Jacob
Irvin
PAge : 29Throws : R
#27
Jake Irvin
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 106 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-03
Born in : Bloomington, MN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | 22 | 2 | 10 | 5.48 | 106.2 | 110 | 1.40 |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 9 | 13 | 5.70 | 180.0 | 124 | 1.43 |
| 2024 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 10 | 14 | 4.41 | 187.2 | 156 | 1.20 |
| 2023 | Washington Nationals | 24 | 3 | 7 | 4.61 | 121.0 | 99 | 1.42 |
| Career totals | 112 | 24 | 44 | 5.03 | 595.1 | 489 | 1.35 | |
ContractWashington Nationals payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 2.8 M$
- AAV
- 2.80 M$
2026
2.80 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.48
FIP
5.08
xFIP
4.50
ERA-
128
WHIP
1.40
K%
23.4 %
BB%
10.2 %
Strikeouts
110
Innings
106.7
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.6
Strikeouts
143
2026 WAR
0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+7)
- 20230.7 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 20242.0 WAR · 1.9 per full season
- 2025-0.3 WAR · -0.3 per full season
- 20260.5 WAR · 0.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+7 · 29 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
52
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 68
- STF
- Stuff
- 65
- CTL
- Control
- 69
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 44
- STA
- Stamina
- 74
- DUR
- Durability
- 80
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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
0.5
#133 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
12 / 100
#146 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
30 / 100
Surplus $2.1M · salary $2.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.08 · 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
93.2 mi/h
30th percentile
K%
23.4 %
64th percentile
BB%
10.2 %
17th percentile
xERA
5.37
12th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.351
12th percentile
Barrels allowed
10.9 %
6th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSH | 0.5 | 12 | 52 | 93.2 | 23.4 | 10.2 | 5.37 | .351 |
| 2025 | WSH | -0.3 | 4 | 61 | 92.4 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 5.59 | .360 |
| 2024 | WSH | 2.0 | 52 | 70 | 93.9 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 4.28 | .323 |
| 2023 | WSH | 0.7 | 15 | 57 | 94.5 | 18.7 | 10.2 | 5.10 | .344 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs NYM | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5.48 |
| Sep 20 | @ STL | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5.40 |
| Sep 13 | vs LAA | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5.51 |
| Sep 7 | @ SD | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5.52 |
| Sep 1 | vs ATL | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.57 |
| Aug 27 | vs COL | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5.62 |
| Aug 22 | @ MIA | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5.82 |
| Aug 16 | @ NYM | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5.80 |
| Aug 11 | vs CHC | 3.1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5.79 |
| Aug 5 | @ PHI | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.37 |