Jake Diekman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2012-2024)

Jake Diekman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2024 for 9 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 13 seasons. Across 705 career appearances, he went 27-34 with a 3.91 ERA and 764 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5229.7.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 27–34
ERA 3.91
WHIP 1.40
SO 764
Pitcher PIV 5229.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 195 lb
Born
1/21/1987 in Wymore, NE, USA
MLB Debut
2012-05-15
Last Game
2024-07-28

Full name: Jacob Tanner Diekman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jake Diekman — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
27 34 705 0 0 0 19 602.1 483 262 53 358 764 3.91 5229.7

Career ERA 3.91 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 5.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jake Diekman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2012 PHI NL 1 1 32 0 0 0 0 27.1 25 12 20 35 3.95 4.01 (+2%) 330.4
2013 PHI NL 1 4 45 0 0 0 0 38.1 34 11 16 41 2.58 3.87 (+33%) 1318.9
2014 PHI NL 5 5 73 0 0 0 0 71.0 66 30 35 100 3.80 3.74 (-2%) 1958.1
2015 PHI NL 2 1 41 0 0 0 0 36.2 40 21 24 49 5.15 3.96 (-30%) 286.1
2015 TEX AL 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 21.2 13 5 7 20 2.08 3.96 (+48%) 199.3
2016 TEX AL 4 2 66 0 0 0 4 53.0 36 20 26 59 3.40 4.19 (+19%) 866.8
2017 TEX AL 0 0 11 0 0 0 1 10.2 4 3 10 13 2.53 4.36 (+42%) -104.9
2018 TEX AL 1 1 47 0 0 0 2 39.0 31 16 23 48 3.69 4.15 (+11%) 769.6
2018 ARI NL 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 14.1 18 12 8 18 7.53 4.15 (-82%) -220.9
2019 KCA AL 0 6 48 0 0 0 0 41.2 33 22 23 63 4.75 4.51 (-5%) 1205.0
2019 OAK AL 1 1 28 0 0 0 0 20.1 16 10 16 21 4.43 4.51 (+2%) 282.4
2020 OAK AL 2 0 21 0 0 0 0 21.1 8 1 12 31 0.42 4.45 (+91%) 927.0
2021 OAK AL 3 3 67 0 0 0 7 60.2 47 26 34 83 3.86 4.27 (+10%) -288.5
2022 BOS AL 5 1 44 0 0 0 1 38.1 27 18 30 51 4.23 3.97 (-6%) -954.8
2022 CHA AL 0 3 26 0 0 0 0 19.1 25 14 12 28 6.52 3.97 (-64%) -536.3
2023 CHA AL 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 11.1 11 10 13 11 7.94 4.33 (-83%) -444.9
2023 TBA AL 0 1 50 0 0 0 0 45.1 26 11 25 53 2.18 4.33 (+50%) 1282.1
2024 NYN NL 2 3 43 0 0 0 4 32.0 23 20 24 40 5.62 4.08 (-38%) -1645.7
Career · 18 seasons 27 34 705 0 0 0 19 602.1 483 262 358 764 3.91 — 5,230

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jake Diekman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
705 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jake Diekman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2012 PHI NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 PHI NL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 PHI NL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 PHI NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 TEX AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 TEX AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 TEX AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 TEX AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 ARI NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 KCA AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 OAK AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 OAK AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 OAK AL 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 BOS AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 CHA AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 CHA AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 TBA AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 NYN NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 705 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jake Diekman — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jake Diekman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 ALWC1 TBA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALDS2 OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 ALWC4 OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALWC OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 ALDS1 TEX 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 ALDS2 TEX 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jake Diekman — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 14 0 1 13.0 11 6 5 13 4.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jake Diekman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2023 ALWC1 TBA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 2 0.00
2020 ALDS2 OAK 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 3 2 0 4 6.00
2020 ALWC4 OAK 0 0 3 0 1 1.2 0 0 2 1 0.00
2019 ALWC OAK 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00
2016 ALDS1 TEX 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 5 3 2 1 27.00
2015 ALDS2 TEX 0 0 4 0 0 6.0 2 1 0 5 1.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jake Diekman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home37500000—
Away33010000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jake Diekman — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home375324.22471361854113.77
Away330277.22361261733534.08

