Joe Ross
Bats R Throws R6'4" 232 lbBorn 1993 Berkeley, USADebut 2015Team PHIDraft 2011 R1 #25 San Diego Padres, Bishop O'Dowd School (CA)
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 213 | 18.2 | 7.9 | 2.91 | 21.1 | 6.51 | 99.8 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 100.5 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 100.5 |
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 32
His ten closest age-32 comparables averaged 89 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.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | PHI | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | MIL | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | WSH | 22 | 39 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.250 | 0.294 | 0.250 | 0.544 | 55.0 |
| 2019 | WSH | 28 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.105 | 0.150 | 0.105 | 0.255 | -41.3 |
| 2018 | WSH | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -130.7 |
| 2017 | WSH | 20 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.182 | 0.206 | 0.242 | 0.448 | 7.3 |
| 2016 | WSH | 23 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.244 | 0.295 | 0.293 | 0.588 | 57.8 |
| 2015 | WSH | 17 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.111 | 0.143 | 0.111 | 0.254 | -46.6 |
| Career | | 175 | 175 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0.185 | 0.224 | 0.210 | 0.434 | 11.9 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 213 | | | | 100.5 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 57 | | | | 78.5 | 99.0 | 77.5 |
| 2025 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 5.12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 228 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 87.9 | 98.5 | 86.4 |
| 2024 | MIL | 3 | 6 | 3.77 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 74.0 | 321 | 7 | 29 | 66 | 102.8 | 98.0 | 100.8 |
| 2021 | WSH | 5 | 9 | 4.17 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 108.0 | 460 | 17 | 34 | 109 | 102.1 | 101.4 | 103.5 |
| 2019 | WSH | 4 | 4 | 5.48 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 64.0 | 295 | 7 | 33 | 57 | 91.6 | 101.0 | 92.6 |
| 2018 | WSH | 0 | 2 | 5.06 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | 68 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 88.3 | 98.8 | 87.1 |
| 2017 | WSH | 5 | 3 | 5.01 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 73.7 | 323 | 16 | 20 | 68 | 90.8 | 99.2 | 90.0 |
| 2016 | WSH | 7 | 5 | 3.43 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 105.0 | 447 | 9 | 29 | 93 | 102.1 | 96.8 | 98.9 |
| 2015 | WSH | 5 | 5 | 3.64 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 76.7 | 314 | 7 | 21 | 69 | 111.8 | 102.4 | 114.2 |
| Career | | 31 | 35 | 4.28 | 160 | 87 | 0 | 568.3 | 2456 | 74 | 188 | 508 | 99.0 | | 98.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2021 | 39 | 82.3 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 20.3 | 25.8 | 0.192 | 0.212 | 0.210 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | 20 | 87.3 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 41.4 | 32.4 | 0.092 | 0.104 | 0.121 | 25.4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 74.7 | -20.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 50.0 | 0.022 | 0.024 | 0.025 | |
| 2017 | 37 | 87.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 38.7 | 21.3 | 0.137 | 0.165 | 0.149 | 27.6 |
| 2016 | 44 | 91.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 34.6 | 34.1 | 30.6 | 0.209 | 0.277 | 0.243 | 27.6 |
| 2015 | 30 | 82.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 27.8 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 0.160 | 0.179 | 0.172 | 26.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | PHI | P | 37 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2024 | MIL | P | 25 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.8 |
| 2021 | WSH | P | 20 | 108 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | +0.8 |
| 2019 | WSH | P | 27 | 64 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.938 | +0.4 |
| 2018 | WSH | P | 3 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2017 | WSH | P | 13 | 74 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | WSH | P | 19 | 105 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.944 | -1.8 |
| 2015 | WSH | P | 16 | 77 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.950 | +0.9 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Reno Aces | Pit | 86 | 21.0 IP, 14% K | 4.29 | |
| 2026 | AAA | nan | Pit | 212 | 49.1 IP, 16% K | 4.77 | |
| 2026 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 126 | 28.1 IP, 17% K | 5.12 | |
| 2025 | AAA | nan | Pit | 35 | 9.0 IP, 20% K | 2.00 | |
| 2025 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pit | 27 | 7.0 IP, 11% K | 2.57 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pit | 55 | 12.0 IP, 16% K | 8.25 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pit | 28 | 6.0 IP, 18% K | 6.00 | |
| 2023 | A | San Jose Giants | Pit | 33 | 7.0 IP, 15% K | 5.14 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Fresno Grizzlies | Pit | 171 | 40.0 IP, 19% K | 4.28 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Syracuse Mets | Pit | 52 | 11.2 IP, 8% K | 3.21 | |
| 2018 | Rk | GCL Nationals | Pit | 20 | 6.0 IP, 40% K | 0.00 | |
| 2018 | AA | Harrisburg Senators | Pit | 20 | 5.0 IP, 30% K | 5.40 | |
| 2017 | AAA | Syracuse Mets | Pit | 122 | 27.2 IP, 18% K | 4.96 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2021 | 0.100 | 0.326 | 0.315 | 0.257 |
| 2019 | 0.113 | 0.145 | 0.113 | 0.145 |
| 2018 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 0.537 | 0.166 | 0.211 | 0.217 |
| 2016 | 0.436 | 0.202 | 0.225 | 0.373 |
| 2015 | 0.400 | 0.039 | 0.107 | 0.075 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.14 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.88 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 6.63 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10.9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.29 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | WSH | $514,400 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.