What years did James Karinchak play?

James Karinchak played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.

Was James Karinchak a pitcher?

Yes. James Karinchak pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 261 strikeouts.

What teams has James Karinchak played for?

James Karinchak has played for 2 teams: the Cleveland Guardians (2019–2023) and the Atlanta Braves (2026).

What are James Karinchak's career stats?

In 183 games, James Karinchak has gone 12-11 with a 3.03 ERA, 261 strikeouts, 175.1 innings pitched, and 15 saves.

What position does James Karinchak play?

James Karinchak plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is James Karinchak and how much does he weigh?

James Karinchak is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.

What number does James Karinchak wear?

James Karinchak wears number 00, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was James Karinchak's career ERA?

James Karinchak finished with a 3.03 career ERA, going 12-11 with 261 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did James Karinchak have?

James Karinchak recorded 261 career strikeouts.

James Karinchak

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2026)

James Karinchak is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2019 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Atlanta Braves, a span of 8 seasons. Across 183 career appearances, he has gone 12-11 with a 3.03 ERA and 261 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2950.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 25, 2026

Active Player

W–L 12–11

ERA 3.03

WHIP 1.17

SO 261

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 2950.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 215 lb
Born: 9/22/1995 in Walden, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-09-14
Jersey: #00

Full name: James Stephen Karinchak

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Career Pitching Statistics

James Karinchak — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	11	183	0	0	0	15	175.1	102	59	19	103	261	3.03	2950.6

Career ERA 3.03 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 29.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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James Karinchak — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	CLE	AL	0	0	5	0	5.1	3	1	1	8	1.69	—	0.0
2020	CLE	AL	1	2	27	1	27.0	14	8	16	53	2.67	4.45 (+40%)	1987.7
2021	CLE	AL	7	4	60	11	55.1	35	25	32	78	4.07	4.27 (+5%)	-59.5
2022	CLE	AL	2	0	38	3	39.0	22	9	21	62	2.08	3.97 (+48%)	1647.6
2023	CLE	AL	2	5	44	0	39.0	24	14	28	52	3.23	4.33 (+25%)	-625.2
2026	ATL	NL	0	0	9	0	9.2	4	2	5	8	1.86	4.18 (+55%)	-
Career · 6 seasons			12	11	183	15	175.1	102	59	103	261	3.03	—	2,951

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

James Karinchak — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
174	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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James Karinchak — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	CLE	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CLE	AL	27	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	60	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CLE	AL	38	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CLE	AL	44	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			174	—	—	—	—	—	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

James Karinchak — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

James Karinchak — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2022	ALDS1	CLE	3	.000
2022	ALWC1	CLE	1	.000
2020	ALWC2	CLE	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

James Karinchak — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	5.0	4	1	6	6	1.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

James Karinchak — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO
2022	ALDS1	CLE	3	4.0	3	0	3	6
2022	ALWC1	CLE	1	1.0	0	0	1	0
2020	ALWC2	CLE	1	0.0	1	1	2	0

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

James Karinchak — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	86	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	88	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

James Karinchak — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	86	82.1	46	27	46	126	2.95
Away	88	83.1	52	30	52	127	3.24

Last 10 Games — Pitching

James Karinchak — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2023-09-30	CLE	DET	—	0.2	0	4	0	3	0
2023-09-26	CLE	CIN	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	1
2023-09-24	CLE	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
2023-09-22	CLE	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2023-09-20	CLE	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1
2023-09-19	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
2023-08-30	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
2023-08-28	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
2023-08-26	CLE	TOR	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
2023-08-23	CLE	LAD	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

James Karinchak — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	174	0	3	2	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

James Karinchak — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
2019	CLE	P	5	0	0	1
2020	CLE	P	27	0	0	0
2021	CLE	P	60	1	1	0
2022	CLE	P	38	1	1	0
2023	CLE	P	44	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

James Karinchak — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	174

Award Voting History

James Karinchak — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2020	Rookie of the Year	AL	6th	5.0	150	0

James Karinchak: the record in brief

James Karinchak made a major league debut on September 14, 2019 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (2019 through 2021) and the Cleveland Guardians (2022 through 2023). Listed as a pitcher, Karinchak batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6'3" and 215 pounds. The birth record reads September 22, 1995, in Walden, NY, USA. The bio lists the given name James Stephen.

Karinchak has pitched in 183 games, starting 0, and owns a 12-11 record and 3.03 ERA. The same table counts 261 strikeouts and 15 saves. That 3.03 ERA compares with a 4.26 league average across the same seasons, 29.0% better. Karinchak won 7 games in 2021, the most of any season listed. The most saves in one season was 11, in 2021. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.08 in 2022, when the league's was 3.97. Karinchak's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 2,950.6.

Karinchak finished 6th in the 2020 Rookie of the Year voting, the best showing in the voting table.

Pitching in the playoffs, Karinchak went 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 5 games. Those appearances came in 2020 and 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions about James Karinchak

What years did James Karinchak play?: James Karinchak played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.
Was James Karinchak a pitcher?: Yes. James Karinchak pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 261 strikeouts.
What teams has James Karinchak played for?: James Karinchak has played for 2 teams: the Cleveland Guardians (2019–2023) and the Atlanta Braves (2026).
What are James Karinchak's career stats?: In 183 games, James Karinchak has gone 12-11 with a 3.03 ERA, 261 strikeouts, 175.1 innings pitched, and 15 saves.
What position does James Karinchak play?: James Karinchak plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is James Karinchak and how much does he weigh?: James Karinchak is listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds.
What number does James Karinchak wear?: James Karinchak wears number 00, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was James Karinchak's career ERA?: James Karinchak finished with a 3.03 career ERA, going 12-11 with 261 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did James Karinchak have?: James Karinchak recorded 261 career strikeouts.