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Birth Date	8-24-1991
Height	6' 2"
Weight	210 lbs

Age	32 years, 8 months, 0 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	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
2015	TEX	MLB	7	6.3	0	0	0	5	2	6	1	106	7.1	2.8	1.4	8.5	0%	.222	1.11	4.20	4.26	86	3.08	71.9	0.1
2016	TEX	MLB	8	11.7	0	0	0	22	8	3	4	115	17.0	6.2	3.1	2.3	33%	.383	2.57	9.10	10.80	141	8.49	187.8	-0.5
2017	ATL	MLB	43	50.7	2	0	0	55	19	33	4		9.8	3.4	0.7	5.9	43%	.311	1.46	4.26	4.62	104	5.36	114.0	-0.1
2018	ATL	MLB	35	40.7	1	2	1	41	21	46	3	96	9.1	4.6	0.7	10.2	50%	.339	1.52	3.51	4.43	113	5.79	129.4	-0.4
2019	ATL	MLB	70	72.7	9	2	18	76	26	106	10	101	9.4	3.2	1.2	13.1	60%	.386	1.40	3.19	3.84	67	3.21	65.9	1.7
Career		MLB	163	182.0	12	4	19	199	76	194	22	73	9.8	3.8	1.1	9.6	50%	.350	1.51	3.97	4.65	94	4.72	101.5	0.8

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-
2011	HIC	A	SAL	19	19	75.0	5	6	0	83	48	78	9	108	10.0	5.8	1.1	9.4	0%	.338	1.75	5.08	5.64	108	5.73	116.9
2012	HIC	A	SAL	13	13	64.0	5	5	0	63	33	72	4	108	8.9	4.6	0.6	10.1	0%	.347	1.50	3.92	4.92	91	4.74	98.6
2012	MYR	A+	CAR	13	13	65.7	5	2	0	67	32	74	2	88	9.2	4.4	0.3	10.1	0%	.376	1.51	3.17	4.39	91	5.27	109.8
2013	MYR	A+	CAR	19	19	101.0	9	4	0	79	47	104	6	106	7.0	4.2	0.5	9.3	0%	.284	1.25	3.54	2.41	94	3.69	80.2
2013	FRI	AA	TEX	6	4	27.0	2	0	0	13	12	30	0	99	4.3	4.0	0.0	10.0	0%	.213	0.93	2.16	0.67	78	2.23	48.5
2014	FRI	AA	TEX	15	14	83.3	8	2	1	58	24	83	5	96	6.3	2.6	0.5	9.0	0%	.242	0.98	2.91	3.02	87	2.95	62.5
2014	ROU	AAA	PCL	11	10	40.0	1	3	0	56	28	43	9	97	12.6	6.3	2.0	9.7	0%	.395	2.10	6.72	10.35	131	7.91	167.4
2015	TEX	MLB	AL	7	0	6.3	0	0	0	5	2	6	1	106	7.1	2.8	1.4	8.5	0%	.222	1.11	4.20	4.26	86	3.08	71.9
2015	ROU	AAA	PCL	39	5	66.3	2	3	0	62	35	79	3	98	8.4	4.7	0.4	10.7	0%	.335	1.46	3.43	4.34	84	3.79	83.2
2016	TEX	MLB	AL	8	0	11.7	0	0	0	22	8	3	4	115	17.0	6.2	3.1	2.3	33%	.383	2.57	9.10	10.80	141	8.49	187.8
2016	FRI	AA	TEX	20	0	24.3	0	1	1	27	17	32	4		10.0	6.3	1.5	11.8	43%	.365	1.81	5.02	4.81	107	6.10	134.8
2016	ROU	AAA	PCL	16	0	22.0	1	0	2	13	15	27	2		5.3	6.1	0.8	11.0	45%	.244	1.27	4.63	2.45	97	3.06	67.6
2017	ATL	MLB	NL	43	0	50.7	2	0	0	55	19	33	4		9.8	3.4	0.7	5.9	43%	.311	1.46	4.26	4.62	104	5.36	114.0
2017	GWN	AAA	INT	9	4	24.3	0	3	1	26	16	23	2	97	9.6	5.9	0.7	8.5	34%	.338	1.73	4.49	6.29	114	6.72	143.0
2018	ATL	MLB	NL	35	0	40.7	1	2	1	41	21	46	3	96	9.1	4.6	0.7	10.2	50%	.339	1.52	3.51	4.43	113	5.79	129.4
2018	GWN	AAA	INT	10	1	21.3	2	1	0	11	10	34	0	89	4.6	4.2	0.0	14.3	45%	.289	0.98	1.54	1.69	60	2.42	51.2
2019	ATL	MLB	NL	70	0	72.7	9	2	18	76	26	106	10	101	9.4	3.2	1.2	13.1	60%	.386	1.40	3.19	3.84	67	3.21	65.9

