Players · K · Pitcher · 2026
Jackson Kent
- Age
- 23
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 219 lb
- Number
- #25
- Born
- February 10, 2003 in Hanover Park, IL, United States
- MLB debut
- August 12, 2026
- Drafted
- 2024, round 4
- College
- Arizona
- dbWAR
- .4 1 season(s)
- IP
- 36.1
- ERA
- 5.94
- FIP
- 4.23
- K/9
- 7.4
- FIP−
- 101 100 = avg
Jackson Kent is a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 30 batters over 36.1 innings across 8 appearances, 7 of them starts, going 2-4. His ERA of 5.94 is 42.3% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 15th of 18 on his team, and 481st of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.23 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 23.8% of swings (10.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.6%. His 0.4 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.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2026 | WSH | 8 | 7 | 36.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 5.94 | 4.23 | 1.79 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 142 | 101 | 0.4 | — |
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 | 44 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .300 | .364 | .525 | .385 | 22.7% |
| vs RHB | 126 | 105 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 20 | .267 | .389 | .352 | .346 | 15.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Jackson Kent 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 212 | 93.1 | 2,096 | 45.8% | 11.1% | 39 | .308 | .896 | |
| Slider | 143 | 86.4 | 2,278 | 49.7% | 30.5% | 37 | .270 | .767 | |
| Changeup | 139 | 85.4 | 1,808 | 36.0% | 34.8% | 33 | .273 | .793 | |
| Curveball | 96 | 79.1 | 2,517 | 42.7% | 31.0% | 16 | .188 | .375 | |
| Sinker | 87 | 92.9 | 2,238 | 41.4% | 13.5% | 20 | .300 | .831 |
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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.