Jack Chesbro
John Dwight Chesbro (Happy Jack)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 5, 1874 in North Adams, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 12, 1899
Final Game: October 2, 1909
Died: November 6, 1931 in Conway, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1946.
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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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1899 25 PIT NL 6 9 .400 4.11 19 17 2 15 0 0 149.0 165 99 68 3 59 28 11 0 5 664 93 1.503 10.0 0.2 3.6 1.7 0.47
1900 26 PIT NL 15 13 .536 3.67 32 26 4 20 3 1 215.2 220 123 88 4 79 56 12 0 7 947 99 1.386 9.2 0.2 3.3 2.3 0.71
1901 27 PIT NL 21 10 .677 2.38 36 28 8 26 6 1 287.2 261 104 76 4 52 129 14 0 5 1187 137 1.088 8.2 0.1 1.6 4.0 2.48
1902 28 PIT NL 28 6 .824 2.17 35 33 2 31 8 1 286.1 242 81 69 1 62 136 21 1 3 1163 127 1.062 7.6 0.0 1.9 4.3 2.19
1903 29 NYY AL 21 15 .583 2.77 40 36 4 33 1 0 324.2 300 140 100 7 74 147 9 1 5 1354 112 1.152 8.3 0.2 2.1 4.1 1.99
1904 30 NYY AL 41 12 .774 1.82 55 51 3 48 6 0 454.2 338 128 92 4 88 239 7 0 9 1778 148 0.937 6.7 0.1 1.7 4.7 2.72
1905 31 NYY AL 19 15 .559 2.20 41 38 2 24 3 0 303.1 262 125 74 5 71 156 6 0 7 1239 133 1.098 7.8 0.1 2.1 4.6 2.20
1906 32 NYY AL 23 17 .575 2.96 49 42 7 24 4 1 325.0 314 138 107 2 75 152 10 0 7 1363 100 1.197 8.7 0.1 2.1 4.2 2.03
1907 33 NYY AL 10 10 .500 2.53 30 25 3 17 1 0 206.0 192 83 58 0 46 78 6 0 3 843 110 1.155 8.4 0.0 2.0 3.4 1.70
1908 34 NYY AL 14 20 .412 2.93 45 31 13 20 3 1 288.2 271 133 94 6 67 124 14 0 11 1202 84 1.171 8.4 0.2 2.1 3.9 1.85
1909 35 TOT AL 0 5 .000 6.14 10 5 4 2 0 0 55.2 77 55 38 3 17 20 3 0 0 273 41 1.689 12.4 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.18
1909 35 NYY AL 0 4 .000 6.34 9 4 4 2 0 0 49.2 70 51 35 2 13 17 3 0 0 247 40 1.671 12.7 0.4 2.4 3.1 1.31
1909 35 BOS AL 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 26 55 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 4.5 0.75
11 Seasons 198 132 .600 2.68 392 332 52 260 35 5 2896.2 2642 1209 864 39 690 1265 113 2 62 12013 110 1.150 8.2 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.83
162 Game Avg. 19 12 .600 2.68 37 31 5 24 3 0 272 248 114 81 4 65 119 11 0 6 1128 110 1.150 8.2 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.83
NYY (7 yrs) 128 93 .579 2.58 269 227 36 168 18 2 1952.0 1747 798 560 26 434 913 55 1 42 8026 109 1.117 8.1 0.1 2.0 4.2 2.10
PIT (4 yrs) 70 38 .648 2.89 122 104 16 92 17 3 938.2 888 407 301 12 252 349 58 1 20 3961 113 1.214 8.5 0.1 2.4 3.3 1.38
BOS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 26 55 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 4.5 0.75
AL (7 yrs) 128 94 .577 2.59 270 228 36 168 18 2 1958.0 1754 802 563 27 438 916 55 1 42 8052 109 1.120 8.1 0.1 2.0 4.2 2.09
NL (4 yrs) 70 38 .648 2.89 122 104 16 92 17 3 938.2 888 407 301 12 252 349 58 1 20 3961 113 1.214 8.5 0.1 2.4 3.3 1.38

