Joe
Jackson
 
Nickname: Shoeless Joe
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 16, 1889 in Usa, SC, PICKENS COUNT
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1912    1913    1914    1915    1916    1917   
MVP Award 1914   
Silver Slugger Award 1911    1912    1913    1914    1915    1916    1917    1918   
Gold Glove Award 1915    1916    1921   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1908 18 SLN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 9 7 8 5 4 4 10 10 10
1909 19 SLN NL $ 300,000   9 9 9 3 3 3 10 9 10 5 5 5 10 10 10
1910 20 SLN NL $ 300,000   10 10 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 6 5 5 10 10 10
1911 21 SLN NL $ 5,828,571   10 10 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 6 6 6 10 10 10
1912 22 SLN NL $ 9,407,143   10 10 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1913 23 SLN NL $ 9,621,429   10 10 10 3 3 3 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1914 24 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 4 4 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1915 25 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1916 26 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1917 27 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10
1918 28 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1919 29 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1920 30 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1921 31 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1922 32 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 7 10 10 10
1923 33 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 7 6 9 9 9
1924 34 SLN NL $ 22,000,000   9 9 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 6 6 9 9 9
1925 35 SLN NL $ 24,000,000   9 9 9 4 4 4 9 9 9 5 6 6 9 9 9
1926 36 SLN NL $ 24,000,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
1927 37 SLN NL $ 24,000,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 7 7
1928 38 SLN NL $ 24,000,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 24,000,000   10 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1908 18 SLN NL 147 570 74 150 16 4 5 64 48 15 58 48 .263 .334 .332 .666 65.6 16.7
1909 19 SLN NL 142 581 106 159 28 22 6 76 49 19 51 26 .274 .347 .429 .775 83.7 24.2
1910 20 SLN NL 143 562 107 183 34 16 3 51 67 21 49 21 .326 .387 .459 .846 98.8 30.5
1911 21 SLN NL 148 608 151 271 52 18 8 117 63 23 78 18 .446 .507 .630 1.137 162.5 44.7
1912 22 SLN NL 142 563 137 226 41 22 9 119 54 27 84 28 .401 .483 .600 1.083 138.9 38.7
1913 23 SLN NL 145 572 123 233 43 19 7 93 65 34 84 15 .407 .483 .586 1.069 139.8 36.4
1914 24 SLN NL 146 577 141 239 44 19 11 98 43 22 94 14 .414 .496 .614 1.110 149.5 45.6
1915 25 SLN NL 146 562 106 209 36 16 6 92 43 25 79 12 .372 .449 .525 .974 120.0 35.7
1916 26 SLN NL 146 580 136 235 44 22 9 102 50 22 75 20 .405 .476 .603 1.079 135.7 37.4
1917 27 SLN NL 149 581 111 219 38 20 9 97 38 33 78 22 .377 .452 .558 1.010 122.6 35.7
1918 28 SLN NL 145 544 124 213 37 15 4 111 48 20 87 8 .392 .474 .537 1.011 122.4 41.4
1919 29 SLN NL 133 496 80 170 35 11 1 94 28 15 55 17 .343 .410 .464 .874 84.0 22.5
1920 30 SLN NL 140 518 84 177 38 15 12 108 23 19 63 15 .342 .414 .542 .957 103.0 27.1
1921 31 SLN NL 133 521 108 196 36 21 9 101 42 24 69 12 .376 .453 .578 1.031 118.5 23.5
1922 32 SLN NL 141 547 102 197 35 22 6 107 32 25 56 16 .360 .419 .537 .957 106.9 22.0
1923 33 SLN NL 100 383 78 145 34 12 5 86 15 6 43 12 .379 .446 .569 1.016 85.7 20.6
1924 34 SLN NL 142 529 103 168 30 10 4 58 22 17 74 14 .318 .404 .435 .839 88.3 15.3
1925 35 SLN NL 142 513 106 191 30 15 9 89 21 15 60 11 .372 .438 .542 .980 107.8 24.0
1926 36 SLN NL 144 519 72 173 33 12 3 85 18 10 41 16 .333 .383 .461 .844 82.8 16.1
1927 37 SLN NL 128 440 53 125 17 7 2 44 14 14 35 19 .284 .339 .368 .707 49.8 6.1
1928 38 SLN NL 140 527 69 141 17 9 0 39 15 8 31 50 .268 .310 .334 .644 52.7 5.4
21 Years Sim 2942 11293 2171 4020 718 327 128 1831 798 414 1344 414 .356 .427 .511 .938 2219.1 569.6
162 Game Average 621 119 221 39 18 7 100 43 22 74 22 .356 .427 .511 .938 122.2  
Career Highs 149 608 151 271 52 22 12 119 67 34 94 50 .446 .507 .630 1.137 162.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   8368 1670 2969 509 239 106 1350 594 306 1084 286 .355 .431 .511 .942 1684.4
