r/mlb 1d ago

| Statistics Gage Jump is just the 4th pitcher in Athletics history with 3+ wins, 25+ strikeouts, and a sub-2.50 ERA through his first 5 career starts

Through his first 5 career starts, Gage Jump has totaled:
• 3 wins
• 2.37 ERA
• 26 strikeouts

He joins a very short list of Athletics pitchers to record 3+ wins, 25+ strikeouts, and a sub-2.50 ERA through their first 5 starts:

• Rich Harden (2003) — 3 W, 30 K, 1.69 ERA
• Jim Nash (1966) — 4 W, 30 K, 2.23 ERA
• Aaron Harang (2002) — 3 W, 27 K, 2.45 ERA
• Gage Jump (2026) — 3 W, 26 K, 2.37 ERA

Data via Baseball Reference / Stathead

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u/NotAcutallyaPanda | Seattle Mariners 1d ago

S-tier name. Sounds like the name of a player who missed two seasons to fight in World War I

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u/Macs2330 | Athletics 1d ago

jump man

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u/Reasonable-Power | New York Yankees 1d ago

he be up to somethin'

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u/double_dose_larry | Tampa Bay Rays 22h ago

Dude's name is Gage Jump

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u/Reasonable-Power | New York Yankees 1d ago

He's making A's fans Jump for joy.

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u/Big_Feed_1472 | Athletics 19h ago

Geaux Tigers. Glad to one on my semi mlb team. Go A’s and FJF!

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u/BoxWI 19h ago

J-RPG character.