2024 Stats
W-L
8-10
ERA
4.58
WHIP
1.38
K
126
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Spence was plucked by the Athletics in last winter's Rule 5 Draft and did what most Rule 5 pitchers do at the beginning of the season, filling a long relief/mop-up role. He had a solid 11-appearance run in the bullpen, collecting a 4.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB over 25.1 innings. A need in the A's rotation arose in mid-May and Spence filled it, ultimately holding an unremarkable 4.64 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 18.8 percent strikeout rate across 24 starts. A cutter and a slider made up more than 70 percent of the 26-year-old's repertoire, as he threw a sinker less than 15 percent of the time. An atypical approach might be Spence's best shot to stick as a starter, as the righty throws strikes and induces grounders but his stuff is pretty underwhelming across the board. It seems unlikely he'll ever be more than a streamer type in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks
Beginning season in bullpen
Spence will begin the season in the Athletics' bullpen, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The A's will go with Joey Estes as their fifth starter over Spence, who allowed nine runs (eight earned) with a 7:3 K:BB over 11.2 innings this spring. Spence is likely to operate in long relief and should be the first guy called upon when the Athletics are in need of a fill-in starter.
The A's will go with Joey Estes as their fifth starter over Spence, who allowed nine runs (eight earned) with a 7:3 K:BB over 11.2 innings this spring. Spence is likely to operate in long relief and should be the first guy called upon when the Athletics are in need of a fill-in starter.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
71
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
85
How many pitches does Mitch Spence generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Mitch Spence generally pitch?
1st
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8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .287 | 69 | 15 | 78 | 10 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .267 | 57 | 29 | 87 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .287 | 69 | 15 | 78 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .267 | 57 | 29 | 87 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
ERA at Home
2024
-23%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.99 | 1.38 | 76.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 5.18 | 1.38 | 74.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.99 | 1.38 | 76.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.18 | 1.38 | 74.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mitch Spence compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.86K/9
7.5BB/9
2.6HR/9
1.2Fastball
93.3 mphERA
4.58WHIP
1.38BABIP
.325GB/FB
1.65Left On Base
71.8%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.7%Spin Rate
2555 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.2%Swinging Strike
10.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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More Fantasy News
Making case for fifth starter role
Spence gave up two runs (one earned) over 3.1 innings with three strikeouts and two walks in Sunday's Cactus League loss to Arizona. He has a 1.13 ERA with a 6:2 K:BB in eight innings this spring.
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Takes loss in season finale
Spence (8-10) allowed six runs on seven hits and struck out five without walking a batter over 4.1 innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Mariners.
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Can't make it to five innings
Spence did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's win over the Rangers, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings.
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Nabs eighth win
Spence (8-9) picked up the win in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Cubs, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out six.
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Goes seven innings vs. Houston
Spence allowed two runs on seven hits across seven innings in a no-decision Thursday against the Astros. He struck out two.
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