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Jack Chesbro
John Dwight Chesbro (Happy Jack)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lb.

Debut July 12, 1899
Final Game October 2, 1909
Born June 5, 1874 in North Adams, MA
Died November 6, 1931 in Conway, MA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.

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        1904 stats: 41-12, 1.82 ERA... 48 Complete Games = HOF

Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1899 25 PIT NL   6   9  19  17  15   0   2  0  149.0  165   99   68   3   59   28  11   5   664       0  4.11  3.81   93 1.503
 1900 26 PIT NL  15  13  32  26  20   3   4  1  215.7  220  123   88   4   79   56  12   7   947       0  3.67  3.62   99 1.386
 1901 27 PIT NL  21  10  36  28  26   6   8  1  287.7  261  104   76   4   52  129  14   5  1187       0  2.38  3.25  137 1.088
 1902 28 PIT NL  28   6  35  33  31   8   2  1  286.3  242   81   69   1   62  136  21   3  1163       1  2.17  2.75  127 1.062
 1903 29 NYY AL  21  15  40  36  33   1   4  0  324.7  300  140  100   7   74  147   9   5  1354       1  2.77  3.11  112 1.152
 1904 30 NYY AL  41  12  55  51  48   6   3  0  454.7  338  128   92   4   88  239   7   9  1778       0  1.82  2.70  148 0.937
 1905 31 NYY AL  19  15  41  38  24   3   2  0  303.3  262  125   74   5   71  156   6   7  1239       0  2.20  2.91  133 1.098
 1906 32 NYY AL  23  17  49  42  24   4   7  1  325.0  314  138  107   2   75  152  10   7  1363       0  2.96  2.96  100 1.197
 1907 33 NYY AL  10  10  30  25  17   1   3  0  206.0  192   83   58   0   46   78   6   3   843       0  2.53  2.79  110 1.155
 1908 34 NYY AL  14  20  45  31  20   3  13  1  288.7  271  133   94   6   67  124  14  11  1202       0  2.93  2.46   84 1.171
 1909 35 TOT AL   0   5  10   5   2   0   4  0   55.7   77   55   38   3   17   20   3   0   273       0  6.14  2.52   41 1.689
         NYY AL   0   4   9   4   2   0   4  0   49.7   70   51   35   2   13   17   3   0   247       0  6.34  2.52   40 1.671
         BOS AL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    6.0    7    4    3   1    4    3   0   0    26       0  4.50  2.50   55 1.833
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .600 198 132 392 332 260  35  52  5 2896.7 2642 1209  864  39  690 1265 113  62 12013       2  2.68  2.96  110 1.150
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    18  12  36  31  24   3   4  0  272.0  248  113   81   3   64  118  10   5  1128   0   0  2.68  2.96  110 1.150
 Career High     41  20  55  51  48   8  13  1  454.7  338  140  107   7   88  239  21  11  1778   0   1  1.82  3.81  148 0.937

