2022 Stats
W-L
3-6
ERA
4.38
WHIP
1.32
K
63
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Kaprielean ran with the opportunity when a pair of injuries opened up a rotation spot for him in May. The right-hander was excellent through mid-July, at which point he possessed a 2.65 ERA across 68 innings. He showed obvious signs of fatigue thereafter, recording just two quality starts between August and September as his ERA ballooned to 4.07 by season's end. Those late-season struggles were far from unexpected, however, as the former Tommy John surgery patient totaled 119.1 frames after never reaching the 40-inning mark in his previous four professional seasons. Despite possessing a low-90s fastball, Kaprielian was still able to strike out batters at a 24.5% clip by keeping hitters off balance with a five-pitch mix. The 27-year-old's limited professional track record makes it hard to project him going forward, but he proved last season that he's capable of getting big-league hitters out. That alone should slot him into Oakland's starting rotation to begin 2022. Read Past Outlooks
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Handed sixth loss
Kaprielian (3-6) allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out six in five innings, taking the loss versus the Angels on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Kaprielian was no match for Shohei Ohtani, who pitched six scoreless innings. Kaprielian's biggest mistake was a three-run home run to Taylor Ward in the fifth inning. The four runs allowed were the most the 28-year-old right-hander's given up since June 15, and this was his first loss since June 21. For the season, he has a 4.38 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 63:39 K:BB through 90.1 innings across 18 starts. He's tentatively projected for a road start versus the Rangers in his next outing.
Kaprielian was no match for Shohei Ohtani, who pitched six scoreless innings. Kaprielian's biggest mistake was a three-run home run to Taylor Ward in the fifth inning. The four runs allowed were the most the 28-year-old right-hander's given up since June 15, and this was his first loss since June 21. For the season, he has a 4.38 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 63:39 K:BB through 90.1 innings across 18 starts. He's tentatively projected for a road start versus the Rangers in his next outing.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
85
How many pitches does James Kaprielian generally throw?
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What part of the game does James Kaprielian generally pitch?
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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .253 | 84 | 47 | 104 | 20 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .214 | 103 | 33 | 84 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .232 | 31 | 16 | 42 | 7 | |||
2022vs Right | .238 | 32 | 22 | 38 | 7 | |||
2021vs Left | .266 | 53 | 31 | 59 | 11 | |||
2021vs Right | .201 | 70 | 10 | 46 | 8 | |||
2020vs Left | .375 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
2020vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-12%
ERA at Home
2022
-12%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.96 | 1.28 | 97.2 | 8.7 | 3.5 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.51 | 1.25 | 115.2 | 7.5 | 3.3 | ||||
2022Home | 4.70 | 1.41 | 38.1 | 6.8 | 4.2 | ||||
2022Away | 4.15 | 1.23 | 52.0 | 5.9 | 3.5 | ||||
2021Home | 3.28 | 1.16 | 57.2 | 9.7 | 3.0 | ||||
2021Away | 4.82 | 1.28 | 61.2 | 8.9 | 3.2 | ||||
2020Home | 10.80 | 2.40 | 1.2 | 16.2 | 5.4 | ||||
2020Away | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does James Kaprielian compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.62K/9
6.3BB/9
3.9HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.9 mphERA
4.38WHIP
1.32BABIP
.256GB/FB
0.98Left On Base
73.4%Exit Velocity
81.9 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
2054 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.5%Swinging Strike
9.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Kaprielian was particularly stung by the lack of a 2020 minor-league season after the former top-tier prospect finally returned to good health in 2019. The right-hander missed the prior two seasons due to Tommy John surgery but pitched well enough in his return campaign (3.18 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 75:16 K:BB over 68 innings across three levels) to earn a spot in Oakland's 60-man player pool last season. He bounced between the alternate training site and the majors, where he logged two appearances covering 3.2 innings and gave up three earned runs. Despite the small workload, there were some positives to take away, including a 14.1 SwStr% and 23.5 K%. Most significantly, Kaprielian's fastball averaged 95.1 mph, suggesting that the elbow surgery hasn't sapped his velocity. Kaprielian will be 27 years old come Opening Day, so Oakland is likely to give him a shot early, though not necessarily in a starting role.
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Allows one run in victory
Kaprielian (3-5) earned the win over the Angels on Wednesday, pitching 5.1 innings and allowing one run on six hits and one walk while striking out four batters.
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Earns second win
Kaprielian (2-5) gave up one earned run on four hits and a walk while striking out four over six innings to earn the win in a 7-3 victory over the White Sox on Friday.
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Spins five shutout frames
Kaprielian didn't factor into the decision during Saturday's 3-1 victory over Texas, allowing two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five scoreless innings.
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Goes five innings in no-decision
Kaprielian registered a no-decision during Tuesday's 14-7 victory over Texas, allowing three runs on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings.
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Effective against Blue Jays
Kaprielian tossed six innings, giving up one run on five hits and four walks while striking out one in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays. He did not factor into the decision.
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