Josh James Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

Josh James

P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 234LBS | Age: 32

Draft: 2014 | Rd: 34, #1006, Houston Astros | Western Oklahoma State College

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2019	5	1	4.70	49	1	1	61.1	100	1.32
2020	1	0	7.27	13	2	0	17.1	21	1.85
2021	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	5	8	1.20
4 Seasons	8	1	4.64	73	6	1	106.2	158	1.32

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2019	49	5-1	4.70	61.1	100	1.32
2020	13	1-0	7.27	17.1	21	1.85
2021	5	0-0	5.40	5	8	1.20
4 Seasons	73	8-1	4.64	106.2	158	1.32

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	G	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2019	HOU	AL	49	.000	.000	.000	.000
2021	HOU	AL	5	.000	.000	.000	.000
2 Seasons	HOU	AL	73	.000	.000	.000	.000

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Advanced MLB Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BABIP	P/PA	K/PA	HR/PA	BB/K
2019	HOU	AL	.---	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2021	HOU	AL	.---	-.--	.---	.---	.---
2 Seasons	HOU	AL	.---	-.--	.---	.---	.---

Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2018	HOU	AL	91	2	0	2.35	6	3	0	23.0	15	6	6	3	7	29	0.96
2019	HOU	AL	266	5	1	4.70	49	1	1	61.1	46	34	32	10	35	100	1.32
2020	HOU	AL	83	1	0	7.27	13	2	0	17.1	15	14	14	4	17	21	1.85
2021	HOU	AL	21	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	5.0	4	3	3	1	2	8	1.20
4 Seasons	HOU	AL	461	8	1	4.64	73	6	1	106.2	80	57	55	18	61	158	1.32

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	DP	FPCT%
2018	HOU	AL	P	6	3	23.0	1	0	1	0	1.000
2019	HOU	AL	P	49	1	61.1	4	1	3	1	1.000
2020	HOU	AL	P	13	2	17.1	2	1	1	0	1.000
2021	HOU	AL	P	5	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	.000
4 Seasons	HOU	AL	P	73	6	106.2	7	2	5	1	1.000

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	G	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2016	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL	A(Adv)	23	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL	A+	23	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Career Minors	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL		23	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2014	Greeneville Astros	APP	ROK	1	3	2.72	13	6	0	39.2	35	13	12	0	15	45	1.26
2015	Quad Cities River Bandits	MID	A(Full)	7	4	2.63	24	18	1	116.1	102	43	34	2	41	89	1.23
2016	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL	A(Adv)	9	5	4.81	23	19	1	110.1	120	64	59	11	40	121	1.45
2017	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	4	8	4.38	21	11	3	76.0	79	48	37	1	32	72	1.46
2018	2 Teams		Minors	6	4	3.23	23	21	1	114.1	79	45	41	9	49	171	1.12
2018	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	0	0	2.49	6	4	1	21.2	17	6	6	1	10	38	1.25
2018	Fresno Grizzlies	PCL	AAA	6	4	3.40	17	17	0	92.2	62	39	35	8	39	133	1.09
2019	Round Rock Express	PCL	AAA	0	0	10.80	3	0	0	3.1	4	4	4	0	2	5	1.80
2021	2 Teams		Minors	1	2	3.05	22	2	1	20.2	19	8	7	0	10	28	1.40
2021	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	A E	A	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	1	2.00
2021	Sugar Land Skeeters	AAA W	AAA	1	2	3.38	20	0	1	18.2	17	8	7	0	8	27	1.34
2022	2 Teams		Minors	1	0	6.51	30	2	4	27.2	32	21	20	4	17	35	1.77
2022	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	CAR	A	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.00
2022	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	1	0	7.01	28	0	4	25.2	32	21	20	4	17	29	1.91
2024	Memphis Redbirds	INT	AAA	1	0	19.96	9	0	0	7.2	13	18	17	2	15	5	3.65
	Greeneville Flyboys	APP	ROK	1	3	2.72	13	6	0	39.2	35	13	12	0	15	45	1.26
	4 Teams		AAA	9	6	5.05	77	17	5	148.0	128	90	83	14	81	199	1.41
	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	4	8	3.96	27	15	4	97.2	96	54	43	2	42	110	1.41
	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL	A+	9	5	4.81	23	19	1	110.1	120	64	59	11	40	121	1.45
	2 Teams		A	7	4	2.54	28	22	1	120.1	104	43	34	2	43	96	1.22
Career Minors	9 Teams			30	26	4.03	168	79	11	516.0	483	264	231	29	221	571	1.36

