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Relief Pitcher · Kansas City Royals

Matt Strahm

LHP · Throws Left · Age 34Reliever
ERA
7.32
FIP
–
IP
35.2
W-L
3-4
WHIP
1.49
K%
18.6
BB%
8.7
GB%
–
K/9
7.6
HR/9
3.0
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 2012 (round 21), he was acquired by the Kansas City Royals via trade from the Philadelphia Phillies in December 2025. He made his MLB debut on July 31, 2016.Facts: MLB StatsAPI (people · transactions)
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Four-Seam Fastball

FF · lead pitch

40% of pitches · .255 xwOBA allowed · 283 BIP · where it goes, what it costs

Pitcher Locations
where he throws it · catcher’s view
1%3%7%5%3%3%7%9%9%2%6%10%11%9%3%1%2%2%1%0%1%2%1%1%0%
Rare 0% · Common 10% · Very common 20%+
xwOBA Allowed
damage done by zone · all batters
–.017.076.123.002.323.135.226.304.053.233.360.286.311.125.691.532.094.078–.691–.157.555–
Cold .200 · Avg .310 · Hot .500+
Expected Damage
locations × damage zones
–.001.005.006.000.011.010.021.028.001.014.036.031.027.004.009.009.002.001–.004–.002.004–
Low risk · Average · High-risk zone
Four-Seam Fastball (40% usage) has allowed .255 xwOBA over 283 balls in play — his most-used pitch.

Arsenal

usage × whiff, ranked

5 pitch types · 2,654-pitch sample · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1

Four-Seam Fastball FF
40% usage · 21% whiff · .255 xwOBA · 91.2 mph
Slider SL
29% usage · 30% whiff · .277 xwOBA · 81.2 mph
Sinker SI
15% usage · 13% whiff · .321 xwOBA · 91.5 mph
Cutter FC
12% usage · 21% whiff · .343 xwOBA · 87.5 mph
Changeup CH
5% usage · 14% whiff · .290 xwOBA · 82.2 mph
Whiff% Trend
last 8 outings · by pitch · min 5 swings per point
010203040507/57/77/107/127/197/237/308/1
Four-Seam FastballSliderSinker
Hand Splits
K% + xwOBA allowed by batter side · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1
SplitK%xwOBASample
vs. LHB22.9 .293 213
vs. RHB25.7 .277 429
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