P Joe Montgomery #19
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/02/2026
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P JOE MONTGOMERY #19 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
63 0 9-5 43 1.10 65.2 41 1 17 70 0.88 2.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 55 65 60
Movement 60 55 65 60
HRA 60 55 70 60
PBABIP 55 50 60 55
Control 55 55 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 75 75
Slider 70 70
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 35
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/2026 MIN Win, 4-3 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 Win
09/29/2026 MIN Win, 4-0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/27/2026 @ PHI Win, 4-1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
09/25/2026 @ PHI Win, 6-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/20/2026 BOS Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/18/2026 BOS Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Win
09/16/2026 HOU Win, 2-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/15/2026 HOU Win, 2-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
09/13/2026 LAA Win, 4-3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Win
09/11/2026 LAA Win, 3-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
PERSONALITY
Has a lot of varied interests.
Birthday:11/11/1995
Born in:South Bound Brook, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,636,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 31st Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 63 0 9 5 43 1.10 65.2 41 13 8 1 17 70 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 46 3 93.5 63 60 8.22 5.62 9.59 2.33 2.10 0.88 55 2.8 .247        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 114 17 2 0 1 7 9 31 1 1 2 .149 .222 .193 .415      
vs. RHB 118 24 4 0 0 6 8 39 0 0 0 .203 .254 .237 .491      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0  
March 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2  
April 11 0 1 1 9 2.61 10.1 10 3 3 0 3 11  
May 6 0 0 1 3 4.76 5.2 6 4 3 1 1 6  
June 11 0 2 0 8 0.00 12.1 0 1 0 0 5 13  
July 11 0 2 1 8 0.75 12.0 10 2 1 0 1 14  
August 11 0 2 1 5 0.00 12.2 9 1 0 0 5 12  
September 12 0 2 1 9 0.77 11.2 6 2 1 0 2 12  
Spring Training 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 2  
Postseason 2 0 1 0 1 6.75 2.2 4 2 2 0 0 2  
Last Year 58 0 5 8 35 3.63 67.0 76 34 27 4 18 68  
2 Years Ago 62 0 7 10 34 3.24 66.2 55 34 24 5 25 60  
Career 368 0 27 33 153 2.88 412.1 353 161 132 28 153 461  
Home 39 0 9 1 26 0.65 41.1 18 5 3 1 10 48  
Road 24 0 0 4 17 1.85 24.1 23 8 5 0 7 22  
Grass 22 0 0 3 16 2.01 22.1 22 7 5 0 7 21  
Turf 41 0 9 2 27 0.62 43.1 19 6 3 1 10 49  
Day 27 0 4 3 19 0.67 27.0 15 6 2 0 9 27  
Night 36 0 5 2 24 1.40 38.2 26 7 6 1 8 43  
As Reliever / Substitution 63 0 9 5 43 1.10 65.2 41 13 8 1 17 70  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 58 0 0 2 1 4.08 70.2 62 32 32 6 36 98 0 0 1.39 .346 3.23 1.4 116
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB 26 66 0 2 5 4 3.35 78.0 76 36 29 9 28 98 0 0 1.33 .349 3.46 1.3 123
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB 27 61 0 4 3 36 1.68 64.1 43 12 12 3 29 67 0 0 1.12 .248 2.85 1.4 216
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 62 0 7 10 34 3.24 66.2 55 34 24 5 25 60 0 0 1.20 .272 3.33 1.1 115
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 29 58 0 5 8 35 3.63 67.0 76 34 27 4 18 68 0 0 1.40 .360 3.03 1.7 108
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 30 63 0 9 5 43 1.10 65.2 41 13 8 1 17 70 0 0 0.88 .247 2.10 2.8 341
Total MLB 368 0 27 33 153 2.88 412.1 353 161 132 28 153 461 0 0 1.23 .306 3.02 9.7 141
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Total - 21 15 12 7 1 0 1.46 80.1 49 14 13 6 22 132 0 0 0.88 .287 1.71 3.7 100
2017 West Virginia - S A 21 21 0 2 2 10 2.16 25.0 18 6 6 1 7 37 0 0 1.00 .347 1.77 1.1 184
2017 West Virginia - A 21 7 0 1 0 4 0.00 7.2 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.39 .167 1.82 0.3 999
