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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 Awards
1938 21 AB3 NAL 0.1 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 183 .438 162 2 0 0 /2
1942 25 CCB NAL 0.8 31 126 118 19 36 10 1 1 18 7 6 .305 .339 .432 .771 136 .368 130 51 2 8/7945 AS,AS
1943 26 CBE NAL 1.0 36 148 142 28 44 12 4 1 14 5 5 .310 .333 .472 .805 148 .380 137 67 0 1 0 85/4
1944 27 CBE NAL 1.2 23 99 88 19 30 3 0 2 13 2 9 .341 .408 .443 .851 162 .409 159 39 1 1 8/245 AS
1945 28 CBE NAL 1.3 21 91 81 14 27 5 5 1 20 5 0 8 .333 .407 .556 .962 180 .452 167 45 2 0 0 8/2537
1946 29 CBE NAL 0.3 19 86 78 20 21 4 1 1 12 4 6 .269 .329 .385 .714 110 .350 107 30 1 1 8/43 AS,AS
1947 30 CBE NAL 1.0 21 96 83 26 28 9 3 2 7 10 10 .337 .409 .590 .999 166 .457 153 49 0 3 1 8 AS,AS
1948 31 CBE NAL 0.5 10 46 39 12 11 4 2 1 8 5 4 .282 .391 .564 .955 154 .436 143 22 3 0 8
1950 33 BSN NL 3.2 141 642 582 100 159 28 8 18 58 35 9 52 93 .273 .338 .442 .780 109 .354 109 257 8 5 3 1 *8 MVP-27,ROY-1
1951 34 BSN NL 4.7 148 645 572 101 160 29 10 18 65 35 5 57 88 .280 .356 .460 .816 125 .376 127 263 7 11 4 1 *87/H9
1952 35 BSN NL 1.0 151 688 608 79 141 23 7 13 58 28 9 68 112 .232 .318 .357 .675 89 .313 88 217 8 9 3 7 *8/H
1954 37 PIT NL 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -142 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9H
12 Yrs 14.9 604 2671 2395 418 658 128 41 58 273 136 23 225 293 .275 .345 .435 .780 118 .361 118 1042 23 32 18 0 10 8754H2/93
162 Game Avg 4.0 162 716 642 112 176 34 11 16 73 36 60 .275 .345 .435 .780 118 .361 118 279 5
CCB (7 Yrs) 6.0 161 692 629 138 197 47 16 9 92 38 0 48 .313 .368 .482 .850 150 .402 142 303 7 8 0 1 8547/239
BSN (3 Yrs) 8.9 440 1975 1762 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 23 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 .347 108 737 23 25 10 9 *87H/9
PIT (1 Yr) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -142 0 0 0 0 0 0 /9H
AB3 (1 Yr) 0.1 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 183 .438 162 2 0 0 /2
NAL (8 Yrs) 6.0 162 695 632 138 198 48 16 9 92 38 0 48 .313 .368 .483 .851 150 .402 142 305 7 8 0 1 85427/39
NL (4 Yrs) 8.9 442 1976 1763 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 23 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 .346 108 737 23 25 10 0 9 *87H/9
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1945 28 CBE WS 4 17 15 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 .267 .353 .400 .753 6 0 0 0 0
1947 30 CBE WS 5 23 19 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 4 .316 .435 .421 .856 8 0 0 0
2 Yrs 9 40 34 5 10 2 1 0 3 1 6 .294 .400 .412 .812 14 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 720 612 90 180 36 18 0 54 18 108 .294 .400 .412 .812 252 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1938 21 AB3 NAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .544 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
1942 25 CCB NAL 126 5 1 0 0 -1 5 0.5 4 9 0.8 .514 .503 0.7 -0.1 8 8/7945 AS,AS
1943 26 CBE NAL 148 7 0 0 -1 0 6 0.6 4 11 1.0 .516 .504 1.1 -0.1 12 85/4
1944 27 CBE NAL 99 7 0 0 2 0 9 0.9 3 11 1.2 .539 .506 0.9 0.2 9 8/245 AS
1945 28 CBE NAL 91 8 1 0 2 0 11 1.0 3 14 1.3 .549 .506 1.1 0.2 12 8/2537
1946 29 CBE NAL 86 1 0 0 -1 0 1 0.1 3 3 0.3 .503 .500 0.3 0.0 4 8/43 AS,AS
1947 30 CBE NAL 96 7 1 0 2 0 10 0.8 3 13 1.0 .537 .505 0.9 0.1 11 8 AS,AS
1948 31 CBE NAL 46 3 0 0 1 0 5 0.4 1 6 0.5 .536 .502 0.4 0.1 5 8
1950 33 BSN NL 642 7 5 1 -2 -1 11 0.9 23 33 3.2 .507 .506 3.6 -0.4 35 *8 MVP-27,ROY-1
1951 34 BSN NL 645 20 7 2 -4 -1 23 2.3 24 47 4.7 .516 .515 5.3 -0.6 51 *87/H9
1952 35 BSN NL 688 -9 3 -1 -5 -1 -13 -1.5 24 11 1.0 .491 .491 1.6 -0.6 16 *8/H
1954 37 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .478 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /9H
12 Yrs 2671 55 18 2 -6 -3 66 5.8 92 159 14.9 .510 .504 15.9 -1.1 164 8754H2/93
162 Game Avg 716 15 5 0 -2 -1 18 1.6 25 43 4.0 .510 .504 4.3 -0.3 44
CCB (7 Yrs) 692 37 3 0 5 0 45 4.2 21 67 6.0 .526 .504 5.4 0.5 61 8547/239
BSN (3 Yrs) 1975 18 15 2 -11 -3 21 1.6 71 92 8.9 .505 .504 10.5 -1.6 103 *87H/9
PIT (1 Yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .478 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /9H
AB3 (1 Yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.1 .544 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /2
NAL (8 Yrs) 695 38 3 0 6 0 46 4.2 21 67 6.0 .526 .504 5.4 0.5 61 85427/39
NL (4 Yrs) 1976 18 15 2 -11 -3 20 1.6 71 91 8.9 .504 .504 10.5 -1.6 103 *87H/9

