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Sam
Jones		  
Nickname: Sad Sam
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: July 26, 1892 in Usa, OH, WOODSFIELD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1914 21 PHA AL   9 3 4 3 8 10 9 8 9 9
1915 22 PHA AL $ 300,000 9 2 4 3 8 10 9 9 10 10
1916 23 PHA AL $ 300,000 9 3 5 4 8 10 9 10 10 10
1917 24 PHA AL $ 300,000 9 3 5 4 8 10 9 10 10 10
1918 25 PHA AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 8 10 9 9 10 10
1919 26 PHA AL $ 3,814,286 9 3 5 4 8 10 9 9 10 10
1920 27 PHA AL $ 3,814,286 9 4 5 4 8 10 9 9 10 9
1921 28 NYA AL $ 3,814,286 8 3 5 4 8 10 9 9 10 9
1922 29 NYA AL $ 3,814,286 8 4 5 4 8 10 9 9 10 9
1923 30 NYA AL $ 4,930,000 9 4 5 4 8 10 9 9 10 9
1924 31 NYA AL $ 4,930,000 9 3 4 4 8 10 9 8 9 8
1925 32 NYA AL $ 4,930,000 8 3 4 4 7 9 8 7 8 8
1926 33 NYA AL $ 1,440,000 8 3 4 4 6 8 7 6 7 6
1927 34 NYA AL   8 3 4 3 6 8 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 4 3 6 8 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,930,000 9 4 5 4 8 10 9 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1914 21 PHA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1915 22 PHA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1916 23 PHA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1917 24 PHA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1918 25 PHA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1919 26 PHA AL $ 3,814,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1920 27 PHA AL $ 3,814,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1921 28 NYA AL $ 3,814,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1922 29 NYA AL $ 3,814,286   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1923 30 NYA AL $ 4,930,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1924 31 NYA AL $ 4,930,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1925 32 NYA AL $ 4,930,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1926 33 NYA AL $ 1,440,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1927 34 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,930,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1914 21 AAA   8 15 .348 31 31 17 3 0 248.3 230 84 11 68 195 3.04 .244 .294 .328 .623  
1915 22 PHA AL 4 6 .400 10 10 10 0 0 86.0 71 24 0 25 33 2.51 .224 .278 .328 .606 5.8
    AAA   12 10 .545 25 25 13 3 0 207.3 180 66 4 60 132 2.86 .233 .288 .297 .585  
1916 23 PHA AL 12 16 .429 39 30 25 2 4 261.3 262 105 4 61 96 3.62 .264 .307 .392 .699 11.7
1917 24 PHA AL 15 11 .577 33 31 22 2 2 269.3 270 103 0 66 122 3.44 .260 .304 .375 .679 15.3
1918 25 PHA AL 21 15 .583 40 40 35 3 0 349.3 277 99 1 85 138 2.55 .218 .267 .306 .573 27.5
1919 26 PHA AL 9 11 .450 25 20 16 1 3 174.7 197 62 4 41 61 3.19 .288 .328 .358 .686 9.7
1920 27 PHA AL 1 7 .125 11 6 2 0 0 44.7 74 48 1 23 11 9.67 .366 .422 .510 .932 0.0
    AAA   12 6 .667 18 18 10 1 0 151.3 163 61 1 42 73 3.63 .278 .326 .334 .660  
1921 28 PHA AL 2 6 .250 12 10 5 0 1 65.3 78 39 2 20 17 5.37 .294 .346 .389 .735 1.2
  NYA AL 8 8 .500 23 19 10 1 0 174.7 217 91 6 31 54 4.69 .303 .334 .403 .737 11.5
  TOT   10 14 .417 35 29 15 1 1 240.0 295 130 8 51 71 4.88 .301 .337 .399 .736 12.6
1922 29 NYA AL 17 20 .459 39 39 30 1 0 322.3 354 143 10 72 92 3.99 .284 .325 .388 .713 18.6
1923 30 NYA AL 20 14 .588 38 38 29 1 0 320.3 331 132 7 59 87 3.71 .269 .307 .340 .648 20.2
1924 31 NYA AL 18 19 .486 38 38 35 3 0 323.0 361 146 10 66 77 4.07 .286 .324 .366 .690 18.4
1925 32 NYA AL 14 9 .609 29 29 18 0 0 238.0 260 110 11 62 48 4.16 .280 .327 .391 .717 14.6
1926 33 NYA AL 4 7 .364 19 13 7 0 1 110.0 129 70 9 34 21 5.73 .304 .350 .461 .812 1.7
1927 34 NYA AL 1 1 .500 12 1 0 0 0 21.3 25 14 1 11 5 5.91 .291 .360 .407 .767 0.3
13 Years Sim 146 150 .493 368 324 244 14 11 2760.3 2906 1186 66 656 862 3.87 .273 .316 .372 .688 156.5
3 Years AAA 32 31 .508 74 74 40 7 0 607.0 573 211 16 170 400 3.13 .249 .300 .319 .620  
