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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1950 BSN NL 32 OF 141 384 355 17 12 6 .969 2.64 .978 2.14 0-141-0 MVP-27,RoY-1
1951 BSN NL 33 OF 140 384 356 18 10 4 .974 2.67 .981 2.23 13-127-2
1952 BSN NL 34 OF 151 436 413 10 13 3 .970 2.80 .981 2.10 1-150-0
1954 PIT NL 36 OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.20
1954 PIT NL 36 RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
4 Seasons OF 433 0 2.0 1205 1125 45 35 13 .971 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 5265.00 2.70 .980 2.25 2.16 14-418-3
1 Season (incomplete) RF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
4 Seasons TOT 433 0 2.0 1205 1125 45 35 13 .971 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 5265.00 2.70 .951 2.25 2.16 14-418-3

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1950 BSN NL 32 141 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 141
1951 BSN NL 33 148 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 127 2 140
1952 BSN NL 34 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 150 0 151
1954 PIT NL 36 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
4 Seasons 442 0 442 442 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 418 3 433 1 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 PIT NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 73% 64% 27% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 73% 64% 27% 1 100%
MLB Averages 45.6% 3.1% 63% 80% 30% 55%

* 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.

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