George Kirby

Bats R Throws R6'4" 215 lbBorn 1998 Rye, USADebut 2022Team SEA1x All-StarDraft 2016 R32 #970 New York Mets, Rye HSContract 1 y/$6.55M (26) 2026: $6,550,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	555	22.3	4.5	3.14	22.8	6.78	102.6
2027							102.2
2028							101.5

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 98 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.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Yu Darvish	2014	107.8	did not play
2	Jon Gray	2019	103.1	95.6	174
3	Jake Odorizzi	2017	102.3	98.4	711
4	Taijuan Walker	2020	102.4	103.6	654
5	Jon Lester	2011	107.1	96.8	876
6	Zach Plesac	2022	102.4	69.6	105
7	David Price	2013	109.3	108.6	1009
8	Sonny Gray	2017	108.5	95.7	582
9	Josh Beckett	2007	107.9	108.7	725
10	Matt Garza	2011	103.7	104.5	424

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									555				102.2
2026*									567				96.0	96.6	92.6
2025	SEA	10	8	4.21	23	23	0	126.0	524	15	29	137	101.4	97.2	98.6
2024	SEA	14	11	3.53	33	33	0	191.0	778	22	23	179	106.8	98.1	104.9
2023	SEA	13	10	3.35	31	31	0	190.7	757	22	19	172	109.3	100.0	109.3
2022	SEA	8	5	3.39	25	25	0	130.0	542	13	22	133	101.0	97.5	98.4
Career		45	34	3.58	112	112	0	637.7	2601	72	93	621	105.2		103.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	SEA	P	23	126	12	7	0	0	1.000	-1.8
2024	SEA	P	33	191	11	9	1	1	0.952	-1.8
2023	SEA	P	31	191	18	12	0	1	1.000	+0.0
2022	SEA	P	25	130	7	10	0	1	1.000	-1.7

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	45	10.0 IP, 29% K	7.20
2022	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	93	24.2 IP, 34% K	1.86
2021	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	110	26.0 IP, 25% K	2.77
2021	A+	Everett AquaSox	Pit	164	41.2 IP, 32% K	2.40

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.342	0.322	0.302	0.371
2025	0.324	0.285	0.284	0.330
2024	0.324	0.274	0.271	0.317
2023	0.294	0.293	0.256	0.327
2022	0.251	0.374	0.311	0.308

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	1	6.00	4	4	0	18.0	21	4	4	21	1.39
2022	0	0.00	2	1	1	8.0	6	0	1	6	0.88
Career	1	4.15	6	5	1	26.0	27	4	5	27	1.23