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Jacob Barnes

Brewers Career team 2016–2019
Number #59
Position Relief Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 36
Height 6' 2"
Weight 231 lbs
Birth Place St. Petersburg, FL
Born Apr 14, 1990

Key Insights

2025
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Barnes's cutter averages 87.4 mph, and has touched 92.2.

82 thrown, 56.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Barnes's cutter moves 26.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

82 thrown, averaging 87.4 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Barnes lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

146 located pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Barnes's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

54 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on

Barnes throws 33.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.7% with the bases empty.

74 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 72 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Barnes's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.8 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.

54 and 82 of them thrown.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 14, 1990
Birth Place St. Petersburg, FL
Height 6' 2"
Weight 231 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Florida Gulf Coast