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Joe Berry

Jonas Arthur Berry (Jittery Joe)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 145 lb.

Born: December 16, 1904 in Huntsville, AR (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1942
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians/Cubs 1942-1946

Final Game: September 21, 1946
Died: September 27, 1958 in Anaheim, CA
Buried: Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, AR
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1927	22	-min	D	8	13	.381		30						180.0	184	84			53							1.317	9.2		2.6			GUL,LRL · CSTL
1928	23	-min	D	16	10	.615		33						245.0	250	92			56	73	4		3			1.249	9.2		2.1	2.7	1.30	GUL · CSTL
1929	24	-min	D	21	13	.618	2.67	45						297.0	287	126	88		58							1.162	8.7		1.8			VBG · CSTL
1930	25	-min	D	14	12	.538	4.89	32						195.0	234	143	106		56							1.487	10.8		2.6			PNB,VBG · CSTL
1931	26	-min	D	16	12	.571	2.74	35						243.0	224	97	74		68							1.202	8.3		2.5			PNB · CSTL
1932	27	-min	D,C,B	13	15	.464	3.97	44						274.0	286	158	121		86							1.358	9.4		2.8			PNB,MSK,MAC · CSTL,WA,SEAL
1933	28	BAL-min	A	20	15	.571		49						280.0	291	131			82							1.332	9.4		2.6			JOP · WL
1934	29	BOS-min	C	21	17	.553	3.55	47						332.0	339	180	131		64							1.214	9.2		1.7			JOP · WA
1935	30	CHC-min	C	7	5	.583	2.65	13						102.0	105	44	30		25							1.275	9.3		2.2			PCY · WA
1936	31	CHC-min	AA	7	7	.500	3.74	32						125.0	135	67	52		28							1.304	9.7		2.0			LOS · PCL
1937	32	CHC-min	AA	13	13	.500	2.77	34						266.0	224	94	82		48							1.023	7.6		1.6			LOS · PCL
1938	33	CHC-min	AA	16	11	.593	3.42	40	17					187.0	179	94	71		51							1.230	8.6		2.5			LOS · PCL
1939	34	CHC-min	AA	8	7	.533	4.43	47	7					122.0	153	94	60		48							1.648	11.3		3.5			LOS · PCL
1940	35	CHC-min	AA	9	5	.643	2.39	53	5					143.0	118	67	38		41							1.112	7.4		2.6			LOS · PCL
1941	36	CHC-min	AA	6	10	.375	5.26	52	3		2	0		125.0	145	105	73		51	48	4	0	2			1.568	10.4		3.7	3.5	0.94	LOS · PCL
1942	37	CHC-min	A1	18	8	.692	1.88	48						239.0	168	62	50		47							0.900	6.3		1.8			TUL · TL
1942	37	CHC	NL	0	0		18.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	7	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	16	22	4.500	31.5	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50

1944	39	PHA	AL	10	8	.556	1.94	53	0	47	0	0	12	111.1	78	32	24	4	23	44	2	0	1	445	179	0.907	6.3	0.3	1.9	3.6	1.91
1945	40	PHA	AL	8	7	.533	2.35	52	0	40	0	0	5	130.1	114	40	34	5	38	51	0	0	1	537	145	1.166	7.9	0.3	2.6	3.5	1.34
1946	41	OAK-min	AAA	0	2	.000	2.68	16	0		0	0		37.0	37	18	11		16	28	1	1	1			1.432	9.0		3.9	6.8	1.75	TTO · IL
1946	41	TOT	AL	3	7	.300	3.22	26	0	17	0	0	1	50.1	47	23	18	5	24	21	1	0	0	217	106	1.411	8.4	0.9	4.3	3.8	0.88
1946	41	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	2.77	5	0	4	0	0	0	13.0	15	5	4	1	3	5	1	0	0	57	131	1.385	10.4	0.7	2.1	3.5	1.67
1946	41	CLE	AL	3	6	.333	3.38	21	0	13	0	0	1	37.1	32	18	14	4	21	16	0	0	0	160	99	1.420	7.7	1.0	5.1	3.9	0.76
1947	42	CLE-min	AA	6	7	.462	2.39	49						109.0	88	36	29		29							1.073	7.3		2.4			SHV,OKC · TL
1948	43	CIN-min	AA	4	2	.667	2.11	31	0					47.0	44	22	11		19							1.340	8.4		3.6			TUL · TL
1950	45	-min	D	3	0	1.000	3.86	16						35.0	42	19	15		7							1.400	10.8		1.8			VRN · LONG
1951	46	-min	B,C	4	4	.500	1.26	20						50.0	40	14	7		20							1.200	7.2		3.6			CPC,VRN · GULF,LONG
4 Seasons				21	22	.488	2.45	133	0	105	0	0	18	294.0	246	99	80	14	87	117	3	0	2	1215	140	1.133	7.5	0.4	2.7	3.6	1.34
162 Game Avg.				11	11	.488	2.45	68	0	54	0	0	9	150	126	51	41	7	44	60	2	0	1	621	140	1.133	7.5	0.4	2.7	3.6	1.34

PHA (3 yrs)				18	16	.529	2.19	110	0	91	0	0	17	254.2	207	77	62	10	64	100	3	0	2	1039	157	1.064	7.3	0.4	2.3	3.5	1.56
CLE (1 yr)				3	6	.333	3.38	21	0	13	0	0	1	37.1	32	18	14	4	21	16	0	0	0	160	99	1.420	7.7	1.0	5.1	3.9	0.76
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		18.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	7	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	16	22	4.500	31.5	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50

AL (3 yrs)			AL	21	22	.488	2.34	131	0	104	0	0	18	292.0	239	95	76	14	85	116	3	0	2	1199	147	1.110	7.4	0.4	2.6	3.6	1.36
NL (1 yr)			NL	0	0		18.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	7	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	16	22	4.500	31.5	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1942	37	CHC	NL	2.0	0	4	1	0	1.0	-3	-0.4	$

1944	39	PHA	AL	111.1	0	32	55	0	1.0	23	2.7	$
1945	40	PHA	AL	130.1	0	40	63	0	1.0	23	2.6	$
1946	41	PHA	AL	13.0	0	5	7	0	1.0	2	0.2	$
1946	41	CLE	AL	37.1	0	18	20	0	1.0	2	0.1	$
4 Seasons				294.0	0	99	146	0	1.0	47	5.2	$

PHA (3 yrs)				254.2	0	77	125	0	1.0	48	5.5	$
CLE (1 yr)				37.1	0	18	20	0	1.0	2	0.1	$
CHC (1 yr)				2.0	0	4	1	0	1.0	-3	-0.4	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos
1927	22	-min	D	40	99	99		15	2	1	0						.152	.152	.192	.343		19				LRL,GUL · CSTL
1928	23	-min	D	78	226	199	28	51	2	3	3		2		17	19	.256	.321	.342	.663		68		2	8	GUL · CSTL
1929	24	-min	D	59	142	142		37	4	1	2						.261	.261	.345	.606		49				VBG · CSTL
1930	25	-min	D	63	144	144		40	5	6	1						.278	.278	.417	.694		60				VBG,PNB · CSTL
1931	26	-min	D	62	162	162		36	4	3	0						.222	.222	.284	.506		46				PNB · CSTL
1932	27	-min	D,C,B	61	135	135		34	9	1	2						.252	.252	.378	.630		51				PNB,MSK,MAC · CSTL,WA,SEAL
1933	28	BAL-min	A	63	137	137		35	7	4	1						.255	.255	.387	.642		53				JOP · WL
1934	29	BOS-min	C	81	217	217		53	15	0	1						.244	.244	.327	.571		71				JOP · WA
1935	30	CHC-min	C	17	44	44		13	2	1	0						.295	.295	.386	.682		17				PCY · WA
1936	31	CHC-min	AA	33	45	45		5	1	0	0						.111	.111	.133	.244		6				LOS · PCL
1937	32	CHC-min	AA	36	72	72		14	1	0	0						.194	.194	.208	.403		15				LOS · PCL
1938	33	CHC-min	AA	39	67	67		18	5	1	0						.269	.269	.373	.642		25				LOS · PCL
1939	34	CHC-min	AA	47	36	36		9	2	0	0						.250	.250	.306	.556		11				LOS · PCL
1940	35	CHC-min	AA	52	37	37		8	0	1	0						.216	.216	.270	.486		10				LOS · PCL
1941	36	CHC-min	AA	53	34	32	7	10	1	0	0	4	0		1	3	.313	.333	.344	.677		11		0	1	LOS · PCL
1942	37	CHC-min	A1	53	96	96		22	5	0	0						.229	.229	.281	.510		27				TUL · TL
1942	37	CHC	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0						0	0	0	0	/1

