Jack Chesbro

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 180lb (175cm, 81kg)

Born: June 5, 1874 in North Adams, MA us

Died: November 6, 1931 in Conway, MA

Buried: Howland Cemetery, Conway, MA

Last Game: October 2, 1909 (Age 35-119d)
vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Jack Chesbro's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1899 season

Full Name: John Dwight Chesbro

Nicknames: Happy Jack

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.7

198

132

ERA

2.68

392

332

2896.2

1265

WHIP

1.152

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1895	21	-5.5	Springfield	EL	A		2	1	.667	2.81	8.44	7	2		1	0		32.0	39	30	10		22		6	1		6		1.906	11.0		6.2	1.7	0.27
1896	22	0.1	Roanoke	VIRL	B		8	11	.421	1.81	6.38	20	18		16	0		159.1	168	113	32		65		57	7		8		1.462	9.5		3.7	3.2	0.88
1897	23	-1.6	Richmond	ATLL	B		16	18	.471	1.80	5.16	38	35		29	1		289.1	287	166	58		48		99	25		8		1.158	8.9		1.5	3.1	2.06

1899	25	-0.6	Richmond	ATLL	A		17	4	.810		2.91	21	21		21	1		192.0	165	62			51		67					1.125	7.7		2.4	3.1	1.31
1899	25	-1.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	9	.400	4.11	5.98	19	17	2	15	0	0	149.0	165	99	68	3	59		28	11	0	5	659	1.503	10.0	0.2	3.6	1.7	0.47
1900	26	-1.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	13	.536	3.67	5.13	32	26	4	20	3	1	215.2	220	123	88	4	79		56	12	0	7	925	1.386	9.2	0.2	3.3	2.3	0.71
1901	27	0.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	21	10	.677	2.38	3.25	36	28	8	26	6	1	287.2	261	104	76	4	52		129	14	0	5	1152	1.088	8.2	0.1	1.6	4.0	2.48
1902	28	1.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	28	6	.824	2.17	2.55	35	33	2	31	8	1	286.1	242	81	69	1	62		136	21	1	3	1139	1.062	7.6	0.0	1.9	4.3	2.19
1903	29	2.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	21	15	.583	2.77	3.88	40	36	4	33	1	0	324.2	300	140	100	7	74		147	9	1	5	1309	1.152	8.3	0.2	2.1	4.1	1.99
1904	30	2.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	41	12	.774	1.82	2.53	55	51	3	48	6	0	454.2	338	128	92	4	88		239	7	0	9	1720	0.937	6.7	0.1	1.7	4.7	2.72
1905	31	3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	19	15	.559	2.20	3.71	41	38	2	24	3	0	303.1	262	125	74	5	71		156	6	0	7	1193	1.098	7.8	0.1	2.1	4.6	2.20
1906	32	3.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	23	17	.575	2.96	3.82	49	42	7	24	4	1	325.0	314	138	107	2	75		152	10	0	7	1308	1.197	8.7	0.1	2.1	4.2	2.03
1907	33	4.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	10	.500	2.53	3.63	30	25	3	17	1	0	206.0	192	83	58	0	46		78	6	0	3	822	1.155	8.4	0.0	2.0	3.4	1.70
1908	34	6.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	14	20	.412	2.93	4.18	45	31	13	20	3	1	288.2	276	134	94	6	67		124	14	0	11	1161	1.188	8.6	0.2	2.1	3.9	1.85
1909	35		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-NYY	0	5	.000	6.14	8.25	10	5	4	2	0	0	55.2	77	51	38	3	17		20	3	0	0	244	1.689	12.4	0.5	2.7	3.2	1.18
1909	35	7.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	4	.000	6.34	8.52	9	4	4	2	0	0	49.2	70	47	35	2	13		17	3	0	0	218	1.671	12.7	0.4	2.4	3.1	1.31
1909	35	7.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	1	.000	4.50	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	7	4	3	1	4		3	0	0	0	26	1.833	10.5	1.5	6.0	4.5	0.75
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		198	132	.600	2.68	3.75	392	332	52	260	35	5	2896.2	2647	1206	864	39	690		1265	113	2	62	11632	1.152	8.2	0.1	2.1	3.9	1.83
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		43	34	.558		4.96	86	76		67	2		672.2	659	371	100		186		229	33		22		1.256	8.8		2.5	3.1	1.23
All Levels (14 Seasons)							241	166	.592		3.98	478	408	52	327	37	5	3569.1	3306	1577	964	39	876		1494	146	2	84	11632	1.172	8.3		2.2	3.8	1.71

A (2 seasons)					Minors		19	5	.792		3.70	28	23		22	1		224.0	204	92	10		73		73	1		6		1.237	8.2		2.9	2.9	1.00
B (2 seasons)					Minors		24	29	.453	1.81	5.60	58	53		45	1		448.2	455	279	90		113		156	32		16		1.266	9.1		2.3	3.1	1.38