What years did Joe Musgrove play?

Joe Musgrove played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2024.

Was Joe Musgrove a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Musgrove pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 1050 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Musgrove hit?

Joe Musgrove hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

What teams has Joe Musgrove played for?

Joe Musgrove has played for 3 teams: the Houston Astros (2016–2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2020), and the San Diego Padres (2021–2024).

Has Joe Musgrove won a Cy Young Award?

No. Joe Musgrove has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.

What awards has Joe Musgrove won?

Joe Musgrove has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What are Joe Musgrove's career stats?

In 206 games, Joe Musgrove has gone 66-62 with a 3.73 ERA, 1,050 strikeouts, 1,056.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What position does Joe Musgrove play?

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

How tall is Joe Musgrove and how much does he weigh?

Joe Musgrove is listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.

What number does Joe Musgrove wear?

Joe Musgrove wears number 44, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.

What was Joe Musgrove's career ERA?

Joe Musgrove finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 66-62 with 1,050 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joe Musgrove have?

Joe Musgrove recorded 1,050 career strikeouts.

How many All-Star Games has Joe Musgrove made?

Joe Musgrove has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Joe Musgrove

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2024)

Joe Musgrove is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2016 for the Houston Astros, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Diego Padres, a span of 9 seasons. Across 206 career appearances, he has gone 66-62 with a 3.73 ERA and 1,050 strikeouts. Joe Musgrove is an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12431.8.

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 17, 2026

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W–L 66–62

ERA 3.73

WHIP 1.17

SO 1,050

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 12431.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 230 lb
Born: 12/4/1992 in El Cajon, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2016-08-02
Awards: All-Star
Jersey: #44

Full name: Joseph Anthony Musgrove

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Musgrove — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
66	62	206	180	2	2	2	1056.0	970	438	133	262	1,050	3.73	12431.8

Career ERA 3.73 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 12.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Joe Musgrove Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	HOU	AL	4	4	11	10	0	0	0	62.0	59	28	16	55	4.06	4.19 (+3%)	17.4
2017	HOU	AL	7	8	38	15	0	0	2	109.1	117	58	28	98	4.77	4.36 (-10%)	-69.0
2018	PIT	NL	6	9	19	19	0	0	0	115.1	113	52	23	100	4.06	4.15 (+2%)	1662.9
2019	PIT	NL	11	12	32	31	0	0	0	170.1	168	84	39	157	4.44	4.51 (+1%)	3024.8
2020	PIT	NL	1	5	8	8	0	0	0	39.2	33	17	16	55	3.86	4.45 (+13%)	1034.7
2021	SDN	NL	11	9	32	31	2	2	0	181.1	142	64	54	203	3.18	4.27 (+26%)	2662.1
2022	SDN	NL	10	7	30	30	0	0	0	181.0	154	59	42	184	2.93	3.97 (+26%)	1787.1
2023	SDN	NL	10	3	17	17	0	0	0	97.1	90	33	21	97	3.05	4.33 (+30%)	2009.4
2024	SDN	NL	6	5	19	19	0	0	0	99.2	94	43	23	101	3.88	4.08 (+5%)	302.5
Career · 9 seasons			66	62	206	180	2	2	2	1,056.0	970	438	262	1,050	3.73	—	12,432

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

Joe Musgrove — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
229	138	12	20	5	1	0	4	0	3	55	.145	.162	.196	.358	-846

Career AVG .145 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 41.7% below league average.

Career OBP .162 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 49.2% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Career OPS .358 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joe Musgrove Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	HOU	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	HOU	AL	38	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	PIT	NL	20	31	2	5	1	0	0	0	12	.161	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	PIT	NL	46	51	8	8	2	1	3	2	19	.157	.252 (-38%)	.322 (-42%)	.434 (-46%)	.757 (-44%)	-381.4
2020	PIT	NL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SDN	NL	40	51	2	7	2	0	1	1	23	.137	.243 (-44%)	.317 (-52%)	.410 (-57%)	.727 (-55%)	-464.6
2022	SDN	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	SDN	NL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	SDN	NL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			229	138	12	20	5	1	4	3	55	.145	—	—	—	—	-846

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

Joe Musgrove — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Joe Musgrove — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2024	NLWC2	SDN	1	.000
2022	NLCS	SDN	1	.000
2022	NLDS2	SDN	1	.000
2022	NLWC1	SDN	1	.000
2017	ALCS	HOU	1	.000
2017	ALDS2	HOU	2	.000
2017	WS	HOU	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Joe Musgrove — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	11	4	0	29.0	22	13	7	25	4.03

