Jonas Gaines

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 35–28
ERA 3.38
WHIP 1.31
SO 345
Pitcher PIV 14106.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 155 lb
Born
1/9/1915 in New Roads, LA, USA
Died
8/6/1998 in Baker, LA, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Jonas George Gaines

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
263.0 240.0 21.0 28.0 2.0 1.0 0 9.0 12.0 7.0 0 .117 .162 .133 .295

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
51 40 105 60 20 7 787.1 665 391 136 26 254 362 1.55 1.17

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
1949 14.0 13.0 3.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Listed seasons · 1 14 13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 2 4 9 5 3 1 56.1 40 40 19 4 15 6 3.04 0.98
1950 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 1.00
Listed seasons · 2 2 4 9 5 3 1 58.1 42 40 19 4 15 9 2.93 0.98

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
35 28 87 69 38 7 4 538.7 512 202 11 193 345 3.38 14106.9

Career ERA 3.38 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 14.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 NE NN2 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 16.3 22 15 9 8 8.27 4.34 (-91%) -136.2
1937 WEG NN2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 10 9 9 4 8.10 4.34 (-87%) -266.0
1938 BEG NN2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 21.7 24 12 12 15 4.98 4.35 (-15%) -120.4
1939 BEG NN2 2 4 7 6 5 1 0 46.3 52 26 13 20 5.05 4.28 (-18%) 1447.4
1941 BEG NN2 5 3 11 8 5 4 2 67.7 55 18 15 60 2.39 3.94 (+39%) 3362.6
1942 BEG NN2 5 3 10 9 8 1 0 84.7 57 15 32 58 1.59 3.57 (+55%) 1831.6
1944 BEG NN2 3 2 8 6 3 0 1 44.0 50 15 13 20 3.07 3.57 (+14%) 945.0
1945 BEG NN2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 4 2 7 1 2.00 3.67 (+45%) 0.0
1946 BEG NN2 8 5 16 13 6 1 1 89.7 82 35 31 45 3.51 3.59 (+2%) 893.8
1947 BEG NN2 4 4 12 9 5 0 0 66.0 82 27 26 55 3.68 3.97 (+7%) 2718.0
1948 BEG NN2 7 3 11 11 6 0 0 83.3 74 28 26 59 3.02 4.10 (+26%) 3431.0
Career · 11 seasons 35 28 87 69 38 7 4 538.2 512 202 193 345 3.38 — 14,107

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
96 189 13 22 1 0 0 9 0 16 8 .116 .193 .122 .315 0

Career AVG .116 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Career OBP .193 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career SLG .122 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.

Career OPS .315 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 55.5% below 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
1937 NE NN2 5 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1937 WEG NN2 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1938 BEG NN2 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1939 BEG NN2 8 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 BEG NN2 11 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .077 — — — — 0.0
1941 CAG NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 BEG NN2 10 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 .172 — — — — 0.0
1944 BEG NN2 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1945 BEG NN2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1946 BEG NN2 17 28 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1947 BEG NN2 13 25 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .120 — — — — 0.0
1948 BEG NN2 15 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .071 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 96 189 13 22 1 0 0 9 0 16 8 .116 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 NLC BEG 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1939 NLC BEG 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1939 NLP1 BEG 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 5 4 0 30.3 26 11 19 16 3.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1948 NLC BEG 0 1 2 1 0 4.7 6 4 5 3 7.71
1939 NLC BEG 2 0 2 2 0 16.7 13 4 9 7 2.16
1939 NLP1 BEG 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 3 5 6 3.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 87 69 23 126 16 4
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 NE P 5 1 0 3 0 0
1937 WEG P 2 2 0 4 0 1
1938 BEG P 4 3 2 8 2 0
1939 BEG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 BEG P 7 6 1 7 1 0
1941 BEG P 11 8 3 12 1 0
1941 CAG PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 BEG P 10 9 3 18 1 1
1944 BEG P 8 6 1 14 0 1
1945 BEG P 1 1 1 2 0 0
1946 BEG P 16 13 2 19 2 0
1947 BEG P 12 9 1 17 5 1
1948 BEG P 11 11 9 22 4 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 87
Right Field 1

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  3. 86
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  4. 86
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  5. 73
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Frequently Asked Questions about Jonas Gaines

Was Jonas Gaines a pitcher?
Yes. Jonas Gaines pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 345 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jonas Gaines hit?
Jonas Gaines hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.