Jake Bird
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 200LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 5, #156, Colorado Rockies | UCLA
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 3 3 4.33 70 3 0 89.1 77 1.35
2024 2 2 4.50 35 0 1 40 31 1.70
2025 1 1 1.49 27 0 0 36.1 45 1.13
4 Seasons 8 10 4.01 170 3 1 213.1 195 1.40
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 70 3-3 4.33 89.1 77 1.35
2024 35 2-2 4.50 40 31 1.70
2025 27 1-1 1.49 36.1 45 1.13
4 Seasons 170 8-10 4.01 213.1 195 1.40
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2022 26 745 142 9 6.3 4.3 91.2 108.3 5.4 31.0 .254 .413 .331 .335 .375 42.3 19.9 10.9 4.91 4.74
2023 27 1391 270 22 8.1 5.8 89.7 111.7 5.3 33.0 .262 .401 .320 .325 .370 43.7 20.2 7.1 4.33 4.48
2024 28 684 125 11 8.8 5.9 88.3 110.0 11.3 30.4 .253 .430 .368 .353 .364 41.6 16.8 13.5 4.50 5.38
2025 29 586 85 4 4.7 2.7 88.9 110.7 8.8 29.4 .208 .292 .264 .273 .337 42.4 30.6 10.2 1.49 2.75
Player 3406 622 46 7.4 5.0 89.6 111.7 7.0 31.5 .250 .392 .323 .324 .365 42.8 21.1 9.7
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .369 36.7 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bird relies on 5 pitches.
Slider
(39.4%) ,
Sinker
(36.0%) ,
Curveball
(21.0%) ,
Cutter
(2.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(0.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2022 55.6 44.4 21.8 21.1 1.4 38.0 39.4 22.5 25.4 26.8 3.5 12.7 12.7 19.0
2023 52.6 47.4 20.7 23.0 3.7 40.7 37.8 21.5 24.1 23.3 5.2 16.7 14.4 16.3
2024 47.2 52.8 29.6 20.0 3.2 38.4 34.4 27.2 22.4 16.8 8.0 16.0 17.6 19.2
2025 48.2 51.8 22.4 24.7 4.7 32.9 48.2 18.8 18.8 21.2 8.2 14.1 27.1 10.6
Player 51.6 48.4 23.0 22.2 3.2 38.6 38.9 22.5 23.3 22.5 5.8 15.3 16.4 16.7
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2022 2.8 38.7 14.1 29.6 6.3 6.3 4.3
2023 2.6 42.2 15.6 25.2 6.3 8.1 5.8
2024 7.2 35.2 24.0 16.8 7.2 8.8 5.9
2025 2.4 36.5 27.1 25.9 3.5 4.7 2.7
Player 3.5 39.2 18.5 24.6 6.1 7.4 5.0
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Curveball COL R 123 80.2 51.5 -0.6 15.9GLV 4.5 -8.8 -1.0 15.9GLV 6.5
2025 4-Seam Fastball COL R 4 93.4 21.7 -5.2 9.2ARM 0.0 9.4 -6.5 9.2ARM 1.5
2025 Sinker COL R 211 94.1 30.4 4.7 11.3ARM -5.2 0.2 7.2 11.3ARM -4.0
2025 Cutter COL R 17 92.6 21.9 1.5 0.9ARM -1.7 9.7 1.3 0.9ARM -3.2
2025 Slider COL R 231 84.0 32.8 -4.9 13.9GLV 6.3 5.9 -4.2 13.9GLV 9.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball COL R 6 94.7 20.9 -5.3 8.9ARM 0.1 9.6 -6.1 8.9ARM 1.3
2024 Cutter COL R 49 91.6 23.9 0.2 1.9GLV 0.4 8.4 0.1 1.9GLV -0.8
2024 Sinker COL R 303 95.4 27.4 3.2 11.3ARM -4.7 2.4 4.8 11.3ARM -3.6
2024 Slider COL R 203 85.4 34.4 -2.0 10.4GLV 4.9 3.0 -1.4 10.4GLV 5.5
2024 Curveball COL R 121 81.7 49.7 -0.2 14.4GLV 4.7 -8.6 -1.4 14.4GLV 5.0
2024 Changeup COL R 2 89.1 24.6 -5.9 6.9ARM -8.2 9.4 -4.5 6.9ARM -7.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 Slider 1.9 4 231 39.4 47 .171 .244 .265 34.7 36.2 26.2 .129 .178 .204 16.7
2025 Sinker 0.4 1 211 36.0 59 .260 .360 .324 19.4 11.9 15.6 .313 .416 .382 54.5
2025 Curveball 3.7 5 123 21.0 32 .103 .103 .106 33.3 56.3 31.0 .113 .132 .125 30.8
2025 Cutter -5.8 -1 17 2.9 7 .333 .667 .457 28.6 42.9 23.1 .264 .757 .461 100.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -18.7 -1 4 0.7 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .569 .652 .533 100.0
2024 Sinker -0.9 -3 303 44.3 100 .309 .420 .391 12.4 9.0 15.5 .309 .479 .407 45.2
2024 Slider 0.8 2 203 29.7 44 .158 .289 .259 33.3 31.8 20.0 .139 .281 .248 33.3
2024 Curveball -1.0 -1 121 17.7 29 .280 .480 .352 31.3 27.6 16.0 .178 .251 .233 33.3
