Jake Wade

Jacob Fields Wade (Whistling Jake)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 1, 1912 in Morehead City, NC
School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1936
Teams (by GP): Tigers/WhiteSox/RedSox/Yankees/Senators/... 1936-1946

Final Game: September 13, 1946
Died: February 1, 2006 in Wildwood, NC
Buried: Bayview Cemetery, Morehead City, NC
Relatives: Brother of Ben Wade
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1931	19	EVN,RAL	B,C	5	3	.625	3.70	27						124.0	127	81	51		80							1.669	9.2		5.8			EVN,RAL · IIIL,PIED
1932	20	DET-min	D	10	18	.357	3.87	33						221.0	212	132	95		135							1.570	8.6		5.5			MOL · MSVL
1933	21	DET-min	C,A	10	14	.417	5.35	40						234.0	264	164	139		124							1.658	10.2		4.8			SHV,BMT · DIXL,TL
1934	22	DET-min	A	14	11	.560	2.70	35						210.0	170	90	63		111							1.338	7.3		4.8			BMT · TL
1935	23	DET-min	AA	17	15	.531	3.97	40						263.0	235	131	116		166							1.525	8.0		5.7			POR · PCL
1936	24	MTL	AA	6	8	.429	4.88	24	11					94.0	97	57	51		45							1.511	9.3		4.3			MTL · IL
1936	24	DET	AL	4	5	.444	5.29	13	11	2	4	1	0	78.1	93	60	46	7	52	30	1	0	4	371	94	1.851	10.7	0.8	6.0	3.4	0.58
1937	25	DET	AL	7	10	.412	5.39	33	25	4	7	1	0	165.1	160	106	99	13	107	69	3	0	5	744	87	1.615	8.7	0.7	5.8	3.8	0.64
1938	26	DET	AL	3	2	.600	6.56	27	2	11	0	0	0	70.0	73	56	51	9	48	23	0	0	1	325	78	1.729	9.4	1.2	6.2	3.0	0.48
1939	27	TOT	AL	1	6	.143	7.45	24	8	8	2	0	0	64.0	94	59	53	2	56	30	0	0	2	327	64	2.344	13.2	0.3	7.9	4.2	0.54
1939	27	BOS	AL	1	4	.200	6.23	20	6	8	1	0	0	47.2	68	34	33	1	37	21	0	0	2	234	76	2.203	12.8	0.2	7.0	4.0	0.57
1939	27	SLB	AL	0	2	.000	11.02	4	2	0	1	0	0	16.1	26	25	20	1	19	9	0	0	0	93	45	2.755	14.3	0.6	10.5	5.0	0.47

1940	28	BAL-min	AA	2	2	.500	7.15	22						34.0	50		27		30							2.353	13.2		7.9			TOL · AA
1941	29	CIN-min	D,AA	12	10	.545	2.76	29			0	0		186.0	181	86	57		59	3	0	0	1			1.290	8.8		2.9	0.1	0.05	GOL,NBE,INA · COPL,AA
1942	30	CHW	AL	5	5	.500	4.10	15	10	3	3	0	0	85.2	84	45	39	2	56	32	0	0	4	389	88	1.634	8.8	0.2	5.9	3.4	0.57
1943	31	CHW	AL	3	7	.300	3.01	21	9	11	3	1	0	83.2	66	34	28	3	54	41	4	0	0	364	110	1.434	7.1	0.3	5.8	4.4	0.76
1944	32	CHW	AL	2	4	.333	4.82	19	5	11	1	0	2	74.2	75	46	40	3	41	35	0	1	3	334	71	1.554	9.0	0.4	4.9	4.2	0.85
1945		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946	34	TOT	AL	2	1	.667	2.89	19	1	7	0	0	1	46.2	45	15	15	3	26	31	1	0	1	203	120	1.521	8.7	0.6	5.0	6.0	1.19
1946	34	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	2.29	13	1	6	0	0	1	35.1	33	9	9	2	14	22	1	0	1	148	152	1.330	8.4	0.5	3.6	5.6	1.57
1946	34	WSH	AL	0	0		4.76	6	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	12	6	6	1	12	9	0	0	0	55	73	2.118	9.5	0.8	9.5	7.1	0.75
1947	35	SFG-min	AAA	17	5	.773	2.51	32	26		18	4		197.0	188	72	55		108	78	2	0	0			1.503	8.6		4.9	3.6	0.72	JER · IL
1948	36	DET-min	AAA	8	15	.348	5.61	41	16		10	1		183.0	204	137	114		87	73	3	0	1			1.590	10.0		4.3	3.6	0.84	BFL,SDG · IL,PCL
1949	37	DET-min	AAA	3	4	.429	6.70	41	7		3	0		82.0	106	70	61		43	42	1	0	0			1.817	11.6		4.7	4.6	0.98	BFL · IL
1950	38	OAK-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.96	26	13		7	3		107.0	111	67	59		58	34	4	2	3			1.579	9.3		4.9	2.9	0.59	BFL · IL
8 Yrs				27	40	.403	5.00	171	71	57	20	3	3	668.1	690	421	371	42	440	291	9	1	20	3057	85	1.691	9.3	0.6	5.9	3.9	0.66
162 Game Avg.				8	11	.403	5.00	48	20	16	6	1	1	188	194	118	104	12	124	82	3	0	6	859	85	1.691	9.3	0.6	5.9	3.9	0.66

