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Willie Jefferson

Willie Jefferson

1937–1946  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'9", 163 lb  ·  b. 1904 Clearview, OK

Career 22–24 · 3.94 ERA · 215 SO · 399.2 IP · 77 G · 42 H · 2 HR · 21 RBI · .235 AVG

Seasons leading his league
8
2 best in baseball 6 league only
18 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
7 Categories led
1942 Best season

Spanning 1939–1942, peaking at 7 titles in 1942.

Team records #2 Cleveland Buckeyes career W #2 Cleveland Buckeyes career SO #2 Cleveland Buckeyes career SV #2 Cleveland Buckeyes career IP #2 Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 SV #3 Cincinnati Tigers career SO #3 Cleveland Buckeyes 1942 W #3 Cincinnati Tigers 1937 SO #3 Cleveland Buckeyes 1943 SO #3 Cleveland Buckeyes 1942 WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 693rd League titles 8
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 1,692nd Top-5 finishes 18

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
Shutouts 2 1st — 1939 NAL 1 1942 NAL 1 1938 #2
Pitcher Range Factor 1 1st — 1942 3.07
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1942 1.000
Pitcher Putouts 1 1st — 1942 NAL 6
Pitcher Assists 1 1st — 1942 NAL 40
Complete Games 1 1st — 1942 NAL 9 1943 #3
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1942 NAL 99.1
Saves — #2 — 1945 #2
Wins — #2 — 1942 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1942 7 IP 99.1 SHO 1 CG 9 P A 40 P PO 6 P FPCT 1.000 P RF 3.07
1939 1 SHO 1

Pitching

  led the league   8 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1937 CT NAL 1 2 5.72 8 5 0 39.1 49 25 2 8 33 1.45
1938 MRS NAL 3 5 3.67 13 6 0 73.2 77 30 5 13 42 1.22
1939 MRS NAL 1 2 2.57 5 4 0 35.0 36 10 3 5 14 1.17
1942 CCB +1 NAL 8 4 3.53 15 14 0 99.1 104 39 5 20 49 1.25
1943 CBE NAL 3 6 4.41 9 8 0 65.1 80 32 2 18 35 1.50
1944 CBE NAL 4 5 4.13 10 8 0 65.1 74 30 1 17 30 1.39
1945 CBE NAL 2 0 1.69 5 1 1 21.1 15 4 0 5 12 0.94
1946 CBE NAL 0 0 135.00 1 0 0 0.1 4 5 0 0 0 12.00
Career — — 22 24 3.94 66 46 1 399.2 439 175 18 86 215 1.31

Batting

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1937 CT NAL 11 24 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .208 .208 .208 .417
1938 MRS NAL 17 41 7 12 2 1 2 7 0 0 0 .293 .293 .537 .829
1939 MRS NAL 6 12 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1942 CCB +1 NAL 15 38 4 10 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 .263 .317 .316 .633
1943 CBE NAL 10 26 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .192 .222 .231 .453
1944 CBE NAL 11 26 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .154 .154 .192 .346
1945 CBE NAL 6 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
1946 CBE NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 77 179 17 42 6 1 2 21 3 0 3 .235 .255 .313 .568

Fielding

4 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1937 CT NAL P 8 5 39.1 1 14 0 0 15 1.000 1.88
OF 3 1 11.0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 0.33
C 1 1 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 1.000 4.00
1938 MRS NAL P 13 6 73.2 4 19 2 0 25 .920 1.77
OF 2 1 7.1 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 0.50
3B 1 1 9.0 1 2 0 0 3 1.000 3.00
1939 MRS NAL P 5 4 35.0 2 8 2 0 12 .833 2.00
1942 CCB NAL P 15 14 99.1 6 40 0 1 46 1.000 3.07
1943 CBE NAL P 9 8 65.1 3 18 1 0 22 .955 2.33
1944 CBE NAL P 10 8 65.1 1 22 1 1 24 .958 2.30
OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1945 CBE NAL P 5 1 21.1 1 3 0 0 4 1.000 0.80
3B 1 1 8.0 1 2 0 0 3 1.000 3.00
1946 CBE NAL P 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
Career — — P 66 46 399.2 18 124 6 2 148 .959 2.15
— — OF 6 2 20.1 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 0.33
— — 3B 2 2 17.0 2 4 0 0 6 1.000 3.00
— — C 1 1 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 1.000 4.00