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1938 21 AB3 NAL 3 .438 162 .333 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 /2
1942 25 CCB NAL 126 .368 130 .299 .127 0.8 4.8 43.9 8/7945 AS,AS
1943 26 CBE NAL 148 .380 137 .305 .162 0.7 3.4 56.3 85/4
1944 27 CBE NAL 99 .409 159 .326 .102 2.0 9.1 44.7 8/245 AS
1945 28 CBE NAL 91 .452 167 .325 .222 1.1 8.8 36.1 100.0 8/2537
1946 29 CBE NAL 86 .350 107 .260 .115 1.2 7.0 70.4 8/43 AS,AS
1947 30 CBE NAL 96 .457 153 .321 .253 2.1 10.4 66.7 8 AS,AS
1948 31 CBE NAL 46 .436 143 .263 .282 2.2 8.7 64.7 8
1950 33 BSN NL 642 .354 109 .299 .168 2.8 14.5 8.1 1.2 1.1% 8.74 41.4 79.5 58.0 *8 MVP-27,ROY-1
1951 34 BSN NL 645 .376 127 .305 .180 2.8 13.6 8.8 3.8 0.9% 33.33 39.5 87.5 59.4 *87/H9
1952 35 BSN NL 688 .313 88 .265 .125 1.9 16.3 9.9 0.3 0.7% -0.35 32.2 75.7 63.2 *8/H
1954 37 PIT NL 1 .000 -142 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% -0.31 /9H
12 Yrs 2671 .361 118 .294 .160 2.2 11.0 8.4 5.3 2.7% 41.41 42.0 81.7 60.2 8754H2/93
MLB Average .329 100 .275 .110 1.4 8.5 9.2 32.1 57.1 45.3
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1945 28 CBE WS 17 .267 .133 0.0 11.8 16.7
1947 30 CBE WS 23 .316 .105 0.0 17.4 40.0
2 Yrs 40 .294 .118 0.0 15.0 31.3
MLB Average .270 .093 0.6 10.3 34.0
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
1938 21 AB3 NAL C 1 1 8.0 8 6 1 1 0 .875 .978 7.88 7.65 7.00 4.00 0 0
1942 25 CCB NAL CF 18 0.00 AS,AS
1942 25 CCB NAL LF 9 0.00 AS,AS
1942 25 CCB NAL RF 2 0.00 AS,AS
1942 25 CCB NAL 3B 1 0.00 AS,AS
1942 25 CCB NAL 2B 1 0.00 AS,AS
1943 26 CBE NAL CF 16 140.0 42 39 2 1 0 .976 .954 2.64 2.30 2.56 1.06
1943 26 CBE NAL 3B 13 97.2 27 10 14 3 1 .889 .933 2.21 2.88 1.85 1.32
1943 26 CBE NAL 2B 8 62.1 36 14 20 2 1 .944 .941 4.91 5.27 4.25 2.43
1944 27 CBE NAL CF 17 17 135.1 45 40 3 2 0 .956 .959 2.86 2.16 2.53 0.71 AS
1944 27 CBE NAL C 4 2 26.0 21 14 6 1 0 .952 .954 6.92 6.58 5.00 2.18 0 0 AS
1944 27 CBE NAL 2B 3 2 20.0 13 4 9 0 2 1.000 .928 5.85 5.58 4.33 1.87 AS
1944 27 CBE NAL 3B 3 2 10.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .920 2.70 3.15 1.00 1.03 AS
1945 28 CBE NAL CF 15 15 120.0 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 .953 2.48 2.03 2.20 0.64
1945 28 CBE NAL C 5 3 32.0 17 10 4 3 0 .824 .971 3.94 6.61 2.80 2.10 0 1
1945 28 CBE NAL 3B 2 2 18.0 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 .928 2.50 3.10 2.50 1.00
1945 28 CBE NAL 1B 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .980 9.00 10.80 2.00 3.40
1945 28 CBE NAL LF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .950 2.25 1.80 1.00 0.50
1946 29 CBE NAL CF 13 13 106.1 28 26 1 1 0 .964 .942 2.29 2.17 2.08 0.48 AS,AS
1946 29 CBE NAL 2B 5 5 41.0 31 11 15 5 3 .839 .916 5.71 5.29 5.20 1.18 AS,AS
1946 29 CBE NAL 1B 1 1 9.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 .983 9.00 10.40 9.00 2.30 AS,AS
1947 30 CBE NAL CF 21 21 178.0 55 47 3 5 0 .909 .941 2.53 2.52 2.38 0.77 AS,AS
1948 31 CBE NAL CF 10 10 83.1 24 23 0 1 0 .958 .939 2.48 2.24 2.30 0.53
1950 33 BSN NL OF 141 139 132 1212.1 384 355 17 12 6 .969 .978 2.76 2.34 2.64 2.31 MVP-27,ROY-1
1950 33 BSN NL CF 140 139 132 1212.1 384 353 18 13 6 .966 .980 2.75 2.79 2.65 2.76 MVP-27,ROY-1