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2014	Greeneville Astros	APP	ROK	P	13	6	39.2	8	1	7	0	0	1.000
2015	Quad Cities River Bandits	MID	A(Full)	P	24	18	116.1	19	5	11	3	1	.842
2016	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL	A(Adv)	P	23	19	110.1	22	10	10	2	1	.909
2017	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	P	21	11	76.0	11	4	4	3	0	.727
2018	2 Teams		Minors	P	23	21	114.1	18	7	8	3	0	.833
2018	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	P	6	4	21.2	3	1	1	1	0	.667
2018	Fresno Grizzlies	PCL	AAA	P	17	17	92.2	15	6	7	2	0	.867
2019	Round Rock Express	PCL	AAA	P	3	0	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	2 Teams		Minors	P	22	2	20.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
2021	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	A E	A	P	2	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2021	Sugar Land Skeeters	AAA W	AAA	P	20	0	18.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
2022	2 Teams		Minors	P	30	2	27.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
2022	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	CAR	A	P	2	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2022	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	P	28	0	25.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
2024	Memphis Redbirds	INT	AAA	P	9	0	7.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
	Greeneville Flyboys	APP	ROK	P	13	6	39.2	8	1	7	0	0	1.000
	4 Teams		AAA	P	77	17	148.0	21	7	12	2	0	.905
	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	P	27	15	97.2	14	5	5	4	0	.714
	Lancaster JetHawks	CAL	A+	P	23	19	110.1	22	10	10	2	1	.909
	2 Teams		A	P	28	22	120.1	19	5	11	3	1	.842
Career Minors	9 Teams			P	168	79	516.0	84	28	45	11	2	.869

