A pitman of a jaw crusher has an upper part, which includes an upper supporting point for supporting the pitman in the body of the jaw crusher, and a lower part having a lower supporting point for supporting the pitman in the body of the jaw crusher through a toggle plate. The lower part of the pitman includes sidewalls and honeycomb structure open to the crushing direction, which structure has one or more cross-sectional supports reaching from the first sidewall of the pitman to the second sidewall.