Jake Thompson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2012 | Rd: 2, #91, Detroit Tigers | Rockwall-Heath HS (TX)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2016 3 6 5.70 10 10 0 53.2 32 1.51
2017 3 2 3.88 11 8 0 46.1 35 1.55
2018 1 0 4.96 9 0 2 16.1 14 1.53
3 Seasons 7 8 4.87 30 18 2 116.1 81 1.53
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2016 10 3-6 5.70 53.2 32 1.51
2017 11 3-2 3.88 46.1 35 1.55
2018 9 1-0 4.96 16.1 14 1.53
3 Seasons 30 7-8 4.87 116.1 81 1.53
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 22 919 173 12 6.9 5.1 89.6 110.4 13.7 31.2 .276 .456 .363 .360 .367 37.0 13.5 11.8 5.70 5.67
2017 23 803 148 12 8.1 5.7 87.3 115.7 13.0 29.7 .274 .469 .366 .366 .392 34.5 16.7 10.5 3.88 6.00
2018 24 286 51 4 7.8 5.3 86.5 110.9 9.7 25.5 .234 .405 .308 .327 .356 27.5 18.4 14.5 4.96 4.57
Player 2008 372 28 7.5 5.4 88.2 115.7 12.9 29.8 .269 .454 .356 .358 .376 34.7 15.5 11.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Thompson relies on 4 pitches.
Changeup
(28.5%) ,
Slider
(25.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(24.3%) ,
Sinker
(21.5%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2016 48.6 19.7 23.7 8.1 37.6 34.7 27.7 1.7 37.0 23.1 22.5 5.8 6.9 5.1
2017 46.6 27.0 18.2 8.1 41.2 36.5 22.3 4.7 32.4 25.0 25.7 4.1 8.1 5.7
2018 49.0 19.6 19.6 11.8 37.3 37.3 25.5 3.9 35.3 25.5 17.6 2.0 7.8 5.3
Player 47.8 22.6 21.0 8.6 39.0 35.8 25.3 3.2 34.9 24.2 23.1 4.6 7.5 5.4
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2018 Slider PHI R 73 83.6 40.2 1.6 14.7GLV 9.6 0.0 1.8 14.7GLV 9.4
2018 Sinker PHI R 61 90.8 27.2 4.0 14.9ARM 0.6 6.3 3.0 14.9ARM 0.2
2018 Changeup PHI R 81 85.9 35.1 4.5 10.7ARM -2.8 2.6 4.1 10.7ARM -2.6
2018 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 69 90.6 19.7 -2.6 3.9ARM -3.0 13.7 -2.0 3.9ARM -3.3
2017 Sinker PHI R 217 91.3 22.5 1.7 10.5ARM -3.7 10.5 0.3 10.5ARM -4.9
2017 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 268 91.0 17.5 -2.2 1.7ARM -5.6 15.7 -1.4 1.7ARM -6.4
2017 Changeup PHI R 138 85.8 29.6 1.5 9.7ARM -3.7 8.3 0.2 9.7ARM -3.9
2017 Slider PHI R 180 82.9 40.6 2.7 14.3GLV 9.2 0.5 3.1 14.3GLV 10.1
2016 Slider PHI R 197 83.5 44.7 6.9 14.2GLV 8.4 -4.5 7.0 14.2GLV 8.2
2016 Changeup PHI R 148 84.1 34.6 3.5 12.1ARM -0.3 4.8 2.4 12.1ARM 0.8
2016 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 353 91.8 20.7 -4.1 2.6ARM -4.1 12.4 -3.4 2.6ARM -3.8
2016 Sinker PHI R 198 91.3 24.8 2.5 13.1ARM -0.5 8.6 1.0 13.1ARM -0.2
2016 Curveball PHI R 18 78.0 55.7 -0.8 13.2GLV 3.7 -9.9 -0.1 13.2GLV 2.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2018 Changeup 3.7 3 81 28.3 20 .176 .176 .226 29.5 30.0 17.1 .154 .173 .181 15.4
2018 Slider 1.1 1 73 25.5 20 .176 .471 .311 16.0 25.0 15.6 .213 .422 .317 23.1
2018 4-Seam Fastball -3.5 -2 69 24.1 21 .294 .529 .400 9.4 9.5 15.4 .281 .495 .388 31.3
2018 Sinker -0.3 0 61 21.3 12 .333 .333 .436 19.2 0.0 0.0 .379 .723 .527 44.4
