Sam Jethroe
Samuel Jethroe (Jet)
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 20, 1918 in East St. Louis, IL
High School: Lincoln (East St. Louis, IL)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1950
Final Game: April 15, 1954
Died: June 18, 2001 in Erie, PA
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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
1950 32 BSN NL 141 642 582 100 159 28 8 18 58 35 52 93 .273 .338 .442 .780 109 257 8 5 3 *O MVP-27,RoY-1
1951 33 BSN NL 148 644 572 101 160 29 10 18 65 35 5 57 88 .280 .356 .460 .816 125 263 7 11 4 *O
1952 34 BSN NL 151 688 608 79 141 23 7 13 58 28 9 68 112 .232 .318 .357 .675 89 217 8 9 3 *O
1954 36 PIT NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /9
4 Seasons 442 1975 1763 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 14 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 737 23 25 10 0
162 Game Avg. 162 724 646 103 169 29 9 18 66 36 65 107 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 270 8 9 4
BSN (3 yrs) 440 1974 1762 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 14 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 737 23 25 10
PIT (1 yr) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 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
1950 32 BSN NL 642 434 86 5.3 103 .299 .273 .262 .338 .338 .442 .407 .780 .745 109 .551 6.4 0.6 .810 .318 .168 23.8
1951 33 BSN NL 644 428 95 6.0 97 .305 .280 .259 .356 .332 .460 .392 .816 .724 125 .625 19.8 2.0 .851 .332 .180 23.8
1952 34 BSN NL 688 487 69 3.8 95 .265 .232 .258 .318 .330 .357 .384 .675 .714 89 .459 -8.3 -0.9 .647 .268 .125 17.8
1954 36 PIT NL 1 1 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .272 .000 .343 .000 .420 .000 .763 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
4 Seasons 1975 1350 250 5.0 98 .289 .261 .260 .337 .333 .418 .394 .755 .728 107 .548 17.6 1.7 .763 .305 .157 65.3
162 Game Avg. 724 495 92 5.0 98 .289 .261 .260 .337 .333 .418 .394 .755 .728 107 .548 6 1 .763 .305 .157 24
BSN (3 yrs) 1974 1349 250 5.0 98 .289 .261 .260 .337 .333 .418 .394 .755 .728 107 .549 17.9 1.7 .764 .305 .157 65.3
PIT (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .272 .000 .343 .000 .420 .000 .763 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1950 32 BSN NL 642 2.8% 14.5% 8.1% 8.4% 34% 1.79 6.3 32.3 10.0 73%
1951 33 BSN NL 644 2.8% 13.7% 8.9% 8.9% 36% 1.54 6.5 31.8 8.8 72%
1952 34 BSN NL 688 1.9% 16.3% 9.9% 6.3% 31% 1.65 5.4 46.8 10.5 70%
1954 36 PIT NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
4 Seasons 1975 2.5% 14.8% 9.0% 7.8% 34% 1.66 6.0 36.0 9.7 72%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 36 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 0 0 38% 1 98 14 127% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 36 PIT NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1 100% 460 1 0 0 0 0.43 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 23 2300% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

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
1950 32 141 642 582 100 159 28 8 18 58 35 52 93 .273 .338 .442 .780 109 257 8 5 3
1951 33 289 1286 1154 201 319 57 18 36 123 70 5 109 181 .276 .347 .451 .798 116 520 15 16 7
1952 34 440 1974 1762 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 14 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 737 23 25 10
1953 35 440 1974 1762 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 14 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 737 23 25 10
1954 36 442 1975 1763 280 460 80 25 49 181 98 14 177 293 .261 .337 .418 .755 107 737 23 25 10 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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1950 32 147 669 609 105 167 29 8 19 61 37 55 97 .274 .339 .442 .781 90 141
1951 33 154 680 605 111 177 32 11 20 72 39 63 91 .293 .371 .481 .852 105 148
1952 34 158 731 645 90 157 26 8 14 66 31 76 117 .243 .332 .374 .706 78 151
1954 36 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
4 Seasons 461 2081 1860 306 501 87 27 53 199 107 194 305 .269 .347 .431 .778 273 442
162 Game Avg. 162 731 654 108 176 31 9 19 70 38 68 107 .269 .347 .431 .778 96 442

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1950-NL-Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1950-NL-27-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Games Played s c a p y
1952 NL--151--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1950 NL--582--10th
1952 NL--608--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1952 NL--688--4th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1950 NL--100--7th
1951 NL--101--6th

Triples s c a p y
1950 NL--8--6th
1951 NL--10--4th
1952 NL--7--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1950 NL--93--2nd
1951 NL--88--4th
1952 NL--112--2nd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1950 NL--35--1st
1951 NL--35--1st
1952 NL--28--2nd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1951 NL--125--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1951 NL--2.0--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1951 NL--57--10th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1951 NL--.625--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1950 NL--5--7th
1951 NL--11--2nd
1952 NL--9--3rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1952 NL--9--4th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1950 NL--23.8--1st
1951 NL--23.8--1st
1952 NL--17.8--2nd

Outs Made s c a p y
1952 NL--487--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 4 (374), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 18 (931), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1079), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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