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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 32)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date1-21-1987
Height6' 4"
Weight195 lbs
Age37 years, 1 months, 26 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
-0.02015
0.12016
-0.22017
-0.92018
0.32019
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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
2012 PHI MLB 32 0 27.3 1 1 0 25 20 35 1 99 8.2 6.6 0.3 11.5 0% .333 1.65 3.57 3.95 129 7.40 169.5 -0.8
2013 PHI MLB 45 0 38.3 1 4 0 34 16 41 1 106 8.0 3.8 0.2 9.6 0% .311 1.30 2.47 2.58 97 4.05 97.0 0.3
2014 PHI MLB 73 0 71.0 5 5 0 66 35 100 4 99 8.4 4.4 0.5 12.7 0% .363 1.42 2.62 3.80 95 3.23 79.3 1.1
2015 PHI 0 41 0 36.7 2 1 0 40 24 49 3 97 9.8 5.9 0.7 12.0 0% .381 1.75 3.67 5.15 99 4.24 99.0 0.2
2015 TEX 0 26 0 21.7 0 0 0 13 7 20 2 110 5.4 2.9 0.8 8.3 0% .200 0.92 3.56 2.08 112 5.56 129.9 -0.2
2016 TEX MLB 66 0 53.0 4 2 4 36 26 59 4 113 6.1 4.4 0.7 10.0 50% .248 1.17 3.50 3.40 102 4.73 104.6 0.1
2017 TEX MLB 11 0 10.7 0 0 1 4 10 13 1 3.4 8.4 0.8 11.0 59% .143 1.31 4.73 2.53 123 7.02 149.3 -0.2
2018 ARI 0 24 0 14.3 0 1 0 18 8 18 2 100 11.3 5.0 1.3 11.3 57% .400 1.81 4.72 7.53 105 6.25 139.6 -0.2
2018 TEX 0 47 0 39.0 1 1 2 31 23 48 2 109 7.2 5.3 0.5 11.1 48% .302 1.38 3.40 3.69 112 6.34 141.7 -0.6
2019 KCA 0 48 0 41.7 0 6 0 33 23 63 3 101 7.1 5.0 0.6 13.6 49% .330 1.34 3.39 4.75 77 2.69 55.1 1.2
2019 OAK 0 28 0 20.3 1 1 0 16 16 21 0 98 7.1 7.1 0.0 9.3 46% .296 1.57 3.98 4.43 105 4.81 98.7 0.1
2015 TOT MLB 67 0 58.3 2 1 0 53 31 69 5 102 8.2 4.8 0.8 10.6 0% .000 1.44 3.63 4.01 104 4.73 110.5 0.0
2018 TOT MLB 71 0 53.3 1 2 2 49 31 66 4 106 8.3 5.2 0.7 11.1 51% .331 1.50 3.75 4.73 110 6.32 141.2 -0.9
2019 TOT MLB 76 0 62.0 1 7 0 49 39 84 3 100 7.1 5.7 0.4 12.2 48% .317 1.42 3.58 4.65 87 3.38 69.1 1.3
CareerMLB4410374.015227316208467231017.65.00.611.249%.3141.403.343.901024.64105.30.9

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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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-
2007 WPT A- NYP 3 3 16.0 2 1 0 10 8 11 0 90 5.6 4.5 0.0 6.2 0% .233 1.13 3.75 2.25 114 4.38 89.9
2007 PHL Rk GCL 10 7 37.0 1 3 0 29 13 35 2 84 7.1 3.2 0.5 8.5 0% .265 1.14 3.55 2.92 101 3.44 70.6
2008 LWD A SAL 19 19 96.3 3 5 0 120 47 53 4 101 11.2 4.4 0.4 5.0 0% .347 1.73 4.61 5.42 116 7.18 146.9
2008 WPT A- NYP 8 8 45.0 1 4 0 41 25 43 4 93 8.2 5.0 0.8 8.6 0% .301 1.47 4.59 4.40 114 5.64 115.5
2009 LWD A SAL 32 2 55.7 2 0 2 59 28 52 3 92 9.5 4.5 0.5 8.4 0% .331 1.56 3.79 4.04 110 5.51 116.0
2010 LWD A SAL 21 0 23.7 2 0 0 16 15 30 0 6.1 5.7 0.0 11.4 0% .267 1.31 3.52 1.90 0 0.00 0.0
2010 CLR A+ FSL 24 0 32.0 0 2 0 22 23 26 2 6.2 6.5 0.6 7.3 0% .230 1.41 5.33 3.66 0 0.00 0.0
2010 MSS Wnt AFL 5 0 3.7 0 0 0 14 4 3 0 34.1 9.7 0.0 7.3 0% .609 4.86 5.99 29.19 0 0.00 0.0
