2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
9.45
WHIP
1.58
K
12
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
With Devin Williams absent for the first four months of the 2024 campaign, Payamps got some run as the Brewers' closer last April. He only tallied six saves all season, as the team primarily ran with Trevor Megill in the ninth inning until Williams returned from injury. With Milwaukee recently trading their star closer to the Yankees, the door is open for Payamps to receive a larger share of the team's save chances in 2025, but those opportunities will likely be tied to Megill's durability. Payamps has held opposing hitters to a sub-.200 batting average on both his slider and fastball over the past two years, but his hard-hit and barrel percentages allowed significantly regressed last season. He also dealt with forearm tightness last September, which didn't appear to be a major concern. Payamps is a decent spec for 2025 saves, but he's not one to contribute much else if he's not the Brewers closer. Read Past Outlooks
Gets back on track with save
Payamps picked up the save after throwing a clean ninth inning Thursday against the Reds. He struck out one.
ANALYSIS
With closer Trevor Megill having worked each of the past two days, Payamps got the call to preserve a narrow 1-0 lead in the ninth inning and made quick work of Cincinnati on just 11 pitches (nine strikes). It was the first save of the year for Payamps, who got back on track Thursday after yielding five runs in his first three frames of the campaign. The right-hander is likely to remain a setup man for the Brewers throughout 2025, but he appears to be the next man up for ninth-inning work on occasions when Megill is unavailable.
With closer Trevor Megill having worked each of the past two days, Payamps got the call to preserve a narrow 1-0 lead in the ninth inning and made quick work of Cincinnati on just 11 pitches (nine strikes). It was the first save of the year for Payamps, who got back on track Thursday after yielding five runs in his first three frames of the campaign. The right-hander is likely to remain a setup man for the Brewers throughout 2025, but he appears to be the next man up for ninth-inning work on occasions when Megill is unavailable.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
16
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What part of the game does Joel Payamps generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-44%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .241 | 64 | 13 | 55 | 12 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .195 | 84 | 26 | 58 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .429 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .242 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .218 | 26 | 7 | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .153 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .226 | 33 | 5 | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .214 | 44 | 12 | 33 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
ERA on Road
2025
-77%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.61 | 0.94 | 67.1 | 9.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.21 | 1.18 | 75.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.18 | 0.88 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 14.09 | 2.09 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.45 | 0.92 | 28.1 | 9.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.76 | 1.01 | 30.2 | 8.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.97 | 0.96 | 33.1 | 9.5 | 1.4 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.17 | 1.13 | 37.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joel Payamps compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.00K/9
8.1BB/9
2.7HR/9
2.0Fastball
94.6 mphERA
9.45WHIP
1.58BABIP
.354GB/FB
0.48Left On Base
41.7%Exit Velocity
85.8 mphBarrels/BBE
14.3%Spin Rate
2532 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.6%Swinging Strike
7.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Pitching for his 5th team over the last four seasons, Payamps unexpectedly broke out in 2023. Milwaukee acquired the 29-year-old from Oakland last December and gave him a spot in their Opening Day bullpen. Payamps secured his first career save early in the season and had an impressive 25:4 K:BB ratio over his first 22 innings. By mid-May, he jumped into a setup role that he'd settle into over the remainder of the season. Payamps showcased an improved walk rate (5.9%) and strikeout rate (26.8%) that spiked nearly 10 percent from prior outputs. After recording a career-high 28 holds (T-5th in the league), the right-hander figures to open 2024 in a high-leverage role for the Brewers. However, he's somewhat risky for leagues that count holds, as his ratios could plummet if his slider doesn't hold up.
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Remains in key role
Payamps allowed two earned runs over an inning of relief in Monday's Cactus League loss to the Padres.
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Settles with Crew
Payamps agreed to a one-year, $2.995 million contract with the Brewers on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Moves past forearm injury
Payamps (forearm) made relief appearances Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, covering a scoreless inning in each outing while racking up six strikeouts and allowing one hit and one walk.
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Nursing forearm tightness
Payamps was able to play catch Monday, one day after exiting an appearance versus the Diamondbacks with right forearm tightness, Jack Stern of BrewerFanatic.com reports.
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Notches save Friday
Payamps struck out one batter in a perfect inning to earn a save over the Guardians on Friday.
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