P Josh James #39
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/25/2029
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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P JOSH JAMES #39 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 55 50
Movement 55 50 55 55
Control 40 40 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 70
Slider 65 65
Curveball 50 50
Changeup 40 40
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 70
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
He's the type who would rather blend in than stand out.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:03/08/1993
Born in:Altus, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 23 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Houston - COBB 25 6 3 2 0 0 2.35 23.0 15 6 6 3 7 29 0 0 0.96 .240 3.68 0.4 182
2019 Houston - COBB 26 49 1 5 1 1 4.70 61.1 46 34 32 10 35 100 0 0 1.32 .308 4.14 0.6 98
2020 Houston - COBB 27 13 2 1 0 0 7.27 17.1 15 14 14 4 17 21 0 0 1.85 .282 7.10 -0.4 59
2022 Houston - COBB 29 38 4 5 2 8 2.82 73.1 41 26 23 4 35 97 0 0 1.04 .237 2.98 1.8 156
2023 Houston - COBB 30 39 0 7 8 8 3.86 44.1 40 21 19 4 22 66 0 0 1.40 .371 3.05 1.3 112
2024 Houston - COBB 31 29 29 8 13 0 4.33 147.2 138 78 71 19 70 148 0 0 1.41 .297 4.72 1.5 102
2025 Houston - COBB 32 26 26 8 8 0 5.10 125.1 134 76 71 23 68 136 0 0 1.61 .335 5.26 0.3 84
2026 Houston - COBB 33 26 26 9 6 0 4.79 124.0 101 66 66 17 68 148 0 0 1.36 .279 4.47 1.5 91
2027 Milwaukee - COBB 34 27 27 4 14 0 5.71 127.2 120 92 81 19 105 121 0 0 1.76 .291 5.72 -0.6 73
2028 Milwaukee - COBB 35 44 0 2 2 0 4.63 91.1 80 48 47 13 51 111 0 0 1.43 .295 4.26 0.5 95
Total COBB 297 118 51 54 17 4.63 835.1 730 461 430 116 478 977 0 0 1.45 .297 4.60 6.7 94
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Greeneville - R 21 13 6 1 3 0 2.72 39.2 35 13 12 0 15 45 0 0 1.26 .343 2.29 1.4 147
2015 Quad Cities - A 22 24 18 7 4 1 2.63 116.1 102 43 34 2 41 89 0 0 1.23 .291 3.36 2.5 153
2016 Lancaster - A+ 23 23 19 9 5 1 4.81 110.1 120 64 59 11 40 121 0 0 1.45 .350 3.64 2.1 85
2017 Corpus Christi - AA 24 21 11 4 8 3 4.38 76.0 79 48 37 1 32 72 0 0 1.46 .338 3.02 1.9 91
2018 Corpus Christi - AA 25 6 4 0 0 1 2.49 21.2 17 6 6 1 10 38 0 0 1.25 .364 1.68 1.0 160
2018 Fresno - AAA 25 17 17 6 4 0 3.40 92.2 62 39 35 8 39 133 0 0 1.09 .278 2.84 2.7 117
2019 Round Rock - AAA 26 3 0 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 4 4 4 0 2 5 0 0 1.80 .444 2.00 0.1 37
2022 Sugar Land - AAA 29 3 3 2 1 0 4.66 19.1 20 12 10 0 13 17 0 0 1.71 .339 4.17 0.2 86
Total AAA W 23 20 8 5 0 3.82 115.1 86 55 49 8 54 155 0 0 1.21 .298 3.04 104.3
Total AA C 27 15 4 8 4 3.96 97.2 96 54 43 2 42 110 0 0 1.41 .342 2.72 100.9
Total A+ W 23 19 9 5 1 4.81 110.1 120 64 59 11 40 121 0 0 1.45 .350 3.64 84.6
Total A W 24 18 7 4 1 2.63 116.1 102 43 34 2 41 89 0 0 1.23 .291 3.36 153.1
Total APP 13 6 1 3 0 2.72 39.2 35 13 12 0 15 45 0 0 1.26 .343 2.29 146.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 Houston - COBB 25 2 0 0 1 0 8.31 4.1 6 4 4 0 2 7 0 0 1.85 .500 1.48 0.2 51
2019 Houston - COBB 26 7 0 2 0 0 6.75 5.1 5 6 4 2 6 12 0 0 2.06 .375 7.13 -0.1 68
2020 Houston - COBB 27 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 4.0 5 4 4 0 1 3 0 0 1.50 .417 2.48 0.1 48
2022 Houston - COBB 29 1 0 0 0 0 3.38 2.2 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 0.75 .250 1.94 0.1 131
2023 Houston - COBB 30 6 0 1 0 1 4.91 11.0 6 6 6 2 10 15 0 0 1.45 .190 5.79 -0.2 88
2025 Houston - COBB 32 1 1 0 0 0 1.59 5.2 4 2 1 0 4 6 0 0 1.41 .308 3.13 0.2 270
Total COBB 20 1 3 1 1 5.45 33.0 27 23 20 4 24 48 0 0 1.55 .329 4.27 80.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 Houston - MLB P 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 23.0 0.39 -0.1 .000
2019 Houston - MLB P 49 1 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 61.1 0.59 -0.3 .000
2020 Houston - MLB P 13 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 17.1 1.04 +0.1 .000
2022 Houston - MLB P 38 4 0 6 1 7 1 .857 73.1 0.74 -0.7 .608
2023 Houston - MLB P 39 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 44.1 1.02 +0.6 3.070
2024 Houston - MLB P 29 29 3 15 1 19 1 .947 147.2 1.10 -0.1 1.108
2025 Houston - MLB P 26 26 7 16 0 24 1 .958 125.1 1.65 -0.6 1.004
2026 Houston - MLB P 26 26 6 13 0 22 3 .864 124.0 1.38 +0.2 1.009
2027 Milwaukee - MLB P 27 27 6 9 0 16 1 .938 127.2 1.06 -0.1 .995
2028 Milwaukee - MLB P 44 0 3 5 0 9 1 .889 91.1 0.79 +0.4 1.024
TOTAL P 297 118 28 73 3 109 8 .927 835.1 1.09 -0.6 1.028
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2014 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Oklahoma State College (Altus, OK).
05/04/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/04/2021 Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,000,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
03/17/2022 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/23/2022 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
11/05/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,200,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (45).
03/27/2023 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
10/25/2023 Wins the 2023 World Series with the Houston Astros.
11/14/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,304,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
09/06/2024 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $32,600,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
09/29/2024 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
05/14/2025 Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for one week.
05/31/2025 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 4-5 weeks.
07/11/2025 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
11/04/2025 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
04/21/2026 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 6 weeks.
09/29/2026 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 6 weeks.
10/28/2026 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
12/07/2026 Became a free agent.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/07/2027 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $19,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
03/20/2027 Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/12/2027 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
05/29/2027 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/28/2027 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/05/2027 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40).
11/27/2028 Became a free agent.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
01/09/2029 Signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.
04/22/2029 Released by the San Diego organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year L Rank
2024 13 7
Year BB Rank
2027 105 2
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