Jake Bird
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 5, #156, Colorado Rockies | UCLA
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 2 4 4.91 38 0 0 47.2 42 1.43
2023 3 3 4.33 70 3 0 89.1 77 1.35
2024 2 2 4.50 35 0 1 40 31 1.70
3 Seasons 7 9 4.53 143 3 1 177 150 1.45
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 38 2-4 4.91 47.2 42 1.43
2023 70 3-3 4.33 89.1 77 1.35
2024 35 2-2 4.50 40 31 1.70
3 Seasons 143 7-9 4.53 177 150 1.45
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
2022 26 745 142 9 6.3 4.3 91.2 108.3 5.4 31.0 .254 .413 .331 .336 .375 42.3 19.9 10.9 4.91 4.78
2023 27 1391 270 22 8.1 5.8 89.7 111.7 5.3 33.0 .262 .401 .320 .325 .370 43.7 20.2 7.1 4.33 4.48
2024 28 684 125 11 8.8 5.9 88.3 110.0 11.3 30.4 .253 .430 .368 .353 .364 41.6 16.8 13.5 4.50 5.38
Player 2820 537 42 7.8 5.4 89.7 111.7 6.7 31.8 .258 .411 .334 .334 .370 42.8 19.3 9.7
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

Bird relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(44.4%) ,
Slider
(29.7%) ,
Curveball
(17.7%) ,
Cutter
(7.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(0.7%) ,
Changeup
(0.3%) ,