1951 34 BSN NL OF 140 139 131 1233.1 384 356 18 10 4 .974 .981 2.73 2.42 2.67 2.41
1951 34 BSN NL CF 126 125 118 1103.2 342 319 17 6 4 .982 .983 2.74 2.88 2.67 2.87
1951 34 BSN NL LF 13 11 10 104.2 37 33 0 4 0 .892 .977 2.84 2.33 2.54 2.32
1951 34 BSN NL RF 3 3 3 25.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .981 2.88 2.05 2.67 2.03
1952 35 BSN NL OF 151 150 150 1353.0 436 413 10 13 3 .970 .981 2.81 2.31 2.80 2.29
1952 35 BSN NL CF 151 150 150 1353.0 433 410 10 13 3 .970 .983 2.79 2.73 2.78 2.70
1954 37 PIT NL OF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .970 0 -180 4.50 2.25 1.00 2.30
1954 37 PIT NL RF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .970 0 -180 4.50 1.80 1.00 2.00
Standard Total Zone Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
10 Yrs 481 446 413 4126.2 1378 1208 119 51 20 .963 .975 0 0 2.89 2.55 2.76 2.27 0 1
CF (10 Yrs) CF 527 490 400 4432.0 1386 1289 55 42 13 .970 .977 2.73 2.70 2.55 2.32
OF (4 Yrs) OF 433 428 413 3800.2 1205 1125 45 35 13 .971 .980 0 0 2.77 2.36 2.70 2.34
3B (4 Yrs) 3B 19 4 125.2 35 13 19 3 1 .914 .931 2.29 2.93 1.68 1.17
2B (4 Yrs) 2B 17 7 123.1 80 29 44 7 6 .913 .929 5.33 5.33 4.29 1.82
LF (3 Yrs) LF 23 11 10 108.2 38 34 0 4 0 .895 .976 2.82 2.31 1.48 1.33
C (3 Yrs) C 10 6 66.0 46 30 11 5 0 .891 .964 5.59 6.72 4.10 2.32 0 1
RF (3 Yrs) RF 6 3 3 27.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 -13 3.00 2.03 1.50 1.35
1B (2 Yrs) 1B 2 1 11.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 .983 9.00 10.47 5.50 2.85
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1945 28 CBE WS CF 4 4 108.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 2.00
1947 30 CBE WS CF 5 5 123.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.51 1.40
2 Yrs 9 9 231.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 0.58 1.67

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Sam Jethroe born?

Sam Jethroe was born on January 23, 1917.

Where was Sam Jethroe born?

Sam Jethroe was born in Lowndes County, MS.

How tall was Sam Jethroe?

Sam Jethroe was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Sam Jethroe weigh when playing?

Sam Jethroe weighed 178 lbs (80 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Sam Jethroe play?

Sam Jethroe played 12 seasons.

Is Sam Jethroe in the Hall of Fame?

Sam Jethroe has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Sam Jethroe play?

Sam Jethroe was a Centerfielder.

How many hits did Sam Jethroe have?

Sam Jethroe had 658 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Sam Jethroe have?

Sam Jethroe had 58 home runs over his career.

What was Sam Jethroe's average?

Sam Jethroe had a .275 average over his career.

How many teams has Sam Jethroe played for?

Sam Jethroe played for 5 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs, Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, Cleveland Buckeyes, Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.

How many World Series has Sam Jethroe won?

Sam Jethroe won 1 World Series.

When did Sam Jethroe retire?

Sam Jethroe last played in 1954.

What are Sam Jethroe's nicknames?

Jet is a nickname for Sam Jethroe.

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