Awards

MiLB.com Organization All-Star

Year	Team
2018

TEX Mid-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2017

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	11/07/2024	RHP Josh James assigned to Indios de Mayaguez.
	05/13/2024	Memphis Redbirds released RHP Josh James.
	03/21/2024	RHP Josh James assigned to St. Louis Cardinals.
	01/26/2024	RHP Josh James assigned to Memphis Redbirds.
	01/26/2024	St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent RHP Josh James to a minor league contract.
	11/18/2022	RHP Josh James elected free agency.
	08/30/2022	RHP Josh James assigned to Sugar Land Space Cowboys from Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
	08/30/2022	Houston Astros sent RHP Josh James on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	08/25/2022	Houston Astros sent RHP Josh James on a rehab assignment to Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
	06/23/2022	Houston Astros recalled RHP Josh James from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	06/23/2022	Houston Astros placed RHP Josh James on the 60-day injured list. Right lat strain.
	06/21/2022	Sugar Land Space Cowboys placed RHP Josh James on the 7-day injured list retroactive to June 20, 2022.
	03/30/2022	Houston Astros optioned RHP Josh James to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	11/03/2021	Houston Astros activated RHP Josh James.
	09/29/2021	Houston Astros optioned RHP Josh James to Sugar Land Skeeters.
	09/28/2021	Houston Astros recalled RHP Josh James from Sugar Land Skeeters.
	09/23/2021	Houston Astros optioned RHP Josh James to Sugar Land Skeeters.
	09/15/2021	Houston Astros recalled RHP Josh James from Sugar Land Skeeters.
	09/05/2021	Houston Astros optioned RHP Josh James to Sugar Land Skeeters.
	08/31/2021	Houston Astros recalled RHP Josh James from Sugar Land Skeeters.
	08/01/2021	Houston Astros activated RHP Josh James.
	08/01/2021	Houston Astros optioned RHP Josh James to Sugar Land Skeeters.
	07/25/2021	Houston Astros sent RHP Josh James on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Skeeters.
	07/01/2021	Houston Astros sent RHP Josh James on a rehab assignment to Sugar Land Skeeters.
	06/25/2021	Houston Astros sent RHP Josh James on a rehab assignment to Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
	05/26/2021	Houston Astros placed RHP Josh James on the 60-day injured list. Recovery from left hip surgery.
	04/01/2021	Houston Astros placed P Josh James on the 10 day disabled list.
	09/28/2020	Houston Astros activated RHP Josh James from the 10-day injured list.
	09/25/2020	Houston Astros placed RHP Josh James on the 10-day injured list.
	09/09/2020	Houston Astros activated RHP Josh James from the 10-day injured list.
	08/22/2020	Houston Astros placed RHP Josh James on the 10-day injured list. Left hip discomfort.
	09/01/2019	Houston Astros activated RHP Josh James from the 10-day injured list.
	08/22/2019	Houston Astros sent RHP Josh James on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
	07/23/2019	Houston Astros placed RHP Josh James on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 22, 2019. Right arm fatigue.
	01/22/2019	Josh James changed number to 39.
	09/01/2018	Houston Astros recalled RHP Josh James from Fresno Grizzlies.
	05/06/2018	RHP Josh James assigned to Fresno Grizzlies from Corpus Christi Hooks.
	08/12/2017	Corpus Christi Hooks activated RHP Josh James.
	08/01/2017	RHP Josh James roster status changed by Corpus Christi Hooks.
	07/17/2017	Corpus Christi Hooks activated RHP Josh James from the 7-day disabled list.
	07/02/2017	Corpus Christi Hooks placed RHP Josh James on the 7-day disabled list.
	06/26/2017	RHP Josh James assigned to TEX South Division All-Stars.
	06/25/2017	Corpus Christi Hooks activated RHP Josh James from the temporarily inactive list.
	06/21/2017	Corpus Christi Hooks placed RHP Josh James on the temporarily inactive list.
	05/25/2017	Corpus Christi Hooks activated RHP Josh James.
	05/23/2017	RHP Josh James roster status changed by Corpus Christi Hooks.
	05/01/2017	RHP Josh James assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Tri-City ValleyCats.
	04/28/2017	RHP Joshua James assigned to Tri-City ValleyCats from Corpus Christi Hooks.
	04/04/2017	RHP Joshua James assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Astros Ext. Spring Training.
	09/30/2016	Joshua James roster status changed by Lancaster JetHawks.
	09/01/2016	Lancaster JetHawks placed RHP Joshua James on the 7-day disabled list.
	04/05/2016	RHP Joshua James assigned to Lancaster JetHawks from Quad Cities River Bandits.
	04/01/2015	RHP Joshua James assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits from Greeneville Astros.
	10/30/2014	Indios de Mayaguez placed RHP Josh James on the reserve list.
	10/30/2014	RHP Joshua James assigned to Indios de Mayaguez.
	06/18/2014	RHP Joshua James assigned to Greeneville Astros.
	06/17/2014	Houston Astros signed RHP Josh James.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	vs Left				5			3.0	11	2			0	0	6	0.67
Houston Astros	MLB	vs Right				5			2.0	10	2			1	2	2	2.00

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	September	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	5.0	21	4	3	3	1	2	8	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Post All-Star	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	5.0	21	4	3	3	1	2	8	1.20

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	Bases Empty	4	1.1	8	2	0	2	3	3.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 1st	2	1.0	3	0	0	0	1	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 2nd	3	1.2	7	2	1	0	2	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 3rd	2	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Scoring Position	3	2.2	10	2	1	0	4	0.75

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	Away Games	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	5.0	21	4	3	3	1	2	8	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Night Games	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	5.0	21	4	3	3	1	2	8	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Leading Off				5			0.2	5	1			0	2	0	4.50

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	No Outs	5	1.2	8	1	0	2	1	1.80
Houston Astros	MLB	One Out	5	1.2	5	0	0	0	2	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Two Outs	5	1.2	8	3	1	0	5	1.80

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	Eighth Inning	18.00	1	1.0	7	3	2	2	1	1	3	4.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Ninth Inning	3.00	3	3.0	11	1	1	1	0	1	4	0.67
Houston Astros	MLB	Extra Innings	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	vs Left				8			3.0	21	4			0	8	2	4.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	vs Right				9			4.1	30	9			2	7	3	3.69

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	March	1	9.00	1	1.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	April	0	19.29	6	4.2	29	7	11	10	1	9	3	3.43
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	May	0	27.00	2	2.0	17	5	6	6	1	5	2	5.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	First Half	1	19.96	9	7.2	51	13	18	17	2	15	5	3.65

