Kris Bubic

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Team: Kansas City Royals (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: August 19, 1997 in Cupertino, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (40th) of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: Archbishop Mitty HS (San Jose, CA)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: July 31, 2020 (Age 22-347d, 22,135th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$2.35M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 3.135 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Apex Baseball

Full Name: Kristofer Bubic

Pronunciation: \BOO-bich\

Twitter: @KrisBubic

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

ERA

4.85

325.0

289

WHIP

1.520

Summary of 49 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 19 go ahead

1 Tm
KCR	49

Platoon
vs RHB	38
vs LHB	11

Home/Road
Away	30
Home	19

Outs
0	18
2	16
1	15

17 Opps
CHW	7
MIN	6
LAA	5
STL	4
NYY	4
OAK	3
CIN	3
DET	3
BOS	3
TEX	2
SDP	2
HOU	2
TBR	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
ATL	1

43 Batters
Willi Castro	2
Mitch Garver	2
Nolan Arenado	2
Anthony Rizzo	2
Josh Donaldson	2
Matt Olson	2
Patrick Wisdom	1
Wil Myers	1
Yordan Alvarez	1
Jake Cronenworth	1
Carlos Correa	1
Justin Upton	1
Giancarlo Stanton	1
J.P. Crawford	1
Dylan Carlson	1
Jose Altuve	1
Matt Chapman	1
Jesse Winker	1
Sean Murphy	1
Yasmani Grandal	1
AJ Pollock	1
Tim Anderson	1
José Miranda	1
Kyle Farmer	1
Adam Engel	1
Cedric Mullins	1
Enrique Hernández	1
J.D. Martinez	1
Matt Davidson	1
José Abreu	1
Jose Iglesias	1
Tyler O'Neill	1
Elvis Andrus	1
Max Stassi	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Danny Santana	1
Yandy Díaz	1
Andrew Vaughn	1
Corey Seager	1
Miguel Cabrera	1
Taylor Ward	1
Aaron Judge	1
Shohei Ohtani	1

14 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	19
Angel Stad (ANA)	5
Guaranteed (CHI)	4
Target Field (MIN)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	23
78	9
8	6
9	6
89	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	9
2	9
1	8
3	8
5	7
6	6
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	17
2·HR gms	11
3·HR gms	2
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	10
-2-	6
12-	3
--3	1

72 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	29
1 on	17
2 on	3
Any on	20

Inning
1	12
2	4
3	12
4	8
5	11
7	1
9	1

1-3	28
4-6	19
7-end	2

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	3
+2	6
+1	6
Tied	18
-1	2
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	22
Tied	18
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
2-1	7
1-0	6
2-2	6
3-2	5
1-1	4
2-0	4
1-2	3
0-1	3
3-1	2
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	9
SS	8
1B	7
RF	6
3B	6
LF	5
2B	4
C	3
CF	1

