Jake Wade

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: April 1, 1912 in Morehead City, NC us

Died: February 1, 2006 in Wildwood, NC

Buried: Bayview Cemetery, Morehead City, NC

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Debut: April 22, 1936 (Age 24-021d, 6,661st in MLB history)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 13, 1946 (Age 34-165d)
vs. SLB 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: Jacob Fields Wade

Nicknames: Whistling Jake

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Relatives: Brother of Ben Wade

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

W

L

ERA

5.00

G

171

GS

SV

IP

668.1

SO

291

WHIP

1.691

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
1932	20	DET-min	D	10	18	.357	3.87	33						221.0	212	132	95		135									1.570	8.6		5.5			MOL MSVL
1933	21	DET-min	C,A	10	14	.417	5.35	40						234.0	264	164	139		124									1.658	10.2		4.8			SHV,BMT DIXL,TL
1934	22	DET-min	A	14	11	.560	2.70	35						210.0	170	90	63		111									1.338	7.3		4.8			BMT TL
1935	23	DET-min	AA	17	15	.531	3.97	40						263.0	235	131	116		166									1.525	8.0		5.7			POR PCL
1936	24	DET	AL	4	5	.444	5.29	13	11	2	4	1	0	78.1	93	60	46	7	52	1	30	1	0	4	371	94	5.69	1.851	10.7	0.8	6.0	3.4	0.58
1937	25	DET	AL	7	10	.412	5.39	33	25	4	7	1	0	165.1	160	106	99	14	107	2	69	3	0	5	744	87	5.30	1.615	8.7	0.8	5.8	3.8	0.64
1938	26	DET	AL	3	2	.600	6.56	27	2	11	0	0	0	70.0	73	56	51	9	48	2	23	0	0	1	325	78	6.00	1.729	9.4	1.2	6.2	3.0	0.48
1939	27	TOT	AL	1	6	.143	7.45	24	8	8	2	0	0	64.0	94	59	53	2	56	1	30	0	0	2	327	64	5.07	2.344	13.2	0.3	7.9	4.2	0.54
1939	27	BOS	AL	1	4	.200	6.23	20	6	8	1	0	0	47.2	68	34	33	1	37	1	21	0	0	2	234	76	4.69	2.203	12.8	0.2	7.0	4.0	0.57
1939	27	SLB	AL	0	2	.000	11.02	4	2	0	1	0	0	16.1	26	25	20	1	19	0	9	0	0	0	93	45	6.16	2.755	14.3	0.6	10.5	5.0	0.47

1940	28	SLB-min	AA	2	2	.500	7.15	22						34.0	50		27		30									2.353	13.2		7.9			TOL AA
1941	29	CIN-min	AA	0	1	.000	9.00	7			0	0		9.0	19	12	9		6		3	0	0	1				2.778	19.0		6.0	3.0	0.50	INA AA
1942	30	CHW	AL	5	5	.500	4.10	15	10	3	3	0	0	85.2	84	45	39	2	56	1	32	0	0	4	389	88	3.94	1.634	8.8	0.2	5.9	3.4	0.57
1943	31	CHW	AL	3	7	.300	3.01	21	9	11	3	1	0	83.2	66	34	28	3	54	3	41	4	0	0	364	110	3.98	1.434	7.1	0.3	5.8	4.4	0.76
1944	32	CHW	AL	2	4	.333	4.82	19	5	11	1	0	2	74.2	75	46	40	3	41	2	35	0	1	3	334	71	3.77	1.554	9.0	0.4	4.9	4.2	0.85
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	34	TOT	AL	2	1	.667	2.89	19	1	7	0	0	1	46.2	45	15	15	3	26	3	31	1	0	1	203	120	3.63	1.521	8.7	0.6	5.0	6.0	1.19
1946	34	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	2.29	13	1	6	0	0	1	35.1	33	9	9	2	14	2	22	1	0	1	148	152	3.15	1.330	8.4	0.5	3.6	5.6	1.57
1946	34	WSH	AL	0	0		4.76	6	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	12	6	6	1	12	1	9	0	0	0	55	73	5.12	2.118	9.5	0.8	9.5	7.1	0.75
1947	35	NYG-min	AAA	17	5	.773	2.51	32	26		18	4		197.0	188	72	55		108		78	2	0	0				1.503	8.6		4.9	3.6	0.72	JER IL
1948	36	DET-min	AAA	8	11	.421	5.10	29	16		10	1		136.0	153	96	77		54		55	2	0	1				1.522	10.1		3.6	3.6	1.02	BFL IL
1949	37	DET-min	AAA	3	4	.429	6.70	41	7		3	0		82.0	106	70	61		43		42	1	0	0				1.817	11.6		4.7	4.6	0.98	BFL IL
1950	38	PHA-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.96	26	13		7	3		107.0	111	67	59		58		34	4	2	3				1.579	9.3		4.9	2.9	0.59	BFL IL
8 Yrs				27	40	.403	5.00	171	71	57	20	3	3	668.1	690	421	371	43	440	15	291	9	1	20	3057	85	4.77	1.691	9.3	0.6	5.9	3.9	0.66
162 Game Avg.				8	11	.403	5.00	48	20	16	6	1	1	188	194	118	104	12	124	4	82	3	0	6	859	85	4.77	1.691	9.3	0.6	5.9	3.9	0.66

DET (3 yrs)				14	17	.452	5.62	73	38	17	11	2	0	313.2	326	222	196	30	207	5	122	4	0	10	1440	86	5.55	1.699	9.4	0.9	5.9	3.5	0.59
CHW (3 yrs)				10	16	.385	3.95	55	24	25	7	1	2	244.0	225	125	107	8	151	6	108	4	1	7	1087	87	3.90	1.541	8.3	0.3	5.6	4.0	0.72
WSH (1 yr)				0	0		4.76	6	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	12	6	6	1	12	1	9	0	0	0	55	73	5.12	2.118	9.5	0.8	9.5	7.1	0.75
BOS (1 yr)				1	4	.200	6.23	20	6	8	1	0	0	47.2	68	34	33	1	37	1	21	0	0	2	234	76	4.69	2.203	12.8	0.2	7.0	4.0	0.57
NYY (1 yr)				2	1	.667	2.29	13	1	6	0	0	1	35.1	33	9	9	2	14	2	22	1	0	1	148	152	3.15	1.330	8.4	0.5	3.6	5.6	1.57
SLB (1 yr)				0	2	.000	11.02	4	2	0	1	0	0	16.1	26	25	20	1	19	0	9	0	0	0	93	45	6.16	2.755	14.3	0.6	10.5	5.0	0.47

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

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