Joe Musgrove
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
3-4
ERA
5.66
WHIP
1.48
K
44
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Musgrove failed in his attempt to pitch exactly 181 innings for a third consecutive season. In fact, he barely made it half way there as he worked 97 innings over 17 starts before succumbing to a shoulder injury in late July which ended his season. Other than his workload, Musgrove was essentially the same pitcher he had been in previous seasons with rather uncanny statistical stability. Despite the injury, he did post a double-digit win total for a fourth consecutive full season and is one of five starting pitchers with an ERA below 3.20 in each of the past three seasons joining Fried, deGrom, Woodruff, and Ohtani. Only Musgrove and Fried will pitch in 2024, and the hope is that Musgrove's shoulder is fully recovered so he can resume his statistical consistency as an unspectacular fantasy front liner. There is not another level up for him, but his profile is about as low-risk as they come for pitching. Read Past Outlooks
Sharp outing against Yankees
Musgrove did not factor into the decision in Sunday's win over the Yankees, allowing one run on six hits and no walks while striking out five over 5.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Musgrove blanked the Yankees through five before Juan Soto finally opened up the scoring with a one-out RBI double in the sixth that prompted Musgrove's exit after 87 pitches. Despite remaining winless since April 21, Sunday's start was an encouraging showing and one of Musgrove's best starts in what's been a tough season for him so far. The 31-year-old will carry a 5.66 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 44:15 K:BB (49.1 innings) into a road start against the Royals this weekend.
Musgrove blanked the Yankees through five before Juan Soto finally opened up the scoring with a one-out RBI double in the sixth that prompted Musgrove's exit after 87 pitches. Despite remaining winless since April 21, Sunday's start was an encouraging showing and one of Musgrove's best starts in what's been a tough season for him so far. The 31-year-old will carry a 5.66 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 44:15 K:BB (49.1 innings) into a road start against the Royals this weekend.
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Joe Musgrove generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Joe Musgrove generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2024
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2022vs Left | .220 | 182 | 45 | 141 | 17 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .272 | 143 | 33 | 161 | 25 | |||
2024vs Left | .305 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .306 | 26 | 9 | 33 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | .215 | 58 | 10 | 42 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .282 | 39 | 11 | 48 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .203 | 106 | 29 | 74 | 10 | |||
2022vs Right | .254 | 78 | 13 | 80 | 12 | |||
More Splits→ | View More Split Stats |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
ERA on Road
2024
-24%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2022Home | 3.39 | 1.12 | 188.1 | 9.0 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.36 | 1.22 | 139.1 | 8.8 | 2.3 | ||||
2024Home | 5.26 | 1.27 | 37.2 | 8.6 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Away | 6.94 | 2.14 | 11.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||||
2023Home | 3.04 | 1.03 | 56.1 | 9.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 3.07 | 1.29 | 41.0 | 8.6 | 2.2 | ||||
2022Home | 2.86 | 1.10 | 94.1 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Away | 3.01 | 1.06 | 86.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | ||||
More Splits→ | View More Split Stats |
Stat Review
How does Joe Musgrove compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.93K/9
8.0BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.8Fastball
92.4 mphERA
5.66WHIP
1.48BABIP
.335GB/FB
1.33Left On Base
69.5%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.3%Spin Rate
2653 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.0%Swinging Strike
12.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Joe Musgrove See More
The Baltimore Orioles-St. Louis Cardinals is one of the featured games that Michael Rathburn presents in his MLB Bets and Expert Picks for Tuesday, May 21.
Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves heads a great group of two-start pitchers in Todd Zola's Weekly Pitcher Rankings.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Returning next week?
Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Musgrove, who is on the injured list with a fractured toe, will make a rehab start Thursday with Triple-A El Paso, which puts him in line to potentially be activated when first eligible Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The veteran right-hander may need only one minor-league rehab outing since he's already built up a significant workload in simulated settings across the past few weeks. Musgrove has been one of the most reliable pitchers in baseball for San Diego over the past two years with a 3.06 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 387:96 K:BB in 362.1 innings.
The veteran right-hander may need only one minor-league rehab outing since he's already built up a significant workload in simulated settings across the past few weeks. Musgrove has been one of the most reliable pitchers in baseball for San Diego over the past two years with a 3.06 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 387:96 K:BB in 362.1 innings.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
Stop me if you have heard this plot before: talented pitcher leaves Pittsburgh and finds the success which long evaded him in another organization. Java Joe Musgrove has enjoyed his homecoming to SoCal with consecutive strong seasons which are nearly identical across the statistical outcomes in every category. San Diego tweaked his repertoire to throw more cutters and work all corners of the strike zone as opposed to the preferred downward attack in Pittsburgh and Musgrove has done exceedingly well with this new approach despite below average starting pitcher velocity. Opponents hit below .230 against five of his six pitch offerings with only the sinker being hittable (Pittsburgh PTSD?) but it was used just seven percent of the time. He earned a win in a third of his 30 starts but delivered quality starts in 70% of his outings so perhaps there is more win fortune coming his way in 2023 because there is otherwise little variance in his production.
More Fantasy News
Goes three innings in return
Musgrove (3-4) took the loss Tuesday against the Reds, allowing two unearned runs on three hits and two walks over three innings. He struck out three.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Active and confirmed to start
Musgrove (elbow) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list and will start Tuesday's game against the Reds.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
On track for Tuesday
Musgrove (elbow) is listed as the Padres' probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Reds.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Return date uncertain
Musgrove (elbow) is no longer slated to pitch Sunday, as the team pushed Yu Darvish back after Saturday's game was postponed due to inclement weather.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Still in line to return Sunday
Padres manager Mike Shildt said Friday that Musgrove (elbow) is "in a great spot" to return to the team's rotation Sunday in Atlanta, Sammy Levitt of 97.3 The Fan reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.