Jake Woodford
Iowa Cubs · No. 40 · P

Jake Woodford

6' 4", 215 lbs·Age 29·Bats R / Throws R
↓ ColdL1 games
Pitcher archetype· RP· CONTEXTUAL
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2020–2026 · 4,817 pitches · 91.8 mph fastball
2026 · 16 G
6.94
ERA
1-0
W-L
23.3
IP
1.76
WHIP
20
SO
7
BB
7.7
K/9
1
SV
The Almanac's Take

AI-generated analysis coming soon.

Career Highs
3.99
Best ERA · 2021
3
Most W · 2021
50
Most K · 2021
1.34
Best WHIP · 2021
Career Arc · ERA
11 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateIPHERBBSOHRDec
Jul 10253031
Jun 4374011
Jun 1100020
May 300.33311011
May 231.66744410
May 17111010
May 4121020
May 30.66700110
Apr 30100020
Apr 28320020S

Career · Hitting

2 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
202012000
2021261800
Career381800

Career · Pitching

11 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
20201221.0105.57161.19
20212667.2343.99501.34
20222748.1402.23241.12
20231547.2236.23291.74
202428.10210.8072.40
2024726.2047.09191.39
2024935.0067.97261.63
20252236.1046.44231.60
20261623.1106.94201.76
202612.00013.5032.50
20261725.1107.46231.82
Career154339.11223240
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 · 4,808 pitches · 2020–2026
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)SISTFFFCCUCHSL
SI · Sinker37.1% · 92.0 mph
ST · Sweeper20.9% · 81.5 mph
FF · 4-Seam Fastball15.5% · 92.5 mph
FC · Cutter8.1% · 89.5 mph
CU · Curveball7.7% · 76.1 mph
CH · Changeup7.3% · 85.8 mph
SL · Slider3.3% · 84.3 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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