P Jouko Niemelä #20
Indianapolis Clowns (DEN) AAA
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/2025
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOUKO NIEMELÄ #20 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 4 5 6
Movement 4 4 4 5
HRA 4 4 4 5
PBABIP 4 4 4 5
Control 5 5 5 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 7
Slider 6 6
Changeup 4 7
Knuckle Curve 2 4
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/2025 @ DAL Loss, 5-6 X 5.2 3 5 4 4 1
09/20/2025 SD Loss, 5-6 X 5.0 7 6 6 5 4 Loss
09/13/2025 @ LV Loss, 2-9 X 3.0 9 7 7 3 3 Loss
09/06/2025 ELP Loss, 3-9 X 1.2 6 8 0 2 1 Loss
08/30/2025 SEA Win, 4-2 X 3.0 2 2 2 1 6
08/23/2025 @ SF Loss, 3-4 X 6.2 6 4 4 4 4 Loss
08/16/2025 AZ Win, 4-1 X 8.0 5 1 1 2 11 Win
08/02/2025 @ VAN Win, 1-0 X 7.0 6 0 0 2 5 Win
07/26/2025 HOU Win, 3-1 X 9.0 3 1 1 1 8 Win
07/19/2025 @ LA Loss, 3-6 X 5.1 7 5 4 5 3 Loss
PERSONALITY
Jouko is a good teammate who never misses a chance to golf.
Birthday:10/20/1996
Born in:Nagyvenyim, FEJ
Nationality:Hungarian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:158 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 66 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 20 20 6 5 0 5.23 115.1 115 77 67 22 52 89 1 5.0 0 6 30.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.50 8.97 6.95 4.06 5.75 1.45 133 -0.3 .284        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 163 47 5 0 11 41 21 28 2 2 2 .288 .372 .521 .894      
vs. RHB 274 68 11 1 11 36 31 61 0 6 4 .248 .333 .416 .749      
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 3 3 1 0 0 3.50 18.0 11 7 7 3 6 10  
June 5 5 2 0 0 6.75 30.2 33 23 23 6 14 22  
July 4 4 1 1 0 4.39 26.2 27 14 13 6 9 22  
August 4 4 2 1 0 2.55 24.2 19 7 7 2 9 26  
September 4 4 0 3 0 9.98 15.1 25 26 17 5 14 9  
Last Year 4 0 2 0 0 1.00 9.0 7 1 1 0 0 10  
Career 31 20 8 6 0 4.68 138.1 137 82 72 23 59 110  
Home 9 9 4 2 0 4.10 52.2 55 32 24 10 18 48  
Road 11 11 2 3 0 6.18 62.2 60 45 43 12 34 41  
Grass 5 5 1 2 0 5.79 28.0 31 18 18 5 10 22  
Turf 15 15 5 3 0 5.05 87.1 84 59 49 17 42 67  
Day 14 14 2 5 0 6.27 74.2 86 62 52 17 40 58  
Night 6 6 4 0 0 3.32 40.2 29 15 15 5 12 31  
As Starter 20 20 6 5 0 5.23 115.1 115 77 67 22 52 89  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Denver - PBC 25 7 0 0 1 0 2.57 14.0 15 4 4 1 7 11 0 0 1.57 .304 4.42 0.1 174
2024 Denver - PBC 27 4 0 2 0 0 1.00 9.0 7 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 0.78 .333 1.29 0.4 454
2025 Denver - PBC 28 20 20 6 5 0 5.23 115.1 115 77 67 22 52 89 1 0 1.45 .284 5.75 -0.3 82
Total PBC 31 20 8 6 0 4.68 138.1 137 82 72 23 59 110 1 0 1.42 .289 5.33 0.2 92
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Denver (R) - R 16 8 8 2 5 0 4.06 37.2 31 17 17 4 16 48 0 0 1.25 .300 3.60 0.7 98
2014 Denver (R) - R 17 16 6 1 3 2 4.34 47.2 50 24 23 6 17 56 0 0 1.41 .352 4.22 0.6 101
2014 Utah - R+ 17 11 0 1 1 0 2.21 20.1 12 6 5 1 16 15 0 0 1.38 .200 4.84 -0.1 192
2014 Total - R+ 17 27 6 2 4 2 3.71 68.0 62 30 28 7 33 71 0 0 1.40 .306 4.41 0.5 117
2014 Ogden - A 17 8 0 0 3 1 6.75 16.0 14 12 12 4 7 17 0 0 1.31 .256 6.23 -0.5 57
2015 Ogden - A 18 14 4 2 4 2 7.55 31.0 42 27 26 5 12 35 0 0 1.74 .407 4.62 0.2 59
2016 Ogden - A 19 11 11 4 4 0 4.75 53.0 52 28 28 4 20 62 0 0 1.36 .361 3.33 1.2 85
2016 Colorado Springs - A+ 19 14 0 3 1 2 2.63 27.1 28 8 8 0 9 28 0 0 1.35 .378 2.44 0.7 160
2017 Colorado Springs - A+ 20 4 4 1 0 0 1.57 23.0 16 4 4 2 3 23 0 0 0.83 .250 2.53 0.8 267
2017 Tucson - AA 20 33 0 3 9 5 4.29 65.0 61 32 31 14 26 42 0 0 1.34 .244 5.56 -1.3 93
2018 Tucson - AA 21 4 0 1 0 0 3.68 7.1 8 3 3 1 2 9 0 0 1.36 .350 2.99 0.1 114
2018 Seattle - AAA 21 8 5 3 2 0 4.50 26.0 24 17 13 3 8 15 0 0 1.23 .266 4.39 0.2 94
2019 Salt Lake City - AA 22 14 14 3 4 0 3.60 70.0 68 33 28 10 23 61 0 0 1.30 .289 4.15 0.9 115
2020 Portland - AAA 23 5 5 0 1 0 3.41 31.2 22 12 12 3 9 27 1 0 0.98 .221 3.48 0.6 115
2021 Portland - AAA 24 18 7 3 2 1 3.34 59.1 54 28 22 8 17 36 0 0 1.20 .257 4.34 0.2 115
2022 Seattle - AAA 25 7 7 3 1 0 2.70 40.0 44 14 12 2 7 24 1 0 1.27 .328 3.32 0.9 151
2023 Seattle - AAA 26 9 6 4 0 0 2.18 45.1 31 11 11 3 12 50 1 0 0.95 .252 2.53 1.6 195
Total AAA 47 30 13 6 1 3.11 202.1 175 82 70 19 53 152 3 0 1.13 .268 3.60 129.4
Total AA 51 14 7 13 5 3.92 142.1 137 68 62 25 51 112 0 0 1.32 .271 4.73 103.8
Total A+ 18 4 4 1 2 2.15 50.1 44 12 12 2 12 51 0 0 1.11 .323 2.48 196.2
Total A 33 15 6 11 3 5.94 100.0 108 67 66 13 39 114 0 0 1.47 .361 4.19 69.7
Total R+ 11 0 1 1 0 2.21 20.1 12 6 5 1 16 15 0 0 1.38 .200 4.84 191.6
Total R 24 14 3 8 2 4.22 85.1 81 41 40 10 33 104 0 0 1.34 .330 3.95 99.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2013 Denver (R) - R P 8 8 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 37.2 0.48 -0.4 1.712
