P | Pittsburgh Pirates
Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 0" 211 lbs | Age: 24
Draft: 2020 | Rd. 2, No. 44, Pittsburgh Pirates | La Mirada HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 6 8 4.14 22 22 0 121.2 132 1.19
2026 2 2 3.81 11 11 0 52 58 1.02
2 Seasons 8 10 4.04 33 33 0 173.2 190 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 22 6-8 4.14 121.2 132 1.19
2026 11 2-2 3.81 52 58 1.02
2 Seasons 33 8-10 4.04 173.2 190 1.14
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
2024 22 1912 328 32 9.8 6.3 89.6 110.9 14.5 36.9 .229 .409 .314 .312 .388 44.5 26.2 7.7 4.14 3.97
2026 24 811 135 10 7.4 4.8 89.2 115.1 16.7 31.9 .204 .353 .276 .271 .341 37.0 27.9 7.2 3.81 3.02
Player 2723 463 42 9.1 5.9 89.5 115.1 15.2 35.4 .222 .393 .303 .300 .374 42.3 26.7 7.6
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .407 .315 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Jones relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.5%) ,
Slider
(33.8%) ,
Changeup
(12.6%) ,
Curveball
(8.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 39.0 61.0 28.7 24.4 7.9 37.8 36.6 25.6 17.1 15.9 6.1 20.7 20.7 19.5
2026 39.3 60.7 26.7 22.2 11.9 43.7 26.7 29.6 20.0 14.8 4.4 23.7 11.9 25.2
Player 39.1 60.9 28.1 23.8 9.1 39.5 33.7 26.8 17.9 15.6 5.6 21.6 18.1 21.2
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.8 19.7 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 3.4 29.0 27.4 23.5 6.7 9.8 6.3
2026 3.7 28.1 34.1 20.7 5.9 7.4 4.8
Player 3.5 28.7 29.4 22.7 6.5 9.1 5.9
MLB 4.0 32.3 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! 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
2026 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 369 98.4 12.5 0.9 8.8ARM 0.4 15.7 0.0 8.8ARM 1.0
2026 Curveball PIT R 66 85.6 47.5 0.3 5.7GLV -1.6 -10.3 0.1 5.7GLV -3.4
2026 Slider PIT R 274 89.8 32.2 0.7 3.3GLV -0.2 1.4 0.0 3.3GLV -0.4
2026 Changeup PIT R 102 93.2 27.0 -1.7 11.7ARM -3.0 4.3 -0.4 11.7ARM -2.6
2024 Curveball PIT R 178 81.5 51.9 1.4 6.3GLV -2.1 -10.7 0.6 6.3GLV -3.1
2024 Changeup PIT R 125 89.9 28.1 -1.2 11.9ARM -2.9 5.6 -0.7 11.9ARM -2.3
2024 Sinker PIT R 1 97.8 12.6 -7.7 9.3ARM -5.8 16.2 -9.0 9.3ARM -5.5
2024 Slider PIT R 667 88.8 31.8 -0.4 3.8GLV 0.1 2.6 -0.8 3.8GLV -0.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 941 97.3 11.9 1.7 8.4ARM 0.1 17.1 1.3 8.4ARM 0.9
! 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 %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 5 369 45.5 97 .146 .326 .233 24.9 23.7 23.5 .208 .398 .290 34.3
2026 Slider 0.9 3 274 33.8 76 .214 .386 .302 36.2 34.2 31.0 .174 .291 .239 27.3
2026 Changeup -1.6 -2 102 12.6 23 .227 .409 .328 36.4 26.1 21.4 .263 .340 .281 68.8
2026 Curveball -2.6 -2 66 8.1 12 .455 .636 .492 33.3 25.0 13.6 .245 .407 .315 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 3 941 49.2 246 .224 .425 .322 25.8 24.0 22.5 .233 .444 .339 46.5
2024 Slider 1.0 7 667 34.9 193 .207 .352 .278 37.3 31.1 25.2 .202 .330 .265 40.3
2024 Curveball -3.3 -6 178 9.3 23 .348 .870 .502 32.7 26.1 24.0 .295 .638 .397 47.1
2024 Changeup -2.9 -4 125 6.5 41 .325 .575 .433 22.9 17.1 22.6 .288 .445 .330 48.5
2024 Sinker 4.9 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2026 Changeup 100 93.3 91 12.8 1:45 2:30 -45
2026 Curveball 66 85.6 62 13.8 7:15 6:45 30
2026 4-Seam Fastball 369 98.4 90 17.8 1:15 1:00 15
2026 Slider 274 89.8 24 4.2 10:00 9:00 60
2024 Changeup 117 89.9 86 13.5 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Curveball 176 81.5 65 14.7 7:15 7:00 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 929 97.3 92 18.9 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Slider 654 88.8 26 4.9 10:30 9:30 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 503 1,912 0 14 -8 -7 0
2026 208 811 0 9 -2 -3 5
Player 711 2,723 0 23 -10 0 4
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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 %
2024 1,912 52.4 70.9 77.3 30.4 50.5 41.9 62.5 51.6 30.2 8.6 83.5
2026 811 48.1 67.2 80.5 29.2 44.7 40.9 55.3 47.5 30.9 7.2 72.4
Player 2,723 51.1 69.9 78.2 30.0 48.8 41.6 60.4 50.4 30.4 8.2 80.6
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2024 42 62 50 14 50 93 96 74 27 69 84 73 53 14 8 30 82
2026 63 77 58 25 88 95 97 92 40 38 88 84 68 52 60 32 74
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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 %
2024 23.74 18 16.9 1 8 16 4 22.2
2026 24.20 7 8.8 -2 3 10 1 14.3
Player 23.88 25 25.7 -1 11 26 5 20.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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
2024 18 18 11 16 15 18 18 19 13 11 14 17 16 15 19 15 15 18 20 22 19 18 22 22 14 17 14 15 22 17 17
2026 7 11 3 8 8 9 7 9 9 10 7 9 5 11 9 11 9 10 9 11 6 10 10 13 6 7 8 9 12 7 10
Player 25 29 14 24 23 27 25 28 22 21 21 26 21 26 28 26 24 28 29 33 25 28 32 35 20 24 22 24 34 24 27
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 503 .314 251 16 6.4 252 35 13.9
2026 Shades 208 .276 82 0 0.0 126 56 44.4
! 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 %
2024 501 15.7 36.1% 0.4% 264 18.7 1.5% 1.5%
2026 252 16.2 21.8% 0.4% 106 19.8 0.0% 8.5%

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Pitch Distribution