Will Klein

Will Klein

24-Year-Old PitcherRP
Kansas City Royals
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Will Klein in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in February of 2024.
Sent back to minors
PKansas City Royals  AAA
April 29, 2024
The Royals optioned Klein to Triple-A Omaha on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Klein struck out two in a scoreless inning Sunday versus the Tigers in what was his major-league debut. He eventually has a chance to play an important role in the Royals bullpen this season, but for now Klein, will head back to Omaha to make room for Monday's starter, Jonathan Bowlan, who was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Will Klein generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Will Klein generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Since 2022vs Right .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Since 2022Away 0.00 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 18.0 0.0 0.0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0.00 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 18.0 0.0 0.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Will Klein compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
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K/9
18.0
 
BB/9
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HR/9
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Fastball
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ERA
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WHIP
0.00
 
BABIP
.000
 
GB/FB
0.00
 
Left On Base
0.0%
 
Swinging Strike
15.4%
 
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Summoned to majors
PKansas City Royals  AAA
April 25, 2024
The Royals recalled Klein from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PKansas City Royals  AAA
March 8, 2024
The Royals optioned Klein to Triple-A Omaha on Friday.
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Selected to 40-man
PKansas City Royals  AAA
November 14, 2023
The Royals selected Klein to their 40-man roster Tuesday.
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Debuts at Double-A
PKansas City Royals  AAA
May 16, 2022
Klein (lower leg) was reinstated from Double-A Northwest Arkansas' 7-day injured list Saturday and started in the affiliate's 7-6 loss to Wichita later that day. He covered 1.1 innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on two hits and five walks while striking out one.
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Nursing shin injury
PKansas City Royals  AAA
Lower Leg
April 4, 2022
Klein will be sidelined for the start of the minor-league season while he contends with shin splints, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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