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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 21 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 123 | 4.24 | 1.200 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||
| 1915 | 22 | CLE | AL | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.65 | 48 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 145.2 | 131 | 78 | 59 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 583 | 83 | 3.15 | 1.332 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.67 | ||
| 1916 | 23 | BOS | AL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.67 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 77 | 2.91 | 1.296 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.70 | ||
| 1917 | 24 | BOS | AL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.41 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 61 | 3.55 | 1.286 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.83 | ||
| 1918 | 25 | BOS | AL | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2.25 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 184.0 | 151 | 66 | 46 | 1 | 70 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 750 | 120 | 3.10 | 1.201 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.63 | ||
| 1919 | 26 | BOS | AL | 12 | 20 | .375 | 3.75 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 245.0 | 258 | 120 | 102 | 4 | 95 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1029 | 81 | 3.40 | 1.441 | 9.5 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.71 | ||
| 1920 | 27 | BOS | AL | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.94 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 274.0 | 302 | 143 | 120 | 9 | 79 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1132 | 92 | 3.51 | 1.391 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.09 | ||
| 1921 | 28 | BOS | AL | 23 | 16 | .590 | 3.22 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 298.2 | 318 | 122 | 107 | 1 | 78 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1257 | 132 | 3.37 | 1.326 | 9.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.26 | ||
| 1922 | 29 | NYY | AL | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.67 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 260.0 | 270 | 132 | 106 | 16 | 76 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1088 | 109 | 4.24 | 1.331 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.07 | ||
| 1923 | 30 | NYY | AL | 21 | 8 | .724 | 3.63 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 243.0 | 239 | 114 | 98 | 11 | 69 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1025 | 109 | 3.99 | 1.267 | 8.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.99 | ||
| 1924 | 31 | NYY | AL | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.63 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 178.2 | 187 | 85 | 72 | 6 | 76 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 772 | 116 | 3.88 | 1.472 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.70 | ||
| 1925 | 32 | NYY | AL | 15 | 21 | .417 | 4.63 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 246.2 | 267 | 147 | 127 | 14 | 104 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1085 | 92 | 3.49 | 1.504 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.88 | ||
| 1926 | 33 | NYY | AL | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.98 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 161.0 | 186 | 104 | 89 | 6 | 80 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 736 | 78 | 4.22 | 1.652 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.86 | ||
| 1927 | 34 | SLB | AL | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.32 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 189.2 | 211 | 121 | 91 | 12 | 102 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 877 | 101 | 4.23 | 1.650 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0.71 | ||
| 1928 | 35 | WSH | AL | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.84 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 224.2 | 209 | 89 | 71 | 5 | 78 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 928 | 141 | 3.84 | 1.277 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.81 | |
| 1929 | 36 | WSH | AL | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.92 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 153.2 | 156 | 80 | 67 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 659 | 108 | 3.76 | 1.334 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.73 | MVP-26 |
| 1930 | 37 | WSH | AL | 15 | 7 | .682 | 4.07 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 183.1 | 195 | 95 | 83 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 787 | 113 | 3.53 | 1.396 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.98 | |
| 1931 | 38 | WSH | AL | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.32 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 148.0 | 185 | 88 | 71 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 669 | 100 | 4.27 | 1.568 | 11.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.23 | |
| 1932 | 39 | CHW | AL | 10 | 15 | .400 | 4.22 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 200.1 | 217 | 123 | 94 | 9 | 75 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 895 | 102 | 3.91 | 1.458 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.85 | |
| 1933 | 40 | CHW | AL | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.36 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 176.2 | 181 | 80 | 66 | 13 | 65 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 760 | 125 | 4.35 | 1.392 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.92 | |
| 1934 | 41 | CHW | AL | 8 | 12 | .400 | 5.11 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 183.1 | 217 | 120 | 104 | 16 | 60 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 820 | 92 | 4.68 | 1.511 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.00 | |
| 1935 | 42 | CHW | AL | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.05 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 162 | 77 | 63 | 8 | 51 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 632 | 114 | 4.50 | 1.521 | 10.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.75 | |
| 22 Yrs | 229 | 217 | .513 | 3.84 | 647 | 487 | 116 | 250 | 36 | 31 | 3883.0 | 4084 | 2008 | 1656 | 151 | 1396 | 22 | 1223 | 69 | 5 | 73 | 16662 | 104 | 3.82 | 1.411 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.88 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 13 | .513 | 3.84 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 233 | 245 | 120 | 99 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 999 | 104 | 3.82 | 1.411 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.88 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| BOS (6 yrs) | 64 | 59 | .520 | 3.39 | 157 | 124 | 30 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 1045.0 | 1069 | 474 | 394 | 16 | 338 | 307 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 4334 | 102 | 3.36 | 1.346 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.91 | |||||
| NYY (5 yrs) | 67 | 56 | .545 | 4.06 | 202 | 130 | 49 | 66 | 8 | 22 | 1089.1 | 1149 | 582 | 492 | 53 | 405 | 363 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 4706 | 100 | 3.95 | 1.427 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.90 | |||||
| WSH (4 yrs) | 50 | 33 | .602 | 3.70 | 104 | 100 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 709.2 | 745 | 352 | 292 | 24 | 235 | 9 | 217 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 3043 | 115 | 3.83 | 1.381 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.92 | ||||
| CHW (4 yrs) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 4.20 | 105 | 98 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 700.1 | 777 | 400 | 327 | 46 | 251 | 13 | 222 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 3107 | 106 | 4.34 | 1.468 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.88 | ||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.62 | 49 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 149.0 | 133 | 79 | 60 | 0 | 65 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 595 | 84 | 3.17 | 1.329 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.65 | |||||
| SLB (1 yr) | 8 | 14 | .364 | 4.32 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 189.2 | 211 | 121 | 91 | 12 | 102 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 877 | 101 | 4.23 | 1.650 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0.71 | |||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Sad Sam Jones born?
Sad Sam Jones was born on July 26, 1892.
Where was Sad Sam Jones born?
Sad Sam Jones was born in Woodsfield, OH.
How tall was Sad Sam Jones?
Sad Sam Jones was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.
How much did Sad Sam Jones weigh when playing?
Sad Sam Jones weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Sad Sam Jones play?
Sad Sam Jones played 22 seasons.
Is Sad Sam Jones in the Hall of Fame?
Sad Sam Jones has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Sad Sam Jones play?
Sad Sam Jones was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Sad Sam Jones have?
Sad Sam Jones had 1,223 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Sad Sam Jones played for?
Sad Sam Jones played for 7 teams; the Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox.
How many World Series has Sad Sam Jones won?
Sad Sam Jones won 3 World Series.
When did Sad Sam Jones retire?
Sad Sam Jones last played in 1935.
What are Sad Sam Jones' nicknames?
Sad Sam is a nickname for Sad Sam Jones.
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