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jake Diekman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2024-07-28 NYNATL — 1.0222021
2024-07-26 NYNATL — 1.0211031
2024-07-23 NYNNYY SV 1.0000110
2024-07-21 NYNMIA — 1.1000110
2024-07-12 NYNCOL — 0.1222001
2024-07-10 NYNWAS — 0.2000020
2024-07-05 NYNPIT — 0.0211101
2024-07-03 NYNWAS L 0.1222110
2024-07-01 NYNWAS W 1.0000000
2024-06-29 NYNHOU — 0.2022210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jake Diekman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 705 0 23 58 12 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jake Diekman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2012 PHI P 32 0 1 3 2 0
2013 PHI P 45 0 0 5 2 0
2014 PHI P 73 0 3 9 0 0
2015 PHI P 41 0 0 5 1 1
2015 TEX P 26 0 1 5 0 0
2016 TEX P 66 0 3 5 0 0
2017 TEX P 11 0 0 0 0 0
2018 TEX P 47 0 0 5 1 0
2018 ARI P 24 0 1 3 2 0
2019 KCA P 48 0 0 2 1 0
2019 OAK P 28 0 1 3 0 1
2020 OAK P 21 0 2 0 0 0
2021 OAK P 67 0 2 3 0 0
2022 BOS P 44 0 1 3 0 0
2022 CHA P 26 0 2 1 0 0
2023 CHA P 13 0 0 1 0 0
2023 TBA P 50 0 2 2 1 0
2024 NYN P 43 0 4 3 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jake Diekman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 705

Awards & Honors

Jake Diekman — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2017 Hutch Award

Salary History

Jake Diekman — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 TEX AL $1,255,000
2015 PHI NL $535,500
2014 PHI NL $515,500
Total Career Earnings $2,306,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jake Diekman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Dunn
    34-26, 4.00 ERA
  2. 97
    Paul Shuey
    45-28, 3.87 ERA
  3. 96
    Juan Cruz
    38-36, 4.05 ERA
  4. 96
    Rudy Seanez
    41-30, 4.10 ERA
  5. 96
    Jeff Nelson
    48-45, 3.41 ERA
  6. 94
    Tanner Scott
    33-34, 3.59 ERA

Jake Diekman: the record in brief

Jake Diekman played a first major league game on May 15, 2012 and a last one on July 28, 2024. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (2012 to 2015), the Texas Rangers (2015 through 2018), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2018), the Kansas City Royals (2019), the Oakland Athletics (2019 to 2021), the Boston Red Sox (2022), the Chicago White Sox (2022 through 2023), and the Tampa Bay Rays (2023), with further stops in the season rows. At 6'4" and 195 pounds, Diekman is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Diekman hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. The recorded birth is January 21, 1987, in Wymore, NE, USA. The given name on file is Jacob Tanner Diekman.

The pitching table credits Diekman with a 27-34 record and a 3.91 ERA in 705 games. The same table counts 764 strikeouts and 19 saves. That 3.91 ERA compares with a 4.13 league average across the same seasons, 5.2% better. No season topped the 5 wins of 2014.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jake Diekman

What years did Jake Diekman play?
Jake Diekman played in Major League Baseball from 2012 to 2024.
Was Jake Diekman a pitcher?
Yes. Jake Diekman pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 764 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jake Diekman hit?
Jake Diekman hit 0 career home runs.
What was Jake Diekman's career batting average?
Jake Diekman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Jake Diekman's career ERA?
Jake Diekman finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 27-34 with 764 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jake Diekman have?
Jake Diekman recorded 764 career strikeouts.