P Ernesto Stainforth #8
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/06/2024
P ERNESTO STAINFORTH #8 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
8 0 1-0 1 1.59 11.1 9 0 1 8 0.88 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 55 55
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 55 50 55 55
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 70 70
Changeup 60 60
Cutter 65 65
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 65
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/04/2024 ARI Loss, 2-4 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
05/03/2024 ARI Loss, 5-6 1.2 1 1 1 1 0
04/29/2024 PHI Win, 3-2 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
04/28/2024 @ CIN Loss, 3-4 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
04/25/2024 @ NYM Win, 3-0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Save
04/21/2024 @ HOU Win, 10-5 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
04/15/2024 MIL Win, 6-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
04/11/2024 MIL Win, 6-1 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 Win
04/06/2024 @ SF Loss, 2-3 0.2 2 3 1 0 0 Loss
04/04/2024 @ NYM Win, 7-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Stainforth is a thinking man's ballplayer, but he needs someone to light a fire under him.
High: Intelligence
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/25/1994
Born in:San Carlos, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 9"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,500,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 152 Days
Service This Yr:25 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 25 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2015, 28th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 0 1 0 1 1.59 11.1 9 2 2 0 1 8 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 1 50.0 8 5 8.74 7.15 6.35 0.79 2.27 0.88 59 0.3 .273        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 18 5 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .278 .278 .500 .778      
vs. RHB 22 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 .182 .240 .182 .422      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 0 5.40 3.1 4 2 2 0 1 1  
April 6 0 1 0 1 0.00 8.2 6 0 0 0 0 7  
May 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 1  
Spring Training 11 0 1 1 1 2.45 7.1 8 4 2 0 2 4  
Last Year 50 14 10 6 3 4.19 109.2 113 54 51 16 34 83  
2 Years Ago 75 0 8 1 6 3.46 101.1 90 42 39 8 34 118  
Career 216 84 41 30 10 4.33 623.1 608 317 300 84 187 564  
Home 5 0 1 0 0 2.35 7.2 7 2 2 0 1 6  
Road 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 0 2  
Grass 8 0 1 0 1 1.59 11.1 9 2 2 0 1 8  
Day 5 0 1 0 0 1.08 8.1 7 1 1 0 0 8  
Night 3 0 0 0 1 3.00 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 1 0 1 1.59 11.1 9 2 2 0 1 8  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2018 St. Louis - MLB 23 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 2.0 3 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 3.50 .600 5.07 -0.0 23
2019 St. Louis - MLB 24 16 16 4 5 0 4.99 88.1 95 53 49 5 27 68 0 0 1.38 .328 3.70 2.1 91
2020 St. Louis - MLB 25 31 31 12 9 0 3.09 177.2 144 66 61 22 49 151 0 0 1.09 .252 3.77 3.0 130
2021 St. Louis - MLB 26 35 23 6 9 0 6.36 133.0 154 96 94 33 38 132 0 0 1.44 .327 5.44 0.5 74
2022 St. Louis - MLB 27 75 0 8 1 6 3.46 101.1 90 42 39 8 34 118 0 0 1.22 .313 3.20 1.7 121
2023 St. Louis - MLB 28 50 14 10 6 3 4.19 109.2 113 54 51 16 34 83 0 0 1.34 .294 4.52 -0.2 89
2024 St. Louis - MLB 29 8 0 1 0 1 1.59 11.1 9 2 2 0 1 8 0 0 0.88 .273 2.27 0.3 241
Total MLB 216 84 41 30 10 4.33 623.1 608 317 300 84 187 564 0 0 1.28 .298 4.13 7.3 99
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Total - 20 14 14 8 2 0 2.30 94.0 71 28 24 7 28 119 0 0 1.05 .283 2.59 3.1 100
2015 State College - S A 20 14 14 2 3 0 3.30 73.2 66 27 27 2 26 90 0 0 1.25 .352 2.65 2.1 112
