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Jake Bird
Washington Nationals
RP · #59 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'3" · 215 lb · Age 30 · 5 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
16.6
- Runs prevented
- −2.2
- IP · ERA
- 38.2 · 5.35
- K · BB
- 41 · 13
- Rank
- Not qualified
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)107 vs 112 avg−1.2
- Hit batters5 vs 2 avg−1.0
- Home runs allowed6 vs 5 avg−1.0
- Strikeouts41 vs 38 avg+0.7
- Walks13 vs 15 avg+0.6
- Parks pitched in−0.3
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Aug 25vsCOL | L 1-3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 57.2 | |
| Mon, Aug 24vsCOL | W 13-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 81.8 | |
| Sat, Aug 22@MIA | L 2-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 85.0 | |
| Wed, Aug 19@TEX | W 6-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 73.5 | |
| Sun, Aug 16@NYM | L 3-4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 54.4 | |
| Fri, Aug 14@NYM | L 1-4 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2.8 | |
| Wed, Aug 12vsCHC | L 6-12 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 29.7 | |
| Sun, Aug 9vsCIN | W 7-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 83.1 | |
| Sun, Jul 19vsLAD | L 2-8 | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1.7 | |
| Fri, Jul 10@WSH | W 5-3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | |
| Thu, Jul 9@TB | W 12-4 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.7 | |
| Sun, Jul 5vsMIN | L 1-6 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 46.7 | |
| Sat, Jul 4vsMIN | L 4-11 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20.8 | |
| Tue, Jun 30vsDET | L 3-9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27.4 | |
| Mon, Jun 29vsDET | L 3-7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 69.5 | |
| Sat, Jun 20vsCIN | L 2-10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 55.8 | |
| Fri, Jun 19vsCIN | W 5-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 77.9 | |
| Wed, Jun 17vsCHW | W 10-5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 22.0 | |
| Sun, Jun 14@TOR | W 8-3 | B | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22.2 |
| Fri, Jun 12@TOR | L 5-8 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 26.5 | |
| Tue, Jun 9@CLE | W 3-2 | H | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24.2 |
| Mon, Jun 8@CLE | W 7-5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 50.1 | |
| Sat, May 30@ATH | L 4-6 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13.2 | |
| Mon, May 25@KC | W 4-3 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10.9 | |
| Wed, May 20vsTOR | L 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 72.8 | |
| Tue, May 19vsTOR | W 5-4 | H | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 48.8 |
| Sun, May 17@NYM | L 6-7 | H | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33.1 |
| Sat, May 16@NYM | L 3-6 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 42.5 | |
| Tue, May 12@BAL | W 6-2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19.4 | |
| Sun, May 10@MIL | L 3-4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | – | |
| Thu, May 7vsTEX | W 9-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 63.0 | |
| Mon, May 4vsBAL | W 12-1 | H | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Sat, May 2vsBAL | W 9-4 | H | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23.6 |
| Fri, May 1vsBAL | W 7-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 63.3 | |
| Wed, Apr 29@TEX | L 0-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26.2 | |
| Sat, Apr 25@HOU | W 8-3 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 81.7 |
| Mon, Apr 13vsLAA | W 11-10 | B | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2.5 |
| Fri, Apr 10@TB | L 3-5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 35.3 | |
| Tue, Apr 7vsATH | W 5-3 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 44.1 | |
| Sun, Apr 5vsMIA | L 6-7 | L | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7.7 |
| Fri, Apr 3vsMIA | W 8-2 | H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 77.6 |
| Mon, Mar 30@SEA | L 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 91.6 | |
| Sat, Mar 28@SF | W 3-1 | W | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 67.4 |
| Wed, Mar 25@SF | W 7-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | – |
2026 game log: hitting
Game grades need 3 plate appearances.
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