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.
Both sides hit him about the same
37.2% of the contact right-handers make against Jackson is hit hard, against 48.5% of what left-handers make.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 201 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Jackson and left-handers to .391.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 201 to left-handed hitters.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.1% of the balls put in play against Jackson have gone to centre field.
35 of 76 located batted balls allowed.
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.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Jackson and left-handers 89.8.
43 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
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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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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
37.2% of the contact right-handers make against Jackson is hit hard, against 48.5% of what left-handers make.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 201 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .325 average against Jackson and left-handers to .391.
248 pitches to right-handed hitters, 201 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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.
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.
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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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.1% of the balls put in play against Jackson have gone to centre field.
35 of 76 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 87.1 mph off the bat against Jackson and left-handers 89.8.
43 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 33 from left-handers.
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.
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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