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Josh James

P · HOU

33 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: HOU
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1993-03-08
Age: 33
Country: USA
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 234 lb
Last active: 2021

Career Résumé

4 seasons

Seasons	4 2018–2021
Games	73
W-L	8-1
ERA	4.64
WHIP	1.32
IP	107
SO	158
SV	1

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2021	HOU	0	0	5.40	1.20	5	0	0	5.0	8	2	1	3	2.81	9.1%
2020	HOU	1	0	7.27	1.85	13	2	0	17.1	21	17	4	14	7.68	16.3%
2019	HOU	5	1	4.70	1.32	49	1	1	61.1	100	35	10	32	3.04	4.7%
2018	HOU	2	0	2.35	0.96	6	3	0	23.0	29	7	3	6	3.01	7.5%

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2021	P	5	0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0.00	—
2020	P	13	2	17.1	1	1	0	1.000	1.04	—
2019	P	49	1	61.1	1	3	1	1.000	0.59	—
2018	P	6	3	23.0	0	1	0	1.000	0.39	—

Pitching Profile2019 · vs 398

K/9

14.799

BB/9

5.17

HR/9

1.537

ERA

4.7036

WHIP

1.3245

xERA

3.0492

Brl%A

4.7%88

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	5	2019
SO	100	2019
SV	1	2019
ERA	2.35	2018
WHIP	0.96	2018

Comparable Players

2019 · stat-profile similarity

Jay JacksonMIL38y
4.45 ERA · 47 K · 1.32 WHIP
91%
vs
Matt BarnesBOS36y
3.78 ERA · 110 K · 1.38 WHIP
87%
vs
José LeclercTEX32y
4.33 ERA · 100 K · 1.33 WHIP
84%
vs
Austin AdamsSEA35y
3.94 ERA · 53 K · 1.13 WHIP
84%
vs
Trey WingenterSD32y
5.65 ERA · 72 K · 1.22 WHIP
80%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
18	HOU	2	2.35	0.96	29	23
19	HOU	5▲	4.70▲	1.32▲	100▲	61▲
20	HOU	1▼	7.27▲	1.85▲	21▼	17▼
21	HOU	0▼	5.40▼	1.20▼	8▼	5▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins8

42 to 50

Strikeouts158

842 to 1,000

Saves1

99 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2024 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
4-Seam	46%	94.3	2171
Changeup	33%	86.7	1601

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better