2024 Stats
W-L
14-11
ERA
3.53
WHIP
1.07
K
179
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
After being highly touted as a prospect, Kirby showed great promise in his debut season in 2022. The right-hander took his game to another level in his sophomore campaign, shaving his walk rate from 4.1% to a minuscule 2.5%, the lowest among qualified starters. Kirby has already made history multiple times with his strike-throwing; he tossed 24 consecutive strikes at one point as a rookie and now owns the record for the most quality starts with zero walks (11) by a pitcher age 25 or younger. Kirby lowered his WHIP from 1.21 as a rookie to 1.04 last season while adding more than 60 innings to his 2022 total. His five-pitch mix would seem to give him some room for growth in the strikeout department (career 23.5 K%), but until we see that growth, Kirby should probably remain just outside the fantasy ace tier. Read Past Outlooks
Fans six in quality start
Kirby (14-11) hurled six innings of one-run ball to pick up the win Wednesday against Houston, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out six.
ANALYSIS
Kirby was shaky to start this one, plunking Jeremy Pena and issuing a rare base on balls in the opening frame. Kirby settled in shortly thereafter, cruising through six innings to pick up his third consecutive quality start and his 20th overall. Kirby showcased his historic control yet again this season, leading MLB with a 7.9 K/BB and a microscopic 1.1 BB/9. The 26-year-old will end the regular season with a 3.53 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 179:23 K:BB in 191 innings (33 starts). The right-hander's combination of pinpoint control and durability makes him one of the most reliable pitchers in fantasy, although his modest strikeout totals cap his ceiling.
Kirby was shaky to start this one, plunking Jeremy Pena and issuing a rare base on balls in the opening frame. Kirby settled in shortly thereafter, cruising through six innings to pick up his third consecutive quality start and his 20th overall. Kirby showcased his historic control yet again this season, leading MLB with a 7.9 K/BB and a microscopic 1.1 BB/9. The 26-year-old will end the regular season with a 3.53 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 179:23 K:BB in 191 innings (33 starts). The right-hander's combination of pinpoint control and durability makes him one of the most reliable pitchers in fantasy, although his modest strikeout totals cap his ceiling.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does George Kirby generally throw?
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What part of the game does George Kirby generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-9%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .240 | 247 | 40 | 225 | 26 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .260 | 237 | 24 | 270 | 31 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .257 | 88 | 15 | 86 | 12 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .234 | 91 | 8 | 95 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .246 | 82 | 11 | 83 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .247 | 90 | 8 | 96 | 12 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .210 | 77 | 14 | 56 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .324 | 56 | 8 | 79 | 9 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-22%
ERA at Home
2024
-21%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.99 | 1.02 | 247.0 | 9.4 | 1.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.84 | 1.16 | 264.2 | 7.7 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.06 | 1.01 | 82.1 | 9.2 | 1.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.89 | 1.11 | 108.2 | 7.9 | 1.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.70 | 0.89 | 93.1 | 9.3 | 1.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.98 | 1.18 | 97.1 | 7.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.28 | 1.22 | 71.1 | 9.7 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.53 | 1.19 | 58.2 | 8.6 | 1.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does George Kirby compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
7.78K/9
8.4BB/9
1.1HR/9
1.0Fastball
96.1 mphERA
3.53WHIP
1.07BABIP
.307GB/FB
1.15Left On Base
70.4%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2139 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.5%Swinging Strike
11.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kirby is an extremely fascinating pitching profile for a few reasons. His primary calling card is his fastball command as he has been incredibly stingy with walks as a pitcher since college. He has 43 walks in 247 innings of professional baseball and walked 50 in 240 innings as a college pitcher at Elon University. He uses that fastball command to fill the strikezone with his fastball as he throws his four-seamer 45% of the time and the league hit .221 against that pitch. That fastball, by velo and movement, aligns him with the likes of Brandon Woodruff, Frankie Montas, Zack Wheeler, and Jameson Taillon according to StatCast. The other part of his profile is the rest of his repertoire is very hittable as every other pitch he threw had an opponents' batting average .266 or higher. Despite that challenge, he won 8 of his 25 starts upon his promotion and still had a good ratios with a stellar 21% K-BB%. If any of his secondary offerings can take a step forward, things could get very interesting for him in a hurry as there were signficant gaps in his actual vs expected batting averages on his cutter, sinker, and slider. Wide awake sleeper!
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Secures 13th win
Kirby (13-11) earned the win Friday versus the Rangers, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks over six innings. He struck out four.
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Allows one hit Sunday
Kirby (12-11) got the win Sunday over the Rangers after tossing seven scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and striking out three.
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Surrenders two homers
Kirby (11-11) took the loss Tuesday against the Padres, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out four over five innings.
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Fans nine in win
Kirby (11-10) picked up the win over Oakland on Wednesday, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings while striking out nine.
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Evens record with Friday's win
Kirby (10-10) earned the win over the Angels on Friday, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out two over 5.2 innings.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Not untouchable?
Kirby could be included as part of a package for Shohei Ohtani, speculates Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Kirby, a 2019 first-round pick, owns a 3.43 ERA this season and a 3.41 ERA across 43 career starts. His .266 expected batting average is subpar, but he counters that with excellent control that's evidenced by his 2.4 percent walk rate, which is the best mark among all qualifiers. He's a logically desirable target in the context of an Ohtani blockbuster.
Kirby, a 2019 first-round pick, owns a 3.43 ERA this season and a 3.41 ERA across 43 career starts. His .266 expected batting average is subpar, but he counters that with excellent control that's evidenced by his 2.4 percent walk rate, which is the best mark among all qualifiers. He's a logically desirable target in the context of an Ohtani blockbuster.