League Leaders Who Led?

Gentry Jessup

1940–1948  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 180 lb  ·  b. 1914 Westfield, NC

Career 24–29 · 3.40 ERA · 241 SO · 452.0 IP · 83 G · 38 H · 10 RBI · .195 AVG

Seasons leading his league
5
0 best in baseball 5 league only
25 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1943 Best season

Spanning 1943–1947, peaking at 1 titles in 1943.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 400th League titles 5
  • 381st Top-5 finishes 25

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

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Complete Games 2 1st 2 yrs (1943–1944) 1943 NAL 9 1944 NAL 10 1945 #2 1946 #3
Shutouts 2 1st 2 yrs (1946–1947) 1946 NAL 1 1947 NAL 2 1945 #3
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1945 NAL 1.13 1944 #3
Strikeouts / 9 — #3 — 1944 #3
Innings Pitched — #2 — 1943 #2 1944 #3 1945 #3
Saves — #2 — 1943 #2
Wins — #3 — 1943 #3
Earned Run Average — #3 — 1944 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1947 1 SHO 2
1946 1 SHO 1
1945 1 WHIP 1.13
1944 1 CG 10
1943 1 CG 9

Pitching

9 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1940 BBB NAL 1 4 5.45 8 6 0 34.2 43 21 1 17 18 1.73
1941 CAG +1 NAL 0 1 4.42 6 3 0 18.1 19 9 0 13 12 1.75
1942 CAG NAL 0 2 7.62 5 1 0 13.0 21 11 0 5 4 2.00
1943 CAG +1 NAL 7 6 3.17 15 11 1 102.1 102 36 1 30 50 1.29
1944 CAG NAL 5 6 2.70 11 11 0 93.1 89 28 0 21 48 1.18
1945 CAG NAL 6 4 3.19 10 10 0 79.0 65 28 0 24 43 1.13
1946 CAG NAL 2 2 2.12 5 5 0 51.0 38 12 0 12 28 0.98
1947 CAG NAL 2 1 2.48 5 5 0 36.1 22 10 0 20 24 1.16
1948 CAG NAL 1 3 6.00 4 3 0 24.0 28 16 1 10 14 1.58
Career — — 24 29 3.40 69 55 1 452.0 427 171 3 152 241 1.28

Batting

9 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1940 BBB NAL 8 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1941 CAG +1 NAL 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1942 CAG NAL 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1943 CAG +1 NAL 17 47 2 14 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 .298 .313 .383 .696
1944 CAG NAL 14 42 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 .167 .186 .214 .400
1945 CAG NAL 12 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .194 .194 .194 .387
1946 CAG NAL 8 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .130 .130 .130 .261
1947 CAG NAL 9 19 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
1948 CAG NAL 4 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Career — — 83 195 14 38 7 1 0 10 3 4 0 .195 .207 .241 .448

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 69 10 152 5 7 .970
OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000