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2015	110	0.4909	0.5455	0.7167	0.7222	0.3750	0.7179	0.7143	0.2833
2016	241	0.4855	0.4315	0.8846	0.6496	0.2258	0.8816	0.8929	0.1154
2017	783	0.4266	0.4840	0.7678	0.6647	0.3497	0.8784	0.6115	0.2322
2018	707	0.4243	0.4653	0.7477	0.6700	0.3145	0.8756	0.5469	0.2523
2019	1243	0.4095	0.4883	0.6343	0.6306	0.3896	0.8069	0.4406	0.3657
Career	3084	0.4261	0.4795	0.7167	0.6530	0.3489	0.8435	0.5535	0.2833

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
2025	SFN	$2,000,000
2024	SFN	$6,500,000
2023	SFN	$3,000,000
2022	ATL	$3,600,000
2021	ATL	$1,900,000
2020	ATL	$1,825,000
2019	ATL	$585,000
2018	ATL	$
2017	ATL	$
2016	TEX	$508,500
2015	TEX	$

Years	Description	Salary
6 yr	Previous	$11,418,500
2019	Current	$6,500,000
7 yr	Pvs + Cur	$17,918,500
1 yr	Future	$2,000,000
8 yr	Total	$19,918,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
6 y 19 d	Beverly Hills Sports	2 years/$11.5M (2023-24), 2025 option

Details

2 years/$11.5M (2023-24), plus 2025 club option. Signed by San Francisco as a free agent 1/9/23. 23:$3M, 24:$6.5M, 25:$7M club option ($2M buyout). 2025 salary increases based on games finished in 2024: $500,000 each for 35, 40, 45 GF, $750,000 for 50, 55 GF. Jackson to make annual donations to club charity: $15,000 in 2023, $32,500 in 2024, $35,000 in 2025 if option is exercised.
1 year/$3.6M (2022). Lost arbitration with Atlanta 5/19/22 ($4M-$3.6M).
1 year/$1.9M (2021). Re-signed by Atlanta 12/2/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.825M (2020). Re-signed by Atlanta 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$585,000 (2019). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/19.
1 year (2018). DFA by Atlanta 12/20/17. Sent outright to Triple-A 1/5/18. Re-signed by Atlanta (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Atlanta 4/4/18. DFA by Atlanta 4/15/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 4/18/18. Contract selected by Atlanta 5/6/18. Sent outright to Triple-A by Atlanta 5/8/18. Contract selected by Atlanta 6/7/18. DFA by Atlanta 6/13/18. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/14/18. Re-signed by Atlanta 6/17/18 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2017). Re-signed by Atlanta 3/17.
1 year/$508,500 (2016). Re-signed by Texas 2/27/16. Acquired by Atlanta in trade from Texas 12/8/16.
1 year/$507,500 (2015). Contract selected by Texas 11/20/14. Re-signed by Texas 3/4/15.
Drafted by Texas 2010 (1s-45) (Calvary Christian HS, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.). $1.545M signing bonus.

