Jared Jones

Jared Jones

22-Year-Old PitcherSP
Pittsburgh Pirates
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Jones went from potential closer-of-the-future in Pittsburgh to a good enough strike thrower and craftsman to project as a high-strikeout starter. His 70-grade four-seamer has excellent ride and sits at 96 mph while touching 100 mph. The 6-foot-1 righty also throws a plus 89-mph slider that touches 94 mph and adequate third and fourth pitches in his curveball and changeup. His 8.9 percent walk rate at Double-A was excellent given his age (21) and electric arsenal. The 9.7 percent walk rate he posted at Triple-A may seem a bit high, but that mark is actually pretty encouraging given his age and the automated balls and strikes system at the top level of the minors. Jones threw 126.1 total innings and could surpass 150 innings in his age-22 season. He is on track to join the big-league rotation sometime this season. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
$Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2024.
Brilliant in no-decision
PPittsburgh Pirates
May 4, 2024
Jones did not factor into the decision in Saturday's win against the Rockies. He allowed one hit and no walks while striking out 10 over seven scoreless innings.
ANALYSIS
The 22-year-old right-hander bounced back from a rather modest showing his last time out, matching his career high with 10 strikeouts. Jones got 17 swings and misses on 96 pitches and touched 100 mph with his heater a couple times. While he has a losing record at 2-3, Jones is off to a historically great start to his career. He became the first pitcher in Pirates history with an outing consisting of seven shutout innings, one hit or fewer allowed, 10 strikeout and zero walks Saturday, and per MLB's Sarah Langs, Jones is the first pitcher since at least 1901 with 50-plus strikeouts and five or fewer walks in his first seven career starts.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
83
Last 5 Games
83
How many pitches does Jared Jones generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Jared Jones generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-36%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-36%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .145 80 29 3 11 1 1 4
Since 2022vs Right .225 74 23 2 16 4 0 3
2024vs Left .145 80 29 3 11 1 1 4
2024vs Right .225 74 23 2 16 4 0 3
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-61%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-61%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 1.42 0.68 19.0 1 1 0 11.4 0.9 1.4
Since 2022Away 3.68 0.86 22.0 1 2 0 11.5 1.2 1.6
2024Home 1.42 0.68 19.0 1 1 0 11.4 0.9 1.4
2024Away 3.68 0.86 22.0 1 2 0 11.5 1.2 1.6
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jared Jones compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
10.40
 
K/9
11.4
 
BB/9
1.1
 
HR/9
1.5
 
Fastball
97.4 mph
 
ERA
2.63
 
WHIP
0.78
 
BABIP
.239
 
GB/FB
1.15
 
Left On Base
90.1%
 
Exit Velocity
81.5 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.8%
 
Spin Rate
2429 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
28.7%
 
Swinging Strike
19.0%
 
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Debut possible in 2024
PPittsburgh Pirates
October 15, 2023
Jones could make his MLB debut for Pittsburgh in 2024, per Justice delos Santos of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The 22-year-old is one of Pittsburgh's top prospects and moved up to Triple-A Indianapolis in July, so a possible debut next year wouldn't be surprising. Jones posted a 2.23 ERA in 10 starts at Double-A before jumping to Triple-A, though he struggled after the promotion with a 4.72 ERA in 82 frames. However, the right-hander's 10.9 K/9 at the highest level of the minors is encouraging, and a strong start to 2024 could have him up in the majors before long.
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Stumbles in San Francisco
PPittsburgh Pirates
April 28, 2024
Jones (2-3) allowed three runs on six hits and a walk over five innings Sunday, striking out three and taking a loss against the Giants.
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Shines bright in victory
PPittsburgh Pirates
April 22, 2024
Jones (2-2) earned the win Monday against the Brewers, allowing one run, four hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out seven.
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Throws five scoreless
PPittsburgh Pirates
April 16, 2024
Jones threw five scoreless innings during Tuesday's loss against the Mets while allowing one hit and striking out seven batters. He did not factor into the decision.
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Pitches well in defeat again
PPittsburgh Pirates
April 12, 2024
Jones (1-2) took the loss against Philadelphia on Thursday, allowing three runs on six hits and no walks while striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings.
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Quality start in loss
PPittsburgh Pirates
April 5, 2024
Jones (1-1) took the loss in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Orioles, giving up two runs on six hits over six innings. He struck out seven without walking a batter.
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