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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
194721CBENAL01.0003.381101008.011530205000351482.181.62512.40.02.35.62.50
194822CBENAL12.3338.0042200018.023211611601200095614.812.16711.50.58.06.00.75
195125CLEAL01.0002.082110008.24220514000341913.291.0384.20.05.24.20.80
195226CLEAL23.4007.25144200136.0383029637228404184476.422.0839.51.59.37.00.76
195529CHCNL1420.4124.10363411240241.2175118110221855198140510701014.381.4906.50.86.97.41.07AS
195630CHCNL914.3913.9133283820188.21559382211156176802832983.911.4317.41.05.58.41.53
195731STLNL129.5713.60282711020182.21647773177111546037671103.241.2868.10.83.57.62.17
195832STLNL1413.5192.88353501420250.0204958023107522560710411443.231.2447.30.83.98.12.10
195933SFGNL2115.5832.835035121645270.2232998518109620980511481343.161.2607.70.63.66.91.92AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
196034SFGNL1814.5633.19393531330234.020011283189151904089781103.121.2447.70.73.57.32.09
196135SFGNL88.5004.49371710201128.1134726412577105807579853.671.4889.40.84.07.41.84
196236DETAL24.3333.65306310181.177393313351732033511134.261.3778.51.43.98.12.09
196337STLNL201.0009.00110500211.0151211051800152412.391.81812.30.04.16.51.60
196438BALAL002.6170400010.15331506000381434.150.9684.40.94.45.21.20
14 Yrs103104.4983.63327225477717101669.114377786741528404013936004572041073.611.3647.70.84.57.51.66
162 Game Avg.1313.4983.6340286921206 17796831910351727068871073.611.3647.70.84.57.51.66
SFG (3 yrs)4737.5603.3012687253176633.056628323248257185042002027051123.251.3008.00.73.77.21.96
STL (3 yrs)2822.5603.33746262442443.23831841644018373871201118601223.211.2767.80.83.77.92.11
CHC (2 yrs)2334.4044.02696242060430.1330211192433001137422071902994.171.4646.90.96.37.81.25
CLE (2 yrs)24.3336.25165300144.2423231642332404218565.811.8818.51.28.56.40.76
CBE (2 yrs)13.2506.5853210026.0342619118017000130754.002.00011.80.36.25.90.94
BAL (1 yr)002.6170400010.15331506000381434.150.9684.40.94.45.21.20
DET (1 yr)24.3333.65306310181.177393313351732033511134.261.3778.51.43.98.12.09
NL (8 yrs)9893.5133.5126921135751781507.012796785881317403612655403864671113.501.3407.60.84.47.61.71
AL (4 yrs)48.3334.42531110102136.1124746720824111607607884.761.5118.21.35.47.31.35
NAL (2 yrs)13.2506.5853210026.0342619118017000130754.002.00011.80.36.25.90.94

