Jake Bauers
1B | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 213LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 7, #208, San Diego Padres | Marina (CA) HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2021 315 282 27 59 4 6 .209 .290 .277 .567
2023 272 242 28 49 12 3 .202 .279 .413 .692
2024 222 193 27 43 7 7 .223 .324 .389 .713
5 Seasons 1,620 1,412 176 300 46 25 .212 .305 .365 .670
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .209 4 6 .567
2023 .202 12 3 .692
2024 .223 7 7 .713
5 Seasons .212 46 25 .670
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2018 22 1602 227 16 7.0 4.1 87.6 110.0 12.1 33.9 .209 .354 .308 .306 .350 31.3 26.8 13.9
2019 23 1755 260 13 5.0 3.1 88.1 109.5 15.0 31.9 .222 .352 .296 .293 .350 33.1 27.2 10.6
2021 25 1222 204 11 5.4 3.5 88.1 112.3 20.0 36.3 .233 .361 .257 .297 .350 37.7 24.8 9.5
2023 27 1169 150 28 18.7 10.3 89.1 113.5 13.8 36.0 .230 .480 .297 .336 .485 48.7 34.9 9.9
2024 28 925 122 12 9.8 5.4 89.9 110.1 22.6 43.4 .238 .438 .316 .337 .451 45.1 32.0 10.8
Player 6673 963 80 8.3 4.9 88.4 113.5 16.1 35.4 .225 .388 .294 .310 .384 37.6 28.6 11.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 45.4 22.9 24.2 7.5 44.5 38.3 17.2 2.6 34.4 27.3 22.5 4.8 7.0 4.1
2019 39.2 25.8 26.5 8.5 36.5 35.4 28.1 3.5 31.9 30.0 23.8 5.0 5.0 3.1
2021 34.3 27.9 26.5 11.3 39.7 37.3 23.0 4.4 26.0 32.4 24.0 7.4 5.4 3.5
2023 37.3 32.7 22.7 7.3 41.3 35.3 23.3 6.0 26.0 23.3 20.7 5.3 18.7 10.3
2024 27.9 32.0 28.7 11.5 49.2 30.3 20.5 6.6 12.3 30.3 31.1 9.8 9.8 5.4
Player 37.9 27.4 25.6 9.0 41.4 35.8 22.7 4.3 27.8 28.9 24.0 6.1 8.3 4.9
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 4 340 36.8 69 .271 .475 .373 23.8 24.6 15.6 .294 .546 .405 52.4
2024 Changeup -1.3 -2 125 13.5 29 .125 .125 .214 31.1 34.5 21.7 .203 .277 .293 28.6
2024 Slider 0.7 1 101 10.9 29 .320 .480 .393 46.7 48.3 37.8 .227 .388 .321 54.5
2024 Curveball -4.8 -5 95 10.3 27 .083 .125 .157 33.3 33.3 30.0 .144 .213 .211 33.3
2024 Sinker 1.4 1 91 9.8 21 .211 .474 .324 24.4 23.8 20.8 .227 .417 .312 35.7
2024 Cutter 0.7 1 83 9.0 22 .263 .579 .400 26.7 27.3 37.5 .287 .727 .460 53.8
2024 Sweeper 0.3 0 49 5.3 15 .267 .333 .263 25.9 46.7 26.9 .223 .299 .225 62.5
2024 Split-Finger 8.7 3 33 3.6 6 .167 .667 .333 44.4 50.0 33.3 .180 .683 .346 33.3
2024 Slurve -11.1 0 3 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .106 .129 .095 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 2 402 34.4 97 .233 .488 .356 31.3 35.1 25.0 .236 .513 .356 57.7
2023 Slider -2.3 -4 190 16.3 43 .171 .415 .264 41.5 46.5 29.0 .158 .381 .246 47.6
2023 Changeup -1.7 -2 149 12.7 33 .172 .207 .232 46.2 39.4 27.1 .243 .344 .306 43.8
2023 Sinker -1.7 -2 141 12.1 36 .188 .438 .289 24.6 30.6 32.4 .281 .740 .434 45.5
2023 Curveball 0.0 0 113 9.7 23 .190 .429 .265 24.4 30.4 20.0 .276 .523 .377 46.7
2023 Cutter -0.1 0 89 7.6 23 .350 .600 .483 22.0 13.0 13.6 .284 .517 .384 52.9
2023 Split-Finger -1.8 -1 43 3.7 9 .000 .000 .156 31.6 33.3 12.5 .108 .134 .231 0.0
2023 Sweeper -0.3 0 38 3.3 6 .000 .000 .117 50.0 50.0 21.4 .004 .004 .119 0.0
2023 Slurve -7.6 0 4 0.3 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 33.3 .279 .312 .261 0.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -5 492 40.3 130 .211 .298 .290 24.6 23.1 20.8 .205 .375 .301 42.9
