% 49.5% -10.1% 1.5% 2.1 +0 8.86
RP MLB Percentile 0 0 2 0 0 0 99 41 46 0
RP MLB AVG 884 4.94 45.9% 17.3% 36.8% 9.1% 4.7% 0.6 0 3.56
Career 1,911 4.74 42.1% 15.4% 42.4% -0.3% 5.3% 7.0 +11 2.40
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