How Kirby Yates's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Kirby Yates has totaled 472 career Games Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 188.5 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Games Pitched season came in 2018, posting 65, well above the relief pitcher average of 35.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 9, well below the relief pitcher average of 33.1 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Games Pitched total has gone from 61 in 2023 to 61 in 2024 and 50 in 2025, falling over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 9 to 65 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.
Kirby Yates Lifetime Games Pitched
Stats similar to Games Pitched for Kirby Yates
| Kirby Yates
Games Pitched |
|---|
| Career | 472 |
| Season Avg. | 42.91 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 |
| More Info | See More |
Kirby Yates Games Pitched Per Season
Kirby Yates's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kirby Yates Games Pitched by Team
Kirby Yates's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kirby Yates Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Kirby Yates's career Games Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Kirby Yates Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Kirby Yates's seasonal Games Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Kirby Yates Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Kirby Yates's MLB career with Games Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
