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Joe Jimenez

Stats and career

Joe Jimenez is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and was an All-Star in 2018.

427 MLB games488 strikeouts

Updated

About Joe Jimenez

Born on January 17, 1995, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Joe Jimenez is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He bats right-handed and throws right-handed. Jimenez made his MLB debut on Apr 13, 2017, with the Detroit Tigers.

Season by season427

427 appearances: 425 regular season, 2 postseason. Every MLB appearance of his career, newest season first.

SeasonTeamGamesStartsIPKBBERAWHIP
2024ATL69068.282232.620.99
2024 postseason101.0110.001.00
2023ATL59056.173143.041.15
2023 postseason101.0110.002.00
2022DET62056.277133.491.09
2021DET52045.157355.961.52
2020DET25022.22267.151.37
2019DET66059.282234.371.32
2018DET68062.278224.311.20
2017DET24019.017912.322.11
Career4250391.04881454.471.25
Career postseason202.0220.001.50

How he is doing nowLast game Oct 2, 2024

2024 pitching2.23 ERA68.2 innings, 82 strikeouts, 0.95 WHIP
Braves94-682026 regular season, 3-4 in the playoffs
Last game1.0 IP, 1 K, 0 EROct 2 at Padres
Injury status

No active flag. Latest report 60-Day-IL (57d ago), no longer on the injury report.

CareerDebut 2017

7years2017 to 2024
  1. 2017MLB debutDetroit Tigers
  2. 2024Best season68.2 IP, 82 K, 2.62 ERA in 69 games
  3. Oct 2, 2024Latest game1.0 IP, 1 K, 0 ER at Padres

Regular season

425 games

391.0 IP, 488 K, 4.47 ERA

Postseason

2 games

2.0 IP, 2 K, 0.00 ERA

Honors

  • All-Star (2018)

MLB debut

2017 seasonDetroit Tigers

Latest game

Oct 2, 2024: 1.0 IP, 1 K, 0 ERPadres 5, Braves 4

Most often against

The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.

7-3his teams

His line: 9.0 IP, 13 K, 1.00 ERA

Last met Sep 30, 2024

6-2his teams

His line: 8.0 IP, 14 K, 0.00 ERA

Last met Sep 21, 2024

5-2his teams

His line: 7.0 IP, 10 K, 1.29 ERA

Last met Aug 6, 2024

5-1his teams

His line: 5.1 IP, 12 K, 6.75 ERA

Last met Sep 4, 2024

Injury history

ESPN's injury reports, newest first.

  1. Sep 15, 202660-Day-IL Knee

    Jimenez (knee) will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

    ESPN / ATL

  2. Sep 13, 202660-Day-IL Knee

    Jimenez (knee) faced five hitters in a simulated bullpen session Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  3. Sep 1, 202660-Day-IL Knee

    Jimenez is dealing with a left articular cartilage injury and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.

    sdio / ATL

  4. Aug 31, 202660-Day-IL Knee

    Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Monday that Jimenez (knee) has been responding well after bullpen sessions the past few weeks, but the skipper acknowledged that a return from the 60-day injured list this season would still be a "giant leap," Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.

    ESPN / ATL

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  1. Aug 31, 202660-Day-IL Knee

    Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said Monday that Jimenez (knee) has been responding well to throwing multiple bullpen sessions over the past few weeks, though the skipper acknowledged that a return from the 60-day injured list this season would still be a "giant leap," Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.

    ESPN / ATL

  2. Aug 21, 202660-Day-IL Knee

    Jimenez is dealing with a left articular cartilage injury and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.

    sdio / ATL

  3. May 13, 202660-Day-IL Knee

    Atlanta manager Walt Weiss revealed Wednesday that Jimenez underwent another surgery on his left knee 3-to-4 weeks ago, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.

    ESPN / ATL

Sources and updates

Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the SABR Lahman Baseball Database for the seasons through 2025, MLB's own box scores, its transactions and ESPN's injury reports.

Updated Nov 11, 2026, 7:24 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.