2025 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
3.67
WHIP
1.20
K
45
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Spence was plucked by the Athletics in last winter's Rule 5 Draft and did what most Rule 5 pitchers do at the beginning of the season, filling a long relief/mop-up role. He had a solid 11-appearance run in the bullpen, collecting a 4.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 22:7 K:BB over 25.1 innings. A need in the A's rotation arose in mid-May and Spence filled it, ultimately holding an unremarkable 4.64 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 18.8 percent strikeout rate across 24 starts. A cutter and a slider made up more than 70 percent of the 26-year-old's repertoire, as he threw a sinker less than 15 percent of the time. An atypical approach might be Spence's best shot to stick as a starter, as the righty throws strikes and induces grounders but his stuff is pretty underwhelming across the board. It seems unlikely he'll ever be more than a streamer type in fantasy. Read Past Outlooks
Turns in scoreless start
Spence allowed three hits and struck out four without walking a batter over five scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Angels on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Spence has allowed one run over 10 innings across two starts since joining the Athletics' rotation. He stretched out to 75 pitches (50 strikes) in Tuesday's start, so he should be close to a full workload within his next couple of outings. His strong performance as a starter has trimmed his ERA from 4.38 to 3.67, and he's added a 1.20 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB over 49 innings this season. The right-hander is not guaranteed to stay in the rotation once J.T. Ginn (quadriceps) is ready to be activated from the injured list -- it'll likely come down to Spence or Jacob Lopez for the No. 5 starter role, but Spence has the better numbers.
Spence has allowed one run over 10 innings across two starts since joining the Athletics' rotation. He stretched out to 75 pitches (50 strikes) in Tuesday's start, so he should be close to a full workload within his next couple of outings. His strong performance as a starter has trimmed his ERA from 4.38 to 3.67, and he's added a 1.20 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB over 49 innings this season. The right-hander is not guaranteed to stay in the rotation once J.T. Ginn (quadriceps) is ready to be activated from the injured list -- it'll likely come down to Spence or Jacob Lopez for the No. 5 starter role, but Spence has the better numbers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
32
Last 10 Games
42
Last 5 Games
57
How many pitches does Mitch Spence generally throw?
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Mitch Spence generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-14%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-37%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .290 | 89 | 20 | 101 | 14 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .248 | 82 | 39 | 108 | 11 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .303 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .191 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .287 | 69 | 15 | 78 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .267 | 57 | 29 | 87 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
ERA on Road
2025
-66%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.42 | 1.41 | 95.2 | 8.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.30 | 1.27 | 104.2 | 6.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.16 | 1.53 | 19.0 | 10.4 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.10 | 1.00 | 30.0 | 6.9 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.99 | 1.38 | 76.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.18 | 1.38 | 74.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mitch Spence compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.00K/9
8.3BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.9Fastball
92.9 mphERA
3.67WHIP
1.20BABIP
.295GB/FB
1.36Left On Base
61.5%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.5%Spin Rate
2674 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.5%Swinging Strike
14.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Getting another start
Spence is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Angels in Anaheim.
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Sharp in first start
Spence (2-1) earned the win Thursday over the Twins, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out four.
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Getting first start of season
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that Spence will start Thursday's game against the Twins in Sacramento, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Beginning season in bullpen
Spence will begin the season in the Athletics' bullpen, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
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Making case for fifth starter role
Spence gave up two runs (one earned) over 3.1 innings with three strikeouts and two walks in Sunday's Cactus League loss to Arizona. He has a 1.13 ERA with a 6:2 K:BB in eight innings this spring.
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