Kyle Nelson

Kyle Nelson

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Kyle Nelson in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, $757,300 contract with the Diamondbacks in March of 2024.
Undergoes surgery
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 8, 2024
Nelson (shoulder) underwent thoracic outlet surgery Monday, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Nelson is expected is expected to miss the rest of the season. He posted a 4.22 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 10.2 innings over 11 relief appearances for Arizona before being placed on the injured list April 23.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
11
How many pitches does Kyle Nelson generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Kyle Nelson generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2022
Even Split
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .234 204 57 16 43 9 0 5
Since 2022vs Right .240 228 48 16 50 15 0 10
2024vs Left .211 22 5 3 4 0 0 1
2024vs Right .222 20 3 1 4 1 0 1
2023vs Left .262 115 38 9 27 4 0 4
2023vs Right .271 124 29 5 32 8 0 8
2022vs Left .194 67 14 4 12 5 0 0
2022vs Right .194 84 16 10 14 6 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-33%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-48%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-6%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 4.12 1.37 54.2 6 4 0 9.2 3.1 1.6
Since 2022Away 2.76 1.02 49.0 3 1 0 9.0 2.4 0.9
2024Home 3.86 0.86 7.0 0 0 0 3.9 2.6 1.3
2024Away 4.91 1.64 3.2 0 0 0 12.3 4.9 2.5
2023Home 5.53 1.66 27.2 4 3 0 12.0 3.3 2.6
2023Away 2.86 0.95 28.1 3 1 0 9.5 1.3 1.3
2022Home 2.25 1.15 20.0 2 1 0 7.2 3.2 0.5
2022Away 2.12 1.00 17.0 0 0 0 7.4 3.7 0.0
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Nelson 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.00
 
K/9
6.8
 
BB/9
3.4
 
HR/9
1.7
 
Fastball
90.2 mph
 
ERA
4.22
 
WHIP
1.13
 
BABIP
.214
 
GB/FB
1.57
 
Left On Base
76.1%
 
Exit Velocity
85.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
7.3%
 
Spin Rate
2421 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
36.4%
 
Swinging Strike
10.7%
 
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Likely done for 2024
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 3, 2024
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Nelson (shoulder) will likely be out for the rest of the 2024 season following surgery, which is scheduled for May 6, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Set for TOS surgery
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
May 1, 2024
Nelson (shoulder) will undergo thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
April 30, 2024
The Diamondbacks transferred Nelson (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
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Getting additional opinions
PArizona Diamondbacks
Shoulder
April 29, 2024
Nelson is receiving additional opinions on his injured left shoulder before the Diamondbacks decide the next steps to take, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Placed on 15-day IL
PArizona Diamondbacks
Elbow
April 23, 2024
Nelson was placed on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation Tuesday.
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