One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .453 expected average against them, against .311 on his fastballs.
60 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jackson's changeup moves 109.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 86.0 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Jackson lives in the strike zone: 50.1% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
449 pitches in 2024. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 92nd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jackson's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jackson's slider leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 84.2 off his changeup.
249 and 60 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jackson puts 63.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.8% when he is ahead.
109 located pitches behind, 139 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jackson releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
449 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jackson lands 61.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his offspeed pitches.
140 of his fastballs, 60 of his offspeed pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jackson works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The slider is 55.5% of everything he throws.
449 classified pitches in 2024.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jackson averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
449 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 589th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jackson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
449 located pitches in 2024.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jackson throws a fastball 36.7% of the time, against 22.3% when he is ahead.
109 pitches behind in the count, 139 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jackson projects a .354 average, 17th percentile.
449 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 639th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jackson throws the changeup 25.4% of the time against left-handers and 3.6% against right-handers.
248 pitches to right-handers, 201 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Jackson throws 46.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.2% with the bases empty.
111 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 338 with the bases empty.
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 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
449 located pitches in 2024.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jackson's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 93.8.
115 thrown, 25.6% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jackson goes to the 4-seam fastball: 29.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.7% the rest of the time.
137 two-strike pitches in 2024.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Jackson's stuff spins at 2,160 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
449 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 536th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Jackson throws a strike on the first pitch 63.7% of the time.
113 plate appearances started in 2024.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.5% of Jackson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
101 of 449 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Jackson gives up is hit hard, 31st percentile.
449 pitches in 2024. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 530th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.0 mph separates Jackson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.9 against 84.9.
115 and 249 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jackson's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,245 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
115 thrown in 2024.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .453 expected average against them, against .311 on his fastballs.
60 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Jackson lands 61.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his offspeed pitches.
140 of his fastballs, 60 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jackson's changeup moves 109.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 86.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jackson's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Jackson lives in the strike zone: 50.1% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
449 pitches in 2024. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 92nd in MLB.
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 slider leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 84.2 off his changeup.
249 and 60 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jackson works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The slider is 55.5% of everything he throws.
449 classified pitches in 2024.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Jackson throws the changeup 25.4% of the time against left-handers and 3.6% against right-handers.
248 pitches to right-handers, 201 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jackson's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 93.8.
115 thrown, 25.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.0 mph separates Jackson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.9 against 84.9.
115 and 249 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jackson's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,245 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
115 thrown in 2024.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jackson puts 63.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.8% when he is ahead.
109 located pitches behind, 139 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Jackson throws a fastball 36.7% of the time, against 22.3% when he is ahead.
109 pitches behind in the count, 139 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jackson goes to the 4-seam fastball: 29.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.7% the rest of the time.
137 two-strike pitches in 2024.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Jackson throws a strike on the first pitch 63.7% of the time.
113 plate appearances started in 2024.
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 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
449 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Jackson averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
449 pitches in 2024. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 589th in MLB.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Jackson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
449 located pitches in 2024.
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 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
449 located pitches in 2024.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.5% of Jackson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
101 of 449 located pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Jackson projects a .354 average, 17th percentile.
449 pitches in 2024. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 639th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact Jackson gives up is hit hard, 31st percentile.
449 pitches in 2024. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 530th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Jackson throws 46.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.2% with the bases empty.
111 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 338 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Jackson's stuff spins at 2,160 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
449 pitches in 2024. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2024, 536th in MLB.
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