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Jeremy Jeffress
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #41
- Born
- September 21, 1987 in South Boston, VA, United States
- MLB debut
- September 1, 2010
- dbWAR
- 4.3 8 season(s)
- IP
- 23.1
- ERA
- 1.54
- FIP
- 4.09
- K/9
- 6.6
- FIP−
- 92 100 = avg
Jeremy Jeffress was a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2020 he struck out 17 batters over 23.1 innings across 22 appearances, going 4-1. His ERA of 1.54 was 65.4% lower than the league average of 4.45 — the best on his team, and 10th of 323 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.09 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 24.4% of swings (9.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.3%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2020.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | CHC | 22 | 0 | 23.1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1.54 | 4.09 | 0.94 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 35 | 92 | 0.2 | |
| 2019 | MIL | 48 | 0 | 52.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 29 | 46 | 17 | 5.02 | 3.96 | 1.37 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 111 | 88 | 0.6 | |
| 2018 | MIL | 73 | 0 | 76.2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 49 | 11 | 89 | 27 | 1.29 | 2.78 | 0.99 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 31 | 67 | 1.7 | |
| 2017 | TEX/MIL | 61 | 1 | 65.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 34 | 51 | 34 | 4.68 | 5.24 | 1.64 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 107 | 120 | -0.2 | |
| 2016 | MIL/TEX | 59 | 0 | 58.0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 55 | 15 | 42 | 18 | 2.33 | 3.28 | 1.26 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 56 | 78 | 0.9 | |
| 2015 | MIL | 72 | 0 | 68.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 20 | 67 | 22 | 2.65 | 3.22 | 1.26 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 67 | 81 | 1.0 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 51 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .136 | .255 | .205 | .215 | 15.7% |
| vs RHB | 37 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .138 | .297 | .172 | .241 | 24.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jeremy Jeffress throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Splitter | 109 | 88.7 | 1,475 | 35.8% | 30.0% | 33 | .152 | .358 | |
| Sinker | 107 | 93.1 | 1,977 | 46.7% | 11.4% | 19 | .158 | .662 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 85 | 80.5 | 2,399 | 47.1% | 41.4% | 10 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 39 | 93.3 | 2,165 | 38.5% | 5.9% | 11 | — | — |
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Nearest 2020 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.