Jake Dunn

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .280
HR 22
RBI 285
H 494
OPS .744
PIV 305
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 190 lb
Born
11/5/1909 in Luther, OK, USA
Died
7/24/1984 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Joseph P. Dunn

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1237.0 1154.0 188.0 307.0 45.0 11.0 19.0 140.0 71.0 8.0 5.0 .266 .310 .373 .683

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 PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1941 9.0 8.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Listed seasons · 1 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .375 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
509 1,765 300 494 79 30 22 285 28 177 9 .280 .348 .396 .744 305

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .348 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .396 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .744 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 DS NNL 71 260 28 70 11 7 3 36 8 16 0 .269 .293 (-8%) .354 (-11%) .429 (-7%) .784 (-9%) -430.6
1932 WAP EWL 29 106 19 32 3 2 4 20 5 7 0 .302 .275 (+10%) .335 (+3%) .391 (+23%) .726 (+14%) 221.6
1933 NEG NN2 6 26 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .269 — — — — 0.0
1933 SOX NN2 25 102 26 40 5 1 2 18 5 7 0 .392 .270 (+45%) .329 (+31%) .377 (+38%) .707 (+34%) 0.0
1934 PS NN2 70 231 40 64 10 7 0 44 1 24 2 .277 .278 (avg) .340 (+2%) .392 (-3%) .733 (-1%) -26.9
1935 PS NN2 58 184 41 59 10 4 4 39 6 30 2 .321 .279 (+15%) .342 (+22%) .399 (+21%) .742 (+22%) 802.9
1936 PS NN2 50 181 37 52 6 1 2 22 2 19 0 .287 .283 (+1%) .349 (+2%) .404 (-10%) .753 (-5%) -104.6
1937 PS NN2 36 119 20 27 6 2 1 15 0 18 0 .227 .276 (-18%) .342 (-4%) .398 (-16%) .740 (-10%) -183.1
1938 PS NN2 63 223 37 56 12 2 5 34 0 28 0 .251 .272 (-8%) .341 (-1%) .392 (-1%) .734 (-1%) -23.2
1939 PS NN2 45 155 21 43 7 1 1 26 0 9 0 .277 .274 (+1%) .342 (-7%) .393 (-10%) .735 (-9%) -230.4
1940 PS NN2 56 178 28 44 8 3 0 28 1 18 5 .247 .267 (-7%) .335 (-5%) .387 (-16%) .722 (-11%) -296.7
Career · 11 seasons 509 1,765 300 494 79 30 22 285 28 177 9 .280 — — — — -271

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 49 3 11 1 2 0 5 3 0 .224

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLP2 PS 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1934 NLC PS 5 16 1 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 .188
1930 NNC DS 7 26 2 8 1 1 0 3 1 0 .308

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2117211331991290.276
Away983555496734.270

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-09-02 PH5HOMW 502000000
1940-09-02 PH5HOML 301000000
1940-08-24 PH5BLGW 100000000
1940-08-24 PH5BLGL 400000000
1940-08-20 PH5NW2L 400000000
1940-08-11 PH5NY5L 300000000
1940-08-04 PH5NW2L 300000000
1940-08-04 PH5NW2L 400000000
1940-07-31 PH5HOML 400000000
1940-07-28 PH5NY6L 601000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 3 20 0 1 1
2B 41 40 83 112 17 15
3B 15 11 19 19 3 1
OF 196 187 294 32 11 5
SS 263 258 483 701 114 98

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 DS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1930 DS SS 71 71 114 212 32 13
1932 WAP SS 29 29 45 71 12 11
1933 NEG 2B 5 4 6 9 1 1
1933 NEG OF 2 2 4 0 0 0
1933 SOX 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1933 SOX SS 25 25 51 66 18 13
1934 PS 1B 2 2 17 0 1 1
1934 PS 2B 2 2 3 4 0 1
1934 PS OF 55 55 72 8 0 1
1934 PS SS 12 11 26 26 4 4
1935 PS OF 38 38 82 9 1 2
1935 PS SS 20 20 49 48 8 4
1936 PS 2B 11 11 23 33 7 3
1936 PS OF 12 10 23 1 3 0
1936 PS SS 26 25 49 68 7 14
1937 PS 2B 15 15 37 44 4 7
1937 PS OF 12 12 16 3 1 1
1937 PS SS 11 9 23 23 0 5
1938 PS OF 6 6 13 0 1 0
1938 PS SS 57 57 104 160 26 27
1939 PS 1B 1 1 3 0 0 0
1939 PS 2B 7 7 13 20 5 3
1939 PS 3B 5 4 11 9 1 1
1939 PS OF 30 29 40 5 4 0
1939 PS SS 3 3 5 9 0 2
1940 PS 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0
1940 PS 3B 9 7 8 10 2 0
1940 PS OF 40 35 43 6 1 1
1940 PS SS 9 8 17 18 7 5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 3
Second Base 41
Third Base 15
Shortstop 263
Left Field 35
Center Field 46
Right Field 115

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jake Dunn

Was Jake Dunn a pitcher?
No. Jake Dunn was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Jake Dunn hit?
Jake Dunn hit 22 career home runs with 494 hits.