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Joey Cantillo

Guardians
Number #54
Position SP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 26
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Honolulu, HI
Born Dec 18, 1999

Key Insights

2026
Runners on base do not change how he is hit

29.2% of the contact against Cantillo with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 45.1% with the bases empty.

162 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 591 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Cantillo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.9 mph, against 78.6 off his changeup.

906 and 670 of them thrown.
Both sides hit him about the same

45.2% of the contact right-handers make against Cantillo is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.

581 pitches to right-handed hitters, 172 to left-handed hitters.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Cantillo's stuff spins at 1,946 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.

753 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .354 expected average against them, against .287 on his offspeed pitches.

216 of his breaking balls thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Cantillo averages 85.7 mph across his arsenal, 8th percentile in the league.

753 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 492nd in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Dec 18, 1999
Birth Place Honolulu, HI
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L