Jacob Barnes
34-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
8-3
ERA
4.36
WHIP
1.32
K
55
SV
0
2025 Projections
Vultures another win
Barnes (8-2) blew the save but picked up the win Sunday over Atlanta, allowing a solo home run in the sixth inning.
ANALYSIS
The journeyman right-hander had never won more than three games coming into 2024, but Barnes was in the right place at the right time once again Sunday. He coughed up a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a Matt Olson blast, but the Nationals immediately reclaimed the lead in the top of the seventh and never looked back. Since the All-Star break, Barnes has gone 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP an d 19:4 K:BB in 19.2 innings.
The journeyman right-hander had never won more than three games coming into 2024, but Barnes was in the right place at the right time once again Sunday. He coughed up a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a Matt Olson blast, but the Nationals immediately reclaimed the lead in the top of the seventh and never looked back. Since the All-Star break, Barnes has gone 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP an d 19:4 K:BB in 19.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
9
How many pitches does Jacob Barnes generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Jacob Barnes generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-2%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .248 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 7 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .286 | 55 | 16 | 78 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .270 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .264 | 42 | 9 | 47 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .294 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .325 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .167 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .327 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-36%
ERA at Home
2024
-53%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.83 | 1.33 | 54.0 | 7.0 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 6.00 | 1.42 | 48.0 | 6.2 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.86 | 1.30 | 34.2 | 8.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.03 | 1.34 | 31.1 | 6.6 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.75 | 1.65 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.14 | 1.43 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 4.97 | 1.26 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2022Away | 6.52 | 1.66 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jacob Barnes compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.75K/9
7.5BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.4Fastball
95.4 mphERA
4.36WHIP
1.32BABIP
.303GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
69.9%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
3.6%Spin Rate
2415 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.9%Swinging Strike
11.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Jacob Barnes See More
Remaining strength of schedule could have a big impact on fantasy values in the second half, with Atlanta's friendly run-in giving the team's bats and arms a boost.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Picks up third win
Barnes (3-2) was credited with the win Sunday over Atlanta, walking one and striking out one in a scoreless inning of relief.
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Added to big-league bullpen
The Nationals selected Barnes' contract from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Reassigned to minor-league camp
The Nationals reassigned Barnes to minor-league camp Saturday.
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Inks MiLB deal with Washington
Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Friday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
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Testing free agency
Barnes elected free agency Monday, per MLB's transactions log.
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