Joel Payamps
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 30
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 6 3.23 41 0 0 55.2 41 1.37
2023 7 5 2.55 69 0 3 70.2 77 1.05
2024 3 7 3.05 68 0 6 59 59 0.97
6 Seasons 14 21 3.04 219 1 9 242.2 220 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 41 3-6 3.23 55.2 41 1.37
2023 69 7-5 2.55 70.2 77 1.05
2024 68 3-7 3.05 59 59 0.97
6 Seasons 219 14-21 3.04 242.2 220 1.14
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 25 66 11 2 18.2 11.8 89.4 106.1 19.3 45.5 .372 .730 .347 .496 .586 45.5 17.6 17.6 4.50 13.72
2020 26 59 8 2 25.0 15.4 100.3 108.3 17.5 62.5 .430 .778 .324 .550 .632 87.5 15.4 23.1 3.00 18.25
2021 27 826 152 8 5.3 3.9 86.3 110.9 13.9 28.9 .215 .336 .286 .266 .296 30.3 18.5 6.8 3.40 2.94
2022 28 952 182 14 7.7 5.8 89.0 113.0 6.5 29.7 .243 .394 .325 .304 .339 43.4 17.0 6.6 3.23 3.83
2023 29 1120 187 9 4.8 3.1 87.8 110.0 13.8 34.2 .227 .344 .272 .279 .347 33.7 26.8 5.9 2.55 3.23
2024 30 899 156 15 9.6 6.4 89.4 118.5 15.9 34.0 .238 .424 .254 .313 .393 43.6 25.1 7.7 3.05 4.11
Player 3922 696 50 7.2 5.0 88.3 118.5 12.5 32.3 .235 .384 .285 .297 .351 38.5 22.0 7.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Payamps relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(40.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(32.9%) ,
Sinker
(19.1%) ,
Changeup
(7.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 18.2 36.4 45.5 0.0 27.3 45.5 27.3 9.1 0.0 27.3 27.3 9.1 18.2 11.8
2020 12.5 25.0 62.5 0.0 37.5 37.5 25.0 0.0 12.5 12.5 37.5 12.5 25.0 15.4
2021 45.4 26.3 18.4 9.9 39.5 32.9 27.6 7.2 30.9 32.2 20.4 3.3 5.3 3.9
2022 54.4 17.6 18.7 9.3 42.3 36.8 20.9 6.0 39.6 18.1 21.4 6.0 7.7 5.8
2023 47.6 22.5 21.4 8.6 35.8 35.3 28.9 5.9 32.6 25.7 24.6 5.9 4.8 3.1
2024 39.7 26.9 23.7 9.6 41.7 38.5 19.9 4.5 31.4 25.6 19.9 9.0 9.6 6.4
Player 46.3 23.3 21.4 9.1 39.5 36.1 24.4 5.9 33.0 25.0 22.0 6.2 7.2 5.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 296 94.8 15.1 0.0 8.9ARM 0.9 15.3 -0.5 8.9ARM 1.4
2024 Sinker MIL R 172 94.7 21.8 -1.0 15.7ARM 0.5 8.8 -1.5 15.7ARM 0.9
2024 Slider MIL R 362 83.8 39.0 1.1 11.6GLV 5.3 0.1 1.5 11.6GLV 6.5
2024 Changeup MIL R 69 89.5 30.3 0.7 16.7ARM 1.9 4.0 0.9 16.7ARM 2.5
2023 Sinker MIL R 248 95.3 22.2 0.3 15.5ARM 0.1 8.1 -0.5 15.5ARM 0.5
2023 Slider MIL R 490 84.2 39.6 2.0 11.9GLV 6.1 -0.9 2.4 11.9GLV 6.6
2023 4-Seam Fastball MIL R 245 95.4 15.4 -0.7 8.9ARM 0.5 14.6 -1.2 8.9ARM 1.5
