P Sam Moll #85
Orix Buffaloes NPB
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/26/2026
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P SAM MOLL #85 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
63 0 10-7 33 2.83 66.2 42 4 42 56 1.26 0.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 12 14 12 12
Movement 14 16 14 14
Control 11 11 11 11
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 12 12
Slider 13 13
Changeup 10 10
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 14
Defense 10
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 15
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/2026 CHIB Loss, 2-6 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
09/16/2026 @ SB Loss, 3-4 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
09/15/2026 @ SB Win, 7-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/14/2026 RAKU Loss, 1-5 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
09/09/2026 @ RAKU Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
09/08/2026 HOKK Loss, 1-2 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 Loss
09/01/2026 @ SEIB Win, 6-4 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Win
08/31/2026 HOKK Loss, 0-3 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/23/2026 @ SB Win, 3-2 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 Win
08/18/2026 CHIB Loss, 2-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Not a bad teammate.
Birthday:01/03/1992
Born in:Lakeland, TN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$306,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:191 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 69 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension:$406,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 63 0 10 7 33 2.83 66.2 42 21 21 4 42 56 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 37 4 89.2 63 50 11.34 5.67 7.56 5.67 3.52 1.26 89 0.4 .217        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 96 14 3 0 0 8 16 25 1 4 0 .146 .265 .177 .443      
vs. RHB 137 28 9 0 4 13 26 31 1 2 0 .204 .329 .358 .687      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 4 0 1 1 2 9.82 3.2 5 4 4 1 2 1  
April 12 0 3 1 6 1.38 13.0 6 2 2 1 9 12  
May 11 0 1 2 6 2.45 11.0 10 3 3 0 6 8  
June 10 0 2 0 7 1.38 13.0 3 2 2 1 10 11  
July 10 0 0 2 5 6.97 10.1 7 8 8 0 5 6  
August 10 0 2 0 5 0.00 9.0 6 0 0 0 8 9  
September 6 0 1 1 2 2.70 6.2 5 2 2 1 2 9  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1  
Spring Training 13 0 0 3 5 3.14 14.1 14 6 5 0 6 12  
Postseason 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1  
Last Year 57 0 2 3 33 2.15 58.2 49 18 14 1 29 57  
2 Years Ago 14 0 0 1 1 4.97 12.2 13 8 7 3 6 13  
Career 254 0 22 14 72 3.09 265.0 219 98 91 23 140 249  
Home 38 0 6 4 18 3.49 38.2 20 15 15 2 27 31  
Road 25 0 4 3 15 1.93 28.0 22 6 6 2 15 25  
Grass 7 0 2 0 5 2.08 8.2 5 2 2 1 7 8  
Turf 56 0 8 7 28 2.95 58.0 37 19 19 3 35 48  
Day 20 0 5 2 10 2.66 20.1 14 6 6 1 16 13  
Night 43 0 5 5 23 2.91 46.1 28 15 15 3 26 43  
As Reliever / Substitution 63 0 10 7 33 2.83 66.2 42 21 21 4 42 56  
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+
2017 Oakland - MLB 25 11 0 0 0 0 10.80 6.2 13 8 8 2 3 7 0 0 2.40 .478 6.40 -0.1 40
2021 Chiba Lotte - NPB 29 6 0 0 0 0 4.76 5.2 6 3 3 1 3 5 0 0 1.59 .312 5.18 -0.1 75
2021 Saitama Seibu - NPB 29 4 0 0 0 0 4.91 3.2 3 2 2 0 2 4 0 0 1.36 .333 2.52 0.1 74
2021 Hanshin - NPB 29 30 0 2 0 3 2.62 24.0 17 7 7 2 7 27 0 0 1.00 .254 2.70 0.4 135
2021 Total - NPB 29 40 0 2 0 3 3.24 33.1 26 12 12 3 12 36 0 0 1.14 .274 3.10 0.3 110
2022 Hanshin - NPB 30 47 0 6 2 1 2.89 46.2 41 15 15 6 18 55 0 0 1.26 .321 3.29 0.5 123
2023 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 31 33 0 2 1 1 4.21 47.0 48 24 22 6 33 32 0 0 1.72 .302 5.42 -0.8 91
2024 Orix - NPB 32 14 0 0 1 1 4.97 12.2 13 8 7 3 6 13 0 0 1.50 .294 5.38 -0.2 76
2025 Orix - NPB 33 57 0 2 3 33 2.15 58.2 49 18 14 1 29 57 0 0 1.33 .306 2.57 1.9 177
2026 Orix - NPB 34 63 0 10 7 33 2.83 66.2 42 21 21 4 42 56 0 0 1.26 .217 3.52 0.4 139
Total MLB 11 0 0 0 0 10.80 6.2 13 8 8 2 3 7 0 0 2.40 .478 6.40 -0.1 40
Total NPB 254 0 22 14 72 3.09 265.0 219 98 91 23 140 249 0 0 1.35 .281 3.64 2.1 122
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 Tri-City - A- 21 10 6 3 1 0 1.80 30.0 20 9 6 0 10 29 0 0 1.00 .247 2.27 1.1 222
2014 Tri-City - A- 22 9 0 0 1 0 4.15 13.0 17 6 6 1 4 7 0 0 1.62 .348 4.28 0.0 96
2015 Modesto - A+ 23 25 0 0 1 2 3.02 53.2 40 20 18 7 12 57 0 0 0.97 .250 3.55 0.5 132
2015 Hartford - AA 23 13 0 0 0 0 1.23 14.2 7 2 2 0 4 17 0 0 0.75 .212 1.70 0.5 330
2016 Colorado (GCL) - R 24 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
2016 Albuquerque - AAA 24 42 0 3 5 2 4.94 47.1 55 30 26 5 19 39 0 0 1.56 .345 4.19 0.1 83
2017 Nashville - AAA 25 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 5 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0.86 .278 1.77 0.2 999
2017 Albuquerque - AAA 25 44 0 3 2 0 4.18 47.1 56 27 22 4 18 39 0 0 1.56 .342 3.92 0.3 98
2017 Total - AAA 25 50 0 3 2 0 3.64 54.1 61 27 22 4 19 47 0 0 1.47 .335 3.64 0.5 112
2018 Buffalo - AAA 26 15 0 1 3 1 5.30 18.2 24 15 11 1 5 19 0 0 1.55 .371 2.83 0.4 75
2019 Richmond - AA 27 35 0 1 2 2 2.58 38.1 32 18 11 0 20 42 0 0 1.36 .311 2.57 0.8 154
2019 Sacramento - AAA 27 6 0 1 0 0 1.69 10.2 11 3 2 1 3 12 0 0 1.31 .357 3.29 0.1 235
2020 Richmond - AA 28 47 0 3 4 6 2.91 55.2 45 18 18 3 26 57 0 0 1.28 .304 3.38 0.7 137
