One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .492 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
99 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jackson's changeup moves 113.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jackson goes to the slider: 35.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.4% the rest of the time.
362 two-strike pitches in 2019.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jackson's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 87.0 off his changeup.
183 and 99 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jackson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1315 located pitches in 2019.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jackson's cutter averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 95.4.
360 thrown, 27.4% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Jackson, 13th percentile.
1315 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 658th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jackson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
306 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jackson works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 27.4% of everything he throws.
1315 classified pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jackson puts 53.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.5% when he is ahead.
412 located pitches behind, 293 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jackson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1315 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jackson projects a .403 average, 16th percentile.
1315 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 631st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Jackson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
213 of 1315 located pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Jackson averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
1315 pitches in 2019. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 252nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Jackson gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
1315 pitches in 2019. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 615th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jackson throws a strike on the first pitch 55.3% of the time.
338 plate appearances started in 2019.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jackson releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1315 tracked pitches in 2019.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Jackson throws 45.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.4% with the bases empty.
327 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 988 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jackson throws the slider 30.3% of the time against right-handers and 19.8% against left-handers.
673 pitches to right-handers, 642 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jackson throws a fastball 66.5% of the time, against 61.4% when he is ahead.
412 pitches behind in the count, 293 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jackson's cutter spins at 2,338 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
360 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jackson has thrown 36 curveballs this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 77.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1315 classified pitches in 2019.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .492 expected average against them, against .333 on his breaking balls.
99 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jackson's changeup moves 113.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
99 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jackson's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
306 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jackson goes to the slider: 35.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.4% the rest of the time.
362 two-strike pitches in 2019.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jackson puts 53.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.5% when he is ahead.
412 located pitches behind, 293 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jackson throws a strike on the first pitch 55.3% of the time.
338 plate appearances started in 2019.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jackson throws a fastball 66.5% of the time, against 61.4% when he is ahead.
412 pitches behind in the count, 293 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jackson's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 87.0 off his changeup.
183 and 99 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jackson's cutter averages 91.6 mph, and has touched 95.4.
360 thrown, 27.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jackson works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 27.4% of everything he throws.
1315 classified pitches in 2019.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jackson throws the slider 30.3% of the time against right-handers and 19.8% against left-handers.
673 pitches to right-handers, 642 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jackson's cutter spins at 2,338 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
360 thrown in 2019.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Jackson has thrown 36 curveballs this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 77.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1315 classified pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jackson lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1315 located pitches in 2019.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Jackson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
213 of 1315 located pitches.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Jackson, 13th percentile.
1315 pitches in 2019. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 658th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jackson projects a .403 average, 16th percentile.
1315 pitches in 2019. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 631st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.2% of the contact Jackson gives up is hit hard, 18th percentile.
1315 pitches in 2019. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 615th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jackson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 40 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1315 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jackson releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1315 tracked pitches in 2019.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Jackson averages 90.1 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
1315 pitches in 2019. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2019, 252nd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Jackson throws 45.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.4% with the bases empty.
327 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 988 with the bases empty.
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Career team 2006–2008