Sad Sam Jones Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Sad Sam Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935, appearing in 647 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 229 W and 217 L, an ERA of 3.84, 1,223 SO, a WHIP of 1.411, and a WAR of 39.6.

🧾 Basic Profile

Sad Sam Jones
NameSad Sam Jones
Date of BirthJuly 26, 1892
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1914
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Sad Sam Jones Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Sad Sam Jones.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Sad Sam Jones appeared in 647 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1914 to 1935. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS487 (MLB Rank: 57)
GF116 (MLB Rank: 643)
W229 (MLB Rank: 67)
L217 (MLB Rank: 29)
SV31 (MLB Rank: 543)
ERA3.84 (MLB Rank: 3,607)
IP3883 (MLB Rank: 47)
SHO36 (MLB Rank: 63)
CG250 (MLB Rank: 79)
SO1,223 (MLB Rank: 378)
BB1396 (MLB Rank: 18)
H4,084 (MLB Rank: 37)
HR151 (MLB Rank: 513)
SO92.83 (MLB Rank: 9,247)
BB93.24 (MLB Rank: 7,727)
H99.47 (MLB Rank: 5,846)
HR90.35 (MLB Rank: 8,182)
WHIP1.411 (MLB Rank: 7,261)
WAR39.6 (MLB Rank: 181)

📊 Last Season Summary (1935)

In his final season (1935), Sad Sam Jones recorded the following stats:

GS19
GF2
W8
L7
ERA4.05
IP140
CG7
SO38
BB51
H162
HR8
SO92.44
BB93.28
H910.41
HR90.51
WHIP1.521
WAR1.7

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1921, 23 W
  • Most SO: 1921, 98 SO
  • Most IP: 1921, 298.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1921, 6.7 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1918, 2.25 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Sad Sam Jones appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.05, pitched 22 IP, struck out 9 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

Sad Sam Jones Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1914
0
0
2.7
0
0
0
3.1
0.1
1.2
0
2
2
1
1
123
4.24
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
5.4
5.4
0
0
0
0
12
1915
4
9
3.65
0.308
4
42
145.2
0.1
1.332
0
131
63
78
59
83
3.15
2.6
0.67
9
48
25
2
0
0
8.1
3.9
0
1
0
3
583
1916
0
1
3.67
0
1
7
27
-0.2
1.296
0
25
10
14
11
77
2.91
2.3
0.7
0
12
11
0
0
0
8.3
3.3
0
0
0
1
102
1917
0
1
4.41
0
1
5
16.1
-0.1
1.286
1
15
6
9
8
61
3.55
2.8
0.83
1
9
7
0
0
0.6
8.3
3.3
0
0
0
1
64
1918
16
5
2.25
0.762
0
44
184
1.5
1.201
1
151
70
66
46
120
3.1
2.2
0.63
21
24
2
16
5
0
7.4
3.4
0
8
0
6
750
1919
12
20
3.75
0.375
1
67
245
0.4
1.441
4
258
95
120
102
81
3.4
2.5
0.71
31
35
4
21
5
0.1
9.5
3.5
0
7
0
5
1029
1920
13
16
3.94
0.448
0
86
274
2.3
1.391
9
302
79
143
120
92
3.51
2.8
1.09
33
37
4
21
3
0.3
9.9
2.6
2
4
0
6
1132
1921
23
16
3.22
0.59
1
98
298.2
6.7
1.326
1
318
78
122
107
132
3.37
3
1.26
38
40
2
25
5
0
9.6
2.4
0
6
0
1
1257
1922
13
13
3.67
0.5
8
81
260
1.5
1.331
16
270
76
132
106
109
4.24
2.8
1.07
28
45
15
20
0
0.6
9.3
2.6
1
3
0
4
1088
1923
21
8
3.63
0.724
4
68
243
2.5
1.267
11
239
69
114
98
109
3.99
2.5
0.99
27
39
8
18
3
0.4
8.9
2.6
0
6
0
3
1025
1924
9
6
3.63
0.6
3
53
178.2
3
1.472
6
187
76
85
72
116
3.88
2.7
0.7
21
36
7
8
3
0.3
9.4
3.8
0
1
0
5
772
1925
15
21
4.63
0.417
2
92
246.2
1.7
1.504
14
267
104
147
127
92
3.49
3.4
0.88
31
43
8
14
1
0.5
9.7
3.8
0
3
0
4
1085
1926
9
8
4.98
0.529
5
69
161
-0.7
1.652
6
186
80
104
89
78
4.22
3.9
0.86
23
39
11
6
1
0.3
10.4
4.5
0
4
0
3
736
1927
8
14
4.32
0.364
0
72
189.2
1.3
1.65
12
211
102
121
91
101
4.23
3.4
0.71
26
30
2
11
0
0.6
10
4.8
0
3
0
3
877
1928
17
7
2.84
0.708
0
63
224.2
5.4
1.277
5
209
78
89
71
141
3.84
2.5
0.81
27
30
2
19
4
0.2
8.4
3.1
0
3
3
5
928
1929
9
9
3.92
0.5
0
36
153.2
2
1.334
5
156
49
80
67
108
3.76
2.1
0.73
24
24
0
8
1
0.3
9.1
2.9
0
3
2
3
659
1930
15
7
4.07
0.682
0
60
183.1
2.6
1.396
4
195
61
95
83
113
3.53
2.9
0.98
25
25
0
14
1
0.2
9.6
3
2
3
3
1
787
1931
9
10
4.32
0.474
1
58
148
1
1.568
10
185
47
88
71
100
4.27
3.5
1.23
24
25
1
8
1
0.6
11.3
2.9
0
4
1
3
669
1932
10
15
4.22
0.4
0
64
200.1
1.6
1.458
9
217
75
123
94
102
3.91
2.9
0.85
28
30
2
10
0
0.4
9.7
3.4
0
3
3
3
895
1933
10
12
3.36
0.455
0
60
176.2
3.8
1.392
13
181
65
80
66
125
4.35
3.1
0.92
25
27
1
11
2
0.7
9.2
3.3
0
4
3
5
760