What years did Josh James play?

Josh James played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2021.

Was Josh James a pitcher?

Yes. Josh James pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 158 strikeouts.

Josh James

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2018-2021)

W–L 8–1

ERA 4.64

WHIP 1.32

SO 158

Pitcher PIV 56.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 234 lb
Born: 3/8/1993 in Hollywood, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2018-09-01
Last Game: 2021-09-22

Full name: Joshua James

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	1	73	6	0	0	1	106.7	80	55	18	61	158	4.64	56.4

Career ERA 4.64 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 7.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2018	HOU	AL	2	0	6	3	0	23.0	15	6	7	29	2.35	4.15 (+43%)	370.0
2019	HOU	AL	5	1	49	1	1	61.3	46	32	35	100	4.70	4.51 (-4%)	814.6
2020	HOU	AL	1	0	13	2	0	17.3	15	14	17	21	7.27	4.45 (-63%)	-1128.2
2021	HOU	AL	0	0	5	0	0	5.0	4	3	2	8	5.40	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			8	1	73	6	1	106.2	80	55	61	158	4.64	—	56

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2018	HOU	AL	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	HOU	AL	49	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	HOU	AL	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	HOU	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			73	—	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2020	ALCS	HOU	2	.000
2020	ALDS2	HOU	1	.000
2019	ALCS	HOU	4	.000
2019	ALDS1	HOU	2	.000
2019	WS	HOU	3	.000
2018	ALCS	HOU	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	14	0	0	15.3	19	12	10	24	7.04

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	ALCS	HOU	0	0	2	3.0	2	1	0	3	3.00
2020	ALDS2	HOU	0	0	1	1.0	3	3	1	0	27.00
2019	ALCS	HOU	1	0	4	3.7	3	2	3	7	4.91
2019	ALDS1	HOU	0	0	2	1.3	3	0	1	2	0.00
2019	WS	HOU	1	0	3	1.7	2	2	3	5	10.80
2018	ALCS	HOU	0	1	2	4.7	6	4	2	7	7.71

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	36	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	37	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	36	51.1	50	33	32	89	5.79
Away	37	55.1	30	22	29	69	3.58

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-09-22	HOU	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-09-21	HOU	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2021-09-16	HOU	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2021-09-15	HOU	TEX	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0
2021-09-04	HOU	SDP	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	3	1
2020-09-22	HOU	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2020-09-19	HOU	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2020-09-17	HOU	TEX	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0
2020-09-16	HOU	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2020-09-12	HOU	LAD	W	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	73	6	2	5	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2018	HOU	P	6	3	0	1	0
2019	HOU	P	49	1	1	3	1
2020	HOU	P	13	2	1	1	0
2021	HOU	P	5	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	73

Frequently Asked Questions about Josh James

What years did Josh James play?: Josh James played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2021.
Was Josh James a pitcher?: Yes. Josh James pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 158 strikeouts.