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James Karinchak

Relief Pitcher

Atlanta Braves

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 9/22/1995 (30)
Height, Weight 6'3", 215 lb
Hometown Newburgh, NY

2026 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify
MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
0 9.2 1.86 0.93 21.6% 13.5%
201st 2
Sv
353rd 38.0
IP
18th 4.30
ERA
26th 1.36
WHIP
192nd 22.3%
K%
299th 9.9%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
95.0 10.5% 30.2% 50.6% 2.5% 4.70 4.37
154th 94.7
FB MPH
254th 12.1%
SwStr%
95th 28.5%
CSW%
191st 51.0%
Str-ICR
27th 4.7%
MTK%
331st 4.94
PLV
303rd 3.54
PLA

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James Karinchak Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2019 CLE 5 0 5.1 0-0 0 0 1.69 0.75 - 0.67 - 0.00 36.4% 4.5% 5.1 0.00 .231 - 75.0% - - 18.1% 36.2% 0.85 -
2020 CLE 27 0 27.0 1-2 1 8 2.67 1.11 2.24 1.52 2.51 3.42 48.6% 14.7% 4.7 0.33 .342 7.1% 73.4% 37.5% 27.5% 18.4% 39.5% 0.86 5.04
2021 CLE 60 0 55.1 7-4 11 13 4.07 1.21 3.70 4.31 3.66 4.35 33.2% 13.6% 5.7 1.46 .228 30.0% 74.5% 37.4% 38.8% 13.9% 30.6% 0.58 4.92
2022 CLE 38 0 39.0 2-0 3 8 2.08 1.10 2.67 2.29 2.62 3.50 38.8% 13.1% 5.1 0.46 .270 11.8% 85.0% 43.4% 29.3% 13.5% 33.8% 0.65 5.02
2023 CLE 44 0 39.0 2-5 0 13 3.23 1.33 4.28 4.97 5.06 4.50 30.4% 16.4% 5.5 1.38 .220 18.8% 79.4% 42.0% 29.5% 12.1% 31.8% 0.60 4.86
2026 ATL 9 0 9.2 0-0 0 1 1.86 0.93 3.14 4.40 4.84 4.37 21.6% 13.5% 3.7 0.93 .130 14.3% 92.1% 29.2% 33.3% 10.5% 30.2% 0.49 4.70
RP MLB Percentile 5 0 0 0-78 0 26 95 92 83 42 27 14 45 15 99 58 99 62 99 91 13 27 73 49 5
RP MLB AVG 30 2 38.0 2-2 2 5 4.30 1.36 4.29 4.31 4.34 3.54 22.3% 9.9% 8.3 1.15 .288 18.2% 72.4% 36.8% 43.8% 12.1% 28.5% 0.50 4.94
Career 183 0 175.1 12-11 15 43 3.03 1.17 3.33 3.47 3.62 3.92 35.6% 14.0% 5.2 0.98 .241 19.0% 78.6% 37.9% 32.8% 14.0% 33.0% 0.65 4.94

James Karinchak Repertoire

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James Karinchak Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2019 CLE 5 0 5.1 0-0 0 0 0 94 66 28 22 3 2 1 0 0 8 1 0 2
2020 CLE 27 0 27.0 1-2 0 1 8 468 289 179 109 14 11 1 1 1 53 16 0 5
2021 CLE 60 0 55.1 7-4 0 11 13 1,032 624 408 235 35 19 6 1 9 78 32 2 3
2022 CLE 38 0 39.0 2-0 0 3 8 704 417 287 160 22 16 3 1 2 62 21 1 4
2023 CLE 44 0 39.0 2-5 0 0 13 733 443 290 171 24 13 4 1 6 52 28 3 1
2026 ATL 9 0 9.2 0-0 0 0 1 162 96 66 37 4 2 1 0 1 8 5 0 2
RP MLB Percentile 5 0 0 0-78 0 0 26 0 0 99 0 100 100 94 41 86 3 93 77 21
RP MLB AVG 30 2 38.0 2-2 0 2 5 643 410 233 165 35 23 6 1 5 37 16 2 1
Career 183 0 175.1 12-11 0 15 43 3,193 1,935 1,258 734 102 63 16 4 19 261 103 6 17

James Karinchak Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2019 CLE 36.4% 4.5% .150 .200 .382 .166 .231 .231 - - - - - - - -
2020 CLE 48.6% 14.7% .159 .227 .505 .233 .342 .359 .136 .219 .287 .324 86.3 87.0 21.1 2.24
2021 CLE 33.2% 13.6% .176 .352 .646 .287 .228 .285 .188 .297 .254 .376 89.7 89.4 17.9 3.70
2022 CLE 38.8% 13.1% .161 .241 .516 .243 .270 .289 .170 .257 .286 .343 90.9 91.9 26.8 2.67
2023 CLE 30.4% 16.4% .178 .356 .678 .300 .220 .273 .198 .313 .258 .366 89.7 88.5 20.3 4.28
2026 ATL 21.6% 13.5% .129 .258 .501 .232 .130 .167 .174 .277 .188 .281 88.4 89.4 22.1 3.14
RP MLB Percentile 45 15 99 93 94 93 99 99 94 83 99 94 39 48 6 83
RP MLB AVG 22.3% 9.9% .241 .393 .717 .316 .288 .319 .237 .317 .280 .360 87.7 89.2 13.2 4.29
Career 35.6% 14.0% .167 .300 .588 .269 .241 .281 .175 .279 .260 .359 89.5 89.2 21.1 3.33

