P Ernesto Stainforth #13
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/10/2025
P ERNESTO STAINFORTH #13 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
32 26 7-13 0 4.34 159.2 179 19 47 121 1.42 1.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 55 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 75 75
Changeup 55 55
Cutter 60 60
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 65
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/05/2025 TOR Loss, 3-5 X 5.0 8 4 3 2 5 Loss
08/30/2025 @ CWS Win, 5-0 X 6.0 5 0 0 1 1 Win
08/25/2025 WAS Win, 8-5 X 4.2 9 5 5 1 2
08/21/2025 BOS Loss, 5-7 X 5.0 5 4 4 3 5 Loss
08/17/2025 @ STL Loss, 2-5 X 7.0 8 3 3 2 3 Loss
08/11/2025 MIN Loss, 2-7 X 5.1 7 4 4 3 4 Loss
08/06/2025 @ TEX Loss, 3-4 X 5.2 10 4 4 2 1 Loss
08/01/2025 @ MIA Loss, 1-9 X 5.2 8 3 2 1 7 Loss
07/27/2025 PHI Win, 3-2 X 6.2 8 2 2 0 6
07/21/2025 @ TOR Loss, 1-6 X 4.1 5 5 4 2 4 Loss
PERSONALITY
Ernesto is as smart as they come, but he lacks inner drive.
Birthday:08/25/1994
Born in:San Carlos, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 9"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,300,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 127 Days
Service This Yr:176 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 28th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 32 26 7 13 0 4.34 159.2 179 85 77 19 47 121 0 0.0 0 9 34.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 6 1 13.13 10.09 6.82 2.65 4.61 1.42 110 1.2 .314        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 311 91 17 1 15 44 21 57 2 1 3 .293 .341 .498 .840      
vs. RHB 333 88 15 0 4 41 26 64 3 2 4 .264 .322 .345 .668      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 8 4 3 0 2 5  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 1 1  
April 7 2 2 0 0 3.42 26.1 18 10 10 2 6 22  
May 6 6 1 3 0 4.83 31.2 37 17 17 3 6 17  
June 5 5 2 3 0 4.74 24.2 30 18 13 4 8 26  
July 5 5 1 1 0 3.81 28.1 32 13 12 6 11 27  
August 7 7 1 5 0 5.03 39.1 52 23 22 4 13 23  
September 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 8 4 3 0 2 5  
Last Year 41 13 5 8 3 4.05 120.0 122 56 54 13 34 97  
2 Years Ago 50 14 10 6 3 4.19 109.2 113 54 51 16 34 83  
Career 281 123 52 51 12 4.33 891.2 900 456 429 116 267 774  
Home 17 13 4 6 0 4.72 80.0 93 48 42 6 25 61  
Road 15 13 3 7 0 3.95 79.2 86 37 35 13 22 60  
Grass 29 24 7 12 0 4.28 147.1 164 77 70 14 41 108  
Turf 3 2 0 1 0 5.11 12.1 15 8 7 5 6 13  
Day 13 11 2 6 0 4.37 68.0 86 36 33 7 18 40  
Night 19 15 5 7 0 4.32 91.2 93 49 44 12 29 81  
As Starter 26 26 7 13 0 4.32 143.2 165 77 69 18 42 111  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 0 0 0 4.50 16.0 14 8 8 1 5 10  
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+
2018 St. Louis - MLB 23 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 2.0 3 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 3.50 .600 5.07 -0.0 23
2019 St. Louis - MLB 24 16 16 4 5 0 4.99 88.1 95 53 49 5 27 68 0 0 1.38 .328 3.70 2.1 91
2020 St. Louis - MLB 25 31 31 12 9 0 3.09 177.2 144 66 61 22 49 151 0 0 1.09 .252 3.77 3.0 130
2021 St. Louis - MLB 26 35 23 6 9 0 6.36 133.0 154 96 94 33 38 132 0 0 1.44 .327 5.44 0.5 74
2022 St. Louis - MLB 27 75 0 8 1 6 3.46 101.1 90 42 39 8 34 118 0 0 1.22 .313 3.20 1.7 121
2023 St. Louis - MLB 28 50 14 10 6 3 4.19 109.2 113 54 51 16 34 83 0 0 1.34 .294 4.52 -0.4 84
2024 St. Louis - MLB 29 41 13 5 8 3 4.05 120.0 122 56 54 13 34 97 0 0 1.30 .309 4.11 0.4 89
2025 New York - MLB 30 32 26 7 13 0 4.34 159.2 179 85 77 19 47 121 0 0 1.42 .314 4.61 1.2 97
Total MLB 281 123 52 51 12 4.33 891.2 900 456 429 116 267 774 0 0 1.31 .303 4.24 8.5 95
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+
2015 Total - 20 14 14 8 2 0 2.30 94.0 71 28 24 7 28 119 0 0 1.05 .283 2.59 3.1 100
2015 State College - S A 20 14 14 2 3 0 3.30 73.2 66 27 27 2 26 90 0 0 1.25 .352 2.65 2.1 112
2015 Peoria - A 20 2 2 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 9 2 2 1 3 8 0 0 1.20 .267 4.02 0.1 208
