Joe Gunkel P St. Paul Saints
Age 34 RHP 6'5" / 225 lbs AAA peak 0.1 · 2026
2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTION14 proj IP · Marcel + aging
ERA4.65
FIP4.65
xFIP
SIERA
K%19.5%
BB%8.0%
K-BB%11.4%
IP14
WAR · 14 IP × (5.30 − 4.65) / 9.8+0.1
K†4545
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.1peak
2026

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.4 (SP) / 4.55 (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%1.8%2.683.41+3.4
201624AAANorfolk Tides2828161675109211614.1%3.3%4.4%4.024.77+1.2
201725AAAOklahoma City Dodgers272212452775201811.4%4.5%3.0%4.854.37+1.5
201826AAANew Orleans Baby Cakes25870281547616.7%2.8%2.8%3.073.60+1.0
201927AAANew Orleans Baby Cakes21159338468161114.7%4.3%2.8%3.593.92+1.4
202432AAASt. Paul Saints972713611677.1%4.6%5.3%10.545.97-0.5
▸ 2026 Season
202634MLBMIN141461125219.5%8.0%3.3%4.654.65-0.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202735MLBMIN202084167319.3%8.7%3.6%4.804.92-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career13910262025783591058213.9%4.1%3.2%3.994.19+8.7
/ 200 IP4533200831116342613.9%4.1%3.2%3.994.19+2.8

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) 4.65 19.5%8.0%3.3% 4.92 19.3%10.5%20 +0.27
Diego Moreno R 2026 · 4.82 FIP 34 SU 4.82 18.6%9.4%3.8%.232 2.22 187 83
Alexi Ogando R 2026 · 3.95 FIP 34 SU 3.95 15.0%6.4%2.4%.312 3.73 132 83
Mark Serrano R 2025 · 5.21 FIP 33 SU 5.21 20.2%7.9%5.1%.289 3.03 120 83
Mark Lowe R 2026 · 4.79 FIP 34 SU 4.79 16.4%10.0%3.3%.331 2.37 153 82
Hector Navarro R 2027 · 4.75 FIP 35 SU 4.75 15.0%5.4%4.1%.281 2.93 15.2%9.0%81 -1.82 2.30 126 82
Josh Lueke R 2026 · 4.79 FIP 34 SU 4.79 20.4%6.4%4.8%.311 2.50 107 80
Jean Machi R 2026 · 4.22 FIP 34 SW 4.22 18.3%6.6%3.3%.282 3.92 18.6%12.0%67 -0.30 3.92 186 80
Manny Acosta R 2027 · 3.99 FIP 35 SW 3.99 18.1%9.1%2.3%.273 3.04 23.2%9.9%44 -0.95 3.04 102 80
Ramon E Ramirez R 2026 · 3.49 FIP 34 SW 3.49 18.4%6.0%2.2%.262 3.63 14.0%8.2%40 +0.14 2.35 140 79
Juan Sandoval R 2026 · 3.77 FIP 34 SW 3.77 15.4%6.0%2.2%.294 3.35 17.4%8.8%116 -0.42 3.17 225 78
Chris Hatcher R 2025 · 5.21 FIP 33 SU 5.21 18.0%9.6%4.4%.316 3.05 176 78
Jim Johnson R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 34 SW 3.89 23.8%8.6%3.1%.309 4.58 16.8%9.0%63 +0.69 2.51 251 77
Jason Motte R 2026 · 4.37 FIP 34 SU 4.37 22.0%6.4%4.2%.306 5.16 16.3%4.9%41 +0.79 3.11 113 77
George Kontos R 2026 · 5.10 FIP 34 SU 5.10 15.4%9.0%4.0%.356 3.56 290 76
Rudy Gonzalez R 2026 · 4.65 FIP 34 SU 4.65 13.5%9.6%2.7%.347 3.78 14.0%6.5%79 -0.87 3.32 119 76
Dustin McGowan R 2026 · 3.83 FIP 34 SW 3.83 22.6%9.3%2.6%.230 4.59 19.4%12.7%78 +0.76 3.83 208 75
Tom Wilhelmsen R 2025 · 5.46 FIP 33 SU 5.46 14.3%10.4%4.1%.341 3.09 148 75
Brian Schlitter R 2025 · 4.23 FIP 33 SU 4.23 14.8%6.3%2.9%.331 4.76 14.9%5.8%48 +0.53 3.20 244 75
Santiago Casilla R 2027 · 3.51 FIP 35 SW 3.51 25.4%8.6%2.7%.290 3.93 22.4%12.7%161 +0.42 3.51 219 75
Casey Fien R 2025 · 5.11 FIP 33 SU 5.11 15.8%4.0%5.2%.330 3.42 136 74

Contract

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