Jacob

Bird

PAge : 30Throws : R

#59

Jake Bird

#59PWashington Nationals

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-06-16

Born in : Newhall, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026		44	1	1	5.35	38.2	41	1.42
2026	Washington Nationals	8	0	0	3.24	8.1	10	0.96
2026	New York Yankees	36	1	1	5.93	30.1	31	1.55
2025		48	4	2	5.53	55.1	66	1.54
2025	New York Yankees	3	0	1	27.00	2.0	4	3.00
2025	Colorado Rockies	45	4	1	4.73	53.1	62	1.48
2024	Colorado Rockies	35	2	2	4.50	40.0	31	1.70
2023	Colorado Rockies	70	3	3	4.33	89.1	77	1.35
2022	Colorado Rockies	38	2	4	4.91	47.2	42	1.43
Career totals		235	12	12	4.85	271.0	257	1.46

ContractWashington Nationals payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 1.0 M$
AAV: 0.98 M$

2026
0.98 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

5.35

FIP

4.39

xFIP

4.13

ERA-

129

WHIP

1.42

23.8 %

BB%

7.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

38.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.1

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.1

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

Trend

→ Stable (-2)

20231.5 WAR · 1.1 per full season
2024-0.4 WAR · -0.7 per full season
20250.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season
20260.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-2 · 30 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

Depth

VEL: Velocity; 68
STF: Stuff; 75
CTL: Control; 76
CNT: Contact allowed; 63
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 77
EX: Experience; 61

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

0.1

#178 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

42 / 100

#152 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

38 / 100

Surplus $0.0M · salary $1.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention28

Stuff63

Command69

Contact allowed34

Velocity27

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.39 · RA9-WAR: -0.3

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

93.4 mi/h

25th percentile

23.8 %

56th percentile

BB%

7.6 %

70th percentile

xERA

4.30

31th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.318

31th percentile

Barrels allowed

8.8 %

22th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	WSH	0.1	42	69	93.4	23.8	7.6	4.30	.318
2025	NYY	0.4	53	63	94.4	26.6	10.1	3.85	.305
2024	COL	-0.4	4	47	94.7	16.8	13.5	5.62	.364
2023	COL	1.5	30	62	92.2	20.2	7.1	4.58	.328
2022	COL	-0.3	16	60	95.4	19.9	10.9	4.87	.342

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Aug 25	vs COL	1.0	1	0	0	1	5.35
Aug 24	vs COL	1.0	0	0	0	1	5.50
Aug 22	@ MIA	1.0	0	0	0	1	5.65
Aug 19	@ TEX	1.0	0	0	0	1	5.80
Aug 16	@ NYM	1.0	1	0	0	2	5.97
Aug 14	@ NYM	1.0	3	2	2	1	6.15
Aug 12	vs CHC	1.1	1	1	0	1	5.79
Aug 9	vs CIN	1.0	0	0	0	2	5.74
Jul 19	vs LAD	0.1	4	5	2	1	5.93
Jul 10	@ WSH	0.2	0	0	0	0	4.50