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Bases Empty	9	2.2	20	1	0	10	3	4.13
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	3	0.1	3	2	0	0	0	6.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	8	2.1	11	6	1	0	1	2.57
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	6	0.2	6	1	0	3	0	6.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	5	1.1	8	1	1	2	1	2.25
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	2	0.0	2	2	0	0	0	-.--
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Scoring Position	7	2.2	20	6	1	5	1	4.13

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Home Games	1	0	14.73	8	0	0	7.1	45	10	13	12	2	13	4	3.14
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Away Games	0	0	135.00	1	0	0	0.1	6	3	5	5	0	2	1	15.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Day Games	1	0	9.00	4	0	0	4.0	23	5	4	4	1	7	1	3.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Night Games	0	0	31.91	5	0	0	3.2	28	8	14	13	1	8	4	4.36
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Leading Off				9			1.1	9	0			0	5	2	3.75
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Late / Close				1			0.2	5	1			0	2	1	4.50

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	No Outs	9	3.0	19	4	1	6	4	3.33
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	One Out	8	2.2	15	5	1	3	0	3.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Two Outs	6	2.0	17	4	0	6	1	5.00

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Second Inning	0.00	1	0.1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Third Inning	40.50	1	0.2	7	4	3	3	1	1	1	7.50
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	9.00	1	1.0	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.00
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	45.00	4	2.0	20	7	11	10	1	6	2	6.50
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Seventh Inning	40.50	1	0.2	5	1	3	3	0	2	1	4.50
Memphis Redbirds	Triple-A	Ninth Inning	0.00	3	3.0	11	0	0	0	0	4	1	1.33

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2021-09-04	San Diego Padres	Houston Astros	18.00	1	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	3	4.00
2021-09-15	Texas Rangers	Houston Astros	13.50	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.50
2021-09-16	Texas Rangers	Houston Astros	9.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.67
2021-09-21	Los Angeles Angels	Houston Astros	6.75	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.50
2021-09-22	Los Angeles Angels	Houston Astros	5.40	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.20
September	Houston Astros		5.40	5	5.0	4	3	3	1	2	8	1.20

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2024-03-30	Memphis Redbirds	Charlotte Knights	1	9.00	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.00
March	Memphis Redbirds		1	9.00	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.00
2024-04-04	Indianapolis Indians	Memphis Redbirds	0	40.50	1	0.1	3	5	5	0	2	1	5.25
2024-04-09	Memphis Redbirds	Nashville Sounds	0	59.40	1	0.1	4	6	5	1	1	1	7.20
2024-04-14	Memphis Redbirds	Nashville Sounds	0	37.13	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.25
2024-04-23	Memphis Redbirds	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	27.00	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.36
2024-04-25	Memphis Redbirds	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	21.21	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.43
2024-04-27	Memphis Redbirds	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	17.47	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.18
April	Memphis Redbirds		0	19.29	6	4.2	7	11	10	1	9	3	3.43
2024-05-07	Memphis Redbirds	Norfolk Tides	0	18.90	1	1.0	1	3	3	0	3	1	3.30
2024-05-10	Memphis Redbirds	Norfolk Tides	0	19.96	1	1.0	4	3	3	1	2	1	3.65
May	Memphis Redbirds		0	27.00	2	2.0	5	6	6	1	5	2	5.00

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
2018	25	349	53	4	7.5	4.4	87.3	108.9	16.3	30.2	.187	.334	.268	.269	.343	28.3	31.9	7.7	2.35	3.01
2019	26	1142	127	6	4.7	2.3	89.7	110.4	16.9	33.9	.170	.284	.304	.265	.344	39.2	37.6	13.2	4.70	3.04
2020	27	340	43	7	16.3	8.4	85.4	107.1	16.4	46.5	.253	.508	.390	.407	.475	30.2	25.3	20.5	7.27	7.68
2021	28	69	11	1	9.1	4.8	89.5	115.2	3.8	18.2	.157	.354	.322	.259	.369	45.5	38.1	9.5	5.40	2.81
Player		1900	234	18	7.7	3.9	88.3	115.2	16.1	34.6	.187	.334	.313	.291	.369	35.3	34.3	13.2
MLB					7.0	4.8	88.5	122.4	12.3	33.2	.245	.405	.316	.315	.368	36.7	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

James relies on 3 pitches.

