Benjamin
Joyce
PAge : 26Throws : R
#44
Ben Joyce
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-29
Born in : Knoxville, TN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4.11 | 15.1 | 18 | 1.11 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.38 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2.08 | 34.2 | 33 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Angels | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 | 10.0 | 10 | 1.80 |
| Career totals | 64 | 4 | 3 | 3.36 | 64.1 | 62 | 1.26 | |
ContractLos Angeles Angels payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.11
FIP
3.56
xFIP
4.19
ERA-
100
WHIP
1.11
K%
29.5 %
BB%
14.8 %
Strikeouts
18
Innings
15.3
Wins
0
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Strikeouts
12
2026 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20240.6 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20260.2 WAR
Outlook, age included
+25 · 25 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
77
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 96
- STF
- Stuff
- 75
- CTL
- Control
- 60
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 78
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 50
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.56 · RA9-WAR: -0.1
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
101.0 mi/h
100th percentile
K%
29.5 %
87th percentile
BB%
14.8 %
4th percentile
xERA
3.81
55th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.301
55th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.1 %
18th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAA | 0.2 | 68 | 77 | 101.0 | 29.5 | 14.8 | 3.81 | .301 |
| 2024 | LAA | 0.6 | 77 | 77 | 102.1 | 23.2 | 9.9 | 3.25 | .284 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 |
| Sep 17 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.40 |
| Sep 14 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Sep 12 | @ WSH | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.65 |
| Sep 9 | @ BOS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 |
| Sep 7 | @ BOS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 |
| Sep 2 | vs NYY | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.89 |
| Aug 28 | vs PHI | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Aug 25 | vs CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Aug 21 | @ TEX | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |