15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 5/12/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
4.66
WHIP
1.24
K
10
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Backhus is a sidearming lefty reliever who held left-handed hitters to just a .139/.225/.278 slash line in 2025. Righty bats slashed .365/.417/.571 off the 27-year-old, so he'll likely have a limited middle relief role with the Phillies who acquired him from the Diamondbacks in the offseason. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Phillies in March of 2026.
Out with elbow inflammation
The Phillies placed Backhus on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left elbow inflammation.
Analysis
It's unclear how long Backhus' elbow has been bothering him, but he hadn't pitched since Saturday. Trevor Richards will assume his spot on the roster and in the bullpen.
It's unclear how long Backhus' elbow has been bothering him, but he hadn't pitched since Saturday. Trevor Richards will assume his spot on the roster and in the bullpen.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Kyle Backhus generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Kyle Backhus generally pitch?
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2nd
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7th
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-48%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-5%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .176 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .341 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .267 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .280 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .139 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .365 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-24%
ERA on Road
2026
-80%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.29 | 1.47 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 2.1 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.00 | 1.28 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 8.31 | 1.85 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.69 | 0.75 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.26 | 1.34 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.97 | 1.50 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Backhus compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
10.00K/9
9.3BB/9
0.9HR/9
1.9Fastball
91.2 mphERA
4.66WHIP
1.24BABIP
.343GB/FB
2.29Left On Base
65.2%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
3.6%Spin Rate
2147 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.4%Swinging Strike
6.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Gives up one run as opener
Backhus allowed one run on two hits across one inning of work as an opener Wednesday against the Cubs. He struck out one.
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Opening Wednesday
Backhus will work as Philadelphia's opener Wednesday against the Cubs, Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic reports.
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Returning to Philadelphia
The Phillies recalled Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.
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Sent down to minors
The Phillies optioned Backhus to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
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Traded to Phillies
The Phillies acquired Backhus from the Diamondbacks on Friday in exchange for Avery Owusu-Asiedu, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
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