Season Average 11 11 .500 28 24 18 1 0 212.3 223 91 5 50 66 3.87 .273 .316 .372 .688  
Career Highs 21 20 .609 40 40 35 3 4 349.3 361 146 11 85 138 9.67 .366 .422 .510 .932  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1367 560 26 205 568   .255 .282 .350 .632
vs LH   1539 626 40 451 294   .290 .346 .394 .740
Home 77 80 .490 180 163 134 10 0 1408.6 1443 620 44 344 443 3.96 .267 .311 .367 .678
Away 69 70 .496 188 161 110 4 11 1351.6 1463 566 22 312 419 3.77 .278 .319 .377 .695
Mar/Apr 17 19 .472 40 37 28 1 2 313.7 334 153 6 101 94 4.39 .277 .333 .368 .701
May 28 30 .483 73 66 47 4 0 557.6 590 249 10 143 174 4.02 .275 .320 .366 .686
June 18 28 .391 61 50 38 0 2 425.3 486 200 11 90 139 4.23 .291 .327 .392 .719
July 32 14 .696 56 52 41 4 3 451.7 439 158 10 96 133 3.15 .256 .295 .354 .649
August 22 33 .400 71 60 41 3 3 500.3 551 237 15 102 159 4.26 .281 .316 .394 .710
Sep/Oct 29 26 .527 67 59 49 2 1 511.6 506 189 14 124 163 3.32 .258 .302 .359 .661
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
1914 21 AAA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1915 22 PHA AL 10 33 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 .152 .152 .212 .364 0.4 0.0
    AAA   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1916 23 PHA AL 39 91 4 10 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 33 .110 .118 .143 .261 -1.0 0.0
1917 24 PHA AL 33 98 5 9 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 32 .092 .119 .122 .241 -2.1 0.0
1918 25 PHA AL 40 121 9 19 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 34 .157 .177 .198 .376 2.4 0.0
1919 26 PHA AL 25 56 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 .161 .190 .161 .350 1.2 0.0
1920 27 PHA AL 11 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2 0.0
    AAA   1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1921 28 PHA AL 12 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .048 .000 .048 -1.5 0.0
  NYA AL 23 65 6 14 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 17 .215 .215 .246 .462 2.6 0.0
  TOT   35 85 6 14 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 24 .165 .174 .188 .363 1.2 0.0
1922 29 NYA AL 39 118 5 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 23 .110 .138 .119 .257 -1.6 0.0
1923 30 NYA AL 38 117 8 20 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 29 .171 .171 .179 .350 1.0 0.0
1924 31 NYA AL 38 121 12 26 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 21 .215 .228 .256 .484 5.5 0.0
1925 32 NYA AL 29 93 11 22 1 1 0 17 0 0 1 12 .237 .245 .269 .513 5.4 0.0
1926 33 NYA AL 19 38 4 11 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 6 .289 .308 .368 .676 3.9 0.4
1927 34 NYA AL 12 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8 0.2
13 Years Sim 368 990 71 162 15 5 1 71 0 1 17 241 .164 .178 .192 .370 16.9 0.7
3 Years AAA 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
162 Game Average 435 31 71 6 2 0 31 0 0 7 106 .164 .178 .192 .370 7.4  
Career Highs 40 121 12 26 5 1 1 17 0 1 4 34 .500 .500 .500 1.000 5.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   713 52 118 12 5 1 54 0 0 13 166 .165 .181 .201 .382 12.6
vs LH   277 19 44 3 0 0 17 0 1 4 75 .159 .171 .170 .340 1.3
Home 180 479 35 76 6 2 0 35 0 1 8 114 .159 .174 .180 .353 4.1
Away 183 511 36 86 9 3 1 36 0 0 9 127 .168 .182 .204 .386 9.8
RISP   279 0 46 6 4 0 68 0 0 8 69 .165 .187 .215 .402 6.8
Close/Late   92 11 17 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 13 .185 .194 .217 .411 2.4
Mar/Apr 37 109 5 15 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 27 .138 .153 .147 .300 -1.0
May 73 200 16 32 6 1 0 11 0 0 1 42 .160 .164 .200 .364 2.1
June 56 155 9 25 3 0 0 11 0 1 5 45 .161 .188 .181 .368 2.1
July 56 173 15 36 3 1 0 12 0 0 0 40 .208 .207 .237 .444 6.0
August 68 169 10 27 1 2 1 18 0 0 3 35 .160 .173 .207 .381 3.1
Sep/Oct 62 184 16 27 1 1 0 11 0 0 7 52 .147 .178 .163 .341 1.6
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    
