Jackson Kowar
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 5" 200LBS | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 1C, #33, Kansas City Royals | Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 0 0 9.77 7 0 0 15.2 17 2.43
2023 2 0 6.43 23 0 0 28 29 1.93
2025 1 0 2.08 7 0 0 8.2 8 0.92
4 Seasons 3 6 8.38 46 8 0 82.2 83 1.97
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 7 0-0 9.77 15.2 17 2.43
2023 23 2-0 6.43 28 29 1.93
2025 7 1-0 2.08 8.2 8 0.92
4 Seasons 46 3-6 8.38 82.2 83 1.97
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 24 631 103 12 11.7 7.8 92.8 116.6 14.6 42.7 .299 .520 .422 .396 .444 52.4 18.8 13.0 11.28 7.21
2022 25 311 54 4 7.4 4.9 87.5 110.4 9.5 31.5 .298 .473 .482 .380 .437 48.1 20.7 13.4 9.77 6.37
2023 26 568 87 5 5.7 3.6 87.9 113.8 13.1 34.5 .248 .364 .377 .329 .350 34.5 21.2 14.6 6.43 4.61
2025 28 150 22 2 9.1 5.9 93.8 108.2 32.1 13.6 .239 .520 .258 .364 .436 59.1 23.5 8.8 2.08 5.24
Player 1660 266 23 8.6 5.7 90.2 116.6 14.5 35.3 .277 .458 .405 .368 .411 46.2 20.4 13.3
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Kowar relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(58.7%) ,
Slider
(27.3%) ,
Changeup
(9.3%) ,
Sinker
(4.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2021 35.0 65.0 29.1 32.0 3.9 34.0 40.8 25.2 14.6 18.4 1.9 19.4 22.3 23.3
2022 50.0 50.0 20.4 24.1 5.6 46.3 29.6 24.1 27.8 18.5 3.7 18.5 11.1 20.4
2023 44.8 55.2 23.0 27.6 4.6 42.5 31.0 26.4 23.0 19.5 2.3 19.5 11.5 24.1
2025 27.3 72.7 50.0 4.5 18.2 22.7 40.9 36.4 13.6 9.1 4.5 9.1 31.8 31.8
Player 40.6 59.4 27.1 26.7 5.6 38.3 35.3 26.3 19.9 18.0 2.6 18.4 17.3 23.7
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2021 1.0 25.2 26.2 28.2 7.8 11.7 7.8
2022 5.6 33.3 14.8 33.3 5.6 7.4 4.9
2023 4.6 33.3 28.7 25.3 2.3 5.7 3.6
2025 0.0 9.1 40.9 27.3 13.6 9.1 5.9
Player 3.0 28.2 25.9 28.2 6.0 8.6 5.7
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Sinker SEA R 7 96.4 14.7 -6.4 15.1ARM -0.2 14.9 -7.6 15.1ARM -0.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball SEA R 88 97.2 13.1 0.5 11.5ARM 3.7 16.0 0.2 11.5ARM 3.8
2025 Changeup SEA R 14 87.0 32.9 1.4 16.2ARM 1.8 3.3 0.7 16.2ARM 1.6
2025 Slider SEA R 41 86.3 38.5 3.2 2.7GLV -1.7 -1.8 3.5 2.7GLV -2.2
2023 Slider KC R 149 86.0 38.0 2.7 2.0GLV -2.7 -1.1 2.7 2.0GLV -3.1
2023 Sinker KC R 1 95.9 15.8 -5.3 19.2ARM 3.8 14.6 -6.9 19.2ARM 4.3
2023 Changeup KC R 202 86.6 32.9 2.4 16.5ARM 2.2 3.5 1.9 16.5ARM 2.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC R 216 96.9 14.5 -0.9 10.9ARM 2.7 14.6 -1.2 10.9ARM 3.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 3.5 3 88 58.7 20 .111 .278 .215 17.8 15.0 12.0 .261 .597 .394 66.7
2025 Slider -0.1 0 41 27.3 9 .125 .125 .178 43.8 55.6 23.8 .111 .124 .171 33.3
2025 Changeup -7.4 -1 14 9.3 3 .500 1.000 .650 0.0 0.0 0.0 .332 .382 .442 50.0
2025 Sinker 1.5 0 7 4.7 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 -- .455 1.554 .820 50.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.8 -2 216 38.0 49 .250 .389 .406 21.8 24.5 23.5 .225 .325 .360 41.7
2023 Changeup -1.3 -3 202 35.6 50 .364 .455 .400 25.5 16.0 10.5 .315 .385 .352 25.0
2023 Slider -2.4 -4 149 26.2 37 .250 .528 .361 32.4 24.3 22.5 .189 .376 .248 40.7
