Pitching

Josh McElwee

Free Agent (AA)

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Age: 35

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'4" / 230

DOB: 6/12/1989

(35 years, 11 months, 26 days)

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Stats

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2012	TEX	A-	23	1	2	7	20	0	27.0		11.67	2.00	0.33	.362	64.4%	36.4%	3.4%				3.67		2.10	2.44
2012	TEX	A+	23	0	0	0	3	0	4.1		16.62	2.08	0.00	.556	100.0%	55.6%	0.0%				0.00		1.08	1.91
2012	TEX	MiLB	23	1	2	7	23	0	31.1		12.35	2.01	0.29	.385	70.7%	38.7%	3.0%				3.16		1.96	2.37
2013	TEX	A-	24	1	0	1	6	0	9.1		21.21	2.89	0.96	.455	78.9%	25.0%	16.7%				1.93		0.96	0.00
2013	TEX	A	24	2	1	2	11	0	13.1		14.85	6.75	3.38	.486	59.3%	29.3%	25.0%				10.13		7.53	3.94
2013	TEX	A+	24	3	2	0	17	0	34.2		8.83	2.86	0.52	.268	81.6%	35.4%	4.1%				1.04		3.35	3.77
2013	TEX	MiLB	24	6	3	3	34	0	57.1		12.24	3.77	1.26	.338	73.2%	32.9%	10.7%				3.30		3.93	3.19
2014	TEX	A	25	2	0	6	25	0	36.0		14.25	3.50	1.00	.378	70.5%	51.2%	16.7%				4.25		3.20	2.34
2014	TEX	A+	25	2	0	0	11	0	21.2		11.22	3.74	0.00	.239	95.0%	41.3%	0.0%				0.42		2.27	3.06
2014	TEX	AA	25	0	0	0	6	0	9.0		8.00	2.00	0.00	.174	83.3%	39.1%	0.0%				1.00		2.01	2.68
2014	TEX	MiLB	25	4	0	6	42	0	66.2		12.42	3.38	0.54	.305	78.4%	46.4%	7.7%				2.57		2.74	2.62
2015	TEX	AA	26	2	1	4	18	0	20.2		5.23	4.79	0.00	.342	52.8%	44.4%	0.0%				6.97		3.73	5.12
2015	TEX	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0	0.2		0.00	13.50	0.00	.500	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%				27.00		8.09	13.74

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2012	TEX	A-	23	1	2	7	20	0	27.0		11.67	2.00	0.33	.362	64.4%	36.4%	3.4%				3.67		2.10	2.44
2012	TEX	A+	23	0	0	0	3	0	4.1		16.62	2.08	0.00	.556	100.0%	55.6%	0.0%				0.00		1.08	1.91
2012	TEX	MiLB	23	1	2	7	23	0	31.1		12.35	2.01	0.29	.385	70.7%	38.7%	3.0%				3.16		1.96	2.37
2013	TEX	A-	24	1	0	1	6	0	9.1		21.21	2.89	0.96	.455	78.9%	25.0%	16.7%				1.93		0.96	0.00
2013	TEX	A	24	2	1	2	11	0	13.1		14.85	6.75	3.38	.486	59.3%	29.3%	25.0%				10.13		7.53	3.94
2013	TEX	A+	24	3	2	0	17	0	34.2		8.83	2.86	0.52	.268	81.6%	35.4%	4.1%				1.04		3.35	3.77
2013	TEX	MiLB	24	6	3	3	34	0	57.1		12.24	3.77	1.26	.338	73.2%	32.9%	10.7%				3.30		3.93	3.19
2014	TEX	A	25	2	0	6	25	0	36.0		14.25	3.50	1.00	.378	70.5%	51.2%	16.7%				4.25		3.20	2.34
2014	TEX	A+	25	2	0	0	11	0	21.2		11.22	3.74	0.00	.239	95.0%	41.3%	0.0%				0.42		2.27	3.06
2014	TEX	AA	25	0	0	0	6	0	9.0		8.00	2.00	0.00	.174	83.3%	39.1%	0.0%				1.00		2.01	2.68
2014	TEX	MiLB	25	4	0	6	42	0	66.2		12.42	3.38	0.54	.305	78.4%	46.4%	7.7%				2.57		2.74	2.62
2015	TEX	AA	26	2	1	4	18	0	20.2		5.23	4.79	0.00	.342	52.8%	44.4%	0.0%				6.97		3.73	5.12
2015	TEX	ST	26	0	0	0	1	0	0.2		0.00	13.50	0.00	.500	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%				27.00		8.09	13.74

