Jake Kowalski
Retired
Jake Kowalski
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Nickname:
440 Challenger
Birthdate:
March 7, 1994 (74 y, 6 m, 1 d)
Born In:
Speedway, IN, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
6'4"/219
Entry:
2013 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 0, Team: Cleveland Indians
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 2020 Milwaukee (MLB)
All-Star 2021 Milwaukee (MLB)
2020 Milwaukee (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jul 2021 Milwaukee (MLB)
Aug 2017 Cleveland (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink18
Grey Ink172
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Jaro García 921
J.R. Lawson 920
Howard Woods 919
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
2025 12 2
2026 12 2
2028 13 4
Year GS Rank
2014 15 9
2015 32 3
2016 33 1
2017 32 6
2018 32 10
2020 32 8
2021 35 1
2022 33 5
2025 34 6
Year W Rank
2014 6 9
2015 10 9
2016 16 2
2017 16 3
2020 22 1
2021 15 3
Year L Rank
2014 6 9
2015 10 4
2016 9 8
2025 12 8
2029 15 7
Year Win % Rank
2015 0.500 8
2016 0.640 4
2017 0.640 6
2020 0.880 1
2021 0.600 7
2023 0.579 8
Year IP Rank
2015 197.0 3
2016 201.1 3
2017 189.2 9
2020 210.1 2
2021 217.1 4
2022 196.1 9
2025 210.2 6
Year BF Rank
2015 857 1
2016 864 3
2019 851 8
2020 856 6
2021 892 5
2022 853 8
2025 866 8
2026 860 8
Year HR Rank
2014 15 9
2015 23 3
2016 26 5
2017 23 7
2018 35 1
2019 31 2
2020 21 9
2021 27 2
2022 37 1
2023 26 5
2024 30 3
2025 36 2
2026 31 5
2027 38 4
2028 30 7
2029 42 1
Year BB Rank
2015 64 4
2016 67 4
2017 64 9
2019 82 3
2020 62 10
2021 69 9
Year K Rank
2015 187 2
2016 170 2
2017 178 4
2018 173 5
2019 157 5
2020 207 2
2021 206 2
2022 193 2
2023 173 8
2024 175 4
2025 198 3
2026 218 3
Year WP Rank
2014 4 8
2015 6 3
2016 8 2
2021 7 8
Year ERA Rank
2015 4.569 5
2016 4.202 4
2017 3.891 3
2020 2.910 2
2021 3.189 6
2023 3.622 9
Year BABIP Rank
2015 0.326 9
2016 0.294 5
2017 0.287 3
2020 0.258 5
2021 0.249 1
2023 0.273 5
2024 0.286 10
2025 0.261 1
2028 0.248 4
Year WHIP Rank
2015 1.381 7
2016 1.326 7
2017 1.255 3
2020 1.060 2
2021 1.100 3
2023 1.275 9
2025 1.168 5
2028 1.081 6
Year H/9 Rank
2015 9.503 7
2016 8.940 6
2017 8.257 3
2020 6.889 2
2021 7.040 2
2023 7.808 6
2025 7.690 2
2028 7.355 6
Year BB/9 Rank
2015 2.924 4
2016 2.995 6
2017 3.037 10
2018 2.388 8
2020 2.653 10
Year CG Rank
2014 2 1
2015 1 3
2016 1 5
2017 1 3
2018 1 6
2019 2 1
2020 3 1
Year SHO Rank
2014 1 1
2015 1 2
2018 1 1
2020 1 1
Year BB (Low) Rank
2015 64 6
2016 67 8
2018 52 5
Year Hits Rank
2015 208 1
2016 200 5
2022 202 7
Year Hits (Low) Rank
2015 208 9
2016 200 8
2017 174 5
2020 161 5
2021 170 7
2023 166 9
2024 178 9
2025 180 10
2027 160 10
2028 155 7
Year HR (Low) Rank
2015 23 5
2016 26 8
Year WAR Rank
2015 3.3 5
2016 2.6 5
2017 2.9 10
2020 4.6 7
Year W (Low) Rank
2015 10 3
2016 16 9
2018 8 2
2019 9 5
2022 12 10
2024 4 2
2027 6 3
2029 7 2
Year L (Low) Rank
2015 10 6
2016 9 4
2017 9 8
2018 9 6
2020 3 1
2022 9 9
2023 8 5
2026 8 8