Pittsburgh Pirates
Kyle Nicolas has thrown 2,617 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (97mph), Slider (90mph) and Curve (83mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and is blazing fast. Their slider is thrown extremely hard, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their curve has an exceptional bite, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves and is much harder than usual.