Joey Cantillo

Bats L Throws L6'4" 225 lbBorn 1999 Honolulu, USADebut 2024Team CLEDraft 2017 R16 #468 San Diego Padres, Kailua (HI) HSContract 1 y/$796,600 (26) 2026: $796,600

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	481	25.0	9.6	2.98	20.6	6.66	103.8
2027							103.7
2028							104.5

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 103 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Javier Assad	2023	103.5	92.1	638
2	Hayden Wesneski	2023	102.5	102.1	283
3	Cal Quantrill	2020	103.1	106.8	616
4	Taylor Buchholz	2007	103.7	126.2	263
5	José Soriano	2024	105.9	101.3	724
6	Josh Fleming	2021	100.7	69.5	169
7	David Phelps	2012	104.9	96.0	376
8	Jhony Brito	2023	100.4	101.7	185
9	Dakota Hudson	2020	103.9	121.3	34
10	Cole Ragans	2023	108.9	112.9	762

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									481				103.7
2026*									542				95.5	99.7	95.2
2025	CLE	5	3	3.21	34	13	1	95.3	401	10	42	108	107.1	104.2	111.3
2024	CLE	2	4	4.89	9	8	0	38.7	163	6	15	44	98.1	99.5	97.5
Career		7	7	3.69	43	21	1	134.0	564	16	57	152	104.5		107.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CLE	P	34	95	3	10	0	1	1.000	+2.0
2024	CLE	P	9	39	0	2	0	0	1.000	-0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	89	21.1 IP, 30% K	5.12
2024	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	171	38.1 IP, 30% K	3.31
2023	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	425	95.0 IP, 26% K	4.64
2023	AA	Akron RubberDucks	Pit	97	24.1 IP, 36% K	1.87
2022	AA	Akron RubberDucks	Pit	245	60.2 IP, 36% K	1.94
2021	AA	Akron RubberDucks	Pit	41	8.0 IP, 29% K	4.50
2019	A+	Lake Elsinore Storm	Pit	63	13.2 IP, 25% K	4.77
2019	A	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	369	98.0 IP, 35% K	1.93
2018	Rk	AZL Padres 2	Pit	183	45.1 IP, 32% K	2.20
2017	Rk	AZL Padres 2	Pit	37	8.0 IP, 38% K	4.50

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.323	0.345	0.323	0.354
2025	0.337	0.289	0.304	0.302
2024	0.436	0.304	0.312	0.363

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	1	4.09	1	2.2	2	1	2	3	1.82
2024	0	4.29	3	2.1	0	0	4	3	1.90
Career	1	4.19	4	4.3	2	1	6	6	1.86