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WARP Summary
MLB Statistics
Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | H | BB | SO | HR | PPF | H/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/9 | GB% | BABIP | WHIP | FIP | ERA | cFIP | DRA | DRA- | WARP |
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| 2016 | PHI | MLB | 10 | 10 | 53.7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 87 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 49% | .264 | 1.51 | 6.20 | 5.70 | 120 | 6.26 | 138.5 | -0.6 |
| 2017 | PHI | MLB | 11 | 8 | 46.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 97 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 47% | .295 | 1.55 | 5.94 | 3.88 | 115 | 6.44 | 137.1 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | PHI | MLB | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 96 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 49% | .260 | 1.53 | 4.22 | 4.96 | 98 | 4.74 | 105.9 | 0.0 |
| Career | MLB | 30 | 18 | 116.3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 117 | 61 | 81 | 20 | 92 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 48% | .276 | 1.53 | 5.82 | 4.87 | 115 | 6.12 | 133.4 | -1.0 | |
Statistics for All Levels
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| YEAR | Team | Lg | LG | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | H | BB | SO | HR | PPF | H/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/9 | GB% | BABIP | WHIP | FIP | ERA | cFIP | DRA | DRA- |
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| 2012 | TGR | Rk | GCL | 7 | 7 | 28.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 92 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 0% | .206 | 0.85 | 2.86 | 1.91 | 95 | 2.45 | 50.9 |
| 2013 | WMI | A | MID | 17 | 16 | 83.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 32 | 91 | 4 | 105 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 0% | .323 | 1.33 | 3.32 | 3.13 | 91 | 4.58 | 99.5 |
| 2014 | LAK | A+ | FSL | 16 | 16 | 83.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 79 | 3 | 99 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 0% | .316 | 1.20 | 3.10 | 3.14 | 87 | 3.71 | 78.4 |
| 2014 | ERI | AA | EAS | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0% | .286 | 1.27 | 3.44 | 2.45 | 104 | 5.43 | 114.9 |
| 2014 | FRI | AA | TEX | 7 | 6 | 35.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 97 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 0% | .305 | 1.29 | 3.34 | 3.28 | 90 | 3.73 | 79.0 |
| 2015 | FRI | AA | TEX | 17 | 17 | 87.7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 30 | 78 | 7 | 116 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 0% | .330 | 1.41 | 3.82 | 4.72 | 96 | 4.41 | 96.8 |
| 2015 | REA | AA | EAS | 7 | 7 | 45.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 95 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0% | .256 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 1.80 | 100 | 3.53 | 77.3 |
| 2016 | PHI | MLB | NL | 10 | 10 | 53.7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 87 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 49% | .264 | 1.51 | 6.20 | 5.70 | 120 | 6.26 | 138.5 |
| 2016 | LEH | AAA | INT | 21 | 21 | 129.7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 37 | 87 | 10 | 103 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 48% | .252 | 1.10 | 3.82 | 2.50 | 106 | 3.52 | 77.6 |
| 2017 | PHI | MLB | NL | 11 | 8 | 46.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 97 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 47% | .295 | 1.55 | 5.94 | 3.88 | 115 | 6.44 | 137.1 |
| 2017 | LEH | AAA | INT | 22 | 22 | 118.3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 136 | 47 | 90 | 12 | 101 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 44% | .331 | 1.55 | 4.40 | 5.25 | 108 | 5.67 | 120.5 |
| 2018 | PHI | MLB | NL | 9 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 96 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 49% | .260 | 1.53 | 4.22 | 4.96 | 98 | 4.74 | 105.9 |