OrderPos
3rd	15
1st	9
2nd	7
4th	6
8th	4
7th	3
6th	3
5th	2

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	25
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2020-07-31	Adam Engel	CHW	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	5,(2-2) BSCBX	3	8	9	22%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Robert Scores/unER; J. McCann Scores
2	2	2	1	2020-08-11	Matt Davidson	CIN		KCR	ahead 2-1	b 3	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	5	DH	15%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); N. Castellanos Scores
3	3	3	2	2020-08-11	Jesse Winker	CIN		KCR	ahead 4-1	b 3	2	---	6,(2-2) CFBFBX	1	6	7	6%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	2020-08-17	Nelson Cruz	MIN		KCR	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	3	DH	12%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	2020-09-05	José Abreu	CHW	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	5,(1-2) BFFFX	2	3	DH	14%	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Anderson Scores
6	6	6	2	2020-09-05	Yasmani Grandal	CHW	@	KCR	ahead 3-1	t 5	2	1--	6,(3-2) 1CB*BBF>X	2	2	3	15%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Anderson Scores/unER; Y. Grandal Scores/unER
7	7	7	1	2020-09-24	Willi Castro	DET	@	KCR	behind 0-3	t 3	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	6	14%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); V. Reyes Scores
8	8	8	2	2020-09-24	Miguel Cabrera	DET	@	KCR	behind 2-4	t 5	0	1--	7,(3-2) BBBCCFX	2	3	DH	19%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); W. Castro Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2021-05-28	Mitch Garver	MIN		KCR	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) CBBBCX	1	4	2	13%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	2021-06-03	Josh Donaldson	MIN	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	5	10%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
11	11	3	1	2021-06-08	Shohei Ohtani	LAA		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	6,(2-2) CBF1B1FX	2	2	DH	15%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Upton Scores
12	12	4	2	2021-06-08	Max Stassi	LAA		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	-2-	4,(2-1) 2BC*BX	2	4	2	11%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Ohtani Scores
13	13	5	3	2021-06-08	Jose Iglesias	LAA		KCR	ahead 4-0	b 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	6	4%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	6	4	2021-06-08	Justin Upton	LAA		KCR	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	---	7,(3-2) SBBSBFX	1	1	7	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	7	1	2021-06-13	Matt Chapman	OAK		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	2	5	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	8	2	2021-06-13	Matt Olson	OAK		KCR	ahead 3-2	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	3	10%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	9	3	2021-06-13	Matt Olson	OAK		KCR	ahead 4-2	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	7%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	10	1	2021-07-01	Enrique Hernández	BOS		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	1	4	9%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	11	2	2021-07-01	J.D. Martinez	BOS		KCR	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	6,(1-2) SCFFBX	1	3	7	10%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	12	3	2021-07-01	Danny Santana	BOS		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	3	16%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); H. Renfroe Scores; M. González Scores
21	21	13	1	2021-07-06	Kyle Farmer	CIN	@	KCR	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	1--	4,(1-2) SBF1X	2	8	6	10%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Naquin Scores
22	22	14	1	2021-07-23	Willi Castro	DET	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	11%	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	15	1	2021-08-03	Andrew Vaughn	CHW		KCR	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	7	7	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
24	24	16	2	2021-08-03	Tim Anderson	CHW		KCR	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	-2-	5,(2-2) *BN.SSBX	2	1	6	11%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Zavala Scores
25	25	17	1	2021-08-08	Dylan Carlson	STL		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	9	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
26	26	18	1	2021-08-15	Nolan Arenado	STL	@	KCR	ahead 4-0	t 2	0	-2-	2,(1-0) *BX	2	3	5	6%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. Goldschmidt Scores
27	27	19	2	2021-08-15	Tyler O'Neill	STL	@	KCR	ahead 6-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	4	7	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
28	28	20	1	2021-08-21	Patrick Wisdom	CHC		KCR	behind 0-4	b 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	5	12%	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); F. Schwindel Scores
29	29	21	1	2021-09-06	Cedric Mullins	BAL		KCR	tied 1-1	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	DH	15%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	22	1	2021-10-02	Josh Donaldson	MIN	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	5	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2022-04-23	J.P. Crawford	SEA		KCR	behind 0-1	b 1	1	1--	5,(3-1) *BBBCX	2	3	6	19%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. France Scores
32	32	2	1	2022-04-29	Anthony Rizzo	NYY	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	3	16%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. LeMahieu Scores
33	33	3	2	2022-04-29	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	@	KCR	ahead 2-0	t 1	1	---	5,(2-2) BBSFX	1	4	9	8%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
34	34	4	1	2022-05-04	Nolan Arenado	STL	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	0	12-	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	3	5	18%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Edman Scores; P. Goldschmidt Scores
35	35	5	1	2022-05-11	Corey Seager	TEX		KCR	behind 1-8	b 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	6	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	6	1	2022-06-20	Taylor Ward	LAA		KCR	behind 0-2	b 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	11%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	7	1	2022-06-27	Mitch Garver	TEX	@	KCR	ahead 5-4	t 5	2	1--	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	6	DH	21%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); K. Calhoun Scores
38	38	8	1	2022-07-07	Jose Altuve	HOU		KCR	behind 0-2	b 5	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	4	24%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Maldonado Scores
39	39	9	2	2022-07-07	Yordan Alvarez	HOU		KCR	tied 2-2	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	DH	16%	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
40	40	10	1	2022-07-24	Yandy Díaz	TBR	@	KCR	behind 0-2	t 3	2	---	5,(2-2) BCFBX	1	1	DH	10%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
41	41	11	1	2022-07-29	Anthony Rizzo	NYY		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	3	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
42	42	12	2	2022-07-29	Aaron Judge	NYY		KCR	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	1--	3,(2-0) *BBX	2	2	9	16%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. LeMahieu Scores
43	43	13	1	2022-08-26	Wil Myers	SDP	@	KCR	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	9	5%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
44	44	14	2	2022-08-26	Jake Cronenworth	SDP	@	KCR	ahead 5-0	t 3	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	7	4	4%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
45	45	15	1	2022-08-31	AJ Pollock	CHW		KCR	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	5	8	14%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
46	46	16	2	2022-08-31	Elvis Andrus	CHW		KCR	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) 1>S.BX	1	1	6	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	17	1	2022-09-13	Carlos Correa	MIN		KCR	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	1--	6,(3-2) FBBBFX	2	2	6	11%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Arráez Scores
48	48	18	2	2022-09-13	José Miranda	MIN		KCR	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	3	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	2023-04-15	Sean Murphy	ATL	@	KCR	ahead 4-1	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	2	7%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)