2024 Cutter -3.9 -2 49 7.2 10 .444 1.222 .685 25.8 0.0 0.0 .398 1.073 .618 44.4
2024 4-Seam Fastball -7.5 0 6 0.9 1 1.000 1.000 .900 33.3 0.0 0.0 .669 .893 .663 100.0
2024 Changeup -2.7 0 2 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Curveball 123 80.2 86 20.1 8:00 7:45 15
2025 Cutter 17 92.6 56 9.2 1:00 12:15 45
2025 Sinker 172 94.1 74 12.0 1:45 3:00 -75
2025 Slider 226 84.0 52 15.4 9:00 9:30 -30
2024 Curveball 116 81.7 81 18.7 8:00 7:45 15
2024 Cutter 44 91.6 53 8.5 12:30 11:30 60
2024 Sinker 289 95.4 86 12.0 2:15 2:45 -30
2024 Slider 189 85.5 54 11.5 8:45 9:15 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2022 208 745 8 -4 -4 -4 -5
2023 381 1,391 -2 15 -5 -7 1
2024 184 684 1 3 -4 -5 -5
2025 146 586 9 5 -3 -3 8
Player 919 3,406 17 19 -17 17 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2022 745 52.3 63.3 89.9 16.9 35.0 40.7 53.1 41.2 20.8 8.6 73.4
2023 1,391 52.6 66.2 85.7 22.7 56.0 39.7 57.7 45.6 21.1 9.5 77.3
2024 684 49.3 62.6 85.8 26.2 58.2 44.3 63.0 44.2 22.2 8.9 67.2
2025 586 55.3 55.9 79.6 28.2 50.0 44.2 61.6 43.5 28.2 10.2 60.0
Player 3,406 52.3 63.0 85.7 23.1 52.0 41.6 58.4 44.0 22.5 9.3 71.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2022 16 27 28 30 6 82 69 2 17 28 12 13 1 70 4 89 6
2023 37 25 52 74 35 40 46 30 18 29 70 13 3 56 5 92 3
2024 71 6 89 9
2025 88 86 95 96 68 81 88 61 37 90 29 70 53 48 10 85 6
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2022 24.48 7 6.3 1 1 3 4 57.1
2023 22.84 6 7.5 -2 6 6 3 50.0
2024 22.84 5 6.7 -2 1 4 4 80.0
2025 25.29 1 0.5 1 2 1 0 0.0
Player 23.57 19 21.0 -2 10 14 11 57.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2022 7 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 8 6 6 5
2023 6 7 5 10 8 7 7 7 9 5 7 9 7 5 11 8 7 8 7 10 7 7 13 9 5 5 7 7 8 6 6
2024 5 6 6 8 7 8 8 7 6 4 7 9 7 6 7 7 8 6 7 9 6 5 8 7 7 5 7 7 6 6 4
2025 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
Player 19 20 17 25 22 22 22 21 20 15 19 25 22 19 26 22 22 21 20 26 20 18 29 23 19 16 21 22 22 18 16
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 93.9 -0.4 93.5 1.4 94.9 -0.9 94.0
Offspeed Velocity 88.0 -0.7 87.3 1.8 89.1 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 81.7 1.2 82.9 1.1 84.0 -1.3 82.7
Exit Velocity 91.2 -1.5 89.7 -1.4 88.3 0.6 88.9
Launch Angle 5.4 -0.1 5.3 6.0 11.3 -2.5 8.8
Barrel % 6.3 1.8 8.1 0.7 8.8 -4.1 4.7
Hard Hit % 42.3 1.4 43.7 -2.1 41.6 0.8 42.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.0 2.0 33.0 -2.6 30.4 -1.0 29.4
xBA .254 0.008 .262 -0.009 .253 -0.045 .208
BA .249 0.027 .276 0.003 .279 -0.074 .205
xwOBA .335 -0.010 .325 0.028 .353 -0.080 .273
wOBA .331 -0.011 .320 0.048 .368 -0.104 .264
xSLG .413 -0.012 .401 0.029 .430 -0.138 .292
SLG .420 -0.024 .396 0.052 .448 -0.157 .291
K% 19.9 0.3 20.2 -3.4 16.8 13.8 30.6
BB% 10.9 -3.8 7.1 6.4 13.5 -3.3 10.2
Swing % 41.2 4.4 45.6 -1.4 44.2 -0.7 43.5
Whiff% 20.8 0.3 21.1 1.1 22.2 6.0 28.2
In Zone % 52.3 0.3 52.6 -3.3 49.3 6.0 55.3
Out of Zone % 47.7 -0.3 47.4 3.3 50.7 -6.0 44.7
Out of Zone Swing % 16.9 5.8 22.7 3.5 26.2 2.0 28.2
First Pitch Swing % 26.8 -1.6 25.2 -0.2 25.0 -5.1 19.9
First Pitch Strike % 53.1 4.6 57.7 5.3 63.0 -1.4 61.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2022 Shifts 208 .331 108 11 10.2 100 23 23.0
2023 Shades 381 .320 220 5 2.3 161 49 30.4
2024 Shades 178 .363 101 2 2.0 77 37 48.1
2025 Shades 146 .264 74 0 0.0 72 9 12.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2022 220 18.0 5.0% 1.4% 151 22.1 0.0% 2.0%
2023 343 15.7 31.5% 0.0% 283 18.4 3.9% 0.7%
2024 154 16.2 19.5% 0.0% 155 17.8 2.6% 1.3%
2025 123 16.3 14.6% 0.0% 151 17.9 0.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution