Kyle Backhus

LHP

Team: Lehigh Valley IronPigsThrows: LHeight: 6'4"Weight: 185 lbDOB: Jan 31, 1998Born: New Waverly, TX, USAActive

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Games

4.95

ERA

14.9%

K-BB%

90.7 mph

FB Velo

28.8%

CSW%

Stuff+

106

+6 vs lg 100

vL 118▲vR 95▼

DLoc+

106

+6 vs lg 100

vL 113▲vR 100

Stockyard PLoc+

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Projects next-year DLoc+

Pitching+

-4 vs lg 100

vL 107▲vR 96

Deception

128

Synergy

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Pitch Arsenal

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Sinker

55.4%|Pitching+106▲

Velocity

90.7mph

Spin

2181rpm

CSW%

28.1%

iVB / iHB

1" / 18.8"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

117▲

107▲

110▲

vs R

89▼

101

Grade drivers

League-average Sinker · 100 → 106.6

Horizontal geometry

+9.2

Seam-shifted wake: amount

−4.9

Velocity

−3.8

Release height

+3.3

Extension

+2.4

Vertical approach angle

+0.7

Everything else

−0.3

Sweeper

34.2%|Pitching+97

Velocity

78.3mph

Spin

2133rpm

CSW%

33.1%

iVB / iHB

3.1" / -11"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

107▲

110▲

105▲

vs R

81▼

105▲

87▼

Grade drivers

League-average Sweeper · 100 → 94.5

Horizontal geometry

+6.3

Break across arm slot

−6.1

Velocity

−5.1

Release height

−2.4

Spin rate

−2.0

Arm angle

+1.6

Everything else

+2.2

Changeup

10.5%|Pitching+93▼

Velocity

80.4mph

Spin

1649rpm

CSW%

18.9%

iVB / iHB

2.8" / 14.9"

Stuff+

DLoc+

Pitching+

vs L

115▲

103

92▼

vs R

101

105▲

Grade drivers

League-average Changeup · 100 → 108.8

Extension

+10.6

Horizontal geometry

+5.9

Vertical break gap vs fastball

−4.5

Velo gap vs fastball

+4.4

Vertical approach angle

−3.3

Break across arm slot

−1.8

Everything else

−2.5

xRV (Expected Run Value): Expected runs per 100 pitches using xwOBA on batted balls (BABIP-neutral). Negative = good (runs prevented), Positive = bad (runs allowed).

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