Jake Bauers
1B | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 213LBS | Age: 29
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 346 302 45 60 12 13 .199 .301 .361 .662
5 Seasons 1,744 1,521 194 317 51 31 .208 .302 .361 .663
AVG HR SB OPS
2021 .209 4 6 .567
2023 .202 12 3 .692
2024 .199 12 13 .662
5 Seasons .208 51 31 .663
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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 1512 184 19 10.3 5.5 89.4 110.1 22.6 38.6 .201 .379 .294 .302 .404 42.9 34.1 11.3
Player 7260 1025 87 8.5 5.0 88.4 113.5 16.5 35.0 .218 .380 .291 .305 .380 37.7 29.2 11.2
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.




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 28.3 35.3 25.5 10.9 48.4 31.0 20.7 6.0 16.3 32.6 25.5 9.2 10.3 5.5
Player 37.4 28.3 25.3 9.1 41.8 35.6 22.6 4.3 27.6 29.4 23.4 6.2 8.5 5.0
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.

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 0.5 3 536 35.4 102 .239 .466 .352 24.1 30.4 17.2 .245 .475 .359 54.4
2024 Changeup -0.7 -1 201 13.3 43 .167 .167 .240 32.4 34.9 21.7 .157 .203 .244 23.8
2024 Slider -0.8 -2 187 12.4 52 .244 .333 .312 43.3 46.2 32.0 .171 .230 .244 42.9
2024 Sinker 1.6 3 169 11.2 41 .229 .543 .376 17.5 22.0 18.8 .239 .516 .375 38.5
2024 Curveball -3.9 -6 158 10.4 42 .077 .179 .149 35.1 38.1 29.6 .137 .233 .197 39.1
2024 Cutter 0.6 1 115 7.6 26 .261 .522 .373 25.4 23.1 26.1 .270 .624 .414 41.2
2024 Sweeper -2.6 -2 74 4.9 23 .174 .217 .172 28.2 52.2 32.4 .194 .380 .244 63.6
2024 Split-Finger 3.8 2 56 3.7 12 .100 .400 .283 47.1 41.7 27.8 .107 .414 .290 20.0
2024 Slurve -10.4 0 3 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .115 .117 .104 0.0
2024 Screwball 6.9 0 3 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 -2.4 -4 185 15.8 43 .171 .415 .264 41.3 46.5 29.4 .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 Sweeper 0.1 0 43 3.7 6 .000 .000 .117 50.0 50.0 20.0 .004 .004 .119 0.0
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 Slurve -7.6 0 4 0.3 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 33.3 .279 .312 .261 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 351 1,538 -2 -15 9 6 -2
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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 28.4 7.9 74.6
2019 1,755 47.0 64.3 83.6 22.4 55.3 43.2 32.4 42.1 24.4 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 1,512 53.3 68.7 79.2 19.7 36.7 44.8 37.9 45.8 29.1 7.8 83.1
Player 7,260 49.7 65.9 79.6 22.4 48.8 43.4 34.7 44.0 28.2 7.9 79.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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
Squared-up
Rate
Swing
Length
2018 31 4 17 37 51 24 50 28 73 20 13 92 24 89 69 8
2019 11 8 8 16 22 15 23 27 67 20 15 72 52 86 69
2021 85 60 83 65
2023 87 48 72
2024 31 3 32 67 28 27 70 56 62 65 2 88 24 95 46 7
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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 11.7 -1 4 12 3 27.3
2019 23.4 12 10.6 1 2 8 6 50.0
2021 22.6 4 4.0 0 7 4 1 25.0
2023 24.3 12 13.5 -2 7 13 4 33.3
2024 25.3 13 14.1 -1 3 8 7 53.8
Player 23.9 52 53.9 -2 23 45 21 40.4
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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 10 10 12 12 12 6
2019 12 13 11 11 11 9 12 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 15 9 11 11 14 15 15 10 11 13 15 15 13 18 13 17 13 14 14 15 11 18 17 13 11 12 13 17 13 10
2024 13 14 13 14 13 15 16 13 14 13 15 17 14 13 15 13 14 13 14 17 14 12 17 14 12 14 14 15 14 14 12
Player 52 61 43 57 49 51 59 53 41 43 49 67 61 49 57 56 55 49 56 61 57 51 74 62 49 46 51 56 65 51 38
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 -- 89.4 0.3
Launch Angle 12.1 -- 2.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 13.8 -- 22.6 8.8
Barrel % 7.0 -- -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 18.7 -- 10.3 -8.4
Hard Hit % 31.3 -- 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 48.7 -- 42.9 -5.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.9 -- -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36.0 -- 38.6 2.6
xBA .209 -- 0.013 -- -- -- -- -- -- .230 -- .201 -0.029
BA .201 -- 0.025 -- -- -- -- -- -- .202 -- .199 -0.003
xwOBA .306 -- -0.013 -- -- -- -- -- -- .336 -- .302 -0.034
wOBA .308 -- -0.012 -- -- -- -- -- -- .297 -- .294 -0.003
xSLG .354 -- -0.002 -- -- -- -- -- -- .480 -- .379 -0.101
SLG .384 -- -0.013 -- -- -- -- -- -- .413 -- .361 -0.052
K% 26.8 -- 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 34.9 -- 34.1 -0.8
BB% 13.9 -- -3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.9 -- 11.3 1.4
Swing % 40.5 -- 1.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.8 -- 45.8 0.0
Whiff% 28.4 -- -4.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 33.3 -- 29.1 -4.2
In Zone % 46.6 -- 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 51.0 -- 53.3 2.3
Out of Zone % 53.4 -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 49.0 -- 46.7 -2.3
Out of Zone Swing % 20.6 -- 1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24.6 -- 19.7 -4.9
First Pitch Swing % 33.5 -- -1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 33.8 -- 37.9 4.1
First Pitch Strike % 56.7 -- -0.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 56.6 -- 63.0 6.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2018 Shifts L 388 188 48.5 .337 .276
2019 Shifts L 423 226 53.4 .314 .281
2021 Shifts L 314 207 65.9 .242 .265
2023 Shades L 271 186 68.6 .275 .309
2024 Shades L 344 164 47.7 .358 .226
! 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 404 15.4 44.8% 0.0% 248 18.6 6.9% 1.2%
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