Joel

Payamps

PAge : 32Throws : R

#54

Joel Payamps

#54P

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 97 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-08-21

Born in : Santiago, Dominican Republic

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Atlanta Braves	12	0	2	8.22	7.2	9	1.70
2025		30	0	1	6.84	26.1	24	1.52
2025	Atlanta Braves	2	0	0	3.38	2.2	2	0.75
2025	Milwaukee Brewers	28	0	1	7.23	23.2	22	1.61
2024	Milwaukee Brewers	68	3	7	3.05	59.0	59	0.97
2023	Milwaukee Brewers	69	7	5	2.55	70.2	77	1.05
2022		41	3	6	3.23	55.2	41	1.37
2022	Athletics	12	1	3	3.46	13.0	8	1.08
2022	Kansas City Royals	29	2	3	3.16	42.2	33	1.45
2021		37	1	3	3.40	50.1	38	1.15
2021	Kansas City Royals	15	1	1	4.43	20.1	16	1.28
2021	Toronto Blue Jays	22	0	2	2.70	30.0	22	1.07
2020	Arizona Diamondbacks	2	0	0	3.00	3.0	2	1.67
2019	Arizona Diamondbacks	2	0	0	4.50	4.0	3	1.75
Career totals		261	14	24	3.55	276.2	253	1.19

ContractAtlanta Braves payroll →

Type: Free Agent/Arb
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 2.3 M$
AAV: 2.25 M$

2026
2.25 M$
Not 40 man

Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

6.84

FIP

4.54

xFIP

4.91

ERA-

164

WHIP

1.52

20.5 %

BB%

7.7 %

Strikeouts

Innings

26.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2026 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.1

Strikeouts

2025 WAR

-0.1

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-4)

20220.2 WAR · 0.2 per full season
20231.2 WAR · 1.1 per full season
20240.5 WAR · 0.6 per full season
2025-0.1 WAR · -0.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-4 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025All 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

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 75
STF: Stuff; 77
CTL: Control; 82
CNT: Contact allowed; 61
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 76
EX: Experience; 71

Why these ratings?

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, 2025How 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).

WAR

-0.1

PAL Rating

10 / 100

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention5

Stuff42

Command59

Contact allowed3

Velocity47

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.54 · RA9-WAR: -0.5

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

94.7 mi/h

46th percentile

20.5 %

31th percentile

BB%

7.7 %

64th percentile

xERA

6.81

2th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.391

2th percentile

Barrels allowed

17.1 %

0th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2025	ATL	-0.1	10	75	94.7	20.5	7.7	6.81	.391
2024	MIL	0.5	57	79	94.8	25.1	7.7	4.02	.314
2023	MIL	1.2	89	85	95.4	26.8	5.9	3.18	.277
2022	ATH	0.2	31	69	94.8	17.0	6.6	3.86	.308
2021	KC	0.4	61	78	94.8	18.5	6.8	2.99	.268

Game log, 2025

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 26	vs PIT	1.2	2	1	0	0	6.84
Sep 23	vs WSH	1.0	0	0	0	2	6.93
Sep 19	@ STL	1.1	0	0	0	1	7.23
Sep 16	vs LAA	1.0	0	0	0	0	7.66
Sep 14	vs STL	1.0	0	0	2	2	8.02
Sep 7	@ PIT	1.0	2	1	1	2	8.41
Sep 4	vs PHI	1.0	2	1	0	1	8.38
May 21	vs BAL	0.1	1	0	1	1	8.35
May 20	vs BAL	0.1	2	1	0	0	8.50
May 17	vs MIN	1.0	1	1	0	0	8.15