Jake Cave
Bats L Throws L6'0" 200 lbBorn 1992 Hampton, USADebut 2018Team COLDraft 2011 R6 #209 New York Yankees, Kecoughtan, Hampton, VA
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2024 | COL | 123 | 346 | 42 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 18 | 98 | 0.251 | 0.290 | 0.396 | 0.686 | 77.1 |
| 2023 | PHI | 65 | 203 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 0.212 | 0.272 | 0.348 | 0.620 | 68.6 |
| 2022 | MIN | 54 | 177 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 0.213 | 0.260 | 0.384 | 0.644 | 80.3 |
| 2021 | MIN | 76 | 178 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 62 | 0.189 | 0.249 | 0.293 | 0.541 | 51.2 |
| 2020 | MIN | 42 | 123 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 0.221 | 0.285 | 0.389 | 0.674 | 84.7 |
| 2019 | MIN | 72 | 228 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 71 | 0.258 | 0.351 | 0.455 | 0.805 | 114.3 |
| 2018 | MIN | 91 | 309 | 54 | 75 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 18 | 102 | 0.265 | 0.313 | 0.473 | 0.786 | 107.3 |
| Career | | 523 | 1564 | 190 | 337 | 67 | 16 | 45 | 176 | 13 | 98 | 481 | 0.236 | 0.292 | 0.400 | 0.692 | 85.4 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2024 | 346 | 87.5 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 37.1 | 28.2 | 33.6 | 0.234 | 0.362 | 0.281 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 203 | 89.3 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 34.8 | 27.0 | 30.1 | 0.200 | 0.359 | 0.277 | 27.6 |
| 2022 | 177 | 90.7 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 42.7 | 35.0 | 30.6 | 0.215 | 0.427 | 0.296 | 28.0 |
| 2021 | 178 | 87.0 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 33.0 | 32.7 | 22.5 | 0.215 | 0.333 | 0.270 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | 123 | 87.4 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 39.1 | 39.6 | 31.3 | 0.213 | 0.332 | 0.272 | 27.9 |
| 2019 | 228 | 90.5 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 43.8 | 31.8 | 29.0 | 0.260 | 0.484 | 0.359 | 27.6 |
| 2018 | 309 | 89.2 | 10.5 | 15.1 | 38.2 | 30.6 | 32.0 | 0.256 | 0.480 | 0.340 | 27.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2024 | COL | OF | 129 | 791 | 184 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.995 | |
| 2023 | PHI | OF | 47 | 327 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.984 | |
| 2023 | PHI | 1B | 17 | 122 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | -1.2 |
| 2022 | MIN | OF | 51 | 395 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.989 | |
| 2021 | MIN | OF | 70 | 412 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.980 | |
| 2020 | MIN | OF | 38 | 268 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | MIN | OF | 68 | 503 | 125 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.977 | |
| 2018 | MIN | OF | 85 | 677 | 157 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.976 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Bat | 120 | 3 HR, 8 SB | 0.262 | 0.756 |
| 2023 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Bat | 275 | 16 HR, 2 SB | 0.346 | 1.113 |
| 2022 | AAA | St. Paul Saints | Bat | 373 | 14 HR, 10 SB | 0.273 | 0.879 |
| 2021 | AAA | St. Paul Saints | Bat | 36 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.367 | 0.972 |
| 2019 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | Bat | 214 | 7 HR, 5 SB | 0.352 | 0.985 |
| 2018 | AAA | Rochester Red Wings | Bat | 250 | 6 HR, 4 SB | 0.269 | 0.755 |
| 2017 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Bat | 297 | 15 HR, 1 SB | 0.324 | 0.921 |
| 2017 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Bat | 140 | 5 HR, 1 SB | 0.266 | 0.833 |
| 2016 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Bat | 354 | 5 HR, 3 SB | 0.261 | 0.724 |
| 2016 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Bat | 116 | 3 HR, 3 SB | 0.288 | 0.863 |
| 2015 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Bat | 29 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.458 | 1.184 |
| 2015 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Bat | 563 | 2 HR, 17 SB | 0.269 | 0.675 |
| 2014 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Bat | 197 | 4 HR, 2 SB | 0.273 | 0.799 |
| 2014 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | Bat | 416 | 3 HR, 10 SB | 0.304 | 0.749 |
| 2013 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | Bat | 520 | 2 HR, 18 SB | 0.282 | 0.748 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2024 | 0.110 | 0.328 | 0.315 | 0.288 |
| 2023 | 0.189 | 0.290 | 0.263 | 0.282 |
| 2022 | 0.342 | 0.300 | 0.330 | 0.285 |
| 2021 | 0.110 | 0.309 | 0.234 | 0.288 |
| 2020 | 0.243 | 0.326 | 0.328 | 0.280 |
| 2019 | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.355 | 0.369 |
| 2018 | 0.273 | 0.365 | 0.396 | 0.294 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 1.000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 |
| Career | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.375 | 0.625 |