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joe Musgrove — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2024	NLWC2	SDN	0	0	1	1	3.2	1	1	0	4	2.45
2022	NLCS	SDN	0	1	1	1	5.2	8	4	2	5	6.35
2022	NLDS2	SDN	0	0	1	1	6.0	6	2	3	8	3.00
2022	NLWC1	SDN	1	0	1	1	7.0	1	0	1	5	0.00
2017	ALCS	HOU	0	0	1	0	0.2	2	2	0	0	27.00
2017	ALDS2	HOU	0	0	2	0	2.0	1	1	0	1	4.50
2017	WS	HOU	1	0	4	0	4.0	3	3	1	2	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Musgrove — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	125	76	7	14	0	3	.184
Away	104	62	5	6	0	1	.097

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Musgrove — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	111	583.1	523	233	145	611	3.59
Away	95	472.2	447	205	117	439	3.90

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Musgrove — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-09-26	SDP	LAD	—	6.1	5	2	2	1	6	1
2024-09-20	SDP	CHW	—	6.0	4	0	0	0	9	0
2024-09-14	SDP	SFG	W	6.0	3	0	0	0	8	0
2024-09-08	SDP	SFG	L	4.1	8	6	6	1	7	3
2024-09-02	SDP	DET	W	6.0	3	0	0	2	8	0
2024-08-28	SDP	STL	—	6.0	7	3	3	1	3	0
2024-08-23	SDP	NYN	W	7.0	1	0	0	0	9	0
2024-08-18	SDP	COL	—	4.1	3	1	1	2	6	0
2024-08-12	SDP	PIT	—	4.1	2	0	0	1	1	0
2024-05-26	SDP	NYY	—	5.1	6	1	1	0	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Musgrove — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	206	180	138	138	11	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Musgrove — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2016	HOU	P	11	10	10	8	0	2
2017	HOU	P	38	15	15	21	1	2
2018	PIT	P	19	19	15	22	1	2
2019	PIT	P	32	31	30	24	4	0
2020	PIT	P	8	8	7	8	0	0
2021	SDN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
2021	SDN	P	32	31	21	18	1	0
2022	SDN	P	30	30	19	17	1	2
2023	SDN	P	17	17	10	8	2	2
2024	SDN	P	19	19	11	12	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joe Musgrove Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	206
Left Field	1

Awards & Honors

Joe Musgrove — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2021	Player of the Week	Week of 2021-04-10

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Joe Musgrove: the record in brief

Joe Musgrove's major league record starts with the debut on August 2, 2016 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. Club by club, the record runs the Houston Astros (2016 to 2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018 through 2020), and the San Diego Padres (2021 to 2024). Musgrove played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 4, 1992, in El Cajon, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'5" and 230 pounds. The bio lists the given name Joseph Anthony.

Across 206 games (180 starts), Musgrove has recorded 66 wins against 62 losses with a 3.73 ERA. The same table counts 1,050 strikeouts. Against a 4.24 league ERA for the same years, Musgrove was 12.0% better. 2019 brought Musgrove a season-high 11 wins. Musgrove struck out 203 batters in 2021, a career high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.93 in 2022, when the league's was 3.97.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Musgrove

What years did Joe Musgrove play?: Joe Musgrove played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2024.
Was Joe Musgrove a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Musgrove pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 1050 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Musgrove hit?: Joe Musgrove hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.
What teams has Joe Musgrove played for?: Joe Musgrove has played for 3 teams: the Houston Astros (2016–2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2020), and the San Diego Padres (2021–2024).
Has Joe Musgrove won a Cy Young Award?: No. Joe Musgrove has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Joe Musgrove won?: Joe Musgrove has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What are Joe Musgrove's career stats?: In 206 games, Joe Musgrove has gone 66-62 with a 3.73 ERA, 1,050 strikeouts, 1,056.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
What position does Joe Musgrove play?: Joe Musgrove plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Joe Musgrove and how much does he weigh?: Joe Musgrove is listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.
What number does Joe Musgrove wear?: Joe Musgrove wears number 44, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
What was Joe Musgrove's career ERA?: Joe Musgrove finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 66-62 with 1,050 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Musgrove have?: Joe Musgrove recorded 1,050 career strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games has Joe Musgrove made?: Joe Musgrove has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.