Josh Simpson

Bats L Throws L6'2" 190 lbBorn 1997 Stafford, USADebut 2025Team MIADraft 2019 R32 #951 Miami Marlins, ColumbiaContract 1 y (26) 2026: $294,662

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	141	22.8	10.1	2.85	20.9	6.25	102.7
2027							103.3
2028							103.3

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 97 PITCH+ the next season; 4 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	Luis Santos	2018	80.1	did not play
2	Tommy Doyle	2023	81.0	did not play
3	Dario Alvarez	2016	81.1	90.8	82
4	Zac Grotz	2020	83.0	did not play
5	Jon Edwards	2015	81.7	did not play
6	Logan Gillaspie	2024	80.1	88.5	31
7	Williams Jerez	2019	78.9	did not play
8	David Goforth	2016	78.1	145.7	4
9	Anthony Castro	2022	79.7	did not play
10	Dillon Maples	2019	80.7	64.9	9

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									141				103.3
2026*									38				65.9	95.4	61.3
2025	MIA	4	2	7.34	31	0	0	30.7	151	5	22	36	80.6	96.5	77.0
Career		4	2	7.34	31	0	0	30.7	151	5	22	36	80.6		77.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	P	31	31	1	2	0	0	1.000	-0.6

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	141	33.0 IP, 28% K	2.73
2025	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	136	34.1 IP, 21% K	3.43
2024	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	50	9.2 IP, 30% K	6.85
2023	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	157	34.1 IP, 38% K	4.22
2022	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	52	12.1 IP, 44% K	4.46
2022	AA	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Pit	223	55.2 IP, 40% K	3.91
2021	A+	Beloit Snappers	Pit	190	43.1 IP, 31% K	5.64

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.419	0.550	0.269	0.629
2025	0.371	0.402	0.458	0.275

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