Pitcher · 2024
Jay Jackson
- Age
- 37
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- October 27, 1987 in Greenville, SC, USA
- MLB debut
- September 14, 2015
- Drafted
- 2008, round 9
- College
- Furman
- High school
- Christ Church Episcopal
- Salary, 2024
- $1.3M
- dbWAR
- -.3 1 season(s)
- IP
- 26.1
- ERA
- 7.52
- FIP
- 5.44
- K/9
- 9.9
- FIP−
- 133 100 = avg
Jay Jackson is a relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. In 2024 he struck out 29 batters over 26.1 innings across 20 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 7.52 was 84.3% higher than the league average of 4.08 — the second worst on his team, and 532nd of 541 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.44 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 25.7% of swings (12.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 25.4%. His -0.3 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2024.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 50 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .326 | .380 | .696 | .452 | 26.0% |
| vs RHB | 64 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .220 | .281 | .390 | .294 | 25.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jay Jackson throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2024.
| Slider | 252 | 84.9 | 2,224 | 46.4% | 30.7% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 119 | 92.0 | 2,245 | 51.3% | 21.3% | |
| Changeup | 60 | 86.0 | 1,677 | 45.0% | 21.7% | |
| Sinker | 25 | 91.2 | 2,244 | 44.0% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | 0 | 26.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 7.52 | 5.44 | 1.41 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 184 | 133 | -0.3 | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2024 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.