Kris Bubic
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
2.67
WHIP
1.02
K
39
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Coming off a career high 27 starts in 2022, Bubic made just three starts with the Royals in 2023, compiling a 3.94 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and striking out a batter-per-inning before injury struck. The left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in late April making him unlikely to return in any capacity until the All-Star break. A return to the rotation has been muddied by the signings of Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but Bubic did agree to a one-year, $2.35 million contract in December meaning he's in the Royals' plans. A wait and see approach is probably best for fantasy managers in 2024. Read Past Outlooks
Steps in for save
Bubic picked up the save Sunday against Atlanta, allowing one hit and no walks with one strikeout across a scoreless ninth inning.
ANALYSIS
The Royals opted for Bubic in the ninth inning, giving regular closer Lucas Erceg extra rest ahead of the playoffs. Bubic capitalized with his first save of 2024. Erceg hasn't pitched since Thursday, though that outing was his third in as many days. Bubic should see high-leverage work in the postseason, but save opportunities are still expected to go to Erceg.
The Royals opted for Bubic in the ninth inning, giving regular closer Lucas Erceg extra rest ahead of the playoffs. Bubic capitalized with his first save of 2024. Erceg hasn't pitched since Thursday, though that outing was his third in as many days. Bubic should see high-leverage work in the postseason, but save opportunities are still expected to go to Erceg.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Kris Bubic generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
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51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
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101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Kris Bubic generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-30%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .337 | 36 | 17 | 56 | 7 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .278 | 129 | 53 | 145 | 14 | |||
2024vs Left | .286 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .200 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .182 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .315 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .372 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 6 | |||
2022vs Right | .287 | 92 | 46 | 114 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-27%
ERA on Road
2024
-88%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.68 | 1.62 | 88.2 | 7.9 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.15 | 1.47 | 86.2 | 9.0 | 3.3 | ||||
2024Home | 4.80 | 1.20 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 1.8 | ||||
2024Away | 0.59 | 0.85 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 1.2 | ||||
2023Home | 6.30 | 1.90 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 0.00 | 0.33 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 | ||||
2022Home | 5.80 | 1.68 | 63.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 | ||||
2022Away | 5.37 | 1.71 | 65.1 | 8.1 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kris Bubic compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
7.80K/9
11.6BB/9
1.5HR/9
0.6Fastball
93.1 mphERA
2.67WHIP
1.02BABIP
.340GB/FB
2.87Left On Base
67.4%Exit Velocity
77.4 mphBarrels/BBE
1.3%Spin Rate
2336 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
16.1%Swinging Strike
14.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2022
2021
2020
Bubic's 2022 was ugly, there's no questioning that. To an extent, there's some reason to be encouraged, as his .352 BABIP was unusually high and his 4.77 FIP suggests his 5.58 ERA was a bit unlucky. Still, the under-the-surface numbers don't paint a great picture, and it all comes back to one of the worst walk rates in the majors. His 4.4 BB/9 was the worst of his career, but he's never kept it under 4.0 in a single season. Bubic's fastball was up to nearly 92 mph last year, but the increase in velocity strangely led to worse results -- hitters batted .348 and slugged .587 off the pitch he threw 50.5 percent of the time last year. Bad luck aside, a change in pitching coach could help Bubic, but the 25-year-old has yet to iron out the flaws in his game that would allow him to at least hover around league-average.
More Fantasy News
Secures first win
Bubic (1-1) allowed a hit and struck out two over a scoreless inning to earn the win Thursday over the Nationals.
ANALYSIS
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Falters in extra innings
Bubic (0-1) took the extra-innings loss and a blown save versus the Yankees on Wednesday, allowing two unearned runs on one hit and one walk over 1.1 innings.
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Collects hold Sunday
Bubic struck out one over a perfect inning to earn his sixth hold of the year in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Twins.
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Perfect in debut
Bubic struck out two during a perfect inning in a 10-1 win over the Rockies on Sunday.
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Back from injured list
The Royals reinstated Bubic (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Saturday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possible trade piece
The Royals would consider trading Bubic for offensive help, Will Sammon and Katie Woo of The Athletic report.
ANALYSIS
Bubic thrived as a full-time reliever with the Royals in 2024 in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.67 ERA and 39:5 K:BB over 30.1 innings. Whether an interested team would choose to keep him in the bullpen or move him back to the rotation, where he has plenty of experience, is unclear. Bubic is under team control through the 2026 season.
Bubic thrived as a full-time reliever with the Royals in 2024 in his first full season back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 2.67 ERA and 39:5 K:BB over 30.1 innings. Whether an interested team would choose to keep him in the bullpen or move him back to the rotation, where he has plenty of experience, is unclear. Bubic is under team control through the 2026 season.