Joseph
Cantillo
PAge : 26Throws : L
#54
Joey Cantillo
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2024-07-28
Born in : Honolulu, HI, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians | 33 | 11 | 9 | 3.62 | 159.0 | 171 | 1.42 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Guardians | 34 | 5 | 3 | 3.21 | 95.1 | 108 | 1.26 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4.89 | 38.2 | 44 | 1.29 |
| Career totals | 76 | 18 | 16 | 3.66 | 293.0 | 323 | 1.35 | |
ContractCleveland Guardians payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
2031
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.62
FIP
3.98
xFIP
4.10
ERA-
88
WHIP
1.42
K%
24.9 %
BB%
11.8 %
Strikeouts
171
Innings
159.0
Wins
11
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.6
Strikeouts
137
2026 WAR
2.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 20240.4 WAR
- 20251.5 WAR · 2.8 per full season
- 20262.0 WAR · 2.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+7 · 26 y.o. · prime years
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
75
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 61
- STF
- Stuff
- 79
- CTL
- Control
- 49
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 78
- STA
- Stamina
- 75
- DUR
- Durability
- 74
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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).
WAR
2.0
#68 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
50 / 100
#83 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
68 / 100
Surplus $18.8M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.98 · RA9-WAR: 2.1
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
92.2 mi/h
12th percentile
K%
24.9 %
76th percentile
BB%
11.8 %
6th percentile
xERA
4.01
63th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.308
63th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.5 %
59th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | 2.0 | 50 | 75 | 92.2 | 24.9 | 11.8 | 4.01 | .308 |
| 2025 | CLE | 1.5 | 59 | 74 | 91.7 | 26.9 | 10.5 | 3.71 | .300 |
| 2024 | CLE | 0.4 | 44 | 72 | 92.2 | 27.0 | 9.2 | 3.72 | .303 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | @ BOS | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.62 |
| Sep 18 | vs ATH | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Sep 12 | @ MIN | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.89 |
| Sep 7 | @ BAL | 2.1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.00 |
| Sep 2 | vs TOR | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.81 |
| Aug 26 | @ LAA | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.70 |
| Aug 21 | @ COL | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3.73 |
| Aug 15 | vs SD | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3.80 |
| Aug 9 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.91 |
| Aug 4 | vs NYM | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.87 |