2021 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA 29 9 0 1 1 0 2.16 8.1 3 2 2 0 5 9 0 0 0.96 .188 2.81 0.2 219
2022 Hanshin (Ni-Gun) - AA 30 16 0 0 0 0 0.63 14.1 10 1 1 1 4 14 0 0 0.98 .257 2.92 0.5 739
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA 32 24 0 4 4 9 4.32 25.0 25 13 12 2 8 24 0 0 1.32 .324 3.98 0.5 115
Total IL 15 0 1 3 1 5.30 18.2 24 15 11 1 5 19 0 0 1.55 .371 2.83 75.4
Total PCL 98 0 7 7 2 4.01 112.1 127 60 50 10 41 98 0 0 1.50 .341 3.84 101.9
Total EL 95 0 4 6 8 2.57 108.2 84 38 31 3 50 116 0 0 1.23 .296 2.87 155.6
Total CAL 25 0 0 1 2 3.02 53.2 40 20 18 7 12 57 0 0 0.97 .250 3.55 132.1
Total NWL 19 6 3 2 0 2.51 43.0 37 15 12 1 14 36 0 0 1.19 .283 2.87 159.0
Total PIO 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 999.0
Total NGN 49 0 5 5 9 2.83 47.2 38 16 15 3 17 47 0 0 1.15 .287 3.46 172.9
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
2021 Hanshin - NPB 29 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.60 .143 4.49 -0.0 999
2026 Orix - NPB 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.00 .000 6.20 -0.0 999
Total NPB 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.82 .143 4.65 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 Oakland - MLB P 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 -0.0 .000
2020 Richmond - AA P 47 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 55.2 1.62 +0.3 1.063
2021 Chiba Lotte (Ni-Gun) - AA P 9 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 -0.1 .962
2021 Hanshin - INT P 30 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 +0.0 .939
2021 Chiba Lotte - INT P 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 -0.2 .000
2021 Saitama Seibu - INT P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2022 Hanshin (Ni-Gun) - AA P 16 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 14.1 3.14 -0.3 .985
2022 Hanshin - INT P 47 0 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 46.2 1.74 +0.5 1.106
2023 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 33 0 2 3 1 7 2 .714 47.0 0.96 +0.4 .951
2024 Orix (Ni-Gun) - AA P 24 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.4 .948
2024 Orix - INT P 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.2 0.71 +0.4 .000
2025 Orix - INT P 57 0 4 3 0 8 1 .875 58.2 1.07 -0.7 1.904
2026 Orix - INT P 63 0 8 6 0 15 1 .933 66.2 1.89 -0.9 .965
TOTAL P 360 0 27 36 1 67 4 .940 375.0 1.51 -1.1 1.051
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2013 Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Memphis (Memphis, TN).
08/16/2017 Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for a PTBNL or cash.
11/27/2017 Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Oakland Athletics.
11/30/2017 Claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
03/17/2018 Was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Seattle Mariners.
12/13/2018 Drafted in the 2018 Rule 5 Draft (AAA Phase, Round 2, Pick 1) by the San Francisco Giants from the Toronto Blue Jays.
11/04/2019 Granted free agency.
01/06/2020 Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
11/16/2020 Became a minor league free agent.
12/19/2020 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 with the Chunichi Dragons organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/07/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Chiba Lotte while with Chunichi.
05/21/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Saitama Seibu while with Chiba Lotte.
06/08/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Orix while with Saitama Seibu.
06/18/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Tohoku Rakuten while with Orix.
06/28/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Hanshin while with Tohoku Rakuten.
10/15/2021 Wins the 2021 Japan Series with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
11/07/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).
11/12/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
11/18/2022 Was claimed off waivers by Yomiuri while with Hanshin.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 10 (10).
02/05/2023 Was claimed off waivers by Tohoku Rakuten while with Yomiuri.
10/27/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $358,000 with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
03/15/2024 Released by the Tohoku Rakuten organization.
05/26/2024 Signed a minor league contract ($16,000 bonus) with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
10/24/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
02/23/2025 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/06/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/01/2025 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/23/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $306,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
10/28/2025 Finished 2nd in 2025 NPB JPL Reliever of the Year voting.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
07/01/2026 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/05/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/23/2026 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for one week.
10/20/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $406,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2025 57 3
2026 63 1
Year W Rank
2026 10 7
Year SV Rank
2025 33 3
2026 33 3
Year HLD Rank
2022 19 3
Year WP Rank
2022 3 7
Year RA Rank
2025 57 3
2026 63 1
Year GF Rank
2025 46 3
2026 50 3
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