2014 Ogden - A P 8 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.0 1.818
2014 Utah - R+ P 11 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 20.1 1.33 -0.2 .882
2014 Denver (R) - R P 16 6 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 47.2 0.76 -0.4 .617
2015 Ogden - A P 14 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 31.0 0.87 +0.2 1.964
2016 Colorado Springs - A+ P 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 27.1 0.33 +0.8 .989
2016 Ogden - A P 11 11 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 53.0 1.19 -0.3 .777
2017 Tucson - AA P 33 0 3 5 1 9 1 .889 65.0 1.11 +0.1 .801
2017 Colorado Springs - A+ P 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 +0.8 .996
2018 Seattle - AAA P 8 5 2 2 0 6 2 .667 26.0 1.38 +0.0 .684
2018 Tucson - AA P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2019 Salt Lake City - AA P 14 14 6 6 0 13 1 .923 70.0 1.54 -0.1 .997
2020 Portland - AAA P 5 5 2 1 0 5 2 .600 31.2 0.85 +0.1 .669
2021 Portland - AAA P 18 7 2 2 0 5 1 .800 59.1 0.61 -0.8 .660
2022 Denver - Pro P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.4 1.000
2022 Seattle - AAA P 7 7 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 40.0 1.12 -1.2 .655
2023 Seattle - AAA P 8 6 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 45.1 0.60 -0.3 1.456
2024 Denver - Pro P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 +0.6 .000
2025 Denver - Pro P 20 20 4 10 0 14 0 1.000 115.1 1.09 -0.9 1.112
TOTAL P 213 97 34 47 2 88 7 .920 739.0 0.99 -2.3 .941
PLAYER HISTORY
08/14/2013 Signed a minor league contract out of Hungary with the Denver Cutthroats organization.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 3 (5).
09/07/2014 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 3 (5).
07/30/2015 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 3 months.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 2 (4); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 3 (5).
06/23/2017 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/16/2017 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/22/2017 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/03/2017 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
09/27/2017 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (8); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 4 (5).
06/23/2018 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/04/2018 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 3 (4); Control: 4 (5).
05/08/2019 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/09/2019 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/16/2019 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
07/02/2019 Released by the Denver Cutthroats.
07/09/2019 Signed a minor league contract ($20,000 bonus) with the El Paso Diablos organization.
07/15/2019 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/14/2019 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/24/2019 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/10/2019 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 4 (5).
06/04/2020 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/29/2020 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/07/2020 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/19/2020 Injured (partially torn UCL),out for 9-10 months.
08/06/2020 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 4 (5).
09/28/2021 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 4 (5).
01/18/2022 Was traded by the El Paso Diablos to the Denver Cutthroats, along with SP Josh Hinton, in exchange for SP Sean Welch.
05/19/2022 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/27/2022 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/13/2022 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
07/14/2022 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/19/2022 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/20/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
07/04/2023 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 months.
08/11/2023 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
09/09/2023 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
11/21/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 5 (5).
06/22/2024 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery),out for 11-12 months.
11/19/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5).
06/29/2025 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/30/2025 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HRA Rank
2025 22 3
Year BB Rank
2025 52 10
Year BABIP Rank
2025 .284 6
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