Loading games...

Jordan Wicks

Cubs
Number #36
Position RP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 27
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs
Birth Place Conway, AR
Born Sep 1, 1999

Key Insights

2026
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Wicks throws the slider 44.2% of the time against left-handers and 10.9% against right-handers.

128 pitches to right-handers, 52 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Wicks's 4-seam fastball carries 15.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

69 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Wicks puts 65.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.6% when he is ahead.

43 located pitches behind, 53 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

13.3% of Wicks's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

24 of 180 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Wicks throws a strike on the first pitch 68% of the time.

50 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Wicks releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.

180 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 1, 1999
Birth Place Conway, AR
Height 6' 3"
Weight 220 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L
College/Draft Kansas State