Mithrandir Metrics
Pitcher projection 2026 Refreshed Sep 5 06:00 AM ET
Pitcher projection / ATL · 2026

Karinchak, James

Late-inning arm with usable miss-bat shape

Primary
24.4% K%
Range
16.8% to 29.8%
Live Δ
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Team ATL Archetype Balanced reliever 2 Age 31 Status Out / inactive
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-09-05
65
Pitching
percentile
Arsenal3 metrics
65
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

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

Pending

Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.

Current percentile strip

Actual percentile with projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-09-05
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

Stuff+ appears when the current pitch-event scoring artifact includes this pitcher; Arsenal Decomposition remains descriptive support under Stuff+.

2026-09-05
Curveball Stuff+101
30
Fastball Stuff+109
92
Mithrandir Stuff+104
74
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.

2Pitches 2026Season 60%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

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

0 snapshots
No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

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 Karinchak, James · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 33%33%Zone: 46%46%Whiff: 22%22%Called strike: 20%20%First pitch strike: 41%41%Hard hit allowed: 33%33% 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 Karinchak, James · 2026 arsenal snapshot 4-Seam Fastball: 60.5%Curveball: 39.5% FF60% · 95 mphprimary pitch FF 60%CU 40% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Karinchak, James · 2026 arsenal snapshot 12″24″36″48″ 4-Seam Fastball: 60% usage, 2″ horizontal break, 11″ drop, 95.0 mphFF95 mphCurveball: 40% usage, 0″ horizontal break, 44″ drop, 84.0 mphCU84 mph less drop ↑ more drop ↓ · horizontal break ↔ · dot size = usage · break incl. gravity MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 56.7% 38 109 limited sample
CB 43.3% 29 101 limited sample
Method note

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

Model read

Projection notes

1
templated note
Volume stays relief-shaped even when the bat-miss traits are strong.
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2
templated note
Primary mix entering the season: Curveball 59%, 4-Seam Fastball 41%.
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Live context

Current-season signal

No Live State delta is available for this player yet.

Projection table

Point projection and range

MetricPointRangeHalf-width
Innings31.4----
Batters Faced140----
K%24.4%16.8% to 29.8%+/- 6.5%
BB%10.9%5.5% to 16.3%+/- 5.4%
Whiff%25.3%16.5% to 28.7%+/- 6.1%
HR/91.200.40 to 2.06+/- 0.83
xwOBA Against0.2890.167 to 0.339+/- 0.086
Barrel% Allowed8.3%4.9% to 13.7%+/- 4.4%
ERA3.941.68 to 6.33+/- 2.32
FIP3.642.81 to 5.49+/- 1.34
WHIP1.2420.928 to 1.572+/- 0.322
Platoon / Shape
vs LHH

377 career BF

xwOBA0.201
K%19.1%
BB%12.9%
Barrel8.0%
vs RHH

411 career BF

xwOBA0.191
K%20.5%
BB%9.9%
Barrel8.2%