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1899 25 6 9 .400 4.11 19 17 2 15 0 0 149.0 165 99 68 3 59 28 11 0 5 664 93 1.503 10.0 0.2 3.6 1.7 0.47 93
1900 26 21 22 .488 3.85 51 43 6 35 3 1 364.2 385 222 156 7 138 84 23 0 12 1611 96 1.434 9.5 0.2 3.4 2.1 0.61 96
1901 27 42 32 .568 3.20 87 71 14 61 9 2 652.1 646 326 232 11 190 213 37 0 17 2798 109 1.282 8.9 0.2 2.6 2.9 1.12 109
1902 28 70 38 .648 2.89 122 104 16 92 17 3 938.2 888 407 301 12 252 349 58 1 20 3961 113 1.214 8.5 0.1 2.4 3.3 1.38 113
1903 29 91 53 .632 2.86 162 140 20 125 18 3 1263.1 1188 547 401 19 326 496 67 2 25 5315 113 1.198 8.5 0.1 2.3 3.5 1.52 113
1904 30 132 65 .670 2.58 217 191 23 173 24 3 1718.0 1526 675 493 23 414 735 74 2 34 7093 120 1.129 8.0 0.1 2.2 3.9 1.78 120
1905 31 151 80 .654 2.52 258 229 25 197 27 3 2021.1 1788 800 567 28 485 891 80 2 41 8332 121 1.125 8.0 0.1 2.2 4.0 1.84 121
1906 32 174 97 .642 2.59 307 271 32 221 31 4 2346.1 2102 938 674 30 560 1043 90 2 48 9695 118 1.135 8.1 0.1 2.1 4.0 1.86 118
1907 33 184 107 .632 2.58 337 296 35 238 32 4 2552.1 2294 1021 732 30 606 1121 96 2 51 10538 117 1.136 8.1 0.1 2.1 4.0 1.85 117
1908 34 198 127 .609 2.62 382 327 48 258 35 5 2841.0 2565 1154 826 36 673 1245 110 2 62 11740 114 1.140 8.1 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.85 114
1909 35 198 132 .600 2.68 392 332 52 260 35 5 2896.2 2642 1209 864 39 690 1265 113 2 62 12013 110 1.150 8.2 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.83 110

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1899 25 10 7 .588 3.50 157.0 159 68 61 3 57 30 11 1.376 9.1 3.3 1.7 0.53 0.2 19
1900 26 17 10 .630 3.12 251.0 232 97 87 4 83 65 13 1.255 8.3 3.0 2.3 0.78 0.1 32
1901 27 28 9 .757 2.32 334.0 298 96 86 5 59 150 16 1.069 8.0 1.6 4.0 2.54 0.1 36
1902 28 24 10 .706 2.54 315.0 292 99 89 1 75 150 25 1.165 8.3 2.1 4.3 2.00 0.0 35
1903 29 27 14 .659 2.89 374.0 356 133 120 8 88 169 11 1.187 8.6 2.1 4.1 1.92 0.2 40
1904 30 37 12 .755 2.29 449.0 382 127 114 5 99 236 8 1.071 7.7 2.0 4.7 2.38 0.1 55
1905 31 25 9 .735 2.47 310.0 288 94 85 5 78 159 7 1.181 8.4 2.3 4.6 2.04 0.1 41
1906 32 22 15 .595 3.34 334.0 346 138 124 2 83 156 11 1.284 9.3 2.2 4.2 1.88 0.1 49
1907 33 14 8 .636 2.91 207.0 210 74 67 0 50 78 7 1.256 9.1 2.2 3.4 1.56 0.0 30
1908 34 16 15 .516 3.88 281.0 313 134 121 7 77 121 16 1.388 10.0 2.5 3.9 1.57 0.2 45
1909 35 1 5 .167 8.04 56.0 93 56 50 4 21 20 4 2.036 14.9 3.4 3.2 0.95 0.6 10
11 Seasons 221 114 .660 2.95 3068.0 2969 1116 1004 44 770 1334 129 1.219 8.7 3.9 1.73 0.1 392

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%)
Selected to HOF in 1946 by VC

