1986
Born March 6, 1986
Farmington, MO, USA
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b. March 6, 1986 · Baltimore Orioles 2010–2013, Chicago Cubs 2013–2017, 2021, Philadelphia Phillies 2018–2020, San Diego Padres 2021
Baltimore traded him to the Cubs in July 2013 with a 5.46 earned run average in four seasons. In 2015 he went 22-6 with a 1.77 earned run average, 236 strikeouts and three shutouts, and won the Cy Young Award with 17 of the 30 first-place votes. In the second half of that season his earned run average was 0.75, which is the lowest anyone has had over that many innings.
He threw a no-hitter at Los Angeles in August 2015 and another at Cincinnati the following April, and won the wild card game at Pittsburgh with a complete-game shutout. Chicago won the World Series in 2016 and he started two games of it.
Twelve seasons gave him 115 wins against 93, a 3.98 earned run average, 1,612 innings and 1,433 strikeouts. Philadelphia signed him for three years and got a 4.36. He is not yet on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2016 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 2015 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2016 |
| This Year in Baseball Best Breakout Player | 1 | 2015 |
| This Year in Baseball Best Pitcher | 1 | 2015 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BAL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | BAL | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 2012 | BAL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | BAL/CHC | 14 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .133 |
| 2014 | CHC | 26 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .179 |
| 2015 | CHC | 33 | 79 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 | .152 |
| 2016 | CHC | 31 | 65 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .262 |
| 2017 | CHC | 32 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | .131 |
| 2018 | PHI | 31 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .133 |
| 2019 | PHI | 24 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .156 |
| 2020 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | CHC/SDP | 25 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .130 |
| Career | — | 289 | 382 | 25 | 63 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 197 | 0 | .165 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BAL | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.1 | 106 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 4.66 |
| 2011 | BAL | 10 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 119.1 | 115 | 67 | 59 | 93 | 5.05 |
| 2012 | BAL | 3 | 9 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 114.2 | 122 | 79 | 35 | 109 | 6.20 |
| 2013 | BAL/CHC | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 75.1 | 59 | 40 | 41 | 60 | 4.78 |
| 2014 | CHC | 10 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 156.2 | 114 | 44 | 41 | 167 | 2.53 |
| 2015 | CHC | 22 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 229.0 | 150 | 45 | 48 | 236 | 1.77 |
| 2016 | CHC | 18 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 197.1 | 138 | 68 | 76 | 190 | 3.10 |
| 2017 | CHC | 14 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 168.1 | 150 | 66 | 55 | 163 | 3.53 |
| 2018 | PHI | 10 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 172.2 | 165 | 76 | 57 | 138 | 3.96 |
| 2019 | PHI | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 135.2 | 149 | 70 | 51 | 110 | 4.64 |
| 2020 | PHI | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 44.1 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 32 | 5.08 |
| 2021 | CHC/SDP | 5 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 98.2 | 131 | 81 | 44 | 83 | 7.39 |
| Career | — | 115 | 93 | 285 | 279 | 0 | 1612.1 | 1450 | 713 | 571 | 1433 | 3.98 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Major-league debut: Jake Arrieta
Jake Arrieta made a major-league debut on June 10, 2010.
2015
Cole Hamels's No-Hitter
Cole Hamels threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Chicago Cubs on July 25, 2015, winning 5–0.
2015
Jake Arrieta's No-Hitter
Jake Arrieta threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 30, 2015, winning 2–0.
2016
Jake Arrieta's No-Hitter
Jake Arrieta threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Cincinnati Reds on April 21, 2016, winning 16–0.
2021
Final major-league game: Jake Arrieta
Jake Arrieta played a final major-league game on September 19, 2021.