2021 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
3.18
WHIP
1.29
K
14
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Arrieta's big contract prior to the 2018 season signaled the Phillies' intentions of returning to competitiveness, but he'll close his three disappointing seasons with the team having recorded a 4.36 ERA while never playing for a team with a winning record. The veteran continued to fail to defy the process of aging, as his ERA in 2020 increased for the fifth straight year, coming in at 5.08 in his nine starts. His 16.8 K% was his lowest since his rookie season a decade prior, though he at least paired it with a decent 8.4 BB% and a 51.8% groundball rate. Overall, though, there's not much here other than a back-end starter, and a low-whiff one at that, making for a rather unappealing fantasy option outside the deepest of leagues. That's if he merely repeats his 2020 numbers, too. If his ERA slides back for a sixth straight season in 2021, it's unlikely that he'll remain in a rotation for the entire year. Read Past Outlooks

Picks up first loss of season
Arrieta (1-2) gave up three runs on four hits and a walk while fanning five across five innings Wednesday against the Brewers. He was tagged with the loss.
ANALYSIS
Arrieta delivered a strong performance on the mound but was a victim of another woeful performance from the Cubs offense, as Chicago only went 4-for-32 as a team with two extra-base hits in the entire game. The veteran right-hander opened the season with back-to-back quality starts and has yet to allow more than three earned runs in an outing, posting a 3.18 ERA and a 14:5 K:BB across 17 innings.
Arrieta delivered a strong performance on the mound but was a victim of another woeful performance from the Cubs offense, as Chicago only went 4-for-32 as a team with two extra-base hits in the entire game. The veteran right-hander opened the season with back-to-back quality starts and has yet to allow more than three earned runs in an outing, posting a 3.18 ERA and a 14:5 K:BB across 17 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
86
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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2021
-21%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2019vs Left | .311 | 68 | 42 | 115 | 19 | |||
Since 2019vs Right | .260 | 88 | 30 | 102 | 9 | |||
2021vs Left | .286 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | |||
2021vs Right | .227 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
2020vs Left | .304 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 4 | |||
2020vs Right | .293 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 2 | |||
2019vs Left | .317 | 43 | 32 | 79 | 14 | |||
2019vs Right | .252 | 67 | 19 | 70 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2019
-3%
ERA at Home
2021
-63%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2019Home | 4.53 | 1.47 | 87.1 | 6.6 | 3.8 | ||||
Since 2019Away | 4.68 | 1.47 | 109.2 | 7.6 | 2.9 | ||||
2021Home | 1.50 | 1.17 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | ||||
2021Away | 4.09 | 1.36 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 3.3 | ||||
2020Home | 6.23 | 1.73 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 3.1 | ||||
2020Away | 4.33 | 1.37 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | ||||
2019Home | 4.36 | 1.42 | 64.0 | 6.3 | 4.2 | ||||
2019Away | 4.90 | 1.52 | 71.2 | 8.2 | 2.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jake Arrieta compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.80K/9
7.4BB/9
2.6HR/9
0.5Fastball
91.4 mphERA
3.18WHIP
1.29BABIP
.320GB/FB
0.75Left On Base
77.7%Exit Velocity
84.9 mphBarrels/BBE
7.4%Spin Rate
2279 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.9%Swinging Strike
6.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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The Phillies knew the risks when they signed the Arrieta, then 32 years old, for $25 million per year in March of 2018. While he gave them a respectable 3.96 ERA in his first season in Philadelphia, things started to go wrong in the second year of his deal. His ERA rose for the fifth straight season, coming in at 4.64. His poor 18.5% strikeout rate and decent 8.6% walk rate each represented only modest steps back from the previous season's marks, so much of the blame can be placed on his career-worst 19.4% HR/FB rate. The blame can also be placed on the bone spur in the veteran's rate elbow. He pitched through the injury for much of the season before being shut down for season-ending surgery in mid-August. It's possible the surgery reverses his decline, but it may do nothing more than add injury risk to a player with plenty of age and performance risk already.
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Improves to 2-0
Arrieta (2-0) allowed two runs on seven hits across six innings of work to secure the win Thursday against the Pirates. He walked three and struck out four.
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Quality start in win over Bucs
Arrieta (1-0) picked up the win Saturday, allowing one run on six hits and a walk over six innings in a 5-1 victory over the Pirates. He struck out five.
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Expected to be No. 2 pitcher
Arrieta is expected to begin the season as the Cubs' No. 2 pitcher, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Sharp Thursday
Arrieta tossed four innings of one-run ball in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against Cleveland. He allowed four hits and struck out five.
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Uneven start Friday
Arrieta allowed two runs on four hits and three walks across 3.1 innings in Friday's Cactus League game against the Brewers. He struck out two.
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