Pitcher · 2026
Jackson Rutledge
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 241 lb
- Number
- #79
- Born
- April 1, 1999 in Fenton, MO, USA
- MLB debut
- September 13, 2023
- Drafted
- 2019, round 1
- College
- San Jacinto JC
- High school
- Rockwood Summit
- dbWAR
- -.6 3 season(s)
- IP
- 1.1
- ERA
- 47.25
- FIP
- 4.59
- K/9
- 13.5
- FIP−
- 110 100 = avg
Jackson Rutledge is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 2 batters over 1.1 innings across 1 appearance, going 0-0. His ERA of 47.25 was 1031.5% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 4.59 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 34.8% of swings (18.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 16.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.7%. His 0.0 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 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .857 | 1.400 | .880 | 0.0% |
| vs RHB | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .356 | 40.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jackson Rutledge 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.
| Cutter | 20 | 87.5 | 2,065 | 55.0% | 30.8% | |
| Splitter | 12 | 85.7 | 1,474 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| Sinker | 12 | 94.7 | 2,270 | 58.3% | 16.7% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 47.25 | 4.59 | 6.00 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1,132 | 110 | 0.0 | |
| 2025 | 63 | 0 | 73.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 47 | 65 | 24 | 5.77 | 5.47 | 1.51 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 139 | 131 | -0.7 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3.24 | 3.65 | 1.20 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 79 | 89 | 0.1 |
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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.