2023 Sinker -16.4 0 1 0.2 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 14 87.0 84 17.2 2:30 2:45 -15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 87 97.2 98 19.5 1:30 1:15 15
2025 Slider 41 86.3 28 5.2 8:30 7:15 75
2023 Changeup 200 86.6 86 17.6 2:45 2:45 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 212 96.9 98 18.1 1:15 1:15 0
2023 Slider 148 86.0 26 4.1 8:15 7:30 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 154 631 -6 4 -7 -5 -14
2022 82 311 -3 -6 -3 0 -12
2023 137 568 -2 2 -4 -3 -8
2025 34 150 3 1 -1 -1 2
Player 407 1,660 -8 0 -15 -8 -32
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2021 631 46.4 68.6 83.1 20.4 52.2 35.2 53.2 42.8 24.4 7.6 83.3
2022 311 46.9 61.6 90.0 31.5 46.2 39.9 52.4 45.7 26.1 6.8 76.2
2023 568 45.4 65.5 84.0 26.5 51.2 39.8 59.9 44.2 26.3 6.9 89.7
2025 150 42.7 73.4 83.0 24.4 61.9 46.0 44.1 45.3 22.1 4.0 100.0
Player 1,660 45.8 66.6 84.6 24.9 51.3 38.6 54.5 44.0 25.2 6.9 85.1
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2021 82 41 28
2022 81 59 44
2023 91 6 31
2025 89 31 25
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 22.99 7 6.7 0 4 6 3 42.9
2022 24.77 4 3.5 1 3 3 1 25.0
2023 24.74 4 3.5 1 1 2 2 50.0
2025 24.94 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 23.99 16 14.7 1 8 11 7 43.8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2021 7 8 5 6 6 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 7 5 6 7 5 7 8 7 8 8 9 10 7 5 7 8 8 6 6
2022 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 5 5 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 2 5 4 4 2 2
2023 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
2025 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 16 15 12 15 14 15 16 15 12 10 13 17 16 11 15 17 12 15 16 16 14 18 19 19 13 11 17 17 17 13 12
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023
Fastball Velocity 95.6 0.2 95.8 1.1 96.9
Offspeed Velocity 86.2 -0.5 85.7 0.9 86.6
Breaking Velocity 82.6 0.3 82.9 3.1 86.0
Exit Velocity 92.8 -5.3 87.5 0.4 87.9
Launch Angle 14.6 -5.1 9.5 3.6 13.1
Barrel % 11.7 -4.3 7.4 -1.7 5.7
Hard Hit % 52.4 -4.3 48.1 -13.6 34.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 42.7 -11.2 31.5 3.0 34.5
xBA .299 -0.001 .298 -0.050 .248
BA .336 0.044 .380 -0.087 .293
xwOBA .396 -0.016 .380 -0.051 .329
wOBA .422 0.060 .482 -0.105 .377
xSLG .520 -0.047 .473 -0.109 .364
SLG .586 0.090 .676 -0.219 .457
K% 18.8 1.9 20.7 0.5 21.2
BB% 13.0 0.4 13.4 1.2 14.6
Swing % 42.8 2.9 45.7 -1.5 44.2
Whiff% 24.4 1.7 26.1 0.2 26.3
In Zone % 46.4 0.5 46.9 -1.5 45.4
Out of Zone % 53.6 -0.5 53.1 1.5 54.6
Out of Zone Swing % 20.4 11.1 31.5 -5.0 26.5
First Pitch Swing % 22.7 7.8 30.5 1.6 32.1
First Pitch Strike % 53.2 -0.8 52.4 7.5 59.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 154 .422 86 17 19.8 68 41 60.3
2022 Shifts 82 .482 54 16 29.6 28 16 57.1
2023 Shades 137 .377 84 10 11.9 53 26 49.1
2025 Shades 34 .258 12 0 0.0 22 12 54.5
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2021 167 17.3 21.0% 1.8% 133 23.6 0.0% 11.3%
2022 82 16.4 23.2% 1.2% 63 18.7 6.3% 1.6%
2023 138 14.3 67.4% 0.0% 111 17.0 18.9% 0.9%
2025 43 15.4 39.5% 0.0% 20 18.1 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution



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