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Jack Wilson

John Francis Wilson (Black Jack)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: April 12, 1912 in Portland, OR
High School: Portland (Portland, OR)
School: University of Portland (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1934
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Senators/Tigers/Athletics 1934-1942

Final Game: September 16, 1942
Died: April 19, 1995 in Edmonds, WA
Buried: Holyrood Catholic Cemetery, Seattle, WA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 10:03AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1934 22 PHA AL 0 1 .000 12.00 2 2 0 1 0 0 9.0 15 12 12 1 9 2 0 0 2 47 38 2.667 15.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 0.22
1935 23 BOS AL 3 4 .429 4.22 23 6 9 2 0 1 64.0 72 35 30 0 36 19 2 0 3 292 113 1.688 10.1 0.0 5.1 2.7 0.53
1936 24 BOS AL 6 8 .429 4.42 43 9 19 2 0 3 136.1 152 83 67 4 86 74 1 1 7 630 121 1.746 10.0 0.3 5.7 4.9 0.86
1937 25 BOS AL 16 10 .615 3.70 51 21 23 14 1 7 221.1 209 111 91 13 119 137 3 2 4 979 129 1.482 8.5 0.5 4.8 5.6 1.15
1938 26 BOS AL 15 15 .500 4.30 37 27 7 11 3 1 194.2 200 108 93 16 91 96 2 0 2 869 115 1.495 9.2 0.7 4.2 4.4 1.05
1939 27 BOS AL 11 11 .500 4.67 36 22 5 6 0 2 177.1 198 109 92 10 75 80 1 0 4 797 101 1.539 10.0 0.5 3.8 4.1 1.07
1940 28 BOS AL 12 6 .667 5.08 41 16 15 9 0 5 157.2 170 104 89 17 87 102 3 0 6 723 88 1.630 9.7 1.0 5.0 5.8 1.17
1941 29 BOS AL 4 13 .235 5.03 27 12 11 4 1 1 116.1 140 82 65 7 70 55 5 0 7 554 84 1.805 10.8 0.5 5.4 4.3 0.79
1942 30 TOT AL 1 4 .200 6.22 21 6 9 1 0 0 55.0 77 42 38 5 28 25 1 0 2 267 61 1.909 12.6 0.8 4.6 4.1 0.89
1942 30 WSH AL 1 4 .200 6.64 12 6 4 1 0 0 42.0 57 34 31 2 23 18 1 0 1 204 56 1.905 12.2 0.4 4.9 3.9 0.78
1942 30 DET AL 0 0 4.85 9 0 5 0 0 0 13.0 20 8 7 3 5 7 0 0 1 63 84 1.923 13.8 2.1 3.5 4.8 1.40
9 Seasons 68 72 .486 4.59 281 121 98 50 5 20 1131.2 1233 686 577 73 601 590 18 3 37 5158 103 1.621 9.8 0.6 4.8 4.7 0.98
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .486 4.59 48 20 17 8 1 3 191 209 116 98 12 102 100 3 1 6 872 103 1.621 9.8 0.6 4.8 4.7 0.98
BOS (7 yrs) 67 67 .500 4.44 258 113 89 48 5 20 1067.2 1141 632 527 67 564 563 17 3 33 4844 107 1.597 9.6 0.6 4.8 4.7 1.00
WSH (1 yr) 1 4 .200 6.64 12 6 4 1 0 0 42.0 57 34 31 2 23 18 1 0 1 204 56 1.905 12.2 0.4 4.9 3.9 0.78
PHA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 12.00 2 2 0 1 0 0 9.0 15 12 12 1 9 2 0 0 2 47 38 2.667 15.0 1.0 9.0 2.0 0.22
DET (1 yr) 0 0 4.85 9 0 5 0 0 0 13.0 20 8 7 3 5 7 0 0 1 63 84 1.923 13.8 2.1 3.5 4.8 1.40

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1934 22 PHA AL 9.0 2 12 6 0 1.0 -6 -0.6 $
1935 23 BOS AL 64.0 6 35 42 0 1.0 7 0.9 $
1936 24 BOS AL 136.1 9 83 100 0 1.0 17 1.9 $
1937 25 BOS AL 221.1 21 111 152 -4 1.0 41 4.5 $
1938 26 BOS AL 194.2 27 108 138 0 1.0 30 3.0 $
1939 27 BOS AL 177.1 22 109 121 -2 1.0 12 1.4 $
1940 28 BOS AL 157.2 16 104 103 -3 1.0 -1 0.5 $
1941 29 BOS AL 116.1 12 82 72 -1 1.0 -10 -0.8 $
1942 30 WSH AL 42.0 6 34 22 -2 1.0 -12 -1.0 $
1942 30 DET AL 13.0 0 8 7 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
9 Seasons 1131.2 121 686 763 -12 1.0 77 9.7 $
BOS (7 yrs) 1067.2 113 632 728 -10 1.0 96 11.4 $
WSH (1 yr) 42.0 6 34 22 -2 1.0 -12 -1.0 $
PHA (1 yr) 9.0 2 12 6 0 1.0 -6 -0.6 $
DET (1 yr) 13.0 0 8 7 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $

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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
1934 22 PHA AL 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1 /1
1935 23 BOS AL 23 18 16 2 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .313 .353 .625 .978 142 10 0 1 1
1936 24 BOS AL 44 52 50 4 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 5 .220 .235 .260 .495 19 13 0 1 1
1937 25 BOS AL 51 91 85 2 14 2 0 0 10 0 0 4 13 .165 .202 .188 .390 -3 16 0 2 1
1938 26 BOS AL 37 76 68 7 15 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 8 .221 .243 .250 .493 21 17 0 6 1
1939 27 BOS AL 37 68 63 6 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 17 .159 .159 .159 .317 -20 10 0 0 5 1
1940 28 BOS AL 41 67 66 9 18 2 1 2 8 0 0 1 11 .273 .284 .424 .708 78 28 1 0 0 1
1941 29 BOS AL 27 47 44 2 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 8 .159 .178 .182 .360 -6 8 0 0 2 1
1942 30 TOT AL 21 19 18 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 2 0 0 1 1
1942 30 WSH AL 12 18 17 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .118 .118 .118 .235 -33 2 0 0 1 1
1942 30 DET AL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 283 442 413 34 82 11 1 3 49 0 0 10 68 .199 .217 .252 .469 18 104 1 0 19
162 Game Avg. 162 253 236 19 47 6 1 2 28 0 0 6 39 .199 .217 .252 .469 18 60 0 11
BOS (7 yrs) 260 419 392 32 80 11 1 3 45 0 0 10 65 .204 .224 .260 .484 21 102 1 0 17
WSH (1 yr) 12 18 17 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .118 .118 .118 .235 -33 2 0 0 1
PHA (1 yr) 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1
DET (1 yr) 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1934 22 PHA AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1935 23 BOS AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1
1936 24 BOS AL 52 -7 0 0 0 0 4 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1937 25 BOS AL 91 -14 -1 0 0 0 7 3 -5 -0.4 -5 -0.5 0.1 $ 1
1938 26 BOS AL 76 -9 0 0 0 0 6 2 -1 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 1
1939 27 BOS AL 68 -12 0 0 0 0 5 2 -5 -0.4 -5 -0.5 0.1 $ 1
1940 28 BOS AL 67 -3 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $ 1
1941 29 BOS AL 47 -7 0 0 0 0 4 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1942 30 WSH AL 18 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1942 30 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
9 Seasons 442 -55 -1 0 0 0 33 13 -10 -0.7 -10 -1.0 0.3 $
BOS (7 yrs) 419 -51 -1 0 0 0 32 13 -7 -0.4 -7 -0.7 0.3 $
WSH (1 yr) 18 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
PHA (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
DET (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1934 PHA AL 22 P 2 2 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.00 .955 2.10 2.10
1935 BOS AL 23 P 23 6 2 64.0 25 4 19 2 0 .920 3.23 1.00 .949 2.15 2.14
1936 BOS AL 24 P 43 9 2 136.1 31 9 21 1 1 .968 1.98 0.70 .956 1.99 1.96
1937 BOS AL 25 P 51 21 14 221.1 52 9 41 2 3 .962 2.03 0.98 .954 2.05 2.01
1938 BOS AL 26 P 37 27 11 194.2 45 15 27 3 2 .933 1.94 1.14 .952 2.11 2.06
1939 BOS AL 27 P 36 22 6 177.1 40 14 25 1 1 .975 1.98 1.08 .951 1.92 1.89
1940 BOS AL 28 P 41 16 9 157.2 26 14 12 0 1 1.000 1.48 0.63 .956 2.04 2.01
1941 BOS AL 29 P 27 12 4 116.1 43 15 26 2 4 .953 3.17 1.52 .960 2.14 2.11
1942 TOT AL 30 P 21 6 1 55.0 13 2 10 1 1 .923 1.96 0.57 .957 2.31 2.30
1942 WSH AL 30 P 12 6 1 42.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.71 0.67 .958 2.31 2.30
1942 DET AL 30 P 9 0 0 13.0 5 0 4 1 1 .800 2.77 0.44 .956 2.28 2.30
9 Seasons P 281 121 50 1131.2 277 83 182 12 13 .957 2.11 0.94 .954 2.06 2.04
9 Seasons TOT 281 121 50 1131.2 277 83 182 12 13 .957 2.11 0.94 .954 2.06 2.04
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1937 AL  4.5 (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1937 AL  3.70 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1937 AL  16 (6th)
1938 AL  15 (8th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1937 AL  .615 (10th)
1940 AL  .667 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL  8.499 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL  5.571 (2nd)
1938 AL  4.438 (9th)
1939 AL  4.060 (9th)
1940 AL  5.822 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1936 AL  43 (3rd)
1937 AL  51 (2nd)
1940 AL  41 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1936 AL  3 (6th)
1937 AL  7 (3rd)
1940 AL  5 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1937 AL  137 (6th)
1940 AL  102 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1938 AL  3 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 AL  16 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1937 AL  119 (5th)
1938 AL  91 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1937 AL  1.151 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL  0.529 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1938 AL  15 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1940 AL  6 (10th)
1941 AL  7 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL  3 (10th)
1941 AL  5 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1936 AL  19 (4th)
1937 AL  23 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1937 AL  129 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  23 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1937 AL  2.2 (7th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1936 AL  43 (3rd)
1937 AL  51 (2nd)
1940 AL  41 (3rd)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1938 AL  15 (5th)
1939 AL  14 (4th)
1941 AL  15 (5th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1940 AL  1.000 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 41 (611), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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