Jesse Haines

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1918-1937)

Jesse Haines was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1937 for the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 20 seasons. Across 555 career appearances, he went 210-158 with a 3.64 ERA and 981 strikeouts. He also batted .186 with 3 home runs. Jesse Haines was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5623.9.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1970
W–L 210–158
ERA 3.64
WHIP 1.35
SO 981
Pitcher PIV 5623.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 190 lb
Born
7/22/1893 in Clayton, OH, USA
Died
8/5/1978 in Dayton, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1918-07-20
Last Game
1937-09-10
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1970 (BBWAA)

Full name: Jesse Joseph Haines

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jesse Haines — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
210 158 555 388 208 24 10 3208.2 3,460 1,298 165 871 981 3.64 5623.9

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 12.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jesse Haines Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 2 1.80 — 0.0
1920 SLN NL 13 20 47 37 19 4 2 301.2 303 100 80 120 2.98 3.45 (+13%) 1401.8
1921 SLN NL 18 12 37 29 13 3 0 244.1 261 95 56 84 3.50 4.02 (+13%) -256.3
1922 SLN NL 11 9 29 26 11 2 0 183.0 207 78 45 62 3.84 4.18 (+8%) 705.4
1923 SLN NL 20 13 37 36 23 1 0 266.0 283 92 75 73 3.11 4.03 (+23%) 2133.8
1924 SLN NL 8 19 35 31 16 1 0 222.2 275 109 66 69 4.41 4.13 (-7%) -1298.1
1925 SLN NL 13 14 29 25 15 0 0 207.0 234 105 52 63 4.57 4.55 (avg) 537.9
1926 SLN NL 13 4 33 21 14 3 1 183.0 186 66 48 46 3.25 4.11 (+21%) 49.1
1927 SLN NL 24 10 38 36 25 6 1 300.2 273 91 77 89 2.72 4.08 (+33%) 2326.4
1928 SLN NL 20 8 33 28 20 1 0 240.1 238 85 72 77 3.18 4.13 (+23%) -302.8
1929 SLN NL 13 10 28 25 12 0 0 179.2 230 114 73 59 5.71 4.60 (-24%) -3858.0
1930 SLN NL 13 8 29 24 14 0 1 182.0 215 87 54 68 4.30 4.80 (+10%) -173.4
1931 SLN NL 12 3 19 17 8 2 0 122.1 134 41 28 27 3.02 4.10 (+26%) 1579.3
1932 SLN NL 3 5 20 10 4 1 0 85.1 116 45 16 27 4.75 4.13 (-15%) 924.3
1933 SLN NL 9 6 32 10 5 0 1 115.1 113 32 37 37 2.50 3.86 (+35%) 768.3
1934 SLN NL 4 4 37 6 0 0 1 90.0 86 35 19 17 3.50 4.29 (+18%) -415.6
1935 SLN NL 6 5 30 12 3 0 2 115.1 110 46 28 24 3.59 4.35 (+17%) 1087.0
1936 SLN NL 7 5 25 9 4 0 1 99.1 110 43 21 19 3.90 4.59 (+15%) 1074.9
1937 SLN NL 3 3 16 6 2 0 0 65.2 81 33 23 18 4.52 4.34 (-4%) -660.2
Career · 19 seasons 210 158 555 388 208 24 10 3,208.2 3,460 1,298 871 981 3.64 — 5,624

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

Jesse Haines — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
560 1,124 76 209 23 2 3 79 2 30 246 .186 .208 .218 .426 -6,235

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.

Career SLG .218 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Career OPS .426 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jesse Haines Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1918 CIN NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1920 SLN NL 48 108 6 19 5 0 1 2 0 3 26 .176 .271 (-35%) .331 (-40%) .363 (-31%) .694 (-35%) -613.9
1921 SLN NL 39 94 9 17 1 0 0 6 0 1 23 .181 .286 (-37%) .344 (-45%) .395 (-52%) .739 (-48%) -740.6
1922 SLN NL 30 72 6 12 1 1 0 3 1 1 16 .167 .285 (-42%) .345 (-49%) .397 (-48%) .743 (-48%) -576.2
1923 SLN NL 37 99 8 20 1 0 0 8 0 1 20 .202 .282 (-29%) .344 (-39%) .390 (-46%) .734 (-43%) -683.2
1924 SLN NL 35 74 3 14 1 0 0 7 0 2 20 .189 .283 (-33%) .345 (-39%) .389 (-48%) .734 (-44%) -525.3
1925 SLN NL 29 74 8 13 1 1 0 5 0 3 15 .176 .288 (-39%) .349 (-41%) .407 (-47%) .756 (-44%) -549.1
1926 SLN NL 33 61 4 13 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 .213 .279 (-24%) .345 (-28%) .390 (-41%) .735 (-35%) -342.9
1927 SLN NL 38 114 6 23 3 0 0 8 0 3 30 .202 .282 (-28%) .344 (-35%) .392 (-42%) .736 (-39%) -725.2
1928 SLN NL 33 87 4 16 2 0 0 10 0 4 13 .184 .280 (-35%) .342 (-36%) .395 (-48%) .737 (-42%) -595.7
1929 SLN NL 28 69 5 11 0 0 1 3 1 1 22 .159 .289 (-45%) .353 (-52%) .415 (-51%) .769 (-51%) -599.8
1930 SLN NL 29 65 3 16 3 0 0 12 0 4 15 .246 .293 (-16%) .354 (-18%) .429 (-32%) .784 (-26%) -283.1
1931 SLN NL 19 45 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 .133 — — — — 0.0
1932 SLN NL 20 27 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 .185 — — — — 0.0
1933 SLN NL 33 30 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 .067 — — — — 0.0
1934 SLN NL 37 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .158 — — — — 0.0
1935 SLN NL 30 33 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 .273 — — — — 0.0
1936 SLN NL 25 30 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 2 7 .167 — — — — 0.0
1937 SLN NL 16 22 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 .182 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 560 1,124 76 209 23 2 3 79 2 30 246 .186 — — — — -6,235