vs LH   2925 501 1051 209 88 22 481 204 108 260 128 .359 .414 .514 .927 550.3
Home 1437 5365 1021 1933 338 151 69 876 383 216 578 207 .360 .425 .518 .943 1054.1
Away 1505 5928 1150 2087 380 176 59 955 415 198 766 207 .352 .428 .505 .934 1180.6
RISP   3026 0 1086 216 67 33 1514 0 0 555 108 .359 .451 .507 .959 660.2
Pinch Hitting   64 15 22 4 0 1 7 2 0 12 2 .344 .447 .453 .900 13.2
Close/Late   1206 279 469 67 39 23 186 0 1 221 31 .389 .488 .566 1.054 296.0
Mar/Apr 324 1256 260 440 99 26 15 205 103 45 147 43 .350 .421 .506 .928 245.7
May 546 2064 434 743 123 56 25 338 148 66 267 72 .360 .434 .510 .944 421.8
June 523 2033 395 747 125 62 32 346 147 83 227 80 .367 .434 .537 .971 418.2
July 542 2095 376 708 141 50 18 323 143 61 244 69 .338 .412 .479 .890 385.0
August 497 1867 345 667 116 57 14 287 131 85 235 84 .357 .430 .503 .933 364.0
Sep/Oct 510 1978 361 715 114 76 24 332 126 74 224 66 .361 .428 .532 .961 400.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1908 18 SLN NL LF 146 146 1301.0 242 6 14 1 .947 1.72   0.8
    CF 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1909 19 SLN NL LF 142 142 1285.7 274 8 9 3 .969 1.97   1.4
1910 20 SLN NL LF 135 135 1193.7 255 6 15 4 .946 1.97   4.8
    CF 6 4 39.7 8 0 1 0 .889 1.82    
1911 21 SLN NL LF 148 148 1329.7 229 7 6 2 .975 1.60   3.3
1912 22 SLN NL LF 142 142 1269.3 223 9 12 4 .951 1.64   2.6
1913 23 SLN NL LF 144 144 1308.0 247 3 10 2 .962 1.72   6.0
1914 24 SLN NL LF 145 144 1313.3 217 13 11 6 .954 1.58   4.3
1915 25 SLN NL LF 146 145 1304.0 275 11 8 3 .973 1.97   6.2
1916 26 SLN NL LF 145 145 1298.0 256 7 8 4 .970 1.82   3.7
    CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1917 27 SLN NL LF 147 147 1309.7 257 8 12 3 .957 1.82   4.2
1918 28 SLN NL CF 129 129 1157.0 306 10 16 1 .952 2.46   4.6
    LF 14 14 125.0 26 0 0 0 1.000 1.87    
1919 29 SLN NL CF 131 131 1143.0 333 10 18 4 .950 2.70   2.1
1920 30 SLN NL CF 129 129 1139.3 308 7 24 2 .929 2.49   3.0
    RF 9 9 80.3 19 0 2 0 .905 2.13    
1921 31 SLN NL CF 119 118 1057.7 365 2 18 1 .953 3.12   5.7
    RF 13 13 117.0 21 3 3 0 .889 1.85    
1922 32 SLN NL CF 75 74 651.0 221 6 9 1 .962 3.14   4.0
    RF 64 63 570.3 134 8 13 3 .916 2.24    
    LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1923 33 SLN NL CF 87 87 765.0 268 6 17 4 .942 3.22   2.8
    RF 11 8 79.0 21 1 1 0 .957 2.51    
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1924 34 SLN NL CF 91 86 771.7 283 5 12 1 .960 3.36   3.7
    RF 31 27 241.7 65 3 7 2 .907 2.53    
    LF 18 14 125.3 35 0 1 0 .972 2.51    
1925 35 SLN NL CF 107 103 915.0 292 9 14 4 .956 2.96   3.0
    RF 24 15 158.0 32 3 2 1 .946 1.99    
    LF 8 2 28.0 8 0 1 0 .889 2.57    
1926 36 SLN NL CF 116 112 963.0 298 5 15 1 .953 2.83   2.4
    RF 19 18 158.7 40 1 1 0 .976 2.33    
    LF 8 1 25.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.08    
1927 37 SLN NL CF 117 117 957.7 279 10 11 4 .963 2.72   2.6
    RF 5 3 30.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.40    
    LF 10 2 26.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.38    
1928 38 SLN NL LF 84 83 655.0 141 6 4 2 .974 2.02   2.3
    CF 56 55 422.0 127 2 2 1 .985 2.75    
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  LF 1585 1554 13901.6 2692 84 112 34 .961 1.80   39.7
  CF 1165 1145 9984.3 3088 72 157 24 .953 2.85   33.9
  RF 177 156 1436.0 340 19 29 6 .925 2.25    
Career Totals   2927 2855 25321.9 6120 175 298 64 .955 2.24   73.6
Career Highs   148 148 1329.7 386 14 26 6 .979 3.15    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1910 20 SLN NL 5 19 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 .263 .364 .263 .627
1911 21 SLN NL 5 21 1 5 2 1 0 5 1 1 2 0 .238 .304 .429 .733
1912 22 SLN NL 4 20 3 7 2 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 .350 .350 .700 1.050
1913 23 SLN NL 4 15 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 .267 .389 .400 .789
1914 24 SLN NL 5 16 5 8 0 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
1915 25 SLN NL 5 16 5 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 .250 .455 .438 .892
