Joel Payamps

Bats R Throws R6'2" 225 lbBorn 1994 Santiago, D.R.Debut 2019Team ATL

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	155	21.4	6.7	2.83	20.7	6.34	104.5
2027							104.3
2028							104.0

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 31

His ten closest age-31 comparables averaged 102 PITCH+ the next season; 9 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	Shawn Kelley	2015	104.4	115.4	224
2	Fernando Rodney	2008	108.2	100.9	330
3	Joe Beimel	2008	107.5	101.3	240
4	Frank Francisco	2011	107.5	89.6	197
5	Josh Fields	2017	105.5	119.4	154
6	Kevin Jepsen	2016	103.2	did not play
7	Jake Diekman	2018	105.0	105.1	282
8	John Grabow	2010	103.5	89.2	282
9	Jose Veras	2012	104.4	113.9	254
10	Tyler Kinley	2022	104.6	86.9	76

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									155				104.3
2026*									36				78.2	101.2	79.4
2025	ATL	0	1	6.84	30	0	1	26.3	117	4	9	24	74.6	98.2	72.8
2024	MIL	3	7	3.05	68	0	6	59.0	235	7	18	59	116.1	99.9	116.0
2023	MIL	7	5	2.55	69	0	3	70.7	287	8	17	77	115.6	99.6	115.2
2022	OAK	3	6	3.23	41	0	0	55.7	241	7	16	41	94.7	99.5	94.1
2021	KC	1	3	3.40	37	1	0	50.3	205	6	14	38	108.9	98.6	107.5
2020	ARI	0	0	3.00	2	0	0	3.0	13	0	3	2	99.8	99.9	99.7
2019	ARI	0	0	4.50	2	0	0	4.0	17	0	3	3	97.2	98.9	96.0
Career		14	22	3.41	249	1	10	269.0	1115	32	80	244	105.2		104.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATL	P	30	26	1	0	0	1.000	-0.3
2024	MIL	P	68	59	1	3	2	0.667	-0.0
2023	MIL	P	69	71	2	7	0	1.000	-0.1
2022	OAK	P	41	56	6	7	1	0.929	-0.2
2021	KC	P	37	50	0	5	0	1.000	-0.4
2020	ARI	P	2	3	0	0	0		-0.0
2019	ARI	P	2	4	0	0	0		-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	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	129	31.1 IP, 26% K	4.05
2025	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	110	26.2 IP, 27% K	4.81
2022	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	20	4.1 IP, 30% K	6.59
2021	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	39	8.0 IP, 36% K	4.50
2021	AAA	nan	Pit	57	12.0 IP, 26% K	5.25
2019	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	167	38.0 IP, 18% K	4.97
2019	AA	Jackson Generals	Pit	160	40.2 IP, 24% K	2.91
2018	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	125	26.1 IP, 21% K	7.24
2018	AA	Jackson Generals	Pit	352	90.0 IP, 27% K	2.90
2017	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	50	12.0 IP, 20% K	3.00
2017	A+	Visalia Rawhide	Pit	189	46.1 IP, 16% K	3.71
2017	AA	Jackson Generals	Pit	400	92.1 IP, 14% K	4.79
2016	A+	Visalia Rawhide	Pit	350	83.1 IP, 23% K	4.77
2016	A	Kane County Cougars	Pit	196	49.2 IP, 24% K	2.38
2013	Rk	Grand Junction Rockies	Pit	325	68.1 IP, 19% K	6.08
2012	Rk	DSL Rockies	Pit	250	59.2 IP, 15% K	3.04
2011	Rk	DSL Rockies	Pit	169	38.1 IP, 22% K	3.31

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.282	0.538	0.448	0.332
2025	0.586	0.257	0.364	0.417
2024	0.320	0.219	0.275	0.258
2023	0.292	0.272	0.278	0.281
2022	0.309	0.360	0.283	0.438
2021	0.246	0.344	0.326	0.286
2020	0.140	0.444	0.400	0.294
2019	0.338	0.375	0.391	0.280

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	BB	SO	WHIP
2024	1	22.50	2	1.2	3	3	1	5.00
2023	0	0.00	1	1.2	1	1	2	1.67
Career	1	11.25	3	2.4	4	4	3	3.33