| 2018 | CSP | AAA | PCL | 5 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 60% | .400 | 1.69 | 3.74 | 1.69 | 97 | 4.47 | 94.4 | |
| 2018 | LEH | AAA | INT | 28 | 4 | 47.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 26 | 49 | 5 | 102 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 44% | .310 | 1.43 | 4.41 | 4.60 | 107 | 4.69 | 99.2 |
| 2018 | ESC | Wnt | DWL | 6 | 6 | 28.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 89 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 57% | .300 | 0.96 | 2.19 | 1.93 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | LAK | A+ | FSL | 6 | 4 | 23.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 92 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 60% | .261 | 1.27 | 3.47 | 1.90 | 107 | 4.75 | 97.8 |
| 2019 | ERI | AA | EAS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 93 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 38% | .250 | 0.63 | 1.91 | 2.25 | 61 | 2.68 | 55.2 |
Plate Discipline
| YEAR | Pits | Zone% | Swing% | Contact% | Z-Swing% | O-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | SwStr% |
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| 2016 | 915 | 0.4645 | 0.4033 | 0.8211 | 0.6047 | 0.2286 | 0.9183 | 0.5982 | 0.1789 |
| 2017 | 803 | 0.5205 | 0.4234 | 0.8059 | 0.6100 | 0.2208 | 0.8745 | 0.6000 | 0.1941 |
| 2018 | 285 | 0.4351 | 0.4421 | 0.7857 | 0.5968 | 0.3230 | 0.8784 | 0.6538 | 0.2143 |
| Career | 2003 | 0.4828 | 0.4169 | 0.8100 | 0.6057 | 0.2389 | 0.8951 | 0.6068 | 0.1900 |
Injury History — No longer being updated | Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET |
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2019 Preseason Forecast | Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET |
| PCT | W | L | SV | G | GS | IP | H | BB | SO | HR | BABIP | WHIP | ERA | DRA | VORP | WARP |
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| 90o | 17.7 | 0 | 0.4 | 22 | 15 | 92.7 | 66 | 34 | 89 | 9 | .243 | 1.08 | 3.15 | 3.49 | -3.1 | -0.3 |
| 80o | 16 | 0 | 0.3 | 20 | 14 | 86.4 | 66 | 34 | 83 | 9 | .256 | 1.16 | 3.51 | 3.88 | -6.4 | -0.7 |
| 70o | 14.8 | 0 | 0.3 | 19 | 14 | 82.0 | 66 | 34 | 78 | 9 | .266 | 1.22 | 3.77 | 4.16 | -8.5 | -0.9 |
| 60o | 13.9 | 0 | 0.3 | 19 | 13 | 78.3 | 66 | 34 | 75 | 9 | .274 | 1.27 | 4.00 | 4.41 | -10.2 | -1.1 |
| 50o | 13 | 0 | 0.3 | 18 | 12 | 74.9 | 65 | 34 | 72 | 9 | .281 | 1.32 | 4.22 | 4.64 | -11.6 | -1.3 |
| 40o | 12.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 17 | 12 | 71.6 | 65 | 33 | 68 | 8 | .289 | 1.37 | 4.43 | 4.88 | -12.9 | -1.4 |
| 30o | 11.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 16 | 11 | 68.1 | 64 | 33 | 65 | 8 | .297 | 1.43 | 4.67 | 5.14 | -14.1 | -1.5 |
| 20o | 10.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 15 | 11 | 64.1 | 63 | 32 | 61 | 8 | .306 | 1.49 | 4.95 | 5.45 | -15.3 | -1.7 |
| 10o | 9 | 0 | 0.2 | 14 | 10 | 58.7 | 62 | 32 | 56 | 8 | .320 | 1.59 | 5.35 | 5.89 | -16.8 | -1.8 |
| Weighted Mean | 13 | 0 | 0.3 | 18 | 12 | 74.5 | 64 | 33 | 71 | 8 | .279 | 1.31 | 4.19 | 4.62 | -11.3 | -1.2 |
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BP Articles
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| 2017-02-13 20:00:00 (link to chat) | Do you see Aaron Blair or Jake Thompson having value in 2017, or in future years? (Old man from Cheerleaders) | I like Thompson more than Blair. Hard to see tons of value from Blair given his pedestrian stuff. Thompson's stuff and upside are better than Blair's but he's no sure thing, either. (Scooter Hotz) |
| 2016-12-02 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Are Soler for Jake Thompson and Candelario for Matt Wisler even trades value-wise? (Jeff from Brooklyn) | I have no idea if this is a fantasy question or not. First one is a lot closer to me than the second one in baseball terms, but I think you don't want to buy or sell low on Thompson. (Jeffrey Paternostro) |