Four Seamer

(58.0%) ,

Slider

(26.1%) ,

Changeup

(15.9%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2018	41.5	58.5	24.5	20.8	13.2	37.7	32.1	30.2	18.9	15.1	7.5	18.9	17.0	22.6
2019	35.4	64.6	35.4	22.8	6.3	34.6	36.2	29.1	17.3	13.4	4.7	17.3	22.8	24.4
2020	32.6	67.4	34.9	23.3	9.3	23.3	34.9	41.9	14.0	7.0	11.6	9.3	27.9	30.2
2021	54.5	45.5	27.3	9.1	9.1	36.4	27.3	36.4	27.3	18.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	27.3
Player	37.2	62.8	32.5	21.8	8.5	33.3	34.6	32.1	17.5	12.8	6.8	15.8	21.8	25.2
MLB	44.4	55.6	23.8	24.7	7.1	37.2	37.4	25.2	20.6	17.8	5.9	16.6	19.7	19.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2018	0.0	32.1	35.8	24.5	0.0	7.5	4.4
2019	1.6	30.7	31.5	19.7	10.2	4.7	2.3
2020	7.0	20.9	30.2	23.3	2.3	16.3	8.4
2021	0.0	54.5	27.3	0.0	9.1	9.1	4.8
Player	2.1	30.3	32.1	20.5	6.4	7.7	3.9
MLB	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.

Similar Pitchers to Josh James:

2018 - Brad Boxberger

2018 - Brad Peacock

2018 - David Robertson

2018 - James Paxton

2018 - Tyler Olson

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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)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2021	4-Seam Fastball	HOU	R	40	94.7	14.9	-0.6	11.6ARM	4.2	15.7	-0.5	11.6ARM	4.4
2021	Changeup	HOU	R	11	87.6	30.9	1.0	15.7ARM	1.4	4.9	1.4	15.7ARM	1.8
2021	Slider	HOU	R	18	85.2	38.6	2.9	8.4GLV	3.4	-0.9	2.7	8.4GLV	2.8
2020	Slider	HOU	R	80	85.6	39.6	4.0	9.3GLV	4.8	-2.2	3.6	9.3GLV	4.1
2020	Curveball	HOU	R	17	82.3	54.7	5.2	5.5GLV	-2.4	-14.0	4.3	5.5GLV	-3.6
2020	Changeup	HOU	R	46	88.8	32.1	2.7	15.5ARM	1.4	2.5	3.9	15.5ARM	2.1
2020	4-Seam Fastball	HOU	R	196	96.3	13.9	-0.2	8.1ARM	0.4	15.6	-0.4	8.1ARM	0.8
2019	4-Seam Fastball	HOU	R	717	97.1	13.2	0.6	8.4ARM	0.5	16.0	0.4	8.4ARM	0.9
2019	Curveball	HOU	R	18	81.6	55.0	3.6	6.6GLV	-1.1	-12.2	2.5	6.6GLV	-2.6
2019	Changeup	HOU	R	165	89.0	32.8	4.0	16.5ARM	1.7	2.1	4.8	16.5ARM	3.0
2019	Slider	HOU	R	232	84.5	43.1	5.4	13.0GLV	7.9	-3.5	5.4	13.0GLV	8.0
2018	Curveball	HOU	R	6	81.5	51.6	0.3	3.6GLV	-4.6	-9.3	-0.3	3.6GLV	-5.6
2018	Changeup	HOU	R	81	88.5	33.7	2.8	17.2ARM	2.4	1.8	4.9	17.2ARM	3.9
2018	Slider	HOU	R	53	85.6	38.7	2.1	9.1GLV	4.3	0.0	1.8	9.1GLV	4.0
2018	4-Seam Fastball	HOU	R	209	97.1	15.8	-1.5	13.2ARM	4.9	13.6	-2.1	13.2ARM	6.0

