Joe Cade
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Joe Cade was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. Across 11 career appearances, he went 2-3 with a 7.32 ERA and 12 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- — / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 170 lb
- Died
- 4/8/1948 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Full name: Joe Nathan Cade
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season-by-Season Pitching
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | ACB | ANL | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 7.32 | 4.60 (-59%) | -780.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.2 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 7.32 | — | -780 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .278 | .578 | 0 |
Career AVG .222 vs. league average .289 across their career seasons — 23.2% below league average.
Career OBP .300 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — 15.1% below league average.
Career SLG .278 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.
Career OPS .578 vs. league average .769 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | ACB | ANL | 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 14 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 11 |
| Right Field | 1 |
Joe Cade: the record in brief
The season rows for Joe Cade begin in 1929. Cade spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. Cade, born on April 5, 1899, in Camden, AR, USA, is listed as a pitcher. Cade's listed size is 170 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame. Cade's death is recorded on April 8, 1948, in Cleveland, OH, USA. Cade's full given name, per the bio, is Joe Nathan Cade.
Cade went 2-3 with a 7.32 ERA in 11 games, 7 of them starts. The same table counts 12 strikeouts. The league ERA over Cade's seasons was 4.60, so the 7.32 figure ran 59.1% worse than average. All of that pitching came in 1929, with 11 games and 12 strikeouts.
Cade's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .400 average on 2 hits. Those Negro Leagues figures come from surviving box scores and are shown in their own table, apart from the season rows.
Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Cade
- Was Joe Cade a pitcher?
- Yes. Joe Cade pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 12 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Joe Cade hit?
- Joe Cade hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
- What was Joe Cade's career batting average?
- Joe Cade batted .222 over his career, with 4 hits in 18 at bats.
- How many RBI did Joe Cade have?
- Joe Cade drove in 3 runs in his career.
- What was Joe Cade's career ERA?
- Joe Cade finished with a 7.32 career ERA, going 2-3 with 12 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Joe Cade have?
- Joe Cade recorded 12 career strikeouts.