| 2016-09-29 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Rookies Jake Thompson, Cody Reed, Mike Clevinger and Braden Shipley have run into some hiccups in their 1st seasons. Do you like any of them to be mid-rotation guys still or have their implosions changed your valuation of them into back-end/RP types? (Cole Whittier from Pasadena, CA) | Well, I never thought Clevenger was a mid-rotation guy, but those other guys certainly showed flashes. I think it's way too soon to give up on any of them -- particularly Reed -- but there are reasons to be concerned, particularly with Shipley. Backend starter is the likely outcome for all of them. (Christopher Crawford) |
| 2016-09-27 21:00:00 (link to chat) | What's the prognosis on Braden Shipley's career now that his K rate has cratered and he's gotten hammered again and again? Is there any hope? Same question for Cody Reed and Jake Thompson. (Cole Whittier from Pasadena, CA) | I think there's some cause for concern about them all, but I wouldn't give up on any. We've seen almost unprecedented early-career swings in performance from some top prospects over the last few years. In order from most to least concerned: Thompson, Shipley, Reed. (Matthew Trueblood) |
| 2016-09-26 20:00:00 (link to chat) | In a 14 team, 40man roster dynasty I've grown board of winning...seriously. So I have decided to rebuild. I now roster an exciting group of high risk players: Devers, Robles, Acuna, Rosario, Isan Diaz, Kyle Tucker, Eloy Jimenez, Kilome, Keller, Allard, and Fried. Then add in young MLBers like Harper, Rizzo, Altherr, Cotton, Cody Reed, Matz, Jake Thompson, and Skaggs.
With only 4 teams as suitable buyers, would you be happy with Urias & Gallo for Bumgarner, & Josh Bell & Ryan Healy for Cole Hamels? I likely could also land Giolito. I'm currently trying to convince the guy that Giolito's value has bottomed out. Any example as to how Giolito has been valued in any of your leagues, or what can you tell me about your opinion on him moving forward?
Kind of a long winded question, but a fun one! Thanks in advance! (BPChatsChangedMyLife from Niagara, ON) | Giolito hasn't been traded in any of my leagues, so I have no direct experience with that. I own Giolito in two of my leagues, a deep NL-only keeper league and a deep mixed keeper league. I didn't trade him in either league because in both leagues, I was more focused on 2017 and beyond than 2016.
I don't think I'd be happy with dealing Bumgarner for Urias & Gallo (assuming you're getting Urias & Gallo). I'm lower on Gallo than most. I'm not sure he'll make enough contact to be a great roto player, and I think that even if he does eventually become a productive roto player, it'll take a while for him to get there and the struggles will be brutal. Assuming you're on the Bell/Healy side of the Cole-Hamels-for-Josh-Bell-and-Ryon-Healy trade, I'd hang on to Hamels, too. I haven't seen enough from Healy to convince me that his big step forward this year will be 100% sustainable, and Hamels is really dang good. (Scooter Hotz) |
| 2016-03-14 14:30:00 (link to chat) | Dillion Tate, Jeff Hoffman, Sean Newcomb, Jake Thompson. Who's an SP1 in 3-4 years? (Negan from Washington DC) | Probably none of them. Thompson the safest choice. (Brendan Gawlowski) |
| 2015-08-21 13:00:00 (link to chat) | It seems like first-half-of-2014 Jake Thompson showed up this year instead of second-half Thompson, and his fastball velocity is back to early 2014 levels. This leads to a general question, although Thompson seems like a timely example considering the Phillies actively wanted him: are there clues that scouts look for when trying to evaluate whether pitchers that "find" and then "lose" new velocity are likely to regain their embiggened stuff? (Jonathan from Syracuse, NY) | This is one of the reasons seeing a guy multiple times, ideally at different developmental moments, is the best way to evaluate players. Having reference points for mechanics, physical development, etc. can help scouts answer a lot of those questions. Arm action and drive are two of the biggies that I look at first if I note inconsistencies like this. (Wilson Karaman) |
