Cleveland Foresters (ML)
Jake Pearson
Birthdate:
Feb. 25, 1931 (30 y, 10 m, 6 d)Born In:
Little Rock, AR, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
5'10"/202Entry:
1952 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 4, Team: Cincinnati Cannons
Contract:
$143k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
8 years, 64 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1961 (2nd) | Cleveland (FABL) |
| All-Star | 1961 | Cleveland (FABL) |
| 1960 | Cleveland (FABL) | |
| 1956 | Cincinnati (FABL) | |
| 1955 | Cincinnati (FABL) | |
| Pitcher of the Month | Aug 1961 | Cleveland (FABL) |
| May 1955 | Cincinnati (FABL) | |
| Jul 1953 | Erie (EA) | |
| Sep 1952 | Charleston (SEL) | |
| Player of the Week | Jun 8, 1953 | Erie (EA) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 7 | 63.6 | 48.1 |
| Grey Ink | 116 | 240.2 | 220.0 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 62.4 | 63.0 |
| WAR | 37.6 | 100.3 | 103.8 |
| WAR7 | 35.7 | 68.4 | 61.8 |
| JAWS | 36.7 | 84.4 | 82.8 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Pug White | 961 |
| Pat Weakley R | 952 |
| Jack Wood R | 943 |
| Wesley Stout R | 932 |
| Phil Murry | 932 |
| George Reynolds | 930 |
| Sam Ivey | 929 |
| John Reay R | 925 |
| Johnnie Jones R | 925 |
| Larry Beebe | 924 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 30
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Carl Potter | 957 |
| Hal Hackney R | 954 |
| Pat Weakley R | 939 |
| George Reynolds | 936 |
| George Garrison R | 936 |
| Tony Britten | 933 |
| Wesley Stout R | 932 |
| Dean Astle R | 932 |
| John Stallings | 930 |
| Fred Washington | 930 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 17 | 4 |
| 1956 | 18 | 5 |
| 1957 | 13 | 10 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 35 | 5 |
| 1956 | 35 | 3 |
| 1957 | 36 | 2 |
| 1959 | 33 | 10 |
| 1961 | 34 | 1 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 18 | 3 |
| 1956 | 17 | 5 |
| 1957 | 16 | 8 |
| 1959 | 15 | 9 |
| 1960 | 13 | 8 |
| 1961 | 17 | 2 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 13 | 10 |
| 1956 | 14 | 6 |
| 1959 | 14 | 5 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.591 | 9 |
| 1961 | 0.708 | 3 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 280.1 | 4 |
| 1956 | 296.0 | 2 |
| 1957 | 280.0 | 5 |
| 1959 | 255.1 | 7 |
| 1960 | 212.0 | 8 |
| 1961 | 256.1 | 1 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 1218 | 3 |
| 1956 | 1210 | 3 |
| 1957 | 1233 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1089 | 7 |
| 1960 | 904 | 9 |
| 1961 | 1104 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 119 | 7 |
| 1955 | 117 | 9 |
| 1956 | 104 | 6 |
| 1957 | 118 | 2 |
| 1959 | 101 | 8 |
| 1960 | 100 | 1 |
| 1961 | 114 | 1 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 179 | 5 |
| 1959 | 149 | 8 |
| 1960 | 126 | 9 |
| 1961 | 140 | 4 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 7 | 7 |
| 1961 | 11 | 2 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3.726 | 10 |
| 1955 | 3.596 | 7 |
| 1956 | 2.737 | 5 |
| 1958 | 3.532 | 10 |
| 1960 | 3.863 | 7 |
| 1961 | 3.371 | 3 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 0.250 | 4 |
| 1958 | 0.261 | 6 |
| 1960 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 1961 | 0.268 | 5 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1.182 | 5 |
| 1961 | 1.365 | 9 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 7.480 | 3 |
| 1958 | 8.274 | 8 |
| 1960 | 8.533 | 5 |
| 1961 | 8.286 | 4 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 14 | 6 |
| 1955 | 17 | 5 |
| 1956 | 27 | 1 |
| 1957 | 15 | 8 |
| 1958 | 9 | 8 |
| 1959 | 17 | 4 |
| 1960 | 5 | 4 |
| 1961 | 11 | 2 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 2 | 8 |
| 1956 | 5 | 2 |
| 1957 | 2 | 10 |
| 1958 | 3 | 4 |
| 1959 | 2 | 7 |
| 1960 | 1 | 6 |
| 1961 | 4 | 1 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 267 | 5 |
| 1956 | 246 | 8 |
| 1957 | 292 | 2 |
| 1959 | 243 | 8 |
| 1961 | 236 | 5 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 171 | 2 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 9 | 2 |
| 1955 | 12 | 2 |
| 1958 | 10 | 3 |
| 1959 | 14 | 4 |
| 1960 | 11 | 3 |
| 1961 | 18 | 8 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 1955 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 1956 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 1959 | 6.4 | 3 |
| 1960 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 1961 | 5.3 | 3 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 7 | 4 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9 | 5 |
| 1961 | 7 | 3 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 1956 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4.6 | 9 |
| 1960 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 1961 | 6.5 | 2 |