60-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2024
2023 Stats
W-L
10-3
ERA
3.05
WHIP
1.14
K
97
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Stop me if you have heard this plot before: talented pitcher leaves Pittsburgh and finds the success which long evaded him in another organization. Java Joe Musgrove has enjoyed his homecoming to SoCal with consecutive strong seasons which are nearly identical across the statistical outcomes in every category. San Diego tweaked his repertoire to throw more cutters and work all corners of the strike zone as opposed to the preferred downward attack in Pittsburgh and Musgrove has done exceedingly well with this new approach despite below average starting pitcher velocity. Opponents hit below .230 against five of his six pitch offerings with only the sinker being hittable (Pittsburgh PTSD?) but it was used just seven percent of the time. He earned a win in a third of his 30 starts but delivered quality starts in 70% of his outings so perhaps there is more win fortune coming his way in 2023 because there is otherwise little variance in his production. Read Past Outlooks

Moved to 60-day IL
The Padres transferred Musgrove (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Musgrove has been on the injured list since early August due to inflammation in his right shoulder. He was able to resume throwing last Friday, but with the Padres officially eliminated from playoff contention, his focus has shifted to getting ready for 2024. Musgrove's spot on the 40-man roster will be filled by Chandler Seagle, who was selected from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.
Musgrove has been on the injured list since early August due to inflammation in his right shoulder. He was able to resume throwing last Friday, but with the Padres officially eliminated from playoff contention, his focus has shifted to getting ready for 2024. Musgrove's spot on the 40-man roster will be filled by Chandler Seagle, who was selected from Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
99
How many pitches does Joe Musgrove generally throw?
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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-24%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .216 | 265 | 67 | 195 | 28 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .236 | 219 | 50 | 191 | 26 | |||
2023vs Left | .215 | 58 | 10 | 42 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .282 | 39 | 11 | 48 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .203 | 106 | 29 | 74 | 10 | |||
2022vs Right | .254 | 78 | 13 | 80 | 12 | |||
2021vs Left | .230 | 101 | 28 | 79 | 14 | |||
2021vs Right | .194 | 102 | 26 | 63 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-8%
ERA at Home
2023
-1%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.93 | 1.09 | 243.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.20 | 1.09 | 216.2 | 8.9 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Home | 3.04 | 1.03 | 56.1 | 9.3 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 3.07 | 1.29 | 41.0 | 8.6 | 2.2 | ||||
2022Home | 2.86 | 1.10 | 94.1 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Away | 3.01 | 1.06 | 86.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | ||||
2021Home | 2.92 | 1.13 | 92.1 | 11.4 | 2.6 | ||||
2021Away | 3.44 | 1.03 | 89.0 | 8.7 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joe Musgrove compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.62K/9
9.0BB/9
1.9HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.1 mphERA
3.05WHIP
1.14BABIP
.311GB/FB
1.54Left On Base
78.4%Exit Velocity
81.2 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
2582 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.4%Swinging Strike
11.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Musgrove was another pitcher to find a new level of success upon leaving Pittsburgh, as he posted a career-best 3.18 ERA across 181.1 innings in 2021. He saw a slight increase in velocity across the board while also featuring a cutter in his pitch arsenal for the first time. That resulted in limiting right-handed hitters to just a .252 wOBA and 0.80 HR/9, well better than his career marks of .289 and 1.1, respectively. Musgrove was particularly hot out of the gate -- he threw the first no-hitter in Padres history in his second start of the season -- and maintained a 2.22 ERA with a 0.84 WHIP with a 103:19 K:BB across his first 15 outings. He couldn't carry that success into the second half, as he closed the campaign by posting a 4.02 ERA and 1.30 WHIP with a 100:35 K:BB across his final 17 appearances. That makes it difficult to project additional growth in 2022, though he'll be locked into the rotation and it's reasonable to expect an ERA in the mid 3s and WHIP in the low 1.20s across 170 innings in 2022.
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Resumes throwing
Musgrove (shoulder) restarted a throwing program Friday and will pace himself moving forward according to the Padres' chances of making the postseason, Annie Heilbrunn of The San Diego Union-Tribube reports.
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Season over
Musgrove (shoulder) will not pitch again in 2023, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Not yet throwing off mound
Musgrove (shoulder) continues to play catch but has yet to throw off a mound as of Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
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Set to play catch Friday
Musgrove (shoulder) will play catch Friday, MLB.com reports.
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To resume throwing in late August
Musgrove (shoulder) is expected to begin playing catch around Aug. 24, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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