Jake Early
Jacob Willard Early
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: May 19, 1915 in Kings Mountain, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1939
Final Game: September 30, 1949
Died: May 31, 1985 in Melbourne, FL
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Standard Batting

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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
1939 24 WSH AL 32 91 84 8 22 7 2 0 14 0 0 5 14 .262 .303 .393 .696 82 33 1 0 2 2
1940 25 WSH AL 80 231 206 26 53 8 4 5 14 0 1 23 22 .257 .335 .408 .743 96 84 3 1 1 2
1941 26 WSH AL 104 384 355 42 102 20 7 10 54 0 1 24 38 .287 .338 .468 .805 116 166 6 3 2 2
1942 27 WSH AL 104 394 353 31 72 14 2 3 46 0 0 37 37 .204 .281 .280 .562 59 99 5 1 3 2
1943 28 WSH AL 126 484 423 37 109 23 3 5 60 5 3 53 43 .258 .346 .362 .708 111 153 6 4 4 *2 AS,MVP-23
1946 31 WSH AL 64 212 189 13 38 6 0 4 18 0 0 23 27 .201 .288 .296 .584 68 56 3 0 0 2
1947 32 SLB AL 87 268 214 25 48 9 3 3 19 0 1 54 34 .224 .381 .336 .717 99 72 3 0 0 2
1948 33 WSH AL 97 286 246 22 54 7 2 1 28 2 1 36 33 .220 .322 .276 .598 62 68 1 1 3 2
1949 34 WSH AL 53 168 138 12 34 4 0 1 11 0 1 26 11 .246 .370 .297 .667 79 41 5 1 3 2
9 Seasons 747 2518 2208 216 532 98 23 32 264 7 8 281 259 .241 .330 .350 .679 89 772 33 11 18
162 Game Avg. 162 546 479 47 115 21 5 7 57 2 2 61 56 .241 .330 .350 .679 89 167 7 2 4
WSH (8 yrs) 660 2250 1994 191 484 89 20 29 245 7 7 227 225 .243 .323 .351 .675 87 700 30 11 18
SLB (1 yr) 87 268 214 25 48 9 3 3 19 0 1 54 34 .224 .381 .336 .717 99 72 3 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1939 24 WSH AL 91 65 10 4.1 107 .314 .262 .277 .303 .351 .393 .410 .696 .762 82 .402 -2.4 -0.2 .603 .190 .131
1940 25 WSH AL 231 158 28 4.7 106 .268 .257 .272 .335 .344 .408 .412 .743 .756 96 .475 -1.2 -0.1 .682 .257 .150 .0
1941 26 WSH AL 384 262 55 5.6 102 .300 .287 .269 .338 .345 .468 .397 .805 .742 116 .577 6.2 0.6 .738 .245 .180 .0
1942 27 WSH AL 394 289 28 2.6 94 .220 .204 .265 .281 .339 .280 .370 .562 .709 59 .301 -19.5 -2.1 .479 .181 .076 .0
1943 28 WSH AL 484 327 52 4.3 84 .277 .258 .251 .346 .325 .362 .347 .708 .672 111 .560 7.1 0.8 .656 .234 .104 5.0
1946 31 WSH AL 212 154 16 2.8 91 .215 .201 .257 .288 .330 .296 .369 .584 .699 68 .324 -7.9 -0.8 .513 .217 .095 .0
1947 32 SLB AL 268 170 27 4.2 98 .254 .224 .265 .381 .345 .336 .381 .717 .726 99 .507 2.3 0.2 .735 .360 .112 .0
1948 33 WSH AL 286 197 22 3.0 103 .250 .220 .269 .322 .354 .276 .389 .598 .743 62 .309 -12.7 -1.3 .546 .207 .057 1.3
1949 34 WSH AL 168 113 15 3.5 105 .262 .246 .268 .370 .360 .297 .390 .667 .750 79 .383 -2.9 -0.3 .609 .232 .051 .0
9 Seasons 2518 1735 253 3.9 97 .261 .241 .264 .330 .341 .350 .380 .679 .721 89 .450 -30.9 -3.2 .619 .236 .109 11.5
162 Game Avg. 546 376 55 3.9 97 .261 .241 .264 .330 .341 .350 .380 .679 .721 89 .450 -30.9 -3.2 .619 .236 .109 2
WSH (8 yrs) 2250 1565 226 3.9 97 .261 .243 .264 .323 .341 .351 .380 .675 .720 87 .444 -33.3 -3.4 .606 .222 .108 11.3
SLB (1 yr) 268 170 27 4.2 98 .254 .224 .265 .381 .345 .336 .381 .717 .726 99 .507 2.3 0.2 .735 .360 .112 .0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1943 WSH AL 28 as C 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1939 24 32 91 84 8 22 7 2 0 14 0 0 5 14 .262 .303 .393 .696 82 33 1 0 2
1940 25 112 322 290 34 75 15 6 5 28 0 1 28 36 .259 .326 .403 .729 92 117 4 1 3
1941 26 216 706 645 76 177 35 13 15 82 0 2 52 74 .274 .332 .439 .771 105 283 10 4 5
1942 27 320 1100 998 107 249 49 15 18 128 0 2 89 111 .249 .314 .383 .697 89 382 15 5 8
1943 28 446 1584 1421 144 358 72 18 23 188 5 5 142 154 .252 .324 .376 .700 95 535 21 9 12
1944 29 446 1584 1421 144 358 72 18 23 188 5 5 142 154 .252 .324 .376 .700 95 535 21 9 12
1945 30 446 1584 1421 144 358 72 18 23 188 5 5 142 154 .252 .324 .376 .700 95 535 21 9 12
1946 31 510 1796 1610 157 396 78 18 27 206 5 5 165 181 .246 .320 .367 .687 92 591 24 9 12
1947 32 597 2064 1824 182 444 87 21 30 225 5 6 219 215 .243 .327 .363 .691 93 663 27 9 12
1948 33 694 2350 2070 204 498 94 23 31 253 7 7 255 248 .241 .327 .353 .680 89 731 28 10 15
1949 34 747 2518 2208 216 532 98 23 32 264 7 8 281 259 .241 .330 .350 .679 89 772 33 11 18

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1939 24 34 92 87 8 22 7 2 0 13 0 5 15 .253 .293 .379 .673 9 32
1940 25 84 237 213 26 53 8 4 5 14 0 23 23 .249 .325 .394 .719 27 80
1941 26 108 396 368 43 105 21 7 10 55 0 25 39 .285 .336 .462 .798 56 104
1942 27 110 417 376 34 78 15 2 3 51 0 40 39 .207 .285 .282 .567 31 104
1943 28 133 524 457 46 127 27 3 6 75 6 62 45 .278 .370 .389 .760 65 126
1946 31 67 229 202 16 44 7 0 5 22 0 27 28 .218 .310 .327 .637 20 64
1947 32 90 280 223 27 51 10 3 3 20 0 57 35 .229 .386 .341 .727 29 87
1948 33 101 294 256 22 55 7 2 1 28 2 37 34 .215 .316 .270 .586 22 97
1949 34 55 170 143 12 34 4 0 1 11 0 26 11 .238 .359 .287 .646 15 53
9 Seasons 782 2639 2325 234 569 106 23 34 289 8 302 269 .245 .335 .354 .689 274 747
162 Game Avg. 162 547 482 48 118 22 5 7 60 2 63 56 .245 .335 .354 .689 57 747

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943 (C)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1943-AL-23-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL--3--10th
1943 AL--4--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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