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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

0.9

6.7

ERA

1.04

3.41

377

17.1

367.0

506

WHIP

0.808

1.147

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Team Record in Appearances: 7-13

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 5, Entered with runners on base: 6

2015 Pitching Game Log

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2015 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	38	1	Apr 6	TBR		BAL	L,2-6	9-GF		99	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.00	14.13	4	21	15	3	4	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.014	.06	-0.01%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
2	39	4	Apr 10	TBR	@	MIA	L,9-10	7-8		3	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	9.00	6.63	4	18	11	7	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.018	1.17	0.01%	0.08	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 1-- 0 out tie
3	40	6	Apr 12	TBR	@	MIA	W,8-5	8-8		1	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.71	6.13	3	8	6	1	1	1	2	1	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.045	.57	-0.02%	-1.61	8b 12- 1 out a5	8b 1-3 2 out a3
4	41	8	Apr 14	TBR	@	TOR	W,3-2	4-6		1	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.15	3.83	9	43	29	9	4	2	5	4	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	-0.008	1.47	-0.01%	0.00	4b 1-3 2 out a1	6b 1-3 2 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	42	75	Jun 26	TBR		BOS	L,3-4	10-GF(10)		72	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	3.35	1	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.029	1.74	0.03%	0.42	10t 12- 2 out d1	10t end d 1
6	43	77	Jun 28	TBR		BOS	L,3-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.18	2.96	3	14	8	6	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.015	.39	0.01%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
7	44	78	Jun 29	TBR		CLE	L,1-7	8-8		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	4.05	4.33	4	22	13	2	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.092	.77	-0.08%	-0.53	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
8	45	79	Jun 30	TBR		CLE	L,2-6	8-8		0	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	6.14	6.13	5	27	17	2	3	0	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.024	.11	-0.02%	-1.75	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 1-- 2 out d6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	46	105	Aug 1	TBR	@	BOS	L,7-11	8-GF(8)		31	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	7.56	7.09	5	25	18	3	2	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.021	.05	-0.01%	-1.48	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
10	47	108	Aug 4	TBR	@	CHW	W,11-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	7.71	8.06	4	15	10	1	2	1	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.53	9b --- 0 out a9	9b end a 8
11	48	116	Aug 15	TBR	@	TEX	L,4-12	6-7		10	1.2	3	4	4	1	1	2	0	9.82	9.77	10	36	20	5	3	1	7	2	0	0		2	2	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.023	.04	-0.02%	-4.57	6b 12- 1 out d5	7b 3 out d9
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	49	132	Sep 1	TBR	@	BAL	W,11-2	8-GF		16	2.0	2	2	2	0	4	1	0	9.69	9.13	8	29	20	4	3	0	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.01	8b --- 0 out a11	9b end a 9
13	50	139	Sep 9	TBR	@	DET	W,8-0	9-GF		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9.00	8.56	3	14	11	3	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a8	9b end a 8
14	51	141	Sep 12	TBR		BOS	L,4-10	6-6		2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8.40	8.60	5	24	15	4	1	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.004	.02	0.00%	0.47	6t --- 0 out d6	6t 3 out d6
15	52	146	Sep 17	TBR		BAL	L,3-4	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.88	8.26	3	12	8	3	1	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.034	.01	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
16	53	149	Sep 20	TBR		BAL	W,7-6	9-GF	W(1-0)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.56	7.93	2	7	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.25	9t --- 1 out d1	9t end d 1
17	54	152	Sep 23	TBR	@	BOS	W,6-2	9-9		2	0.2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	8.31	8.10	6	23	13	3	1	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-1.99	9b --- 0 out a6	9b 1-3 2 out a4
18	55	154	Sep 25	TBR	@	TOR	L,3-5	6-7		1	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	8.35	8.75	6	30	16	7	2	1	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	-0.031	.01	0.00%	-0.61	6b -2- 2 out d2	7b 12- 2 out d3
19	56	155	Sep 26	TBR	@	TOR	L,8-10	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	8.38	9.03	4	17	11	3	2	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.50	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
20	57	160	Oct 2	TBR		TOR	L,4-8	8-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.97	8.64	3	18	11	4	2	1	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.024	.00	0.00%	1.94	8t -23 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
							7-13		W-L:1-0	2.1	20.1	23	18	18	7	21	10	1	7.97	8.64	92	408	64%	18%	10%	0.43		22%	11%	0		11	45%	3	1	0	84	3	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.131	.29	-0.11%	-10.56

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