1915 22 PHA AL P 10 10 86.0 12 16 2 1 .933 2.93    
1916 23 PHA AL P 39 30 261.3 17 62 5 3 .940 2.72    
1917 24 PHA AL P 33 31 269.3 23 49 7 1 .911 2.41    
1918 25 PHA AL P 40 40 349.3 34 74 5 5 .956 2.78    
1919 26 PHA AL P 25 20 174.7 8 39 6 4 .887 2.42    
1920 27 PHA AL P 11 6 44.7 4 7 1 0 .917 2.22    
1921 28 PHA AL P 12 10 65.3 7 11 1 0 .947 2.48    
  NYA AL P 23 19 174.7 17 29 1 1 .979 2.37    
  TOT   P 35 29 240.0 24 40 2 1 .970 2.40    
1922 29 NYA AL P 39 39 322.3 22 67 4 4 .957 2.49    
1923 30 NYA AL P 38 38 320.3 28 66 1 4 .989 2.64    
1924 31 NYA AL P 38 38 323.0 26 65 3 8 .968 2.54    
1925 32 NYA AL P 29 29 238.0 18 53 4 4 .947 2.68    
1926 33 NYA AL P 19 13 110.0 12 26 0 3 1.000 3.11    
1927 34 NYA AL P 12 1 21.3 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.95    
Career Totals   368 324 2760.3 230 569 40 38 .952 2.61    
Career Highs   40 40 349.3 34 74 7 8 1.000 3.11    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1918-6-2.55
1923-10-3.71
 Wins
1918-6-21
1922-9-17
1923-4-20
1924-6-18
 Losses
1916-7-16
1918-9-15
1922-1-20
1924-2-19
CAR-46-150
 Winning Pct
1923-6-.588
1925-8-.609
 Saves
1916-7-4
1919-9-3
 Games Pitched
1916-10-39
1918-8-40
1922-10-39
1923-8-38
1924-9-38
Games Started
1918-7-40
1922-3-39
1923-5-38
1924-5-38
 Complete Games
1918-2-35
1922-3-30
1923-4-29
1924-1-35
CAR-44-244
 Shutouts
1918-8-3
1921-9-1
1922-10-1
1924-1-3
 Innings Pitched
1918-7-349.3
1922-5-322.3
1923-6-320.3
1924-4-323.0
 Hits Allowed
1922-6-354
1923-9-331
1924-1-361
 Homeruns Allowed
1922-10-10
1924-10-10
Strikeouts
1918-10-138
1924-9-77
 Walks per 9IP
1921-8-1.9
1923-6-1.7
1924-5-1.8
1925-10-2.3
 Hits per 9IP
1918-4-7.1
1923-9-9.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1917-10-4.1
 WHiP
1918-3-1.04
1923-2-1.22
1924-7-1.32
 OAVG
1918-3-.218
OOBP
1918-2-.267
1923-4-.307
1924-6-.324
 OSLG
1923-2-.340
1924-8-.366
 OOPS
1918-5-.573
1923-2-.648
1924-9-.690
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 91    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 46    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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  3. Sam Leever (939)
  4. Bill Holland (937)
  5. Lew Richie (931)
  6. Frank Owen (928)
  7. Jake Boultes (920)
  8. Ed Killian (919)
  9. Hod Eller (917)
  10. Red Causey (914)
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  1. Chief Yellowhorse (993)
  2. Joe Rogan (989)
  3. Sam Leever (989)
  4. Bob Dresser (986)
  5. Mordecai Brown (986)
  6. Bill Holland (983)
  7. Ed Siever (979)
  8. Smokey Joe Williams (977)
  9. Bob Shawkey (977)
  10. Red Faber (977)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1914
Injured on 6/19/1914 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Earned first career win on 8/21/1915
Had first career hit (triple) on 8/25/1915, off Jake Boultes (SLA)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1918, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
2/14/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
2/18/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Philadelphia (A) to New York (A) on 6/16/1921 (Going to PHA: CF Carson Bigbee. Going to NYA: P Sam Jones)
2/12/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
6/1/1922: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $4,930,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 6/8/1923 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 7/9/1923, winning 2 games with a 0.95 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1923, going 7-1, 3.13
Injured on 5/31/1924 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 8/17/1924, off Dick Redding (CHA)
6/1/1925: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,440,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 6/25/1925 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Released by New York (A) on 7/17/1927
 
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