2026 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
2.60
WHIP
1.27
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Kay owns a career 5.59 ERA and 1.61 WHIP in 85.1 MLB innings in a swingman role, yet the White Sox signed him to a two-year, $12 million deal in December and appear set to give him a spot near the front of their rotation. That comes after the lefty's two-year stint in Japan, although it was really only 2025 where Kay had much success, with his ERA dropping from 3.42 to 1.74 and his WHIP falling from 1.34 to 0.98. His 21.5 K% last season was actually lower than his career MLB mark of 22.4%, but his 6.8 BB% was miles better than his 12.0 BB% from his time in the majors. He also had a groundball rate north of 50% after sitting around league average in that category when we last saw him stateside. He's going to need the control improvements and groundball ability to carry over if he's going to have success in the big leagues this time around given his relative lack of whiffs. It's an innings-eater profile for a team that won't win many games, giving Kay low upside in most fantasy leagues. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the White Sox in December of 2025. Contract includes $10 million mutual option for 2028.
Labors in long relief
Kay took a no-decision Thursday against the Rays, allowing one run on four hits and one walk in 2.2 innings. He struck out one.
Analysis
Serving as a bulk reliever behind opener Jordan Leasure on Thursday, Kay did his part to keep the White Sox in the game but wasn't particularly efficient. It was the left-hander's shortest outing of the year so far, and it was disappointing to see him get pulled at just 71 pitches after he tossed 100 his last time out. It's unclear how Chicago will choose to deploy Kay going forward -- the hurler has a pair of appearances each as a starter and reliever -- but he'll bring a respectable 2.60 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB across 17.1 frames into his next scheduled outing, which lines up to come on the road versus Arizona.
Serving as a bulk reliever behind opener Jordan Leasure on Thursday, Kay did his part to keep the White Sox in the game but wasn't particularly efficient. It was the left-hander's shortest outing of the year so far, and it was disappointing to see him get pulled at just 71 pitches after he tossed 100 his last time out. It's unclear how Chicago will choose to deploy Kay going forward -- the hurler has a pair of appearances each as a starter and reliever -- but he'll bring a respectable 2.60 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB across 17.1 frames into his next scheduled outing, which lines up to come on the road versus Arizona.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
85
How many pitches does Anthony Kay generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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41-50
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81-90
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What part of the game does Anthony Kay generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-100%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .265 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .265 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-55%
ERA on Road
2026
-55%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.86 | 1.43 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 1.74 | 1.16 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.86 | 1.43 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.74 | 1.16 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Anthony Kay compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.33K/9
6.2BB/9
4.7HR/9
1.0Fastball
95.7 mphERA
2.60WHIP
1.27BABIP
.230GB/FB
1.31Left On Base
88.5%Exit Velocity
84.2 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2252 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.4%Swinging Strike
8.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A starter throughout his minor-league career, Kay broke summer camp on the Blue Jays' 30-man roster. He was expected to play a swingman role but ended up pitching exclusively out of the bullpen, making 13 appearances in relief before being optioned to the team's alternate training site in mid-September. Kay was never comfortable as a reliever, walking 14 while allowing three homers in 21 innings, though he did fan 22 batters. Toronto has opened its window to win and taken measures to strengthen the rotation, so Kay's future may be in a similar bullpen role, which doesn't lend itself to fantasy. To get back in the rotation mix, he needs to work on command and control, but with average stuff, his ceiling is capped as an innings eater. Kay is probably better off focusing on a couple offerings to maximize his effectiveness as a reliever.
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In line for bulk relief Thursday
Kay is expected to serve as a bulk reliever behind opening pitcher Jordan Leasure in Thursday's home game against the Rays.
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Notches first MLB win since 2021
Kay (1-0) earned the victory over Kansas City on Thursday, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out six batters over 5.2 scoreless innings.
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No-decision against former club
Kay didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jays, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks over 4.1 innings of relief. He didn't strike out a batter.
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No-decision in first start of 2026
Kay did not factor into Sunday's decision against the Brewers. He allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out five across 4.2 innings.
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Penciled in as No. 3 starter
Kay is expected to begin the season as the White Sox's No. 3 starter, lining him up to make his season debut March 29 at Milwaukee, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Rotation opportunity on tap?
Kay is a candidate to slide into the Blue Jays' starting rotation as a result of Chase Anderson's placement on the injured list due to an oblique injury.
Analysis
Kay saw major-league action last season, making three appearances, including two starts, and posting a 1-0 record, 5.79 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over 14 innings. The young southpaw had an uneven minor-league career, but his 2.50 ERA over 36 innings at Triple-A Buffalo prior to last year's promotion supports the notion he could hold down the fort for a handful of outings before Anderson returns. In addition to Kay, manager Charlie Montoyo could opt to turn to Ryan Borucki, who's produced mixed results over his first pair of big-league stints the last two seasons.
Kay saw major-league action last season, making three appearances, including two starts, and posting a 1-0 record, 5.79 ERA and 1.43 WHIP over 14 innings. The young southpaw had an uneven minor-league career, but his 2.50 ERA over 36 innings at Triple-A Buffalo prior to last year's promotion supports the notion he could hold down the fort for a handful of outings before Anderson returns. In addition to Kay, manager Charlie Montoyo could opt to turn to Ryan Borucki, who's produced mixed results over his first pair of big-league stints the last two seasons.