Sad Sam Jones

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: July 26, 1892 in Woodsfield, OH us

Died: July 6, 1966 in Barnesville, OH

Buried: Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, OH

Debut: June 13, 1914 (Age 21-322d, 4,184th in major league history)
vs. PHA 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1935 (Age 43-064d)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 10 H, 9 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1915 season

Full Name: Samuel Pond Jones

Nicknames: Sad Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

42.6

229

217

ERA

3.84

647

487

3883.0

1223

WHIP

1.411

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1914	21	CLE	AL	0	0		2.70	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	2	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	12	123	4.24	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.00
1915	22	CLE	AL	4	9	.308	3.65	48	9	25	2	0	4	145.2	131	78	59	0	63		42	1	0	3	583	83	3.15	1.332	8.1	0.0	3.9	2.6	0.67
1916	23	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	3.67	12	0	11	0	0	1	27.0	25	14	11	0	10		7	0	0	1	102	77	2.91	1.296	8.3	0.0	3.3	2.3	0.70
1917	24	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	4.41	9	1	7	0	0	1	16.1	15	9	8	1	6		5	0	0	1	64	61	3.55	1.286	8.3	0.6	3.3	2.8	0.83
1918	25	BOS	AL	16	5	*.762*	2.25	24	21	2	16	5	0	184.0	151	66	46	1	70		44	8	0	6	750	120	3.10	1.201	7.4	0.0	3.4	2.2	0.63
1919	26	BOS	AL	12	20	.375	3.75	35	31	4	21	5	1	245.0	258	120	*102*	4	95		67	7	0	5	1029	81	3.40	1.441	9.5	0.1	3.5	2.5	0.71
1920	27	BOS	AL	13	16	.448	3.94	37	33	4	21	3	0	274.0	302	143	120	9	79		86	4	2	6	1132	92	3.51	1.391	9.9	0.3	2.6	2.8	1.09
1921	28	BOS	AL	23	16	.590	3.22	40	38	2	25	5	1	298.2	318	122	107	1	78		98	6	0	1	1257	132	3.37	1.326	9.6	0.0	2.4	3.0	1.26
1922	29	NYY	AL	13	13	.500	3.67	45	28	15	20	0	8	260.0	270	132	106	16	76		81	3	1	4	1088	109	4.24	1.331	9.3	0.6	2.6	2.8	1.07
1923	30	NYY	AL	21	8	.724	3.63	39	27	8	18	3	4	243.0	239	114	98	11	69		68	6	0	3	1025	109	3.99	1.267	8.9	0.4	2.6	2.5	0.99
1924	31	NYY	AL	9	6	.600	3.63	36	21	7	8	3	3	178.2	187	85	72	6	76		53	1	0	5	772	116	3.88	1.472	9.4	0.3	3.8	2.7	0.70
1925	32	NYY	AL	15	21	.417	4.63	43	31	8	14	1	2	246.2	267	147	127	14	104		92	3	0	4	1085	92	3.49	1.504	9.7	0.5	3.8	3.4	0.88
1926	33	NYY	AL	9	8	.529	4.98	39	23	11	6	1	5	161.0	186	104	89	6	80		69	4	0	3	736	78	4.22	1.652	10.4	0.3	4.5	3.9	0.86
1927	34	SLB	AL	8	14	.364	4.32	30	26	2	11	0	0	189.2	211	121	91	12	102		72	3	0	3	877	101	4.23	1.650	10.0	0.6	4.8	3.4	0.71
1928	35	WSH	AL	17	7	.708	2.84	30	27	2	19	4	0	224.2	209	89	71	5	78	3	63	3	0	5	928	141	3.84	1.277	8.4	0.2	3.1	2.5	0.81
1929	36	WSH	AL	9	9	.500	3.92	24	24	0	8	1	0	153.2	156	80	67	5	49	2	36	3	0	3	659	108	3.76	1.334	9.1	0.3	2.9	2.1	0.73
1930	37	WSH	AL	15	7	.682	4.07	25	25	0	14	1	0	183.1	195	95	83	4	61	3	60	3	2	1	787	113	3.53	1.396	9.6	*0.2*	3.0	2.9	0.98
1931	38	WSH	AL	9	10	.474	4.32	25	24	1	8	1	1	148.0	185	88	71	10	47	1	58	4	0	3	669	100	4.26	1.568	11.3	0.6	2.9	3.5	1.23
1932	39	CHW	AL	10	15	.400	4.22	30	28	2	10	0	0	200.1	217	123	94	9	75	3	64	3	0	3	895	102	3.91	1.458	9.7	0.4	3.4	2.9	0.85
1933	40	CHW	AL	10	12	.455	3.36	27	25	1	11	2	0	176.2	181	80	66	13	65	3	60	4	0	5	760	125	4.35	1.392	9.2	0.7	3.3	3.1	0.92
1934	41	CHW	AL	8	12	.400	5.11	27	26	1	11	1	0	183.1	217	120	104	16	60	1	60	2	0	6	820	92	4.68	1.511	10.7	0.8	2.9	2.9	1.00
1935	42	CHW	AL	8	7	.533	4.05	21	19	2	7	0	0	140.0	162	77	63	8	51	6	38	1	0	2	632	114	4.50	1.521	10.4	0.5	3.3	2.4	0.75
1940	47	PHA-min	AA	1	0	1.000	2.25	8	0					12.0	12	3	3		9									1.750	9.0		6.8			TTO IL
22 Yrs				229	217	.513	3.84	647	487	116	250	36	31	3883.0	4084	2008	1656	151	1396	22	1223	69	5	73	16662	104	3.82	1.411	9.5	0.3	3.2	2.8	0.88
162 Game Avg.				14	13	.513	3.84	39	29	7	15	2	2	233	245	120	99	9	84	1	73	4	0	4	999	104	3.82	1.411	9.5	0.3	3.2	2.8	0.88
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BOS (6 yrs)				64	59	.520	3.39	157	124	30	83	18	4	1045.0	1069	474	394	16	338		307	25	2	20	4334	102	3.36	1.346	9.2	0.1	2.9	2.6	0.91
NYY (5 yrs)				67	56	.545	4.06	202	130	49	66	8	22	1089.1	1149	582	492	53	405		363	17	1	19	4706	100	3.95	1.427	9.5	0.4	3.3	3.0	0.90
WSH (4 yrs)				50	33	.602	3.70	104	100	3	49	7	1	709.2	745	352	292	24	235	9	217	13	2	12	3043	115	3.83	1.381	9.4	0.3	3.0	2.8	0.92
CHW (4 yrs)				36	46	.439	4.20	105	98	6	39	3	0	700.1	777	400	327	46	251	13	222	10	0	16	3107	106	4.34	1.468	10.0	0.6	3.2	2.9	0.88
CLE (2 yrs)				4	9	.308	3.62	49	9	26	2	0	4	149.0	133	79	60	0	65		42	1	0	3	595	84	3.17	1.329	8.0	0.0	3.9	2.5	0.65
SLB (1 yr)				8	14	.364	4.32	30	26	2	11	0	0	189.2	211	121	91	12	102		72	3	0	3	877	101	4.23	1.650	10.0	0.6	4.8	3.4	0.71

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