Jack Hallett
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1948)
Jack Hallett was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1948 for the Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Giants, a span of 9 seasons. Across 73 career appearances, he went 12-16 with a 4.05 ERA and 128 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2706.1.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 215 lb
- Died
- 6/11/1982 in Toledo, OH, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1940-09-13
- Last Game
- 1948-04-29
Full name: Jack Price Hallett
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CHA | AL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6.43 | 4.21 (-53%) | 23.5 |
| 1941 | CHA | AL | 5 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 96 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 6.03 | 3.94 (-53%) | -1988.0 |
| 1942 | PIT | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 4.84 | 3.57 (-36%) | 757.2 |
| 1943 | PIT | NL | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47.2 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1.70 | 3.50 (+51%) | 671.5 |
| 1946 | PIT | NL | 5 | 7 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 115.0 | 107 | 42 | 39 | 64 | 3.29 | 3.59 (+8%) | 3241.7 |
| 1948 | NY1 | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.50 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 6 seasons | 12 | 16 | 73 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 277.2 | 280 | 125 | 106 | 128 | 4.05 | — | 2,706 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 80 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .237 | .274 | .338 | .611 | 0 |
Career AVG .237 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.
Career OBP .274 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 17.2% below league average.
Career SLG .338 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 7.7% below league average.
Career OPS .611 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | CHA | AL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1941 | CHA | AL | 22 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .154 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | PIT | NL | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | PIT | NL | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | PIT | NL | 35 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .231 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1948 | NY1 | NL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 6 seasons | 73 | 80 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .237 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (146 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 37 | 42 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| Away | 36 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 37 | 150.1 | 140 | 51 | 50 | 65 | 3.05 |
| Away | 36 | 127.0 | 140 | 73 | 56 | 63 | 5.17 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-04-29 | NY1 | BRO | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948-04-24 | NY1 | BSN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-26 | PIT | CHC | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-21 | PIT | CIN | W | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946-09-18 | PIT | BRO | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-16 | PIT | PHI | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946-09-12 | PIT | BSN | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-08 | PIT | STL | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-03 | PIT | CHC | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-08-27 | PIT | BSN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-04-29 | NY1 | BRO | — | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1948-04-24 | NY1 | BSN | — | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946-09-26 | PIT | CHC | L | 7.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1946-09-21 | PIT | CIN | W | 13.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1946-09-18 | PIT | BRO | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-16 | PIT | PHI | L | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1946-09-12 | PIT | BSN | W | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1946-09-08 | PIT | STL | — | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1946-09-03 | PIT | CHC | L | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1946-08-27 | PIT | BSN | — | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 73 |
Jack Hallett: the record in brief
The profile opens with Jack Hallett's first major league game on September 13, 1940; the last one listed came on April 29, 1948. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago White Sox (1940 to 1941), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1942 through 1946), and the New York Giants (1948). Hallett played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 13, 1914, in Toledo, OH, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 4 inches and 215 pounds. Hallett's death is recorded on June 11, 1982, in Toledo, OH, USA. Jack Hallett was the playing name; the full given name is Jack Price.
Hallett went 12-16 with a 4.05 ERA in 73 games, 24 of them starts. Also on Hallett's record: 128 strikeouts and 11 complete games. Against a 3.82 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.05 mark was 6.2% worse. 1941 brought Hallett a season-high 5 wins. The strikeout high was 64 in 1946.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Hallett
- What years did Jack Hallett play?
- Jack Hallett played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1948.
- Was Jack Hallett a pitcher?
- Yes. Jack Hallett pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 128 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Jack Hallett hit?
- Jack Hallett hit 1 career home run with 19 hits.
- What teams did Jack Hallett play for?
- Jack Hallett played for 3 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1940–1941), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1942–1943, 1946), and the New York Giants (1948).
- What were Jack Hallett's career stats?
- In 73 games, Jack Hallett went 12-16 with a 4.05 ERA, 128 strikeouts, and 277.2 innings pitched.
- What position did Jack Hallett play?
- Jack Hallett played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Jack Hallett and how much did he weigh?
- Jack Hallett was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.
- What was Jack Hallett's career ERA?
- Jack Hallett finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 12-16 with 128 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Jack Hallett have?
- Jack Hallett recorded 128 career strikeouts.
- Is Jack Hallett in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Jack Hallett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.