Minor LeaguesSpring Training

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2012	TEX	A-	1	2	3.67	20	0		0	0	7	0	3	27.0	113	26	13	11	1	6	0	2	6	0	35
2012	TEX	A+	0	0	0.00	3	0		0	0	0	1	0	4.1	19	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	8
2012	TEX	MiLB	1	2	3.16	23	0		0	0	7	1	3	31.1	132	31	13	11	1	7	0	3	7	0	43
2013	TEX	A-	1	0	1.93	6	0		0	0	1	0	2	9.1	37	6	3	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	22
2013	TEX	A	2	1	10.13	11	0		0	0	2	0	2	13.1	75	23	18	15	5	10	0	1	6	0	22
2013	TEX	A+	3	2	1.04	17	0		0	0	0	3	2	34.2	147	28	10	4	2	11	2	3	4	0	34
2013	TEX	MiLB	6	3	3.30	34	0		0	0	3	3	6	57.1	259	57	31	21	8	24	2	4	11	0	78
2014	TEX	A	2	0	4.25	25	0		0	0	6	4	2	36.0	159	35	19	17	4	14	0	2	9	0	57
2014	TEX	A+	2	0	0.42	11	0		0	0	0	2	0	21.2	82	11	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	27
2014	TEX	AA	0	0	1.00	6	0		0	0	0	0	0	9.0	33	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	8
2014	TEX	MiLB	4	0	2.57	42	0		0	0	6	6	2	66.2	274	50	21	19	4	25	0	2	9	0	92
2015	TEX	AA	2	1	6.97	18	0		0	0	4	3	0	20.2	96	25	17	16	0	11	0	0	5	0	12
2015	TEX	ST	0	0	27.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0.2	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2012	TEX	A-	1	2	3.67	20	0		0	0	7	0	3	27.0	113	26	13	11	1	6	0	2	6	0	35
2012	TEX	A+	0	0	0.00	3	0		0	0	0	1	0	4.1	19	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	8
2012	TEX	MiLB	1	2	3.16	23	0		0	0	7	1	3	31.1	132	31	13	11	1	7	0	3	7	0	43
2013	TEX	A-	1	0	1.93	6	0		0	0	1	0	2	9.1	37	6	3	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	22
2013	TEX	A	2	1	10.13	11	0		0	0	2	0	2	13.1	75	23	18	15	5	10	0	1	6	0	22
2013	TEX	A+	3	2	1.04	17	0		0	0	0	3	2	34.2	147	28	10	4	2	11	2	3	4	0	34
2013	TEX	MiLB	6	3	3.30	34	0		0	0	3	3	6	57.1	259	57	31	21	8	24	2	4	11	0	78
2014	TEX	A	2	0	4.25	25	0		0	0	6	4	2	36.0	159	35	19	17	4	14	0	2	9	0	57
2014	TEX	A+	2	0	0.42	11	0		0	0	0	2	0	21.2	82	11	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	27
2014	TEX	AA	0	0	1.00	6	0		0	0	0	0	0	9.0	33	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	8
2014	TEX	MiLB	4	0	2.57	42	0		0	0	6	6	2	66.2	274	50	21	19	4	25	0	2	9	0	92
2015	TEX	AA	2	1	6.97	18	0		0	0	4	3	0	20.2	96	25	17	16	0	11	0	0	5	0	12
2015	TEX	ST	0	0	27.00	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0.2	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2012	TEX	A-	11.67	2.00	5.83	0.33		31.0%	5.3%	25.7%		.248	1.19	.362	64.4%		96	55		2.10
2012	TEX	A+	16.62	2.08	8.00	0.00		42.1%	5.3%	36.8%		.294	1.38	.556	100.0%		0	27		1.08
2012	TEX	MiLB	12.35	2.01	6.14	0.29		32.6%	5.3%	27.3%		.254	1.21	.385	70.7%		83	51		1.96
2013	TEX	A-	21.21	2.89	7.33	0.96		59.5%	8.1%	51.4%		.176	0.96	.455	78.9%		54	27		0.96
2013	TEX	A	14.85	6.75	2.20	3.38		29.3%	13.3%	16.0%		.359	2.48	.486	59.3%		258	191		7.53
2013	TEX	A+	8.83	2.86	3.09	0.52		23.1%	7.5%	15.6%		.211	1.13	.268	81.6%		26	84		3.35
2013	TEX	MiLB	12.24	3.77	3.25	1.26		30.1%	9.3%	20.8%		.247	1.41	.338	73.2%		85	99		3.93
2014	TEX	A	14.25	3.50	4.07	1.00		35.8%	8.8%	27.0%		.245	1.36	.378	70.5%		102	77		3.20
2014	TEX	A+	11.22	3.74	3.00	0.00		32.9%	11.0%	22.0%		.151	0.92	.239	95.0%		11	58		2.27
2014	TEX	AA	8.00	2.00	4.00	0.00		24.2%	6.1%	18.2%		.129	0.67	.174	83.3%		26	53		2.01
2014	TEX	MiLB	12.42	3.38	3.68	0.54		33.6%	9.1%	24.5%		.202	1.13	.305	78.4%		62	67		2.74
2015	TEX	AA	5.23	4.79	1.09	0.00		12.5%	11.5%	1.0%		.294	1.74	.342	52.8%		168	92		3.73
2015	TEX	ST	0.00	13.50	0.00	0.00		0.0%	20.0%	-20.0%		.500	4.50	.500	33.3%		578	181		8.09

