Joe Musgrove
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
6-5
ERA
4.23
WHIP
1.23
K
86
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
Dominant over six scoreless frames
Musgrove (6-5) earned the win over the Giants on Saturday, allowing three hits over six scoreless innings while striking out eight.
ANALYSIS
Musgrove hit Mark Canha with a pitch to open the bottom of the first before then limiting the Giants to just three singles over his six innings of work. The right-hander induced 12 whiffs on the night en route to posting at least eight strikeouts for the third time in his last five outings. Musgrove has also hurled at least six shutout frames three times over that stretch while going 3-1. He now carries a 3.31 ERA over three starts in September to go along with a dominant 23:3 K:BB.
Musgrove hit Mark Canha with a pitch to open the bottom of the first before then limiting the Giants to just three singles over his six innings of work. The right-hander induced 12 whiffs on the night en route to posting at least eight strikeouts for the third time in his last five outings. Musgrove has also hurled at least six shutout frames three times over that stretch while going 3-1. He now carries a 3.31 ERA over three starts in September to go along with a dominant 23:3 K:BB.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
80
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Joe Musgrove generally throw?
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What part of the game does Joe Musgrove generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-15%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .213 | 201 | 50 | 148 | 17 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .267 | 166 | 35 | 181 | 28 | |||
2024vs Left | .235 | 37 | 11 | 32 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .276 | 49 | 11 | 53 | 10 | |||
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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
ERA on Road
2024
-2%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.30 | 1.09 | 210.0 | 9.2 | 2.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.24 | 1.19 | 155.2 | 8.8 | 2.2 | ||||
2024Home | 4.25 | 1.11 | 59.1 | 9.3 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Away | 4.18 | 1.46 | 28.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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
3.91K/9
8.9BB/9
2.3HR/9
1.3Fastball
92.9 mphERA
4.23WHIP
1.23BABIP
.310GB/FB
1.19Left On Base
73.2%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
6.4%Spin Rate
2662 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.9%Swinging Strike
12.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Allows three homers in loss
Musgrove (5-5) took the loss Sunday against the Giants, allowing six runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out seven over 4.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
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Fires six scoreless in win
Musgrove (5-4) earned the win against the Tigers on Monday, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out eight over six scoreless innings.
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Collects quality start
Musgrove allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three over six innings in a no-decision versus the Cardinals on Wednesday.
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Strong showing in win
Musgrove (4-4) allowed one hit and struck out nine over seven scoreless innings to earn the win over the Mets on Friday.
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Another short start Sunday
Musgrove allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out six over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Rockies on Sunday.
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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.