Jake Early

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: May 19, 1915 in Kings Mountain, NC us

Died: May 31, 1985 in Melbourne, FL

Buried: Brevard Memorial Park, Cocoa, FL

Debut: May 4, 1939 (Age 23-350d, 8,662nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1949 (Age 34-134d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: Jacob Willard Early

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.3

2208

532

.241

216

RBI

264

OBP

.330

SLG

.350

OPS

.679

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1937	22	WSH-min	A1,B	100	292	292		52	6	5	1						.178	.178	.243	.421		71						CNG,CHR · SOUA,PIED
1938	23	WSH-min	B	97	342	342		108	21	10	5						.316	.316	.480	.795		164						CHR · PIED
1939	24	WSH	AL	32	91	84	8	22	7	2	0	14	0	0	5	14	.262	.303	.393	.696	83	33	1	0	2	0	2/H
1940	25	WSH	AL	80	231	206	26	53	8	4	5	14	0	1	23	22	.257	.335	.408	.743	97	84	3	1	1	4	2H
1941	26	WSH	AL	104	384	355	42	102	20	7	10	54	0	1	24	38	.287	.338	.468	.805	116	166	6	3	2	6	2/H
1942	27	WSH	AL	104	394	353	31	72	14	2	3	46	0	0	37	37	.204	.281	.280	.562	59	99	5	1	3	2	2/H
1943	28	WSH	AL	126	484	423	37	109	23	3	5	60	5	3	53	43	.258	.346	.362	.708	111	153	6	4	4	4	*2/H	AS,MVP-23
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	31	WSH	AL	64	213	189	13	38	6	0	4	18	0	0	23	27	.201	.288	.296	.584	68	56	3	0	0	2	2
1947	32	SLB	AL	87	268	214	25	48	9	3	3	19	0	1	54	34	.224	.381	.336	.717	99	72	3	0	0	6	2/H
1948	33	WSH	AL	97	286	246	22	54	7	2	1	28	2	1	36	33	.220	.322	.276	.598	62	68	1	1	3	4	2H
1949	34	WSH-min	AA	59	191	153	18	44	7	0	4	39	0		35	17	.288	.423	.412	.835		63		1	2			CNG · SOUA
1949	34	WSH	AL	53	168	138	12	34	4	0	1	11	0	1	26	11	.246	.370	.297	.667	80	41	5	1	3	0	2/H
1950	35	NYG-WSH-min	AAA,AA	102	311	280	21	69	13	2	7	35	0		28	29	.246	.315	.382	.697		107	5	0	3			MNE,CNG · AA,SOUA
1951	36	NYG-min	AAA	37	112	92	16	23	5	0	5	23	0		19	7	.250	.378	.467	.846		43	2	0	1			MNE · AA
1952	37	NYG-min	AAA	63	174	146	24	43	5	1	8	28	1		27	26	.295	.405	.507	.911		74	2	0	1			MNE · AA
1953	38	NYG-min	AAA	27	62	43	8	9	1	0	3	6	0		18	13	.209	.443	.442	.884		19	1	0	1			MNE · AA
1954	39	WSH-min	B,A	79	185	167	5	33	7	1	1	9	0		14	9	.198	.268	.269	.537		45		2	2			RKH,CHR · TRIS,SALL
9 Yrs				747	2519	2208	216	532	98	23	32	264	7	8	281	259	.241	.330	.350	.679	89	772	33	11	18	28
162 Game Avg.				162	546	479	47	115	21	5	7	57	2	2	61	56	.241	.330	.350	.679	89	167	7	2	4	6

WSH (8 yrs)				660	2251	1994	191	484	89	20	29	245	7	7	227	225	.243	.323	.351	.675	88	700	30	11	18	22
SLB (1 yr)				87	268	214	25	48	9	3	3	19	0	1	54	34	.224	.381	.336	.717	99	72	3	0	0	6