2011 REA AA EAS 53 0 65.0 0 1 3 47 44 83 3 6.5 6.1 0.4 11.5 0% .288 1.40 3.71 3.05 95 4.41 90.1
2012 PHI MLB NL 32 0 27.3 1 1 0 25 20 35 1 99 8.2 6.6 0.3 11.5 0% .333 1.65 3.57 3.95 129 7.40 169.5
2012 LEH AAA INT 25 0 26.7 1 1 7 19 13 37 0 6.4 4.4 0.0 12.5 0% .307 1.20 2.07 1.69 74 3.39 70.7
2013 PHI MLB NL 45 0 38.3 1 4 0 34 16 41 1 106 8.0 3.8 0.2 9.6 0% .311 1.30 2.47 2.58 97 4.05 97.0
2013 LEH AAA INT 30 0 30.0 1 0 11 31 24 37 1 9.3 7.2 0.3 11.1 0% .380 1.83 3.66 5.70 93 5.52 119.8
2014 PHI MLB NL 73 0 71.0 5 5 0 66 35 100 4 99 8.4 4.4 0.5 12.7 0% .363 1.42 2.62 3.80 95 3.23 79.3
2015 PHI MLB NL 41 0 36.7 2 1 0 40 24 49 3 97 9.8 5.9 0.7 12.0 0% .381 1.75 3.67 5.15 99 4.24 99.0
2015 TEX MLB AL 26 0 21.7 0 0 0 13 7 20 2 110 5.4 2.9 0.8 8.3 0% .200 0.92 3.56 2.08 112 5.56 129.9
2015 LEH AAA INT 6 0 7.0 0 0 3 5 1 7 0 6.4 1.3 0.0 9.0 0% .278 0.86 1.58 0.00 70 3.03 66.4
2016 TEX MLB AL 66 0 53.0 4 2 4 36 26 59 4 113 6.1 4.4 0.7 10.0 50% .248 1.17 3.50 3.40 102 4.73 104.6
2017 TEX MLB AL 11 0 10.7 0 0 1 4 10 13 1 3.4 8.4 0.8 11.0 59% .143 1.31 4.73 2.53 123 7.02 149.3
2017 FRI AA TEX 5 1 5.0 1 0 0 3 0 6 0 81 5.4 0.0 0.0 10.8 42% .250 0.60 0.92 1.80 71 2.68 57.0
2017 ROU AAA PCL 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.5 50% .000 0.00 0.72 0.00 72 2.86 60.9
2018 ARI MLB NL 24 0 14.3 0 1 0 18 8 18 2 100 11.3 5.0 1.3 11.3 57% .400 1.81 4.72 7.53 105 6.25 139.6
2018 TEX MLB AL 47 0 39.0 1 1 2 31 23 48 2 109 7.2 5.3 0.5 11.1 48% .302 1.38 3.40 3.69 112 6.34 141.7
2019 KCA MLB AL 48 0 41.7 0 6 0 33 23 63 3 101 7.1 5.0 0.6 13.6 49% .330 1.34 3.39 4.75 77 2.69 55.1
2019 OAK MLB AL 28 0 20.3 1 1 0 16 16 21 0 98 7.1 7.1 0.0 9.3 46% .296 1.57 3.98 4.43 105 4.81 98.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2012 522 0.4808 0.4598 0.6917 0.6454 0.2878 0.7654 0.5385 0.3083
2013 629 0.4626 0.4738 0.6779 0.6289 0.3402 0.7541 0.5565 0.3221
2014 1289 0.4717 0.4453 0.6690 0.5987 0.3084 0.7775 0.4810 0.3310
2015 1096 0.4754 0.4580 0.7171 0.6276 0.3043 0.7951 0.5714 0.2829
2016 928 0.4181 0.4278 0.7179 0.6005 0.3037 0.7768 0.6341 0.2821
2017 192 0.3906 0.4010 0.7013 0.5600 0.2991 0.9048 0.4571 0.2987
2018 1011 0.4204 0.4224 0.7166 0.5788 0.3089 0.8252 0.5691 0.2834
2019 1182 0.4645 0.4459 0.6452 0.5956 0.3160 0.7737 0.4350 0.3548
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 NYN $4,000,000
2023 CHA $3,500,000
2022 BOS $3,500,000
2021 OAK $4,000,000
2020 OAK $2,750,000
2019 KCA $2,250,000
2018 TEX $2,712,500
2017 TEX $2,550,000
2016 TEX $1,255,000
2015 PHI $535,500
2014 PHI $515,500
2013 PHI $
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$23,568,500
2019Current$4,000,000
11 yrPvs + Cur$27,568,500
11 yrTotal$27,568,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 50 dBeverly Hills Sports1 year/$4M (2024), 2025 option

Details
  • 1 year/$4M (2024), plus 2025 club option. Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 2/2/24. 24:$4M, 25:$4M club option. 2025 option guaranteed at $4M with 58 games in 2024.
