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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 Pitching

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 5 659 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 7 925 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 1152 138 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 1139 126 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 1309 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 1720 150 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 1193 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 1308 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 3 822 111 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 1 288.2 276 134 94 6 67 124 14 0 11 1161 84 1.188 8.6 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 51 38 3 17 20 3 0 0 244 42 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 47 35 2 13 17 3 0 0 218 41 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 62 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 4.5 0.75
11 Yrs 198 132 .600 2.68 392 332 52 260 35 5 2896.2 2647 1206 864 39 690 1265 113 2 62 11632 111 1.152 8.2 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.83
162 Game Avg. 19 12 .600 2.68 37 31 5 24 3 0 272 249 113 81 4 65 119 11 0 6 1093 111 1.152 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 1752 795 560 26 434 913 55 1 42 7731 109 1.120 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 3875 114 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 62 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 1759 799 563 27 438 916 55 1 42 7757 109 1.122 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 3875 114 1.214 8.5 0.1 2.4 3.3 1.38

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1899 25 PIT NL 149.0 19 17 99 5.98 5.22 0.07 0.00 99.0 5.10 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.2 0.2 3 .453 .494 $
1900 26 PIT NL 215.2 32 26 123 5.13 5.21 0.29 0.00 98.0 4.82 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.3 14 .491 .498 $
1901 27 PIT NL 287.2 36 28 104 3.25 4.50 0.30 0.00 99.0 4.16 32 3.4 1.0 -0.4 5.3 54 .595 .521 $1,900
1902 28 PIT NL 286.1 35 33 81 2.55 3.77 0.36 0.00 98.0 3.34 28 3.4 1.0 -0.3 5.3 47 .597 .521 $
1903 29 NYY AL 324.2 40 36 140 3.88 4.08 0.12 0.00 105.0 4.16 16 1.8 1.0 -0.3 4.3 39 .545 .511 $5,000
1904 30 NYY AL 454.2 55 51 128 2.53 3.50 0.28 0.00 105.0 3.38 48 6.3 1.0 -0.4 9.9 80 .615 .539 $
1905 31 NYY AL 303.1 41 38 125 3.71 3.66 -0.21 0.00 110.0 4.25 21 2.6 1.0 -0.2 5.0 45 .563 .516 $8,000
1906 32 NYY AL 325.0 49 42 138 3.82 3.60 -0.03 0.00 110.0 3.99 7 0.9 1.0 -0.2 3.5 34 .518 .505 $
1907 33 NYY AL 206.0 30 25 83 3.63 3.61 -0.50 0.00 110.0 4.53 21 2.7 1.0 -0.2 4.3 38 .589 .516 $
1908 34 NYY AL 288.2 45 31 134 4.18 3.51 -0.38 0.00 103.0 4.01 -6 -0.7 1.0 -0.3 1.6 18 .485 .496 $
1909 35 NYY AL 49.2 9 4 47 8.52 3.38 -0.25 0.00 103.0 3.74 -26 -2.3 1.0 -0.1 -2.0 -22 .240 .486 $
1909 35 BOS AL 6.0 1 1 4 6.00 3.37 0.07 0.00 102.0 3.37 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .325 .499 $
11 Seasons 2896.2 392 332 1206 3.75 3.94 0.05 0.00 104.1 4.05 125 16.7 1.0 -2.7 38.6 350 .543 .509 $14,900
NYY (7 yrs) 1952.0 269 227 795 3.67 3.65 -0.07 0.00 106.8 3.97 81 11.2 1.0 -1.6 26.6 232 .542 .510 $13,000
PIT (4 yrs) 938.2 122 104 407 3.90 4.56 0.28 0.00 98.5 4.21 46 5.6 1.0 -1.0 12.1 119 .546 .509 $1,900
BOS (1 yr) 6.0 1 1 4 6.00 3.37 0.07 0.00 102.0 3.37 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .325 .499 $

Cumulative Pitching

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 5 659 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 1584 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 2736 110 1.282 8.9 0.2 2.6 2.9 1.12 110
1902 28 70 38 .648 2.89 122 104 16 92 17 3 938.2 888 407 301 12 252 349 58 1 20 3875 114 1.214 8.5 0.1 2.4 3.3 1.38 114
1903 29 91 53 .632 2.86 162 140 20 125 18 3 1263.1 1188 547 401 19 326 496 67 2 25 5184 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 6904 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 8097 122 1.125 8.0 0.1 2.2 4.0 1.84 122
1906 32 174 97 .642 2.59 307 271 32 221 31 4 2346.1 2102 938 674 30 560 1043 90 2 48 9405 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 10227 118 1.136 8.1 0.1 2.1 4.0 1.85 118
1908 34 198 127 .609 2.62 382 327 48 258 35 5 2841.0 2570 1155 826 36 673 1245 110 2 62 11388 114 1.141 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 2647 1206 864 39 690 1265 113 2 62 11632 111 1.152 8.2 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.83 111