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
90^o	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	10	6	15	1	.261	1.15	2.69	3.08
80^o	0	0	0	0	0	9.1	7	4	10	1	.276	1.24	3.04	3.48
70^o	0	0	0	0	0	5.7	5	3	6	0	.286	1.31	3.30	3.78
60^o	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	2	1	3	0	.295	1.37	3.52	4.03
50^o	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	.303	1.42	3.74	4.27
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2019-08-08 15:00:00 (link to chat)	How does this play out in ATL in the closer role? Greene keeps getting chances? Luke Jackson? Melancon? (Craig from Chicago)	I'd bet on Greene in the short-term and Jackson by the end of the season, of those options. I also think the real answer is probably Chris Martin. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-05-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is A.J. Minter poison the rest of the way? I’m desperate for saves, but the ratios are so bad... (tallahassee from Chatham, NJ)	Luke Jackson has gotten the last two save chances, so I think your concerns are shared in Atlanta. I'm not sure he's ever going to be a WHIP guy, and I wouldn't be shocked if the Braves aren't in play for Kimbrel. I'd be ok with moving on. (Mark Barry)
2016-04-14 20:00:00 (link to chat)	How probable is that with their better stuff one of Kela or Dyson replaces Tolleson as TEX's closer? And would Tolleson be attractive enough on his own or as part of a package to bring back a decent C or moderately useful SP in a deal? He's controllable for a few more seasons for cheap. We could fill his spot with prospect Luke Jackson who's throwing gas @ AAA. Thanks! (Kristen from Canada)	It's not hard to imagine Dyson supplanting Tolleson as the closer in TEX. And I think Dyson would get the first crack over Kela. If Tolleson loses the closer's gig, he also loses nearly all of his trade value. I think the Rangers will acquire a catcher sometime soon, but if they do so by trading TOlleson after taking the closer's role from him, it'll be a marginal player at best. (Scooter Hotz)
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)
2014-09-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you please throw out a few SP with expected near-term ETAs but mid-rotation upside a la Matt Wisler? Bigger names/higher upside guys are already rostered and looking for some draft targets. Thanks. (JoJo from SD)	How about: Kingham, Marco Gonzales, Eduardo Rodriguez, Rafael Montero, Robbie Ray, Luke Jackson, Jake Thompson (Craig Goldstein)
2014-08-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think the Rangers should/will give Chi Chi or LuJax a shot at the big leagues in september this year? (JP from TX)	I think Chi-Chi going from High-A to MLB is a bit of stretch, but Luke Jackson should get a shot in my opinion. He's struggled to adjust to Triple-A from a statistical standpoint, but it's not the friendliest environment. The strides he made in Double-A were really big to me, in terms of harnessing his stuff, and I'm hopeful that can hold going forward. I think he's made it far more likely he's a starter than a reliever with this season. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-07-07 11:00:00 (link to chat)	I know you see Luke Jackson has a possible bullpen arm, but was he discussed for the top 50 at all? Top 101 possibility if he keeps this up in Frisco? (Bryce from Cambridge)	He wasn't in the discussion. 101 is likely, even with a reliever profile. (Jason Parks on the Top 50)
2014-07-07 11:00:00 (link to chat)	I know you see Luke Jackson has a possible bullpen arm, but was he discussed for the top 50 at all? Top 101 possibility if he keeps this up in Frisco? (Bryce from Cambridge)	He wasn't in the discussion. 101 is likely, even with a reliever profile. (Jason Parks on the Top 50)
2014-07-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Better Texas pitcher: Chi Chi or Luke Jackson? (scott from az)	I'll take Chi Chi going forward. I think he's more likely to settle into a consistent mid-rotation arm. (Mark Anderson)
