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Jesse Jefferson
Jesse Harrison Jefferson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.

Debut June 23, 1973
  vs. BOS 10.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game September 30, 1981
Born March 3, 1949 in Midlothian, VA

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1973 24 BAL AL   6   5  18  15   3   0   2  0  100.7  104   53   46  15   46   52   0   8   439   1   0  4.11  3.75   91 1.490
 1974 25 BAL AL   1   0  20   2   0   0   7  0   57.3   55   30   28   2   38   31   0   2   253   2   0  4.40  3.44   78 1.622
 1975 26 TOT AL   5  11  26  21   1   0   4  0  115.3  105   72   63  10  102   71   2   5   538   3   2  4.92  3.88   79 1.795
         BAL AL   0   2   4   0   0   0   3  0    7.7    5    3    2   0    8    4   0   0    33   2   0  2.35  3.52  150 1.696
         CHW AL   5   9  22  21   1   0   1  0  107.7  100   69   61  10   94   67   2   5   505   1   2  5.10  3.90   77 1.802
 1976 27 CHW AL   2   5  19   9   0   0   5  0   62.3   86   62   59   3   42   30   2   4   307   0   1  8.52  3.59   42 2.053
 1977 28 TOR AL   9  17  33  33   8   0   0  0  217.0  224  123  104  23   83  114   1   3   938   4   1  4.31  4.19   97 1.415
 1978 29 TOR AL   7  16  31  30   9   2   1  0  211.7  214  109  103  28   86   97   3   4   907   5   1  4.38  3.93   90 1.417
 1979 30 TOR AL   2  10  34  10   2   0  12  1  116.0  150   75   71  19   45   43   2   2   513   2   0  5.51  4.32   78 1.681
 1980 31 TOT      5  13  30  19   2   2   4  0  128.3  133   79   75  12   54   57   2   1   558   2   2  5.26  4.29   82 1.457
         TOR AL   4  13  29  18   2   2   4  0  121.7  130   78   74  12   52   53   2   0   535   2   2  5.47  4.33   79 1.496
         PIT NL   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  0    6.7    3    1    1   0    2    4   0   1    23   0   0  1.35  3.68  273 0.750
 1981 32 CAL AL   2   4  26   5   0   0   5  0   77.0   80   39   31   4   24   27   2   4   333   4   3  3.62  3.63  100 1.351
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .325  39  81 237 144  25   4  40  1 1085.7 1151  642  580 116  520  522  14  33  4786  23  10  4.81  3.98   83 1.539
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6  14  42  25   4   0   7  0  193.7  205  114  103  20   92   93   2   5   854   4   1  4.81  3.98   83 1.539
 Career High      9  17  34  33   9   2  12  1  217.0  224  123  104  28  102  114   3   8   938   5   3  3.62  4.32  100 1.351

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 31 TOT     30    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      237    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 Career High     34    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 31 TOT       2    2    0   0.0    97| .000  .270| .000  .333| .000  .392| .000  .725|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0    97| .000  .270| .000  .333| .000  .392| .000  .725|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons         2    2    0   0.0    97| .000  .270| .000  .333| .000  .392| .000  .725|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 24 BAL AL P 18 5 20 0 0 1.000 .951 1.39 0.86 2.23 1.86 15 100.7 1974 25 BAL AL P 20 3 9 1 1 .923 .945 0.60 0.83 1.88 1.81 2 57.3 1975 26 TOT AL P 26 5 21 4 2 .867 .939 1.00 0.85 2.03 1.87 21 115.4 BAL AL P 4 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 0.75 0.85 3.51 1.87 0 7.7 CHW AL P 22 5 18 4 1 .852 .939 1.05 0.85 1.92 1.87 21 107.7 1976 27 CHW AL P 19 3 14 0 2 1.000 .950 0.89 0.85 2.46 1.86 9 62.3 1977 28 TOR AL P 33 12 38 8 2 .862 .949 1.52 0.84 2.07 1.95 33 217.0 1978 29 TOR AL P 31 15 31 3 3 .939 .954 1.48 0.85 1.96 1.90 30 211.7 1979 30 TOR AL P 34 10 22 4 1 .889 .950 0.94 0.81 2.48 1.92 10 116.0 1980 31 TOT P 30 6 25 2 1 .939 .957 1.03 0.77 2.17 1.85 19 128.4 TOR AL P 29 5 24 2 1 .935 .957 1.00 0.77 2.14 1.85 18 121.7 PIT NL P 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 0.70 2.69 1.88 1 6.7 1981 32 CAL AL P 26 11 6 3 2 .850 .960 0.65 0.81 1.99 1.98 5 77.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1973 24 BAL AL P 18 5 20 0 0 1.000 .951 1.39 0.86 2.23 1.86 15 100.7 1974 25 BAL AL P 20 3 9 1 1 .923 .945 0.60 0.83 1.88 1.81 2 57.3 1975 26 TOT AL P 26 5 21 4 2 .867 .939 1.00 0.85 2.03 1.87 21 115.4 BAL AL P 4 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 0.75 0.85 3.51 1.87 0 7.7 CHW AL P 22 5 18 4 1 .852 .939 1.05 0.85 1.92 1.87 21 107.7 1976 27 CHW AL P 19 3 14 0 2 1.000 .950 0.89 0.85 2.46 1.86 9 62.3 1977 28 TOR AL P 33 12 38 8 2 .862 .949 1.52 0.84 2.07 1.95 33 217.0 1978 29 TOR AL P 31 15 31 3 3 .939 .954 1.48 0.85 1.96 1.90 30 211.7 1979 30 TOR AL P 34 10 22 4 1 .889 .950 0.94 0.81 2.48 1.92 10 116.0 1980 31 TOT P 30 6 25 2 1 .939 .957 1.03 0.77 2.17 1.85 19 128.4 TOR AL P 29 5 24 2 1 .935 .957 1.00 0.77 2.14 1.85 18 121.7 PIT NL P 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 0.70 2.69 1.88 1 6.7 1981 32 CAL AL P 26 11 6 3 2 .850 .960 0.65 0.81 1.99 1.98 5 77.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 237 70 186 25 14 .911 .951 1.08 0.83 2.12 1.90 144 1085.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 237 70 186 25 14 .911 .951 1.08 0.83 2.12 1.90 144 1086
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Shutouts
1980 AL-2-10

Home Runs Allow.
1978 AL-28-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1975 AL-102-6
1977 AL-83-10
1978 AL-86-10

Losses
1977 AL-17-7
1978 AL-16-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1977 AL-104-10
1978 AL-103-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2553) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 1.0 (1892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

June 15, 1975: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Chicago White Sox as the 47th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

September 11, 1980: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 22, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

February 19, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

April 1, 1982: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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