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Relief Pitcher · Kansas City Royals

Matt Strahm

LHP · Throws Left · Age 34Reliever
ERA
5.40
FIP
–
IP
30.0
W-L
3-1
WHIP
1.33
K%
16.8
BB%
9.2
GB%
–
K/9
6.6
HR/9
2.4
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

39% of pitches · .243 xwOBA allowed · 270 BIP · where it goes, what it costs

Pitcher Locations
where he throws it · catcher’s view
1%4%7%5%3%3%7%9%9%2%6%10%11%9%3%1%1%2%1%0%1%2%1%1%1%
Rare 0% · Common 10% · Very common 20%+
xwOBA Allowed
damage done by zone · all batters
–.017.076.178.002.453.140.226.304.053.303.272.275.303.125.691.532.094.078–.691–.157.555–
Cold .200 · Avg .310 · Hot .500+
Expected Damage
locations × damage zones
–.001.005.009.000.015.010.021.028.001.018.027.029.027.004.010.007.002.001–.005–.002.004–
Low risk · Average · High-risk zone
Four-Seam Fastball (39% usage) has allowed .243 xwOBA over 270 balls in play — his most-used pitch.

Arsenal

usage × whiff, ranked

5 pitch types · 2,556-pitch sample · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1

Four-Seam Fastball FF
39% usage · 21% whiff · .243 xwOBA · 91.2 mph
Slider SL
30% usage · 29% whiff · .245 xwOBA · 81.2 mph
Sinker SI
14% usage · 12% whiff · .334 xwOBA · 91.5 mph
Cutter FC
12% usage · 21% whiff · .343 xwOBA · 87.5 mph
Changeup CH
5% usage · 13% whiff · .300 xwOBA · 82.2 mph
Whiff% Trend
last 8 outings · by pitch · min 5 swings per point
01020304050606/196/216/236/256/287/17/57/7
Four-Seam FastballSliderSinker
Hand Splits
K% + xwOBA allowed by batter side · 2026/2025/2024 blend, weighted 4/3/1
SplitK%xwOBASample
vs. LHB21.5 .270 204
vs. RHB26.1 .273 413
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