2015 Peoria - A 20 2 2 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 9 2 2 1 3 8 0 0 1.20 .267 4.02 0.1 208
2016 Peoria - A 21 9 9 3 1 0 1.86 53.1 44 17 11 4 16 55 0 0 1.12 .288 3.45 1.2 227
2016 Palm Beach - A 21 12 12 2 4 0 4.69 63.1 58 33 33 3 32 67 0 0 1.42 .316 3.34 1.6 91
2016 Total - A 21 21 21 5 5 0 3.39 116.2 102 50 44 7 48 122 0 0 1.29 .304 3.39 2.8 126
2016 Springfield - AA 21 8 8 1 1 0 5.02 43.0 38 29 24 3 23 34 0 0 1.42 .263 4.89 0.4 91
2017 Peoria - A 22 17 17 5 5 0 3.30 90.0 88 33 33 6 24 99 0 0 1.24 .349 3.14 1.9 112
2017 Palm Beach - A 22 11 11 3 4 0 3.61 62.1 63 27 25 4 24 50 0 0 1.40 .326 3.77 0.5 95
2017 Total - A 22 28 28 8 9 0 3.43 152.1 151 60 58 10 48 149 0 0 1.31 .339 3.40 2.4 104
2018 Springfield - AA 23 3 3 1 2 0 0.90 20.0 11 3 2 2 6 25 0 0 0.85 .200 2.54 0.5 374
2018 Memphis - AAA 23 26 26 8 7 0 4.65 147.0 153 78 76 15 59 131 0 0 1.44 .322 4.19 2.2 93
2019 Memphis - AAA 24 13 13 4 4 0 4.01 74.0 82 36 33 10 22 63 0 0 1.41 .323 4.79 1.0 119
Total PCL 39 39 12 11 0 4.44 221.0 235 114 109 25 81 194 0 0 1.43 .323 4.39 100.0
Total TEX 11 11 2 3 0 3.71 63.0 49 32 26 5 29 59 0 0 1.24 .247 4.14 119.8
Total FSL 23 23 5 8 0 4.15 125.2 121 60 58 7 56 117 0 0 1.41 .321 3.55 92.8
Total MID 28 28 8 6 0 2.70 153.1 141 52 46 11 43 162 0 0 1.20 .322 3.31 141.4
Total NYP 14 14 2 3 0 3.30 73.2 66 27 27 2 26 90 0 0 1.25 .352 2.65 111.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 St. Louis - MLB 25 2 2 0 0 0 19.64 3.2 8 8 8 3 1 4 0 0 2.45 .417 13.11 -0.3 21
2021 St. Louis - MLB 26 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
2022 St. Louis - MLB 27 2 0 0 0 0 10.12 2.2 4 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 2.62 .375 6.84 -0.1 42
Total MLB 5 2 0 0 0 14.14 7.0 12 11 11 4 4 6 0 0 2.29 .364 9.78 28.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2018 St. Louis - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 St. Louis - MLB P 16 16 3 15 1 20 2 .900 88.1 1.83 -0.5 1.032
2020 St. Louis - MLB P 31 31 10 20 1 30 0 1.000 177.2 1.52 -1.2 .929
2021 St. Louis - MLB P 35 23 2 9 0 12 1 .917 133.0 0.74 -0.8 .887
2022 St. Louis - MLB P 73 0 5 6 1 12 1 .917 101.1 0.98 +0.4 1.011
2023 St. Louis - MLB P 49 14 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 109.2 0.90 +1.4 1.039
2024 St. Louis - MLB P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL P 213 84 23 58 3 85 4 .953 623.1 1.17 -1.0 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
06/08/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 28, 28th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals, out of college (Arizona; Tucson, AZ).
06/15/2015 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $2,200,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 35 (55).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 35 (50).
05/01/2017 Wins the MID MID Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 40 (60).
11/23/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (60).
11/21/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
11/21/2020 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $570,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 60 (60).
11/24/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $590,000.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (60).
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,485,350.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
11/12/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,500,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2020 9 10
Year G Rank
2022 75 5
Year HLD Rank
2022 15 8
Year HRA Rank
2021 33 9
Year ERA Rank
2020 3.09 7
Year BABIP Rank
2020 .252 5
Year WHIP Rank
2020 1.09 10
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 10.08 10
Year H/9 Rank
2020 7.29 8
Year RA Rank
2022 75 5
Year GB% Rank
2020 0.57 3
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