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2021	4-Seam Fastball	-3.8	-2	40	58.0	12	.300	.700	.463	42.9	41.7	55.6	.210	.578	.386	80.0
2021	Slider	3.1	1	18	26.1	6	.167	.333	.208	25.0	33.3	50.0	.105	.115	.097	0.0
2021	Changeup	5.7	1	11	15.9	3	.000	.000	.000	28.6	33.3	50.0	.083	.088	.084	50.0
2020	4-Seam Fastball	-2.1	-4	196	57.6	56	.300	.600	.471	19.4	21.4	32.4	.263	.533	.439	35.7
2020	Slider	1.2	1	80	23.5	10	.111	.111	.160	44.0	10.0	4.8	.334	.595	.423	25.0
2020	Changeup	-2.2	-1	46	13.5	16	.143	.429	.291	45.5	43.8	36.8	.189	.414	.306	14.3
2020	Curveball	0.1	0	17	5.0	1	.000	.000	.000	100.0	100.0	20.0	--	--	.000	--
2019	4-Seam Fastball	0.5	3	717	62.8	170	.236	.400	.347	29.5	30.0	23.8	.195	.312	.300	43.8
2019	Slider	-0.7	-2	232	20.3	59	.164	.400	.281	56.1	55.9	32.7	.147	.297	.217	40.9
2019	Changeup	0.4	1	165	14.4	34	.138	.241	.241	50.7	44.1	28.3	.099	.133	.189	7.1
2019	Curveball	0.4	0	18	1.6		--	--	--	50.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
2018	4-Seam Fastball	1.2	2	209	59.9	59	.192	.346	.285	21.2	27.1	28.1	.187	.343	.282	33.3
2018	Changeup	1.5	1	81	23.2	20	.158	.211	.188	45.2	30.0	20.0	.192	.226	.209	7.7
2018	Slider	-0.9	0	53	15.2	11	.100	.400	.245	62.5	63.6	35.0	.118	.349	.241	33.3
2018	Curveball	-15.8	-1	6	1.7	1	1.000	2.000	1.250	0.0	0.0	--	.740	1.765	1.036	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.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2021	Changeup	11	87.6	98	17.3	2:15	2:30	-15
2021	4-Seam Fastball	37	94.8	96	19.5	1:30	1:15	15
2021	Slider	18	85.2	38	9.8	7:15	8:30	-75
2020	Changeup	43	88.9	97	16.6	2:15	3:00	-45
2020	Curveball	14	82.6	75	17.8	7:00	6:30	30
2020	4-Seam Fastball	160	96.5	89	17.4	1:15	1:00	15
2020	Slider	73	85.6	39	11.1	7:15	8:15	-60

! 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
2018		91	349	1	5	-3	-2	2
2019		263	1,132	6	11	-9	-6	2
2020		83	339	3	0	-4	-3	-4
2021		21	69	0	2	-1	0	0
Player		458	1,889	10	18	-18	10	0

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2018		91	349	0	8	-2	-2	4	2
2019		263	1,132	9	7	-9	-5	3	0
2020		83	339	3	0	-4	-3	-5	-1
2021		21	69	0	2	-1	0	0	1
Player		458	1,889	12	16	-16	12	2	2

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2018	349	49.6	59.0	80.4	34.7	47.5	52.1	65.9	46.7	31.3	8.0	75.0
2019	1,142	48.1	68.2	72.0	24.5	39.6	41.2	57.9	45.4	36.8	6.2	82.9
2020	340	44.7	55.9	80.0	19.1	44.4	42.1	57.8	35.6	30.6	5.6	57.9
2021	69	58.0	55.0	72.7	24.1	28.6	42.0	81.0	42.0	34.5	4.3	66.7
Player	1,900	48.1	63.8	74.7	25.3	41.9	43.4	60.5	43.8	34.7	6.3	76.7
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.1	28.4	57.7	42.6	61.1	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	Extension
2018														96	83	43
2019	91	99	99	95	76	94	89	21	26	98	6	97	7	95	86	54
2020	2	35	10	5	1	38	1	92	87	60	1	76	3	89	61	56

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2018	22.67	4	3.6	0	2	1	3	75.0
2019	23.57	12	8.3	4	5	5	4	33.3
2020	23.27	6	5.5	1	1	4	3	50.0
2021	27.53	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Player	23.51	23	18.4	5	8	10	11	47.8

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.