| 2015-06-16 20:00:00 (link to chat) | How would you rank Reynaldo Lopez, Jake Thompson, and Grant Holmes in dynasty? (Grizz from Chi) | Jake Thompson > Grant Holmes > Reynaldo Lopez, imo. (Ben Carsley) |
| 2015-02-26 20:00:00 (link to chat) | What pitching prospects ranked 20 and lower will make their big league clubs in 2015? Chi Chi Gonzalez, Jake Thompson, Steven Matz, Aaron Blair, others? (Karl from San Angelo) | Those first three are good names. Blair has an outside shot. I'd throw Norris, Wisler, and Appel on there as well. (Bret Sayre) |
| 2015-02-04 19:00:00 (link to chat) | Jake Thompson has been ranked well by almost every prospect publication, but still seems to fly under the radar with fans. He was labelled as a potential #3 starter in the BP Rangers top 10, but after reading the write ups on him here and other places, he actually seems like one of the few players in the upper minors who could potentially be a TOR starter in the near future. Whats the best case scenario for him? (username49 from Ohio) | I actually filed a report on Thompson. You can read it here: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/eyewitness_pit.php?reportid=68
In fact, I'm probably half a tick low on his slider. (Jordan Gorosh) |
| 2015-02-04 19:00:00 (link to chat) | Which of these Rangers minor league pitchers ends up having the best career? Jake Thompson , Chi Chi Gonzalez , Luis Ortiz or Luke Jackson?Can jackson be a starter or is he ultimately bound for the bullpen? (Chad from OKC) | Chi Chi slightly ahead of Thompson, gap, Jackson, Ortiz. It's going to come down to command for Jackson, but he's definitely got the stuff to be a starter. It'd be great in short bursts, but they'll give him every chance to start. (Jordan Gorosh) |
| 2015-02-13 19:00:00 (link to chat) | Do you prefer Miguel Almonte or Jake Thompson ? (Mark from Topeka, KS) | Close for me, but I'd take Almonte, in part because Texas is a rough ride for rookie pitchers. (Mike Gianella) |
| 2015-02-12 19:00:00 (link to chat) | How good is Jake Thompson? (dantroy from davis) | Very good. The slider is hard to describe in words that are safe-for-work, the fastball is there, and the other two pitches are coming along. He could get major league outs as a two-pitch reliever right now. I've been impressed with his willingness to mix pitches as a starter, and not just fall back on the fantastic slider to get outs. (Kate Morrison) |
| 2014-07-22 15:00:00 (link to chat) | Who threw the best breaking ball you've seen all year? (Fart Garfunkel from Poopsylvania) | I was sitting on the side for the futures game, but this guy Lucas Giolito has a pretty good one. Hunter Harvey's had big time depth.
Full game observance: Jake Thompson's SL is really nasty. Alex Reyes' flashed 6+. (Jordan Gorosh) |
| 2014-07-22 15:00:00 (link to chat) | In five years, who is the best player: Willy Adames, Derek Hill, Jake Thompson, Robbie Ray, Nick Castellanos? (Tigersfan from MI) | Hill has the highest ceiling, but I'll go Castellanos. (Jordan Gorosh) |
| 2014-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat) | I read the splits you showed on Jake Thompson the other day. Dominant against righties with the FB/SL and you say he needs to work on tne change to become effective vs lefties. How would you rate all of his pitches? Whats his ceiling? ETA? (Zack from Windsor) | He's absolutely destroying RHB, and that's not a surprise, the SL is too good for low minors hitters, and the CB is nothing to sneeze at as well. I actually posted an eye witness scouting report on Thompson here: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=23504
As you can see, I like him quite a bit. (Jordan Gorosh) |
| 2014-05-27 11:30:00 (link to chat) | Who are some guys that you are higher on than other guys on the BP team? Lower?