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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
1947 21 CBE NAL -0.1 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -104 0 0 0 /1
1948 22 CBE NAL 0.1 4 8 8 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 101 .358 103 3 0 0 /1
1951 25 CLE AL 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .007 -122 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 26 CLE AL -0.1 14 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -43 .084 -68 1 0 0 0 0 1
1955 29 CHC NL -0.2 36 85 77 2 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 27 .182 .213 .195 .407 10 .201 -7 15 4 0 5 0 0 1 AS
1956 30 CHC NL 0.0 33 71 57 3 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 19 .175 .230 .175 .405 12 .207 -8 10 1 0 10 0 0 1
1957 31 STL NL -0.4 28 70 63 2 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 25 .159 .182 .175 .356 -4 .164 -37 11 0 1 4 1 0 1
1958 32 STL NL -1.0 35 95 90 2 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 .100 .118 .100 .218 -42 .103 -85 9 3 0 2 1 0 1
1959 33 SFG NL -0.6 50 100 85 3 11 1 0 0 8 0 0 3 30 .129 .157 .141 .298 -18 .140 -61 12 1 0 11 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
1960 34 SFG NL 0.3 39 89 80 3 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 20 .200 .207 .225 .432 22 .228 21 18 0 0 7 1 0 1
1961 35 SFG NL -0.1 37 42 36 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .139 .162 .194 .357 -4 .161 -44 7 0 0 5 0 0 1
1962 36 DET AL -0.1 30 21 21 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .238 .333 -15 .143 -47 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1963 37 STL NL 0.0 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 52 .348 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1964 38 BAL AL 0.0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 .698 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
14 Yrs -2.0 327 599 533 19 81 7 0 1 30 0 0 17 167 .152 .178 .171 .349 -5 .170 -31 91 9 1 44 4 0 1
162 Game Avg -1.0 162 297 264 9 40 3 0 0 15 0 8 .152 .178 .171 .349 -5 .170 -31 45 0 22
SFG (3 Yrs) -0.3 126 231 201 6 32 5 0 0 13 0 0 5 57 .159 .178 .184 .362 0 .178 -26 37 1 0 23 2 0 1
STL (3 Yrs) -1.3 74 167 154 4 19 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 51 .123 .149 .130 .279 -26 .131 -63 20 3 1 6 2 0 1
CHC (2 Yrs) -0.2 69 156 134 5 24 1 0 0 6 0 0 7 46 .179 .220 .187 .406 11 .204 -8 25 5 0 15 0 0 1
CLE (2 Yrs) -0.1 16 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -52 .071 -78 1 0 0 0 0 1
CBE (2 Yrs) 0.0 5 11 11 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545 46 .260 48 3 0 0 /1
DET (1 Yr) -0.1 30 21 21 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .238 .333 -15 .143 -47 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
BAL (1 Yr) 0.0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 .698 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
NL (8 Yrs) -1.9 269 554 489 15 75 7 0 0 26 0 0 16 154 .153 .180 .168 .348 -5 .170 -33 82 9 1 44 4 0 1
AL (4 Yrs) -0.2 53 34 33 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 13 .091 .118 .182 .299 -20 .134 -46 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.0 5 11 11 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545 46 .260 48 3 0 0 /1
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1947 21 CBE WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1947 21 CBE NAL P 1 1 8.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .953 3.38 2.59 3.00 0.80 0 1
1948 22 CBE NAL P 4 3 18.0 6 0 6 0 0 1.000 .925 3.00 2.30 1.50 0.55 0 4
1951 25 CLE AL P 2 1 0 8.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .955 2.08 2.08 1.00 2.05 0 0 1 100.0 45.0 0
1952 26 CLE AL P 14 4 0 36.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .965 1.00 2.10 0.29 2.10 4 2 3 60.0 45.4 0
1955 29 CHC NL P 36 34 12 241.2 55 14 36 5 0 .909 .950 1.86 2.04 1.39 2.02 5 11 9 45.0 43.8 0 AS
1956 30 CHC NL P 33 28 8 188.2 32 7 21 4 3 .875 .966 1.34 2.05 0.85 2.03 2 8 3 27.3 40.0 0
1957 31 STL NL P 28 27 10 182.2 41 13 27 1 1 .976 .962 1.97 2.06 1.43 2.08 3 2 5 71.4 39.9 1
1958 32 STL NL P 35 35 14 250.0 46 14 31 1 3 .978 .955 1.62 1.97 1.29 1.96 7 12 7 36.8 38.7 1
1959 33 SFG NL P 50 35 16 270.2 47 10 34 3 2 .936 .954 1.46 1.99 0.88 1.97 5 10 9 47.4 37.9 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
1960 34 SFG NL P 39 35 13 234.0 45 6 34 5 1 .889 .962 1.54 2.09 1.03 2.08 8 13 7 35.0 40.3 2
1961 35 SFG NL P 37 17 2 128.1 19 7 11 1 1 .947 .959 1.26 2.18 0.49 2.15 7 8 2 20.0 38.2 1
1962 36 DET AL P 30 6 1 81.1 20 11 8 1 0 .950 .958 2.10 2.08 0.63 2.07 3 4 3 42.9 36.3 0
1963 37 STL NL P 11 0 0 11.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .950 1.64 2.05 0.18 2.06 1 1 1 50.0 42.0 0
1964 38 BAL AL P 7 0 0 10.1 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 .960 0.87 1.92 0.14 1.89 0 1 0 0.0 37.0 0
14 Yrs 327 226 76 1669.1 323 84 218 21 12 .935 .957 1.63 2.05 0.92 2.02 45 77 50 41.0 40.0 6
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP RF/9 RF/G Awards
1947 21 CBE WS P 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
1 Yr 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Sam Jones born?

Sam Jones was born on December 14, 1925.

Where was Sam Jones born?

Sam Jones was born in Stewartsville, OH.

How tall was Sam Jones?

Sam Jones was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Sam Jones weigh when playing?

Sam Jones weighed 192 lbs (87 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Sam Jones play?

Sam Jones played 14 seasons.

Is Sam Jones in the Hall of Fame?

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

What position did Sam Jones play?

Sam Jones was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Sam Jones have?

Sam Jones had 1,393 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Sam Jones played for?

Sam Jones played for 7 teams; the Cleveland Buckeyes, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles.

How many World Series has Sam Jones won?

Sam Jones never won a World Series.

When did Sam Jones retire?

Sam Jones last played in 1964.

What are Sam Jones' nicknames?

Toothpick Sam is a nickname for Sam Jones.

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