John
Joyce
 
Nickname: Ulysses
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 160
 
Born: August 4, 2000 in Usa
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2021 20 VA FF   7 4 4 4 4 5 4 7 8 7
2022 21 VA FF   6 3 4 3 3 5 4 7 8 8
2023 22 VA FF   6 3 4 4 3 4 4 7 8 8
2024 23 VA FF   6 4 4 4 4 5 4 7 8 7
2025 24 VA FF   6 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 7
2026 25 RI FF $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 7 7
2027 26 RI FF $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 6 7 7
2028 27 RI FF $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 6 7 7
2029 28 RI FF $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 6 7 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 4 3 3 4 4 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 4 6 5 7 8 8
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2021 20 VA FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2022 21 VA FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2023 22 VA FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2024 23 VA FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2025 24 VA FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2026 25 RI FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2027 26 RI FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2028 27 RI FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2029 28 RI FF $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won James Yim Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2021 20 AA   11 10 .524 30 30 1 1 0 198.0 188 79 7 65 81 3.59 .249 .308 .331 .639  
2022 21 AA   15 5 .750 30 30 0 0 0 192.0 172 54 10 78 94 2.53 .243 .318 .334 .652  
2023 22 AA   8 9 .471 31 31 0 0 0 190.7 172 79 5 89 88 3.73 .239 .323 .306 .628  
2024 23 AA   8 8 .500 28 28 0 0 0 173.0 162 65 9 85 85 3.38 .246 .332 .357 .689  
2025 24 AAA   15 9 .625 30 30 1 1 0 171.0 180 92 15 84 93 4.84 .268 .350 .380 .730  
2026 25 RI FF 6 4 .600 39 7 0 0 2 78.3 96 45 9 25 22 5.17 .308 .355 .471 .826 2.9
    AAA   5 4 .556 14 14 0 0 0 93.0 82 36 10 31 52 3.48 .237 .300 .390 .690  
2027 26 RI FF 5 5 .500 46 0 0 0 9 58.3 60 31 6 28 18 4.78 .268 .348 .397 .745 3.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 23 0 0 0 2 26.3 22 8 2 17 9 2.73 .234 .351 .372 .724  
2028 27 RI FF 7 4 .636 14 14 0 0 0 77.0 77 37 13 36 23 4.32 .262 .340 .459 .800 4.2
    AAA   6 4 .600 13 13 0 0 0 81.3 94 42 10 31 30 4.65 .295 .357 .483 .840  
2029 28 RI FF 1 1 .500 41 0 0 0 0 60.0 74 35 7 28 32 5.25 .300 .368 .462 .830 1.6
4 Years Sim 19 14 .576 140 21 0 0 11 273.7 307 148 35 117 95 4.87 .285 .352 .450 .803 11.9
4 Years AAA 26 17 .605 80 57 1 1 2 371.7 378 178 37 163 184 4.31 .264 .340 .405 .745  
4 Years AA 42 32 .568 119 119 1 1 0 753.7 694 277 31 317 348 3.31 .244 .320 .331 .651  
8 Years Minors 68 49 .581 199 176 2 2 2 1125.3 1072 455 68 480 532 3.64 .251 .326 .356 .682  
Season Average 4 3 .571 35 5 0 0 2 68.4 76 37 8 29 23 4.87 .285 .352 .450 .803  
Career Highs 7 5 .636 46 14 0 0 9 78.3 96 45 13 36 32 5.25 .308 .368 .471 .830  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   176 99 22 66 65   .268 .335 .432 .767
vs LH   131 49 13 51 30   .312 .386 .479 .865
Home 13 7 .650 71 13 0 0 4 150.0 177 82 17 61 59 4.92 .295 .360 .449 .809
Away 6 7 .462 69 8 0 0 7 123.7 130 66 18 56 36 4.80 .273 .350 .452 .801
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 13.3 11 4 1 7 7 2.70 .216 .310 .353 .663
May 5 2 .714 24 0 0 0 3 34.0 33 14 4 14 16 3.71 .258 .331 .398 .729
June 2 3 .400 26 2 0 0 6 40.7 48 28 5 25 13 6.20 .302 .397 .484 .881
July 4 3 .571 20 9 0 0 0 69.7 72 35 8 26 22 4.52 .268 .332 .416 .749
August 3 3 .500 30 6 0 0 2 63.0 79 30 8 19 21 4.29 .309 .356 .473 .829
Sep/Oct 5 3 .625 31 4 0 0 0 53.0 64 37 9 26 16 6.28 .299 .375 .495 .870
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2026 25 RI FF 39 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .125 .133 .258 -0.1 0.0
2027 26 RI FF 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2028 27 RI FF 14 22 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .136 .136 .227 .364 0.0 0.0
2029 28 RI FF 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 140 43 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .093 .133 .163 .296 -0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 49 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .093 .133 .163 .296 -0.4  
Career Highs 46 22 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .136 .250 .227 .364 0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   36 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .083 .108 .167 .275 -0.7
vs LH   7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .250 .143 .393 -0.1
Home 71 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .095 .136 .143 .279 -0.3
Away 69 22 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .091 .130 .182 .312 -0.5
RISP   10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .100 .182 .200 .382 -0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
June 9 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500 .833 0.8
July 16 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .063 .118 .125 .243 -0.7
August 19 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4
Sep/Oct 29 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2026 25 RI FF P 39 7 78.3 5 12 1 2 .944 1.95    
2027 26 RI FF P 46 0 58.3 3 7 2 0 .833 1.54    
2028 27 RI FF P 14 14 77.0 2 5 1 1 .875 0.82    
2029 28 RI FF P 41 0 60.0 1 9 2 2 .833 1.50    
Career Totals   140 21 273.7 11 33 6 5 .880 1.45    
Career Highs   46 14 78.3 5 12 2 2 .944 1.95    
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 52nd overall pick, by Virginia in 2021
Injured on 9/3/2022 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/20/2024 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 7/15/2024 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/17/2025 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Traded from Virginia to Rhode Island on 5/1/2026 (Going to VA: SS Jeff Magee, RI's 4th round pick in 2027. Going to RI: P John Joyce)
Earned first career win on 7/23/2026
Had first career hit (double) on 7/28/2026, off Moncayo Mounce (TN)