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)

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

ERA

5.00

171

668.1

291

WHIP

1.691

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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
1931	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-C		5	3	.625	3.70	5.88	27						124.0	127	81	51		80							1.669	9.2		5.8
1931	19	-6.9	Evansville	IIIL	B		4	3	.571	3.43	5.38	18						97.0	97	58	37		60							1.619	9.0		5.6
1931	19	-7.5	Raleigh	PIED	C		1	0	1.000	4.67	7.67	9						27.0	30	23	14		20							1.852	10.0		6.7
1932	20	-1.7	Moline	MSVL	D	DET	10	18	.357	3.87	5.38	33						221.0	212	132	95		135							1.570	8.6		5.5
1933	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A	DET	10	14	.417	5.35	6.31	40						234.0	264	164	139		124							1.658	10.2		4.8
1933	21	-5.9	Beaumont	TL	A	DET	1	5	.167	6.23	7.44	10						52.0	58	43	36		40							1.885	10.0		6.9
1933	21	-4.0	Shreveport	DIXL	C	DET	9	9	.500	5.09	5.98	30						182.0	206	121	103		84							1.593	10.2		4.2
1934	22	-5.8	Beaumont	TL	A	DET	14	11	.560	2.70	3.86	35						210.0	170	90	63		111							1.338	7.3		4.8
1935	23	-5.2	Portland	PCL	AA	DET	17	15	.531	3.97	4.48	40						263.0	235	131	116		166							1.525	8.0		5.7
1936	24	-4.9	Montreal	IL	AA		6	8	.429	4.88	5.46	24	11		4	2		94.0	97	57	51		45		70	1	0	5	420	1.511	9.3		4.3	6.7	1.56
1936	24	-4.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	5	.444	5.29	6.89	13	11	2	4	1	0	78.1	93	60	46	7	52	1	30	1	0	4	371	1.851	10.7	0.8	6.0	3.4	0.58
1937	25	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	7	10	.412	5.39	5.77	33	25	4	7	1	0	165.1	160	106	99	14	107	2	69	3	0	5	744	1.615	8.7	0.8	5.8	3.8	0.64
1938	26	-2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	2	.600	6.56	7.20	27	2	11	0	0	0	70.0	73	56	51	9	48	2	23	0	0	1	325	1.729	9.4	1.2	6.2	3.0	0.48
1939	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	SLB-BOS	1	6	.143	7.45	8.30	24	8	8	2	0	0	64.0	94	59	53	2	56	1	30	0	0	2	327	2.344	13.2	0.3	7.9	4.2	0.54
1939	27	-1.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	4	.200	6.23	6.42	20	6	8	1	0	0	47.2	68	34	33	1	37	1	21	0	0	2	234	2.203	12.8	0.2	7.0	4.0	0.57
1939	27	-1.4	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	0	2	.000	11.02	13.78	4	2	0	1	0	0	16.1	26	25	20	1	19	0	9	0	0	0	93	2.755	14.3	0.6	10.5	5.0	0.47
1940	28	-0.2	Toledo	AA	AA	SLB	2	2	.500	7.15		22						34.0	50		27		30							2.353	13.2		7.9
1941	29		3 Teams	2 Lgs	D-AA	CIN	12	10				29			0	0		186.0	181	86	57		59		3	0	0	1
1941	29	1.6	Indianapolis	AA	AA	CIN	0	1	.000	9.00	12.00	7			0	0		9.0	19	12	9		6		3	0	0	1		2.778	19.0		6.0	3.0	0.50
1941	29	5.9	New Bern	COPL	D
1941	29	5.9	Goldsboro	COPL	D
1942	30	1.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	5	.500	4.10	4.73	15	10	3	3	0	0	85.2	84	45	39	2	56	1	32	0	0	4	389	1.634	8.8	0.2	5.9	3.4	0.57
1943	31	1.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	7	.300	3.01	3.66	21	9	11	3	1	0	83.2	66	34	28	3	54	3	41	4	0	0	364	1.434	7.1	0.3	5.8	4.4	0.76
1944	32	2.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	4	.333	4.82	5.54	19	5	11	1	0	2	74.2	75	46	40	3	41	2	35	0	1	3	334	1.554	9.0	0.4	4.9	4.2	0.85

1946	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-NYY	2	1	.667	2.89	2.89	19	1	7	0	0	1	46.2	45	15	15	3	26	3	31	1	0	1	203	1.521	8.7	0.6	5.0	6.0	1.19
1946	34	4.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	1	.667	2.29	2.29	13	1	6	0	0	1	35.1	33	9	9	2	14	2	22	1	0	1	148	1.330	8.4	0.5	3.6	5.6	1.57
1946	34	4.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	0	0		4.76	4.76	6	0	1	0	0	0	11.1	12	6	6	1	12	1	9	0	0	0	55	2.118	9.5	0.8	9.5	7.1	0.75
1947	35	8.0	Jersey City	IL	AAA	NYG	17	5	.773	2.51	3.29	32	26		18	4		197.0	188	72	55		108		78	2	0	0		1.503	8.6		4.9	3.6	0.72
1948	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA		8	15	.348	5.61	6.74	41	18		10	1		183.0	204	137	114		87		73	3	0	1		1.590	10.0		4.3	3.6	0.84
1948	36	8.9	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	8	11	.421	5.10	6.35	29	18		10	1		136.0	153	96	77		54		55	2	0	1		1.522	10.1		3.6	3.6	1.02
1948	36	5.0	San Diego	PCL	AAA		0	4	.000	7.09	7.85	12			0	0		47.0	51	41	37		33		18	1	0	0		1.787	9.8		6.3	3.4	0.55
1949	37	10.3	Buffalo	IL	AAA	DET	3	4	.429	6.70	7.68	41	7		3	0		82.0	106	70	61		43		42	1	0	0		1.817	11.6		4.7	4.6	0.98
1950	38	11.6	Buffalo	IL	AAA	PHA	7	6	.538	4.96	5.64	26	13		7	3		107.0	111	67	59		58		34	4	2	3		1.579	9.3		4.9	2.9	0.59
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 (8 seasons)					Majors		27	40	.403	5.00	5.67	171	71	57	20	3	3	668.1	690	421	371	43	440	15	291	9	1	20	3057	1.691	9.3	0.6	5.9	3.9	0.66
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		99	102				368	75		42	10		1758.0	1783	1013	840		993		300	11	2	10	420
All Levels (19 Seasons)							126	142				539	146	57	62	13	3	2426.1	2473	1434	1211	43	1433	15	591	20	3	30	3477

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		35	30	.538	4.57	5.47	140	64		38	8		569.0	609	346	289		296		227	10	2	4		1.591	9.6		4.7	3.6	0.77
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		25	26	.490	4.57	4.50	93	11		4	2		400.0	401	200	203		247		73	1	0	6	420	1.620	9.0		5.6
A (2 seasons)					Minors		15	16	.484	3.40	4.57	45						262.0	228	133	99		151							1.447	7.8		5.2
B (1 season)					Minors		4	3	.571	3.43	5.38	18						97.0	97	58	37		60							1.619	9.0		5.6
C (2 seasons)					Minors		10	9	.526	5.04	6.20	39						209.0	236	144	117		104							1.627	10.2		4.5
D (2 seasons)					Minors		10	18				33						221.0	212	132	95		135