Jackson Kowar
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 200LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 1C, #33, Kansas City Royals | Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 6 11.27 9 8 0 30.1 29 2.08
2022 0 0 9.77 7 0 0 15.2 17 2.43
2023 2 0 6.43 23 0 0 28 29 1.93
3 Seasons 2 6 9.12 39 8 0 74 75 2.09
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 9 0-6 11.27 30.1 29 2.08
2022 7 0-0 9.77 15.2 17 2.43
2023 23 2-0 6.43 28 29 1.93
3 Seasons 39 2-6 9.12 74 75 2.09
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
2021 24 631 103 12 11.7 7.8 92.8 116.6 14.6 42.7 .299 .520 .422 .396 .444 52.4 18.8 13.0 11.28 7.16
2022 25 311 54 4 7.4 4.9 87.5 110.4 9.5 31.5 .298 .473 .482 .380 .437 48.1 20.7 13.4 9.77 6.37
2023 26 568 87 5 5.7 3.6 87.9 113.8 13.1 34.5 .248 .364 .377 .329 .350 34.5 21.2 14.6 6.43 4.61
Player 1510 244 21 8.6 5.6 89.9 116.6 12.9 37.3 .280 .452 .419 .368 .409 45.1 20.1 13.7
MLB 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

Kowar relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(38.2%) ,
Changeup
(35.6%) ,
Slider
(26.2%) ,


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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
2021 35.0 29.1 32.0 3.9 34.0 40.8 25.2 1.0 25.2 26.2 28.2 7.8 11.7 7.8
2022 50.0 20.4 24.1 5.6 46.3 29.6 24.1 5.6 33.3 14.8 33.3 5.6 7.4 4.9
2023 44.8 23.0 27.6 4.6 42.5 31.0 26.4 4.6 33.3 28.7 25.3 2.3 5.7 3.6
Player 41.8 25.0 28.7 4.5 39.8 34.8 25.4 3.3 29.9 24.6 28.3 5.3 8.6 5.6
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