James Karinchak Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2019 CLE21.3% (96.8)----18.1% (84.5)--- 21.3% 18.1%
2020 CLE50.2% (95.5)----49.8% (83.2)--- 50.2% 49.8%
2021 CLE67.3% (95.9)-0.1% (93.6)0.1% (82.5)-32.1% (83.2)--- 67.3% 32.3%
2022 CLE59.5% (95.2)----40.2% (82.9)--- 59.5% 40.2%
2023 CLE56.5% (94.8)----43.5% (82.8)--- 56.6% 43.5%
2026 ATL60.5% (95.0)----39.5% (84.0)--- 60.5% 39.5%
RP MLB Percentile 93 (55) - - - - 96 (84) - - - 84.1% 15.9%
RP MLB AVG 37.8% (94.7) 26.0% (93.9) 20.3% (89.4) 25.6% (85.6) 21.1% (82.5) 16.1% (79.9) 17.2% (86.2) 18.1% (86.4) 32.3% (68.3) 48.3% 51.5%
Career58.9% (95.4)-0.0% (93.6)0.0% (82.5)-39.1% (83.1)--- 58.9% 39.1%

James Karinchak Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2019 CLE35.0% (3)----41.2% (3)--- 35.0% 41.2%
2020 CLE33.2% (46)----45.9% (40)--- 33.2% 45.9%
2021 CLE26.6% (98)-0.0% (0)100.0% (0)-39.0% (44)--- 26.6% 39.0%
2022 CLE28.9% (60)----41.3% (35)--- 28.9% 41.3%
2023 CLE25.1% (49)----40.4% (40)--- 25.1% 40.4%
2026 ATL28.6% (11)----32.8% (6)--- 28.6% 32.8%
RP MLB Percentile 61 (66) - - - - 71 (44) - - - 58.4% 81.9%
RP MLB AVG 27.0% (23) 27.4% (9) 26.6% (11) 29.1% (20) 27.8% (15) 27.4% (10) 21.7% (14) 23.6% (16) 22.0% (8) 27.8% 28.7%
Career27.8% (267)-0.0% (0)100.0% (0)-40.9% (168)--- 27.8% 40.9%

James Karinchak Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2019 CLE - - - - - - - - 20.2% - - - - -
2020 CLE 27.5% 25.0% 35.0% 12.5% 40.0% 27.5% 37.5% 35.0% 13.7% 62.5% 27.5% 7.5% 2.5% 37.5%
2021 CLE 38.8% 24.0% 24.8% 12.4% 33.9% 34.1% 39.8% 26.0% 17.9% 62.0% 20.7% 9.1% 8.3% 37.4%
2022 CLE 29.3% 24.0% 22.7% 24.0% 44.0% 36.0% 36.0% 28.0% 14.6% 56.0% 32.0% 6.7% 5.3% 43.4%
2023 CLE 29.5% 25.0% 36.4% 9.1% 42.0% 40.9% 34.1% 25.0% 16.6% 57.9% 22.7% 6.8% 12.5% 42.0%
2026 ATL 33.3% 20.8% 29.2% 16.7% 25.0% 37.5% 33.3% 29.2% 14.2% 70.8% 12.5% 8.3% 8.3% 29.2%
RP MLB Percentile 13 56 82 91 95 28 44 77 4 92 99 17 29 91
RP MLB AVG 43.8% 21.7% 24.4% 10.2% 34.8% 41.0% 33.9% 25.1% 18.1% 62.9% 24.4% 5.7% 7.0% 36.8%
Career 32.8% 24.1% 28.7% 14.4% 38.2% 35.7% 36.9% 27.4% 16.2% 60.4% 23.9% 7.8% 8.0% 37.9%

James Karinchak Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2019 CLE .150 .166 .231 .231 - - - - - - - - - -
2020 CLE .159 .233 .342 .359 .136 .219 .287 .324 86.3 87.0 21.1 7.1% 37.5% 13.8%
2021 CLE .176 .287 .228 .285 .188 .297 .254 .376 89.7 89.4 17.9 30.0% 37.4% 19.6%
2022 CLE .161 .243 .270 .289 .170 .257 .286 .343 90.9 91.9 26.8 11.8% 43.4% 20.6%
2023 CLE .178 .300 .220 .273 .198 .313 .258 .366 89.7 88.5 20.3 18.8% 42.0% 21.6%
2026 ATL .129 .232 .130 .167 .174 .277 .188 .281 88.4 89.4 22.1 14.3% 29.2% 18.9%
RP MLB Percentile 99 93 99 99 94 83 99 94 39 48 6 62 91 90
RP MLB AVG .241 .316 .288 .319 .237 .317 .280 .360 87.7 89.2 13.2 18.2% 36.8% 24.5%
Career .167 .269 .241 .281 .175 .279 .260 .359 89.5 89.2 21.1 19.0% 37.9% 18.8%

