Jacob Lopez

Bats L Throws L6'4" 220 lbBorn 1998 Granada Hills, USADebut 2023Team ATHDraft 2018 R26 #766 San Francisco Giants, College of the CanyonsContract 1 y/$780,000 (26) 2026: $689,772

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	277	25.6	8.8	3.25	20.5	6.41	101.6
2027							101.1
2028							100.2

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 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 85 PITCH+ the next season; 10 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	Seth Lugo	2017	101.9	115.2	410
2	Matt Koch	2018	97.6	58.9	96
3	Mitch White	2022	100.2	81.3	60
4	Dereck Rodriguez	2019	99.8	18.0	24
5	Collin McHugh	2014	101.5	102.1	859
6	James Kaprielian	2021	98.1	95.4	577
7	Matt Andriese	2017	98.9	89.3	340
8	Chi Chi Gonzalez	2019	101.5	86.7	91
9	Cha-Seung Baek	2007	102.5	97.1	602
10	Tyler Anderson	2017	102.0	102.4	737

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									277				101.1
2026*									396				91.7	103.4	95.1
2025	ATH	7	7	4.08	21	17	0	92.7	399	15	37	113	99.9	99.6	99.5
2024	TB	0	0	5.23	4	1	0	10.3	46	2	7	8	104.3	97.2	101.5
2023	TB	1	0	4.38	4	1	1	12.3	54	0	2	8	97.0	107.0	104.0
Career		8	7	4.21	29	19	1	115.3	499	17	46	129	100.0		100.2

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	21	93	3	5	2	0	0.800	-0.2
2024	TB	P	4	10	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.2
2023	TB	P	4	12	2	2	0	1	1.000	+0.5

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	70	15.0 IP, 24% K	7.20
2025	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	104	27.0 IP, 37% K	2.33
2024	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	380	88.2 IP, 28% K	4.29
2023	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	335	79.1 IP, 26% K	2.73
2023	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	108	28.0 IP, 42% K	2.57
2021	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	20	5.0 IP, 40% K	3.60
2021	A+	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Pit	223	54.2 IP, 39% K	2.32
2018	Rk	AZL Giants Orange	Pit	95	25.1 IP, 36% K	1.43

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.282	0.371	0.341	0.357
2025	0.280	0.332	0.293	0.345
2024	0.344	0.290	0.233	0.321
2023	0.325	0.371	0.239	0.381

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