Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
4.22
WHIP
1.13
K
8
SV
0
2025 Projections
Undergoes surgery
Nelson (shoulder) underwent thoracic outlet surgery Monday, MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Nelson is expected is expected to miss the rest of the season. He posted a 4.22 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 10.2 innings over 11 relief appearances for Arizona before being placed on the injured list April 23.
Nelson is expected is expected to miss the rest of the season. He posted a 4.22 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 10.2 innings over 11 relief appearances for Arizona before being placed on the injured list April 23.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
11
How many pitches does Kyle Nelson generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Kyle Nelson generally pitch?
1st
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8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-5%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .234 | 57 | 16 | 43 | 5 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .240 | 48 | 16 | 50 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .211 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .222 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .262 | 38 | 9 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .271 | 29 | 5 | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .194 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .194 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-33%
ERA on Road
2024
-21%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.12 | 1.37 | 54.2 | 9.2 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.76 | 1.02 | 49.0 | 9.0 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.86 | 0.86 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.91 | 1.64 | 3.2 | 12.3 | 4.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.53 | 1.66 | 27.2 | 12.0 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.86 | 0.95 | 28.1 | 9.5 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.25 | 1.15 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.12 | 1.00 | 17.0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Nelson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
6.8BB/9
3.4HR/9
1.7Fastball
90.2 mphERA
4.22WHIP
1.13BABIP
.214GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
76.1%Exit Velocity
85.2 mphBarrels/BBE
7.3%Spin Rate
2421 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
36.4%Swinging Strike
10.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Likely done for 2024
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Nelson (shoulder) will likely be out for the rest of the 2024 season following surgery, which is scheduled for May 6, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Set for TOS surgery
Nelson (shoulder) will undergo thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Diamondbacks transferred Nelson (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
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Getting additional opinions
Nelson is receiving additional opinions on his injured left shoulder before the Diamondbacks decide the next steps to take, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Placed on 15-day IL
Nelson was placed on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation Tuesday.
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