James Karinchak Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2019 CLE - 70.2% 52.1% - 34.7% 20.2% 65.3% - - 18.1% 18.1% 36.2% 13.8% 67.0% 0.85 -
2020 CLE 42.1% 61.8% 40.6% 31.4% 45.3% 13.7% 54.7% 66.7% 40.0% 21.2% 18.4% 39.5% 8.5% 58.8% 0.86 55.3%
2021 CLE 43.3% 60.5% 43.7% 26.5% 31.7% 17.9% 68.3% 73.1% 59.4% 16.8% 13.9% 30.6% 11.9% 57.1% 0.58 51.6%
2022 CLE 39.9% 59.2% 38.9% 26.5% 34.7% 14.6% 65.3% 78.3% 46.4% 20.3% 13.5% 33.8% 10.8% 56.1% 0.65 49.9%
2023 CLE 38.7% 60.4% 40.8% 29.0% 29.8% 16.6% 70.2% 81.1% 56.2% 19.6% 12.1% 31.8% 12.0% 57.2% 0.60 50.3%
2026 ATL 43.2% 59.3% 39.5% 23.9% 26.6% 14.2% 73.4% 83.3% 54.5% 19.8% 10.5% 30.2% 14.8% 56.8% 0.49 50.6%
RP MLB Percentile 33 8 1 4 55 4 55 59 71 93 27 73 17 30 49 45
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 63.7% 47.4% 31.6% 25.6% 18.1% 74.4% 83.8% 58.7% 16.3% 12.1% 28.5% 17.1% 58.2% 0.50 51.0%
Career 40.1% 60.6% 41.6% 27.7% 33.7% 16.2% 66.3% 75.6% 52.2% 19.0% 14.0% 33.0% 11.4% 57.4% 0.65 52.0%

James Karinchak Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2019 CLE - - - - - - - - - -
2020 CLE 42.1% 22.6% 27.8% 49.6% 45.5% 19.0% 35.5% 22.9% 49.4% 5.8%
2021 CLE 43.3% 30.1% 32.4% 37.5% 47.8% 22.0% 30.3% 25.0% 42.6% 6.9%
2022 CLE 39.9% 23.5% 32.2% 44.3% 49.7% 16.8% 33.5% 25.2% 42.6% 4.1%
2023 CLE 38.7% 27.7% 32.4% 39.9% 53.5% 17.3% 29.2% 25.9% 41.7% 5.0%
2026 ATL 43.2% 28.4% 32.1% 39.5% 56.2% 19.1% 24.7% 27.2% 40.7% 6.8%
RP MLB Percentile 33 14 7 57 100 89 1 29 29 59
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 34.7% 27.0% 38.4% 36.4% 22.9% 40.7% 29.9% 43.1% 6.6%
Career 40.1% 26.8% 31.6% 41.6% 49.7% 19.1% 31.2% 25.0% 43.3% 5.7%

James Karinchak Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2019 CLE 52.1% 9.6% 38.3% 4.1% 63.6% 63.6% 28.6% - 22.2%
2020 CLE 55.1% 12.6% 32.5% 8.1% 64.2% 56.9% 29.1% 29.6% 34.9%
2021 CLE 52.5% 15.8% 31.7% 9.6% 55.1% 46.6% 22.0% 22.6% 23.5%
2022 CLE 54.7% 13.5% 31.8% 7.5% 54.7% 49.7% 27.0% 25.0% 27.2%
2023 CLE 56.3% 14.3% 30.6% 9.0% 52.6% 43.4% 24.9% 30.4% 23.2%
2026 ATL 57.4% 16.7% 25.9% 12.9% 43.2% 40.5% 21.5% 19.0% 19.0%
RP MLB Percentile 29 3 9 26 0 3 56 4 48
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 12.2% 29.8% 14.5% 60.8% 50.1% 21.1% 26.6% 19.1%
Career 54.5% 14.3% 31.5% 8.8% 55.4% 48.2% 25.0% 25.0% 25.8%

James Karinchak PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2019 CLE 94 - - - - - - - - 0.00
2020 CLE 468 5.04 49.6% 14.3% 36.1% 13.5% 1.3% -8.1 -3 3.42
2021 CLE 1,032 4.92 46.4% 14.0% 39.5% 6.9% 3.9% -4.3 -6 4.35
2022 CLE 704 5.02 48.7% 12.2% 39.1% 9.7% 1.4% -9.1 -4 3.50
2023 CLE 733 4.86 45.7% 15.3% 39.0% 6.7% 4.1% -3.3 -5 4.50
2026 ATL 162 4.70 42.6% 13.6% 43.8% -1.2% 2.5% -3.7 -3 4.37
RP MLB Percentile 0 5 18 4 1 1 92 75 69 14
RP MLB AVG 643 4.94 45.9% 17.4% 36.8% 9.1% 4.7% 0.7 0 3.54
Career 3,193 4.94 47.1% 13.9% 39.0% 8.0% 2.9% -28.4 -22 3.92
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