2025 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
4.09
WHIP
1.27
K
41
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
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.
ANALYSIS
It was an impressive outing for Spence in his first start of the year after opening the year as a reliever. The right-hander needed just 57 pitches to make it through five innings, with the lone blemish coming on a Matt Wallner homer in the fourth. Spence, who came into the day with a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings out of the bullpen, likely earned himself another look in the A's rotation. His next start would likely come next week on the road against the Angels.
It was an impressive outing for Spence in his first start of the year after opening the year as a reliever. The right-hander needed just 57 pitches to make it through five innings, with the lone blemish coming on a Matt Wallner homer in the fourth. Spence, who came into the day with a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings out of the bullpen, likely earned himself another look in the A's rotation. His next start would likely come next week on the road against the Angels.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
31
Last 10 Games
31
Last 5 Games
37
How many pitches does Mitch Spence generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
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71-80
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
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-29%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .288 | 89 | 20 | 99 | 14 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .253 | 78 | 39 | 107 | 11 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .292 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .206 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 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
-2%
ERA at Home
2025
-59%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.42 | 1.41 | 95.2 | 8.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.52 | 1.30 | 99.2 | 6.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.16 | 1.53 | 19.0 | 10.4 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.52 | 1.08 | 25.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | ||||
| 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
2.73K/9
8.4BB/9
3.1HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.1 mphERA
4.09WHIP
1.27BABIP
.302GB/FB
1.37Left On Base
59.2%Exit Velocity
83.1 mphBarrels/BBE
6.5%Spin Rate
2676 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.4%Swinging Strike
13.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Takes loss in season finale
Spence (8-10) allowed six runs on seven hits and struck out five without walking a batter over 4.1 innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Mariners.
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Can't make it to five innings
Spence did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's win over the Rangers, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two over 4.2 innings.
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