Justin Topa

Bats R Throws R6'4" 200 lbBorn 1991 Binghamton, USADebut 2020Team MINDraft 2012 R33 #1012 Cincinnati Reds, Long Island University

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	183	19.6	6.5	2.27	22.3	6.30	103.8
2027							104.1
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 34

His ten closest age-34 comparables averaged 108 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	Andrew Kittredge	2024	103.6	115.3	208
2	Blake Parker	2019	105.5	108.2	69
3	Randy Choate	2010	106.0	117.1	103
4	Lucas Luetge	2021	102.3	96.9	251
5	Neal Cotts	2014	104.5	99.1	269
6	Huascar Brazoban	2024	105.7	105.9	262
7	Fernando Cruz	2024	107.1	108.7	200
8	Tyler Walker	2010	103.0	did not play
9	Michael Tonkin	2024	100.5	101.1	103
10	Brendan Donnelly	2006	106.7	116.4	90

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	MIN	54	0	0
2024	MIN	3	0	0
2023	SEA	75	0	0
2022	MIL	7	0	0
2021	MIL	4	1	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-118.6
2020	MIL	6	0	0
Career		149	1	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-118.6

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									183				104.1
2026*									92				76.2	101.7	77.9
2025	MIN	1	5	3.90	54	1	4	60.0	268	2	18	49	100.6	102.3	103.0
2024	MIN	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	2.3	8	0	0	2	165.7	108.4	174.1
2023	SEA	5	4	2.61	75	0	3	69.0	279	4	18	61	112.3	103.2	115.5
2022	MIL	0	0	4.91	7	0	0	7.3	35	0	4	4	95.9	89.3	85.1
2021	MIL	0	0	29.70	4	0	0	3.3	23	2	1	1	-0.2	87.0	-13.2
2020	MIL	0	1	2.35	6	0	0	7.7	30	1	0	12	118.6	105.9	124.5
Career		6	10	3.79	149	1	7	149.7	643	9	41	129	103.5		105.2

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	1						0.0	0.000	0.000	0.000

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIN	P	54	60	7	6	3	1	0.812	+0.8
2024	MIN	P	3	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	+0.1
2023	SEA	P	75	69	7	13	2	0	0.909	+1.1
2022	MIL	P	7	7	1	4	0	0	1.000	-0.5
2021	MIL	P	4	3	0	0	0	0		-0.4
2020	MIL	P	6	8	0	1	0	0	1.000	+0.2

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	Pit	38	8.0 IP, 11% K	3.38
2026	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	54	12.2 IP, 17% K	0.74
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	105	23.2 IP, 14% K	1.94
2024	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	44	11.0 IP, 36% K	4.09
2022	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	87	18.2 IP, 20% K	4.45
2021	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	36	9.0 IP, 25% K	3.00
2019	A+	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	65	16.0 IP, 29% K	4.50
2019	AA	Biloxi Shuckers	Pit	104	24.0 IP, 21% K	2.62
2018	A+	Down East Wood Ducks	Pit	20	3.2 IP, 20% K	22.50
2018	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	182	41.0 IP, 19% K	5.71
2016	A+	Bradenton Marauders	Pit	21	4.2 IP, 10% K	4.29
2016	Rk	GCL Pirates	Pit	29	8.0 IP, 21% K	1.12

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021		0.000		0.000

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
2020	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2020	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	1	0	1.00
Career	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	1	0	1.00