Orion Kerkering
Bats R Throws R6'2" 204 lbBorn 2001 Huntington Beach, USADebut 2023Team PHIDraft 2022 R5 #152 Philadelphia Phillies, South FloridaContract 1 y/$805,500 (26) 2026: $805,500
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 211 | 25.2 | 8.0 | 2.37 | 21.5 | 6.27 | 107.8 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 106.8 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 107.7 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 24
His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 107 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 211 | | | | 106.8 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 218 | | | | 110.5 | 98.5 | 109.1 |
| 2025 | PHI | 8 | 4 | 3.30 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 60.0 | 266 | 6 | 27 | 65 | 103.1 | 103.1 | 106.2 |
| 2024 | PHI | 5 | 3 | 2.29 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 63.0 | 257 | 2 | 17 | 74 | 113.0 | 96.5 | 109.5 |
| 2023 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 100.2 | 97.0 | 97.2 |
| Career | | 14 | 7 | 2.79 | 136 | 2 | 4 | 126.0 | 537 | 8 | 46 | 145 | 107.8 | | 107.6 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | PHI | P | 69 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | PHI | P | 64 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1.1 |
| 2023 | PHI | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.1 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | AA | Reading Fightin Phils | Pit | 88 | 22.0 IP, 38% K | 2.05 | |
| 2023 | A+ | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | Pit | 80 | 20.1 IP, 34% K | 1.79 | |
| 2023 | A | Clearwater Threshers | Pit | 35 | 10.1 IP, 51% K | 0.00 | |
| 2022 | A | Clearwater Threshers | Pit | 25 | 6.0 IP, 24% K | 4.50 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.310 | 0.286 | 0.301 | 0.294 |
| 2025 | 0.331 | 0.316 | 0.325 | 0.319 |
| 2024 | 0.314 | 0.260 | 0.273 | 0.292 |
| 2023 | 0.179 | 0.457 | 0.200 | 0.475 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8.18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.88 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3.53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.96 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 4.29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1.81 |