P Gene 'Hammerhead' Kirkland #33
Athletic Club KC PL
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy    
12/31/2026
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P GENE 'HAMMERHEAD' KIRKLAND #33 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
46 0 5-2 14 2.51 46.2 34 3 16 41 1.07 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 9 8 10 10
Movement 8 8 8 8
Control 8 7 8 8
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 9 10
Slider 8 9
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 98-100 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage 69 %
Hold Runners 9
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/2026 DC Win, 5-4 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 Save
09/28/2026 @ DC Win, 6-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/23/2026 PC Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Save
09/20/2026 @ ATL Win, 10-9 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 Save
09/19/2026 @ ATL Loss, 2-3 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2026 WIZ Win, 3-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Win
09/12/2026 WIZ Win, 4-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/08/2026 RM Loss, 3-7 1.1 4 4 4 2 3 Loss
09/04/2026 @ DET Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/02/2026 @ RC Win, 5-4 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 Win
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very Low
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Normal
Intelligence:Normal
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:06/18/1996
Born in:Fayetteville, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,000,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 25th Pick in Round 1
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 46 0 5 2 14 2.51 46.2 34 13 13 3 16 41 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 25 3 82.4 46 24 10.41 6.56 7.91 3.09 3.23 1.07 86 0.5 .246        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 71 15 1 0 2 9 11 17 0 0 1 .211 .325 .310 .635      
vs. RHB 99 19 1 0 1 4 5 24 0 1 3 .192 .252 .232 .485      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 11 0 0 1 1 4.05 6.2 6 3 3 0 2 5  
June 11 0 2 1 2 1.29 14.0 9 2 2 0 7 11  
July 10 0 1 0 3 7.00 9.0 8 7 7 2 5 9  
August 7 0 0 0 4 0.00 8.0 2 0 0 0 0 8  
September 7 0 2 0 4 1.00 9.0 9 1 1 1 2 8  
Spring Training 4 0 0 1 2 4.76 5.2 7 3 3 0 1 7  
Postseason 9 0 1 1 3 6.75 8.0 10 6 6 1 4 10  
Last Year 49 0 2 3 28 2.42 52.0 47 15 14 4 12 56  
2 Years Ago 47 0 3 4 21 2.30 54.2 44 14 14 6 19 70  
Career 333 0 23 22 82 2.66 423.2 341 135 125 34 131 436  
Home 23 0 3 2 5 2.77 26.0 16 8 8 1 8 25  
Road 23 0 2 0 9 2.18 20.2 18 5 5 2 8 16  
Grass 44 0 5 2 13 2.58 45.1 33 13 13 3 15 38  
Turf 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 3  
Day 14 0 2 1 2 3.95 13.2 14 6 6 2 6 10  
Night 32 0 3 1 12 1.91 33.0 20 7 7 1 10 31  
As Reliever / Substitution 46 0 5 2 14 2.51 46.2 34 13 13 3 16 41  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Chicago - SL 20 30 0 1 0 1 2.61 31.0 26 9 9 3 15 27 0 0 1.32 .280 4.27 0.1 166
2018 Chicago - SL 21 58 0 5 5 2 2.45 66.0 44 18 18 4 18 73 0 0 0.94 .255 2.59 1.8 187
2019 Chicago - SL 22 32 0 2 0 9 1.26 35.2 22 6 5 3 5 44 0 0 0.76 .237 2.16 1.0 327
2019 California - PL 22 19 0 0 0 0 3.60 20.0 18 8 8 1 11 20 0 0 1.45 .309 3.27 0.2 103
2019 Total - PL 22 51 0 2 0 9 2.10 55.2 40 14 13 4 16 64 0 0 1.01 .267 2.62 1.1 181
2020 California - PL 23 5 0 0 0 0 5.23 10.1 10 6 6 3 2 10 0 0 1.16 .280 5.20 -0.2 67
2020 Buckhead - PL 23 31 0 1 2 2 2.45 36.2 26 15 10 1 11 33 0 0 1.01 .255 2.44 0.7 148
2020 Total - PL 23 36 0 1 2 2 3.06 47.0 36 21 16 4 13 43 0 0 1.04 .260 3.05 0.5 117
2021 Buckhead - PL 24 25 0 2 1 1 2.34 50.0 34 14 13 2 18 49 0 0 1.04 .246 2.91 0.9 176
2022 Athletic Club KC - PL 25 55 0 5 3 11 1.98 77.1 58 17 17 3 17 76 0 0 0.97 .297 2.21 1.8 186
2023 Athletic Club KC - PL 26 56 0 5 7 5 3.55 76.0 70 33 30 11 25 81 0 0 1.25 .307 3.42 0.7 110
2024 Athletic Club KC - PL 27 47 0 3 4 21 2.30 54.2 44 14 14 6 19 70 0 0 1.15 .292 2.50 1.1 159
2025 Athletic Club KC - PL 28 49 0 2 3 28 2.42 52.0 47 15 14 4 12 56 0 0 1.13 .312 2.41 0.9 143
2026 Athletic Club KC - PL 29 46 0 5 2 14 2.51 46.2 34 13 13 3 16 41 0 0 1.07 .246 3.23 0.5 150
Total PL 333 0 23 22 82 2.66 423.2 341 135 125 34 131 436 0 0 1.11 .285 2.83 6.7 148
Total SL 120 0 8 5 12 2.17 132.2 92 33 32 10 38 144 0 0 0.98 .257 2.87 2.9 220
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Total - 20 17 12 5 2 0 2.37 83.2 68 25 22 5 24 102 0 0 1.10 .306 2.40 2.9 100
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Chicago - SL 20 4 0 0 0 0 9.00 4.0 7 4 4 1 0 5 0 0 1.75 .545 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Chicago - SL 21 6 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 4 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.00 .286 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Chicago - PL 21 3 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2.40 .571 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Total - PL 21 9 0 1 0 0 2.70 6.2 8 3 2 0 1 7 0 0 1.35 .381 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Chicago - PL 22 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.50 .286 0.00 0.0 0
