Edwin Jackson
2003–2019 · P

Edwin Jackson

6' 2", 215 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2019 · 6,388 pitches · 92.7 mph fastball
The Almanac's Take

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Career Highs
3.07
Best ERA · 2015
14
Most W · 2008
181
Most K · 2010
1.168
Best WHIP · 2015
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
17 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

17 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2003LAD4600.000.14319
2004LAD8401.250.50066
2005LAD101001.200.47363
2006TB23000
2007TB32200.5001.000132
2008TB32400.000.20027
2009DET33400.000.0000
2010AZ333813.158.43760
2011STL323002.267.54876
2012WSH345700.228.49568
2013CHC315214.077.26537
2014CHC294000.175.40057
2015ATL47100.000.0000
2016SD242302.217.56977
2017WSH222100.095.19025
2018ATH17200.000.0000
2019TOR18300.000.0000
Career429297213.165

Career · Pitching

17 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2003LAD422.0212.45179191.273
2004LAD824.7217.3061161.703
2005LAD728.7226.2868131.674
2006TB2336.3005.4583271.844
2007TB32161.05155.76771281.758
2008TB32183.314114.42981081.505
2009DET33214.01393.621191611.262
2010AZ32209.310124.47911811.395
2011CWS32199.71293.791041481.437
2012WSH31189.710114.031001681.218
2013CHC31175.38184.98781351.460
2014CHC28140.76156.33591231.642
2015CHC4755.7433.07129401.168
2016SD2184.0575.8971611.583
2017WSH1676.0565.2183601.513
2018ATH1792.0633.33124681.217
2019DET1867.73109.5847522.025
Career4121960.11071331508
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 6,361 pitches · 2015–2019
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSLFCSICUCH
FF · 4-Seam Fastball37.5% · 93.1 mph
SL · Slider26.2% · 86.6 mph
FC · Cutter13.5% · 91.3 mph
SI · Sinker11.7% · 93.2 mph
CU · Curveball5.6% · 78.7 mph
CH · Changeup5.5% · 87.2 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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