Joe Gunkel P St. Paul Saints
+0.1 WAR
Age 34 RHP 6'5" / 225 lbs AAA peak 0.1 · 2026
ERA4.66
FIP4.66
xFIP
SIERA
K%19.5%
BB%8.0%
K-BB%11.4%
IP21
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.1peak
2026
K†4545

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201523AABowie Baysox2922145575113261015.8%5.0%1.9%2.683.44+3.1
201624AAANorfolk Tides2828161675109211614.1%3.3%3.4%4.024.18+2.0
201725AAAOklahoma City Dodgers272212452775201811.4%4.5%3.4%4.854.59+1.0
201826AAANew Orleans Baby Cakes25870281547616.7%2.8%2.7%3.073.51+1.2
201927AAANew Orleans Baby Cakes21159338468161114.7%4.3%3.0%3.594.04+1.3
202432AAASt. Paul Saints972713611677.1%4.6%5.4%10.546.06-0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202634MLBMIA212187177319.5%8.0%3.3%4.664.66+0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202735MLBMIA202084167319.5%8.4%3.4%4.704.75+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career13910262025783591057813.9%4.1%3.0%3.994.10+8.4
/ 200 IP4533200831116342513.9%4.1%3.0%3.994.10+2.7

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Joe Gunkel (OGILVIE) 4.66 19.5%8.0%3.3% 4.75 19.5%11.1%20 +0.09
Josh Lueke R 2026 · 4.14 FIP 34 SU 4.14 20.4%6.4%3.6%.311 2.32 107 85
Alexi Ogando R 2026 · 4.09 FIP 34 SU 4.09 15.0%6.4%2.6%.312 3.80 132 85
Diego Moreno R 2026 · 4.75 FIP 34 SU 4.75 18.6%9.4%3.7%.232 2.31 187 84
Hector Navarro R 2027 · 4.37 FIP 35 SU 4.37 15.0%5.4%3.4%.281 2.96 15.2%9.0%81 -1.41 2.30 126 84
Mark Serrano R 2025 · 5.25 FIP 33 SU 5.25 20.2%7.9%5.2%.289 3.10 120 83
Mark Lowe R 2026 · 5.01 FIP 34 SU 5.01 16.4%10.0%3.7%.331 2.30 153 83
Manny Acosta R 2027 · 4.09 FIP 35 SW 4.09 18.1%9.1%2.5%.273 3.07 23.2%9.9%44 -1.02 3.07 102 81
Ramon E Ramirez R 2026 · 3.63 FIP 34 SW 3.63 18.4%6.0%2.4%.262 3.50 14.0%8.2%40 -0.13 2.37 140 81
Jean Machi R 2026 · 4.39 FIP 34 SW 4.39 18.3%6.6%3.6%.282 4.11 18.6%12.0%67 -0.28 4.11 186 81
Juan Sandoval R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 34 SW 3.82 15.4%6.0%2.3%.294 3.34 17.4%8.8%116 -0.48 3.21 225 79
Jim Johnson R 2026 · 3.96 FIP 34 SW 3.96 23.8%8.6%3.2%.309 4.52 16.8%9.0%63 +0.56 2.57 251 78
George Kontos R 2026 · 5.02 FIP 34 SU 5.02 15.4%9.0%3.8%.356 3.57 290 77
Chris Hatcher R 2025 · 5.41 FIP 33 SU 5.41 18.0%9.6%4.8%.316 2.93 176 77
Dustin McGowan R 2026 · 3.81 FIP 34 SW 3.81 22.6%9.3%2.6%.230 4.45 19.4%12.7%78 +0.64 3.81 208 77
Casey Fien R 2025 · 4.87 FIP 33 SU 4.87 15.8%4.0%4.7%.330 3.41 136 76
Rudy Gonzalez R 2026 · 4.50 FIP 34 SU 4.50 13.5%9.6%2.4%.347 3.82 14.0%6.5%79 -0.68 3.32 119 76
Tom Wilhelmsen R 2025 · 5.39 FIP 33 SU 5.39 14.3%10.4%4.0%.341 3.11 148 76
Brian Schlitter R 2025 · 4.33 FIP 33 SU 4.33 14.8%6.3%3.1%.331 4.71 14.9%5.8%48 +0.38 3.31 244 76
Santiago Casilla R 2027 · 3.50 FIP 35 SW 3.50 25.4%8.6%2.6%.290 3.90 22.4%12.7%161 +0.40 3.50 219 76
Carlos Torres R 2026 · 4.51 FIP 34 SW 4.51 17.4%9.9%3.0%.304 3.66 19.8%11.6%113 -0.85 2.89 326 75

Contract

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