Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Jack Chesbro
Nickname:
Happy JackBirthdate:
June 5, 1874 (143 y, 5 m, 1 d)Born In:
North Adams, MA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/180
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 25 | 42.9 | 30.6 |
| Grey Ink | 134 | 202.2 | 164.6 |
| HoF Standard | 39 | 50.7 | 49.7 |
| WAR | 37.9 | 73.4 | 65.4 |
| WAR7 | 34.4 | 48.7 | 41.5 |
| JAWS | 36.1 | 61.1 | 53.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Lon Warneke R | 930 |
| Babe Adams R | 920 |
| Jesse Tannehill R | 920 |
| Carl Mays R | 919 |
| Bill Donovan R | 919 |
| Stan Coveleski R | 918 |
| Urban Shocker R | 918 |
| Hippo Vaughn R | 912 |
| Doc White R | 909 |
| Eddie Cicotte R | 907 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 35 | 8 |
| 1903 | 40 | 3 |
| 1904 | 55 | 1 |
| 1905 | 41 | 5 |
| 1906 | 49 | 1 |
| 1908 | 45 | 3 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 33 | 5 |
| 1903 | 36 | 3 |
| 1904 | 51 | 1 |
| 1905 | 38 | 3 |
| 1906 | 42 | 1 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 15 | 10 |
| 1901 | 21 | 4 |
| 1902 | 28 | 1 |
| 1903 | 21 | 3 |
| 1904 | 41 | 1 |
| 1905 | 19 | 9 |
| 1906 | 23 | 2 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 17 | 7 |
| 1908 | 20 | 2 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.536 | 9 |
| 1901 | 0.677 | 2 |
| 1902 | 0.824 | 1 |
| 1903 | 0.583 | 8 |
| 1904 | 0.774 | 1 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1 | 3 |
| 1901 | 1 | 6 |
| 1902 | 1 | 5 |
| 1906 | 1 | 10 |
| 1908 | 1 | 10 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1 | 1 |
| 1906 | 1 | 2 |
| 1908 | 1 | 4 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 286.1 | 7 |
| 1903 | 324.2 | 3 |
| 1904 | 454.2 | 1 |
| 1906 | 325.0 | 4 |
| 1908 | 288.2 | 10 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 1185 | 9 |
| 1903 | 1359 | 4 |
| 1904 | 1799 | 1 |
| 1906 | 1377 | 4 |
| 1908 | 1221 | 8 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 7 | 6 |
| 1905 | 5 | 8 |
| 1908 | 6 | 2 |
| 1909 | 3 | 5 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 74 | 5 |
| 1904 | 88 | 7 |
| 1906 | 75 | 9 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 136 | 6 |
| 1903 | 147 | 9 |
| 1904 | 239 | 2 |
| 1905 | 156 | 7 |
| 1906 | 152 | 6 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 7 | 9 |
| 1904 | 9 | 6 |
| 1906 | 7 | 8 |
| 1908 | 11 | 6 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 2.378 | 5 |
| 1902 | 2.169 | 5 |
| 1904 | 1.821 | 4 |
| 1905 | 2.196 | 10 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.267 | 9 |
| 1901 | 0.259 | 4 |
| 1902 | 0.250 | 3 |
| 1904 | 0.229 | 3 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1.088 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1.062 | 4 |
| 1904 | 0.937 | 2 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 9.181 | 9 |
| 1901 | 8.166 | 4 |
| 1902 | 7.607 | 4 |
| 1904 | 6.691 | 1 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1.627 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1.949 | 8 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 31 | 5 |
| 1903 | 33 | 4 |
| 1904 | 48 | 1 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 3 | 4 |
| 1901 | 6 | 1 |
| 1902 | 8 | 1 |
| 1904 | 6 | 6 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 52 | 10 |
| 1907 | 46 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 300 | 5 |
| 1904 | 338 | 4 |
| 1905 | 262 | 8 |
| 1906 | 314 | 3 |
| 1908 | 271 | 4 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 220 | 4 |
| 1901 | 261 | 10 |
| 1907 | 192 | 9 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 4 | 5 |
| 1901 | 4 | 10 |
| 1902 | 1 | 4 |
| 1907 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 1902 | 4.7 | 7 |
| 1904 | 8.6 | 3 |
| 1905 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 1906 | 5.4 | 6 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 10 | 8 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 13 | 7 |
| 1901 | 10 | 3 |
| 1902 | 6 | 2 |
| 1904 | 12 | 9 |
| 1907 | 10 | 7 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 8.7 | 4 |
| 1902 | 9.7 | 3 |
| 1904 | 13.0 | 1 |