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2012	TEX	A-	11.67	2.00	5.83	0.33		31.0%	5.3%	25.7%		.248	1.19	.362	64.4%		96	55		2.10
2012	TEX	A+	16.62	2.08	8.00	0.00		42.1%	5.3%	36.8%		.294	1.38	.556	100.0%		0	27		1.08
2012	TEX	MiLB	12.35	2.01	6.14	0.29		32.6%	5.3%	27.3%		.254	1.21	.385	70.7%		83	51		1.96
2013	TEX	A-	21.21	2.89	7.33	0.96		59.5%	8.1%	51.4%		.176	0.96	.455	78.9%		54	27		0.96
2013	TEX	A	14.85	6.75	2.20	3.38		29.3%	13.3%	16.0%		.359	2.48	.486	59.3%		258	191		7.53
2013	TEX	A+	8.83	2.86	3.09	0.52		23.1%	7.5%	15.6%		.211	1.13	.268	81.6%		26	84		3.35
2013	TEX	MiLB	12.24	3.77	3.25	1.26		30.1%	9.3%	20.8%		.247	1.41	.338	73.2%		85	99		3.93
2014	TEX	A	14.25	3.50	4.07	1.00		35.8%	8.8%	27.0%		.245	1.36	.378	70.5%		102	77		3.20
2014	TEX	A+	11.22	3.74	3.00	0.00		32.9%	11.0%	22.0%		.151	0.92	.239	95.0%		11	58		2.27
2014	TEX	AA	8.00	2.00	4.00	0.00		24.2%	6.1%	18.2%		.129	0.67	.174	83.3%		26	53		2.01
2014	TEX	MiLB	12.42	3.38	3.68	0.54		33.6%	9.1%	24.5%		.202	1.13	.305	78.4%		62	67		2.74
2015	TEX	AA	5.23	4.79	1.09	0.00		12.5%	11.5%	1.0%		.294	1.74	.342	52.8%		168	92		3.73
2015	TEX	ST	0.00	13.50	0.00	0.00		0.0%	20.0%	-20.0%		.500	4.50	.500	33.3%		578	181		8.09