1916 26 SLN NL 4 13 4 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 5 1 .231 .444 .385 .829
1917 27 SLN NL 4 16 2 7 2 0 1 5 0 2 3 1 .438 .476 .750 1.226
1918 28 SLN NL 7 26 6 6 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 .231 .286 .538 .824
1922 32 SLN NL 6 20 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 .400 .520 .550 1.070
Career Post-Season Batting 49 182 31 57 13 6 3 31 8 8 30 4 .313 .413 .500 .913
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1910-4-.326
1911-1-.446
1912-1-.401
1913-1-.407
1914-1-.414
1915-1-.372
1916-1-.405
1917-1-.377
1918-1-.392
1919-3-.343
1920-3-.342
1921-1-.376
1922-1-.360
1925-1-.372
1926-5-.333
CAR-2-.356
On-Base Pct
1910-10-.387
1911-1-.507
1912-1-.483
1913-1-.483
1914-1-.496
1915-1-.449
1916-1-.476
1917-1-.452
1918-1-.474
1919-3-.410
1920-3-.414
1921-1-.453
1922-2-.419
1924-7-.404
1925-1-.438
CAR-2-.427
Slugging Pct
1909-3-.429
1910-2-.459
1911-1-.630
1912-1-.600
1913-1-.586
1914-1-.614
1915-1-.525
1916-1-.603
1917-1-.558
1918-1-.537
1919-1-.464
1920-1-.542
1921-3-.578
1922-3-.537
1925-6-.542
1926-10-.461
CAR-3-.511
OPS
1909-7-.775
1910-3-.846
1911-1-1.137
1912-1-1.083
1913-1-1.069
1914-1-1.110
1915-1-.974
1916-1-1.079
1917-1-1.010
1918-1-1.011
1919-1-.874
1920-1-.957
1921-2-1.031
1922-2-.957
1925-4-.980
1926-10-.844
CAR-1-.938
XR
1909-6-83.7
1910-3-98.8
1911-1-162.5
1912-1-138.9
1913-1-139.8
1914-1-149.5
1915-1-120.0
1916-1-135.7
1917-1-122.6
1918-1-122.4
1919-4-84.0
1920-2-103.0
1921-2-118.5
1922-5-106.9
1925-5-107.8
CAR-1-2219.1
Games
1915-9-146
1917-2-149
1919-9-133
CAR-1-2942
At-Bats
1908-10-570
1909-7-581
1910-10-562
1911-4-608
1914-8-577
1915-8-562
1916-9-580
1917-6-581
CAR-1-11293
Runs
1909-2-106
1910-1-107
1911-1-151
1912-1-137
1913-1-123
1914-1-141
1915-2-106
1916-1-136
1917-1-111
1918-1-124
1919-9-80
1921-5-108
1922-8-102
1924-7-103
1925-5-106
CAR-1-2171
Hits
1910-3-183
1911-1-271
1912-1-226
1913-1-233
1914-1-239
1915-1-209
1916-1-235
1917-1-219
1918-1-213
1919-7-170
1921-2-196
1922-7-197
1925-3-191
1926-7-173
CAR-1-4020
Total Bases
1909-3-249
1910-2-258
1911-1-383
1912-1-338
1913-1-335
1914-1-354
1915-1-295
1916-1-350
1917-1-324
1918-1-292
1919-3-230
1920-2-281
1921-5-301
1922-5-294
1925-7-278
CAR-1-5776
Singles
1910-6-130
1911-1-193
1912-3-154
1913-2-164
1914-1-165
1915-2-151
1916-1-160
1917-4-152
1918-1-157
1921-8-130
1922-10-134
1925-5-137
1926-9-125
CAR-1-2847
Doubles
1909-6-28
1910-2-34
1911-1-52
1912-1-41
1913-1-43
1914-2-44
1915-2-36
1916-1-44
1917-1-38
1918-1-37
1919-4-35
1920-2-38
1921-4-36
1922-9-35
1923-6-34
1926-9-33
CAR-1-718
Triples
1909-1-22
1910-1-16
1911-3-18
1912-2-22
1913-3-19
1914-1-19
1915-2-16
1916-1-22
1917-2-20
1918-1-15
1919-1-11
1920-10-15
1921-1-21
1922-2-22
1925-7-15
CAR-1-327
Homeruns
1908-7-5
1909-4-6
1911-5-8
1912-5-9
1913-7-7
1914-4-11
1915-7-6
1916-3-9
1917-3-9
1920-5-12
CAR-11-128
RBIs
1909-8-76
1911-1-117
1912-2-119
1913-3-93
1914-4-98
1915-3-92
1916-4-102
1917-2-97
1918-1-111
1919-1-94
1920-2-108
1921-8-101
1922-7-107
CAR-1-1831
Stolen Bases
1910-6-67
1911-5-63
1912-7-54
1913-3-65
1914-9-43
1915-6-43
1916-3-50
1917-7-38
1918-4-48
1921-4-42
1922-10-32
CAR-8-798
Caught Stealing
1910-7-21
1911-4-23
1912-4-27
1913-1-34
1914-3-22
1915-4-25
1916-5-22
1917-1-33
1918-8-20
1920-10-19
1921-4-24
1922-1-25
1924-8-17
1925-9-15
CAR-1-414
Walks
1911-9-78
1912-5-84
1913-4-84
1914-2-94
1915-7-79
1917-4-78
1918-3-87
1919-7-55
1920-6-63
1921-8-69
1924-3-74
CAR-2-1344
Strikeouts
1928-4-50
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 153    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 389    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 77    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1908
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/1908, off Ernie Groth (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 5/8/1908, off Doc Scanlan (CIN)
Injured on 4/24/1909 with a Sprained Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 5/31/1909, hitting .370 with 1 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1910, hitting .442 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1911, hitting .446 with 8 HR, 117 RBI
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 4/20/1912