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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
2023 Slider KC R 149 86.0 38.0 2.6 2.0GLV -2.7 -1.1 2.6 2.0GLV -3.3
2023 Changeup KC R 202 86.6 32.9 2.4 16.5ARM 2.2 3.5 1.9 16.5ARM 2.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC R 217 96.9 14.5 -0.9 10.9ARM 2.7 14.6 -1.2 10.9ARM 3.5
2022 Slider KC R 33 82.9 45.6 6.5 3.3GLV -3.3 -5.7 7.5 3.3GLV -2.4
2022 Changeup KC R 133 85.7 35.5 5.3 16.1ARM 2.2 1.8 4.1 16.1ARM 1.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball KC R 145 95.8 14.1 -0.3 12.3ARM 4.9 15.8 -0.4 12.3ARM 5.0
! 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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -5 217 38.2 50 .250 .389 .412 21.8 24.0 23.5 .225 .325 .367 41.7
2023 Changeup -0.7 -1 202 35.6 50 .364 .455 .400 25.5 16.0 10.5 .316 .386 .352 25.0
2023 Slider -3.1 -5 149 26.2 37 .250 .528 .361 32.4 24.3 22.5 .189 .376 .248 40.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball -6.2 -9 145 46.6 36 .429 .893 .610 16.9 11.1 12.9 .377 .664 .500 66.7
2022 Changeup -3.5 -5 133 42.8 39 .306 .528 .382 35.8 33.3 29.5 .207 .316 .264 34.8
2022 Slider -2.3 -1 33 10.6 7 .571 .571 .514 20.0 0.0 0.0 .453 .516 .430 28.6
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 200 86.6 86 17.6 2:45 2:45 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 213 96.9 98 18.1 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Slider 148 86.0 26 4.1 8:15 7:30 45
2022 Changeup 133 85.7 75 17.0 2:45 3:00 -15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 145 95.8 99 20.0 1:15 1:15 0
2022 Slider 33 82.9 45 9.4 7:15 6:45 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 154 631 -10 1 -7 -5 -20
2022 82 311 -3 -7 -4 0 -15
2023 137 568 -6 3 -5 -4 -11
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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 %
2021 631 46.4 68.6 83.1 20.4 52.2 35.2 53.2 42.8 24.4 7.6 83.3
2022 311 46.9 61.6 90.0 31.5 46.2 39.9 52.4 45.7 26.1 6.8 76.2
2023 568 45.4 65.5 84.0 26.5 51.2 39.8 59.9 44.2 26.3 6.9 89.7
Player 1,510 46.2 66.0 84.8 25.0 50.2 37.9 55.5 43.9 25.5 7.2 84.3
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
2021 82 41 28
2022 81 59 44
2023 91 6 31
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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 %
2021 23.0 7 6.8 0 5 6 3 42.9
2022 24.8 4 3.6 0 3 3 1 25.0
2023 24.7 4 3.5 1 1 2 2 50.0
Player 23.9 15 13.9 1 9 11 6 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
2021 7 9 5 6 7 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 5 7 9 7 8 9 9 10 7 5 7 8 8 6 6
2022 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 5 5 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 2 5 4 4 2 2
2023 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
Player 15 15 11 14 15 13 15 14 11 10 12 16 15 10 14 15 11 14 16 15 13 18 18 18 12 10 16 16 16 12 11
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 2021 2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.6 95.8 0.2 ↑ 96.9 1.1 ↑
Offspeed Velocity 86.2 85.7 -0.5 ↓ 86.6 0.9 ↑
Breaking Velocity 82.6 82.9 0.3 ↑ 86.0 3.1 ↑
Exit Velocity 92.8 87.5 -5.3 ↓ 87.9 0.4 ↑
Launch Angle 14.6 9.5 -5.1 ↓ 13.1 3.6 ↑
Barrel % 11.7 7.4 -4.3 ↓ 5.7 -1.7 ↓
Hard Hit % 52.4 48.1 -4.3 ↓ 34.5 -13.6 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 42.7 31.5 -11.2 ↓ 34.5 3.0 ↑
xBA .299 .298 -0.001 ↓ .248 -0.050 ↓
BA .336 .380 0.044 ↑ .293 -0.087 ↓
xwOBA .396 .380 -0.016 ↓ .329 -0.051 ↓
wOBA .422 .482 0.060 ↑ .377 -0.105 ↓
xSLG .520 .473 -0.047 ↓ .364 -0.109 ↓
SLG .586 .676 0.090 ↑ .457 -0.219 ↓
K% 18.8 20.7 1.9 ↑ 21.2 0.5 ↑
BB% 13.0 13.4 0.4 ↑ 14.6 1.2 ↑
Swing % 42.8 45.7 2.9 ↑ 44.2 -1.5 ↓
Whiff% 24.4 26.1 1.7 ↑ 26.3 0.2 ↑
In Zone % 46.4 46.9 0.5 ↑ 45.4 -1.5 ↓
Out of Zone % 53.6 53.1 -0.5 ↓ 54.6 1.5 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 20.4 31.5 11.1 ↑ 26.5 -5.0 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 22.7 30.5 7.8 ↑ 32.1 1.6 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 53.2 52.4 -0.8 ↓ 59.9 7.5 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 154 .422 86 17 19.8 68 41 60.3
2022 Shifts 82 .482 54 16 29.6 28 16 57.1
2023 Shades 137 .377 84 10 11.9 53 26 49.1
! 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 %
2021 167 17.3 21.0% 1.8% 133 23.6 0.0% 11.3%
2022 82 16.4 23.2% 1.2% 63 18.7 6.3% 1.6%
2023 138 14.3 67.4% 0.0% 111 17.0 18.9% 0.9%

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Pitch Distribution

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