Kyle Nicolas

Bats R Throws R6'4" 223 lbBorn 1999 Massillon, USADebut 2023Team PITDraft 2020 RCB-B #61 Miami Marlins, Ball StateContract 1 y (26) 2026: $125,597

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	162	22.7	10.4	2.68	21.6	6.14	103.7
2027							102.5
2028							102.9

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 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 99 PITCH+ the next season; 7 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	Louis Coleman	2012	100.4	129.4	110
2	Tony Sipp	2010	98.6	107.7	251
3	Josh Lindblom	2013	99.0	82.0	22
4	Edgmer Escalona	2013	98.9	did not play
5	Esmerling Vasquez	2010	96.9	102.6	132
6	Victor Alcantara	2019	96.2	did not play
7	Mike Dunn	2011	99.2	87.8	208
8	Wandy Peralta	2018	97.0	89.2	172
9	Nate Pearson	2023	97.3	92.0	285
10	Justin Anderson	2019	100.0	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									162				102.5
2026*									42				74.1	100.6	74.7
2025	PIT	1	2	4.74	31	0	0	38.0	167	3	18	34	103.3	98.1	101.4
2024	PIT	2	2	3.95	51	0	0	54.7	243	4	31	55	99.6	97.8	97.4
2023	PIT	0	0	11.81	4	0	0	5.3	26	1	4	7	60.8	98.6	59.4
Career		3	4	4.68	86	0	0	98.0	436	8	53	96	98.7		96.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	PIT	P	31	38	1	2	0	1.000	-0.4
2024	PIT	P	51	55	2	3	1	1.000	-0.6
2023	PIT	P	4	5	0	0	0		-0.0

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	82	15.2 IP, 24% K	5.33
2026	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	23	4.1 IP, 26% K	6.59
2026	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	79	15.0 IP, 24% K	5.40
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	184	35.0 IP, 24% K	5.40
2025	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	161	35.2 IP, 31% K	3.84
2024	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	44	10.2 IP, 30% K	0.88
2023	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	208	45.0 IP, 31% K	6.20
2023	AA	Altoona Curve	Pit	239	53.2 IP, 26% K	4.40
2022	AA	Altoona Curve	Pit	390	90.2 IP, 26% K	3.99
2021	AA	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Pit	167	39.1 IP, 30% K	2.53
2021	A+	Beloit Snappers	Pit	259	59.2 IP, 33% K	5.32

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.487	0.418	0.487	0.385
2025	0.314	0.318	0.291	0.350
2024	0.319	0.326	0.371	0.265
2023	0.087	0.606	0.180	0.613

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