Pitcher · 2026
Alek Jacob
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #37
- Born
- June 16, 1998 in Spokane, WA, USA
- MLB debut
- July 15, 2023
- Drafted
- 2021, round 16
- College
- Gonzaga
- dbWAR
- -.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 5.0
- ERA
- 5.40
- FIP
- 5.09
- K/9
- 10.8
- FIP−
- 122 100 = avg
Alek Jacob is a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2026 he struck out 6 batters over 5.0 innings across 3 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 5.40 was 29.3% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 5.09 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 37.8% of swings (19.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.1%. 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 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .083 | .214 | .167 | .195 | 35.7% |
| vs RHB | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .556 | .875 | .601 | 11.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Alek Jacob 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 | 37 | 84.3 | 2,306 | 48.6% | 26.3% | |
| Changeup | 30 | 73.6 | 2,140 | 60.0% | 70.6% | |
| Sinker | 17 | 83.9 | 2,211 | 35.3% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5.40 | 5.09 | 1.40 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 129 | 122 | -0.0 | |
| 2025 | 29 | 0 | 33.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 5.13 | 5.90 | 1.50 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 123 | 142 | -0.5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2.45 | 2.28 | 0.75 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 60 | 56 | 0.4 |
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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.