Jack Chesbro

Jack Chesbro

1899–1909 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'9", 180 lb · b. 1874 North Adams, MA

Career 198–132 · 2.68 ERA · 1,265 SO · 2896.2 IP · 393 G · 217 H · 5 HR · 82 RBI · .197 AVG

Seasons leading his league

8

7 best in baseball 1 league only

24 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1904 Best season

Spanning 1901–1904, peaking at 5 titles in 1904.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×5 Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons

Team records #1 Yankees 1904 W #1 Yankees 1904 IP #2 Yankees 1904 WHIP #3 Yankees career ERA #3 Yankees career WHIP #4 Yankees 1904 ERA #4 Yankees 1904 SO #8 Pirates 1902 W #10 Yankees career IP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

693rd League titles 8
308th Best in baseball 7
1,222nd Top-5 finishes 24

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

53rd Pitcher Assists 836
69th Complete Games 260
71st Shutouts 35
74th Earned Run Average 2.68
77th Walks + Hits / IP 1.15
82nd Pitcher Range Factor 2.40
123rd Wins 198
156th Innings Pitched 2896.2
354th Strikeouts 1,265

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	2	1st	2 yrs (1901–1902)	1901 6 1902 8
Wins	2	1st	—	1904 41 1902 NL 28 1903 #3 1906 #2
Pitcher Assists	1	1st	—	1904 166
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1904 48
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1904 454.2 1903 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1904 0.94 1901 #3
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1903 #3
Saves	—	#3	—	1900 #3
Strikeouts	—	#2	—	1904 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1904	5	W 41 WHIP 0.94 IP 454.2 CG 48 P A 166
1902	2	W 28 SHO 8
1901	1	SHO 6

Pitching

led the league 11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1899	PIT	NL	6	9	4.11	19	17	0	149.0	165	68	3	59	28	1.50
1900	PIT	NL	15	13	3.67	32	26	1	215.2	220	88	4	79	56	1.39
1901	PIT	NL	21	10	2.38	36	28	1	287.2	261	76	4	52	129	1.09
1902	PIT	NL	28	6	2.17	35	33	1	286.1	242	69	1	62	136	1.06
1903	NYA	AL	21	15	2.77	40	36	0	324.2	300	100	7	74	147	1.15
1904	NYA	AL	41	12	1.82	55	51	0	454.2	338	92	4	88	239	0.94
1905	NYA	AL	19	15	2.20	41	38	0	303.1	262	74	5	71	156	1.10
1906	NYA	AL	23	17	2.96	49	42	1	325.0	314	107	2	75	152	1.20
1907	NYA	AL	10	10	2.53	30	25	0	206.0	192	58	0	46	78	1.16
1908	NYA	AL	14	20	2.93	45	31	1	288.2	276	94	6	67	124	1.19
1909	NYA +1	AL	0	5	6.14	10	5	0	55.2	77	38	3	17	20	1.69
Career	—	—	198	132	2.68	392	332	5	2896.2	2,647	864	39	690	1,265	1.15

Batting

11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1899	PIT	NL	19	58	3	9	0	0	0	3	3	8	0	.155	.197	.155	.352
1900	PIT	NL	32	85	10	15	4	1	0	9	6	17	1	.177	.231	.247	.478
1901	PIT	NL	36	116	9	25	5	1	1	8	3	31	0	.216	.242	.302	.543
1902	PIT	NL	35	112	11	20	3	1	0	8	3	28	1	.179	.200	.223	.423
1903	NYA	AL	40	124	8	23	4	0	2	9	2	29	0	.186	.198	.266	.465
1904	NYA	AL	56	174	17	41	9	3	1	17	4	43	1	.236	.253	.339	.592
1905	NYA	AL	41	112	6	21	6	3	0	10	2	32	2	.188	.202	.295	.496
1906	NYA	AL	49	125	10	26	2	1	1	4	1	34	0	.208	.214	.264	.478
1907	NYA	AL	30	76	1	15	2	2	0	4	0	20	0	.197	.197	.276	.474
1908	NYA	AL	45	102	8	18	2	1	0	6	0	23	0	.177	.185	.216	.400
1909	NYA +1	AL	10	19	2	4	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	.211	.250	.211	.461
Career	—	—	393	1,103	85	217	37	13	5	82	25	269	5	.197	.216	.268	.483

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1899	PIT	NL	P	19	—	149.0	5	26	3	0	34	.912	1.63
1900	PIT	NL	P	32	—	216.0	4	44	7	3	55	.873	1.50
			OF	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1901	PIT	NL	P	36	—	288.0	12	57	5	2	74	.932	1.92
1902	PIT	NL	P	35	—	286.0	11	60	4	2	75	.947	2.03
1903	NYA	AL	P	40	—	325.0	13	103	2	2	118	.983	2.90
1904	NYA	AL	P	55	51	455.0	24	166	12	7	202	.941	3.46
1905	NYA	AL	P	41	38	303.0	11	97	7	5	115	.939	2.63
1906	NYA	AL	P	49	42	325.0	11	95	5	3	111	.955	2.16
1907	NYA	AL	P	30	25	206.0	3	71	5	2	79	.937	2.47
1908	NYA	AL	P	45	31	289.0	7	96	6	2	109	.945	2.29
			1B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1909	NYA	AL	P	10	5	56.0	2	21	0	0	23	1.000	2.30
Career	—	—	P	392	192	2898.0	103	836	56	28	995	.944	2.40
	—	—	1B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
	—	—	OF	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00