Jesse Jefferson

Jesse Harrison Jefferson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 188 lb.

Born: March 3, 1949 in Midlothian, VA
High School: Carver HS (Midlothian, VA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1973
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Orioles/WhiteSox/Angels/Pirates 1973-1981

Final Game: September 30, 1981
Died: September 8, 2011 in Midlothian, VA
Buried: First Baptist Church Cemetery, Midlothian, VA
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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
1968	19	BAL-min	Rk	16	25	25		4	1	0	0						.160	.160	.200	.360		5							BLD · APPY
1969	20	BAL-min	Rk,A	12	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.100	.182	.100	.282		1							BLD,MIA · APPY,FLOR
1970	21	BAL-min	A	27	59	53	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	35	.057	.123	.057	.179		3		0	2	0			STK · CALL
1971	22	BAL-min	AA	27	69	57	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	38	.053	.115	.053	.167		3		0	8	0			DFW · TL
1972	23	BAL-min	AAA,AA	29	67	54	4	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	30	.130	.242	.130	.372		7		0	5	0			ROC,AVL · IL,SOUL
1973	24	BAL-min	AAA	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ROC · IL
1973	24	BAL	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1974	25	BAL	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	26	TOT	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	26	BAL	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1975	26	CHW	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1976	27	CHW	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1977	28	TOR	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	29	TOR	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	30	TOR	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	31	TOT	MLB	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1980	31	TOR	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	31	PIT	NL	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
1981	32	CAL	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	34	ANA-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
9 Yrs				237	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

TOR (4 yrs)				127	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (3 yrs)				42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (2 yrs)				41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
CAL (1 yr)				26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				236	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

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
1973	24	BAL	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1974	25	BAL	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1975	26	BAL	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1975	26	CHW	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1976	27	CHW	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1977	28	TOR	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1978	29	TOR	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1979	30	TOR	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1980	31	TOR	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1980	31	PIT	NL	1	2	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.465	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/1
1981	32	CAL	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
9 Seasons				237	2	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.2	-0	$

TOR (4 yrs)				127	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$
BAL (3 yrs)				42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
CHW (2 yrs)				41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
PIT (1 yr)				1	2	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.465	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$
CAL (1 yr)				26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1980	31	TOT	MLB	2	2	0	0.0	97	.000	.270	.000	.333	.000	.392	.000	.725	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1980	31	PIT	NL	2	2	0	0.0	97	.000	.270	.000	.333	.000	.392	.000	.725	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
9 Yrs				2	2	0	0.0	97	.000	.270	.000	.333	.000	.392	.000	.725	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				1	1	0	0.0	97	.000	.270	.000	.333	.000	.392	.000	.725	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1980	31	TOT	MLB	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0%
1980	31	PIT	NL	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0%
9 Yrs				2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0%
MLB Averages					1.9%	12.9%	8.6%	6.3%	27%	1.51	6.9	46.7	8.6	1.10	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1973	24	BAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1974	25	BAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1975	26	TOT	AL	0.0	0.0
1975	26	BAL	AL	0.0	0.0
1975	26	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1976	27	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1977	28	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0
1978	29	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0
1979	30	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0
1980	31	TOT	MLB	-0.3	-0.0	2	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.79	-0.0	0.0	-0.3	-0.0	1.02	-0.4	0
1980	31	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1980	31	PIT	NL	-0.3	-0.0	2	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.79	-0.0	0.0	-0.3	-0.0	1.02	-0.4	0
1981	32	CAL	AL	0.0	0.0
9 Yrs				-0.3	-0.0	2	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.79	-0.0	0.0	-0.3	-0.0	1.02	-0.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg
1980	31	TOT	MLB
1980	31	PIT	NL
9 Yrs

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1980	31	TOT	MLB	2	0%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1980	31	PIT	NL	2	0%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
9 Yrs				2	0%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					55%																			78%			11%			35%			14%			50%			54%

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
1980	31	211	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
1981	32	237	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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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	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1980	31	30	2	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	30
1 Yr		30	2	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	30
162 Game Avg.		162	11	5	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	30

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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