Kirby Yates

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 205lb (178cm, 92kg)

Born: March 25, 1987 in Lihue, HI us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 26th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kauai HS (Lihue, HI).

High School: Kauai HS (Lihue, HI)

School: Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: June 7, 2014 (Age 27-074d, 20,647th in major league history)
vs. SEA 1.1 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$4.5M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 9.021 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: Kirby Kali Yates

Nicknames: Kirbs or Chubbs Senior

Twitter: @KauaiKirby39

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Relatives: Brother of Tyler Yates

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

1.1

6.8

ERA

0.00

3.41

372

12.0

361.2

500

WHIP

0.500

1.142

Summary of 51 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 9 go ahead

5 Tms
SDP	19
TBR	14
ATL	11
NYY	5
LAA	2

Platoon
vs LHB	26
vs RHB	25

Home/Road
Away	28
Home	23

Outs
1	19
0	19
2	13

22 Opps
BAL	5
TOR	5
WSN	4
ARI	3
COL	3
SEA	3
PIT	3
BOS	3
LAD	3
MIA	3
MIN	2
TEX	2
NYM	2
CLE	2
TBR	1
SFG	1
LAA	1
CHC	1
DET	1
KCR	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

48 Batters
Chris Davis	2
José Bautista	2
Nelson Cruz	2
Ryan Zimmerman	1
Shin-Soo Choo	1
Eugenio Suárez	1
Adam Duvall	1
Brock Holt	1
Daniel Descalso	1
Steve Pearce	1
Ben Zobrist	1
Marcell Ozuna	1
Manny Machado	1
Liover Peguero	1
Kevin Newman	1
Ryan McMahon	1
Manny Piña	1
Travis Shaw	1
Cody Bellinger	1
Starling Marte	1
Corey Seager	1
Salvador Perez	1
Brian Dozier	1
Víctor Martínez	1
Keibert Ruiz	1
Justin Smoak	1
Joe Panik	1
Wilmer Flores	1
Bryce Harper	1
Charlie Blackmon	1
Kevin Pillar	1
Yan Gomes	1
Adrián Beltré	1
Juan Centeno	1
René Rivera	1
Corbin Carroll	1
Curtis Granderson	1
Kyle Seager	1
Ryan Flaherty	1
Avisaíl García	1
Daulton Varsho	1
David Murphy	1
Jake Burger	1
Ian Desmond	1
Dominic Smith	1
Derek Dietrich	1
AJ Pollock	1
Gregory Polanco	1

20 Parks
Petco Pk (SAN)	8
TropicanaFld (STP)	7
Truist Pk (ATL)	6
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
loanDepot pk (MIA)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Nationals Pk (WAS)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	19
7	16
8	8
89	5
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	12
2	12
3	9
4	7
7+	4
5	4
6	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	45
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	35
1--	5
-2-	5
1-3	2
12-	1
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

73 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	35
1 on	11
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	16

Inning
4	1
5	1
6	4
7	11
8	16
9	17
Extra	1

4-6	6
7-end	45

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	5
+2	5
+1	5
Tied	5
-1	3
-2	5
-4..	12

Ahead	26
Tied	5
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	12
1-0	7
3-2	6
2-1	5
0-1	5
1-2	4
1-1	4
2-2	3
2-0	3
0-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

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

OrderPos
4th	13
5th	9
3rd	7
7th	5
2nd	5
6th	5
1st	4
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	35

