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Player Kansas City Royals Refreshed Jun 1 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Kansas City Royals

Kris Bubic

P profile with live context, projection links, and Mithrandir card history when available.

Cards
12
Modules
1
Live Δ
yes
Club Kansas City Royals Position P Roster Injured 15-Day Status IL-15
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-06-01
ERA preseason3.50
ERA current pace4.11
ERA rolling p503.79
Observed weight48%
ERA
2.61 3.17 3.79 4.42 4.98
FIP
2.83 3.18 3.57 3.96 4.31
K%
21.4% 22.8% 24.4% 26.0% 27.4%
BB%
8.6% 9.5% 10.4% 11.4% 12.2%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-01
Pitching · percentile strip
BB%12.9%
11 -53 vs proj
Barrel allowed7.2%
57
Fastball velo91.6
14
Hard-hit allowed41.3%
38
K%24.6%
63
Whiff%23.4%
54 -15 vs proj
xwOBA allowed0.328
40 -21 vs proj
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-06-01
Mithrandir Stuff+102
55
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA allowed Bubic, Kris · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.314 2026-05-17: 0.3282026-05-19: 0.3282026-05-21: 0.3282026-05-23: 0.3282026-05-24: 0.3282026-05-25: 0.3282026-05-26: 0.3282026-05-28: 0.3282026-05-29: 0.3282026-05-30: 0.3282026-05-31: 0.3282026-06-01: 0.328 2026-05-17 2026-06-01 xwOBA allowed MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

5Pitches 2026Season 41%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Bubic, Kris · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 33%33%Zone: 44%44%Whiff: 23%23%Called strike: 16%16%First pitch strike: 46%46%Hard hit allowed: 41%41% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Bubic, Kris · 2026 arsenal snapshot 4-Seam Fastball: 41.2%Changeup: 20.0%Sweeper: 17.3%Sinker: 12.7%Slider: 8.9% MIX FF 41%CH 20%ST 17%SI 13%SL 9% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Bubic, Kris · 2026 arsenal snapshot FF: HB -0.1, IVB 1.3FFCH: HB -0.8, IVB 3.1CHST: HB 0.4, IVB 3.7STSI: HB 0.1, IVB 2.0SISL: HB -0.0, IVB 3.3SL horizontal break IVB MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 41.5% 334 101 qualified
SL 26.2% 211 104 qualified
CH 20.0% 161 102 limited sample
SI 12.3% 99 103 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age28
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lb
Debut2020-07-31
Live layer

Delta / regression

ERA Δ+0.47
K% Δ-0.003

negative regression

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Pitching122026-05-084-Seam Fastball played up through FF/CH tunnel quality
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202624.8% K | 3.64 ERAProjection
2026-04-05 vs MIL4 ER / 8 K5.0 IP
2026-03-30 vs MIN1 ER / 4 K6.0 IP