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1899 25 PIT NL  19   58    3    9   0  0   0    3   0      3      .155  .197  .155   -3    9   2           0    
 1900 26 PIT NL  32   85   10   15   4  1   0    9   1      6      .176  .231  .247   31   21   0           0    
 1901 27 PIT NL  36  116    9   25   5  1   1    8   0      3      .216  .242  .302   55   35   4           1    
 1902 28 PIT NL  35  112   11   20   3  1   0    8   1      3      .179  .200  .223   28   25   4           0    
 1903 29 NYY AL  40  124    8   23   4  0   2    9   0      2      .185  .198  .266   35   33   3           0    
 1904 30 NYY AL  56  174   17   41   9  3   1   17   1      4      .236  .253  .339   82   59   3           0    
 1905 31 NYY AL  41  112    6   21   6  3   0   10   2      2      .188  .202  .295   50   33   2           0    
 1906 32 NYY AL  49  125   10   26   2  1   1    4   0      1      .208  .214  .264   43   33   0           0    
 1907 33 NYY AL  30   76    1   15   2  2   0    4   0      0      .197  .197  .276   46   21   0           0    
 1908 34 NYY AL  45  102    8   18   2  1   0    6   0      0      .176  .184  .216   29   22   3           1    
 1909 35 TOT AL  10   19    2    4   0  0   0    4   0      1      .211  .250  .211   45    4   0           0    
         NYY AL   9   17    1    3   0  0   0    3   0      1      .176  .222  .176   26    3   0           0    
         BOS AL   1    2    1    1   0  0   0    1   0      0      .500  .500  .500  213    1   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     393 1103   85  217  37 13   5   82   5  0  25   0  .197  .216  .267   44  295  21   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        455   35   89  15  5   2   34   2  0  10   0  .197  .216  .267   44  122   9   0   0   1   0
 Career High     56  174   17   41   9  3   2   17   2  0   6   0                          59   4   0   0   1   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1899 25 PIT NL   63   51    2   1.0    99| .155  .289| .197  .351| .155  .376| .352  .727|  -3  .066  -8.3  -0.8     
 1900 26 PIT NL   91   70    5   1.9    99| .176  .288| .231  .349| .247  .380| .478  .729|  31  .181  -8.2  -0.8     
 1901 27 PIT NL  124   95    8   2.2    91| .216  .279| .242  .335| .302  .364| .544  .699|  55  .262  -7.1  -0.8     
 1902 28 PIT NL  119   96    5   1.4    81| .179  .271| .200  .327| .223  .333| .423  .660|  28  .158 -10.0  -1.2     
 1903 29 NYY AL  129  104    7   1.8    87| .185  .270| .198  .320| .266  .365| .464  .685|  35  .218 -10.2  -1.2     
 1904 30 NYY AL  181  136   15   2.9    77| .236  .257| .253  .309| .339  .337| .592  .647|  82  .464  -4.2  -0.5     
 1905 31 NYY AL  116   93    7   2.0    80| .188  .260| .202  .321| .295  .339| .497  .659|  50  .309  -7.1  -0.9     
 1906 32 NYY AL  126   99    7   1.9    82| .208  .267| .214  .324| .264  .342| .478  .665|  43  .272  -9.0  -1.1     
 1907 33 NYY AL   76   61    4   1.8    77| .197  .263| .197  .319| .276  .329| .473  .648|  46  .258  -5.2  -0.6     
 1908 34 NYY AL  106   87    4   1.2    69| .176  .247| .184  .304| .216  .314| .400  .618|  29  .171  -8.3  -1.0     
 1909 35 TOT AL   20   15    2   3.6    74| .211  .254| .250  .314| .211  .322| .461  .636|  45  .569  -1.2  -0.2     
         NYY AL   18   14    1   1.9    74| .176  .254| .222  .314| .176  .322| .398  .636|  26  .297  -1.5  -0.2     
         BOS AL    2    1    1  26.7    75| .500  .255| .500  .316| .500  .323|1.000  .639| 213  .981   0.2   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     1151  907   66   1.9    83| .197  .267| .216  .323| .267  .346| .483  .669|  44  .257 -78.9  -9.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1899 25 PIT NL   P   19      5   26    3    0  .912  .909  1.63  2.24  1.87  2.68   17  149.0
 1900 26 PIT NL   P   32      4   44    7    3  .873  .921  1.50  2.17  2.00  2.67   26  215.7
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1
 1901 27 PIT NL   P   36     12   57    5    2  .932  .934  1.92  2.39  2.16  2.75   28  287.7
 1902 28 PIT NL   P   35     11   60    4    2  .947  .933  2.03  2.41  2.23  2.72   33  286.3
 1903 29 NYY AL   P   40     13  103    2    2  .983  .948  2.90  2.73  3.22  3.19   36  324.7
 1904 30 NYY AL   P   55     24  166   12    7  .941  .952  3.45  3.01  3.76  3.45   51  454.7
 1905 31 NYY AL   P   41     11   97    7    5  .939  .943  2.63  2.61  3.20  3.24   38  303.3
 1906 32 NYY AL   P   49     11   95    5    3  .955  .948  2.16  2.52  2.94  3.22   42  325.0
 1907 33 NYY AL   P   30      3   71    5    2  .937  .946  2.47  2.43  3.23  3.28   25  206.0
 1908 34 NYY AL   P   45      7   96    6    2  .945  .946  2.29  2.28  3.21  3.20   31  288.7
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 11.00                        
 1909 35 TOT AL   P   10      2   21    0    0 1.000  .939  2.30  2.24  3.72  3.18    5   55.7
         NYY AL   P    9      1   21    0    0 1.000  .940  2.44  2.24  3.98  3.19    4   49.7
         BOS AL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.20  1.50  3.15    1    6.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1908 34 NYY AL  1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 11.00                        

