Kyle Lohse
2001–2016 · P

Kyle Lohse

6' 2", 215 lbs·Lived to 48·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2016 · 2,732 pitches · 89.7 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.86
Best ERA · 2012
16
Most W · 2012
143
Most K · 2012
1.090
Best WHIP · 2012
Career Arc · OPS
13 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
16 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

16 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2001MIN19501.4001.000132
2002MIN32400.250.50067
2003MIN33300.333.66788
2004MIN35300.000.0000
2005MIN31500.000.0000
2006CIN342303.174.39151
2007CIN354902.163.37149
2008STL336305.111.23832
2009STL233702.216.49165
2010STL213503.171.40055
2011STL356303.175.39455
2012STL346403.094.22932
2013MIL335503.145.30643
2014MIL316105.115.26938
2015MIL413901.231.48768
2016TEX2000
Career472509031.153

Career · Pitching

16 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2001MIN1990.3475.6878641.450
2002MIN32180.71384.231011241.389
2003MIN33201.014114.61951301.274
2004MIN35194.09135.34841111.629
2005MIN31178.79134.18102861.427
2006MIN34126.75105.8378971.532
2007CIN34192.79124.62971221.370
2008STL33200.01563.781141191.300
2009STL23117.76104.7491771.368
2010STL1892.0486.5562541.783
2011STL30188.31483.391161111.168
2012STL33211.01632.861401431.090
2013MIL32198.711103.351151251.168
2014MIL31198.31393.541061411.150
2015MIL37152.35135.85681081.464
2016TEX29.30212.543332.143
Career4572531.71471431615
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 2,716 pitches · 2015–2016
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SISLCHCU
SI · Sinker45.1% · 89.7 mph
SL · Slider26.8% · 84.6 mph
CH · Changeup20.5% · 79.7 mph
CU · Curveball6.7% · 75.2 mph
Rare or unclassified pitches (0.9%) not mapped.

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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