Standard

Year	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2018	22.67	4	3.5	1	2	1	3	75.0
2019	23.57	12	7.4	5	5	6	3	25.0
2020	23.27	6	5.2	1	2	7	0	0.0
2021	27.53	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Player	23.51	23	17.1	6	9	14	7	30.4

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2018	4	4	3	6	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	6	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
2019	12	9	6	10	9	9	9	8	8	5	9	13	8	6	9	9	8	9	7	9	8	7	10	10	7	8	8	10	8	7	6
2020	6	7	3	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5
2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Player	23	21	13	23	19	19	20	18	17	14	18	23	19	15	19	19	18	19	17	20	18	18	23	21	16	17	18	20	19	17	15

Standard

Year	HR
2018	4	3	3	6	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
2019	12	9	6	10	8	9	9	8	8	4	8	13	6	6	9	6	8	7	7	9	6	7	10	7	4	7	7	5	6	8	6
2020	6	7	3	7	4	0	7	5	5	3	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	6	6	5	5	3	3	6	5	5
2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Player	23	20	13	24	16	14	21	18	18	11	17	24	18	15	20	15	17	17	17	20	16	19	23	17	13	16	14	12	16	17	15

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Year to Year Changes

Metric	2018	+/-		2019	+/-		2020	+/-		2021
Fastball Velocity	97.1	0.0		97.1	-0.8	↓	96.3	-1.6	↓	94.7
Offspeed Velocity	88.5	0.5	↑	89.0	-0.2	↓	88.8	-1.2	↓	87.6
Breaking Velocity	85.2	-0.9	↓	84.3	0.7	↑	85.0	0.2	↑	85.2
Exit Velocity	87.3	2.4	↑	89.7	-4.3	↓	85.4	4.1	↑	89.5
Launch Angle	16.3	0.6	↑	16.9	-0.5	↓	16.4	-12.6	↓	3.8
Barrel %	7.5	-2.8	↓	4.7	11.6	↑	16.3	-7.2	↓	9.1
Hard Hit %	28.3	10.9	↑	39.2	-9.0	↓	30.2	15.3	↑	45.5
LA Sweet-Spot %	30.2	3.7	↑	33.9	12.6	↑	46.5	-28.3	↓	18.2
xBA	.187	-0.017	↓	.170	0.083	↑	.253	-0.096	↓	.157
BA	.183	0.020	↑	.203	0.031	↑	.234	-0.023	↓	.211
xwOBA	.269	-0.004	↓	.265	0.142	↑	.407	-0.148	↓	.259
wOBA	.268	0.036	↑	.304	0.086	↑	.390	-0.068	↓	.322
xSLG	.334	-0.050	↓	.284	0.224	↑	.508	-0.154	↓	.354
SLG	.341	0.033	↑	.374	0.110	↑	.484	-0.010	↓	.474
K%	31.9	5.7	↑	37.6	-12.3	↓	25.3	12.8	↑	38.1
BB%	7.7	5.5	↑	13.2	7.3	↑	20.5	-11.0	↓	9.5
Swing %	46.7	-1.3	↓	45.4	-9.8	↓	35.6	6.4	↑	42.0
Whiff%	31.3	5.5	↑	36.8	-6.2	↓	30.6	3.9	↑	34.5
In Zone %	49.6	-1.5	↓	48.1	-3.4	↓	44.7	13.3	↑	58.0
Out of Zone %	50.4	1.5	↑	51.9	3.4	↑	55.3	-13.3	↓	42.0
Out of Zone Swing %	34.7	-10.2	↓	24.5	-5.4	↓	19.1	5.0	↑	24.1
First Pitch Swing %	30.8	0.4	↑	31.2	-14.3	↓	16.9	11.7	↑	28.6
First Pitch Strike %	65.9	-8.0	↓	57.9	-0.1	↓	57.8	23.2	↑	81.0

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2018	Shifts	91	.268	44	5	11.4	47	22	46.8
2019	Shifts	263	.307	133	30	22.6	130	91	70.0
2020	Shifts	83	.390	47	7	14.9	36	22	61.1
2021	Shifts	21	.322	10	1	10.0	11	6	54.5

! 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 Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2018		110	19.9	5.5%	4.5%	59	28.2	0.0%	39.0%
2019		316	18.4	17.4%	2.5%	199	23.8	0.0%	11.6%
2020		93	18.3	6.5%	2.2%	78	24.2	0.0%	16.7%
2021		19	17.8	5.3%	0.0%	13	22.3	0.0%	7.7%

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