2021 Slider -2.9 -5 167 13.7 48 .140 .140 .204 37.5 35.4 29.8 .149 .214 .214 26.9
2021 Sinker -1.1 -2 165 13.5 47 .214 .310 .277 18.9 21.3 26.3 .268 .364 .317 37.5
2021 Changeup 1.4 2 147 12.0 39 .263 .368 .286 31.9 15.4 14.0 .327 .464 .349 31.3
2021 Curveball -3.9 -5 115 9.4 21 .150 .150 .162 30.4 28.6 18.2 .336 .511 .376 57.1
2021 Cutter 2.2 1 61 5.0 10 .625 .625 .590 7.4 10.0 9.1 .351 .390 .397 0.0
2021 Split-Finger -2.9 -1 40 3.3 11 .100 .100 .145 30.0 36.4 22.2 .182 .221 .223 33.3
2021 Sweeper -2.4 -1 33 2.7 8 .143 .286 .244 46.7 50.0 36.4 .111 .187 .196 66.7
2021 Slurve -0.5 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -3 575 32.8 158 .225 .391 .318 19.1 29.1 24.9 .194 .324 .278 33.7
2019 Sinker 2.6 8 292 16.6 67 .386 .719 .529 10.3 11.9 15.7 .346 .654 .460 44.9
2019 Slider -0.5 -1 259 14.8 62 .222 .333 .277 34.2 32.3 21.1 .209 .325 .271 25.0
2019 Curveball -0.2 0 227 12.9 45 .195 .317 .247 38.3 40.0 28.1 .223 .294 .252 29.2
2019 Changeup -2.0 -4 206 11.7 53 .167 .167 .192 25.0 18.9 15.6 .220 .253 .256 23.7
2019 Cutter -4.4 -5 115 6.6 24 .095 .095 .163 26.9 33.3 26.7 .133 .166 .202 23.1
2019 Split-Finger 2.6 1 33 1.9 6 .200 .400 .325 30.8 0.0 0.0 .354 .640 .457 80.0
2019 Slurve -6.0 -1 20 1.1 3 .000 .000 .000 16.7 0.0 0.0 .133 .157 .133 33.3
2019 Sweeper -5.2 0 8 0.5 2 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 2 540 33.7 131 .274 .519 .391 21.2 26.0 25.0 .245 .465 .365 40.0
2018 Sinker -1.0 -3 295 18.4 74 .246 .410 .349 19.5 16.2 20.7 .223 .300 .305 26.0
2018 Changeup -2.7 -6 215 13.4 52 .065 .130 .140 39.1 26.9 28.6 .178 .283 .245 27.3
2018 Slider 1.1 2 205 12.8 47 .154 .308 .265 39.6 34.0 20.5 .143 .260 .256 25.0
2018 Curveball 0.6 1 201 12.5 50 .163 .326 .274 37.8 40.0 24.1 .171 .234 .248 21.7
2018 Cutter 1.4 1 75 4.7 16 .167 .500 .357 21.9 12.5 9.1 .366 .625 .474 36.4
2018 Split-Finger 1.5 1 51 3.2 11 .200 .200 .164 31.6 27.3 23.1 .101 .111 .106 25.0
2018 Slurve -2.4 0 11 0.7 5 .000 .000 .140 33.3 60.0 37.5 .078 .226 .241 100.0
2018 Sweeper -18.0 -1 3 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .040 .080 .053 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 388 1,600 -4 -20 14 9 -1
2019 420 1,735 -9 -17 11 8 -7
2021 314 1,222 -14 -12 7 5 -14
2023 272 1,169 -6 -15 9 4 -8
2024 221 925 5 -10 5 4 3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2018 1,602 46.6 63.4 77.0 20.6 55.7 43.1 33.5 40.5 28.2 7.9 74.6
2019 1,755 47.0 64.3 83.6 22.4 55.3 43.2 32.4 42.1 24.2 7.7 77.4
2021 1,222 51.6 67.3 81.8 26.4 49.4 42.1 36.3 47.5 26.9 7.3 77.5
2023 1,169 51.0 66.1 75.6 24.6 41.8 43.5 33.8 45.8 33.3 9.1 83.0
2024 925 55.2 67.7 78.6 19.8 39.0 44.8 39.2 46.3 29.0 7.7 83.1
Player 6,673 49.6 65.5 79.6 22.7 49.9 43.2 34.6 43.9 28.0 7.9 78.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.8 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Swing
Length
2018 31 4 17 37 51 24 50 28 73 20 13 92 25 89 69 9
2019 11 8 8 16 22 15 23 27 67 20 15 72 53 86 69
2021 85 60 82 65
2023 87 48 72
2024 67 29 65 75 70 25 68 64 63 74 3 79 24 94 46 24 9
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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 %
