James Karinchak

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Team: Cleveland Guardians (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: September 22, 1995 in Newburgh, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 9th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bryant University (Smithfield, RI).

High School: Valley Central HS (Montgomery, NY)

School: Bryant University (Smithfield, RI)

Debut: September 14, 2019 (Age 23-357d, 22,068th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1.1 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$1.9M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 3.099 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Vayner Sports

Full Name: James Stephen Karinchak

Pronunciation: \karin-chek\

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

ERA

3.10

174

165.2

253

WHIP

1.183

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2020 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2020 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Jul 25	CLE		KCR	L,2-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	4 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,4-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	7 (2)	Jul 30	CLE	@	MIN	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	10 (2)	Aug 2	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	12 (1)	Aug 4	CLE	@	CIN	W,4-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
6	13	Aug 5	CLE		CIN	W,2-0		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	17 (3)	Aug 9	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	19 (1)	Aug 12	CLE		CHC	L,2-7		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
9	20	Aug 14	CLE	@	DET	W,10-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	22 (1)	Aug 16	CLE	@	DET	W,8-5		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
11	23	Aug 18	CLE	@	PIT	W,6-3		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
12	25 (1)	Aug 20	CLE	@	PIT	W,2-0		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	27 (1)	Aug 22	CLE		DET	W,6-1		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	29 (1)	Aug 24	CLE		MIN	L,2-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	30	Aug 25	CLE		MIN	W,4-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	33 (2)	Aug 29	CLE	@	STL	W,2-1		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	35 (1)	Aug 31	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-2		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	38 (2)	Sep 4	CLE		MIL	L,1-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	42 (3)	Sep 8	CLE		KCR	L,6-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	45 (2)	Sep 11	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	47 (1)	Sep 13	CLE	@	MIN	L,5-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
22	48	Sep 15	CLE	@	CHC	L,5-6		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	49	Sep 16	CLE	@	CHC	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	51 (1)	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,1-0		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
25	54 (2)	Sep 21	CLE		CHW	W,7-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	56 (1)	Sep 23	CLE		CHW	W,3-2		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	60 (3)	Sep 27	CLE		PIT	W,8-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							27gm		27.0	0	0	0	0	0