Tyler Holton

Tyler Holton

29-Year-Old PitcherRP
Detroit Tigers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Holton outperformed his expected stats once again, but he generated fantasy value in multiple ways. The lefty earned seven wins, eight saves and 14 holds during the regular season along with a pristine 0.76 WHIP that ranked sixth among qualified relievers. Holton's strikeout and whiff rates were below league average, but he limited traffic thanks to a 4.8 percent walk rate (94th percentile). Holton was excellent against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .153 BAA with a sinker-sweeper approach. He also fared better against right-handed bats (.187 BAA), deploying a cutter, changeup and fastball with the occasional curve. With six pitches at his disposal, Holton will be a valuable weapon for the Tigers in 2025, especially since he was their most trusted reliever in the playoffs. Holton's versatility - being able to serve as an opener, closer, or work multiple innings - may influence whom Detroit deploys in the ninth inning on any particular day. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2024.
Opening Game 1 on Wednesday
PDetroit Tigers
July 1, 2025
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Nationals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Analysis
Holton will be opening a game for the fifth time this season, after previously giving up five earned runs across 5.1 frames on the previous four occasions. The left-hander has otherwise been an effective relief option for Detroit with a 3.66 ERA and 24:8 K:BB across 24 innings while recording three wins and eight holds.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Tyler Holton generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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 Tyler Holton generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-30%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .171 337 78 13 54 9 1 5
Since 2023vs Right .212 502 106 30 99 14 1 19
2025vs Left .258 68 15 4 16 1 0 2
2025vs Right .276 93 18 4 24 3 0 6
2024vs Left .153 147 31 5 21 4 1 3
2024vs Right .187 207 46 12 36 6 1 4
2023vs Left .147 122 32 4 17 4 0 0
2023vs Right .209 202 42 14 39 5 0 9
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-32%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-29%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-49%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-2%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.01 0.94 104.2 6 4 3 7.1 2.0 1.1
Since 2023Away 2.05 0.86 114.1 7 3 6 8.0 1.6 0.9
2025Home 4.79 1.31 20.2 0 3 0 8.7 1.7 2.6
2025Away 3.38 1.13 18.2 3 0 0 6.3 1.9 1.0
2024Home 3.02 0.96 41.2 4 0 3 6.7 2.4 0.9
2024Away 1.54 0.65 52.2 3 2 5 7.9 1.0 0.5
2023Home 2.13 0.73 42.1 2 1 0 6.8 1.7 0.6
2023Away 2.09 1.00 43.0 1 1 1 8.8 2.1 1.3
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Stat Review
How does Tyler Holton 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
4.13
 
K/9
7.6
 
BB/9
1.8
 
HR/9
1.8
 
Fastball
91.4 mph
 
ERA
4.12
 
WHIP
1.22
 
BABIP
.291
 
GB/FB
1.84
 
Left On Base
78.8%
 
Exit Velocity
83.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
8.9%
 
Spin Rate
2213 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
32.5%
 
Swinging Strike
9.9%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Holton didn't make Detroit's Opening Day roster, but he was recalled early in the season despite opening with a few rough outings for Triple-A Toledo (4 HR allowed over 7.2 innings). The southpaw ended up being one of the league's most pleasant surprises, leading qualified relievers with 85.1 innings while ranking 2nd with a 0.87 WHIP. The bulk reliever mixed six pitches effectively, including a new slider (.135 BA) that he threw almost exclusively to left-handed batters. Holton's 91.5 mph 4-seamer didn't blow away hitters and his 22.8% strikeout rate was below average, but he didn't issue many free passes either. In fact, his 5.3% walk rate was T-10th among qualified relievers. However, some ratio regression should be expected in 2024, as Holton's 2.11 ERA didn't sync up with his 3.55 FIP or 3.60 SIERA. Expect the Tigers to deploy the left-hander in a similar capacity this season.
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Earns win Sunday
PDetroit Tigers
June 22, 2025
Holton (3-3) worked around a hit to toss a scoreless inning of relief and earn the win in Sunday's 9-3 victory over the Rays.
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Will open second game Thursday
PDetroit Tigers
June 19, 2025
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Pirates, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.
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Opening again Sunday
PDetroit Tigers
June 15, 2025
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Sunday's game against the Reds, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Stuck with loss as opener
PDetroit Tigers
June 7, 2025
Holton (2-3) took the loss Saturday as the Tigers fell 6-1 to the Cubs, giving up one run on one hit in 1.1 innings while striking out two.
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Opening Saturday
PDetroit Tigers
June 6, 2025
Holton will serve as the Tigers' opener for Saturday's game against the Cubs, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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