Neutralized Pitching

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 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 9 8 .529 3.54 155.0 160 68 61 3 57 29 11 1.400 9.3 3.3 1.7 0.51 0.2 19
1900 26 16 10 .615 3.24 242.0 233 97 87 4 84 63 13 1.310 8.7 3.1 2.3 0.75 0.1 32
1901 27 26 9 .743 2.36 321.0 296 93 84 5 59 144 16 1.106 8.3 1.7 4.0 2.44 0.1 36
1902 28 23 10 .697 2.66 304.0 296 100 90 1 76 144 26 1.224 8.8 2.3 4.3 1.89 0.0 35
1903 29 25 14 .641 3.03 357.0 355 133 120 8 88 162 11 1.241 8.9 2.2 4.1 1.84 0.2 40
1904 30 35 12 .745 2.37 429.0 380 126 113 4 99 226 8 1.117 8.0 2.1 4.7 2.28 0.1 55
1905 31 22 10 .688 2.60 294.0 288 94 85 5 78 151 7 1.245 8.8 2.4 4.6 1.94 0.2 41
1906 32 19 15 .559 3.55 314.0 348 138 124 2 83 147 11 1.373 10.0 2.4 4.2 1.77 0.1 49
1907 33 14 8 .636 3.03 199.0 211 74 67 0 51 75 7 1.317 9.5 2.3 3.4 1.47 0.0 30
1908 34 14 15 .483 4.16 264.0 320 136 122 7 78 113 16 1.508 10.9 2.7 3.9 1.45 0.2 45
1909 35 1 4 .200 9.57 47.0 90 56 50 4 20 17 4 2.340 17.2 3.8 3.3 0.85 0.8 10
11 Yrs 204 115 .639 3.09 2926.0 2977 1115 1003 43 773 1271 130 1.282 9.2 3.9 1.64 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%)
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)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1901 NL  5.3 (9th)
1902 NL  5.3 (6th)
1903 AL  4.3 (8th)
1904 AL  9.9 (2nd)
1905 AL  5.0 (9th)
1907 AL  4.3 (9th)
Career  38.6 (155th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1901 NL  2.38 (5th)
1902 NL  2.17 (9th)
1904 AL  1.82 (4th)
1905 AL  2.20 (10th)
Career  2.68 (75th)

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 (112th)

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 (118th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1901 NL  1.088 (3rd)
1902 NL  1.062 (6th)
1904 AL  0.937 (2nd)
Career  1.152 (66th)

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  8.224 (194th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL  1.627 (7th)
Career  2.144 (136th)

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)
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  2,896.7 (149th)

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 (7th)
1903 AL  36 (3rd)
1904 AL  51 (1st)
1905 AL  38 (3rd)
1906 AL  42 (1st)
Career  332 (222nd)

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  276 (4th)
Career  2,647 (195th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1901 NL  2.481 (6th)
1902 NL  2.194 (8th)
1904 AL  2.716 (5th)
1905 AL  2.197 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 NL  0.031 (5th)
1907 AL  0.000 (1st)
Career  0.121 (57th)

Losses s c a p y
1906 AL  17 (7th)
1908 AL  20 (2nd)
Career  132 (246th)

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 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1901 NL  14 (6th)
1902 NL  21 (1st)
1903 AL  9 (9th)
1906 AL  10 (7th)
1908 AL  14 (4th)
Career  113 (57th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1903 AL  1,309 (4th)
1904 AL  1,720 (1st)
1905 AL  1,193 (10th)
1906 AL  1,308 (4th)
1908 AL  1,161 (8th)
Career  11,632 (172nd)

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)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1901 NL  30 (5th)
1902 NL  26 (4th)
1904 AL  43 (1st)
1905 AL  15 (10th)
Career  97 (250th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1901 NL  3.1 (5th)
1902 NL  2.8 (4th)
1904 AL  5.1 (1st)
1905 AL  1.7 (10th)
Career  11.2 (224th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 27 (61), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 133 (125), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 100 (95), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 40 (72), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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