2016 Peoria - A 21 9 9 3 1 0 1.86 53.1 44 17 11 4 16 55 0 0 1.12 .288 3.45 1.2 227
2016 Palm Beach - A+ 21 12 12 2 4 0 4.69 63.1 58 33 33 3 32 67 0 0 1.42 .316 3.34 1.6 91
2016 Total - A+ 21 21 21 5 5 0 3.39 116.2 102 50 44 7 48 122 0 0 1.29 .304 3.39 2.8 126
2016 Springfield - AA 21 8 8 1 1 0 5.02 43.0 38 29 24 3 23 34 0 0 1.42 .263 4.89 0.4 91
2017 Peoria - A 22 17 17 5 5 0 3.30 90.0 88 33 33 6 24 99 0 0 1.24 .349 3.14 1.9 112
2017 Palm Beach - A+ 22 11 11 3 4 0 3.61 62.1 63 27 25 4 24 50 0 0 1.40 .326 3.77 0.5 95
2017 Total - A+ 22 28 28 8 9 0 3.43 152.1 151 60 58 10 48 149 0 0 1.31 .339 3.40 2.4 104
2018 Springfield - AA 23 3 3 1 2 0 0.90 20.0 11 3 2 2 6 25 0 0 0.85 .200 2.54 0.5 374
2018 Memphis - AAA 23 26 26 8 7 0 4.65 147.0 153 78 76 15 59 131 0 0 1.44 .322 4.19 2.2 93
2019 Memphis - AAA 24 13 13 4 4 0 4.01 74.0 82 36 33 10 22 63 0 0 1.41 .323 4.79 1.0 119
Total PCL 39 39 12 11 0 4.44 221.0 235 114 109 25 81 194 0 0 1.43 .323 4.39 100.0
Total TEX 11 11 2 3 0 3.71 63.0 49 32 26 5 29 59 0 0 1.24 .247 4.14 119.8
Total FSL 23 23 5 8 0 4.15 125.2 121 60 58 7 56 117 0 0 1.41 .321 3.55 92.8
Total MID 28 28 8 6 0 2.70 153.1 141 52 46 11 43 162 0 0 1.20 .322 3.31 141.4
Total NYP 14 14 2 3 0 3.30 73.2 66 27 27 2 26 90 0 0 1.25 .352 2.65 111.9
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+
2020 St. Louis - MLB 25 2 2 0 0 0 19.64 3.2 8 8 8 3 1 4 0 0 2.45 .417 13.11 -0.3 21
2021 St. Louis - MLB 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2022 St. Louis - MLB 27 2 0 0 0 0 10.12 2.2 4 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 2.62 .375 6.84 -0.1 42
Total MLB 5 2 0 0 0 14.14 7.0 12 11 11 4 4 6 0 0 2.29 .364 9.78 28.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 St. Louis - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 St. Louis - MLB P 16 16 3 15 1 20 2 .900 88.1 1.83 -0.5 1.032
2020 St. Louis - MLB P 31 31 10 20 1 30 0 1.000 177.2 1.52 -1.2 .929
2021 St. Louis - MLB P 35 23 2 9 0 12 1 .917 133.0 0.74 -0.8 .887
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 73 0 5 6 1 12 1 .917 101.1 0.98 +0.4 1.011
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 49 14 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 109.2 0.90 +1.4 1.039
2024 St. Louis - MLB P 40 13 7 12 0 20 1 .950 120.0 1.43 +1.2 1.002
2025 New York - MLB P 32 26 6 14 2 21 1 .952 159.2 1.13 +0.4 .999
TOTAL P 277 123 36 84 5 126 6 .952 891.2 1.21 +0.8 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
06/08/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 28, 28th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals, out of college (Arizona; Tucson, AZ).
06/15/2015 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $2,200,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (55).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 35 (50).
05/01/2017 Wins the MID MID Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (60).
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (60).
11/21/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
11/21/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 60 (60).
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: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (60).
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,485,350.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
11/12/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,500,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (60).
11/30/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,440,000.
12/01/2024 Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
12/18/2024 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2020 9 10
Year G Rank
2022 75 5
Year HLD Rank
2022 15 8
Year HRA Rank
2021 33 9
Year ERA Rank
2020 3.09 7
Year BABIP Rank
2020 .252 5
Year WHIP Rank
2020 1.09 10
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 10.08 10
Year H/9 Rank
2020 7.29 8
Year RA Rank
2022 75 5
Year GB% Rank
2020 0.57 3
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