DET (3 yrs)				14	17	.452	5.62	73	38	17	11	2	0	313.2	326	222	196	29	207	122	4	0	10	1440	86	1.699	9.4	0.8	5.9	3.5	0.59
CHW (3 yrs)				10	16	.385	3.95	55	24	25	7	1	2	244.0	225	125	107	8	151	108	4	1	7	1087	87	1.541	8.3	0.3	5.6	4.0	0.72
WSH (1 yr)				0	0		4.76	6	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	12	6	6	1	12	9	0	0	0	55	73	2.118	9.5	0.8	9.5	7.1	0.75
BOS (1 yr)				1	4	.200	6.23	20	6	8	1	0	0	47.2	68	34	33	1	37	21	0	0	2	234	76	2.203	12.8	0.2	7.0	4.0	0.57
NYY (1 yr)				2	1	.667	2.29	13	1	6	0	0	1	35.1	33	9	9	2	14	22	1	0	1	148	152	1.330	8.4	0.5	3.6	5.6	1.57
SLB (1 yr)				0	2	.000	11.02	4	2	0	1	0	0	16.1	26	25	20	1	19	9	0	0	0	93	45	2.755	14.3	0.6	10.5	5.0	0.47

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1936	24	DET	AL	78.1	13	11	60	6.89	6.05	0.03	0.00	97.2	5.85	-9	-0.8	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	1	.440	.495	$
1937	25	DET	AL	165.1	33	25	106	5.77	5.51	0.03	0.00	98.3	5.39	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.1	0.7	14	.479	.496	$
1938	26	DET	AL	70.0	27	2	56	7.20	5.89	0.04	0.00	102.9	6.03	-10	-0.9	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-0	.468	.495	$
1939	27	BOS	AL	47.2	20	6	34	6.42	5.43	-0.12	0.00	101.1	5.61	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	0.0	2	.479	.497	$
1939	27	SLB	AL	16.1	4	2	25	13.78	5.90	-0.58	0.00	99.6	6.46	-13	-1.0	1.0	-0.0	-0.8	-11	.262	.494	$

1942	30	CHW	AL	85.2	15	10	45	4.73	4.37	0.08	0.00	98.4	4.22	-5	-0.6	1.0	-0.1	-0.1	1	.462	.497	$
1943	31	CHW	AL	83.2	21	9	34	3.66	3.85	0.07	0.00	99.6	3.77	1	0.1	1.0	-0.1	0.5	6	.504	.500	$
1944	32	CHW	AL	74.2	19	5	46	5.54	4.15	0.05	0.00	100.6	4.12	-12	-1.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.9	-7	.434	.492	$

1946	34	NYY	AL	35.1	13	1	9	2.29	4.19	0.30	0.00	96.3	3.75	6	0.7	1.0	-0.0	0.9	8	.550	.504	$
1946	34	WSH	AL	11.1	6	0	6	4.76	4.38	-0.25	0.00	96.1	4.45	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.492	.500	$
8 Seasons				668.1	171	71	421	5.67	5.02	0.03	0.00	99.2	4.95	-56	-4.8	1.0	-0.4	-0.1	14	.472	.497	$

DET (3 yrs)				313.2	73	38	222	6.37	5.73	0.03	0.00	99.1	5.65	-27	-2.3	1.0	-0.2	0.3	15	.468	.495	$
CHW (3 yrs)				244.0	55	24	125	4.61	4.12	0.07	0.00	99.5	4.03	-17	-1.7	1.0	-0.2	-0.5	-0	.468	.496	$
WSH (1 yr)				11.1	6	0	6	4.76	4.38	-0.25	0.00	96.1	4.45	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.492	.500	$
BOS (1 yr)				47.2	20	6	34	6.42	5.43	-0.12	0.00	101.1	5.61	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	0.0	2	.479	.497	$
NYY (1 yr)				35.1	13	1	9	2.29	4.19	0.30	0.00	96.3	3.75	6	0.7	1.0	-0.0	0.9	8	.550	.504	$
SLB (1 yr)				16.1	4	2	25	13.78	5.90	-0.58	0.00	99.6	6.46	-13	-1.0	1.0	-0.0	-0.8	-11	.262	.494	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1936	24	DET	AL	371	1.9%	8.1%	14.0%	4.0%	16%	75%
1937	25	DET	AL	744	1.8%	9.3%	14.4%	2.6%	12%	73%
1938	26	DET	AL	325	2.8%	7.1%	14.8%			74%
1939	27	TOT	AL	327	0.6%	9.2%	17.1%	2.8%	10%	71%
1939	27	BOS	AL	234	0.4%	9.0%	15.8%	1.7%	6%	72%
1939	27	SLB	AL	93	1.1%	9.7%	20.4%	5.4%	19%	68%