2018 22.8 11 11.9 -1 4 12 3 27.3
2019 23.4 12 10.7 1 2 8 6 50.0
2021 22.6 4 4.0 0 7 4 1 25.0
2023 24.3 12 14.6 -3 7 13 5 41.7
2024 24.9 7 7.8 -1 2 4 4 57.1
Player 23.7 46 48.9 -3 22 41 19 41.3
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2018 11 14 7 15 12 11 13 12 9 8 11 17 12 10 12 13 13 13 11 15 10 12 17 13 10 11 12 14 12 12 6
2019 12 13 12 11 12 9 13 9 6 9 8 12 12 11 9 12 9 7 13 11 12 12 13 14 10 9 9 11 15 10 8
2021 4 5 3 6 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 6 8 2 3 5 2 3 4 4 6 4 9 4 4 2 6 5 7 2 2
2023 12 16 10 11 13 15 16 16 11 12 14 16 16 14 19 14 18 14 15 15 16 12 19 18 15 12 13 14 18 14 11
2024 7 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 8 9 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 9 8 7 8 9 6 7 8 8 8 7 7
Player 46 57 39 50 46 46 54 50 35 38 43 60 56 44 51 52 50 44 50 54 52 47 66 58 45 41 48 52 60 45 34
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 87.6 -- 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 89.1 -- 89.9 0.8
Launch Angle 12.1 -- 2.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 13.8 -- 22.6 8.8
Barrel % 7.0 -- -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 18.7 -- 9.8 -8.9
Hard Hit % 31.3 -- 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 48.7 -- 45.1 -3.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.9 -- -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36.0 -- 43.4 7.4
xBA .209 -- 0.013 -- -- -- -- -- -- .230 -- .238 0.008
BA .201 -- 0.025 -- -- -- -- -- -- .202 -- .223 0.021
xwOBA .306 -- -0.013 -- -- -- -- -- -- .336 -- .337 0.001
wOBA .308 -- -0.012 -- -- -- -- -- -- .297 -- .316 0.019
xSLG .354 -- -0.002 -- -- -- -- -- -- .480 -- .438 -0.042
SLG .384 -- -0.013 -- -- -- -- -- -- .413 -- .389 -0.024
K% 26.8 -- 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 34.9 -- 32.0 -2.9
BB% 13.9 -- -3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.9 -- 10.8 0.9
Swing % 40.5 -- 1.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.8 -- 46.3 0.5
Whiff% 28.2 -- -4.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 33.3 -- 29.0 -4.3
In Zone % 46.6 -- 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 51.0 -- 55.2 4.2
Out of Zone % 53.4 -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 49.0 -- 44.8 -4.2
Out of Zone Swing % 20.6 -- 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24.6 -- 19.8 -4.8
First Pitch Swing % 33.5 -- -1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 33.8 -- 39.2 5.4
First Pitch Strike % 56.7 -- -0.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 56.6 -- 65.8 9.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2018 Shifts L 388 223 57.5 .344 .281
2019 Shifts L 423 252 59.6 .321 .280
2021 Shifts L 314 228 72.6 .242 .263
2023 Shades L 271 186 68.6 .275 .309
2024 Shades L 220 107 48.6 .386 .244
! 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 %
2018 489 16.5 32.1% 0.8% 310 23.0 1.3% 8.7%
2019 563 16.6 32.9% 1.8% 282 22.8 1.1% 10.3%
2021 345 17.7 20.0% 2.0% 209 23.8 0.0% 12.4%
2023 371 15.8 39.1% 0.5% 168 19.8 1.8% 0.6%
2024 240 15.7 39.6% 0.0% 149 18.6 6.7% 0.7%
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