MLB Player Profile: Josh James

James allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless eighth inning to pick up his third hold in Friday's 4-3 win over the Rangers. Analysis available to registered users

	GP	GS	QS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
2019	38	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	3	50.2	35	28	26	31	79	4.62	1.303

Date	vs.	Result	W	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PIT	BAA	ERA
Jul 19	TEX	W 4-3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	15	.191	4.62
Jul 16	@LAA	L 7-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	.190	4.71
Jul 15	@LAA	L 9-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	.189	4.81
Jul 13	@TEX	W 7-6	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	38	.192	4.91
Jul 11	@TEX	L 5-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.199	5.12
Jul 7	LAA	W 11-10	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	3	33	.202	5.24
Jul 5	LAA	L 5-4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	17	.196	5.15
Jul 2	@COL	W 9-8	0	0	1.1	3	5	4	2	1	28	.194	5.27
Jun 30	SEA	W 6-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	15	.182	4.57
Jun 28	SEA	W 2-1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	24	.186	4.69

Date	Opponent
Sun Jul 21, 2:10PM EDT	Texas Rangers
Mon Jul 22, 8:10PM EDT	Oakland Athletics
Tue Jul 23, 8:10PM EDT	Oakland Athletics
Wed Jul 24, 2:10PM EDT	Oakland Athletics
Fri Jul 26, 8:15PM EDT	at St. Louis Cardinals
Sat Jul 27, 7:15PM EDT	at St. Louis Cardinals
Sun Jul 28, 2:15PM EDT	at St. Louis Cardinals
Tue Jul 30, 7:10PM EDT	at Cleveland Indians
Wed Jul 31, 7:10PM EDT	at Cleveland Indians
Thu Aug 1, 7:10PM EDT	at Cleveland Indians

Year	Positions
2019	SP: 1 RP: 37
2018	SP: 3 RP: 3
2017
2016

Pitching
Season	Team	GP	GS	QS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	GB/FB	BAA	WHIP	ERA
2018	HOU	6	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	23	15	6	6	3	7	29	1.05	.183	0.957	2.35
2019	HOU	38	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	3	50.2	35	28	26	7	31	79	0.84	.191	1.303	4.62
Career Total	44	4	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	5	73.2	50	34	32	10	38	108	0.91	.189	1.195	3.91

Hitting
Season	Team	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2018	HOU	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000
2019	HOU	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000
Career Total	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000

Pitching
Season	Team	GP	GS	QS	CG	ShHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	GB/FB	BAA	WHIP	ERA
2018	HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	6	4	4	1	2	7	2.00	.316	1.714	7.71
Career TOTAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	6	4	4	1	2	7	2.00	.316	1.714	7.71

Hitting
Season	Team	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2018	HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000
Career TOTAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	.000

Situation	GP	GS	W	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
Home	20	0	1	1	2	25	25	18	17	17	46	6.12	1.680
Away	18	1	3	0	1	25.2	10	10	9	14	33	3.16	0.935
Day	9	0	1	1	0	12.2	6	3	3	7	21	2.13	1.026
Night	29	1	3	0	3	38	29	25	23	24	58	5.45	1.395
Wins	24	0	4	1	3	32.2	18	17	16	23	48	4.41	1.255
Losses	14	1	0	0	0	18	17	11	10	8	31	5.00	1.389
vs. own division	19	1	2	1	2	25.1	12	6	6	12	39	2.13	0.947
vs. American League	34	1	3	1	2	45	30	20	19	27	69	3.80	1.267
vs. National League	4	0	1	0	1	5.2	5	8	7	4	10	11.12	1.588
vs. BAL	1	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	3.000
vs. BOS	2	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	2	4	0	0.750
vs. CHC	1	0	1	0	0	2.1	2	3	3	2	4	11.57	1.714
vs. CHW	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	2	2	6	6.00	2.000
vs. CLE	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	3	18.00	3.000
vs. COL	1	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	5	4	2	1	27.00	3.750
vs. DET	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
vs. KC	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	5	0	0.500
vs. LAA	5	1	0	0	0	5	4	1	1	1	7	1.80	1.000
vs. MIL	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
vs. MIN	2	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	3	3	4	9.00	2.667
vs. NYY	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	6	3	1	54.00	7.000
vs. OAK	4	0	1	1	0	7	2	2	2	3	8	2.57	0.714
vs. PIT	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
vs. SEA	4	0	0	0	1	4.2	2	2	2	5	9	3.86	1.500
vs. TB	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	5	0	0.667
vs. TEX	6	0	1	0	1	8.2	4	1	1	3	15	1.04	0.808
vs. TOR	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
March	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	5	0	0.667
April	9	0	0	1	0	11.2	12	13	12	10	16	9.26	1.886
May	9	0	2	0	0	15.1	9	5	5	7	25	2.93	1.043
June	10	0	1	0	2	11.1	5	4	4	8	19	3.18	1.147
July	8	1	1	0	1	9.1	8	6	5	5	14	4.82	1.393

