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1914–1935 · P
Sad Sam Jones
6' 0", 170 lbs·Lived to 74·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
2.25
Best ERA · 1918
23
Most W · 1921
98
Most K · 1921
1.201
Best WHIP · 1918
Career Arc · ERA
22 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
22 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CLE | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — |
| 1915 | CLE | 48 | 32 | 0 | 1 | .156 | — | — |
| 1916 | BOS | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — |
| 1917 | BOS | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1918 | BOS | 24 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .175 | — | — |
| 1919 | BOS | 35 | 81 | 0 | 5 | .136 | — | — |
| 1920 | BOS | 44 | 92 | 0 | 5 | .217 | — | — |
| 1921 | BOS | 43 | 100 | 2 | 14 | .240 | — | — |
| 1922 | NYY | 45 | 87 | 1 | 8 | .264 | — | — |
| 1923 | NYY | 39 | 85 | 0 | 6 | .224 | — | — |
| 1924 | NYY | 36 | 51 | 1 | 5 | .176 | — | — |
| 1925 | NYY | 46 | 80 | 0 | 3 | .163 | — | — |
| 1926 | NYY | 44 | 49 | 0 | 4 | .204 | — | — |
| 1927 | SLA | 32 | 55 | 0 | 3 | .109 | — | — |
| 1928 | WS1 | 37 | 79 | 2 | 11 | .253 | — | — |
| 1929 | WS1 | 28 | 51 | 0 | 3 | .157 | — | — |
| 1930 | WS1 | 30 | 61 | 0 | 10 | .148 | — | — |
| 1931 | WS1 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 5 | .313 | — | — |
| 1932 | CWS | 39 | 57 | 0 | 5 | .193 | — | — |
| 1933 | CWS | 37 | 58 | 0 | 3 | .155 | — | — |
| 1934 | CWS | 31 | 60 | 0 | 6 | .200 | — | — |
| 1935 | CWS | 22 | 48 | 0 | 1 | .167 | — | — |
| Career | 713 | 1243 | 6 | 99 | .197 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
22 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CLE | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 109 | 0 | 1.200 |
| 1915 | CLE | 48 | 145.7 | 4 | 9 | 3.65 | 79 | 42 | 1.332 |
| 1916 | BOS | 12 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.67 | 76 | 7 | 1.296 |
| 1917 | BOS | 9 | 16.3 | 0 | 1 | 4.41 | 61 | 5 | 1.286 |
| 1918 | BOS | 24 | 184.0 | 16 | 5 | 2.25 | 126 | 44 | 1.201 |
| 1919 | BOS | 35 | 245.0 | 12 | 20 | 3.75 | 82 | 67 | 1.441 |
| 1920 | BOS | 37 | 274.0 | 13 | 16 | 3.94 | 88 | 86 | 1.391 |
| 1921 | BOS | 40 | 298.7 | 23 | 16 | 3.22 | 125 | 98 | 1.326 |
| 1922 | NYY | 45 | 260.0 | 13 | 13 | 3.67 | 114 | 81 | 1.331 |
| 1923 | NYY | 39 | 243.0 | 21 | 8 | 3.63 | 111 | 68 | 1.267 |
| 1924 | NYY | 36 | 178.7 | 9 | 6 | 3.63 | 114 | 53 | 1.472 |
| 1925 | NYY | 43 | 246.7 | 15 | 21 | 4.63 | 98 | 92 | 1.504 |
| 1926 | NYY | 39 | 161.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.98 | 83 | 69 | 1.652 |
| 1927 | SLA | 30 | 189.7 | 8 | 14 | 4.32 | 95 | 72 | 1.650 |
| 1928 | WS1 | 30 | 224.7 | 17 | 7 | 2.84 | 146 | 63 | 1.277 |
| 1929 | WS1 | 24 | 153.7 | 9 | 9 | 3.92 | 117 | 36 | 1.334 |
| 1930 | WS1 | 25 | 183.3 | 15 | 7 | 4.07 | 118 | 60 | 1.396 |
| 1931 | WS1 | 25 | 148.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.32 | 95 | 58 | 1.568 |
| 1932 | CWS | 30 | 200.3 | 10 | 15 | 4.22 | 98 | 64 | 1.458 |
| 1933 | CWS | 27 | 176.7 | 10 | 12 | 3.36 | 115 | 60 | 1.392 |
| 1934 | CWS | 27 | 183.3 | 8 | 12 | 5.11 | 84 | 60 | 1.511 |
| 1935 | CWS | 21 | 140.0 | 8 | 7 | 4.05 | 107 | 38 | 1.521 |
| Career | 647 | 3883.1 | 229 | 217 | — | — | 1223 | — | |
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