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Jake Wade
Jacob Fields Wade (Whistling Jake)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.
School North Carolina State University

Debut April 22, 1936
Final Game September 13, 1946
Born April 1, 1912 in Morehead City, NC
Died February 1, 2006 in Wildwood, NC

Brother of Ben Wade

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1936 24 DET AL   4   5  13  11   4   1   2  0   78.3   93   60   46   7   52   30   1   4   371       0  5.29  4.94   93 1.851
 1937 25 DET AL   7  10  33  25   7   1   4  0  165.3  160  106   99  13  107   69   3   5   744       0  5.39  4.67   87 1.615
 1938 26 DET AL   3   2  27   2   0   0  11  0   70.0   73   56   51   9   48   23   0   1   325       0  6.56  5.03   77 1.729
 1939 27 TOT AL   1   6  24   8   2   0   8  0   64.0   94   59   53   2   56   30   0   2   327       0  7.45  4.75   64 2.344
         BOS AL   1   4  20   6   1   0   8  0   47.7   68   34   33   1   37   21   0   2   234       0  6.23  4.71   76 2.203
         SLB AL   0   2   4   2   1   0   0  0   16.3   26   25   20   1   19    9   0   0    93       0 11.02  4.85   44 2.755
 1942 30 CHW AL   5   5  15  10   3   0   3  0   85.7   84   45   39   2   56   32   0   4   389       0  4.10  3.62   88 1.634
 1943 31 CHW AL   3   7  21   9   3   1  11  0   83.7   66   34   28   3   54   41   4   0   364       0  3.01  3.33  111 1.434
 1944 32 CHW AL   2   4  19   5   1   0  11  2   74.7   75   46   40   3   41   35   0   3   334       1  4.82  3.43   71 1.554
 1946 34 TOT AL   2   1  19   1   0   0   7  1   46.7   45   15   15   3   26   31   1   1   203       0  2.89  3.44  119 1.521
         NYY AL   2   1  13   1   0   0   6  1   35.3   33    9    9   2   14   22   1   1   148       0  2.29  3.47  151 1.330
         WSH AL   0   0   6   0   0   0   1  0   11.3   12    6    6   1   12    9   0   0    55       0  4.76  3.36   71 2.118
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .403  27  40 171  71  20   3  57  3  668.3  690  421  371  42  440  291   9  20  3057       1  5.00  4.22   84 1.691
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  11  48  19   5   0  16  0  187.7  193  118  104  11  123   81   2   5   858   0   0  5.00  4.22   84 1.691
 Career High      7  10  33  25   7   1  11  2  165.3  160  106   99  13  107   69   4   5   744   0   1  2.89  5.03  119 1.434