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

Jesse Haines — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 9 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 .444

Playoff Batting by Year

Jesse Haines — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1930 WS SLN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
1928 WS SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1926 WS SLN 3 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 .600

Playoff Career Pitching

Jesse Haines — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 6 4 0 32.1 24 6 16 12 1.67

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jesse Haines — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1934 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 2 0.00
1930 WS SLN 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 4 1 4 2 1.00
1928 WS SLN 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 6 3 3 3 4.50
1926 WS SLN 2 0 3 2 0 16.2 13 2 9 5 1.08

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jesse Haines — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2835343494035.176
Away27759041114343.193

Pitching — Home / Away

Jesse Haines — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2801623.217066464185473.58
Away2751586.017576644564303.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jesse Haines — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-09-10 STLCHCL 000000000
1937-09-03 STLCINL 000000000
1937-08-26 STLPHIL 211000001
1937-08-20 STLPITL 000000000
1937-08-08 STLPHIL 111000000
1937-08-05 STLBSNL 210000000
1937-07-31 STLBROW 300000000
1937-07-23 STLBROW 401100101
1937-07-16 STLPHIW 200000002
1937-07-11 STLCINL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jesse Haines — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1937-09-10 STLCHC — 2.0553412
1937-09-03 STLCIN — 0.2322001
1937-08-26 STLPHI — 3.0542301
1937-08-20 STLPIT — 2.0211000
1937-08-08 STLPHI — 1.1322100
1937-08-05 STLBSN L 7.0733121
1937-07-31 STLBRO W 9.01233300
1937-07-23 STLBRO W 9.0611370
1937-07-16 STLPHI — 5.0933100
1937-07-11 STLCIN L 5.0733230

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jesse Haines — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 555 0 107 651 27 32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jesse Haines — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 CIN P 1 0 1 1 0 0
1920 SLN P 47 0 13 57 4 1
1921 SLN P 37 0 7 72 4 5
1922 SLN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1922 SLN P 29 0 11 42 2 2
1923 SLN P 37 0 13 64 3 1
1924 SLN P 35 0 3 52 3 3
1925 SLN P 29 0 9 43 2 1
1926 SLN P 33 0 4 32 2 1
1927 SLN P 38 0 5 72 1 3
1928 SLN P 33 0 3 43 0 2
1929 SLN P 28 0 4 20 0 3
1930 SLN P 29 0 6 22 1 3
1931 SLN P 19 0 5 21 1 0
1932 SLN P 20 0 2 14 0 2
1933 SLN P 32 0 3 19 1 0
1934 SLN P 37 0 7 27 0 3
1935 SLN P 30 0 6 16 1 2
1936 SLN P 25 0 3 24 2 0
1937 SLN P 16 0 2 10 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jesse Haines Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 555
First Base 1

Awards & Honors

Jesse Haines — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Jesse Haines — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1927 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 16.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jesse Haines (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Freddie Fitzsimmons
    217-146, 3.51 ERA
  2. 91
    Larry French
    197-171, 3.44 ERA
  3. 91
    Lee Meadows
    188-180, 3.37 ERA
  4. 85
    Bill Lee
    169-157, 3.54 ERA
  5. 69
    Bob Forsch
    168-136, 3.76 ERA
  6. 65
    Doyle Alexander
    194-174, 3.76 ERA

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Jesse Haines: the record in brief

Jesse Haines played a first major league game on July 20, 1918 and a last one on September 10, 1937. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1918) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1920 through 1937). Haines played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on July 22, 1893, in Clayton, OH, USA, Haines was listed at 6-foot-0 and 190 pounds. The bio records the death on August 5, 1978, in Dayton, OH, USA. The given name on file is Jesse Joseph Haines.

The pitching table credits Haines with a 210-158 record and a 3.64 ERA in 555 games. The same table counts 981 strikeouts, 208 complete games, 24 shutouts, and 10 saves. The leagues Haines pitched in allowed 4.15 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 12.4% better than average. No season topped the 24 wins of 1927. The strikeout high was 120 in 1920.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Haines

What years did Jesse Haines play?
Jesse Haines played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1937.
Was Jesse Haines a pitcher?
Yes. Jesse Haines pitched in the major leagues, recording 210 wins and 981 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jesse Haines hit?
Jesse Haines hit 3 career home runs with 209 hits.
Is Jesse Haines in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Jesse Haines was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970.
What teams did Jesse Haines play for?
Jesse Haines played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1918) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1920–1937).
What were Jesse Haines's career stats?
In 555 games, Jesse Haines went 210-158 with a 3.64 ERA, 981 strikeouts, 3,208.2 innings pitched, and 10 saves. At the plate he had 209 hits and 3 home runs.
What position did Jesse Haines play?
Jesse Haines played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jesse Haines and how much did he weigh?
Jesse Haines was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.
What was Jesse Haines's career ERA?
Jesse Haines finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 210-158 with 981 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jesse Haines have?
Jesse Haines recorded 981 career strikeouts.