Jake Irvin

Jake Irvin

29-Year-Old PitcherSP
Washington Nationals
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Irvin made 33 starts and reached 180 innings for the second straight season, but his overall performance took a step back. His walk rate rose, his strikeouts declined and he led MLB by allowing 38 home runs. Both his four-seam fastball and sinker lost roughly 1.5 mph in velocity, though his heavy workload suggests durability was not a concern. While consistently taking the ball has value, Irvin may be at risk of losing his rotation spot if the velocity does not return, particularly with multiple Nationals starters expected back from injury. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract with the Nationals in January of 2026.
Falls just shy of quality start
PWashington Nationals
September 7, 2026
Irvin (2-9) allowed three runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 5.2 innings in a loss to San Diego on Monday.
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Irvin had a rough beginning to his outing, giving up three runs over the first three innings. However, he clamped down from there and held the Padres scoreless for the remainder of his time in the game. Irvin got very close to a quality start, retiring the first two batters he faced in the sixth before walking Xander Bogaerts, who turned out to be the final batter he faced. The right-hander recorded just nine whiffs among his 102 pitches and notched just three punchouts, but he did manage to give Washington a little more length after tossing fewer than five frames in each of his previous two outings. Irvin is scheduled to next take the mound at home versus the Angels.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
97
Last 5 Games
94
How many pitches does Jake Irvin generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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121+
 
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121+
What part of the game does Jake Irvin generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
Even Split
2026
 
 
-26%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .257 1098 200 99 252 56 5 52
Since 2024vs Right .256 864 170 57 204 36 1 30
2026vs Left .220 250 55 29 47 11 0 9
2026vs Right .299 156 35 13 41 5 0 6
2025vs Left .286 450 67 37 116 25 3 26
2025vs Right .254 337 57 25 79 13 0 12
2024vs Left .247 398 78 33 89 20 2 17
2024vs Right .240 371 78 19 84 18 1 12
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
 
 
-11%
ERA on Road
2026
 
 
-29%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-10%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-20%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2024Home 5.48 1.39 193.2 5 18 0 7.1 3.1 1.5
Since 2024Away 4.88 1.29 265.1 16 18 0 7.4 3.1 1.7
2026Home 6.75 1.73 34.2 0 4 0 9.3 4.4 1.3
2026Away 4.76 1.24 56.2 2 5 0 8.6 4.0 1.6
2025Home 5.38 1.37 85.1 2 5 0 5.8 3.2 1.8
2025Away 5.99 1.48 94.2 7 8 0 6.6 3.0 2.0
2024Home 5.01 1.26 73.2 3 9 0 7.5 2.3 1.2
2024Away 4.03 1.16 114.0 7 5 0 7.5 2.6 1.5
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Stat Review
How does Jake Irvin 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.14
 
K/9
8.9
 
BB/9
4.1
 
HR/9
1.5
 
Fastball
92.8 mph
 
ERA
5.52
 
WHIP
1.42
 
BABIP
.303
 
GB/FB
0.97
 
Left On Base
64.2%
 
Exit Velocity
82.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
6.6%
 
Spin Rate
2363 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.3%
 
Swinging Strike
10.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Irvin went on a brilliant run last season in which he posted a 2.18 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 71:17 K:BB over 78.1 innings spanning 13 starts from April 29 to June 4. All good things must come to an end, and sure enough, he pitched to a 6.50 ERA from there. Still, Irvin took the ball 33 times, totaled 187.2 innings and won 10 games for a 71-win Nationals team. While he is not a very hard thrower, good extension helps his stuff play up a bit, and he can drop in a pretty good curveball. The strikeouts are modest and his rough stretch to end the season may drive people off him, but the innings and secure spot in the rotation provide reason alone to consider the right-hander in many formats. On top of that, Irvin has hinted at some performance upside.
Irvin is the classic example of the difference between real baseball and fantasy baseball. Real baseball general managers have to find someway to get roughly 1450 innings of pitching to survive a season. In the old days, it would be 1000 from the rotation and 450 from the bullpen, but that now looks closer to 850-900 from the rotation and more from the pen. Pitchers like Irvin fill a need on real baseball teams because they can take the ball and eat up innings as Irvin did in 2023. Fantasy baseball managers can be more selective in the pitchers they use to get to a league minimum for innings pitched, and the successful ones avoid using the type of innings Irvin provides as they are harmful to ratios without providing many chances for wins on a bad club. Irvin's repertoire is better served in the bullpen until he comes up with a better offspeed pitch. The best case scenario here is a NL-Only end game pick for depth purposes only.
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No-decision against Atlanta
PWashington Nationals
September 1, 2026
Irvin allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five across four innings in a no-decision against Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Issues six walks in no-decision
PWashington Nationals
August 27, 2026
Irvin did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Rockies, allowing a run on three hits and six walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out six.
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Hit hard in Saturday's loss
PWashington Nationals
August 22, 2026
Irvin (2-8) took the loss Saturday, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks over six innings as the Nationals fell 4-2 to the Marlins. He struck out four.
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Season-long outing in seventh loss
PWashington Nationals
August 16, 2026
Irvin (2-7) took the loss against the Mets on Sunday, allowing four runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out six.
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Roughed up by Cubbies
PWashington Nationals
August 12, 2026
Irvin (2-6) took the loss Tuesday, coughing up five runs on four hits and two walks over 3.1 innings as the Nationals were downed 8-6 by the Cubs. He struck out four.
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Encouraging underlying metrics
PWashington Nationals
August 11, 2023
Irvin is holding opponents to a .224 batting average against his fastball and .182 batting average against his curveball through 17 starts this season.
Analysis
Irvin's fastball and curveball combine to account for 68.8 percent of his total pitches thrown, so his bread and butter being effective is noteworthy. His sinker, on the other hand, is getting blasted at a .364/.400/.535 opponent slash. Finding success with a third pitch is a critical next step for the 26-year-old, but his foundation is encouraging. Irvin owns a 4.93 ERA across 84.0 total innings in his rookie campaign.
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