  • 2 years/$8M (2022-23), plus 2024 club option. Signed by Boston as a free agent 3/15/22. 22:$3.5M, 23:$3.5M, 24:$4M club option ($1M buyout). Acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade from Boston 8/1/22 with $5.75M remaining on contract ($1.25M in 2022 salary and $4.5M for 2023-24). DFA by Chicago White Sox 5/2/23. Released 5/6/23. Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 5/10/23. Rays pay pro-rated minimum salary ($561,290), with White Sox responsible for remaining portion of 2023 salary. Tampa Bay declined 2024 option 11/4/23.
  • 2 years/$7.5M (2020-21), plus 2022 club option. Re-signed by Oakland as a free agent 12/3/19. 20:$2.75M, 21:$4M, 22:$4M club option ($750,000 buyout). Oakland declined 2022 option 11/4/21.
  • 1 year/$2.75M (2019), plus 2020 mutual option. Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 2/13/19. 19:$2.25M, 20:$5.75M mutual option ($0.5M buyout). Performance bonuses: $75,000 each for 35, 40, 45, 50 games pitched. $0.1M each for 55, 60 games. $50,000 each for 15, 20, 25 games finished. $75,000 each for 30, 35 GF. $0.1M each for 40, 45 GF. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Kansas City 7/27/19 with $1,274,194 remaining on contract, plus an additional $275,000 in possible performance bonuses. Oakland declined 2020 option 10/31/19.
  • 1 year/$2.7125M (2018). Re-signed by Tampa Bay 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Arizona in trade from Tampa Bay 7/31/18 with $889,583 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$2.55M (2017). Re-signed by Texas 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$1.255M (2016). Re-signed by Texas 1/29/16 (avoided arbitration, $1.55M-$975,000). Performance bonus: $20,000 for 65 games.
  • 1 year/$535,500 (2015). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/15. Acquired by Texas in trade from Philadelphia 7/29/15 (Hamels deal).
  • 1 year/$515,500 (2014). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/14.
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/13.
  • 1 year (2012). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 11/18/11. Re-signed by Philadelphia 3/12.
  • Drafted by Philadelphia 2007 (30-923) (Cloud County CC, Kan.).

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
90o 0.1 0 0 0 0 14.5 10 6 16 1 .250 1.11 2.77 3.09 0.0 0.0
80o 0.1 0 0 0 0 9.5 7 4 10 1 .264 1.20 3.15 3.5 0.0 0.0
70o 0.1 0 0 0 0 5.9 5 3 7 0 .275 1.26 3.42 3.81 0.0 0.0
60o 0.1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 2 3 0 .284 1.32 3.65 4.07 0.0 0.0
50o 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 .292 1.38 3.87 4.33 -0.1 0.0
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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 2023, Jake Diekman threw 10,873 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2012 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph).