Jake McGee
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2022)
Jake McGee was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2022 for 6 teams, including the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 13 seasons. Across 650 career appearances, he went 32-28 with a 3.71 ERA, 613 strikeouts, and 79 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9117.8.
- 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
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 229 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2010-09-14
- Last Game
- 2022-09-08
Full name: Jacob Daniel McGee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | TBA | AL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.80 | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | TBA | AL | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 4.50 | 3.94 (-14%) | -533.1 |
| 2012 | TBA | AL | 5 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 73 | 1.95 | 4.01 (+51%) | 3082.2 |
| 2013 | TBA | AL | 5 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.2 | 52 | 28 | 22 | 75 | 4.02 | 3.87 (-4%) | 715.0 |
| 2014 | TBA | AL | 5 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 71.1 | 48 | 15 | 16 | 90 | 1.89 | 3.74 (+49%) | 3637.6 |
| 2015 | TBA | AL | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.1 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 2.41 | 3.96 (+39%) | 1534.4 |
| 2016 | COL | NL | 2 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 45.2 | 56 | 24 | 16 | 38 | 4.73 | 4.19 (-13%) | -1258.9 |
| 2017 | COL | NL | 0 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57.1 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 58 | 3.61 | 4.36 (+17%) | 2069.7 |
| 2018 | COL | NL | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51.1 | 59 | 37 | 16 | 47 | 6.49 | 4.15 (-56%) | -981.8 |
| 2019 | COL | NL | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 35 | 4.35 | 4.51 (+3%) | -1541.0 |
| 2020 | LAN | NL | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 2.66 | 4.45 (+40%) | 1422.4 |
| 2021 | SFN | NL | 3 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 59.2 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 58 | 2.72 | 4.27 (+36%) | 1375.8 |
| 2022 | SFN | NL | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21.1 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 7.17 | 3.97 (-81%) | -93.5 |
| 2022 | MIL | NL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6.35 | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | WAS | NL | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6.30 | 3.97 (-59%) | -311.0 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 32 | 28 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 572.1 | 500 | 236 | 156 | 613 | 3.71 | — | 9,118 | ||
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | TBA | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2011 | TBA | AL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2012 | TBA | AL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2013 | TBA | AL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2014 | TBA | AL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | TBA | AL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | COL | NL | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | COL | NL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | COL | NL | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | COL | NL | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | LAN | NL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | SFN | NL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | SFN | NL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | MIL | NL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | WAS | NL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NLDS2 | SFN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | NLCS | LAN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | WS | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLWC | COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | ALDS1 | TBA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | ALWC | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | ALDS2 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NLDS2 | SFN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 |
| 2020 | NLCS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.40 |
| 2020 | WS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | NLWC | COL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | ALDS1 | TBA | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.75 |
| 2013 | ALWC | TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | ALDS2 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1298 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Away | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 328 | 289.1 | 270 | 134 | 75 | 321 | 4.17 |
| Away | 321 | 282.0 | 230 | 102 | 81 | 291 | 3.26 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | WAS | STL | — | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-06 | WAS | STL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-04 | WAS | NYN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-09-01 | WAS | OAK | — | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-08-30 | WAS | OAK | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-08-27 | WAS | CIN | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022-08-26 | WAS | CIN | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-08-20 | WAS | SDP | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-08-18 | WAS | SDP | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-08-17 | WAS | CHC | L | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | TBA | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | TBA | P | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TBA | P | 69 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | TBA | P | 71 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | TBA | P | 73 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | TBA | P | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | COL | P | 57 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | COL | P | 62 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | COL | P | 61 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | COL | P | 45 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | LAN | P | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SFN | P | 62 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | SFN | P | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIL | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | WAS | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 650 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Reliever of the Month | July |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | COL | NL | $4,800,000 |
| 2015 | TBA | AL | $3,550,000 |
| 2014 | TBA | AL | $1,450,000 |
| 2013 | TBA | AL | $506,200 |
| 2012 | TBA | AL | $484,200 |
| 2011 | TBA | AL | $415,200 |
| Total Career Earnings | $11,205,600 | ||
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Jake McGee: the record in brief
Jake McGee played a first major league game on September 14, 2010 and a last one on September 8, 2022. The team column moves through the Tampa Bay Rays (2010 to 2015), the Colorado Rockies (2016 to 2019), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2020), the San Francisco Giants (2021 through 2022), the Milwaukee Brewers (2022), and the Washington Nationals (2022). McGee, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw left-handed. McGee is listed at 6-foot-4 and 229 pounds. McGee was born on August 6, 1986, in San Jose, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Jacob Daniel.
The pitching table credits McGee with a 32-28 record and a 3.71 ERA in 650 games. The same table counts 613 strikeouts and 79 saves. That 3.71 ERA compares with a 4.10 league average across the same seasons, 9.4% better. McGee won 5 games in 2011, the most of any season listed. McGee struck out 90 batters in 2014, a career high. The most saves in one season was 31, in 2021. 2014 was McGee's sharpest full season, a 1.89 ERA against the league's 3.74. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 9,117.8 for McGee's career.
McGee made 13 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-1 record and 5.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 2011, 2013, 2017, 2020, and 2021.
McGee's awards table lists Reliever of the Month (2021).
Frequently Asked Questions about Jake McGee
- What years did Jake McGee play?
- Jake McGee played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2022.
- Was Jake McGee a pitcher?
- Yes. Jake McGee pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 613 strikeouts.
- What was Jake McGee's career ERA?
- Jake McGee finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 32-28 with 613 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Jake McGee have?
- Jake McGee recorded 613 career strikeouts.
- Is Jake McGee in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Jake McGee has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Jake McGee play for?
- Jake McGee played for the Tampa Bay Rays, the Colorado Rockies, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Washington Nationals.