2014-06-27 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who has more upside ? Giolito, harvey or dylan for orioles and nats? Have you ever watched luke jackson of frisco ? Any thoughts? Tia (joe from north carolina)	Giolito has the upside, hands down. There might be mechanical caveats, but stuff wins out over mechanics every day of the week and twice on Sunday. It is easier to teach mechanics than it is to teach raw stuff, and his delivery just adds risk factors while his stuff will likely determine his success on the mound. I should also note that Giolito has excellent stability. I haven't watched Luke Jackson yet, so we'll have to ping the BP prospect team for that one. On the jukebox: Black Sabbath, "Electric Funeral" (Doug Thorburn)
2014-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Has Luke Jackson learned to throw more strikes this year and become the #2 starter we all thought he could be? (Tom from TX)	I don't think the upside is quite #2, however, he's one of the most underrated pitchers in the minors. The profile is more of a mid rotation guy for me, but the stuff is really good. He could have two plus pitches and an average one (FB, CH, CB respectively), and reports on the make up are extremely good. While his ceiling isn't quite as high as some of the big names on the minor league pitching radar nowadays, 190-200 innings with a 3.75 ERA is nothing to scoff at. (Jordan Gorosh)
2014-05-29 19:30:00 (link to chat)	Is Luke Jackson underrated by the prospect community? His stats have been absurd. (SK from Boston)	I think he's rated just fine. Not as good as the stats indicate, but A Guy. (Ben Carsley)
2014-02-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Back in September, Jason Parks answered in a chat that he preferred Luke Jackson over CJ Edwards as a long term prospect. I was wondering if that is the consensus among the experts, and if the Rangers were indeed correct to trade away CJ Edwards rather than Luke Jackson. While Parks stated that he would take Jackson over Edwards, it is Edwards who is ranked on the top 100 list (#81), and I have seen him ranked much higher on other top prospects lists like in the 30s at MLB.com. Who do you think has more upside and a higher probability of being a good starting pitcher? (locdog284 from Dallas, TX)	The Jackson vs. Edwards debate was heated internally. The consensus was Jackson over Edwards long-term. (Ronit Shah)
2013-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Luke Jackson a future major leaguer? Not a star but has a career? (FutureCloser from NYC)	Yes. No doubt. I see more of a reliever than a starter--delivery isn't overly conducive for repeatability and command projection. But the stuff is intense, and I think he can develop into a very good late-innings type. Smart kid as well. Knows the game. Kurt Russell was very sharp in the movie "Tombstone" (Jason Parks)
2013-09-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	C.J. Edwards or Luke Jackson? (6 of 1 from Half dozen of the other)	I'd take Jackson. (Jason Parks)
2013-08-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Austin Hedges worth driving 3+ hours to see in San Antonio because he DH'd the last day of the Frisco series? (K. from Frisco)	He'll likely be back in San Antonio to open the 2014 season, so if you don't mind waiting awhile, you don't need to make that drive. But I'll be down in San Antonio for the Frisco series next week. Austin Hedges, Matt Wisler, Rougned Odor, Luis Sardinas, Luke Jackson, and more. That's a fun series. (Jason Cole)
2013-08-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thoughts on Luke Jackson? (Kate from Texas)	Very good arm. Lively fastball that he gets up to 96-97 mph in just about every start. Changeup has really taken a step forward. Curveball a slight step back but has flashed easily plus in the past. Having said that, I do think it's likely a reliever long term. He has trouble working down in the zone and there's definitely energy/effort to the delivery. There's a slight chance to start though. (Jason Cole)
2013-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any sleeper candidates to make the Rangers Top 10 this offseason? (Brian from LA)	Nick Williams and Rougned Odor, if you want to consider them sleepers. Maybe Luke Jackson. (Jason Cole)
2013-03-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Below AA, which Rangers prospects have the most upside? Luke Jackson and CJ Edwards? (Scott from Houston)	Jackson for me. (Paul Sporer)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Luke Jackson has thrown 5,549 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Slider (87mph) and Fourseam Fastball (94mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (83mph).