What years did Jake Esch play?

Jake Esch played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2017.

Was Jake Esch a pitcher?

Yes. Jake Esch pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 10 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jake Esch hit?

Jake Esch hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Jake Esch

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2017)

W–L 0–1

ERA 5.54

WHIP 1.92

SO 10

Pitcher PIV -985.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 3/27/1990 in St. Paul, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 2016-08-31
Last Game: 2017-04-12

Full name: Jacob Otto Esch

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	4	3	0	0	0	13.0	17	8	4	8	10	5.54	-985.9

Career ERA 5.54 vs. league average 4.27 across their career seasons — 29.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	MIA	NL	1	3	3	13.0	17	8	6	10	5.54	4.19 (-32%)	-985.9
2017	SDN	NL	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			1	4	3	13.0	17	8	8	10	5.54	—	-986

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 38.1% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 52.6% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	MIA	NL	3	5	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SDN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			4	5	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	3	4	1	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	5.0	3	3	2	6	5.40
Away	3	8.0	14	5	6	4	5.62

Last 4 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
2017-04-12	SDP	COL	W	0	0	0	0
2016-09-13	MIA	ATL	W	2	1	1	0
2016-09-05	MIA	PHI	L	1	0	0	1
2016-08-31	MIA	NYN	L	2	0	0	1

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2017-04-12	SDP	COL	—	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2016-09-13	MIA	ATL	—	3.2	7	3	3	1	2	2
2016-09-05	MIA	PHI	L	5.0	3	3	3	2	6	1
2016-08-31	MIA	NYN	—	4.1	7	2	2	3	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	4	3	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2016	MIA	P	3	3	0	1	0	0
2017	SDN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	4

Frequently Asked Questions about Jake Esch

What years did Jake Esch play?: Jake Esch played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2017.
Was Jake Esch a pitcher?: Yes. Jake Esch pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 10 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jake Esch hit?: Jake Esch hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.