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Josh Ekness
- Age
- 24
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #95
- Born
- February 7, 2002 in Albuquerque, NM, United States
- MLB debut
- May 3, 2026
- Drafted
- 2023, round 12
- College
- Houston
- High school
- The Woodlands
- dbWAR
- .0 1 season(s)
- IP
- 29.2
- ERA
- 3.34
- FIP
- 4.65
- K/9
- 7.0
- FIP−
- 111 100 = avg
Josh Ekness is a relief pitcher for the Miami Marlins. In 2026 he struck out 23 batters over 29.2 innings across 29 appearances, going 3-4. His ERA of 3.34 is 20.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 4th of 18 on his team, and 136th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.65 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 21.5% of swings (9.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.6%. His 0.0 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, 2026.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIA | 29 | 0 | 29.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 3.34 | 4.65 | 1.45 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 80 | 111 | 0.0 | — |
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 | 66 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 10 | .250 | .385 | .404 | .347 | 15.2% |
| vs RHB | 65 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .185 | .313 | .204 | .259 | 20.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Josh Ekness 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 288 | 98.0 | 2,526 | 51.4% | 24.0% | 49 | .245 | .733 | |
| Sweeper | 137 | 85.4 | 2,635 | 38.7% | 23.1% | 27 | .185 | .624 | |
| Sinker | 64 | 98.5 | 2,305 | 45.3% | 14.3% | 19 | .263 | .563 | |
| Curveball | 46 | 85.9 | 2,710 | 32.6% | 10.5% | 11 | — | — |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
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.