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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
2022 55.6 21.8 21.1 1.4 38.0 39.4 22.5 2.8 38.7 14.1 29.6 6.3 6.3 4.3
2023 52.6 20.7 23.0 3.7 40.7 37.8 21.5 2.6 42.2 15.6 25.2 6.3 8.1 5.8
2024 47.2 29.6 20.0 3.2 38.4 34.4 27.2 7.2 35.2 24.0 16.8 7.2 8.8 5.9
Player 52.1 23.1 21.8 3.0 39.5 37.4 23.1 3.7 39.7 17.1 24.4 6.5 7.8 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
2024 Sinker COL R 304 95.4 27.4 3.2 11.3ARM -4.6 2.4 4.9 11.3ARM -3.5
2024 Cutter COL R 49 91.6 23.9 0.3 1.9GLV 0.4 8.4 0.1 1.9GLV -0.8
2024 Slider COL R 203 85.4 34.4 -2.1 10.4GLV 4.6 3.0 -1.4 10.4GLV 5.3
2024 Curveball COL R 121 81.7 49.7 0.0 14.4GLV 4.7 -8.6 -1.3 14.4GLV 5.0
2024 Changeup COL R 2 89.1 24.6 -5.9 6.9ARM -8.2 9.4 -4.5 6.9ARM -7.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball COL R 5 94.7 20.0 -4.3 8.0ARM -0.8 10.5 -5.3 8.0ARM 0.5
2023 Curveball COL R 278 81.7 49.0 0.3 15.4GLV 6.3 -8.1 -1.8 15.4GLV 6.5
2023 Changeup COL R 3 87.3 32.5 0.8 10.4ARM -4.8 3.1 2.3 10.4ARM -4.0
2023 Cutter COL R 184 89.7 27.2 -1.6 3.8GLV 2.6 6.4 -1.5 3.8GLV 1.2
2023 Slider COL R 99 86.3 34.1 -1.0 6.6GLV 2.2 2.2 -0.7 6.6GLV 1.3
2023 Sinker COL R 827 94.4 29.5 4.3 8.8ARM -6.6 0.8 6.8 8.8ARM -6.2
! 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 %
2024 Sinker -0.9 -3 304 44.4 100 .309 .420 .391 13.0 9.0 15.5 .309 .479 .407 45.2
2024 Slider 1.1 2 203 29.7 44 .158 .289 .259 33.3 31.8 20.0 .139 .281 .248 33.3
2024 Curveball 1.0 1 121 17.7 29 .280 .480 .352 31.3 27.6 16.0 .178 .251 .233 33.3
2024 Cutter -2.2 -1 49 7.2 10 .444 1.222 .685 25.8 0.0 0.0 .398 1.073 .619 44.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball -6.9 0 5 0.7 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .669 .893 .663 100.0
2024 Changeup -3.3 0 2 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 Sinker -0.3 -2 827 59.5 222 .320 .402 .362 13.5 9.0 14.4 .306 .426 .362 47.5
2023 Curveball 0.9 3 278 20.0 87 .133 .265 .184 38.3 49.4 25.9 .125 .262 .181 34.1
2023 Cutter -2.7 -5 184 13.2 49 .341 .614 .434 25.0 22.4 26.8 .292 .502 .374 42.4
2023 Slider 0.3 0 99 7.1 21 .222 .278 .288 32.5 14.3 10.3 .288 .436 .368 20.0
2023 Changeup -32.3 -1 3 0.2 2 1.000 1.500 1.075 0.0 0.0 0.0 .750 1.276 .854 100.0
! 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
2024 Curveball 116 81.7 81 18.7 8:00 7:45 15
2024 Cutter 44 91.6 53 8.5 12:30 11:30 60
2024 Sinker 290 95.4 86 12.0 2:15 2:45 -30
2024 Slider 189 85.5 54 11.5 8:45 9:15 -30
2023 Curveball 273 81.7 83 19.1 8:15 8:00 15
2023 Cutter 182 89.7 44 7.2 12:00 10:45 75
2023 Sinker 805 94.4 74 9.3 2:15 3:00 -45
2023 Slider 98 86.3 44 7.3 10:30 9:15 75
! 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
2022 208 745 5 -2 -4 -5 -5
2023 381 1,391 -10 18 -5 -8 -5
2024 184 684 6 3 -4 -6 -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 %
2022 745 52.3 63.3 89.9 16.9 35.0 40.7 53.1 41.2 20.8 8.6 73.4
2023 1,391 52.6 66.2 85.7 22.7 56.0 39.7 57.7 45.6 21.1 9.5 77.3
2024 684 49.3 62.6 85.8 26.2 58.2 44.3 63.0 44.2 22.2 8.9 67.2
Player 2,820 51.7 64.6 86.8 22.1 52.5 41.1 57.8 44.1 21.3 9.1 73.9
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
2022 15 27 28 30 6 82 69 2 17 28 12 13 1 70 4 88 6
2023 37 25 52 74 35 40 46 30 18 29 70 13 3 56 5 92 3
2024 71 6 89 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 %
2022 24.5 7 6.3 1 1 3 4 57.1
2023 22.8 6 7.5 -2 6 6 3 50.0
2024 22.8 5 6.7 -2 1 4 4 80.0
Player 23.5 18 20.5 -3 8 13 11 61.1
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
2022 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 8 6 6 5
2023 6 7 5 10 8 7 7 7 9 5 7 9 7 5 11 8 7 8 7 10 7 7 13 9 5 5 7 7 8 6 6
2024 5 6 6 8 7 8 8 7 7 4 7 9 7 6 7 7 8 6 7 9 6 5 8 7 7 5 7 7 6 6 4
Player 18 18 17 25 22 22 22 20 21 15 19 25 20 17 25 22 21 20 20 26 19 18 28 23 18 16 21 22 20 18 15
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 2022 2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.9 93.5 -0.4 94.9 1.4
Offspeed Velocity 88.0 87.3 -0.7 89.1 1.8
Breaking Velocity 81.7 82.9 1.2 84.0 1.1
Exit Velocity 91.2 89.7 -1.5 88.3 -1.4
Launch Angle 5.4 5.3 -0.1 11.3 6.0
Barrel % 6.3 8.1 1.8 8.8 0.7
Hard Hit % 42.3 43.7 1.4 41.6 -2.1
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.0 33.0 2.0 30.4 -2.6
xBA .254 .262 0.008 .253 -0.009
BA .249 .276 0.027 .279 0.003
xwOBA .336 .325 -0.011 .353 0.028
wOBA .331 .320 -0.011 .368 0.048
xSLG .413 .401 -0.012 .430 0.029
SLG .420 .396 -0.024 .448 0.052
K% 19.9 20.2 0.3 16.8 -3.4
BB% 10.9 7.1 -3.8 13.5 6.4
Swing % 41.2 45.6 4.4 44.2 -1.4
Whiff% 20.8 21.1 0.3 22.2 1.1
In Zone % 52.3 52.6 0.3 49.3 -3.3
Out of Zone % 47.7 47.4 -0.3 50.7 3.3
Out of Zone Swing % 16.9 22.7 5.8 26.2 3.5
First Pitch Swing % 26.8 25.2 -1.6 25.0 -0.2
First Pitch Strike % 53.1 57.7 4.6 63.0 5.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 208 .331 108 11 10.2 100 23 23.0
2023 Shades 381 .320 220 5 2.3 161 49 30.4
2024 Shades 178 .363 101 2 2.0 77 37 48.1
! 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 %
2022 220 18.0 5.0% 1.4% 151 22.1 0.0% 2.0%
2023 343 15.7 31.5% 0.0% 283 18.4 3.9% 0.7%
2024 154 16.2 19.5% 0.0% 155 17.8 2.6% 1.3%

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Pitch Distribution