What years did Jake Petricka play?

Jake Petricka played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021.

Was Jake Petricka a pitcher?

Yes. Jake Petricka pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 183 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jake Petricka hit?

Jake Petricka hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Jake Petricka play for?

Jake Petricka played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2013–2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2018), the Milwaukee Brewers (2019), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021).

What were Jake Petricka's career stats?

In 235 games, Jake Petricka went 10-13 with a 4.24 ERA, 183 strikeouts, 237.2 innings pitched, and 16 saves.

What was Jake Petricka's salary?

Jake Petricka's last recorded salary was $535,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $535,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $520,000, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.

What position did Jake Petricka play?

Jake Petricka played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jake Petricka and how much did he weigh?

Jake Petricka was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 218 pounds.

What was Jake Petricka's career ERA?

Jake Petricka finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 10-13 with 183 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jake Petricka have?

Jake Petricka recorded 183 career strikeouts.

Is Jake Petricka in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jake Petricka has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jake Petricka

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2021)

Jake Petricka was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021 for 4 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 9 seasons. Across 235 career appearances, he went 10-13 with a 4.24 ERA and 183 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 241.4.

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 October 17, 2026

W–L 10–13

ERA 4.24

WHIP 1.54

SO 183

Pitcher PIV 241.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 218 lb
Born: 6/5/1988 in Northfield, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-08-22
Last Game: 2021-09-10

Full name: Jacob Steven Petricka

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jake Petricka — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	13	235	0	0	0	16	237.2	261	112	19	104	183	4.24	241.4

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jake Petricka Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	CHA	AL	1	1	16	0	19.1	20	7	10	10	3.26	3.87 (+16%)	70.5
2014	CHA	AL	1	6	67	14	73.0	67	24	33	55	2.96	3.74 (+21%)	264.2
2015	CHA	AL	4	3	62	2	52.0	56	21	18	33	3.63	3.96 (+8%)	658.2
2016	CHA	AL	0	0	9	0	8.0	8	4	8	7	4.50	—	0.0
2017	CHA	AL	1	1	27	0	25.2	39	20	6	26	7.01	4.36 (-61%)	-404.8
2018	TOR	AL	3	1	41	0	45.2	59	23	16	41	4.53	4.15 (-9%)	-346.8
2019	MIL	NL	0	0	6	0	8.0	6	3	6	3	3.38	—	0.0
2021	LAA	AL	0	1	7	0	6.0	6	10	7	8	15.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			10	13	235	16	237.2	261	112	104	183	4.24	—	241

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 Petricka — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
235	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jake Petricka — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	CHA	AL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CHA	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHA	AL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHA	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHA	AL	27	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TOR	AL	41	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	MIL	NL	6	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAA	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			235	1	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jake Petricka — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	124	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	111	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jake Petricka — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	124	125.1	127	46	55	96	3.30
Away	111	112.1	134	66	49	87	5.29

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jake Petricka — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-09-10	LAA	HOU	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
2021-09-08	LAA	SDP	—	0.1	1	3	3	3	0	0
2021-09-05	LAA	TEX	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	3	0
2021-09-01	LAA	NYY	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2021-08-31	LAA	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0
2021-08-26	LAA	BAL	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
2021-08-25	LAA	BAL	L	0.2	2	4	4	2	1	0
2019-04-26	MIL	NYN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2019-04-24	MIL	STL	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	0
2019-04-18	MIL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jake Petricka — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	235	0	12	28	0	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jake Petricka — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
2013	CHA	P	16	0	4	0
2014	CHA	P	67	6	7	1
2015	CHA	P	62	1	6	1
2016	CHA	P	9	1	3	1
2017	CHA	P	27	1	3	1
2018	TOR	P	41	1	4	0
2019	MIL	P	6	2	0	0
2021	LAA	P	7	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jake Petricka — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	235

Salary History

Jake Petricka's recorded salaries total $1,055,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Petricka's career ran from 2013 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013 and 2014.

Jake Petricka — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHA	AL	$535,000
2015	CHA	AL	$520,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,055,000

College History

Jake Petricka — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Indiana State University	Terre Haute	IN	2009, 2010

Jake Petricka: the record in brief

According to the bio, Jake Petricka debuted on August 22, 2013 and played a final game on September 10, 2021. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago White Sox (2013 to 2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2018), the Milwaukee Brewers (2019), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021). Born on June 5, 1988, in Northfield, MN, USA, Petricka is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-4 and 218 pounds. Petricka's full given name, per the bio, is Jacob Steven Petricka.

Petricka pitched in 235 games, starting 0, and finished with a 10-13 record and 4.24 ERA. The same table counts 183 strikeouts and 16 saves. Petricka's 4.24 ERA was close to the 4.13 league figure for those seasons. 2014 produced Petricka's most strikeouts, 55. The most saves in one season was 14, in 2014. 2014 was Petricka's sharpest full season, a 2.96 ERA against the league's 3.74. Petricka's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 241.4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jake Petricka

What years did Jake Petricka play?: Jake Petricka played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2021.
Was Jake Petricka a pitcher?: Yes. Jake Petricka pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 183 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jake Petricka hit?: Jake Petricka hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Jake Petricka play for?: Jake Petricka played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (2013–2017), the Toronto Blue Jays (2018), the Milwaukee Brewers (2019), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021).
What were Jake Petricka's career stats?: In 235 games, Jake Petricka went 10-13 with a 4.24 ERA, 183 strikeouts, 237.2 innings pitched, and 16 saves.
How much did Jake Petricka earn in his career?: Jake Petricka's recorded salaries total $1,055,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Petricka's career ran from 2013 to 2021. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2013 and 2014.
What was Jake Petricka's salary?: Jake Petricka's last recorded salary was $535,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $535,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $520,000, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
What position did Jake Petricka play?: Jake Petricka played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jake Petricka and how much did he weigh?: Jake Petricka was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 218 pounds.
What was Jake Petricka's career ERA?: Jake Petricka finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 10-13 with 183 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jake Petricka have?: Jake Petricka recorded 183 career strikeouts.
Is Jake Petricka in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jake Petricka has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.