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Jack Chesbro

John Dwight Chesbro (Happy Jack)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 5, 1874 in North Adams, MA(All Transactions)
Debut: July 12, 1899
Teams (by GP): Highlanders/Pirates/RedSox 1899-1909

Final Game: October 2, 1909
Died: November 6, 1931 in Conway, MA
Buried: Howland Cemetery, Conway, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1946.
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Standard Batting

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 SF IBB Pos Awards
1899 25 PIT NL 19 63 58 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 .155 .197 .155 .352 -3 9 0 2 1
1900 26 PIT NL 32 91 85 10 15 4 1 0 9 1 6 17 .176 .231 .247 .478 32 21 0 0 1/O
1901 27 PIT NL 36 124 116 9 25 5 1 1 8 0 3 31 .216 .242 .302 .543 54 35 1 4 1
1902 28 PIT NL 35 119 112 11 20 3 1 0 8 1 3 28 .179 .200 .223 .423 29 25 0 4 1
1903 29 NYY AL 40 129 124 8 23 4 0 2 9 0 2 29 .185 .198 .266 .465 35 33 0 3 1
1904 30 NYY AL 56 181 174 17 41 9 3 1 17 1 4 43 .236 .253 .339 .592 82 59 0 3 1
1905 31 NYY AL 41 116 112 6 21 6 3 0 10 2 2 32 .188 .202 .295 .496 50 33 0 2 1
1906 32 NYY AL 49 126 125 10 26 2 1 1 4 0 1 34 .208 .214 .264 .478 43 33 0 0 1
1907 33 NYY AL 30 76 76 1 15 2 2 0 4 0 0 19 .197 .197 .276 .474 46 21 0 0 1
1908 34 NYY AL 45 106 102 8 18 2 1 0 6 0 0 23 .176 .184 .216 .400 30 22 1 3 1/3
1909 35 TOT AL 10 20 19 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .211 .250 .211 .461 45 4 0 0 1
1909 35 NYY AL 9 18 17 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 .176 .222 .176 .399 25 3 0 0 /1
1909 35 BOS AL 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 212 1 0 0 /1
11 Yrs 393 1151 1103 85 217 37 13 5 82 5 25 267 .197 .216 .267 .483 44 295 2 21
162 Game Avg. 162 474 455 35 89 15 5 2 34 2 10 110 .197 .216 .267 .483 44 122 1 9
NYY (7 yrs) 270 752 730 51 147 25 10 4 53 3 10 184 .201 .213 .279 .493 50 204 1 11
PIT (4 yrs) 122 397 371 33 69 12 3 1 28 2 15 83 .186 .220 .243 .462 32 90 1 10
BOS (1 yr) 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 212 1 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 271 754 732 52 148 25 10 4 54 3 10 184 .202 .214 .280 .494 51 205 1 11
NL (4 yrs) 122 397 371 33 69 12 3 1 28 2 15 83 .186 .220 .243 .462 32 90 1 10

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1899 25 PIT NL 19 63 -9 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.3 2 -2 -0.3 .483 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1900 26 PIT NL 32 91 -9 0 0 0 7 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 $ 1/O
1901 27 PIT NL 36 124 -8 0 0 0 9 1 0.1 4 5 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 5 $1,900 1
1902 28 PIT NL 35 119 -10 0 0 0 9 -1 -0.2 3 2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 -0.0 2 $ 1
1903 29 NYY AL 40 129 -10 0 0 0 10 0 -0.0 4 4 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 5 $5,000 1
1904 30 NYY AL 56 181 -4 0 0 0 12 7 0.8 6 13 0.8 .515 .505 0.8 -0.0 13 $ 1
1905 31 NYY AL 41 116 -7 0 0 0 9 1 0.2 4 5 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 -0.0 5 $8,000 1
1906 32 NYY AL 49 126 -9 0 0 0 8 -0 -0.0 4 4 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 4 $ 1
1907 33 NYY AL 30 76 -5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0 2 3 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $ 1
1908 34 NYY AL 45 106 -8 0 0 0 7 -0 -0.1 4 3 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 3 $ 1/3
1909 35 NYY AL 9 18 -1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ /1
1909 35 BOS AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .548 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
11 Seasons 393 1151 -80 1 0 0 82 3 0.3 37 39 0.4 .501 .500 0.4 -0.1 40 $14,900
NYY (7 yrs) 270 752 -45 1 0 0 52 8 0.9 25 33 0.9 .504 .501 0.9 -0.0 33 $13,000
PIT (4 yrs) 122 397 -36 1 0 0 30 -6 -0.6 11 6 -0.6 .496 .499 -0.6 -0.0 6 $1,900
BOS (1 yr) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .548 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1899 25 PIT NL 63 51 2 1.0 100 .176 .155 .290 .197 .352 .155 .378 .352 .730 -3 .066 -8.4 -0.9 .245 .052 .000
1900 26 PIT NL 91 70 5 1.9 98 .221 .176 .287 .231 .348 .247 .378 .478 .726 32 .181 -8.1 -0.8 .400 .153 .071 .0
1901 27 PIT NL 124 95 8 2.2 92 .286 .216 .280 .242 .336 .302 .366 .543 .702 54 .262 -7.2 -0.8 .429 .112 .086 .0
1902 28 PIT NL 119 96 5 1.4 79 .238 .179 .269 .200 .324 .223 .330 .423 .655 29 .158 -9.8 -1.1 .315 .080 .045 .0
1903 29 NYY AL 129 104 7 1.8 87 .226 .185 .270 .198 .320 .266 .365 .465 .685 35 .218 -10.2 -1.2 .347 .097 .081 .0
1904 30 NYY AL 181 136 15 2.9 77 .308 .236 .257 .253 .309 .339 .337 .592 .647 82 .464 -4.1 -0.5 .481 .132 .103 1.0
1905 31 NYY AL 116 93 7 2.0 80 .263 .188 .260 .202 .320 .295 .339 .496 .659 50 .309 -7.1 -0.9 .407 .143 .107 .0
1906 32 NYY AL 126 99 7 1.9 82 .278 .208 .267 .214 .324 .264 .342 .478 .665 43 .272 -9.0 -1.1 .343 .064 .056 .0
1907 33 NYY AL 76 61 4 1.8 77 .263 .197 .263 .197 .319 .276 .328 .474 .648 46 .258 -5.2 -0.6 .344 .079 .079
1908 34 NYY AL 106 87 4 1.2 69 .228 .176 .246 .184 .303 .216 .313 .400 .616 30 .171 -8.2 -1.0 .274 .039 .039
1909 35 TOT AL 20 15 2 3.6 74 .267 .211 .254 .250 .315 .211 .322 .461 .637 45 .569 -1.2 -0.2 .333 .053 .000
1909 35 NYY AL 18 14 1 1.9 74 .231 .176 .254 .222 .314 .176 .322 .399 .636 25 .297 -1.5 -0.2 .286 .059 .000
1909 35 BOS AL 2 1 1 26.7 76 .500 .500 .256 .500 .317 .500 .324 1.000 .642 212 .981 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
11 Yrs 1151 907 66 1.9 83 .255 .197 .267 .216 .323 .267 .345 .483 .669 44 .257 -78.6 -9.0 .369 .098 .071 5.0
162 Game Avg. 474 374 27 1.9 83 .255 .197 .267 .216 .323 .267 .345 .483 .669 44 .257 -78.6 -9.0 .369 .098 .071 2
NYY (7 yrs) 752 594 45 2.0 79 .264 .201 .260 .213 .316 .279 .338 .493 .654 50 .301 -45.4 -5.4 .374 .096 .078 3.4
PIT (4 yrs) 397 312 20 1.7 91 .237 .186 .280 .220 .338 .243 .360 .462 .698 32 .176 -33.4 -3.6 .358 .102 .057 1.3
BOS (1 yr) 2 1 1 26.7 76 .500 .500 .256 .500 .317 .500 .324 1.000 .642 212 .981 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
AL (7 yrs) 754 595 46 2.1 79 .265 .202 .260 .214 .316 .280 .338 .494 .654 51 .309 -45.2 -5.4 .375 .096 .078 3.4
NL (4 yrs) 397 312 20 1.7 91 .237 .186 .280 .220 .338 .243 .360 .462 .698 32 .176 -33.4 -3.6 .358 .102 .057 1.3