2017 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -3 268 33.4 77 .375 .625 .474 8.1 5.2 10.8 .337 .638 .457 36.7
2017 Sinker -0.4 -1 217 27.0 49 .244 .488 .376 13.1 4.1 6.9 .266 .427 .348 30.0
2017 Slider -1.9 -3 180 22.4 40 .270 .541 .369 34.7 40.0 23.2 .252 .469 .330 47.6
2017 Changeup 1.6 2 138 17.2 44 .154 .231 .251 27.8 29.5 21.3 .199 .235 .262 25.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2016 236 915 1 6 -7 -6 -6
2017 210 803 -1 6 -7 -3 -5
2018 74 286 2 3 -2 -2 1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2016 919 45.6 62.8 89.3 23.3 65.5 39.9 48.9 41.1 17.5 7.7 81.4
2017 803 49.3 64.9 89.1 20.9 54.1 41.5 55.2 42.6 19.3 6.0 70.8
2018 286 43.7 68.8 84.9 26.7 65.1 37.4 60.0 45.1 20.9 6.3 77.8
Player 2,008 46.8 64.5 88.6 22.9 61.5 40.2 53.1 42.3 18.7 6.8 77.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2016 6 11 18 22 2 61 28 21 26 7 5 9 4 30 21 77
2017 5 16 15 19 5 57 11 47 37 17 18 15 1 23 23 66
2018 19 19 62
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 23.3 10 8.5 2 6 6 3 30.0
2017 21.7 9 8.8 0 4 6 4 44.4
2018 21.5 1 1.7 -1 1 1 1 100.0
Player 22.5 20 18.9 1 11 13 8 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 10 9 8 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 8 10 6 8 9 9 5 8 9 10 8 7 11 9 7 9 9 11 9 9 6
2017 9 9 9 9 8 7 12 8 5 6 8 11 9 9 8 10 7 7 10 7 9 8 11 10 10 8 8 14 10 10 6
2018 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
Player 20 20 19 20 18 17 23 18 14 14 17 23 18 19 19 21 14 16 21 18 19 17 24 21 19 19 18 27 21 21 13
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.6 91.1 -0.5 90.7 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 84.1 85.8 1.7 85.9 0.1
Breaking Velocity 83.1 82.9 -0.2 83.6 0.7
Exit Velocity 89.6 87.3 -2.3 86.5 -0.8
Launch Angle 13.7 13.0 -0.7 9.7 -3.3
Barrel % 6.9 8.1 1.2 7.8 -0.3
Hard Hit % 37.0 34.5 -2.5 27.5 -7.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.2 29.7 -1.5 25.5 -4.2
xBA .276 .274 -0.002 .234 -0.040
BA .265 .276 0.011 .230 -0.046
xwOBA .360 .366 0.006 .327 -0.039
wOBA .363 .366 0.003 .308 -0.058
xSLG .456 .469 0.013 .405 -0.064
SLG .490 .492 0.002 .377 -0.115
K% 13.5 16.7 3.2 18.4 1.7
BB% 11.8 10.5 -1.3 14.5 4.0
Swing % 41.1 42.6 1.5 45.1 2.5
Whiff% 17.5 19.3 1.8 20.9 1.6
In Zone % 45.6 49.3 3.7 43.7 -5.6
Out of Zone % 54.4 50.7 -3.7 56.3 5.6
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 20.9 -2.4 26.7 5.8
First Pitch Swing % 20.7 19.0 -1.7 32.0 13.0
First Pitch Strike % 48.9 55.2 6.3 60.0 4.8
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 234 .363 114 6 5.3 120 10 8.3
2017 Shifts 210 .366 133 7 5.3 77 16 20.8
2018 Shifts 74 .308 38 1 2.6 36 8 22.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2016 279 16.9 31.2% 3.2% 169 26.4 0.6% 23.1%
2017 229 16.6 26.2% 2.2% 157 23.1 1.3% 12.7%
2018 78 18.5 15.4% 2.6% 55 24.3 3.6% 3.6%

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Pitch Distribution