Jack Hamilton

Q: When was Jack Hamilton born?

Jack Hamilton was born on December 25, 1938.

Q: Where was Jack Hamilton born?

Jack Hamilton was born in Burlington, IA .

Q: How tall was Jack Hamilton?

Jack Hamilton was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jack Hamilton weigh when playing?

Jack Hamilton weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Jack Hamilton play?

Jack Hamilton played 8 seasons.

Q: Is Jack Hamilton in the Hall of Fame?

Jack Hamilton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Jack Hamilton have?

Jack Hamilton had 357 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Jack Hamilton played for?

Jack Hamilton played for 6 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians.

Q: When did Jack Hamilton retire?

Jack Hamilton last played in 1969.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: December 25, 1938 in Burlington, IA us

Died: February 22, 2018 in Branson, MO

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Newport, IA

High School: Morning Sun HS (Morning Sun, IA)

Debut: April 13, 1962 (Age 23-109d, 11,943rd in major league history)
vs. HOU 9.0 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: August 10, 1969 (Age 30-228d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Jack Edwin Hamilton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-4.4

ERA

4.53

218

611.2

357

WHIP

1.545

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1957	18	STL-min	D-,D	9	5	.643	5.26	31	11		5	1		118.0	119	92	69	7	85		120	6	0	8				1.729	9.1	0.5	6.5	9.2	1.41	WYV,DEC APPY,MIDW
1958	19	STL-min	D	12	16	.429	4.55	37	29		9	0		190.0	153	136	96	9	156		225	19	0	32				1.626	7.2	0.4	7.4	10.7	1.44	KEK MIDW
1959	20	STL-min	A	9	10	.474	4.53	32	25		7	1		167.0	152	109	84	11	134	2	121	7	1	16				1.713	8.2	0.6	7.2	6.5	0.90	YOR EL
1960	21	STL-min	B,AA	6	10	.375	5.08	37	19		6	1		147.0	135	106	83	7	128	3	137	7	5	19				1.789	8.3	0.4	7.8	8.4	1.07	WSM,MEM CARL,SOUA
1961	22	PHI-min	A	9	9	.500	3.71	42	8		3	0		102.0	83	55	42	8	65	6	88	5	0	12				1.451	7.3	0.7	5.7	7.8	1.35	WPT EL
1962	23	PHI	NL	9	12	.429	5.09	41	26	8	4	1	2	182.0	185	115	103	18	107	8	101	5	1	22	820	76	4.64	1.604	9.1	0.9	5.3	5.0	0.94
1963	24	PHI-min	AAA	4	8	.333	4.65	17	14		3	1		91.0	94	58	47	11	49	1	63	5	1	9				1.571	9.3	1.1	4.8	6.2	1.29	ARK IL
1963	24	PHI	NL	2	1	.667	5.40	19	1	6	0	0	1	30.0	22	19	18	3	17	2	23	0	0	4	129	61	3.95	1.300	6.6	0.9	5.1	6.9	1.35
1964	25	DET-min	AAA	7	4	.636	2.33	13	12		6	2		85.0	63	24	22	6	29	4	45	2	0	5				1.082	6.7	0.6	3.1	4.8	1.55	SYR IL
