P Ernesto Stainforth #13
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/13/2026
P ERNESTO STAINFORTH #13 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
23 8 4-3 0 4.67 69.1 71 13 24 65 1.37 -0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 50 50
HRA 50 50 50 50
PBABIP 50 50 50 50
Control 55 50 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 70 70
Changeup 55 55
Cutter 55 55
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 50
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
07/10/2026 @ WAS Loss, 8-13 3.0 3 1 1 1 5
07/07/2026 @ TB Win, 7-2 1.2 4 1 1 1 2
06/29/2026 DET Loss, 0-10 1.1 5 2 1 1 0
06/26/2026 @ BOS Loss, 2-9 1.0 3 4 4 1 0
06/25/2026 @ BOS Loss, 2-9 1.0 1 0 0 2 1
06/23/2026 @ DET Win, 4-3 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 Win
06/22/2026 @ DET Loss, 1-7 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
06/19/2026 CIN Loss, 2-15 0.2 4 5 5 2 2
06/14/2026 @ TOR Win, 9-7 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
06/09/2026 @ CLE Loss, 3-9 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
He is smart on and off the field, but he often fails to run out plays.
Birthday:08/25/1994
Born in:San Carlos, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 9"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,200,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:110 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 110 Days
Pro Service:11 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 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 23 8 4 3 0 4.67 69.1 71 40 36 13 24 65 0 0.0 0 2 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 15 4 13.24 9.22 8.44 3.12 5.16 1.37 131 -0.4 .299        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 108 27 3 1 9 19 8 26 1 2 4 .250 .322 .546 .869      
vs. RHB 163 44 7 0 4 21 16 39 0 1 3 .270 .346 .387 .733      
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 0 3.86 4.2 7 2 2 1 2 7  
April 6 3 2 1 0 2.25 24.0 17 7 6 0 9 21  
May 6 5 1 2 0 5.22 29.1 28 19 17 10 5 24  
June 9 0 1 0 0 8.74 11.1 19 12 11 2 8 13  
July 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 4.2 7 2 2 1 2 7  
Spring Training 1 1 0 1 0 3.00 3.0 0 1 1 0 2 3  
Last Year 36 30 9 14 0 4.09 184.2 200 92 84 20 50 144  
2 Years Ago 41 13 5 8 3 4.05 120.0 122 56 54 13 34 97  
Career 308 135 58 55 12 4.31 986.0 992 503 472 130 294 862  
Home 8 4 0 2 0 7.09 26.2 35 23 21 7 7 29  
Road 15 4 4 1 0 3.16 42.2 36 17 15 6 17 36  
Grass 19 8 3 3 0 5.03 62.2 64 39 35 13 20 56  
Turf 4 0 1 0 0 1.35 6.2 7 1 1 0 4 9  
Day 6 3 0 1 0 3.32 21.2 18 9 8 1 5 24  
Night 17 5 4 2 0 5.29 47.2 53 31 28 12 19 41  
As Starter 8 8 2 3 0 4.40 45.0 39 25 22 10 12 36  
As Reliever / Substitution 15 0 2 0 0 5.18 24.1 32 15 14 3 12 29  
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 36 30 9 14 0 4.09 184.2 200 92 84 20 50 144 0 0 1.35 .310 4.40 1.9 103
2026 New York - MLB 31 23 8 4 3 0 4.67 69.1 71 40 36 13 24 65 0 0 1.37 .299 5.16 -0.4 85
Total MLB 308 135 58 55 12 4.31 986.0 992 503 472 130 294 862 0 0 1.30 .302 4.27 8.8 96
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 36 30 6 16 2 23 1 .957 184.2 1.07 -0.1 1.004
2026 New York - MLB P 23 8 7 10 0 17 0 1.000 69.1 2.21 +1.1 1.075
TOTAL P 304 135 43 96 5 145 6 .959 986.0 1.27 +1.4 .991
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).
11/05/2025 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,400,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2020 9 10
Year G Rank
2022 75 5
Year L Rank
2025 14 6
Year HLD Rank
2022 15 8
Year HRA Rank
2021 33 9
2025 20 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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