1944	39	PHA	AL	53	30	25	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	.120	.185	.120	.305	-11	3	0	0	3	1
1945	40	PHA	AL	52	39	35	3	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.143	.189	.200	.389	14	7	0	0	2	1
1946	41	OAK-min	AAA	16	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.100	.100	.100	.200		1	0	0	0	TTO · IL
1946	41	TOT	AL	26	12	10	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.300	.300	.300	.600	72	3	0	0	2	1
1946	41	PHA	AL	5	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	88	1	0	0	1	/1
1946	41	CLE	AL	21	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286	.571	65	2	0	0	1	1
1947	42	CLE-min	AA	50	25	25		5	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400		5				SHV,OKC · TL
1948	43	CIN-min	AA	31	10	10		1	0	0	0						.100	.100	.100	.200		1				TUL · TL
1950	45	-min	D	17	11	11		2	1	0	0						.182	.182	.273	.455		3				VRN · LONG
1951	46	-min	C,B	20	14	14		5	0	0	0						.357	.357	.357	.714		5				VRN,CPC · LONG,GULF
4 Seasons				133	81	70	5	11	2	0	0	3	0	0	4	14	.157	.203	.186	.388	13	13	0	0	7
162 Game Avg.				162	99	85	6	13	2	0	0	4	0		5	17	.157	.203	.186	.388	13	16	0	0	9

PHA (3 yrs)				110	73	63	4	9	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	13	.143	.194	.175	.369	7	11	0	0	6
CLE (1 yr)				21	8	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286	.571	65	2	0	0	1
CHC (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0						0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				131	81	70	5	11	2	0	0	3	0	0	4	14	.157	.203	.186	.388	13	13	0	0	7
NL (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0						0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1944	39	PHA	AL	30	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$	1
1945	40	PHA	AL	39	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$	1
1946	41	PHA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1946	41	CLE	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
3 Seasons				81	-8	0	0	0	0	4	2	-2	-0.4	-2	-0.2	-0.2	$

PHA (3 yrs)				73	-8	0	0	0	0	4	2	-2	-0.4	-2	-0.2	-0.2	$
CLE (1 yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1942	CHC	NL	37	P	2	2.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	4.50	0.50	.970	2.25	2.35
1944	PHA	AL	39	P	53	111.1	42	14	26	2	2	.952	3.23	0.75	.960	2.09	2.10
1945	PHA	AL	40	P	52	130.1	42	11	30	1	0	.976	2.83	0.79	.955	2.24	2.23
1946	TOT	AL	41	P	26	50.1	9	3	6	0	0	1.000	1.61	0.35	.951	2.00	1.99
1946	PHA	AL	41	P	5	13.0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	3.46	1.00	.952	2.01	2.00
1946	CLE	AL	41	P	21	37.1	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.96	0.19	.950	2.00	1.99
	4 Seasons			P	133	294.0	94	28	63	3	2	.968	2.79	0.68	.957	2.14	2.13
	4 Seasons			TOT	133	294.0	94	28	63	3	2	.968	2.79	0.68	.957	2.14	2.13

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y 1944 AL 2.7 (10th) 1945 AL 2.6 (10th)	Games Played s c a p y 1944 AL 53 (2nd) 1945 AL 52 (1st)	Saves s c a p y 1944 AL 12 (1st) 1945 AL 5 (2nd)	Games Finished s c a p y 1944 AL 47 (1st) 1945 AL 40 (1st) 1946 AL 17 (6th)
Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1944 AL 17 (9th) 1945 AL 15 (9th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1944 AL 1.9 (9th) 1945 AL 1.7 (9th)	Def. Games as P s c a p y 1944 AL 53 (2nd) 1945 AL 52 (1st)	Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y 1944 AL 3.23 (4th)
Fielding % as P s c a p y 1946 AL 1.000 (1st)	Oldest s c a p y 1945 AL born 1904-12-16 (9th) 1946 AL born 1904-12-16 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Pitching - 4 (462), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray Ink	Pitching - 8 (1600), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 7 (1143), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

December 1, 1943: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Chicago Cubs.
July 1, 1946: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Athletics.

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