Nick Mears

#31

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher Throws R

6'3", 217 lbs · Born Oct 7, 1996 · Debut 2020

5.12

2026 ERA

2-3

2026 W-L

19.1

2026 IP

2026 K

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Career Stats

188

183.1

189

5.12

ERA

1.500

WHIP

2026 Season

19.1

5.12

ERA

1.500

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-05-27	New York Yankees	H	0.2	3	1	2	0	29	—
2026-05-22	Seattle Mariners	H	1.0	2	0	1	1	17	L
2026-05-19	Boston Red Sox	H	2.0	1	2	0	0	27	—
2026-05-16	St. Louis Cardinals	A	1.0	0	1	1	0	16	—
2026-05-10	Detroit Tigers	H	0.2	2	1	0	1	12	L
2026-05-08	Detroit Tigers	H	0.1	0	0	0	0	7	—
2026-05-07	Cleveland Guardians	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	23	—
2026-05-05	Cleveland Guardians	H	1.0	0	1	0	0	8	—
2026-05-02	Seattle Mariners	A	0.2	0	0	1	0	15	—
2026-04-29	Athletics	A	1.0	0	2	0	0	14	W

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	5.1	8	5	4	—	2	—	13.50	2.438
Last 10G	10	9.1	8	8	5	1	2	—	7.71	1.821

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Reliever	21	19.3	11	18	2	15	11	5.12	1.500	6.98	5.12

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	15	13.7	8	12	2	10	7	5.27	1.390	6.59	4.61
Away	6	5.7	3	6	—	5	4	4.76	1.765	7.94	6.35

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1–40 Pitches	21	19.3	11	15	11	5.12	1.500

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
< 1.0 IP	6	3.3	5	3	6	13.50	3.300
1.0–2.2 IP	15	16.0	6	12	5	3.38	1.125

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Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 38.4% Velo: 94.7 Whiff: 12.3% OPS-all: 0.802

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 28.4% Velo: 84.8 Whiff: 36.8% OPS-all: 1.032

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 11.8% Velo: 81.2 Whiff: 31.3% OPS-all: 0.572

Pitcher Type: Multi-Pitch Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: FF (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SL (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	38.4%	94.7	2,237	-4.8"	+10.9"	6.5ft	-1.56	6.06	46.0%	12.3%	23.8%	23.3%	#993	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	28.4%	84.8	2,501	+0.4"	-1.5"	6.4ft	-1.68	6.11	46.7%	36.8%	29.9%	35.4%	#475	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	11.8%	81.2	2,576	+3.4"	-8.0"	6.4ft	-1.72	6.16	52.6%	31.3%	38.6%	32.9%	#279	—	Small-ish
CH	Changeup	11.2%	84.3	1,564	-9.2"	+1.9"	6.5ft	-1.78	6.03	33.3%	43.8%	20.4%	33.5%	#241	—	Small-ish
SI	Fastball	10.2%	93.8	2,188	-8.3"	+8.4"	6.5ft	-1.71	6.03	38.8%	9.1%	16.3%	17.6%	#625	—	Small

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
FastballSmall-ish	64	.259	.359	.463	0.822	9.4%	14.1%	3	51.0%	8.2%	#816	Small-ish	—
Slider/SweeperSmall-ish	40	.294	.385	.647	1.032	30.0%	12.5%	2	50.0%	22.7%	#962	Small-ish	—
ChangeupSmall	7	.000	.167	.000	0.167	42.9%	14.3%	0	0.0%	0.0%	#211	Small	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	7	.286	.286	.286	0.572	28.6%	0.0%	0	40.0%	20.0%	#275	Small	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 38.4% Velo: 94.7 Whiff: 12.3% OPS-all: 0.802

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 28.4% Velo: 84.8 Whiff: 36.8% OPS-all: 1.032

Curve/Slurve

Usage: 11.8% Velo: 81.2 Whiff: 31.3% OPS-all: 0.572

Pitch mix

48.6%

28.4%

11.2%

11.8%

10.2%

Total pitches this season: 482 · Reliable

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Stamina 25

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