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Kyle McPherson PPirates

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2013 Projections (seasonal age 25) - Rest of Season Projections
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Birth Date11-11-1987
Height6' 4"
Weight215 lbs
Age25 years, 6 months, 13 days
BatsB
ThrowsR
2009
2010
2011
0.22012
-0.12013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G GS IP IP-SP IP-RP W L SV BS QS BQS PA H R ER HR TB BB UBB HBP SO ERA FIP FRA VORP WARP
2012 PIT 24 10 3 26.3 14.7 11.7 0 2 0 0 1 0 107 24 8 8 3 36 7 7 2 21 2.73 4.05 4.22 2.5 0.2
Career10326.314.711.70200101072488336772212.734.054.222.50.2

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP FRA FRA+ TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP PPF PVORP PWARP VORP WARP
2011 BRD A+ 12 12 71.7 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .278 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 ALT AA 16 16 89.3 3.42 124 .253 .269 .329 .403 .269 .287 98 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 PIT MLB 10 3 26.3 4.22 103 .238 .260 .329 .427 .269 .284 100 2.4 0.3 2.5 0.2
2012 ALT AA 9 9 48.7 3.73 116 .270 .268 .335 .402 .265 .338 101 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 IND AAA 3 3 18.3 3.68 121 .159 .267 .328 .418 .243 .213 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 LIC Wnt 1 1 3.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .417 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 IND AAA 2 2 4.7 5.15 99 .375 .243 .333 .360 .248 .478 107 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.1
CareerMLB326.32.80135.243.260.329.427.268.2841002.60.32.70.2

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 WHIP ERA VORP WARP
2011 BRD A+ 4 1 0 12 12 71.7 62 6 60 4 0% .278 7.8 0.8 0.5 7.5 0.95 2.89 0.0 0.0
2011 ALT AA 8 5 0 16 16 89.3 75 21 82 7 34% .287 7.6 2.1 0.7 8.3 1.07 3.02 0.0 0.0
2012 PIT MLB 0 2 0 10 3 26.3 24 7 21 3 47% .284 8.2 2.4 1.0 7.2 1.18 2.73 2.5 0.2
2012 ALT AA 3 5 0 9 9 48.7 54 5 46 5 35% .338 10.0 0.9 0.9 8.5 1.21 4.07 0.0 0.0
2012 LIC Wnt 0 1 0 1 1 3.0 6 1 3 1 0% .417 18.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 2.33 15.00 0.0 0.0
2012 IND AAA 0 1 0 3 3 18.3 11 4 17 1 40% .213 5.4 2.0 0.5 8.3 0.82 0.98 0.0 0.0
2013 IND AAA 0 1 0 2 2 4.7 11 4 2 0 48% .478 21.2 7.7 0.0 3.9 3.21 19.29 0.7 0.1

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-04-10 - Minors - - Right Elbow Inflammation - -
2012-12-03 2013-01-15 WIN 43 0 Right Shoulder Fatigue - -
2012-04-04 2012-06-16 Minors 73 0 Right Shoulder Inflammation - -
2010-07-23 2010-07-30 Minors 7 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 36 d1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/1/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/19/10. Re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/11.
  • drafted by Pittsburgh 2007 (14-428) (University of Mobile)

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .225 .262 .375 .231
11 vs R (Multi) .263 .344 .368 .243
18 Split (Multi) -.038 -.082 .007 -.013
19 LgAvg (Multi) .011 .025 .022 .017
30 vs L (2012) .225 .262 .375 .231
31 vs R (2012) .263 .344 .368 .243
38 Split (2012) -.038 -.082 .007 -.013
39 LgAvg (2012) .009 .024 .021 .017

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BP Articles

Kyle McPherson is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 29, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-29
This article requires BP Premium accessPainting the Black: Have You Had Your Breaking Ball Today?R.J. Anderson2013-04-17
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 16, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-16
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 15, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-15
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Games of April 12-14Zach Mortimer2013-04-15
This article requires BP Premium accessDaily Roundup: Around the League: April 14, 2013Clint Chisam2013-04-14
Perfect Game Presents: 2013 Rookie of the Year CandidatesDavid Rawnsley2013-03-29
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Games of Wednesday, March 20Zach Mortimer2013-03-21
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Spring Training Games: February 22-24Jason Martinez2013-02-26
This article requires BP Premium accessMinor League Update: Ten NL Prospects Who Could Start the Season in the MajorsJason Martinez2013-01-03
Rumor Roundup: Thursday, December 20Daniel Rathman2012-12-20
This article requires BP Premium accessProspects Will Break Your Heart: Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 ProspectsJason Parks2012-12-10
What You Need to Know: Wednesday, September 19Daniel Rathman2012-09-19
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: October on Their MindsR.J. Anderson2012-09-04
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part IIStephani Bee2012-03-02
Prospectus Preview: NL Central 2012 Preseason Preview, Part IILarry Granillo2012-03-02
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Top Nine High-Ceiling Prospect RotationsKevin Goldstein2012-02-21
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Pirates Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2011-12-16
This article requires BP Premium accessThe BP Broadside: Cottleston PiratesSteven Goldman2011-12-14
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 31Kevin Goldstein2011-06-01
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Senior Circuit ShufflingChristina Kahrl2011-03-17
Transaction Analysis: NL Central Roster MovesChristina Kahrl2010-11-30
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock Blog: Minor League Update: Games of May 25Kevin Goldstein2010-05-26


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-05-09 13:00:00Two Pirates questions. Best unknown prospect and of course, Cole or Rendon?
(Bill from Pittsburgh)
Kyle McPherson; Cole. (Kevin Goldstein)


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