Retired
Sam Jones
Nickname:
Sad SamBirthdate:
July 26, 1892 (177 y, 9 m, 23 d)Born In:
Woodsfield, OH, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/170
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 5 | 41.2 | 27.0 |
| Grey Ink | 88 | 182.8 | 143.5 |
| HoF Standard | 20 | 46.8 | 45.1 |
| WAR | 43.2 | 67.7 | 61.9 |
| WAR7 | 27.5 | 46.9 | 40.1 |
| JAWS | 35.4 | 57.3 | 51.0 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Joe Niekro R | 902 |
| Mel Harder R | 895 |
| Red Faber R | 889 |
| Ted Lyons R | 883 |
| Earl Whitehill R | 882 |
| Paul Derringer R | 880 |
| Bobo Newsom R | 878 |
| Waite Hoyt R | 876 |
| Burleigh Grimes R | 873 |
| Jerry Reuss R | 867 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 48 | 3 |
| 1919 | 35 | 9 |
| 1921 | 40 | 9 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 31 | 7 |
| 1920 | 33 | 8 |
| 1921 | 38 | 3 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 16 | 6 |
| 1921 | 23 | 3 |
| 1928 | 17 | 6 |
| 1930 | 15 | 10 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 20 | 2 |
| 1920 | 16 | 7 |
| 1921 | 16 | 4 |
| 1927 | 14 | 9 |
| 1932 | 15 | 5 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.762 | 1 |
| 1921 | 0.590 | 7 |
| 1928 | 0.708 | 5 |
| 1930 | 0.682 | 3 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 4 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 245.0 | 9 |
| 1920 | 274.0 | 6 |
| 1921 | 298.2 | 5 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 1029 | 9 |
| 1920 | 1149 | 8 |
| 1921 | 1257 | 5 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 9 | 8 |
| 1927 | 13 | 6 |
| 1933 | 13 | 8 |
| 1934 | 16 | 4 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 95 | 4 |
| 1927 | 102 | 2 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 98 | 8 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 6 | 6 |
| 1919 | 5 | 6 |
| 1920 | 6 | 8 |
| 1928 | 5 | 3 |
| 1933 | 5 | 8 |
| 1934 | 6 | 4 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 2.250 | 9 |
| 1921 | 3.224 | 3 |
| 1928 | 2.844 | 3 |
| 1933 | 3.362 | 6 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.239 | 7 |
| 1928 | 0.258 | 3 |
| 1933 | 0.272 | 8 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1.201 | 9 |
| 1921 | 1.326 | 5 |
| 1928 | 1.277 | 6 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 7.386 | 6 |
| 1921 | 9.583 | 9 |
| 1928 | 8.372 | 3 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 2.350 | 6 |
| 1934 | 2.946 | 8 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 21 | 7 |
| 1920 | 21 | 9 |
| 1921 | 25 | 4 |
| 1928 | 19 | 8 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 5 | 4 |
| 1919 | 5 | 2 |
| 1920 | 3 | 5 |
| 1921 | 5 | 1 |
| 1928 | 4 | 1 |
| 1930 | 1 | 8 |
| 1933 | 2 | 3 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 70 | 9 |
| 1933 | 65 | 6 |
| 1934 | 60 | 5 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 258 | 5 |
| 1920 | 302 | 7 |
| 1921 | 318 | 4 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 151 | 2 |
| 1927 | 211 | 8 |
| 1928 | 209 | 4 |
| 1930 | 195 | 5 |
| 1932 | 217 | 8 |
| 1933 | 181 | 3 |
| 1934 | 217 | 10 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1 | 4 |
| 1919 | 4 | 8 |
| 1921 | 1 | 2 |
| 1928 | 5 | 3 |
| 1930 | 4 | 1 |
| 1932 | 9 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 1921 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1928 | 3.3 | 10 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 12 | 7 |
| 1927 | 8 | 2 |
| 1932 | 10 | 7 |
| 1933 | 10 | 6 |
| 1934 | 8 | 3 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 5 | 1 |
| 1928 | 7 | 3 |
| 1930 | 7 | 3 |
| 1933 | 12 | 7 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 1928 | 6.2 | 4 |