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Jake Thompson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 225LBS | Age: 31
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
20182018 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value1NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value3NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA4.57NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.234NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo90.7NOT QUALIFIED19Avg Exit Velocity86.5NOT QUALIFIEDChase %26.7NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %20.9NOT QUALIFIEDK %18.4NOT QUALIFIEDBB %14.5NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %7.8NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %27.5NOT QUALIFIEDGB %49.0NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.2NOT QUALIFIED62
20182018 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"14.9 INCHES TAIL6.3 INCHES RISEAVG3.9 INCHES TAIL13.7 INCHES RISEAVG14.7 INCHES BREAK0.0 INCHES DROPAVG10.7 INCHES TAIL2.6 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGChange28%85.984.7Slider26%83.684.84-Seam24%90.693.5Sinker21%90.892.6SAMPLE100 PITCH

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 82372 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 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%) ,

Changeup81 Pitches (28.5%)
Slider73 Pitches (25.7%)
Four Seamer69 Pitches (24.3%)
Sinker61 Pitches (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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuJake Thompson Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comChangeupSliderFour SeamerSinkerCurveball201620172018-5-2.502.557.5

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2018 Changeup PHI R 81 85.9 35.1 4.5 10.7ARM -2.8 2.6 4.1 10.7ARM -2.6
2018 Slider PHI R 73 83.6 40.2 1.6 14.7GLV 9.6 0.0 1.8 14.7GLV 9.4
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
2018 Sinker PHI R 61 90.8 27.2 4.0 14.9ARM 0.6 6.3 3.0 14.9ARM 0.2
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
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
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 .380 .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 36.0 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.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

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 17.7 7.7 81.4
2017 803 49.3 64.9 89.1 20.9 54.1 41.5 55.2 42.6 19.6 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 19.0 6.8 77.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 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 17 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% 17.7 19.6 1.9 20.9 1.3
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 RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
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

Jake Thompson - 2018 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupSinkerSliderAll Pitches80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%Frequency of Speed