Payton Tolle
22-Year-Old
2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
7.56
WHIP
1.68
K
10
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in August of 2025.
Not starting, could pitch Wednesday
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Tolle won't start Wednesday's game against the Athletics in Sacramento but could still factor into the team's pitching plan that day, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Because Tolle has typically been pitching on at least five days' rest this season and is coming off a poor showing Friday against the Diamondbacks in which he surrendered five earned runs over three innings, the rookie won't be asked to handle a traditional starting role when his turn in the rotation comes up Wednesday. The Red Sox could still use Tolle as a multi-inning reliever behind an opener Wednesday, but the 22-year-old lefty was still likely have his pitch count monitored carefully in that scenario.
Because Tolle has typically been pitching on at least five days' rest this season and is coming off a poor showing Friday against the Diamondbacks in which he surrendered five earned runs over three innings, the rookie won't be asked to handle a traditional starting role when his turn in the rotation comes up Wednesday. The Red Sox could still use Tolle as a multi-inning reliever behind an opener Wednesday, but the 22-year-old lefty was still likely have his pitch count monitored carefully in that scenario.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Payton Tolle generally throw?
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 Payton Tolle generally pitch?
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4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-53%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-53%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .233 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .233 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-77%
ERA at Home
2025
-77%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.38 | 0.94 | 5.1 | 13.5 | 3.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 15.00 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.38 | 0.94 | 5.1 | 13.5 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2025Away | 15.00 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Payton Tolle compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.67K/9
10.8BB/9
6.5HR/9
2.2Fastball
96.0 mphERA
7.56WHIP
1.68BABIP
.308GB/FB
0.63Left On Base
62.5%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
8.9%Spin Rate
2280 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.8%Swinging Strike
13.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Second start goes off rails
Tolle (0-1) allowed five runs on five hits and four walks while striking out two over three innings to take the loss Friday versus the Diamondbacks.
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Next start coming Friday
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Tolle will start Friday's game against the Diamondbacks in Arizona, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Date of next start uncertain
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Saturday that he's unsure if Tolle will start on four days' rest Wednesday versus Cleveland, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
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Fans eight in major-league debut
Tolle did not factor into Friday's decision against the Pirates, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out eight across 5.1 innings.
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Summoned ahead of MLB debut
The Red Sox selected Tolle's contract from Triple-A Worcester on Friday, Chris Henrique of the Boston Sports Journal reports.
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In line to see major-league action?
Tolle is a candidate to make his major-league debut for the Red Sox in 2025, per Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com.
Analysis
Tolle, who started the season in High-A Greenville, was promoted to Triple-A Worcester in early August after a brief stint in Double-A Portland. The 22-year-old southpaw has tossed 86.2 innings across all three levels while posting a 12.9 K/9 over that span. As of right now, there hasn't been any discussion between Tolle and the Worcester coaching staff about a move to the bullpen ahead of a potential MLB call-up. However, it's worth noting that Walker Buehler has been moved from the Red Sox's rotation to the bullpen for the rest of the season, so there could be a fit in the rotation.
Tolle, who started the season in High-A Greenville, was promoted to Triple-A Worcester in early August after a brief stint in Double-A Portland. The 22-year-old southpaw has tossed 86.2 innings across all three levels while posting a 12.9 K/9 over that span. As of right now, there hasn't been any discussion between Tolle and the Worcester coaching staff about a move to the bullpen ahead of a potential MLB call-up. However, it's worth noting that Walker Buehler has been moved from the Red Sox's rotation to the bullpen for the rest of the season, so there could be a fit in the rotation.