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 24 DET AL  13   29    3    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  11  .172  .250  .172    6    5   0           0    
 1937 25 DET AL  33   59    4   11   1  0   0    1   0  0   3  31  .186  .226  .203    8   12   1           0    
 1938 26 DET AL  27   21    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .048  .091  .048  -65    1   0           0    
 1939 27 TOT AL  24   17    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         BOS AL  20   12    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         SLB AL   4    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1942 30 CHW AL  15   29    0    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .241  .267  .241   45    7   0           0   0
 1943 31 CHW AL  21   27    2    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   3   9  .148  .233  .185   23    5   1           0   0
 1944 32 CHW AL  19   24    3    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .292  .320  .292   76    7   0           0   1
 1946 34 TOT AL  19   10    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .100  .182  .100  -20    1   0           1   0
         NYY AL  13    9    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .111  .200  .111  -12    1   0           1   0
         WSH AL   6    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      171  216   14   36   2  0   0    7   0  0  12  81  .167  .214  .176    3   38   2   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        205   13   34   2  0   0    7   0  0  11  77  .167  .214  .176    3   36   2   0   0   1   1
 Career High     33   59    4   11   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  31                          12   1   0   0   1   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 24 DET AL   32   24    1   1.1   121| .172  .299| .250  .374| .172  .439| .422  .813|   6  .050  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1937 25 DET AL   63   49    3   1.6   119| .186  .292| .226  .368| .203  .435| .429  .803|   8  .104  -8.7  -0.8   0%
 1938 26 DET AL   22   20    0   0.0   124| .048  .299| .091  .379| .048  .445| .139  .824| -65  .000  -5.7  -0.5   0%
 1939 27 TOT AL   17   17    0   0.0   117| .000  .291| .000  .366| .000  .430| .000  .796|-100  .000  -5.3  -0.5   0%
         BOS AL   12   12    0   0.0   117| .000  .291| .000  .367| .000  .431| .000  .798|-100  .000  -3.7  -0.4   0%
         SLB AL    5    5    0   0.0   116| .000  .289| .000  .364| .000  .427| .000  .791|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1942 30 CHW AL   30   22    2   2.4    93| .241  .263| .267  .337| .241  .368| .508  .706|  45  .277  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1943 31 CHW AL   31   24    1   1.1    87| .148  .256| .233  .330| .185  .353| .418  .684|  23  .099  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1944 32 CHW AL   25   18    2   3.0    91| .292  .267| .320  .334| .292  .364| .612  .698|  76  .369  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1946 34 TOT AL   11    9    0   0.0    96| .100  .264| .182  .338| .100  .380| .282  .718| -20  .000  -1.6  -0.1   0%
         NYY AL   10    8    0   0.0    96| .111  .265| .200  .339| .111  .381| .311  .720| -12  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .256| .000  .330| .000  .369| .000  .699|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       231  183    9   1.3   108| .167  .281| .214  .356| .176  .407| .390  .762|   3  .086 -31.4  -2.9   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1936 24 DET AL P 13 1 14 4 0 .789 .955 1.15 1.04 1.72 1.99 11 78.3 1937 25 DET AL P 33 6 33 0 1 1.000 .954 1.18 1.09 2.12 2.05 25 165.3 1938 26 DET AL P 27 2 14 1 1 .941 .952 0.59 1.12 2.06 2.11 2 70.0 1939 27 TOT AL P 24 0 12 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.98 1.69 1.93 8 64.0 BOS AL P 20 0 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.98 1.51 1.92 6 47.7 SLB AL P 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.97 2.21 1.93 2 16.3 1942 30 CHW AL P 15 6 23 2 3 .935 .957 1.93 1.30 3.05 2.31 10 85.7 1943 31 CHW AL P 21 2 11 1 2 .929 .963 0.62 1.27 1.40 2.27 9 83.7 1944 32 CHW AL P 19 1 4 1 1 .833 .962 0.26 1.14 0.60 2.08 5 74.7 1946 34 TOT AL P 19 4 9 0 0 1.000 .949 0.68 1.01 2.51 2.01 1 46.6 NYY AL P 13 3 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.77 1.01 2.55 2.01 1 35.3 WSH AL P 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.50 1.02 2.39 1.99 0 11.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1936 24 DET AL P 13 1 14 4 0 .789 .955 1.15 1.04 1.72 1.99 11 78.3 1937 25 DET AL P 33 6 33 0 1 1.000 .954 1.18 1.09 2.12 2.05 25 165.3 1938 26 DET AL P 27 2 14 1 1 .941 .952 0.59 1.12 2.06 2.11 2 70.0 1939 27 TOT AL P 24 0 12 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.98 1.69 1.93 8 64.0 BOS AL P 20 0 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.98 1.51 1.92 6 47.7 SLB AL P 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.97 2.21 1.93 2 16.3 1942 30 CHW AL P 15 6 23 2 3 .935 .957 1.93 1.30 3.05 2.31 10 85.7 1943 31 CHW AL P 21 2 11 1 2 .929 .963 0.62 1.27 1.40 2.27 9 83.7 1944 32 CHW AL P 19 1 4 1 1 .833 .962 0.26 1.14 0.60 2.08 5 74.7 1946 34 TOT AL P 19 4 9 0 0 1.000 .949 0.68 1.01 2.51 2.01 1 46.6 NYY AL P 13 3 7 0 0 1.000 .952 0.77 1.01 2.55 2.01 1 35.3 WSH AL P 6 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 0.50 1.02 2.39 1.99 0 11.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 171 22 120 9 8 .940 .955 0.83 1.11 1.91 2.10 71 668.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 171 22 120 9 8 .940 .955 0.83 1.11 1.91 2.10 71 668
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.

Hits Allowed/9IP
1937 AL-8.71-7

Bases On Balls Allow.
1937 AL-107-7

Wild Pitches
1937 AL-5-8

Hit Batsmen
1943 AL-4-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 2 (2411) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1779) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

December 15, 1938: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Elden Auker and Chet Morgan to the Boston Red Sox for Pinky Higgins and Archie McKain.

September 6, 1939: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Boston Red Sox.

December 5, 1940: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Browns.

December 15, 1944: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for Johnny Johnson.

August 5, 1946: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the New York Yankees.

December 4, 1947: Traded by the New York Giants with Mike Budnick, Jack Graham, and $65,000 to the San Diego (PCL) for Jack Harshman.


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