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James Karinchak
James Karinchak
Atlanta Braves • Pitcher
Age 31 • 6' 3" • 215 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2019-09-14
Born: Newburgh , NY • USA
Draft: 2017
2026 Stats
W
0
L
0
ERA
1.86
WHIP
0.93
IP
9.2
SO
8
SV
0
HLD
1
G
9
GS
0
Career Stats
W
12
L
11
ERA
3.03
WHIP
1.17
IP
175.1
SO
261
SV
15
HLD
43
G
183
GS
0
Year-by-Year Pitching
Year Team GGSIP WLSVSO ERAWHIPAwards
2019 CLE 5 — 5.1 — — — 8 1.69 0.75
2020 CLE 27 — 27.0 1 2 1 53 2.67 1.11
2021 CLE 60 — 55.1 7 4 11 78 4.07 1.21
2022 CLE 38 — 39.0 2 — 3 62 2.08 1.10
2023 CLE 44 — 39.0 2 5 — 52 3.23 1.33
2026 ATL 9 — 9.2 — — — 8 1.86 0.93
Spring Training
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2019 CLE 4—2.2 ———4 6.751.88
2020 CLE 8—7.2 1—113 2.351.17
2021 CLE 12—10.1 —1—21 6.101.94
2023 CLE 10—9.2 —1—12 4.661.03
2025 CWS 8—8.0 —2—11 9.002.25
2026 ATL 5—4.2 ———9 0.001.07
Postseason
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2020 CLE 1—0.0 ———— -.---.--
2022 CLE 4—5.0 ———6 0.001.40
Game Logs
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Pitching
Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO HR
2026-07-09 @ PIT 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-07-02 vs STL 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1
2026-06-30 vs STL 1.0 0 1 1 1 1 0
2026-06-24 @ SD 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2026-06-22 @ SD 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0
2026-06-20 vs MIL 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2026-06-16 vs SF 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026-06-14 @ NYM 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0
2026-06-10 @ CWS 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-10-08
Atlanta Braves activated RHP James Karinchak.
2026-09-29
RHP James Karinchak roster status changed by Atlanta Braves.
2026-09-28
Atlanta Braves recalled RHP James Karinchak from Gwinnett Stripers.
2026-08-03
Atlanta Braves optioned RHP James Karinchak to Gwinnett Stripers.
2026-08-01
Atlanta Braves recalled RHP James Karinchak from Gwinnett Stripers.
2026-07-11
Atlanta Braves optioned RHP James Karinchak to Gwinnett Stripers.
2026-07-07
Atlanta Braves recalled RHP James Karinchak from Gwinnett Stripers.
2026-07-03
Atlanta Braves optioned RHP James Karinchak to Gwinnett Stripers.
2026-06-10
Atlanta Braves selected the contract of RHP James Karinchak from Gwinnett Stripers.
2025-12-15
Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP James Karinchak to a minor league contract.
2025-12-15
RHP James Karinchak roster status changed by Atlanta Braves.
2025-01-27
Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP James Karinchak to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2024-11-04
Cleveland Guardians activated RHP James Karinchak from the 60-day injured list.
2024-11-04
Cleveland Guardians sent RHP James Karinchak outright to Columbus Clippers.
2024-09-05
Cleveland Guardians sent RHP James Karinchak on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
2024-03-28
Cleveland Guardians placed RHP James Karinchak on the 60-day injured list. Right shoulder inflammation.
2023-09-18
Cleveland Guardians recalled RHP James Karinchak from Columbus Clippers.
2023-09-02
Cleveland Guardians optioned RHP James Karinchak to Columbus Clippers.
2023-08-18
Cleveland Guardians recalled RHP James Karinchak from Columbus Clippers.
2023-06-10
Cleveland Guardians optioned RHP James Karinchak to Columbus Clippers.
2022-08-15
Cleveland Guardians activated RHP James Karinchak from the restricted list.
2022-08-12
Cleveland Guardians placed RHP James Karinchak on the restricted list.
2022-07-03
Cleveland Guardians recalled RHP James Karinchak from Columbus Clippers.
2022-07-02
Cleveland Guardians activated RHP James Karinchak.
2022-07-02
Cleveland Guardians optioned RHP James Karinchak to Columbus Clippers.
2022-06-01
Cleveland Guardians sent RHP James Karinchak on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
2022-05-16
Cleveland Guardians transferred RHP James Karinchak from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right back strain.
2022-04-04
Cleveland Guardians placed RHP James Karinchak on the 10-day injured list. Right back strain.
2021-10-01
Cleveland Indians recalled RHP James Karinchak from Columbus Clippers.
2021-08-28
Cleveland Indians optioned RHP James Karinchak to Columbus Clippers.
2020-07-24
P James Karinchak changed number to 42.
2020-07-24
RHP James Karinchak changed number to 99.
2020-07-24
James Karinchak changed number to 99.
2020-07-23
Cleveland Indians recalled RHP James Karinchak from Columbus Clippers.
2020-03-26
Cleveland Indians optioned RHP James Karinchak to Columbus Clippers.
2019-09-13
Cleveland Indians selected the contract of James Karinchak from Columbus Clippers.
2019-02-23
RHP James Karinchak assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2018-03-19
RHP James Karinchak assigned to Cleveland Indians.
2017-06-22
Cleveland Indians signed RHP James Karinchak.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2026
Ready
Basic Line
Season / Game
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Pitch Arsenal
Usage • Velo • Break • Spin • xwOBA
Pitch N Use% Velo HB IVB Spin xwOBA Whiff% Zone% Chase% BNStuff+ BNCtrl+
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Notes
Primary pitch summary
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Movement Profile (Induced Break)
Pitcher's View: HB vs Rise / Drop (in)
Circles: 12/18/24 in • Dots = pitch types (size ~ pitch count)
Pitch Location Heatmaps
KDE-style blur • fixed zone • catcher POV
vs. LHH
vs. RHH
Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]
Statcast Game Log
Per-game pitch metrics from Statcast
Date Pitches Velo BNStuff+ BNCtrl+ Whiff% Zone% Chase% K% BB% xwOBA
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