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Pittsburgh Pirates · Pitcher · #54

Kirby Yates

Age 395' 10" · 205lbBats L · Throws RDebut 2014From Lihue

ERA

3.19

W-L

2-5

K

49

WHIP

1.20

WAR

0.5

FIP

3.19

Awards

5 major honors

All-MLB First Team

2019

All-MLB Second Team

2024

All-Star ×2

2019 · 2024

NL Reliever of the Month

2019

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 46 qualified pitchers
ERA
67
3.19
WHIP
46
1.20
Strikeouts
0
49
K/9
80
10.42
Wins
0
2
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

⚠ Below the qualified innings threshold. Percentiles are for reference only.

the entire league · by ERA

Top 33%

Kirby Yates's ERA (3.19) ranks above average among 46 qualified pitchers. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season463.1925342.149171.20
Career5183.353229101495.06721981.14

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Four-Seam65.7%avg 146 km/h
Splitter32.5%avg 136 km/h
Sweeper1.8%avg 120 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.298

K/9

10.42

BB/9

3.61

HR/9

0.64

Quality starts

0

Whiff%

28.0%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
09.26@ DET1.22001L
09.23vs STL1.01001L
08.30@ STL1.00001W
08.26@ SD0.23121L
08.24@ SD1.00021W
08.22@ LAD1.01000L
08.21@ LAD1.01000L
08.17vs DET1.00001L
08.16vs BOS1.00002W
08.14vs BOS0.23101W

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.273
IP5.2
K5
WHIP1.24

Home

Opp AVG.176
IP19.0
K30
WHIP0.95

Home

Opp AVG.200
IP24.2
K35
WHIP1.01

Away

Opp AVG.258
IP8.1
K6
WHIP1.68

Away

Opp AVG.242
IP9.1
K8
WHIP1.29

Away

Opp AVG.250
IP17.2
K14
WHIP1.47

vs LHP

Opp AVG.250
IP8.1
K8
WHIP1.08

vs LHP

Opp AVG.268
IP10.1
K15
WHIP1.84

vs LHP

Opp AVG.260
IP18.2
K23
WHIP1.50

vs RHP

Opp AVG.261
IP6.2
K5
WHIP1.50

vs RHP

Opp AVG.155
IP17.0
K21
WHIP0.76

vs RHP

Opp AVG.185
IP23.2
K26
WHIP0.97

RISP

Opp AVG.375
IP2.1
K1
WHIP2.57

RISP

Opp AVG.286
IP5.2
K3
WHIP1.94

RISP

Opp AVG.310
IP8.0
K4
WHIP2.13

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▼ Trending up year over year
ERA by yearFrom 3.75 in 2014 to 3.19 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2014 ERA: 3.753.7520142015 ERA: 7.9720152016 ERA: 5.2320162017 ERA: 3.9720172018 ERA: 2.1420182019 ERA: 1.1920192020 ERA: 12.4612.4620202022 ERA: 5.1420222023 ERA: 3.2820232024 ERA: 1.171.1720242025 ERA: 5.2320252026 ERA: 3.193.192026
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20143.75
20157.97
20165.23
20173.97
20182.14
20191.19
202012.46
20225.14
20233.28
20241.17
20255.23
20263.19

WHIPLower is better

▼ Trending up year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.33 in 2014 to 1.20 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2014 WHIP: 1.331.3320142015 WHIP: 1.4820152016 WHIP: 1.4520162017 WHIP: 1.1120172018 WHIP: 0.9220182019 WHIP: 0.8920192020 WHIP: 2.542.5420202022 WHIP: 1.5720222023 WHIP: 1.1920232024 WHIP: 0.830.8320242025 WHIP: 1.3320252026 WHIP: 1.201.202026
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20141.33
20151.48
20161.45
20171.11
20180.92
20190.89
20202.54
20221.57
20231.19
20240.83
20251.33
20261.20

Strikeouts

▼ Trending down year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 42 in 2014 to 49 in 2026.2014 Strikeouts: 424220142015 Strikeouts: 2120152016 Strikeouts: 5020162017 Strikeouts: 8820172018 Strikeouts: 9020182019 Strikeouts: 10110120192020 Strikeouts: 820202022 Strikeouts: 6620222023 Strikeouts: 8020232024 Strikeouts: 8520242025 Strikeouts: 5220252026 Strikeouts: 49492026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
201442
201521
201650
201788
201890
2019101
20208
20226
202380
202485
202552
202649
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2014TB373.7502136.042151.33
2015TB207.9710020.12171.48
2016NYY415.2321041.150191.45
2017LAA118.000001.0102.00
2017SD613.7245155.287191.10
2017—623.9745156.288191.11
2018SD652.14531263.090170.92
2019SD601.19054160.2101130.89
2020SD612.460124.1842.54
2022ATL95.140007.0651.57
2023ATL613.2872560.180371.19
2024TEX611.17723361.285280.83
2025LAD505.2343341.152171.33
2026LAA313.9505327.136121.17
2026PIT151.8020015.01351.27
2026—463.1925342.149171.20