#28 Sam "Sad sam" Jones, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns Sunday, 10/22/1925 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sam Jones Sad sam 7/26/1892 33 USA,OH,WOODSFIELD 6"0 185
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) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 $ 8,000,000 1927 11 Year(s), 59 Days (1951 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 76 Days (2312 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 7 | 10 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2.95 | 360.0 | 352 | 135 | 118 | 91 | 157 | 34 | 82.9 | 3 | 28 | 68.3 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2.95 | 360.0 | 352 | 135 | 118 | 91 | 157 | | | | | |
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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 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.83 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 602 | 161 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 66 | 39 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .267 | .315 | .347 | .662 |
vs. RHB | 778 | 191 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 69 | 52 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .287 | .289 | .577 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2.55 | 179.2 | 171 | 56 | 51 | 34 | 78 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3.34 | 180.1 | 181 | 79 | 67 | 57 | 79 |
Postseason | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 37.0 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 |
This Week | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 | 19.0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.95 | 61.0 | 55 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 24 |
May | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.09 | 55.1 | 64 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 24 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.32 | 62.0 | 59 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 23 |
July | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 | 54.0 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 24 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.51 | 61.0 | 65 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 34 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.73 | 66.2 | 74 | 39 | 35 | 24 | 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 |
1924 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 4.07 | 312.0 | 330 | 160 | 141 | 10 | 98 | 139 | 27 | 0 | 1.37 | .299 | SLA |
1925 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2.95 | 360.0 | 352 | 135 | 118 | 6 | 91 | 157 | 34 | 3 | 1.23 | .284 | SLA,AL |
Total | 378 | 348 | 172 | 135 | 4 | 3.38 | 2926.0 | 2953 | 1318 | 1099 | 81 | 845 | 1114 | 239 | 20 | 1.30 | .390 | |
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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 |
1925 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 37.0 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 37.0 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 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 |
1924 | 37 | 106 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | .198 | .213 | .208 | .421 | SLA |
1925 | 41 | 135 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .168 | .200 | .368 | SLA,AL |
Total | 390 | 1002 | 179 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 76 | 36 | 311 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .218 | .207 | .425 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 25 | 86 | 5 | 112 | 1 | .991 | 360.0 | 2.80 | | | | |
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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... 6/10/1924: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1925 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1925, winning 2 games with a 0.95 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1925, going 6-0, 1.83... Won World Series with St. Louis (A) in 1925... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1925, going 25-12, 2.95 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1919 - 2.51 - 5th 1920 - 2.89 - 7th 1923 - 2.99 - 4th
| WHIP 1919 - 1.13 - 5th 1923 - 1.18 - 3rd
| Wins 1919 - 22 - 5th 1923 - 26 - 1st
| Losses 1920 - 18 - 8th 1924 - 18 - 5th
| IP 1919 - 355.0 - 7th 1920 - 346.0 - 7th 1923 - 349.0 - 7th 1924 - 312.0 - 8th
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K's 1919 - 128 - 8th 1922 - 137 - 6th 1923 - 150 - 4th 1924 - 139 - 8th
| BB 1924 - 98 - 10th
| CG 1919 - 31 - 9th 1920 - 31 - 2nd 1923 - 35 - 2nd 1924 - 27 - 6th
| SHO 1919 - 3 - 9th 1923 - 3 - 3rd
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