 1900 26 PIT NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1

 1899 25 PIT NL   P   19      5   26    3    0  .912  .909  1.63  2.24  1.87  2.68   17  149.0
 1900 26 PIT NL   P   32      4   44    7    3  .873  .921  1.50  2.17  2.00  2.67   26  215.7
 1901 27 PIT NL   P   36     12   57    5    2  .932  .934  1.92  2.39  2.16  2.75   28  287.7
 1902 28 PIT NL   P   35     11   60    4    2  .947  .933  2.03  2.41  2.23  2.72   33  286.3
 1903 29 NYY AL   P   40     13  103    2    2  .983  .948  2.90  2.73  3.22  3.19   36  324.7
 1904 30 NYY AL   P   55     24  166   12    7  .941  .952  3.45  3.01  3.76  3.45   51  454.7
 1905 31 NYY AL   P   41     11   97    7    5  .939  .943  2.63  2.61  3.20  3.24   38  303.3
 1906 32 NYY AL   P   49     11   95    5    3  .955  .948  2.16  2.52  2.94  3.22   42  325.0
 1907 33 NYY AL   P   30      3   71    5    2  .937  .946  2.47  2.43  3.23  3.28   25  206.0
 1908 34 NYY AL   P   45      7   96    6    2  .945  .946  2.29  2.28  3.21  3.20   31  288.7
 1909 35 TOT AL   P   10      2   21    0    0 1.000  .939  2.30  2.24  3.72  3.18    5   55.7
         NYY AL   P    9      1   21    0    0 1.000  .940  2.44  2.24  3.98  3.19    4   49.7
         BOS AL   P    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.20  1.50  3.15    1    6.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 392    103  836   56   28  .944  .943  2.40  2.51              332 2896.7
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 11.00                        
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       394    103  836   56   28  .944  .943  2.38  2.53
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1901 NL-2.38-5
1902 NL-2.17-9
1904 AL-1.82-4
1905 AL-2.20-10
Car-2.68-71

Wins
1901 NL-21-5
1902 NL-28-1
1903 AL-21-3
1904 AL-41-1
1905 AL-19-9
1906 AL-23-2

Won-Loss %
1901 NL-.677-2
1902 NL-.824-1
1903 AL-.583-9
1904 AL-.774-1

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1901 NL-1.088-3
1902 NL-1.062-6
1904 AL-.937-2
Car-1.150-62

Hits Allowed/9IP
1900 NL-9.18-10
1901 NL-8.17-5
1902 NL-7.61-5
1904 AL-6.69-1

Bases on Balls/9IP
1901 NL-1.63-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1902 NL-4.27-6
1904 AL-4.73-8
1905 AL-4.63-9

Games
1902 NL-35-9
1903 AL-40-3
1904 AL-55-1
1905 AL-41-5
1906 AL-49-1
1908 AL-45-3

Saves
1900 NL-1-3
1901 NL-1-6
1902 NL-1-5
1906 AL-1-10
1908 AL-1-10

Innings
1902 NL-286.3-8
1903 AL-324.7-3
1904 AL-454.7-1
1906 AL-325.0-4
1908 AL-288.7-10

Strikeouts
1902 NL-136-7
1903 AL-147-9
1904 AL-239-2
1905 AL-156-7
1906 AL-152-6

Games Started
1902 NL-33-6
1903 AL-36-3
1904 AL-51-1
1905 AL-38-3
1906 AL-42-1

Comp. Games
1902 NL-31-6
1903 AL-33-4
1904 AL-48-1
Car-260-69

Shutouts
1900 NL-3-5
1901 NL-6-1
1902 NL-8-1
1904 AL-6-6
Car-35-71

Home Runs Allow.
1903 AL-7-6
1905 AL-5-8
1908 AL-6-2
1909 AL-3-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1903 AL-74-5
1904 AL-88-7
1906 AL-75-9

Hits Allowed
1903 AL-300-5
1904 AL-338-4
1905 AL-262-8
1906 AL-314-3
1908 AL-271-4

SO to Walk
1901 NL-2.48-6
1902 NL-2.19-9
1904 AL-2.72-5
1905 AL-2.20-6

Losses
1906 AL-17-7
1908 AL-20-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1903 AL-100-4
1904 AL-92-10
1906 AL-107-1
1908 AL-94-3

Wild Pitches
1904 AL-9-6
1906 AL-7-8
1908 AL-11-6

Hit Batsmen
1901 NL-14-6
1902 NL-21-1
1903 AL-9-10
1906 AL-10-7
1908 AL-14-4
Car-113-42

Batters Faced
1899 NL-664-5
1900 NL-947-4
1902 NL-1163-7
1903 AL-1354-2
1904 AL-1778-1
1905 AL-1239-5
1906 AL-1363-3
1908 AL-1202-6

Games Finished
1901 NL-8-2
1903 AL-4-10
1906 AL-7-9
1908 AL-13-4

Adjusted ERA+
1901 NL-137-6
1902 NL-127-10
1904 AL-148-3
1905 AL-133-5

          

Black Ink: Pitching - 27 (59) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 133 (123) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 40.0 (70) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 100.5 (93) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

July, 1899: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Richmond (Atlantic).

December 8, 1899: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Paddy Fox, Art Madison, John O'Brien, and $25,000 to the Louisville Colonels for Rube Waddell, Bert Cunningham, Deacon Phillippe, Jack Wadsworth, Chief Zimmer, Tacks Latimer, Tom Messitt, Mike Kelley, Claude Ritchey, Tommy Leach, Fred Clarke, and Honus Wagner.

March 9, 1900: Assigned to the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Louisville Colonels.

Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Highlanders.

September 11, 1909: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the New York Highlanders.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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