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Jesse Jefferson
Jesse Harrison Jefferson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 3, 1949 in Midlothian, VA
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1973
Final Game: September 30, 1981
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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
1973 24 BAL AL 6 5 .545 4.11 18 15 2 3 0 0 100.2 104 53 46 15 46 1 52 0 0 8 439 91 1.490 9.3 1.3 4.1 4.6 1.13
1974 25 BAL AL 1 0 1.000 4.40 20 2 7 0 0 0 57.1 55 30 28 2 38 2 31 0 0 2 253 78 1.622 8.6 0.3 6.0 4.9 0.82
1975 26 TOT AL 5 11 .313 4.92 26 21 4 1 0 0 115.1 105 72 63 10 102 3 71 2 2 5 538 79 1.795 8.2 0.8 8.0 5.5 0.70
1975 26 BAL AL 0 2 .000 2.35 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.2 5 3 2 0 8 2 4 0 0 0 33 150 1.696 5.9 0.0 9.4 4.7 0.50
1975 26 CHW AL 5 9 .357 5.10 22 21 1 1 0 0 107.2 100 69 61 10 94 1 67 2 2 5 505 77 1.802 8.4 0.8 7.9 5.6 0.71
1976 27 CHW AL 2 5 .286 8.52 19 9 5 0 0 0 62.1 86 62 59 3 42 0 30 2 1 4 307 42 2.053 12.4 0.4 6.1 4.3 0.71
1977 28 TOR AL 9 17 .346 4.31 33 33 0 8 0 0 217.0 224 123 104 23 83 4 114 1 1 3 938 97 1.415 9.3 1.0 3.4 4.7 1.37
1978 29 TOR AL 7 16 .304 4.38 31 30 1 9 2 0 211.2 214 109 103 28 86 5 97 3 1 4 907 90 1.417 9.1 1.2 3.7 4.1 1.13
1979 30 TOR AL 2 10 .167 5.51 34 10 12 2 0 1 116.0 150 75 71 19 45 2 43 2 0 2 513 78 1.681 11.6 1.5 3.5 3.3 0.96
1980 31 TOT 5 13 .278 5.26 30 19 4 2 2 0 128.1 133 79 75 12 54 2 57 2 2 1 558 82 1.457 9.3 0.8 3.8 4.0 1.06
1980 31 TOR AL 4 13 .235 5.47 29 18 4 2 2 0 121.2 130 78 74 12 52 2 53 2 2 0 535 79 1.496 9.6 0.9 3.8 3.9 1.02
1980 31 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 1.35 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 23 273 0.750 4.1 0.0 2.7 5.4 2.00
1981 32 CAL AL 2 4 .333 3.62 26 5 5 0 0 0 77.0 80 39 31 4 24 4 27 2 3 4 333 100 1.351 9.4 0.5 2.8 3.2 1.13
9 Seasons 39 81 .325 4.81 237 144 40 25 4 1 1085.2 1151 642 580 116 520 23 522 14 10 33 4786 83 1.539 9.5 1.0 4.3 4.3 1.00
162 Game Avg. 7 14 .325 4.81 42 26 7 4 1 0 194 205 115 104 21 93 4 93 2 2 6 854 83 1.539 9.5 1.0 4.3 4.3 1.00
TOR (4 yrs) 22 56 .282 4.75 127 91 17 21 4 1 666.1 718 385 352 82 266 13 307 8 4 9 2893 87 1.477 9.7 1.1 3.6 4.1 1.15
BAL (3 yrs) 7 7 .500 4.13 42 17 12 3 0 0 165.2 164 86 76 17 92 5 87 0 0 10 725 88 1.545 8.9 0.9 5.0 4.7 0.95
CHW (2 yrs) 7 14 .333 6.35 41 30 6 1 0 0 170.0 186 131 120 13 136 1 97 4 3 9 812 60 1.894 9.8 0.7 7.2 5.1 0.71
PIT (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 1.35 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 23 273 0.750 4.1 0.0 2.7 5.4 2.00
CAL (1 yr) 2 4 .333 3.62 26 5 5 0 0 0 77.0 80 39 31 4 24 4 27 2 3 4 333 100 1.351 9.4 0.5 2.8 3.2 1.13
AL (9 yrs) 38 81 .319 4.83 236 143 40 25 4 1 1079.0 1148 641 579 116 518 23 518 14 10 32 4763 82 1.544 9.6 1.0 4.3 4.3 1.00
NL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 1.35 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 23 273 0.750 4.1 0.0 2.7 5.4 2.00
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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
1980 31 TOT 2 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 1 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
9 Seasons 2 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. 162 162 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 81 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
TOR (4 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 BAL AL 24 P 18 15 100.2 25 5 20 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.24 1.39 .948 1.86 0.86
1974 BAL AL 25 P 20 2 57.1 13 3 9 1 1 .923 0.0 0.0 1.88 0.60 .946 1.81 0.83
1975 TOT AL 26 P 26 21 115.4 30 5 21 4 2 .867 0.0 0.0 2.03 1.00 .943 1.87 0.85
1975 BAL AL 26 P 4 0 7.2 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.52 0.75 .933 1.88 0.85
1975 CHW AL 26 P 22 21 107.2 27 5 18 4 1 .852 0.0 0.0 1.92 1.05 .944 1.87 0.85
1976 CHW AL 27 P 19 9 62.1 17 3 14 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.45 0.89 .947 1.86 0.85
1977 TOR AL 28 P 33 33 217.0 58 12 38 8 2 .862 0.0 0.0 2.07 1.52 .953 1.95 0.84
1978 TOR AL 29 P 31 30 211.2 49 15 31 3 3 .939 0.0 0.0 1.96 1.48 .955 1.90 0.85
1979 TOR AL 30 P 34 10 116.0 36 10 22 4 1 .889 0.0 0.0 2.48 0.94 .953 1.92 0.81
1980 TOT 31 P 30 19 128.4 33 6 25 2 1 .939 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.03 .958 1.85 0.77
1980 TOR AL 31 P 29 18 121.2 31 5 24 2 1 .935 0.0 0.0 2.15 1.00 .958 1.85 0.77
1980 PIT NL 31 P 1 1 6.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.70 2.00 .950 1.89 0.70
1981 CAL AL 32 P 26 5 77.0 20 11 6 3 2 .850 0.0 0.0 1.99 0.65 .965 1.98 0.81
9 Seasons P 237 144 1085.2 281 70 186 25 14 .911 0.0 0.0 2.12 1.08 .953 1.90 0.83
9 Seasons TOT 237 144 1085.2 281 70 186 25 14 .911 0.0 0.0 2.12 1.08 .864 1.90 0.83

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
1980 AL--2--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1978 AL--28--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1975 AL--102--6th
1977 AL--83--10th
1978 AL--86--10th

Losses s c a p y
1977 AL--17--7th
1978 AL--16--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1977 AL--104--10th
1978 AL--103--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2875), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

June 15, 1975: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Tony Muser.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Chicago White Sox as the 47th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

September 11, 1980: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 22, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

February 19, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

April 1, 1982: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

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