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50. Jake Arrieta

50. Jake Arrieta
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: March 6, 1986 in Farmington, MO USA
  • Weight: 230 lbs.
  • Height: 6'4"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: June 10, 2010
  • Final Game: September 19, 2021
  • Cy Young Award - 2015
  • Silver Slugger - 2016
  • Cy Young - 2014
  • Cy Young - 2015
  • Cy Young - 2016
  • MVP - 2015
 
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It is safe to say that midway through the 2013 season that when the Baltimore Orioles traded Jake Arrieta (with Pedro Strop) for Steve Clevenger and Scott Feldman that the Cubs got the better end of the deal.

In his first full season (2014) in Chicago, Arrieta went 10 and 5, finishing 5th in bWAR for Pitchers, but he would shatter that in 2015, where he led the National League with 22 Wins and had an ERA of 1.77 with a WHIP of 0.865.  Arrieta would win the Cy Young that season, becoming the first Cub since Greg Maddux to win the coveted award.  Arrieta would then take the Cubs to their long-awaited World Series Win in 2016 while earning his first All-Star and Silver Slugger in the process.  

He would sign with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018, but returned in 2021, though had the worst year of his career, and was so ineffective that the Cubs released him ithat August.

Despite his horrendous second run, Arrieta was a huge part of their return to baseball's promised land after a century, and his contributions in Wrigley will never be forgotten.  As a Cub, Arrietta went 73-42 with a 3.14 ERA.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Traded from the Baltimore Orioles with Pedro Strop for Steve Clevenger and Scott Feldman 7/2/13.
  • Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies 3/12/18.

    Acquired (2): Signed as a Free Agent: 2/17/21

    Released (2): 8/12/21
  • Games Played: 148
  • Notable Statistics: 73 Wins
    42 Losses
    3.14 ERA
    148 Games Started
    6 Complete Games
    5 Shutouts
    889.1 Innings Pitched
    867 Strikeouts
    3.45 FIP
    1.104 WHIP
    3.06 SO/BB
    19.2 bWAR

    9 Playoff Games
    5 Wins
    3 Losses
    3.08 ERA
    9 Games Started
    1 Complete Game
    1 Shutout
    52.2 Innings Pitched
    66 Strikeouts
    1.08 WHIP
    3.34 SO/BB
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (2016)
    Cy Young Award (2015)
    All-Star (2016)
    Silver Slugger (2016)
    Lowest H/9 (2015 & 2016)
    Most Games Started (2015)
    Most Complete Games (2015)
    Most Putouts by a Pitcher (2015)
    Most Assists by a Pitcher (2015 & 2016)
    Highest Range Factor per Game by a Pitcher (2015)

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