Griffin Jax

Bats R Throws R6'2" 195 lbBorn 1994 Phoenix, USADebut 2021Team TBDraft 2013 R12 #361 Philadelphia Phillies, Cherry Creek (CO) HSContract 1 y/$3.565M (26) 2026: $3,565,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	245	30.0	6.6	2.84	21.3	6.30	108.8
2027							107.8
2028							106.1

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 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 99 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Clay Holmes	2023	108.7	105.5	271
2	Brad Brach	2016	107.3	116.4	275
3	Trevor Rosenthal	2020	108.7	did not play
4	Blake Treinen	2018	110.7	94.2	266
5	Kevin Jepsen	2015	107.3	76.7	224
6	Kevin Gregg	2008	107.0	101.7	298
7	Ryan Pressly	2019	109.3	97.7	91
8	Casey Janssen	2012	105.5	121.7	210
9	Kevin Ginkel	2024	105.9	91.9	121
10	Adam Warren	2018	106.5	85.1	124

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	TB	73	0	0
2024	MIN	72	0	0
2023	MIN	71	0	0
2022	MIN	65	0	0
2021	MIN	18	3	2	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-110.9
Career		299	3	2	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-110.9

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									245				107.8
2026*									379				104.2	97.4	101.7
2025	TB	1	7	4.23	73	2	0	66.0	283	7	21	99	104.7	98.2	102.9
2024	MIN	5	5	2.03	72	0	10	71.0	276	4	15	95	127.9	100.6	128.5
2023	MIN	6	10	3.86	71	0	4	65.3	274	5	19	68	112.0	101.0	112.9
2022	MIN	7	4	3.36	65	0	1	72.3	290	7	20	78	113.2	98.0	111.2
2021	MIN	4	5	6.37	18	14	0	82.0	360	23	29	65	85.6	98.2	83.8
Career		23	31	4.04	299	16	15	356.7	1483	46	104	405	107.4		106.5

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	3	82.7	56.1	0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	0.006	0.007	0.006

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TB	P	73	66	1	6	1	1	0.875	-0.6
2024	MIN	P	72	71	4	6	0	0	1.000	+0.2
2023	MIN	P	71	65	7	7	1	0	0.933	+0.3
2022	MIN	P	65	72	2	3	1	0	0.833	-0.7
2021	MIN	P	18	82	0	2	2	0	0.500	-0.8

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2021	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	170	40.2 IP, 21% K	3.81
2019	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	70	16.0 IP, 14% K	4.50
2019	AA	Pensacola Blue Wahoos	Pit	451	111.1 IP, 19% K	2.67
2018	A+	Fort Myers Miracle	Pit	369	87.2 IP, 18% K	3.72
2017	A	Cedar Rapids Kernels	Pit	104	26.1 IP, 12% K	2.41
2017	Rk	Elizabethton Twins	Pit	21	4.2 IP, 33% K	4.29
2016	Rk	Elizabethton Twins	Pit	40	8.2 IP, 20% K	4.39

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021	0.000	0.000		0.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2023	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	3.2	1	0	0	5	0.31
Career	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	3.2	1	0	0	5	0.31