2018 West Virginia - A 22 46 0 5 1 19 0.89 50.1 31 6 5 2 23 65 0 0 1.07 .274 2.48 1.3 386
2018 Bradenton - A+ 22 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
2018 Total - A+ 22 47 0 5 1 20 0.88 51.1 31 6 5 2 23 67 0 0 1.05 .271 2.43 1.4 394
2019 Bristol - R 23 13 0 4 2 1 3.22 22.1 13 8 8 4 7 37 0 0 0.90 .231 4.65 0.2 155
2019 West Virginia - S A 23 15 0 2 3 4 1.96 18.1 9 4 4 3 8 30 0 0 0.93 .207 4.04 0.1 210
2020 Pittsburgh (DSL) - R 24 5 0 3 0 0 0.82 11.0 4 1 1 0 4 20 0 0 0.73 .267 1.28 0.6 541
2020 Bristol - R 24 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 5 0 0 1.12 .250 6.16 -0.0 73
2020 Total - R 24 7 0 3 0 0 1.98 13.2 6 3 3 1 5 25 0 0 0.80 .263 2.23 0.6 241
2020 West Virginia - S A 24 15 0 1 2 1 2.77 13.0 11 4 4 2 3 22 0 0 1.08 .360 2.74 0.3 152
2021 Durham - AAA 25 4 0 0 1 2 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 0 4 7 0 0 1.26 .250 2.82 0.2 248
Total IL 4 0 0 1 2 1.42 6.1 4 1 1 0 4 7 0 0 1.26 .250 2.82 247.6
Total FSL 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 999.0
Total SAL 53 0 6 1 23 0.78 58.0 34 6 5 2 23 72 0 0 0.98 .258 2.39 444.8
Total NYP 51 0 5 7 15 2.24 56.1 38 14 14 6 18 89 0 0 0.99 .311 2.73 182.5
Total APP 15 0 4 2 1 3.60 25.0 15 10 10 5 8 42 0 0 0.92 .233 4.81 138.5
Total DSL 5 0 3 0 0 0.82 11.0 4 1 1 0 4 20 0 0 0.73 .267 1.28 541.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 5 0 1 1 0 3.24 8.1 4 3 3 0 5 17 0 0 1.08 .333 2.09 0.4 146
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB 30 2 0 1 0 1 6.75 2.2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.50 .444 1.80 0.1 55
Total MLB 7 0 2 1 1 4.09 11.0 8 5 5 0 5 19 0 0 1.18 .381 2.02 104.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Tampa Bay - MLB P 56 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 70.2 1.02 +0.3 1.034
2022 Tampa Bay - MLB P 65 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 78.0 0.92 -0.4 1.011
2023 Tampa Bay - MLB P 61 0 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 64.1 1.40 +0.5 1.039
2024 Tampa Bay - MLB P 62 0 2 5 0 8 1 .875 66.2 0.94 +1.0 1.203
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB P 58 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 67.0 0.54 -0.4 .000
2026 Tampa Bay - MLB P 63 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 65.2 1.10 +0.7 1.788
TOTAL P 365 0 16 29 1 46 1 .978 412.1 0.98 +1.8 1.146
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/2020 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 3, Pick 12, 72nd overall Pick) by the Tampa Bay Rays, from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (45).
04/21/2021 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/12/2021 Injured on 06/11/2021, diagnosed with a stiff back, will not miss additional time.
08/13/2021 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/24/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $590,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (55).
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $610,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (55).
11/12/2023 Finished 3rd in 2023 MLB AL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
11/25/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,200,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 60 (60).
05/14/2024 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/30/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,978,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (55).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 50 (55).
11/22/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,636,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
05/01/2026 Suspended 9 games after ejection following a brawl.
10/01/2026 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2023 36 3
2024 34 2
2025 35 5
2026 43 3
Year HLD Rank
2022 18 6
Year GF Rank
2023 51 3
2024 56 1
2025 53 6
2026 60 2
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