Jackson Kowar

Bats R Throws R6'5" 200 lbBorn 1996 Weddington, USADebut 2021Team SEADraft 2015 R40 #1210 Detroit Tigers, Charlotte Christian School (NC) HS

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	128	21.1	10.1	3.13	21.9	6.42	100.9
2027							102.8
2028							98.9

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 106 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.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Jake Jewell	2021	71.2	did not play
2	Eric Surkamp	2016	74.7	did not play
3	Alex McRae	2021	75.8	did not play
4	Jose Valdez	2018	77.6	did not play
5	Adam Oller	2023	71.8	90.0	189
6	Chris Hatcher	2013	74.4	105.2	232
7	Brooks Pounders	2019	65.5	did not play
8	Zach Logue	2024	75.2	did not play
9	Darren McCaughan	2024	77.6	123.8	23
10	Sean Henn	2009	78.1	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									128				102.8
2026*									0
2025	SEA	2	0	4.24	15	0	0	17.0	71	4	7	15	93.5	95.9	89.4
2023	KC	2	0	6.43	23	0	0	28.0	137	4	20	29	82.3	97.7	80.0
2022	KC	0	0	9.77	7	0	0	15.7	82	4	11	17	45.6	106.1	51.7
2021	KC	0	6	11.27	9	8	0	30.3	154	7	20	29	68.2	101.4	69.6
Career		4	6	8.21	54	8	0	91.0	444	19	58	90	72.4		72.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	SEA	P	15	17	0	0		-0.4
2023	KC	P	23	28	1	1	1.000	-0.4
2022	KC	P	7	16	0	4	1.000	+0.6
2021	KC	P	9	30	0	7	1.000	+0.3

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	64	14.0 IP, 23% K	2.57
2023	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	220	45.1 IP, 22% K	5.99
2022	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	387	83.1 IP, 23% K	6.17
2021	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	338	80.2 IP, 34% K	3.48
2019	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	310	74.1 IP, 25% K	3.52
2019	A+	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Pit	312	74.0 IP, 21% K	3.53
2018	A	Lexington Legends	Pit	107	26.1 IP, 21% K	3.45

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.300	0.371	0.274	0.358
2023	0.374	0.406	0.268	0.462
2022	0.607	0.434	0.519	0.452
2021	0.455	0.414	0.410	0.460

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