Pitcher · 2026
Jacob Webb
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #71
- Born
- August 15, 1993 in Riverside, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- April 16, 2019
- Drafted
- 2014, round 18
- College
- Tabor College
- High school
- Riverside Polytechnic
- Salary, 2026
- $1.5M
- dbWAR
- 1.6 3 season(s)
- IP
- 51.2
- ERA
- 2.44
- FIP
- 3.34
- K/9
- 10.1
- FIP−
- 80 100 = avg
Jacob Webb is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2026 he struck out 58 batters over 51.2 innings across 52 appearances, going 4-2. His ERA of 2.44 was 41.6% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 45th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.34 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 32.8% of swings (16.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 27.1%. His 0.7 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, 2026.
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 | 128 | 119 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 40 | .210 | .266 | .294 | .254 | 31.3% |
| vs RHB | 86 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 18 | .250 | .314 | .395 | .312 | 20.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jacob Webb 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, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 397 | 94.2 | 2,462 | 51.1% | 25.8% | |
| Changeup | 319 | 85.6 | 2,272 | 52.0% | 42.7% | |
| Slider | 74 | 85.9 | 2,591 | 44.6% | 22.6% | |
| Curveball | 57 | 81.8 | 2,583 | 50.9% | 0.0% | |
| Sweeper | 26 | 82.5 | 2,651 | 50.0% | 42.9% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 0 | 51.2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 14 | 58 | 17 | 2.44 | 3.34 | 1.18 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 58 | 80 | 0.7 | |
| 2025 | 55 | 0 | 66.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 22 | 58 | 19 | 3.00 | 4.30 | 1.03 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 72 | 103 | 0.2 | |
| 2024 | 60 | 0 | 56.2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 58 | 27 | 3.02 | 3.52 | 1.18 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 74 | 86 | 0.7 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 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.