Virgil Jester

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 188lb (180cm, 85kg)

Born: July 23, 1927 in Denver, CO us

Died: February 15, 2016 in Arvada, CO

Buried: Cremated

High School: North HS (Denver, CO)

School: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)

Debut: June 18, 1952 (Age 24-331d, 8,527th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: April 23, 1953 (Age 25-274d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Virgil Milton Jester

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

W

L

ERA

3.84

G

GS

SV

IP

75.0

SO

WHIP

1.480

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1947	19	BSN-min	C	2	9	.182	5.97	20						104.0	153	102	69		27									1.731	13.2		2.3			LVN WA
1948	20	BSN-min	B	11	6	.647	3.08	42						120.0	122	56	41		46									1.400	9.2		3.5			EVN IIIL
1949	21	BSN-min	A	9	5	.643	3.90	50						127.0	141	76	55		45									1.465	10.0		3.2			DEN WL
1950	22	BSN-min	A	10	8	.556	3.70	59						163.0	152	80	67	13	63									1.319	8.4	0.7	3.5			DEN WL
1951	23	BSN-min	AAA	13	6	.684	3.21	47	1		0	0		115.0	107	47	41		38		49	0	3	2				1.261	8.4		3.0	3.8	1.29	MLW AA
1952	24	BSN-min	AAA	10	5	.667	4.50	19	9		4	0		84.0	91	43	42		32		28	2	2	2				1.464	9.8		3.4	3.0	0.88	MLW AA
1952	24	BSN	NL	3	5	.375	3.33	19	8	5	4	1	0	73.0	80	31	27	5	23		25	1	1	0	312	109	3.58	1.411	9.9	0.6	2.8	3.1	1.09
1953	25	MLN-min	AAA	9	10	.474	4.73	29	17		7	2		135.0	157	75	71	20	34		59	1	1	0				1.415	10.5	1.3	2.3	3.9	1.74	TOL AA
1953	25	MLN	NL	0	0		22.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	5	5	1	4		0	0	0	0	14	21	15.09	4.000	18.0	4.5	18.0	0.0	0.00
1954	26	MLN-min	AA,AAA	3	9	.250	5.32	35	10					88.0	114	60	52	17	26									1.591	11.7	1.7	2.7			ATA,TOL SOUA,AA
1959	31	DEN	AAA	3	2	.600	4.22	14	3		0	0		49.0	60	23	23	4	11	1	23	4	0	0				1.449	11.0	0.7	2.0	4.2	2.09	DEN AA
2 Yrs				3	5	.375	3.84	21	8	6	4	1	0	75.0	84	36	32	6	27		25	1	1	0	326	96	3.89	1.480	10.1	0.7	3.2	3.0	0.93
162 Game Avg.				7	12	.375	3.84	49	19	14	9	2	0	176	197	84	75	14	63		59	2	2	0	764	96	3.89	1.480	10.1	0.7	3.2	3.0	0.93

Player Value--Pitching

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

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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

Standard Fielding

Transactions

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Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

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Advanced Stats

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