Jack Stivetts

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: March 31, 1868 in Ashland, PA us

Died: April 18, 1930 in Ashland, PA

Buried: Brock Cemetery, Ashland, PA

Debut: June 26, 1889 (Age 21-087d, 1,344th in MLB history)

Last Game: June 12, 1899 (Age 31-073d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1889 season

Full Name: John Elmer Stivetts

Nicknames: Happy Jack

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.5

W

203

L

132

ERA

3.74

G

388

GS

333

SV

IP

2887.2

SO

1223

WHIP

1.406

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1889	21	STL	AA	12	7	.632	*2.25*	26	20	6	18	2	2	191.2	153	85	48	4	68	143	5	0	15	794	*186*	*2.93*	*1.153*	*7.2*	0.2	3.2	*6.7*	*2.10*
1890	22	STL	AA	27	21	.563	3.52	54	46	8	41	3	0	419.1	399	255	164	14	179	289	17	0	29	1837	123	3.37	1.378	8.6	0.3	3.8	6.2	1.61
1891	23	STL	AA	33	22	.600	2.86	64	56	8	40	3	1	440.0	357	237	140	15	232	259	18	0	28	1916	137	3.50	1.339	7.3	0.3	4.7	5.3	1.12
1892	24	BSN	NL	35	16	.686	3.03	54	48	6	45	3	1	415.2	346	223	140	12	171	180	10	0	15	1773	116	3.25	1.244	7.5	0.3	3.7	3.9	1.05
1893	25	BSN	NL	20	12	.625	4.41	38	34	4	29	1	1	283.2	315	194	139	17	115	61	10	0	6	1279	111	4.91	1.516	10.0	0.5	3.6	1.9	0.53
1894	26	BSN	NL	26	14	.650	4.90	45	39	6	30	0	0	338.0	429	278	184	27	127	76	13	0	11	1542	121	5.65	1.645	11.4	0.7	3.4	2.0	0.60
1895	27	BSN	NL	17	17	.500	4.64	38	34	4	30	0	0	291.0	341	219	150	15	89	111	12	0	6	1285	107	4.53	1.478	10.5	0.5	2.8	3.4	1.25
1896	28	BSN	NL	22	14	.611	4.10	42	36	6	31	2	0	329.0	353	219	150	19	99	71	7	0	5	1403	111	4.58	1.374	9.7	0.5	2.7	1.9	0.72
1897	29	BSN	NL	11	4	.733	3.41	18	15	2	10	0	0	129.1	147	75	49	5	43	27	5	0	2	566	130	4.52	1.469	10.2	0.3	3.0	1.9	0.63
1898	30	BSN	NL	0	1	.000	8.25	2	1	1	1	0	0	12.0	17	12	11	2	7	1	0	0	0	58	47	6.52	2.000	12.8	1.5	5.3	0.8	0.14
1899	31	CLV	NL	0	4	.000	5.68	7	4	1	3	0	0	38.0	48	39	24	0	25	5	2	0	3	183	66	4.81	1.921	11.4	0.0	5.9	1.2	0.20
11 Yrs				203	132	.606	3.74	388	333	52	278	14	5	2887.2	2905	1836	1199	130	1155	1223	99	0	120	12636	120	4.10	1.406	9.1	0.4	3.6	3.8	1.06
162 Game Avg.				19	12	.606	3.74	37	31	5	26	1	0	272	274	173	113	12	109	115	9	0	11	1192	120	4.10	1.406	9.1	0.4	3.6	3.8	1.06

BSN (7 yrs)				131	78	.627	4.12	237	207	29	176	6	2	1798.2	1948	1220	823	97	651	527	57	0	45	7906	114	4.53	1.445	9.7	0.5	3.3	2.6	0.81
STL (3 yrs)				72	50	.590	3.01	144	122	22	99	8	3	1051.0	909	577	352	33	479	691	40	0	72	4547	137	3.35	1.321	7.8	0.3	4.1	5.9	1.44
CLV (1 yr)				0	4	.000	5.68	7	4	1	3	0	0	38.0	48	39	24	0	25	5	2	0	3	183	66	4.81	1.921	11.4	0.0	5.9	1.2	0.20

NL (8 yrs)				131	82	.615	4.15	244	211	30	179	6	2	1836.2	1996	1259	847	97	676	532	59	0	48	8089	112	4.53	1.455	9.8	0.5	3.3	2.6	0.79
AA (3 yrs)				72	50	.590	3.01	144	122	22	99	8	3	1051.0	909	577	352	33	479	691	40	0	72	4547	137	3.35	1.321	7.8	0.3	4.1	5.9	1.44

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