Joey Wentz

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: October 6, 1997 in Lawrence, KS us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (40th) of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, KS).

High School: Shawnee Mission East HS (Prairie Village, KS)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$747k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 0.166 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Joseph Barrett Wentz

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.4

-1.7

ERA

5.50

5.85

55.2

194.0

186

WHIP

1.617

1.567

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2016	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	ATL	1	4	.200	3.68	3.68	12	12	0	0	0	0	44.0	34	18	18	0	25	0	53	4	2	6	185	1.341	7.0	0.0	5.1	10.8	2.12
2016	18	-2.9	Danville	APPY	Rk	ATL	1	4	.200	5.06	5.06	8	8	0	0	0	0	32.0	31	18	18	0	20	0	35	3	1	6	143	1.594	8.7	0.0	5.6	9.8	1.75
2016	18	-2.6	Braves	GULF	Rk	ATL	0	0		0.00	0.00	4	4	0	0	0	0	12.0	3	0	0	0	5	0	18	1	1	0	42	0.667	2.3	0.0	3.8	13.5	3.60
2017	19	-2.9	Rome	SALL	A	ATL	8	3	.727	2.60	3.01	26	26	0	0	0	0	131.2	99	44	38	4	46	0	152	1	1	18	527	1.101	6.8	0.3	3.1	10.4	3.30
2018	20	-3.0	Florida	FLOR	A+	ATL	3	4	.429	2.28	2.28	16	16	0	0	0	0	67.0	49	17	17	3	24	0	53	2	0	3	266	1.090	6.6	0.4	3.2	7.1	2.21
2019	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	ATL	7	8	.467	4.20	4.41	25	25	0	0	0	0	128.2	110	63	60	16	49	1	137	3	0	8	534	1.236	7.7	1.1	3.4	9.6	2.80
2019	21	-3.3	Mississippi	SOUL	AA	ATL	5	8	.385	4.72	4.98	20	20	0	0	0	0	103.0	90	57	54	13	45	1	100	3	0	7	436	1.311	7.9	1.1	3.9	8.7	2.22
2019	21	-3.3	Erie	EL	AA	DET	2	0	1.000	2.10	2.10	5	5	0	0	0	0	25.2	20	6	6	3	4	0	37	0	0	1	98	0.935	7.0	1.1	1.4	13.0	9.25

2021	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	DET	0	7	.000	4.50	5.25	18	18	0	0	0	0	72.0	64	42	36	12	41	0	82	1	1	3	317	1.458	8.0	1.5	5.1	10.3	2.00
2021	23	-1.7	Erie	AANE	AA	DET	0	4	.000	3.71	4.22	13	13	0	0	0	0	53.1	41	25	22	7	33	0	58	1	1	2	233	1.388	6.9	1.2	5.6	9.8	1.76
2021	23	1.1	Lakeland	LASE	A	DET	0	3	.000	6.75	8.20	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.2	23	17	14	5	8	0	24	0	0	1	84	1.661	11.1	2.4	3.9	11.6	3.00
2022	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	DET	2	2	.500	3.04	3.04	14	13	0	0	0	0	53.1	39	18	18	6	22	0	57	1	2	3	215	1.144	6.6	1.0	3.7	9.6	2.59
2022	24	-3.0	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	2	2	.500	3.17	3.17	12	11	0	0	0	0	48.1	37	17	17	6	20	0	53	1	2	3	196	1.179	6.9	1.1	3.7	9.9	2.65
2022	24	0.9	West Michigan	MIDW	A+	DET	0	0		1.80	1.80	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	19	0.800	3.6	0.0	3.6	7.2	2.00
2022	24	0.8	Salt River	AZFL	Fal		2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	14	0	0	1	42	0.500	1.5	0.0	3.0	10.5	3.50
2022	24	-4.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	2	2	.500	3.03	3.58	7	7	0	0	0	0	32.2	23	13	11	2	13	0	27	1	0	2	135	1.102	6.3	0.6	3.6	7.4	2.08
2023	25	-1.9	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	2	1	.667	4.40	4.40	6	6	0	0	0	0	28.2	32	14	14	3	12	0	37	1	0	0	128	1.535	10.0	0.9	3.8	11.6	3.08
2023	25	-3.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	13	.188	6.90	7.41	25	19	0	0	0	0	105.2	131	87	81	25	47	0	98	0	2	2	492	1.685	11.2	2.1	4.0	8.3	2.09
2024	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	DET-PIT	0	2	.000	5.50	5.82	39	0	16	0	0	1	55.2	61	36	34	8	29	1	61	4	2	3	259	1.617	9.9	1.3	4.7	9.9	2.10
2024	26	-3.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	2	.000	5.37	5.69	38	0	16	0	0	1	55.1	60	35	33	8	27	1	60	3	2	3	254	1.572	9.8	1.3	4.4	9.8	2.22
2024	26	-3.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		27.00	27.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	5	9.000	27.0	0.0	54.0	27.0	0.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		5	17	.227	5.85	6.31	71	26	16	0	0	1	194.0	215	136	126	35	89	1	186	5	4	7	886	1.567	10.0	1.6	4.1	8.6	2.09
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		23	29	.442	3.44	3.70	117	116	0	0	0	0	525.1	427	216	201	44	219	1	571	13	6	41	2172	1.230	7.3	0.8	3.8	9.8	2.61
Other (1 season)					Other		2	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	14	0	0	1	42	0.500	1.5	0.0	3.0	10.5	3.50
All Levels (8 Seasons)							30	46	.395	4.02	4.33	191	145	16	0	0	1	731.1	644	352	327	79	312	2	771	18	10	49	3100	1.307	7.9	1.0	3.8	9.5	2.47

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		4	3	.571	3.62	3.62	18	17	0	0	0	0	77.0	69	31	31	9	32	0	90	2	2	3	324	1.312	8.1	1.1	3.7	10.5	2.81
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		7	12	.368	4.05	4.35	38	38	0	0	0	0	182.0	151	88	82	23	82	1	195	4	1	10	767	1.280	7.5	1.1	4.1	9.6	2.38
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		3	4	.429	2.25	2.25	18	18	0	0	0	0	72.0	51	18	18	3	26	0	57	2	0	3	285	1.069	6.4	0.4	3.3	7.1	2.19
A (2 seasons)					Minors		8	6	.571	3.11	3.65	31	31	0	0	0	0	150.1	122	61	52	9	54	0	176	1	1	19	611	1.171	7.3	0.5	3.2	10.5	3.26
Rk (1 season)					Minors		1	4	.200	3.68	3.68	12	12	0	0	0	0	44.0	34	18	18	0	25	0	53	4	2	6	185	1.341	7.0	0.0	5.1	10.8	2.12