1964	25	DET	AL	0	1	.000	8.40	5	1	1	0	0	0	15.0	24	17	14	2	8	0	5	1	1	3	77	45	5.47	2.133	14.4	1.2	4.8	3.0	0.63
1965	26	DET-min	AAA	12	10	.545	2.42	28	22		11	1		171.0	130	64	46	5	71	11	114	6	1	20				1.175	6.8	0.3	3.7	6.0	1.61	SYR IL
1965	26	DET	AL	1	1	.500	14.54	4	1	1	0	0	0	4.1	6	7	7	1	4	0	3	0	0	1	25	26	6.90	2.308	12.5	2.1	8.3	6.2	0.75
1966	27	NYM	NL	6	13	.316	3.93	57	13	29	3	1	13	148.2	138	89	65	13	88	4	93	5	0	18	662	93	4.32	1.520	8.4	0.8	5.3	5.6	1.06
1967	28	TOT	MLB	11	6	.647	3.35	43	21	10	0	0	1	150.2	128	62	56	8	79	8	96	2	0	14	643	95	3.57	1.374	7.6	0.5	4.7	5.7	1.22
1967	28	NYM	NL	2	0	1.000	3.73	17	1	9	0	0	1	31.1	24	15	13	2	16	5	22	1	0	3	135	92	3.59	1.277	6.9	0.6	4.6	6.3	1.38
1967	28	CAL	AL	9	6	.600	3.24	26	20	1	0	0	0	119.1	104	47	43	6	63	3	74	1	0	11	508	96	3.56	1.399	7.8	0.5	4.8	5.6	1.17
1968	29	CAL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.42	27	2		0	0		52.0	42	21	14	2	21	3	42	2	0	10				1.212	7.3	0.3	3.6	7.3	2.00	SLE PCL
1968	29	CAL	AL	3	1	.750	3.32	21	2	4	1	0	2	38.0	34	15	14	0	15	1	18	0	0	5	157	88	2.62	1.289	8.1	0.0	3.6	4.3	1.20
1969	30	CHW-min	AAA	4	6	.400	2.75	14	11		5	0	1	85.0	80	34	26	2	32	5	53	4	0	4				1.318	8.5	0.2	3.4	5.6	1.66	TUC PCL
1969	30	TOT	AL	0	5	.000	6.49	28	0	8	0	0	1	43.0	60	33	31	3	30	7	18	0	0	7	208	59	4.67	2.093	12.6	0.6	6.3	3.8	0.60
1969	30	CLE	AL	0	2	.000	4.40	20	0	5	0	0	1	30.2	37	17	15	2	23	4	13	0	0	5	143	86	4.76	1.957	10.9	0.6	6.8	3.8	0.57
1969	30	CHW	AL	0	3	.000	11.68	8	0	3	0	0	0	12.1	23	16	16	1	7	3	5	0	0	2	65	34	4.45	2.432	16.8	0.7	5.1	3.6	0.71
1970	31	CHW-min	AAA	5	7	.417	3.40	30	13		5	0	2	119.0	118	56	45	3	54	4	75	2	0	6				1.445	8.9	0.2	4.1	5.7	1.39	TUC PCL
8 Yrs				32	40	.444	4.53	218	65	67	8	2	20	611.2	597	357	308	48	348	30	357	13	2	74	2721	78	4.18	1.545	8.8	0.7	5.1	5.3	1.03
162 Game Avg.				8	10	.444	4.53	52	16	16	2	0	5	147	143	86	74	12	84	7	86	3	0	18	654	78	4.18	1.545	8.8	0.7	5.1	5.3	1.03

NYM (2 yrs)				8	13	.381	3.90	74	14	38	3	1	14	180.0	162	104	78	15	104	9	115	6	0	21	797	93	4.19	1.478	8.1	0.8	5.2	5.8	1.11
PHI (2 yrs)				11	13	.458	5.14	60	27	14	4	1	3	212.0	207	134	121	21	124	10	124	5	1	26	949	74	4.54	1.561	8.8	0.9	5.3	5.3	1.00
CAL (2 yrs)				12	7	.632	3.26	47	22	5	1	0	2	157.1	138	62	57	6	78	4	92	1	0	16	665	94	3.33	1.373	7.9	0.3	4.5	5.3	1.18
DET (2 yrs)				1	2	.333	9.78	9	2	2	0	0	0	19.1	30	24	21	3	12	0	8	1	1	4	102	39	5.79	2.172	14.0	1.4	5.6	3.7	0.67
CLE (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.40	20	0	5	0	0	1	30.2	37	17	15	2	23	4	13	0	0	5	143	86	4.76	1.957	10.9	0.6	6.8	3.8	0.57
CHW (1 yr)				0	3	.000	11.68	8	0	3	0	0	0	12.1	23	16	16	1	7	3	5	0	0	2	65	34	4.45	2.432	16.8	0.7	5.1	3.6	0.71

