AJ Smith-Shawver or Stephen Kolek

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AJ Smith-Shawver or Stephen Kolek Player Statistics
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	10	9

Games Started	10	5

Innings Pitched	54.0	31.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	3	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	55	32

Earned Runs	27	23

Home Runs Allowed	8	7

Strikeouts	34	27

Walks	12	16

ERA	4.50	6.61

WHIP	1.24	1.53

AJ Smith-Shawver or Stephen Kolek Player Projections
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	31	8

Games Started	9	2

Innings Pitched	72.1	19.4

Wins	4	1

Losses	4	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	75	18

Earned Runs	34	9

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	50	17

Walks	22	7

ERA	4.23	4.29

WHIP	1.34	1.26

AJ Smith-Shawver or Stephen Kolek Player Notes
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC	AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Stephen Kolek will undergo Tommy John surgery. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Braves manager Walt Weiss told reporters AJ Smith-Shawver is moving to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 14th
	Stephen Kolek will go for a second opinion on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	AJ Smith-Shawver gave up four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 3 1/3 innings in Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Rays. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 9th
	The Royals transferred RHP Stephen Kolek to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	AJ Smith-Shawver allowed five runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five over four innings in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Sep 2nd
	Stephen Kolek is going to get a second opinion on his right flexor sprain. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	AJ Smith-Shawver gave up three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three over five innings in Wednesday's 6-5 win against the Dodgers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 27th
	The Royals placed Stephen Kolek on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	AJ Smith-Shawver was tagged with four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across 4 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 19th
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AJ Smith-Shawver or Stephen Kolek Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Stephen Kolek SP - KC			AJ Smith-Shawver SP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Mar 31st				vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-7)	#57	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#281
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#182
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (1-1)
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (5-9)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Jul 27th				@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#279
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#192
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ MIA	Jack Ralston
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165