2023 Changeup MIL R 137 89.1 32.3 2.5 15.2ARM 0.2 2.3 3.1 15.2ARM 0.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Slider 0.7 2 362 40.3 93 .176 .306 .255 29.8 26.9 21.0 .209 .357 .276 37.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 3 296 32.9 72 .169 .385 .270 34.5 47.2 27.0 .170 .350 .262 50.0
2024 Sinker 2.5 4 172 19.1 46 .163 .302 .249 12.5 0.0 0.0 .289 .470 .350 37.2
2024 Changeup -1.3 -1 69 7.7 20 .316 .421 .340 20.0 0.0 0.0 .486 .869 .581 68.4
2023 Slider 1.0 5 490 43.8 117 .192 .279 .260 28.6 31.6 21.6 .196 .269 .247 27.5
2023 Sinker 1.2 3 248 22.1 65 .322 .542 .396 17.1 7.7 16.1 .340 .557 .404 32.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball 4.8 12 245 21.9 73 .118 .221 .182 38.6 45.2 32.7 .136 .229 .193 40.0
2023 Changeup 0.1 0 137 12.2 30 .345 .448 .335 19.7 6.7 12.5 .322 .451 .340 42.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 67 89.6 79 17.6 1:45 2:45 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 295 94.8 80 17.4 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 167 94.7 79 18.2 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Slider 360 83.8 44 12.5 8:00 8:45 -45
2023 Changeup 124 89.1 72 16.2 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 241 95.4 76 16.9 1:15 1:00 15
2023 Sinker 240 95.3 75 17.9 1:15 2:15 -60
2023 Slider 485 84.2 48 13.0 7:45 8:30 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 203 825 1 12 -5 -4 3
2022 239 952 -1 9 -3 -5 -1
2023 291 1,138 13 18 -6 -4 21
2024 241 930 6 10 -4 -3 9
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 66 50.0 54.5 83.3 12.1 50.0 40.9 47.1 33.3 22.7 7.6 60.0
2020 59 42.4 60.0 73.3 5.9 100.0 42.4 23.1 28.8 23.5 11.9 57.1
2021 826 48.3 69.2 78.6 30.0 72.7 45.0 57.6 48.9 23.0 7.3 78.3
2022 952 47.4 68.7 83.9 27.3 61.3 41.8 53.1 47.0 22.6 7.2 76.8
2023 1,120 48.8 62.7 79.6 25.7 54.4 42.5 64.0 43.8 26.9 7.9 62.5
2024 899 50.5 67.0 77.0 28.8 61.7 41.6 63.6 48.1 27.1 7.6 72.1
Player 3,922 48.7 66.3 79.8 27.1 62.3 42.6 59.2 46.2 24.9 7.6 71.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2021 90 79 84 84 88 90 86 92 94 16 72 24 69 71 84 14
2022 51 43 39 39 58 58 41 35 12 13 68 26 25 63 80 18
2023 88 70 83 85 82 83 91 75 84 75 85 57 14 73 87 19
2024 45 51 24 12 57 54 16 32 12 67 53 63 51 62 82 34
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
2020 -- 0 0.2 0 1 0 0 --
2021 26.0 6 5.1 1 5 4 2 33.3
2022 23.4 7 7.7 -1 2 7 2 28.6
2023 24.3 8 7.0 1 1 6 3 37.5
2024 23.6 7 7.0 0 3 6 2 28.6
Player 24.3 28 27.3 1 13 23 9 32.1
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2021 6 5 2 6 6 5 6 7 5 3 4 7 4 4 5 7 5 4 6 6 4 4 9 7 4 3 7 6 3 5 5
2022 7 8 5 7 8 7 9 7 6 6 6 7 9 8 9 8 7 8 7 9 9 8 11 9 6 6 9 9 10 7 7
