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Gentry Jessup

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: July 11, 1914 in Westfield, NC us

Died: March 23, 1998 in Springfield, MA

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Joseph Gentry Jessup

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.4

ERA

3.40

452.0

241

WHIP

1.281

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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
1940	25	-0.6	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	1	4	.200	5.45	7.79	8	6	1	1	0	0	34.2	43	30	21	1	17		18	1	0	0	168	1.731	11.2	0.3	4.4	4.7	1.06
1941	26		2 Teams	NAL	Maj	BBB-CAG	0	1	.000	4.42	4.91	6	3	3	1	0	0	18.1	19	10	9	0	13		12	5	0	1	93	1.745	9.3	0.0	6.4	5.9	0.92
1941	26	-1.7	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	0	0		12.46	12.46	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.1	7	6	6	0	3		4	2	0	0	26	2.308	14.5	0.0	6.2	8.3	1.33
1941	26	-1.7	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	0	1	.000	1.93	2.57	4	1	3	1	0	0	14.0	12	4	3	0	10		8	3	0	1	67	1.571	7.7	0.0	6.4	5.1	0.80
1942	27	-2.6	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	0	2	.000	7.62	10.38	5	1	2	0	0	0	13.0	21	15	11	0	5		4	0	0	0	65	2.000	14.5	0.0	3.5	2.8	0.80
1943	28		2 Teams	NAL	Maj	BBB-CAG	7	6	.538	3.17	3.96	15	11	4	9	0	1	102.1	102	45	36	1	30		50	7	0	2	438	1.290	9.0	0.1	2.6	4.4	1.67
1943	28	-2.9	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	6	6	.500	3.28	4.15	14	10	4	8	0	1	93.1	95	43	34	1	26		47	7	0	2	401	1.296	9.2	0.1	2.5	4.5	1.81
1943	28	-2.9	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	1	0	1.000	2.00	2.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	7	2	2	0	4		3	0	0	0	37	1.222	7.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	0.75
1944	29	-2.1	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	5	6	.455	2.70	3.57	11	11	0	10	0	0	93.1	89	37	28	0	21		48	3	0	0	385	1.179	8.6	0.0	2.0	4.6	2.29
1945	30	-0.1	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	6	4	.600	3.19	3.76	10	10	0	7	1	0	79.0	65	33	28	0	24		43	0	0	0	326	1.127	7.4	0.0	2.7	4.9	1.79
1946	31	1.4	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	2	2	.500	2.12	3.18	5	5	0	5	1	0	51.0	38	18	12	0	12		28	6	0	0	213	0.980	6.7	0.0	2.1	4.9	2.33
1947	32	2.1	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	2	1	.667	2.48	2.97	5	5	0	2	2	0	36.1	22	12	10	0	20		24	1	0	0	147	1.156	5.4	0.0	5.0	5.9	1.20
1948	33	4.3	CAG	NAL	Maj	CAG	1	3	.250	6.00	6.75	4	3	1	3	0	0	24.0	28	18	16	1	10		14	0	0	0	114	1.583	10.5	0.4	3.8	5.3	1.40

1950	35	7.8	Carman	MDAK	Ind		9	4	.692			16	13		12
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 (9 seasons)					Majors		24	29	.453	3.40	4.34	69	55	11	38	4	1	452.0	427	218	171	3	152		241	23	0	3	1949	1.281	8.5	0.1	3.0	4.8	1.59
Other (1 season)					Other		9	4	.692			16	13		12
All Levels (10 Seasons)							33	33	.500			85	68	11	50	4	1	452.0	427	218	171	3	152		241	23	0	3	1949