Date	Transaction
Sep 01, 2018	Purchased From Minors

James allowed a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless eighth inning to pick up his...

Jul. 20, 2019

The Astros identified an adjustment to James' delivery which has produced significant improvement...

Jul. 15, 2019

James will serve as the opener for Monday's game against the Angels, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com...

Jul. 14, 2019

James (4-0) pitched two scoreless relief innings and struck out four to pick up the win Saturday...

Jul. 14, 2019

James surrendered five runs (four earned) on three hits and two walks while striking out one in 1.1...

Jul. 3, 2019

James (3-0) struck out three over two innings to earn the victory in Sunday's 6-4 extra-innings win...

Jun. 3, 2019

James (1-0) picked up the win in Saturday's 7-3 victory over the Red Sox, walking one and striking...

May. 18, 2019

James (back) struck out one in a perfect ninth inning in relief Saturday in the Astros' 14-2 win...

May. 5, 2019

Manager A.J. Hinch said he would try not to use James (back) against the Twins on Wednesday, Brian...

May. 1, 2019

James struck out three, walked one and hit a batter over two scoreless innings in Tuesday's 9-1 win...

Apr. 17, 2019

James allowed one run on two hits and struck out four over two innings in Wednesday's 4-0 loss to...

Apr. 4, 2019

James earned a spot in the Astros' bullpen for Opening Day, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Mar. 24, 2019

James (quadriceps) allowed a hit and walked one in a scoreless inning Saturday against Philadelphia.

Mar. 16, 2019

The Astros plan to have James (quadriceps) cover between one and two innings in his Grapefruit...

Mar. 14, 2019

James (quadriceps) will make his Grapefruit League debut Saturday against the Phillies, Chandler...

Mar. 13, 2019

James (quadriceps) will throw a live batting-practice session Tuesday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com...

Mar. 11, 2019

James (quadriceps) threw a bullpen session Saturday and is expected to throw his first live batting...

Mar. 10, 2019

James (quadriceps) tossed a bullpen session Thursday, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Mar. 7, 2019

James said he would do some running Wednesday to test out his injured right quadriceps, Chandler...

Mar. 6, 2019

James (quadriceps) is still playing catch but has yet to resume running, Chandler Rome of the...

Mar. 3, 2019

James (quadriceps) was able to throw off flat ground Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Feb. 28, 2019

Manager AJ Hinch announced Wednesday that James strained his right quadriceps and is "not part of...

Feb. 27, 2019

James won't start Sunday's regular-season finale against the Orioles with Charlie Morton...

Sep. 30, 2018

James (2-0) gave up one run on four hits and one walk while striking out three in five innings...

Sep. 25, 2018

James will draw the start Tuesday against the Blue Jays, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet...

Sep. 21, 2018

James was named the Minor League Pitcher of the Year for the Houston organization, Reid Laymance of...

Sep. 21, 2018

James (1-0) struck out seven in 5.1 scoreless innings in a win over the Mariners on Tuesday. He...

Sep. 19, 2018

Josh James Makes Second MLB Start Tuesday

Sep. 18, 2018

James will start Tuesday against the Mariners, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Sep. 17, 2018

James will be available to pitch in relief Tuesday against the Tigers, Chandler Rome of the Houston...

