Luke Jackson
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2025)
Luke Jackson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2015 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 390 career appearances, he has gone 24-16 with a 4.22 ERA, 424 strikeouts, and 28 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2976.0.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 210 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2015-09-04
- Jersey
- #53
Full name: Luke Ray Jackson
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TEX | AL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4.26 | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TEX | AL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 10.80 | 4.19 (-158%) | -1445.7 |
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 55 | 26 | 19 | 33 | 4.62 | 4.36 (-6%) | 147.0 |
| 2018 | ATL | NL | 1 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.2 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 46 | 4.43 | 4.15 (-7%) | 609.8 |
| 2019 | ATL | NL | 9 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 72.2 | 76 | 31 | 26 | 106 | 3.84 | 4.51 (+15%) | 2329.6 |
| 2020 | ATL | NL | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 6.84 | 4.45 (-53%) | 56.0 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 2 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.2 | 45 | 14 | 29 | 70 | 1.98 | 4.27 (+54%) | 981.4 |
| 2023 | SFN | NL | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 2.97 | 4.33 (+31%) | 878.2 |
| 2024 | SFN | NL | 4 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 33 | 5.40 | 4.08 (-32%) | -377.4 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 4.50 | 4.08 (-10%) | 160.8 |
| 2025 | TEX | AL | 2 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 35.0 | 32 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 4.11 | 4.16 (+1%) | -779.6 |
| 2025 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7.71 | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | SEA | AL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.38 | 4.16 (+43%) | 415.9 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 24 | 16 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 409.1 | 402 | 192 | 187 | 424 | 4.22 | — | 2,976 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .250 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .250 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 65.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TEX | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | TEX | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | ATL | NL | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | ATL | NL | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | ATL | NL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | ATL | NL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | SFN | NL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | SFN | NL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | TEX | AL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | DET | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | SEA | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 391 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ALCS | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025 | ALDS2 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2024 | NLWC2 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | NLDS2 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 5.51 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ALCS | SEA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 2025 | ALDS2 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | NLWC2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27.00 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | NLDS2 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10.12 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (781 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 206 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 185 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 205 | 216.2 | 182 | 83 | 87 | 213 | 3.45 |
| Away | 185 | 192.2 | 220 | 109 | 100 | 211 | 5.09 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | SEA | LAD | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-26 | SEA | LAD | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-24 | SEA | COL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-16 | SEA | KCR | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-13 | SEA | LAA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-11 | SEA | LAA | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-10 | SEA | STL | — | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-07 | SEA | ATL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-06 | SEA | ATL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-02 | SEA | TBR | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TEX | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | TEX | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ATL | P | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | ATL | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | ATL | P | 70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | ATL | P | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | P | 71 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SFN | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | SFN | P | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | ATL | P | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | TEX | P | 39 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | DET | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | SEA | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 391 |
Salary History
Luke Jackson's recorded salaries total $508,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Jackson's career ran from 2015 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TEX | AL | $508,500 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $508,500 | ||
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Luke Jackson: the record in brief
The debut date in the bio is September 4, 2015; Luke Jackson is an active player, and this profile updates as the season goes on. Club by club, the record runs the Texas Rangers (2015 to 2025), the Atlanta Braves (2017 through 2024), the San Francisco Giants (2023 to 2024), the Detroit Tigers (2025), and the Seattle Mariners (2025). Born on August 24, 1991, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, Jackson is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Jackson's listed size is 210 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The given name on file is Luke Ray Jackson.
Across 390 games (0 starts), Jackson has recorded 24 wins against 16 losses with a 4.22 ERA. Jackson has 424 strikeouts and 28 saves. Jackson's 4.22 ERA was close to the 4.23 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 9 wins of 2019. Jackson saved 18 games in 2019, the season high.
Frequently Asked Questions about Luke Jackson
- What years did Luke Jackson play?
- Luke Jackson played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2025.
- Was Luke Jackson a pitcher?
- Yes. Luke Jackson pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 424 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Luke Jackson hit?
- Luke Jackson hit 0 career home runs.
- What teams has Luke Jackson played for?
- Luke Jackson has played for 5 teams: the Texas Rangers (2015–2016, 2025), the Atlanta Braves (2017–2021, 2024), the San Francisco Giants (2023–2024), the Detroit Tigers (2025), and the Seattle Mariners (2025).
- What are Luke Jackson's career stats?
- In 390 games, Luke Jackson has gone 24-16 with a 4.22 ERA, 424 strikeouts, 409.1 innings pitched, and 28 saves.
- How much has Luke Jackson earned in his career?
- Luke Jackson's recorded salaries total $508,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Jackson's career ran from 2015 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.
- What was Luke Jackson's salary?
- Luke Jackson's recorded salary was $508,500 in 2016.
- What position does Luke Jackson play?
- Luke Jackson plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
- How tall is Luke Jackson and how much does he weigh?
- Luke Jackson is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.
- What number does Luke Jackson wear?
- Luke Jackson wears number 53, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.
- What was Luke Jackson's career ERA?
- Luke Jackson finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 24-16 with 424 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Luke Jackson have?
- Luke Jackson recorded 424 career strikeouts.