Joey Estes

Joey Estes

23-Year-Old PitcherSP
Oakland Athletics
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Estes opened the season with Triple-A Las Vegas. He was called up in early May, then spent the rest of the season in the bigs. He experienced the ups and downs of most rookie hurlers, finishing with a 5.01 ERA, corroborated by his 5.29 xFIP and 5.04 SIERA. Estes 5.0 percent walk rate was excellent, but his 16.9 percent strikeout rate was the sixth lowest among pitchers tossing at least 120 innings. Home runs were a bigger problem. Estes flyball rate was 55.5 percent, so even with a below average 10.1 percent HR/FB mark, Estes 1.62 HR/9 was sixth highest among pitchers compiling 120 frames. Easier said than done, but perhaps a change in pitch would help induce more grounders and swinging strikes. Based on his pitch performance, lowering his 51.7 percent four seam usage while upping his 33.2 percent slider deployment could be the elixir. For now, Estes is a risky streamer with a low strikeout rate. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in March of 2024.
Solid showing in final start
POakland Athletics
September 29, 2024
Estes did not factor into the decision in the Athletics' extra-inning loss to the Mariners on Saturday, allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out two and also hit a batter.
ANALYSIS
Estes put together a serviceable performance to wrap up his 2024 campaign, bouncing back from back-to-back outings in which he surrendered a combined 11 runs on 16 hits and a walk over five innings. The right-hander allowed one ball to leave the yard Saturday -- a fourth-inning solo home run by Cal Raleigh -- while also yielding a two-run single to Josh Rojas in the same frame. After getting his first taste of the big leagues in 2023 via a pair of starts, Estes worked to a 7-9 record, 5.01 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 127.2 innings over 25 appearances (24 starts) this season, tossing a shutout along the way.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
79
How many pitches does Joey Estes generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-14%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .245 278 45 20 62 16 1 14
Since 2022vs Right .276 312 54 9 80 21 1 13
2024vs Left .239 252 41 18 55 15 1 11
2024vs Right .277 291 51 9 75 19 1 12
2023vs Left .304 26 4 2 7 1 0 3
2023vs Right .263 21 3 0 5 2 0 1
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-45%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-53%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-48%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.68 0.96 71.0 4 4 0 5.8 1.3 1.8
Since 2022Away 6.75 1.55 66.2 3 6 0 7.2 2.6 1.8
2024Home 3.26 0.92 66.1 4 3 0 6.0 1.2 1.5
2024Away 6.90 1.57 61.1 3 6 0 7.0 2.6 1.8
2023Home 9.64 1.50 4.2 0 1 0 3.9 1.9 5.8
2023Away 5.06 1.31 5.1 0 0 0 8.4 1.7 1.7
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Joey Estes 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
3.41
 
K/9
6.5
 
BB/9
1.9
 
HR/9
1.6
 
Fastball
92.4 mph
 
ERA
5.01
 
WHIP
1.23
 
BABIP
.285
 
GB/FB
0.50
 
Left On Base
67.3%
 
Exit Velocity
81.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.2%
 
Spin Rate
2366 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
23.1%
 
Swinging Strike
9.9%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Estes was traded to Oakland in the Matt Olson trade before the 2022 season, and he's gone from 16th round pick back in 2019 to a player that made two starts for the A's in 2023 that has a chance to win a spot in the A's rotation to start 2024. The 22-year-old can get his fastball up to 96 mph, and he complements that heater with a slider that gets above-average grades along with a change that continues to make progress. He generally throws strikes with all three pitches, but his command is slightly behind his control. Estes is a name to monitor in the coming years in dynasty leagues, but there's very little chance of him being a viable fantasy option in 2024 even if he does earn a starting gig.
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Rocked by Yankees
POakland Athletics
September 22, 2024
Estes (7-9) allowed five runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out one over four innings to take the loss versus the Yankees on Sunday.
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Roughed up by Cubs
POakland Athletics
September 16, 2024
Estes (7-8) took the loss Monday against the Cubs, allowing six runs on nine hits with one strikeout in one inning.
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Grabs seventh win
POakland Athletics
September 11, 2024
Estes (7-7) allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out two over 6.2 innings to earn the win over the Astros on Wednesday.
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Tagged with seventh loss
POakland Athletics
September 5, 2024
Estes (6-7) allowed four runs on six hits and struck out three without walking a batter over four innings, taking the loss Thursday versus the Mariners.
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Settles for quality start Saturday
POakland Athletics
September 1, 2024
Estes came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers, giving up two runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out seven without walking a batter.
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