Pitcher · 2021
Josh James
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 234 lb
- Number
- #89
- Born
- March 8, 1993 in Hollywood, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- September 1, 2018
- dbWAR
- .6 4 season(s)
- IP
- 5.0
- ERA
- 5.40
- FIP
- 3.77
- K/9
- 14.4
- FIP−
- 88 100 = avg
Josh James is a relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2021 he struck out 8 batters over 5.0 innings across 5 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 5.40 was 26.6% higher than the league average of 4.27. Stripping out defence, his 3.77 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 34.5% of swings (14.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 38.1%. His 0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2021.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5.40 | 3.77 | 1.20 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 127 | 88 | 0.1 | |
| 2020 | 13 | 2 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 7.27 | 7.06 | 1.85 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 163 | 158 | -0.4 | |
| 2019 | 49 | 1 | 61.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 32 | 100 | 35 | 4.70 | 3.98 | 1.32 | 14.7 | 5.1 | 104 | 88 | 0.6 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 2.35 | 3.51 | 0.96 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 57 | 85 | 0.3 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .193 | 54.5% |
| vs RHB | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .750 | .469 | 20.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Josh James throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2021.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 40 | 94.7 | 2,263 | 52.5% | 42.9% | |
| Slider | 18 | 85.2 | 2,605 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| Changeup | 11 | 87.6 | 1,557 | 54.5% | 28.6% |
Head to head
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.