Ben Joyce
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 225LBS | Age: 24
Draft: 2022 | Rd: 3, #89, Los Angeles Angels | Tennessee
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 1 1 5.40 12 0 0 10 10 1.80
2024 2 0 2.08 31 1 4 34.2 33 1.15
2 Seasons 3 1 2.82 43 1 4 44.2 43 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 12 1-1 5.40 10 10 1.80
2024 31 2-0 2.08 34.2 33 1.15
2 Seasons 43 3-1 2.82 44.2 43 1.30
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
2023 22 202 28 2 7.1 4.2 89.6 107.0 14.7 25.0 .215 .352 .342 .338 .329 42.9 20.8 18.8 5.40 4.90
2024 23 541 91 4 4.4 2.8 87.2 111.1 0.2 25.3 .211 .294 .263 .280 .299 37.4 23.2 9.9 2.08 3.24
Player 743 119 6 5.0 3.2 87.8 111.1 3.6 25.2 .212 .307 .283 .294 .306 38.7 22.6 12.1
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

Joyce relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.7%) ,
Sinker
(35.3%) ,
Slider
(15.2%) ,
Changeup
(3.9%) ,


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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
2023 46.4 35.7 14.3 3.6 21.4 28.6 50.0 3.6 32.1 32.1 21.4 3.6 7.1 4.2
2024 59.3 15.4 20.9 4.4 38.5 35.2 26.4 4.4 48.4 13.2 24.2 5.5 4.4 2.8
Player 56.3 20.2 19.3 4.2 34.5 33.6 31.9 4.2 44.5 17.6 23.5 5.0 5.0 3.2
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

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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 Changeup LAA R 21 92.1 32.3 3.8 9.4ARM -5.6 -0.2 5.1 9.4ARM -4.8
2024 Slider LAA R 82 86.2 38.6 3.4 8.7GLV 3.9 -1.7 3.3 8.7GLV 3.6
2024 Sinker LAA R 191 97.0 26.4 4.0 13.4ARM -2.3 2.5 4.8 13.4ARM -1.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 247 102.1 13.0 -0.5 12.0ARM 1.2 13.3 -2.5 12.0ARM 4.5
2023 Slider LAA R 40 87.6 35.4 2.4 6.5GLV 1.1 0.3 1.2 6.5GLV 1.2
2023 Sweeper LAA R 1 79.4 37.8 -2.4 19.5GLV 5.0 6.1 -4.6 19.5GLV 5.4
2023 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 160 100.9 14.9 -0.5 13.8ARM 1.7 12.1 -3.7 13.8ARM 6.3
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 1 247 45.7 79 .194 .269 .277 29.8 32.9 24.1 .184 .265 .270 39.0
2024 Sinker 2.8 5 191 35.3 39 .286 .286 .303 25.3 2.6 7.7 .266 .339 .311 38.2
2024 Slider 0.3 0 82 15.2 16 .214 .214 .256 32.1 12.5 11.1 .269 .403 .341 33.3
2024 Changeup 8.9 2 21 3.9 8 .000 .000 .000 44.4 50.0 36.4 .093 .144 .107 25.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 1 161 79.7 38 .207 .310 .318 23.5 21.1 18.6 .195 .355 .332 45.5
2023 Slider -0.4 0 40 19.8 9 .286 .286 .356 31.3 22.2 14.3 .223 .248 .316 20.0
2023 Sweeper -42.5 0 1 0.5 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .734 .985 .738 100.0
! 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 13 92.2 80 10.3 1:45 3:00 -75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 240 102.1 96 17.9 1:30 1:30 0
2024 Sinker 153 97.2 86 14.6 1:45 2:45 -60
2024 Slider 81 86.2 55 9.9 8:45 8:15 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 129 101.0 93 18.4 1:45 1:45 0
2023 Slider 32 87.6 43 7.1 9:15 8:45 30
! 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
2023 48 202 0 3 -2 -1 0
2024 142 541 9 10 -6 -4 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 %
2023 202 49.5 60.0 81.7 24.5 60.0 43.1 52.1 42.1 24.7 7.9 75.0
2024 541 53.6 70.3 75.5 25.9 56.9 40.5 64.1 49.7 29.0 8.3 80.0
Player 743 52.5 67.7 76.9 25.5 57.8 41.2 61.1 47.6 28.0 8.2 78.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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
2023 100 80 94
2024 99 8 76
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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 %
2023 21.8 1 1.5 -1 0 2 0 0.0
2024 21.0 1 0.9 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 21.4 2 2.4 0 1 3 0 0.0
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
2023 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 1
2024 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 2 1 2 4 3 3 3 0 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 0 2 3 3 3 3 2
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 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 100.9 99.9 -1.0 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 92.1 0.0
Breaking Velocity 87.4 86.2 -1.2 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.6 87.2 -2.4 ↓
Launch Angle 14.7 0.2 -14.5 ↓
Barrel % 7.1 4.4 -2.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 42.9 37.4 -5.5 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 25.0 25.3 0.3 ↑
xBA .215 .211 -0.004 ↓
BA .243 .210 -0.033 ↓
xwOBA .338 .280 -0.058 ↓
wOBA .342 .263 -0.079 ↓
xSLG .352 .294 -0.058 ↓
SLG .351 .250 -0.101 ↓
K% 20.8 23.2 2.4 ↑
BB% 18.8 9.9 -8.9 ↓
Swing % 42.1 49.7 7.6 ↑
Whiff% 24.7 29.0 4.3 ↑
In Zone % 49.5 53.6 4.1 ↑
Out of Zone % 50.5 46.4 -4.1 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 24.5 25.9 1.4 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 25.0 31.7 6.7 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 52.1 64.1 12.0 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 48 .342 29 0 0.0 19 3 15.8
2024 Shades 142 .263 73 16 21.9 69 44 63.8
! 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 %
2023 52 14.0 73.1% 0.0% 44 16.6 18.2% 0.0%
2024 120 14.9 51.7% 0.0% 102 16.7 14.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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