Stephen Kolek

Stephen Kolek

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
San Diego Padres
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Stephen Kolek in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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Signed a one-year contract with the Padres in March of 2025.
Loses in MLB return
PSan Diego Padres
July 22, 2025
Kolek (3-5) took the loss Tuesday against Miami, allowing three runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts across 5.2 innings.
Analysis
Kolek returned after over two weeks at Triple-A El Paso to make Tuesday's start, and he fell one out short of his third quality start of the campaign. He's now allowed at least three runs in five of his last six starts, and he hasn't exceeded five strikeouts in nine outings. The 28-year-old has a 4.28 ERA across 73.2 big-league innings in 2025. If Kolek sticks in the rotation, his next start would likely come Sunday at St. Louis.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
87
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
82
How many pitches does Stephen Kolek generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Stephen Kolek generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .278 256 50 23 63 8 1 6
Since 2023vs Right .286 267 43 12 70 9 0 5
2025vs Left .282 164 35 18 40 6 1 6
2025vs Right .252 148 19 5 34 2 0 1
2024vs Left .271 92 15 5 23 2 0 0
2024vs Right .327 119 24 7 36 7 0 4
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-44%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-75%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-42%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 6.32 1.49 47.0 3 3 0 7.7 2.1 1.5
Since 2023Away 3.56 1.34 73.1 3 2 0 6.5 2.9 0.4
2025Home 9.45 1.65 20.0 1 3 0 6.3 2.3 2.3
2025Away 2.35 1.19 53.2 2 2 0 6.7 3.0 0.3
2024Home 4.00 1.37 27.0 2 0 0 8.7 2.0 1.0
2024Away 6.86 1.73 19.2 1 0 0 5.9 2.7 0.5
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Stephen Kolek compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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
2.35
 
K/9
6.6
 
BB/9
2.8
 
HR/9
0.9
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
4.28
 
WHIP
1.32
 
BABIP
.304
 
GB/FB
1.89
 
Left On Base
67.7%
 
Exit Velocity
84.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.5%
 
Spin Rate
2240 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
30.5%
 
Swinging Strike
7.9%
 
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Recalled ahead of start
PSan Diego Padres
July 22, 2025
The Padres recalled Kolek from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday.
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Drawing start Tuesday
PSan Diego Padres
July 21, 2025
Kolek has joined the Padres' taxi squad and will be called up from Triple-A El Paso to start Tuesday's game in Miami, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Sent down Sunday
PSan Diego Padres
July 6, 2025
Kolek was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Chased by Rangers in loss
PSan Diego Padres
July 5, 2025
Kolek (3-4) allowed six runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out two batters over 5.1 innings in a loss to Texas on Saturday.
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Fans five in no-decision
PSan Diego Padres
June 29, 2025
Kolek allowed one run on three hits and one walk over 5.2 frames in a no-decision Sunday at Cincinnati. He struck out five.
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Could remain in rotation
PSan Diego Padres
May 25, 2025
Kolek is likely to stick in the Padres rotation for the near future after Michael King was placed on the injured list Sunday with right shoulder inflammation.
Analysis
Kolek figures to have a solidified spot in the rotation with King on the shelf. It was possible Kolek was going to be the odd man out sooner than later due to Yu Darvish being on a rehab assignment as he works his way back from elbow inflammation. Now with King injured, Kolek should stick around for a little while longer. Kolek has pitched to a 2.84 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 21:8 K:BB in 25.1 innings thus far.
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