Also, what region do you do most scouting in? (Shawnykid23 from CT) | Higher: Jake Thompson. He's going to burst onto the scene as a potential back end of top 100 prospect this year, if I have anything to say about it. Rougned Odor as well, I think he's one of the top 20 prospects in the game.
Lower: Maikel Franco. I see him as a 1B long term, and his feel for the barrel is only okay. The power potential is nice, but I absolutely detest 1B prospects. Gary Sanchez and Jorge Soler are each guys I'm low on, althoug I think the BP team is, too. I'm located in Chicago, so I see a lot of MWL games. (Jordan Gorosh) |
| 2014-05-27 11:30:00 (link to chat) | When do you see Jake Thompson arriving in Detroit? Do you think they keep him in Lakeland all year while monitoring innings or will they move him up post all star break? What is his upside as Ive read some reports of him potentially being able to throw 4 major league average or better offerings. (Zack from Windsor) | Probably some time in 2016. I published an eye witness scouting report on Thompson, right here in fact: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/eyewitness_pit.php?reportid=68 (Jordan Gorosh) |
| 2014-05-13 11:00:00 (link to chat) | Jake Thompson in highA for DET. Is he someone rising in your eyes? What is the report? I think he's a Texan also. (Bert from Ticuma) | Here is the (free) scouting report on Jake Thompson: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/eyewitness_pit.php?reportid=68 (Jason Parks) |
| 2013-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat) | It's a Mark Anderson chat, so I just have to ask another Jake Thompson question. I've been reading various reports on the player and two divergent views seem to be out there. One claims the slider is a plus or potentially plus pitch; the other claims it lacks bite, and while he relied on it to get Low-A hitters out he won't be able to use it effectively against major league hitters. Do you have an opinion on which of these is more likely? (jadelman from Syracuse, NY) | To be quite honest, both are reasonably evaluations. I have seen Thompson's slider in game action as a true plus pitch, and I have also seen it in game action without the same snap. He's very young and very early in his developmental path. Consistency with the slider is one of the big things he has to work on. The raw ingredients are there for him to spin a legitimate plus slider down the line, but it's not there every time he throws it right now. I lean toward him having an above-average slider at his peak and I think you'll see that begin to manifest more frequently in 2014 and 2015. (Mark Anderson) |
| 2013-09-27 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Jake Thompson had a pretty nice year in 2013 as a 19-year-old in full season ball, but I remember his selection in the amateur draft being considered an overdraft by some. Has the stuff improved at all since he turned pro, or was this more a case of an unusually polished teenager with adequate stuff? (jdadelman from New York) | There hasn't been a significant change in the raw stuff since signing, but he has tightened the body a bit and improved his stamina. The Tigers put him on a good conditioning program prior to sending him to West Michigan this year and it certainly paid off. The fastball still sits 89-92 throughout his starts, and he will touch 94 at times. The slider was very good this year and was frequently too much for MWL hitters. I didn't hear of much progress with the changeup or command, but I do believe they will come with time. He still looks like a future #3 or #4 starter. (Mark Anderson) |
| 2013-09-27 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Do you think Jake Thompson can be #3 in the future? (DETfan from Michigan) | I touched on Thompson earlier in the chat, but if he can make progress with the changeup and refine his command, he could max out as a #3. (Mark Anderson) |
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile
A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC
Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Jake Thompson threw 2,147 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2023, including pitches thrown in . In 2023, he relied primarily on his Change (80mph) and Sinker (85mph), also mixing in a Cutter (85mph), Curve (75mph), Slider (78mph) and Fourseam Fastball (85mph).
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