1942	30	CHW	AL	389	0.5%	8.2%	14.4%	1.5%	7%	76%
1943	31	CHW	AL	364	0.8%	11.3%	14.8%	1.4%	8%	70%
1944	32	CHW	AL	334	0.9%	10.5%	12.3%	1.2%	5%	75%

1946	34	TOT	AL	203	1.5%	15.3%	12.8%			69%
1946	34	NYY	AL	148	1.4%	14.9%	9.5%			73%
1946	34	WSH	AL	55	1.8%	16.4%	21.8%			60%
8 Yrs				3057	1.4%	9.5%	14.4%	1.9%	8%	73%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.0%	8.8%	2.9%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1936	24	4	5	.444	5.29	13	11	2	4	1	0	78.1	93	60	46	7	52	30	1	0	4	371	94	1.851	10.7	0.8	6.0	3.4	0.58	94
1937	25	11	15	.423	5.36	46	36	6	11	2	0	243.2	253	166	145	20	159	99	4	0	9	1115	89	1.691	9.3	0.7	5.9	3.7	0.62	89
1938	26	14	17	.452	5.62	73	38	17	11	2	0	313.2	326	222	196	29	207	122	4	0	10	1440	86	1.699	9.4	0.8	5.9	3.5	0.59	86
1939	27	15	23	.395	5.93	97	46	25	13	2	0	377.2	420	281	249	31	263	152	4	0	12	1767	81	1.808	10.0	0.7	6.3	3.6	0.58	81
1940	28	15	23	.395	5.93	97	46	25	13	2	0	377.2	420	281	249	31	263	152	4	0	12	1767	81	1.808	10.0	0.7	6.3	3.6	0.58	81
1941	29	15	23	.395	5.93	97	46	25	13	2	0	377.2	420	281	249	31	263	152	4	0	12	1767	81	1.808	10.0	0.7	6.3	3.6	0.58	81
1942	30	20	28	.417	5.59	112	56	28	16	2	0	463.1	504	326	288	33	319	184	4	0	16	2156	82	1.776	9.8	0.6	6.2	3.6	0.58	82
1943	31	23	35	.397	5.20	133	65	39	19	3	0	547.0	570	360	316	36	373	225	8	0	16	2520	85	1.724	9.4	0.6	6.1	3.7	0.60	85
1944	32	25	39	.391	5.15	152	70	50	20	3	2	621.2	645	406	356	39	414	260	8	1	19	2854	83	1.703	9.3	0.6	6.0	3.8	0.63	83
1945	33	25	39	.391	5.15	152	70	50	20	3	2	621.2	645	406	356	39	414	260	8	1	19	2854	83	1.703	9.3	0.6	6.0	3.8	0.63	83
1946	34	27	40	.403	5.00	171	71	57	20	3	3	668.1	690	421	371	42	440	291	9	1	20	3057	85	1.691	9.3	0.6	5.9	3.9	0.66	85

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1936	24	4	5	.444	4.07	84.0	86	42	38	6	48	32	1	1.595	9.2	5.1	3.4	0.67	0.6	13
1937	25	8	11	.421	4.50	172.0	152	96	86	12	102	72	3	1.477	8.0	5.3	3.8	0.71	0.6	33
1938	26	3	5	.375	4.91	77.0	69	47	42	9	45	25	0	1.481	8.1	5.3	2.9	0.56	1.1	27
1939	27	2	5	.286	6.18	67.0	90	51	46	2	54	31	0	2.149	12.1	7.3	4.2	0.57	0.3	24

1942	30	4	5	.444	4.55	87.0	91	49	44	2	61	32	0	1.747	9.4	6.3	3.3	0.52	0.2	15
1943	31	5	4	.556	3.67	81.0	74	37	33	3	61	40	4	1.667	8.2	6.8	4.4	0.66	0.3	21
1944	32	3	5	.375	5.59	74.0	82	51	46	3	45	35	0	1.716	10.0	5.5	4.3	0.78	0.4	19

1946	34	2	2	.500	3.68	44.0	50	20	18	3	29	29	1	1.795	10.2	5.9	5.9	1.00	0.6	19
8 Yrs		31	42	.425	4.63	686.0	694	393	353	40	445	296	9	1.660	9.1		3.9	0.67	0.5	171

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1937 AL 8.710 (7th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1937 AL 107 (7th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1937 AL 5 (8th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1943 AL 4 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL 8.710 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1937 AL 107 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1937 AL 5 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL 4 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 2 (2466), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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