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Player Kansas City Royals Refreshed Jun 2 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Kansas City Royals

Nick Mears

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

Cards
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Modules
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Live Δ
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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.

2026-06-02
ERA preseason3.93
ERA current pace5.12
ERA rolling p504.27
Observed weight28%
ERA
2.59 3.38 4.27 5.15 5.95
FIP
2.87 3.58 4.37 5.16 5.87
K%
19.1% 21.2% 23.5% 25.8% 27.9%
BB%
6.9% 8.4% 9.9% 11.5% 12.9%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-06-02
Pitching · percentile strip
BB%13.7%
8 -39 vs proj
Barrel allowed12.5%
6 -38 vs proj
Fastball velo94.5
54
Hard-hit allowed51.6%
1
K%17.9%
19 -40 vs proj
Whiff%17.8%
13 -47 vs proj
xwOBA allowed0.382
5 -48 vs proj
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

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

2026-06-02
Mithrandir Stuff+101
41
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

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

10 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA allowed Mears, Nick · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.313 2026-05-23: 0.3702026-05-24: 0.3702026-05-25: 0.3692026-05-26: 0.3692026-05-28: 0.3822026-05-29: 0.3822026-05-30: 0.3822026-05-31: 0.3822026-06-01: 0.3822026-06-02: 0.382 2026-05-23 2026-06-02 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 37%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 Mears, Nick · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 34%34%Zone: 44%44%Whiff: 18%18%Called strike: 17%17%First pitch strike: 46%46%Hard hit allowed: 52%52% 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 Mears, Nick · 2026 arsenal snapshot 4-Seam Fastball: 37.2%Slider: 28.1%Curveball: 13.2%Sinker: 10.9%Changeup: 10.6% MIX FF 37%SL 28%CU 13%SI 11%CH 11% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Mears, Nick · 2026 arsenal snapshot FF: HB -0.1, IVB 1.0FFSL: HB -0.0, IVB 3.5SLCU: HB 0.3, IVB 4.7CUSI: HB 0.5, IVB 1.4SICH: HB -1.3, IVB 3.0CH horizontal break IVB MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FB 37.0% 126 98 limited sample
SL 27.3% 93 101 limited sample
CB 13.5% 46 102 limited sample
SI 11.7% 40 109 limited sample
CH 10.6% 36 98 limited sample
Method note

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

Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age29
Height6' 3"
Weight217 lb
Debut2020-08-08
Live layer

Delta / regression

ERA Δ+1.34
K% Δ-0.061
Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
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Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202624.0% K | 3.78 ERAProjection
2026-04-14 @ DET2 ER / 0 K1.0 IP
2026-04-12 vs CWS0 ER / 1 K0.2 IP
2026-04-07 @ CLE0 ER / 2 K1.0 IP
2026-04-05 vs MIL0 ER / 0 K1.0 IP
2026-04-04 vs MIL0 ER / 0 K1.0 IP