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2014-06-18	Nelson Cruz	BAL	@	TBR	ahead 1-0	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) .BFBX	1	5	DH	13%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2014-07-09	Salvador Perez	KCR	@	TBR	behind 2-4	t 9	1	1-3	2,(0-1) .SX	3	4	2	67%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Dyson Scores; E. Hosmer Scores
3	3	3	1	2014-08-20	Víctor Martínez	DET	@	TBR	ahead 2-0	t 7	2	123	5,(1-2) CBSFX	4	4	DH	14%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); I. Kinsler Scores; T. Hunter Scores; M. Cabrera Scores
4	4	4	1	2014-08-25	Chris Davis	BAL		TBR	ahead 8-1	b 5	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	7	5	0%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2015-04-06	Ryan Flaherty	BAL	@	TBR	ahead 5-2	t 9	0	---	3,(0-2) .FSX	1	7	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	2	1	2015-06-29	Yan Gomes	CLE	@	TBR	ahead 2-1	t 8	2	---	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	1	7	2	13%	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	2015-06-30	David Murphy	CLE	@	TBR	ahead 4-0	t 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Brantley Scores
8	8	4	1	2015-08-01	Travis Shaw	BOS		TBR	ahead 9-6	b 8	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); H. Ramírez Scores
9	9	5	1	2015-08-04	Avisaíl García	CHW		TBR	behind 2-11	b 9	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	7	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	6	1	2015-08-15	Adrián Beltré	TEX		TBR	ahead 7-1	b 6	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); S. Choo Scores; P. Fielder Scores
11	11	7	2	2015-08-15	Shin-Soo Choo	TEX		TBR	ahead 10-3	b 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Odor Scores
12	12	8	1	2015-09-01	Chris Davis	BAL		TBR	behind 0-11	b 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Paredes Scores
13	13	9	1	2015-09-25	José Bautista	TOR		TBR	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) BCCBX	1	3	9	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	10	1	2015-09-26	José Bautista	TOR		TBR	ahead 9-5	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	3	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2016-05-27	Steve Pearce	TBR		NYY	behind 0-4	b 9	2	---	10,(3-2) BCFFFBFFBX	1	4	DH	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
16	16	2	1	2016-06-19	Brian Dozier	MIN		NYY	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	---	7,(3-2) BCSBBFX	1	4	4	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	3	1	2016-06-26	Juan Centeno	MIN	@	NYY	ahead 6-1	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) CCBBBX	1	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	4	1	2016-08-22	Nelson Cruz	SEA		NYY	ahead 6-5	b 8	1	---	7,(3-2) CFBBBFX	1	4	DH	8%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
19	19	5	1	2016-09-02	Manny Machado	BAL		NYY	ahead 6-0	b 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); P. Álvarez Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2017-04-22	Kevin Pillar	TOR	@	LAA	behind 1-5	t 8	0	-2-	5,(2-2) .BSBFX	2	1	8	7%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Goins Scores
21	21	2	2	2017-04-22	Justin Smoak	TOR	@	LAA	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	3	9%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	3	1	2017-05-26	Bryce Harper	WSN		SDP	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	-2-	7,(3-2) C1B>B.BFFX	2	3	9	7%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Werth Scores
23	23	4	1	2017-06-08	Daniel Descalso	ARI		SDP	ahead 10-3	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBFX	1	5	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	5	1	2017-06-16	Manny Piña	MIL		SDP	behind 4-5	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	2	32%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	6	1	2017-07-26	Wilmer Flores	NYM	@	SDP	behind 2-6	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	4	2%	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
26	26	7	1	2017-08-04	Gregory Polanco	PIT		SDP	behind 4-6	b 7	1	-23	4,(2-1) .TBBX	3	5	PH	40%	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); A. McCutchen Scores; D. Freese Scores
27	27	8	1	2017-08-17	Ryan Zimmerman	WSN	@	SDP	tied 1-1	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	3	29%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	9	1	2017-08-25	Marcell Ozuna	MIA		SDP	behind 5-6	b 7	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	4	7	46%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Strange-Gordon Scores; G. Stanton Scores
29	29	10	1	2017-08-29	Joe Panik	SFG	@	SDP	behind 2-6	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	4	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
30	30	11	1	2017-09-27	Curtis Granderson	LAD		SDP	ahead 8-0	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) ...FSBX	1	1	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	12	2	2017-09-27	Corey Seager	LAD		SDP	ahead 9-0	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) BSSX	1	2	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2018-05-31	Derek Dietrich	MIA	@	SDP	behind 2-7	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	1	7	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	2	1	2018-08-05	Ben Zobrist	CHC		SDP	behind 5-10	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	8	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
34	34	3	1	2018-08-15	René Rivera	LAA	@	SDP	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	39%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	4	1	2018-08-19	AJ Pollock	ARI	@	SDP	tied 3-3	t 9	1	---	5,(1-2) FBFFX	1	2	8	39%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	5	1	2018-08-23	Ian Desmond	COL		SDP	behind 2-3	b 9	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	3	85%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Story Scores
37	37	6	1	2018-09-12	Kyle Seager	SEA		SDP	behind 3-5	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	5	5	11%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2019-06-14	Charlie Blackmon	COL		SDP	behind 11-16	b 12	0	---	6,(2-2) .FSBBFX	1	1	9	1%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
39	39	2	1	2019-08-24	Brock Holt	BOS	@	SDP	tied 4-4	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	4	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	2020-08-03	Cody Bellinger	LAD	@	SDP	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	4	8	9%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2022-08-17	Starling Marte	NYM	@	ATL	ahead 5-1	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	9	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
42	42	2	1	2022-08-24	Kevin Newman	PIT		ATL	behind 0-14	b 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	2	4	0%	0%		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
43	43	1	1	2023-04-01	Keibert Ruiz	WSN		ATL	behind 0-7	b 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
44	44	2	1	2023-05-12	Daulton Varsho	TOR		ATL	ahead 2-0	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
45	45	3	1	2023-05-20	Eugenio Suárez	SEA	@	ATL	ahead 5-2	t 7	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	5	5	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Rodríguez Scores
46	46	4	1	2023-06-11	Dominic Smith	WSN	@	ATL	ahead 4-2	t 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	7	3	13%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Ruiz Scores
47	47	5	1	2023-06-18	Ryan McMahon	COL	@	ATL	behind 5-12	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	5	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
48	48	6	1	2023-07-20	Corbin Carroll	ARI	@	ATL	ahead 4-3	t 8	2	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	3	7	14%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
49	49	7	1	2023-07-26	Adam Duvall	BOS		ATL	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	8	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
50	50	8	1	2023-09-09	Liover Peguero	PIT	@	ATL	ahead 7-4	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	6	6	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
51	51	9	1	2023-09-16	Jake Burger	MIA		ATL	tied 5-5	b 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) .1BBFX	2	3	5	37%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); D. Myers Scores