AL (5 yrs)				13	14	.481	4.47	84	24	15	1	0	3	219.2	228	119	109	12	120	11	118	2	1	27	975	74	3.81	1.584	9.3	0.5	4.9	4.8	0.98
NL (4 yrs)				19	26	.422	4.57	134	41	52	7	2	17	392.0	369	238	199	36	228	19	239	11	1	47	1746	81	4.38	1.523	8.5	0.8	5.2	5.5	1.05

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1962	23	PHI	NL	-0.6	41	61	54	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	29	.056	.089	.056	.145	-59	.091	-92	3	1	0	5	0	0	1
1963	24	PHI	NL	-0.1	19	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-140	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1964	25	DET	AL	-0.1	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-148	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1965	26	DET	AL	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1966	27	NYM	NL	-0.1	57	40	38	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.132	.154	.132	.285	-18	.157	-28	5	1	0	1	0	0	1
1967	28	2TM	2LG	0.1	43	45	43	3	7	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	17	.163	.163	.233	.395	18	.179	-6	10	0	0	2	0	0	1
1967	28	NYM	NL	0.1	17	5	5	2	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.800	1.000	176	.443	188	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1967	28	CAL	AL	-0.1	26	40	38	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	.158	.158	.158	.316	-4	.144	-33	6	0	0	2	0	0	1
1968	29	CAL	AL	0.0	21	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.143	.143	.143	.286	-11	.130	-38	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1969	30	2TM	AL	0.0	28	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-148	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1969	30	CLE	AL	0.0	20	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-148	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1969	30	CHW	AL	0.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
8 Yrs				-0.8	218	161	150	6	16	0	0	1	7	0	0	3	70	.107	.124	.127	.251	-28	.129	-54	19	2	0	8	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.6	162	120	111	4	12	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	52	.107	.124	.127	.251	-28	.129	-54	14	1	0	6	0	0

NYM (2 Yrs)				0.0	74	45	43	4	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	14	.140	.159	.209	.368	3	.189	-4	9	1	0	1	0	0	1
PHI (2 Yrs)				-0.6	60	64	57	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	32	.053	.085	.053	.137	-61	.087	-94	3	1	0	5	0	0	1
CAL (2 Yrs)				-0.1	47	47	45	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	.156	.156	.156	.311	-5	.142	-34	7	0	0	2	0	0	1
DET (2 Yrs)				-0.1	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-148	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
CLE (1 Yr)				0.0	20	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-148	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CHW (1 Yr)				0.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

AL (5 Yrs)				-0.2	84	52	50	1	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	.140	.140	.140	.280	-15	.127	-46	7	0	0	2	0	0	1
NL (4 Yrs)				-0.6	134	109	100	5	9	0	0	1	5	0	0	3	46	.090	.117	.120	.237	-34	.130	-58	12	2	0	6	0	0	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jack Hamilton born?

Jack Hamilton was born on December 25, 1938.

Where was Jack Hamilton born?

Jack Hamilton was born in Burlington, IA.

How tall was Jack Hamilton?

Jack Hamilton was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Jack Hamilton weigh when playing?

Jack Hamilton weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jack Hamilton play?

Jack Hamilton played 8 seasons.

Is Jack Hamilton in the Hall of Fame?

Jack Hamilton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jack Hamilton play?

Jack Hamilton was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Jack Hamilton have?

Jack Hamilton had 357 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Jack Hamilton played for?

Jack Hamilton played for 6 teams; the Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians.

When did Jack Hamilton retire?

Jack Hamilton last played in 1969.

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