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1899 25 19 63 58 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 .155 .197 .155 .352 -3 9 0 2
1900 26 51 154 143 13 24 4 1 0 12 1 9 24 .168 .217 .210 .427 18 30 0 2
1901 27 87 278 259 22 49 9 2 1 20 1 12 55 .189 .228 .251 .479 34 65 1 6
1902 28 122 397 371 33 69 12 3 1 28 2 15 83 .186 .220 .243 .462 32 90 1 10
1903 29 162 526 495 41 92 16 3 3 37 2 17 112 .186 .214 .248 .463 33 123 1 13
1904 30 218 707 669 58 133 25 6 4 54 3 21 155 .199 .224 .272 .496 45 182 1 16
1905 31 259 823 781 64 154 31 9 4 64 5 23 187 .197 .221 .275 .496 46 215 1 18
1906 32 308 949 906 74 180 33 10 5 68 5 24 221 .199 .220 .274 .494 46 248 1 18
1907 33 338 1025 982 75 195 35 12 5 72 5 24 240 .199 .218 .274 .492 46 269 1 18
1908 34 383 1131 1084 83 213 37 13 5 78 5 24 263 .196 .215 .268 .484 44 291 2 21
1909 35 393 1151 1103 85 217 37 13 5 82 5 25 267 .197 .216 .267 .483 44 295 2 21

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1899 25 20 63 59 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 .119 .148 .119 .266 1 19
1900 26 37 101 95 9 15 4 1 0 8 1 6 19 .158 .208 .221 .429 5 32
1901 27 42 142 133 10 28 6 1 1 9 0 3 36 .211 .234 .293 .527 9 36
1902 28 40 137 129 13 23 3 1 0 9 1 3 32 .178 .197 .217 .414 6 35
1903 29 47 151 146 10 28 5 0 2 11 0 2 34 .192 .203 .267 .470 8 40
1904 30 58 192 184 21 47 10 3 1 21 1 5 44 .255 .275 .359 .634 19 56
1905 31 43 123 119 7 23 7 3 0 11 2 2 34 .193 .207 .303 .509 7 41
1906 32 52 136 135 12 30 2 1 1 5 0 1 36 .222 .228 .274 .502 8 49
1907 33 32 82 82 1 18 2 2 0 5 0 0 20 .220 .220 .293 .512 5 30
1908 34 47 112 108 11 21 2 1 0 8 0 0 24 .194 .202 .231 .433 5 45
1909 35 10 21 20 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .200 .238 .200 .438 1 10
11 Yrs 428 1260 1210 98 244 41 13 5 93 5 25 290 .202 .219 .269 .488 74 393
162 Game Avg. 162 477 458 37 92 16 5 2 35 2 9 110 .202 .219 .269 .488 28 393

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1939 BBWAA ( 2.2%)
1946 Nominating Vote ( 0.5%)
1946 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1946
by Old Timers Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1902 NL  5.1 (8th)
1904 AL  10.7 (1st)

                           

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