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Connor Thomas
Kansas City Royals
RP · #50 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'0" · 200 lb · Age 28 · 2 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
16.1
- Runs prevented
- −2.6
- IP · ERA
- 25.2 · 7.01
- K · BB
- 18 · 9
- Rank
- Not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Strikeouts18 vs 26 avg−2.3
- Home runs allowed4 vs 4 avg−0.6
- Walks9 vs 10 avg+0.4
- Hit batters2 vs 1 avg−0.2
- Parks pitched in+0.2
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)85 vs 77 avg−0.1
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 27vsCLE | W 3-2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 94.1 | |
| Fri, Sep 25vsCLE | L 9-12 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 95.0 | |
| Wed, Sep 23vsCHW | W 5-4 | W | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 90.4 |
| Sun, Sep 20@PIT | L 3-4 | H | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 32.3 |
| Fri, Sep 18@PIT | L 5-8 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 35.2 | |
| Thu, Sep 17@HOU | L 2-6 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17.8 | |
| Sun, Sep 13@BOS | L 1-4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 46.1 | |
| Fri, Sep 11@BOS | W 3-2 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 86.7 |
| Tue, Sep 8vsARI | L 3-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 36.6 | |
| Sun, Sep 6vsTOR | W 6-1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 59.3 | |
| Sat, Sep 5vsTOR | L 3-4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | |
| Wed, Sep 2vsMIA | L 6-9 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 33.9 | |
| Sun, Aug 30@CLE | L 1-11 | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 46.5 | |
| Tue, Aug 25@TOR | W 5-3 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49.1 |
| Sun, Aug 23vsDET | W 11-7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 49.4 | |
| Thu, Aug 20vsATH | W 6-2 | W | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 90.4 |
| Mon, Aug 17vsATH | W 9-5 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 46.3 |
| Mon, Jul 27@NYM | L 3-14 | L | 2.2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 0.1 |
| Tue, Jul 7@PIT | L 4-12 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 19.2 |
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