Kyle Hendricks
Born: 12/7/1989 in Newport Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-07-10
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 190 lbs
Full name: Kyle Christian Hendricks
Biography
Kyle Hendricks, born in 1989, is a professional pitcher who currently plays in Major League Baseball. Making his debut on July 10, 2014, Hendricks has established himself as a reliable starter, known for his exceptional command and ability to induce weak contact. Throughout his career, he has maintained a record of 97-81 with an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.68. With a total of 1,259 strikeouts, Hendricks showcases his skill in striking out batters, despite not recording any saves in his career.
Often referred to as "The Professor" for his analytical approach to pitching, Hendricks utilizes a diverse array of pitches and a strategic mindset to outsmart opposing hitters. His contributions have been vital to his team's success, especially during his tenure with the Chicago Cubs, where he played an integral role in their 2016 World Series championship. Hendricks continues to be an active player in the league, demonstrating resilience and consistency, and remains a key figure in the modern game, adapting to the evolving landscape of Major League Baseball.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 81 | 276 | 270 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1580.3 | 1501 | 647 | 184 | 364 | 1259 | 3.68 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | NL | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.3 | 72 | 22 | 15 | 47 | 2.46 | - |
| 2015 | CHC | NL | 8 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 180.0 | 166 | 79 | 43 | 167 | 3.95 | - |
| 2016 | CHC | NL | 16 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 190.0 | 142 | 45 | 44 | 170 | 2.13 | - |
| 2017 | CHC | NL | 7 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.7 | 126 | 47 | 40 | 123 | 3.03 | - |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 14 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199.0 | 184 | 76 | 44 | 161 | 3.44 | - |
| 2019 | CHC | NL | 11 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 177.0 | 168 | 68 | 32 | 150 | 3.46 | - |
| 2020 | CHC | NL | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81.3 | 73 | 26 | 8 | 64 | 2.88 | - |
| 2021 | CHC | NL | 14 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 181.0 | 200 | 96 | 44 | 131 | 4.77 | - |
| 2022 | CHC | NL | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 | 85 | 45 | 24 | 66 | 4.80 | - |
| 2023 | CHC | NL | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.0 | 138 | 57 | 27 | 93 | 3.74 | - |
| 2024 | CHC | NL | 4 | 12 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.7 | 147 | 86 | 43 | 87 | 5.92 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 358 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 178 | 0.103 | 0.135 | 0.117 | 0.252 | -3797.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | NL | 14 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | CHC | NL | 32 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0.050 | -821.5 |
| 2016 | CHC | NL | 32 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0.138 | -575.8 |
| 2017 | CHC | NL | 25 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.100 | -605.7 |
| 2018 | CHC | NL | 33 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0.067 | -766.2 |
| 2019 | CHC | NL | 31 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0.148 | -489.8 |
| 2020 | CHC | NL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CHC | NL | 32 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.115 | -538.1 |
| 2022 | CHC | NL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | CHC | NL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | CHC | NL | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.077 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLWC3 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | CHN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | NLCS | CHN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | NLDS1 | CHN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | NLCS | CHN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | WS | CHN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | NLCS | CHN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | NLDS1 | CHN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 57.7 | 53 | 20 | 16 | 51 | 3.12 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLWC3 | CHN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.26 |
| 2018 | NLWC | CHN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2017 | NLCS | CHN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 2017 | NLDS2 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.27 |
| 2016 | NLCS | CHN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0.71 |
| 2016 | NLDS1 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 |
| 2016 | WS | CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 2015 | NLCS | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 2015 | NLDS1 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5.79 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 276 | 270 | 122 | 237 | 8 | 14 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHN | P | 13 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | CHN | P | 32 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | CHN | P | 31 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | CHN | P | 24 | 24 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | CHN | P | 33 | 33 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | CHN | P | 30 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | CHN | P | 12 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CHN | P | 32 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHN | P | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | CHN | P | 24 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | CHN | P | 29 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 276 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Player of the Week | Week of 2020-07-25 |
| 2016 | MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher | |
| 2016 | Pitcher of the Month | August |
| 2016 | Player of the Week | Week of 2016-08-06 |
| 2014 | Rookie of the Month | August |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CHN | NL | $541,000 |
| 2015 | CHN | NL | $510,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,051,000 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cy Young Award | NL | 9th | 2.0 | 210 | 0 |
| 2016 | Cy Young Award | NL | 3rd | 85.0 | 210 | 2 |
| 2016 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 23th | 2.0 | 420 | 0 |
| 2014 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 7th | 2.0 | 150 | 0 |