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Royals · SP · Common · 2026
Stephen Kolek
Stephen Kolek's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 62 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
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Stephen Kolek
Royals · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA4.50
K34
WHIP1.24
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9962
Power73
Control73
Run prevention79
Durability50
Common · Kansas City Royals · MLB lists: P
▼ from 72 preseason
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 54.0 | 55 | 27 | 12 | 34 | 5.7 | 4.50 | 1.24 | 224 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 461 | 94.0 mph | 17.7% | 26.3% |
| 2024 | 211 | 95.8 mph | 21.1% | 27.9% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Stephen Kolek appears in 2 archived official MLB transactions (1 trade), newest first. 1 of the trade lists Stephen Kolek as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | Trade | San Diego Padres | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals traded C Freddy Fermin to San Diego Padres for RHP Ryan Bergert and RHP Stephen Kolek. Stephen Kolek was received by Kansas City Royals in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Signed | — | Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Stephen Kolek. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 3.87 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.303 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 94.2 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | 47.8% |
| First-Pitch Strike | 61.3% |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Stephen Kolek's current rating of 62 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: xwOBA, Statcast.
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