One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jackson's 4-seam fastball moves 37.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Jackson works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 725th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jackson's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Jackson's slider leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 82.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
150 and 219 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Jackson throws a strike on the first pitch 50.6% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2023.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jackson releases the ball 5.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
372 tracked pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jackson releases the ball from over the top, about 72 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
372 tracked release points, averaging 6.6 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jackson is weak: 85.2 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 59th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jackson works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 58.9% of everything he throws.
372 classified pitches in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jackson goes to the slider: 47.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.7% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2023.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.8% of the contact Jackson gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 55th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Jackson lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.73 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
372 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.1% of Jackson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
60 of 372 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jackson puts 51.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jackson's slider spins at 2,421 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
150 thrown in 2023.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .339 expected average against them, against .312 on his breaking balls.
220 of his fastballs thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jackson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
372 located pitches in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jackson's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.1.
219 thrown, 58.9% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Jackson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.1 against 83.9.
219 and 150 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Jackson's 4-seam fastball moves 37.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Jackson's 4-seam fastball carries 19.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Jackson works off the plate, with only 39.2% of his pitches in the zone, 6th percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 725th 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 89.2 mph, against 82.5 off his 4-seam fastball.
150 and 219 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Jackson works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 58.9% of everything he throws.
372 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Jackson's slider spins at 2,421 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
150 thrown in 2023.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Jackson's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.1.
219 thrown, 58.9% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Jackson's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.1 against 83.9.
219 and 150 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Jackson throws a strike on the first pitch 50.6% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Jackson goes to the slider: 47.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.7% the rest of the time.
124 two-strike pitches in 2023.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Jackson puts 51.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 103 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Jackson releases the ball 5.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
372 tracked pitches in 2023.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Jackson releases the ball from over the top, about 72 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
372 tracked release points, averaging 6.6 feet off the ground.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Jackson is weak: 85.2 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 59th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.8% of the contact Jackson gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
372 pitches in 2023. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 55th in MLB.
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 up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.73 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
372 located pitches in 2023.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.1% of Jackson's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
60 of 372 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Jackson works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
372 located pitches in 2023.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .339 expected average against them, against .312 on his breaking balls.
220 of his fastballs thrown.
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