Kyle Lohse

Kansas City Royals

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Although they have not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Kyle Lohse threw 22,639 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2016, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2016, they relied primarily on their Sinker using a Two-seam Fastball grip (88mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Change using a Vulcan Change grip (77mph). He also rarely threw a Curve (74mph).


In 2016, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker using a two-seam fastball grip is so slow that it is substantially gravitational, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical and has little sinking action compared to a true sinker. Their slider is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has less than expected depth. Their change using a vulcan change grip comes in below hitting speed, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2016) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has below average velo, has a sharp downward bite, has primarily 12-6 movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.