Was Big Train Jackson a pitcher?

Yes. Big Train Jackson pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 43 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Big Train Jackson hit?

Big Train Jackson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Big Train Jackson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 4–8

ERA 6.30

WHIP 1.91

SO 43

Pitcher PIV 542.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 1917 in LA, USA

Full name: John William Jackson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
19.0	17.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	.000	.105	.000	.105

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
6	7	13	2	3	0	73.1	95	61	14	2	24	47	1.72	1.62

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	8	19	12	2	0	0	70.0	100	49	2	34	43	6.30	542.6

Career ERA 6.30 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 47.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	KCM	NAL	0	3	5	3	0	9.3	19	10	5	8	9.64	4.35 (-122%)	0.0
1939	KCM	NAL	1	3	8	5	1	27.3	37	16	15	18	5.27	4.28 (-23%)	131.4
1940	MRS	NAL	3	2	6	4	1	33.3	44	23	14	17	6.21	4.21 (-47%)	411.2
Career · 3 seasons			4	8	19	12	2	70.0	100	49	34	43	6.30	—	543

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
19	24	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.042	.115	.042	.157	0

Career AVG .042 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 84.6% below league average.

Career OBP .115 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Career SLG .042 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 89.3% below league average.

Career OPS .157 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 78.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	KCM	NAL	5	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	KCM	NAL	8	11	1	1	1	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	MRS	NAL	6	10	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			19	24	1	1	1	2	.042	—	—	—	—	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

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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	11	7	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	7	8	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	25.1	53	6	12	20	2.13
Away	7	31.1	22	3	7	14	0.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB
1940-07-04	MEM	CV9	L	0	1
1940-06-30	MEM	CAG	W	0	0
1940-06-09	MEM	BIR	L	1	0
1940-06-02	MEM	BIR	W	5	0
1940-05-19	MEM	KCM	L	0	0
1940-05-17	MEM	KCM	L	0	0
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	W	3	1
1939-08-02	KCM	TLC	L	1	0
1939-07-07	KCM	SSA	L	1	0
1939-07-04	KCM	CAG	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-07-04	MEM	CV9	—	2.1	2	3	0	1	1	0
1940-06-30	MEM	CAG	W	6.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1940-06-09	MEM	BIR	L	2.2	6	7	0	1	1	1
1940-06-02	MEM	BIR	W	14.0	8	2	0	2	10	0
1940-05-19	MEM	KCM	L	1.1	8	6	0	2	0	0
1940-05-17	MEM	KCM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-05-12	MEM	SNO	W	8.0	16	6	0	3	2	0
1939-08-02	KCM	TLC	—	3.2	5	3	3	1	2	0
1939-07-07	KCM	SSA	—	2.2	3	2	1	0	2	0
1939-07-04	KCM	CAG	—	3.0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	19	12	2	18	5	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	KCM	P	5	3	0	3	1	0
1939	KCM	P	8	5	0	10	3	1
1940	MRS	P	6	4	2	5	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	19

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Train Jackson

Was Big Train Jackson a pitcher?: Yes. Big Train Jackson pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 43 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Big Train Jackson hit?: Big Train Jackson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.