2023 8 4 5 8 8 7 9 5 7 5 9 8 5 6 9 8 9 6 7 9 7 7 9 8 4 6 7 8 7 7 6
2024 7 7 5 8 7 7 8 7 6 4 7 7 8 6 8 7 7 7 8 8 6 8 9 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 5
Player 28 24 17 30 29 26 33 26 24 18 26 30 27 24 31 30 28 25 28 34 26 28 40 31 21 22 30 33 27 27 23
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.1 94.1 1.0 94.7 0.6 94.6 -0.1 95.3 0.7 94.8 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 82.6 86.1 3.5 87.0 0.9 88.9 1.9 89.1 0.2 89.5 0.4
Breaking Velocity 80.2 82.9 2.7 81.6 -1.3 82.2 0.6 84.2 2.0 83.8 -0.4
Exit Velocity 89.4 100.3 10.9 86.3 -14.0 89.0 2.7 87.8 -1.2 89.4 1.6
Launch Angle 19.3 17.5 -1.8 13.9 -3.6 6.5 -7.4 13.8 7.3 15.9 2.1
Barrel % 18.2 25.0 6.8 5.3 -19.7 7.7 2.4 4.8 -2.9 9.6 4.8
Hard Hit % 45.5 87.5 42.0 30.3 -57.2 43.4 13.1 33.7 -9.7 43.6 9.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 45.5 62.5 17.0 28.9 -33.6 29.7 0.8 34.2 4.5 34.0 -0.2
xBA .372 .430 0.058 .215 -0.215 .243 0.028 .227 -0.016 .238 0.011
BA .308 .200 -0.108 .232 0.032 .273 0.041 .219 -0.054 .184 -0.035
xwOBA .496 .550 0.054 .266 -0.284 .304 0.038 .279 -0.025 .313 0.034
wOBA .347 .324 -0.023 .286 -0.038 .325 0.039 .272 -0.053 .254 -0.018
xSLG .730 .778 0.048 .336 -0.442 .394 0.058 .344 -0.050 .424 0.080
SLG .308 .300 -0.008 .379 0.079 .427 0.048 .342 -0.085 .340 -0.002
K% 17.6 15.4 -2.2 18.5 3.1 17.0 -1.5 26.8 9.8 25.1 -1.7
BB% 17.6 23.1 5.5 6.8 -16.3 6.6 -0.2 5.9 -0.7 7.7 1.8
Swing % 33.3 28.8 -4.5 48.9 20.1 47.0 -1.9 43.8 -3.2 48.1 4.3
Whiff% 22.7 23.5 0.8 23.0 -0.5 22.6 -0.4 26.9 4.3 27.1 0.2
In Zone % 50.0 42.4 -7.6 48.3 5.9 47.4 -0.9 48.8 1.4 50.5 1.7
Out of Zone % 50.0 57.6 7.6 51.7 -5.9 52.6 0.9 51.2 -1.4 49.5 -1.7
Out of Zone Swing % 12.1 5.9 -6.2 30.0 24.1 27.3 -2.7 25.7 -1.6 28.8 3.1
First Pitch Swing % 35.3 0.0 -35.3 26.6 26.6 26.4 -0.2 25.2 -1.2 32.9 7.7
First Pitch Strike % 47.1 23.1 -24.0 57.6 34.5 53.1 -4.5 64.0 10.9 63.6 -0.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 17 .347 9 0 0.0 8 5 62.5
2020 Shifts 13 .324 8 2 25.0 5 5 100.0
2021 Shifts 182 .279 116 5 4.3 66 44 66.7
2022 Shifts 239 .325 161 24 14.9 78 37 47.4
2023 Shades 285 .270 170 1 0.6 115 30 26.1
2024 Shades 231 .254 124 5 4.0 107 7 6.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 23 18.3 17.4% 4.3% 14 21.1 0.0% 7.1%
2020 15 15.3 40.0% 0.0% 13 21.4 0.0% 15.4%
2021 234 17.1 23.9% 0.9% 136 22.7 0.7% 10.3%
2022 258 18.4 8.5% 1.6% 176 21.2 1.1% 4.0%
2023 336 14.8 55.1% 0.0% 172 16.8 19.2% 0.6%
2024 288 14.6 60.8% 0.0% 118 16.4 11.9% 0.8%

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Pitch Distribution