Sam Jones stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1935

Pitcher

Age 134

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Sam Jones played 22 MLB seasons, 1914 to 1935.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
647
W
229
L
217
ERA
3.84
IP
3,883.0
K
1,223
BB
1,396
WHIP
1.41
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1914CLE1002.703.1021.20
1915CLE48493.65145.242631.33
1916BOS12013.6727.07101.30
1917BOS9014.4116.1561.29
1918BOS241652.25184.044701.20
1919BOS3512203.75245.067951.44
1920BOS3713163.94274.086791.39
1921BOS4023163.22298.298781.33
1922NYY4513133.67260.081761.33
1923NYY392183.63243.068691.27
1924NYY36963.63178.253761.47
1925NYY4315214.63246.2921041.50
1926NYY39984.98161.069801.65
1927BAL308144.32189.2721021.65
1928MIN301772.84224.263781.28
1929MIN24993.92153.236491.33
1930MIN251574.07183.160611.40
1931MIN259104.32148.058471.57
1932CHW3010154.22200.164751.46
1933CHW2710123.36176.260651.39
1934CHW278125.11183.160601.51
1935CHW21874.05140.038511.52

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
2
ERA
2.05
IP
22.0
K
9
BB
10
WHIP
1.14

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
250
SHO
36
K/9
2.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1915CLE0202.60000
1916BOS0002.30000
1917BOS0002.80000
1918BOS01652.20000
1919BOS02152.50000
1920BOS02132.80000
1921BOS02553.00000
1922NYY02002.80000
1923NYY01832.50000
1924NYY0832.70000
1925NYY01413.40000
1926NYY0613.90000
1927BAL01103.40000
1928MIN01942.50000
1929MIN0812.10000
1930MIN01412.90000
1931MIN0813.50000
1932CHW01002.90000
1933CHW01123.10000
1934CHW01112.90000
1935CHW0702.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
134 yearsJul 26, 1892
Debut
1914

What were Sam Jones's career stats?

Sam Jones played 22 seasons for the Guardians, the Red Sox, the Yankees, the Orioles, the Twins and the White Sox. He had 229 wins and 1,223 strikeouts with a 3.84 ERA over 3,883.0 innings. His best season was 1921: 23 wins, a 3.22 ERA and 98 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1914 to 1935

Championships ×3

All-time career rank

  • 63rd in wins (pitching) (229)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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