Jacob deGrom
- Texas’ roster as it stands #1 starter · 99 IP · 1.7 WAR in the role
- Trade read Likely available: TEX projects to miss the playoffs (25% odds) and he has 2 years of control left: a natural trade candidate.
Pitching · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 2,735 pitches
Arsenal & Pitch Lab
Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch
| Pitch | Use | Velo | IVB | HB | Stuff | Loc | Whiff | xRV/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-seam42% use | 42% | 97.3 | 16.8 | +8.5 | 109 | 113 | 25% | +0.20 |
| Slider34% use | 34% | 91.4 | 3.2 | −4.5 | 107 | 117 | 40% | +1.18 |
| Changeup14% use | 14% | 89.7 | 3.0 | +13.3 | 103 | 87 | 46% | +0.45 |
| Curveball7% use | 7% | 80.9 | −5.0 | −12.0 | 98 | 110 | 39% | −0.39 |
| Sinker3% use | 3% | 96.6 | 11.5 | +15.0 | 97 | 112 | 16% | −0.23 |
Built from his own fastball (97.3 mph) plus the typical shape 24 pitchers with his slot (34°) throw: a sweeper around 86.4 mph, 5.2″ rise, −13.1″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +25 against his curveball, the pitch with the same job (+25 to +30 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 123 on his curveball’s scale; the comps’ own sweepers grade 115 at the median, so that sits above 96% of them. That would out-grade 96% of the comps’ real pitches, more likely a result of how the pitch was built than of the pitch, so it isn’t queued.
Most similar pitchers
Pitches like deGrom: same hand, shape, slot and mix
| Similarity | Player | Stuff | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Jared Jones PIT · ’01 | 106 | 2.6 | 2.4 | Arb |
| 64 | Emmet Sheehan LAD · ’99 | 104 | 1.6 | 2.1 | Arb |
| 56 | Gavin Williams CLE · ’99 | 107 | 3.5 | 2.6 | Arb |
| 53 | Eury Pérez MIA · ’03 | 112 | 2.4 | 2.6 | Arb |
| 51 | Andrew Painter PHI · ’03 | 102 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Pre-arb |
Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.
Pitch locations · 2026
Where each pitch finishes, by batter side
Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR