Justin Sterner

Justin Sterner

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Sacramento Athletics
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Sterner will pitch in middle relief after he was claimed by the A's off waivers from the Rays in the offseason. Sterner had strong strikeout rates in the minors with a 31.4% K% at Triple-A last season. He's been prone to giving up home runs (1.36 HR/9 at Triple-A) and doesn't have great velocity. His upside may also be limited at age 28. Still, he could be a productive reliever for a team desperate for bullpen arms. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in May of 2024. Waived by the Rays in November of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Athletics in November of 2024.
Scoreless inning in team debut
PSacramento Athletics
March 29, 2025
Sterner didn't allow a hit but gave up two walks while striking out one over two-thirds of a scoreless inning Friday against the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Sterner will pitch in middle relief after he was claimed by the A's off waivers from the Rays in the offseason. Sterner had strong strikeout rates in the minors, including a 31.4 K% at Triple-A last season. He's been prone to giving up home runs (1.36 HR/9 at Triple-A) and doesn't have great velocity (93.5 mph average fastball in the majors last season), so his upside may also be limited at age 28. Still, he could be a productive reliever for a team desperate for bullpen arms.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
20
How many pitches does Justin Sterner generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Justin Sterner generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-41%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .150 21 6 1 3 1 0 0
Since 2023vs Right .208 29 10 4 5 1 0 0
2025vs Left .091 11 4 0 1 0 0 0
2025vs Right .125 20 8 4 2 0 0 0
2024vs Left .222 10 2 1 2 1 0 0
2024vs Right .375 9 2 0 3 1 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2025
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2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 0.00 0.64 4.2 0 0 0 9.6 1.9 0.0
Since 2023Away 1.17 1.30 7.2 0 0 0 12.9 4.7 0.0
2025Home 0.00 0.64 4.2 0 0 0 9.6 1.9 0.0
2025Away 0.00 1.09 3.2 0 0 0 17.2 7.4 0.0
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 2.25 1.50 4.0 0 0 0 9.0 2.3 0.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Justin Sterner 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
3.00
 
K/9
13.0
 
BB/9
4.3
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
93.7 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
0.84
 
BABIP
.207
 
GB/FB
0.67
 
Left On Base
100.0%
 
Exit Velocity
81.2 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
0.0%
 
Spin Rate
2503 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
16.7%
 
Swinging Strike
18.7%
 
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Claimed by Athletics
POakland Athletics
November 4, 2024
The Athletics claimed Sterner off waivers from the Rays on Monday.
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Cleared for return
PTampa Bay Rays
September 9, 2024
Triple-A Durham reinstated Sterner (undisclosed) from the 7-day injured list Thursday.
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Hits IL at Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays
Undisclosed
August 11, 2024
Triple-A Durham placed Sterner on its 7-day injured list Saturday with an unspecified injury.
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Sent down to minors
PTampa Bay Rays
July 5, 2024
The Rays optioned Sterner to Triple-A Durham on Friday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Back in big leagues
PTampa Bay Rays
July 3, 2024
The Rays recalled Sterner from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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