Joshua
Simpson
PAge : 29Throws : L
#37
Josh Simpson
#37P
Seattle Mariners
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-06-21
Born in : Stafford, CT, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 7.1 | 10 | 2.05 |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins | 31 | 4 | 2 | 7.34 | 30.2 | 36 | 1.83 |
| Career totals | 39 | 4 | 2 | 7.82 | 38.0 | 46 | 1.87 | |
Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
7.34
FIP
5.35
xFIP
4.44
ERA-
172
WHIP
1.83
K%
23.8 %
BB%
14.6 %
Strikeouts
36
Innings
30.7
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.4
Strikeouts
36
2025 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2025-0.4 WAR · -0.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 27 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
61
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 72
- STF
- Stuff
- 71
- CTL
- Control
- 51
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 67
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- EX
- Experience
- 24
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, 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.35 · RA9-WAR: -1.2
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
94.3 mi/h
39th percentile
K%
23.8 %
56th percentile
BB%
14.6 %
3th percentile
xERA
4.67
15th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.333
15th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.7 %
69th percentile
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs NYM | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.34 |
| Sep 25 | @ PHI | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.67 |
| Sep 23 | @ PHI | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.85 |
| Sep 14 | vs DET | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.23 |
| Sep 13 | vs DET | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.44 |
| Sep 9 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.65 |
| Sep 8 | vs WSH | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Sep 5 | vs PHI | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8.14 |
| Aug 26 | vs ATL | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8.87 |
| Aug 25 | vs ATL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 |