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1901 NL  2.378 (5th)
1902 NL  2.169 (9th)
1904 AL  1.821 (4th)
1905 AL  2.196 (10th)
Career  2.684 (73rd)

Wins s c a p y
1901 NL  21 (5th)
1902 NL  28 (1st)
1903 AL  21 (3rd)
1904 AL  41 (1st)
1905 AL  19 (9th)
1906 AL  23 (2nd)
Career  198 (111th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1900 NL  .536 (9th)
1901 NL  .677 (2nd)
1902 NL  .824 (1st)
1903 AL  .583 (9th)
1904 AL  .774 (1st)
Career  .600 (114th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1901 NL  1.088 (3rd)
1902 NL  1.062 (6th)
1904 AL  .937 (2nd)
Career  1.150 (63rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1900 NL  9.181 (10th)
1901 NL  8.166 (5th)
1902 NL  7.607 (5th)
1904 AL  6.691 (1st)
Career  8.209 (186th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL  1.627 (7th)
Career  2.144 (133rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 NL  4.275 (6th)
1904 AL  4.731 (8th)
1905 AL  4.629 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1902 NL  35 (9th)
1903 AL  40 (3rd)
1904 AL  55 (1st)
1905 AL  41 (5th)
1906 AL  49 (1st)
1908 AL  45 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1900 NL  1 (3rd)
1901 NL  1 (6th)
1902 NL  1 (5th)
1906 AL  1 (10th)
1908 AL  1 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1902 NL  286.3 (8th)
1903 AL  324.7 (3rd)
1904 AL  454.7 (1st)
1906 AL  325.0 (4th)
1908 AL  288.7 (10th)
Career  2896.7 (148th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1902 NL  136 (7th)
1903 AL  147 (9th)
1904 AL  239 (2nd)
1905 AL  156 (7th)
1906 AL  152 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1902 NL  33 (6th)
1903 AL  36 (3rd)
1904 AL  51 (1st)
1905 AL  38 (3rd)
1906 AL  42 (1st)
Career  332 (213th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1902 NL  31 (6th)
1903 AL  33 (4th)
1904 AL  48 (1st)
Career  260 (69th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1900 NL  3 (5th)
1901 NL  6 (1st)
1902 NL  8 (1st)
1904 AL  6 (6th)
Career  35 (71st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1903 AL  7 (6th)
1905 AL  5 (8th)
1908 AL  6 (2nd)
1909 AL  3 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1903 AL  74 (5th)
1904 AL  88 (7th)
1906 AL  75 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1903 AL  300 (5th)
1904 AL  338 (4th)
1905 AL  262 (8th)
1906 AL  314 (3rd)
1908 AL  271 (4th)
Career  2642 (195th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1901 NL  2.481 (6th)
1902 NL  2.194 (9th)
1904 AL  2.716 (5th)
1905 AL  2.197 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 NL  .031 (5th)
1907 AL  0.00 (1st)
Career  .121 (56th)

Losses s c a p y
1906 AL  17 (7th)
1908 AL  20 (2nd)
Career  132 (243rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1903 AL  100 (4th)
1904 AL  92 (10th)
1906 AL  107 (1st)
1908 AL  94 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1904 AL  9 (6th)
1906 AL  7 (8th)
1908 AL  11 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1901 NL  14 (6th)
1902 NL  21 (1st)
1903 AL  9 (10th)
1906 AL  10 (7th)
1908 AL  14 (4th)
Career  113 (42nd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1899 NL  664 (5th)
1900 NL  947 (4th)
1902 NL  1163 (7th)
1903 AL  1354 (2nd)
1904 AL  1778 (1st)
1905 AL  1239 (5th)
1906 AL  1363 (3rd)
1908 AL  1202 (6th)
Career  12013 (131st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1901 NL  8 (2nd)
1903 AL  4 (10th)
1906 AL  7 (9th)
1908 AL  13 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1901 NL  137 (6th)
1902 NL  127 (10th)
1904 AL  148 (3rd)
1905 AL  133 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 27 (60), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 136 (117), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 100 (93), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 40 (70), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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