Sep. 11, 2018

James is expected to fill a bullpen role for at least this week with manager A.J. Hinch naming...

Sep. 10, 2018

James may get a start against the Tigers next Tuesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle...

Sep. 8, 2018

James will transition to a relief role and will be available out of the bullpen starting Friday in...

Sep. 5, 2018

James will start Saturday if Charlie Morton (shoulder) is not ready to pitch, the Houston Chronicle...

Sep. 3, 2018

James had his contract purchased by the Astros prior to Saturday's start against the Angels.

Sep. 1, 2018

Manager A.J. Hinch said James will have his contract purchased from Triple-A Fresno on Saturday...

Aug. 31, 2018

James spun seven shutout innings Tuesday for Triple-A Fresno in its 1-0 win over Colorado Springs....

Jun. 6, 2018

James was promoted to Triple-A Fresno over the weekend and will make his Pacific Coast League debut...

May. 9, 2018

% Drafted:		100
Avg. Draft Position:		183.85
% Owned	(Next Week):	60
	(This Week):	61
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% Active	(Next Week):	43
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Date	Team	vs.	Result	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	PIT	BAA	ERA
Mar 29	HOU	@TB	L 4-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	21	.333	0.00
Mar 31	HOU	@TB	L 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	23	.111	0.00
Apr 3	HOU	@TEX	L 4-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	37	.125	1.80
Apr 6	HOU	OAK	W 6-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	23	.105	1.50
Apr 7	HOU	OAK	W 9-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	28	.148	3.38
Apr 10	HOU	NYY	W 8-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	2	0	24	.207	7.88
Apr 16	HOU	@OAK	W 9-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	29	.171	6.30
Apr 19	HOU	@TEX	W 7-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167	5.91
Apr 22	HOU	MIN	L 9-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	3	0	1	3	45	.217	7.11
Apr 26	HOU	CLE	L 6-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	24	.235	7.90
Apr 30	HOU	@MIN	W 11-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	21	.236	7.36
May 4	HOU	@LAA	W 14-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.224	6.89
May 8	HOU	KC	W 9-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	41	.203	6.11
May 11	HOU	TEX	W 11-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	30	.211	5.49
May 13	HOU	@DET	W 8-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.203	5.23
May 18	HOU	@BOS	W 7-3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	48	.181	4.56
May 22	HOU	CHW	L 9-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	17	.184	5.11
May 23	HOU	CHW	L 4-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	5	35	.198	4.73
May 26	HOU	BOS	L 4-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	19	.200	4.55
May 28	HOU	CHC	W 9-6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	3	3	2	2	4	49	.202	5.10
Jun 2	HOU	@OAK	W 6-4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	32	.191	4.78
Jun 4	HOU	@SEA	W 11-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.2	1	2	2	0	1	1	17	.195	5.23
Jun 6	HOU	@SEA	W 8-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	4	35	.185	4.93
Jun 9	HOU	BAL	W 4-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	1	27	.183	4.84
Date	Team	vs.	Result	GS	CG	SHO	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	PIT	BAA	ERA
Jun 12	HOU	MIL	L 6-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	.178	4.71
Jun 15	HOU	TOR	W 7-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	.180	4.58
Jun 20	HOU	@NYY	L 10-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	1	1	43	.188	4.93
Jun 25	HOU	PIT	W 5-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	.184	4.81
Jun 28	HOU	SEA	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	.186	4.69
Jun 30	HOU	SEA	W 6-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	.182	4.57
Jul 2	HOU	@COL	W 9-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	5	4	0	2	1	28	.194	5.27
Jul 5	HOU	LAA	L 5-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	17	.196	5.15
Jul 7	HOU	LAA	W 11-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	3	33	.202	5.24
Jul 11	HOU	@TEX	L 5-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.199	5.12
Jul 13	HOU	@TEX	W 7-6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	38	.192	4.91
Jul 15	HOU	@LAA	L 9-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	.189	4.81
Jul 16	HOU	@LAA	L 7-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	.190	4.71
Jul 19	HOU	TEX	W 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	15	.191	4.62