What years did Jesse Gonder play?

Jesse Gonder played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967.

Was Jesse Gonder a pitcher?

No. Jesse Gonder was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Jesse Gonder hit?

Jesse Gonder hit 26 career home runs with 220 hits.

Jesse Gonder

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1967)

AVG .251

HR 26

RBI 94

H 220

OPS .687

PIV -15

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 180 lb
Born: 1/20/1936 in Monticello, AR, USA
Died: 11/14/2004 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-09-23
Last Game: 1967-06-17

Full name: Jesse Lemar Gonder

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
395	876	73	220	28	2	26	94	1	72	184	.251	.310	.377	.687	-15

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .377 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .687 vs. league average .694 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
1960	NYA	AL	7	7	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	NYA	AL	15	12	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	3	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CIN	NL	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	CIN	NL	31	32	5	10	2	0	3	5	0	1	12	.312	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	NYN	NL	42	126	12	38	4	0	3	15	1	6	25	.302	.246 (+22%)	.308 (+6%)	.371 (+9%)	.680 (+8%)	0.0
1964	NYN	NL	131	341	28	92	11	1	7	35	0	29	65	.270	.250 (+8%)	.312 (+5%)	.377 (-2%)	.690 (+1%)	125.5
1965	NYN	NL	53	105	6	25	4	0	4	9	0	11	20	.238	.245 (-3%)	.310 (-1%)	.371 (+5%)	.682 (+2%)	37.2
1965	ML1	NL	31	53	2	8	2	0	1	5	0	4	9	.151	.245 (-39%)	.310 (-32%)	.371 (-34%)	.682 (-33%)	37.2
1966	PIT	NL	59	160	13	36	3	1	7	16	0	12	39	.225	.248 (-9%)	.309 (-7%)	.376 (+3%)	.685 (-2%)	-41.9
1967	PIT	NL	22	36	4	5	1	0	0	3	0	5	9	.139	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			395	876	73	220	28	2	26	94	1	72	184	.251	—	—	—	—	158

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	186	394	30	98	10	41	.249
Away	209	482	43	122	16	53	.253

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1967-06-17	PIT	PHI	W	1	2	0	1	0
1967-06-16	PIT	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0
1967-06-11	PIT	PHI	L	4	0	0	0	1
1967-06-10	PIT	PHI	W	1	0	0	0	0
1967-06-06	PIT	NYN	L	3	0	1	1	0
1967-06-06	PIT	NYN	L	0	0	0	1	0
1967-06-03	PIT	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0
1967-06-01	PIT	SFG	L	3	0	0	0	2
1967-05-30	PIT	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	1
1967-05-27	PIT	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	250	186	1020	153	23	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	NYA	C	1	1	7	0	0	0
1963	CIN	C	7	2	21	2	0	0
1963	NYN	C	31	30	120	16	3	3
1964	NYN	C	97	82	397	70	10	7
1965	NYN	C	31	13	103	20	1	5
1965	ML1	C	13	8	78	8	1	1
1966	PIT	C	52	40	238	27	6	4
1967	PIT	C	18	10	56	10	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	252

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Gonder

What years did Jesse Gonder play?: Jesse Gonder played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967.
Was Jesse Gonder a pitcher?: No. Jesse Gonder was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jesse Gonder hit?: Jesse Gonder hit 26 career home runs with 220 hits.