Jacob Barnes
Bats R Throws R6'2" 231 lbBorn 1990 St. Petersburg, USADebut 2016Team TORDraft 2011 R14 #431 Milwaukee Brewers, Florida Gulf Coast
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 18.4 | 7.8 | 2.94 | 21.4 | 6.21 | 101.6 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 102.8 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 102.7 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 35
His ten closest age-35 comparables averaged 67 PITCH+ the next season; 4 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | TOR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | WSH | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | STL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | NYY | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | TOR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2020 | LAA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | KC | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2018 | MIL | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2017 | MIL | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 352.2 |
| 2016 | MIL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 334 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 352.2 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 117 | | | | 102.8 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2025 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 90.6 | 90.9 | 81.5 |
| 2024 | WSH | 8 | 3 | 4.36 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 277 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 95.0 | 97.6 | 92.6 |
| 2023 | STL | 0 | 1 | 5.93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 87.4 | 93.9 | 81.2 |
| 2022 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 5.64 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 97 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 84.5 | 102.6 | 87.1 |
| 2021 | TOR | 1 | 2 | 6.28 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 28.7 | 128 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 86.9 | 100.8 | 87.7 |
| 2020 | LAA | 0 | 2 | 5.50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 107.2 | 95.7 | 102.9 |
| 2019 | KC | 1 | 5 | 7.44 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 32.7 | 160 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 88.8 | 101.0 | 89.7 |
| 2018 | MIL | 0 | 1 | 3.33 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 48.7 | 217 | 4 | 23 | 47 | 99.0 | 103.6 | 102.6 |
| 2017 | MIL | 3 | 4 | 4.00 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 72.0 | 304 | 8 | 33 | 80 | 109.4 | 100.6 | 110.0 |
| 2016 | MIL | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 26.7 | 106 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 116.4 | 97.3 | 113.7 |
| Career | | 16 | 21 | 4.79 | 334 | 1 | 7 | 336.7 | 1464 | 43 | 134 | 322 | 98.3 | | 97.9 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2017 | 1 | | | | | | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.693 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | TOR | P | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2024 | WSH | P | 63 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | -0.8 |
| 2023 | STL | P | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.5 |
| 2022 | NYY | P | 23 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | TOR | P | 29 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2020 | LAA | P | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2019 | KC | P | 33 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2018 | MIL | P | 49 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.769 | +1.0 |
| 2017 | MIL | P | 73 | 72 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.850 | +0.2 |
| 2016 | MIL | P | 27 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.833 | -0.4 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Pit | 119 | 25.0 IP, 17% K | 6.84 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | Pit | 27 | 8.0 IP, 37% K | 0.00 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Pit | 53 | 13.0 IP, 23% K | 4.15 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 97 | 20.1 IP, 18% K | 2.24 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Pit | 71 | 17.2 IP, 23% K | 1.57 | |
| 2023 | AAA | nan | Pit | 221 | 51.0 IP, 20% K | 2.47 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Pit | 27 | 6.0 IP, 44% K | 3.00 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 32 | 8.0 IP, 25% K | 2.25 | |
| 2022 | AAA | nan | Pit | 76 | 18.0 IP, 33% K | 2.00 | |
| 2021 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Pit | 53 | 14.1 IP, 19% K | 0.64 | |
| 2019 | AAA | San Antonio Missions | Pit | 59 | 14.0 IP, 25% K | 4.50 | |
| 2019 | AAA | nan | Pit | 71 | 16.2 IP, 30% K | 4.44 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pit | 49 | 11.2 IP, 20% K | 1.61 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pit | 84 | 22.1 IP, 27% K | 1.22 | |
| 2015 | AA | Biloxi Shuckers | Pit | 317 | 75.0 IP, 26% K | 3.36 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2017 | | 0.700 | | 0.700 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.