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Kyle Nicolas

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 223lb (193cm, 101kg)

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: February 22, 1999 in Massillon, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 2nd round of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ball State University (Muncie, IN).

School: Ball State University (Muncie, IN)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2024

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$740k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 0.013 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Kyle Todd Nicolas

Pronunciation: \nicholas\

Twitter: @kylenicolas19

Instagram: @kylenicolas_

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.2

-0.1

ERA

3.95

4.65

54.2

60.0

WHIP

1.500

1.550

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2018	19	-1.9	Ball State	MAC	NCAA		2	4	.333	5.21	5.53	15	10		0	0	0	57.0	53	35	33	5	44	1	55	7	0	11	267	1.702	8.4	0.8	6.9	8.7	1.25
2018	19	-1.1	Charlottesville	VALL	Smr		0	0		2.01	2.42	6	6	0	0	0	0	22.1	12	6	5	0	17	0	19	2	0	4	94	1.299	4.8	0.0	6.9	7.7	1.12
2019	20	-0.7	Ball State	MAC	NCAA		2	2	.500	6.02	6.51	24	6		0	0	6	55.1	38	40	37	3	51	0	82	10	2	11	255	1.608	6.2	0.5	8.3	13.3	1.61
2019	20	0.1	Cotuit	CCBL	Smr		1	2	.333	6.29	6.29	12	1	4	0	0	4	24.1	20	17	17	3	21	0	31	1	0	5	113	1.685	7.4	1.1	7.8	11.5	1.48
2020	21	0.3	Ball State	MAC	NCAA		0	1	.000	2.74	2.74	4	4		0		0	23.0	15	7	7	1	7	0	37	0	0	0	88	0.957	5.9	0.4	2.7	14.5	5.29
2021	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	MIA	6	4	.600	4.18	4.27	21	20	0	0	0	0	99.0	80	47	46	16	49	0	136	5	0	8	426	1.303	7.3	1.5	4.5	12.4	2.78
2021	22	-2.6	Pensacola	AASO	AA	MIA	3	2	.600	2.52	2.52	8	8	0	0	0	0	39.1	23	11	11	3	25	0	50	3	0	7	167	1.220	5.3	0.7	5.7	11.4	2.00
2021	22	-1.3	Beloit	HAC	A+	MIA	3	2	.600	5.28	5.43	13	12	0	0	0	0	59.2	57	36	35	13	24	0	86	2	0	1	259	1.358	8.6	2.0	3.6	13.0	3.58
2022	23	-1.5	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	2	4	.333	3.97	4.27	24	22	0	0	0	0	90.2	71	43	40	9	47	0	101	8	0	10	390	1.301	7.0	0.9	4.7	10.0	2.15
2023	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	PIT	4	7	.364	5.20	5.93	35	18	6	0	0	2	98.2	98	65	57	16	52	0	127	8	1	5	447	1.520	8.9	1.5	4.7	11.6	2.44
2023	24	-2.9	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	1	2	.333	6.20	6.20	23	6	6	0	0	2	45.0	42	31	31	8	29	0	64	5	1	2	208	1.578	8.4	1.6	5.8	12.8	2.21
2023	24	-0.4	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	3	5	.375	4.36	5.70	12	12	0	0	0	0	53.2	56	34	26	8	23	0	63	3	0	3	239	1.472	9.4	1.3	3.9	10.6	2.74
2023	24	-5.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		11.81	11.81	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	7	7	7	1	4	0	7	1	0	1	26	2.063	11.8	1.7	6.8	11.8	1.75
2024	25	-2.0	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	0	0		0.84	0.84	9	0	3	0	0	1	10.2	2	1	1	0	9	0	13	1	0	0	44	1.031	1.7	0.0	7.6	11.0	1.44
2024	25	-4.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	2	2	.500	3.95	4.94	51	0	20	0	0	0	54.2	51	30	24	4	31	1	55	4	1	7	243	1.500	8.4	0.7	5.1	9.1	1.77
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		2	2	.500	4.65	5.55	55	0	20	0	0	0	60.0	58	37	31	5	35	1	62	5	1	8	269	1.550	8.7	0.8	5.3	9.3	1.77
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		12	15	.444	4.33	4.70	89	60	9	0	0	3	299.0	251	156	144	41	157	0	377	22	1	23	1307	1.365	7.6	1.2	4.7	11.3	2.40
College (3 seasons)					College		4	7	.364	5.12	5.45	43	20		0	0	6	135.1	106	82	77	9	102	1	174	17	2	22	610	1.537	7.0	0.6	6.8	11.6	1.71
Other (2 seasons)					Other		1	2	.333	4.24	4.44	18	7	4	0	0	4	46.2	32	23	22	3	38	0	50	3	0	9	207	1.500	6.2	0.6	7.3	9.6	1.32
All Levels (7 Seasons)							19	26	.422	4.56	4.96	205	87	33	0	0	13	541.0	447	298	274	58	332	2	663	47	4	62	2393	1.440	7.4	1.0	5.5	11.0	2.00

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		1	2	.333	5.17	5.17	32	6	9	0	0	3	55.2	44	32	32	8	38	0	77	6	1	2	252	1.473	7.1	1.3	6.1	12.4	2.03
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		8	11	.421	3.77	4.31	44	42	0	0	0	0	183.2	150	88	77	20	95	0	214	14	0	20	796	1.334	7.4	1.0	4.7	10.5	2.25
A+ (1 season)					Minors		3	2	.600	5.28	5.43	13	12	0	0	0	0	59.2	57	36	35	13	24	0	86	2	0	1	259	1.358	8.6	2.0	3.6	13.0	3.58