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.

What teams did Jonas Gaines play for?

Jonas Gaines played for 3 teams: the Newark Eagles (1937), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1937–1939, 1941–1942, 1944–1948), and the Chicago American Giants (1941).

What awards did Jonas Gaines win?

Jonas Gaines was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Jonas Gaines's career stats?

In 87 games, Jonas Gaines went 35-28 with a 3.38 ERA, 345 strikeouts, 538.2 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What position did Jonas Gaines play?

Jonas Gaines played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jonas Gaines and how much did he weigh?

Jonas Gaines was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 155 pounds.

What was Jonas Gaines's career ERA?

Jonas Gaines finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 35-28 with 345 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jonas Gaines have?

Jonas Gaines recorded 345 career strikeouts.

Is Jonas Gaines in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jonas Gaines has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Jonas Gaines make?

Jonas Gaines was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

Jonas Gaines

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Jonas Gaines was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Newark Eagles. Across 87 career appearances, he went 35-28 with a 3.38 ERA and 345 strikeouts. Jonas Gaines was a 3-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14106.9.

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 October 17, 2026

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

Jonas Gaines — 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

Jonas Gaines — 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

Jonas Gaines — 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

Jonas Gaines — 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

Jonas Gaines — 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	538.2	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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Jonas Gaines (b. 1915) Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	16.1	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	21.2	24	12	12	15	4.98	4.35 (-15%)	-120.4
1939	BEG	NN2	2	4	7	6	5	1	0	46.1	52	26	13	20	5.05	4.28 (-18%)	1447.4
1941	BEG	NN2	5	3	11	8	5	4	2	67.2	55	18	15	60	2.39	3.94 (+39%)	3362.6
1942	BEG	NN2	5	3	10	9	8	1	0	84.2	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	89.2	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	83.1	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

Jonas Gaines — 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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Jonas Gaines (b. 1915) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	NE	NN2	5	7	2	2	1	0	1	0	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	WEG	NN2	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BEG	NN2	5	6	2	0	0	0	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	BEG	NN2	8	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BEG	NN2	11	26	1	2	0	1	1	4	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CAG	NAL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	BEG	NN2	10	29	2	5	0	1	2	4	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	BEG	NN2	8	14	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BEG	NN2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	BEG	NN2	17	28	3	7	0	3	3	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BEG	NN2	13	25	1	3	0	2	1	0	.120	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BEG	NN2	15	28	2	2	0	1	2	0	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			96	189	13	22	1	9	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

Jonas Gaines — 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

Jonas Gaines — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG
1948	NLC	BEG	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1939	NLC	BEG	2	6	0	0	1	1	.000
1939	NLP1	BEG	1	5	1	1	0	0	.200

Playoff Career Pitching

Jonas Gaines — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	5	4	0	30.1	26	11	19	16	3.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jonas Gaines — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	NLC	BEG	0	1	2	1	4.2	6	4	5	3	7.71
1939	NLC	BEG	2	0	2	2	16.2	13	4	9	7	2.16
1939	NLP1	BEG	1	0	1	1	9.0	7	3	5	6	3.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jonas Gaines — 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

Jonas Gaines — 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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Jonas Gaines (b. 1915) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	87
Right Field	1

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Jonas Gaines: the record in brief

Jonas Gaines's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1937 to 1948. The team column moves through the Newark Eagles (1937), the Washington Elite Giants (1937), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1938 through 1948), and the Chicago American Giants (1941). Gaines played primarily as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Born on January 9, 1915, in New Roads, LA, USA, Gaines was listed at 155 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Gaines's death is recorded on August 6, 1998, in Baker, LA, USA. The given name on file is Jonas George Gaines.

Gaines pitched in 87 games, starting 69, and finished with a 35-28 record and 3.38 ERA. The same table counts 345 strikeouts, 38 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Against a 3.94 league ERA for the same years, Gaines was 14.3% better. 1946 brought Gaines a season-high 8 wins. Gaines struck out 60 batters in 1941, a career high.

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.
What teams did Jonas Gaines play for?: Jonas Gaines played for 3 teams: the Newark Eagles (1937), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1937–1939, 1941–1942, 1944–1948), and the Chicago American Giants (1941).
What awards did Jonas Gaines win?: Jonas Gaines was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Jonas Gaines's career stats?: In 87 games, Jonas Gaines went 35-28 with a 3.38 ERA, 345 strikeouts, 538.2 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
What position did Jonas Gaines play?: Jonas Gaines played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jonas Gaines and how much did he weigh?: Jonas Gaines was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 155 pounds.
What was Jonas Gaines's career ERA?: Jonas Gaines finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 35-28 with 345 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jonas Gaines have?: Jonas Gaines recorded 345 career strikeouts.
Is Jonas Gaines in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jonas Gaines has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Jonas Gaines make?: Jonas Gaines was selected to 3 All-Star Games.