Won Player of the Week award on 5/7/1912, hitting .600 with 0 HR, 4 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1912, hitting .435 with 1 HR, 18 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Pittsburgh on 6/8/1912
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1912, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1912, hitting .390 with 3 HR, 23 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/16/1912, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Injured on 8/16/1912 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1912
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1912, hitting .401 with 9 HR, 119 RBI
2/10/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $9,621,429 through salary arbitration
5/24/1913: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $22,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1913, hitting .445 with 1 HR, 20 RBI
Had 23-game hitting streak snapped on 6/4/1913
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1913, hitting .417 with 2 HR, 18 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Boston (N) on 9/16/1913
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1913
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1913, hitting .407 with 7 HR, 93 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1914, hitting .333 with 0 HR, 13 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/4/1914, hitting .519 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/18/1914, hitting .583 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1914, hitting .455 with 4 HR, 19 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/8/1914, hitting .588 with 0 HR, 9 RBI
Had 43-game hitting streak snapped on 6/18/1914
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1914, hitting .453 with 0 HR, 18 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/6/1914, hitting .682 with 0 HR, 2 RBI
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1914
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1914, hitting .414 with 11 HR, 98 RBI
Had 30-game hitting streak snapped on 4/23/1915
Won Player of the Week award on 5/10/1915, hitting .522 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 6/19/1915
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Brooklyn on 7/10/1915
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1915, hitting .381 with 2 HR, 19 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1915, hitting .379 with 0 HR, 17 RBI
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1915
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1915, hitting .372 with 6 HR, 92 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1915
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 4/26/1916
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1916, hitting .486 with 2 HR, 16 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/21/1916, hitting .577 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Had 25-game hitting streak snapped on 5/26/1916
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1916, hitting .432 with 3 HR, 24 RBI
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cincinnati on 6/19/1916
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1916, hitting .431 with 1 HR, 14 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/2/1916, hitting .538 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1916, hitting .424 with 1 HR, 23 RBI
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1916
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1916, hitting .405 with 9 HR, 102 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1916
6/16/1917: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $22,000,000 per year, for 7 years
Had 2000th career hit on 6/22/1917, off Bob Harmon (CIN)
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1917, hitting .447 with 3 HR, 24 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/2/1917, hitting .636 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/24/1917, hitting .650 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1917, hitting .441 with 2 HR, 18 RBI
Won World Series with St. Louis (N) in 1917
Won Silver Slugger Award in 1917, hitting .377 with 9 HR, 97 RBI