1987
Born January 21, 1987
Wymore, NE, USA
Jake Diekman Notable
Relief pitcher · b. January 21, 1987
Philadelphia Phillies 2012–2015, Texas Rangers 2015–2018, Arizona Diamondbacks 2018, Kansas City Royals 2019, Oakland Athletics 2019–2021, Boston Red Sox 2022, Chicago White Sox 2022–2023, Tampa Bay Rays 2023, New York Mets 2024
Jake Diekman played for nine clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012 and closing with the New York Mets in 2024.
He went 27 and 34 with a 3.91 earned run average, pitching 602.3 innings in 705 games. He struck out 764. Across 705 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He threw a no-hitter in 2014.
He was born in Wymore, NE, USA on January 21, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Hutch Award | 1 | 2017 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PHI | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | PHI | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | PHI | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | PHI/TEX | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | TEX | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | TEX | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | ARI/TEX | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | KCR/OAK | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | OAK | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | OAK | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | BOS/CHW | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | CHW/TBR | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | NYM | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 705 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 3.95 |
| 2013 | PHI | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 2.58 |
| 2014 | PHI | 5 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 66 | 30 | 35 | 100 | 3.80 |
| 2015 | PHI/TEX | 2 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 58.1 | 53 | 26 | 31 | 69 | 4.01 |
| 2016 | TEX | 4 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 53.0 | 36 | 20 | 26 | 59 | 3.40 |
| 2017 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10.2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2.53 |
| 2018 | ARI/TEX | 1 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 53.1 | 49 | 28 | 31 | 66 | 4.72 |
| 2019 | KCR/OAK | 1 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 49 | 32 | 39 | 84 | 4.65 |
| 2020 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 0.42 |
| 2021 | OAK | 3 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 7 | 60.2 | 47 | 26 | 34 | 83 | 3.86 |
| 2022 | BOS/CHW | 5 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 57.2 | 52 | 32 | 42 | 79 | 4.99 |
| 2023 | CHW/TBR | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 | 37 | 21 | 38 | 64 | 3.34 |
| 2024 | NYM | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 32.0 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 5.63 |
| Career | — | 27 | 34 | 705 | 0 | 19 | 602.1 | 483 | 262 | 358 | 764 | 3.91 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Major-league debut: Jake Diekman
Jake Diekman made a major-league debut on May 15, 2012.
2014
Philadelphia Phillies Combined No-Hitter, 2014
Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon threw a combined no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Atlanta Braves on September 1, 2014, winning 7–0.
2024
Final major-league game: Jake Diekman
Jake Diekman played a final major-league game on July 28, 2024.