James

Jax

PAge : 31Throws : R

#22

Griffin Jax

#22PTampa Bay Rays

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-06-08

Born in : Phoenix, AZ, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Tampa Bay Rays	34	8	10	3.53	112.1	116	1.18
2025		73	1	7	4.23	66.0	99	1.29
2025	Tampa Bay Rays	23	0	2	3.60	20.0	27	1.30
2025	Minnesota Twins	50	1	5	4.50	46.0	72	1.28
2024	Minnesota Twins	72	5	5	2.03	71.0	95	0.87
2023	Minnesota Twins	71	6	10	3.86	65.1	68	1.18
2022	Minnesota Twins	65	7	4	3.36	72.1	78	1.05
2021	Minnesota Twins	18	4	5	6.37	82.0	65	1.35
Career totals		333	31	41	3.91	469.0	521	1.16

ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 3.6 M$
AAV: 3.57 M$

2026
3.57 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.53

FIP

3.76

xFIP

3.41

ERA-

WHIP

1.18

25.3 %

BB%

7.6 %

Strikeouts

116

Innings

112.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.2

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

1.6

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-10)

20231.2 WAR · 3.3 per full season
20242.6 WAR · 6.6 per full season
20251.7 WAR · 4.6 per full season
20261.6 WAR · 2.6 per full season

Outlook, age included

-10 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 83
STF: Stuff; 87
CTL: Control; 78
CNT: Contact allowed; 78
STA: Stamina; 73
DUR: Durability; 52
EX: Experience; 66

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

1.6

#88 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

65 / 100

#58 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

52 / 100

Surplus $12.1M · salary $3.6M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention76

Stuff77

Command56

Contact allowed43

Velocity73

Workload12

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.76 · RA9-WAR: 1.1

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

95.9 mi/h

73th percentile

25.3 %

77th percentile

BB%

7.6 %

56th percentile

xERA

4.27

50th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.317

50th percentile

Barrels allowed

8.5 %

36th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	TB	1.6	65	84	95.9	25.3	7.6	4.27	.317
2025	TB	1.7	96	93	97.0	35.0	7.4	3.26	.282
2024	MIN	2.6	99	91	97.1	34.4	5.4	2.36	.243
2023	MIN	1.2	83	84	96.5	24.8	6.9	2.91	.265
2022	MIN	0.9	78	76	95.4	26.9	6.9	3.25	.284
2021	MIN	-0.8	3	60	92.7	18.1	8.1	5.69	.360

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 26	@ PHI	3.0	2	0	0	1	3.53
Sep 20	vs BOS	5.0	3	0	2	5	3.62
Sep 15	vs ATH	5.0	2	0	0	7	3.80
Sep 9	@ ATL	5.0	2	1	1	2	3.99
Sep 2	vs NYM	2.2	7	6	2	1	4.10
Aug 2	vs CWS	5.0	4	1	0	8	3.63
Jul 28	vs TEX	5.2	5	1	3	10	3.74
Jul 22	@ TOR	6.0	3	1	1	5	3.89
Jul 17	@ BOS	5.0	8	7	1	6	4.08
Jul 11	vs SEA	5.0	4	1	3	3	3.47