2019 California - PL 22 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3.00 .500 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Total - PL 22 7 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.1 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2.31 .400 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Buckhead - PL 23 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.50 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Buckhead - PL 24 3 0 0 0 0 4.15 4.1 6 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 1.62 .375 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Athletic Club KC - PL 25 4 0 0 1 2 10.38 4.1 5 5 5 2 3 3 0 0 1.85 .273 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Athletic Club KC - PL 26 8 0 0 1 2 2.61 10.1 11 3 3 0 1 11 0 0 1.16 .367 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Athletic Club KC - 3L 27 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Athletic Club KC - PL 27 5 0 1 0 2 1.23 7.1 5 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 0.68 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Total - PL 27 6 0 1 0 3 1.08 8.1 6 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 0.72 .263 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Athletic Club KC - PL 28 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1.00 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Athletic Club KC - 3L 29 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.29 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Athletic Club KC - PL 29 9 0 1 1 3 6.75 8.0 10 6 6 1 4 10 0 0 1.75 .391 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Total - PL 29 12 0 1 1 4 5.23 10.1 12 6 6 1 5 13 0 0 1.65 .379 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 45 0 2 3 11 3.77 45.1 50 20 19 4 14 46 0 0 1.41 .359 3.08 312.0
Total SL 10 0 1 0 0 4.00 9.0 11 5 4 1 1 10 0 0 1.33 .400 2.74 576.4
Total 3L 4 0 0 0 2 0.00 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.20 .333 1.99 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Chicago - ML P 29 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 +0.5 1.543
2018 Chicago - ML P 58 0 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 66.0 1.77 +0.1 1.036
2019 California - ML P 19 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 20.0 2.70 +0.0 1.010
2019 Chicago - ML P 32 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 35.2 1.26 +0.1 1.049
2020 California - ML P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 -0.0 .997
2020 Buckhead - ML P 28 0 1 8 1 9 0 1.000 36.2 2.21 -0.0 .997
2021 Buckhead - ML P 24 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 50.0 1.44 +0.1 1.032
2022 Athletic Club KC - ML P 55 0 5 11 2 16 0 1.000 77.1 1.86 +0.0 1.036
2023 Athletic Club KC - ML P 55 0 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 76.0 1.66 -0.2 .968
2024 Athletic Club KC - ML P 46 0 5 9 0 16 2 .875 54.2 2.30 -0.7 .914
2025 Athletic Club KC - ML P 49 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 52.0 1.04 -0.1 1.032
2026 Athletic Club KC - ML P 45 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 46.2 1.35 +1.4 1.641
TOTAL P 445 0 27 76 4 105 2 .981 556.1 1.67 +1.2 1.044
PLAYER HISTORY
04/14/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 25, 25th overall pick) by the Chicago Gold Sox, out of college (Kentucky).
05/01/2017 Named the #7 prospect in the SL
08/10/2017 Injured on 08/09/2017, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3-4 months.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (13); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (10).
01/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
11/03/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (13); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (9).
05/30/2019 Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 4 days.
07/20/2019 Was traded by the Chicago Gold Sox to the California Oceanliners in exchange for CF Carlos Kramer, $5,000,000.
08/30/2019 Injured on 08/25/2019, diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis, will miss 3-4 weeks.
11/03/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,204,500 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (13); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (8).
05/17/2020 Was traded by the California Oceanliners to the Buckhead Bowties, along with LF John Downing, SP Yoriyoshi Yamamoto, RP Mike Lyon, in exchange for SP Eduardo Molina, SS Mike Burns, 2B Bernardo Herrera, 1B Bartolo Benítez, C Juan Sánchez.
11/05/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (7).
04/16/2021 Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
05/01/2021 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/09/2021 Injured (back soreness), out for 4 days.
11/04/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,970,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
01/16/2022 Was traded by the Buckhead Bowties to the Athletic Club KC in exchange for $17,000,000.
01/27/2022 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $34,500,000 with the Athletic Club KC organization.
04/29/2022 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/28/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 PL PL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7).
04/28/2023 Injured on 04/26/2023, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, is day-to-day.
10/06/2023 Injured on 10/03/2023, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 4 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2018 58 6
2018 58 6
Year SV Rank
2019 9 9
Year HLD Rank
2017 18 2
2018 20 1
2018 20 1
2019 8 9
2020 10 7
2021 6 10
Year RA Rank
2018 58 6
2018 58 6
Year SHO Rank
2018 0 5
2018 0 5
2019 0 5
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