Joey Estes

Bats R Throws R6'2" 190 lbBorn 2001 Lancaster, USADebut 2023Team ATHDraft 2019 R16 #487 Atlanta Braves, Paraclete HSContract 1 y (26) 2026: $206,724

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	217	17.2	6.1	4.39	18.9	6.99	95.4
2027							97.1
2028							98.2

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 23

His ten closest age-23 comparables averaged 102 PITCH+ the next season; 8 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	Collin Balester	2009	86.3	110.1	89
2	Jonathan Pettibone	2014	90.2	did not play
3	Jeanmar Gomez	2011	86.6	89.3	395
4	Matt Harrison	2009	87.1	96.9	356
5	Chris Tillman	2011	86.3	112.9	347
6	Jake Thompson	2017	85.8	102.7	76
7	Danny Duffy	2012	83.3	109.7	104
8	Rick van den Hurk	2008	82.3	96.0	256
9	Zach Eflin	2017	88.8	99.1	548
10	Sean O'Sullivan	2011	85.0	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									217				97.1
2026*									18				73.7	99.7	73.4
2025	ATH	0	2	9.82	3	2	0	11.0	55	4	6	6	57.9	99.4	57.3
2024	OAK	7	9	5.01	25	24	0	127.7	543	23	27	92	91.3	98.9	90.3
2023	OAK	0	1	7.20	2	2	0	10.0	47	4	2	7	66.8	99.7	66.6
Career		7	12	5.51	30	28	0	148.7	645	31	35	105	86.7		85.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	3	11	0	0	0		-0.0
2024	OAK	P	25	128	5	5	2	1.000	-0.7
2023	OAK	P	2	10	1	0	0	1.000	-0.0

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	370	82.0 IP, 17% K	6.59
2025	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	339	80.0 IP, 20% K	5.51
2024	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	125	28.1 IP, 21% K	6.09
2023	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	144	32.2 IP, 22% K	5.31
2023	AA	Midland RockHounds	Pit	430	104.1 IP, 23% K	3.29
2022	A+	Lansing Lugnuts	Pit	387	91.0 IP, 24% K	4.55
2021	A	Augusta GreenJackets	Pit	396	99.0 IP, 32% K	2.91
2019	Rk	GCL Braves	Pit	46	10.0 IP, 17% K	8.10

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.436	0.400	0.428
2025	0.342	0.552	0.606	0.340
2024	0.326	0.351	0.284	0.390
2023	0.454	0.452	0.525	0.375

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