Jhonathan Diaz
Bats L Throws L6'0" 170 lbBorn 1996 Valencia, VenezuelaDebut 2021Team SEAContract 1 y (26) 2026: $166,845
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 17.3 | 6.9 | 2.89 | 21.8 | 6.70 | 97.2 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 98.1 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 97.7 |
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 28
His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 99 PITCH+ the next season; 3 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 123 | | | | 98.1 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2025 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140.3 | 88.8 | 129.2 |
| 2024 | SEA | 0 | 1 | 4.66 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 67.2 | 100.5 | 67.7 |
| 2023 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 51.1 | 97.6 | 48.7 |
| 2022 | LAA | 1 | 1 | 2.93 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15.3 | 66 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 94.5 | 98.8 | 93.3 |
| 2021 | LAA | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 103.3 | 103.4 | 106.7 |
| Career | | 2 | 2 | 4.66 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 46.3 | 219 | 4 | 27 | 33 | 83.7 | | 83.7 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | SEA | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.1 |
| 2024 | SEA | P | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2023 | LAA | P | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | LAA | P | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.1 |
| 2021 | LAA | P | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
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 | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 504 | 111.1 IP, 16% K | 6.24 | |
| 2025 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 586 | 138.2 IP, 20% K | 4.17 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 524 | 117.2 IP, 23% K | 4.38 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pit | 375 | 87.0 IP, 21% K | 4.55 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pit | 207 | 47.0 IP, 22% K | 4.98 | |
| 2021 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pit | 72 | 15.1 IP, 19% K | 4.17 | |
| 2021 | AA | Rocket City Trash Pandas | Pit | 251 | 61.0 IP, 31% K | 3.98 | |
| 2019 | A+ | Salem Red Sox | Pit | 562 | 128.1 IP, 21% K | 3.86 | |
| 2018 | A+ | Salem Red Sox | Pit | 23 | 4.1 IP, 17% K | 6.59 | |
| 2018 | A | Greenville Drive | Pit | 617 | 153.0 IP, 24% K | 3.00 | |
| 2017 | A | Greenville Drive | Pit | 389 | 88.2 IP, 21% K | 4.59 | |
| 2016 | Rk | GCL Red Sox | Pit | 247 | 60.0 IP, 23% K | 2.85 | |
| 2014 | Rk | DSL Red Sox | Pit | 257 | 66.1 IP, 21% K | 1.63 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2025 | 0.450 | 0.000 | 0.180 | |
| 2024 | 0.310 | 0.487 | 0.426 | 0.312 |
| 2023 | 0.407 | 0.534 | 0.682 | 0.362 |
| 2022 | 0.192 | 0.356 | 0.400 | 0.257 |
| 2021 | 0.225 | 0.401 | 0.269 | 0.448 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.