#28 Sam "Sad sam" Jones, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Thursday, 10/26/1923 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Jones Sad sam 7/26/1892 31 USA,OH,WOODSFIELD 6"0 180
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,500,000 1924 9 Year(s), 59 Days (1607 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 76 Days (1968 total Days) 11 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 7 | 10 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
Talent | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 59 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 7
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/20 | DET | L 3-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | L | | | | |
8/24 | @CHA | W 6-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
8/29 | @WAS | W 11-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/2 | @BOS | L 3-4 | * | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/6 | NYY | L 0-4 | * | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/11 | CLE | L 5-6 | * | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/16 | @DET | L 4-5 | * | 8.1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/20 | WAS | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/26 | @BOS | W 7-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | W | | | | |
9/30 | CLE | W 5-0 | * | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 40 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2.99 | 349.0 | 340 | 130 | 116 | 73 | 150 | 35 | 87.5 | 3 | 25 | 62.5 |
Projected | 40 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2.99 | 349.0 | 340 | 130 | 116 | 73 | 150 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.70 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 652 | 162 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 69 | 44 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .295 | .317 | .613 |
vs. RHB | 690 | 178 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 58 | 61 | 29 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .282 | .361 | .643 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2.36 | 179.0 | 164 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 73 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3.65 | 170.0 | 176 | 76 | 69 | 41 | 77 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.94 | 51.0 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.55 | 60.0 | 58 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
June | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.34 | 62.0 | 63 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 26 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.40 | 53.0 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 25 |
August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.25 | 61.0 | 64 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 25 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.34 | 62.0 | 58 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 28 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1914 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3.82 | 176.2 | 186 | 91 | 75 | 7 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 1.41 | .000 | CLE |
1915 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3.82 | 176.2 | 186 | 91 | 75 | 7 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 1.41 | .000 | CLE |
1916 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3.82 | 176.2 | 186 | 91 | 75 | 7 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 1.41 | .000 | BOS |
1917 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3.82 | 176.2 | 186 | 91 | 75 | 7 | 63 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 1.41 | .000 | BOS |
1918 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | .250 | CHA |
1919 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 2.51 | 355.0 | 304 | 125 | 99 | 3 | 98 | 128 | 31 | 3 | 1.13 | .254 | CHA,AL |
1920 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2.89 | 346.0 | 335 | 142 | 111 | 12 | 99 | 119 | 31 | 2 | 1.25 | .271 | CHA,AL CIN |
1921 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4.10 | 186.2 | 205 | 102 | 85 | 3 | 50 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 1.37 | .301 | SLA |
1922 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3.69 | 302.2 | 335 | 155 | 124 | 10 | 81 | 137 | 23 | 0 | 1.37 | .306 | SLA |
1923 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2.99 | 349.0 | 340 | 130 | 116 | 9 | 73 | 150 | 35 | 3 | 1.18 | .280 | SLA,AL |
Total | 300 | 270 | 134 | 105 | 4 | 3.35 | 2254.0 | 2271 | 1023 | 840 | 65 | 656 | 818 | 178 | 17 | 1.30 | .435 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1918, AAA | 26 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2.62 | 209.2 | 176 | 72 | 61 | 5 | 79 | 197 | 13 | 4 | 1.22 | .298 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1914 | 32 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .286 | .232 | .518 | CLE |
1915 | 32 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .286 | .232 | .518 | CLE |
1916 | 32 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .286 | .232 | .518 | BOS |
1917 | 32 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .286 | .232 | .518 | BOS |
1918 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | CHA |
1919 | 41 | 118 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .264 | .271 | .535 | CHA,AL |
1920 | 40 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .156 | .153 | .308 | CHA,AL CIN |
1921 | 26 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .200 | .203 | .403 | SLA |
1922 | 36 | 103 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .243 | .252 | .495 | SLA |
1923 | 40 | 131 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .148 | .122 | .270 | SLA,AL |
Total | 312 | 761 | 136 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 65 | 36 | 235 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .227 | .208 | .435 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 26 | 70 | 6 | 101 | 5 | .950 | 349.0 | 2.60 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 77th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1918... Injured on 5/3/1918 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 8/9/1918 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week... 1/31/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1919, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA... Pitched NO-HITTER against Cleveland on 6/12/1919, striking out 4... Was selected to the 1919 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1919, winning 2 games with a 1.42 ERA... Hit first career homerun on 9/5/1919, off Rube Marquard (WAS)... 1/31/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,007,143 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1920 Allstar game... Traded from Chicago (A) to Cincinnati on 7/31/1920 (Going to CHA: C Wally Mayer. Going to CIN: P Sam Jones)... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/1/1921 to a 4-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year... Injured on 7/26/1921 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1923, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1923, going 5-0, 1.94... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1923, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Was selected to the 1923 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1923, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1923, going 26-11, 2.99 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1919 - 2.51 - 5th 1920 - 2.89 - 7th
| WHIP 1919 - 1.13 - 5th
| Wins 1919 - 22 - 5th
| Losses 1920 - 18 - 8th
| IP 1919 - 355.0 - 7th 1920 - 346.0 - 7th
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K's 1919 - 128 - 8th 1922 - 137 - 6th
| CG 1919 - 31 - 9th 1920 - 31 - 2nd
| SHO 1919 - 3 - 9th
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