Was John Jackson a pitcher?

Yes. John Jackson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 11 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Jackson hit?

John Jackson hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

John Jackson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933)

W–L 2–2

ERA 6.00

WHIP 2.02

SO 11

Pitcher PIV -2149.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 7/15/1909 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 10/22/1956 in Somers Point, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-06-20
Last Game: 1933-08-02

Full name: John Lewis Jackson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	10	7	1	0	0	54.0	74	36	3	35	11	6.00	-2149.3

Career ERA 6.00 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 55.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	PHI	NL	2	2	10	7	1	0	0	54.0	74	36	35	11	6.00	3.86 (-56%)	-2149.3
Career · 1 season			2	2	10	7	1	0	0	54.0	74	36	35	11	6.00	—	-2,149

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
10	21	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	.143	.143	.190	.333	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 56.7% below league average.

Career SLG .190 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 49.5% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 52.9% below 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
1933	PHI	NL	10	21	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			10	21	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	.143	—	—	—	—	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	5	12	2	3	0	1	.250
Away	5	9	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	29.2	39	20	15	7	6.07
Away	5	24.1	35	16	20	4	5.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1933-08-02	PHI	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1933-07-28	PHI	BSN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-07-23	PHI	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-07-18	PHI	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1933-07-13	PHI	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	2
1933-07-08	PHI	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1933-07-04	PHI	BRO	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1933-06-28	PHI	CHC	L	3	1	1	0	0	0
1933-06-24	PHI	STL	W	3	1	1	1	0	2
1933-06-20	PHI	CIN	W	4	0	1	0	1	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1933-08-02	PHI	NY1	—	6.0	13	9	8	2	0	2
1933-07-28	PHI	BSN	—	2.0	5	3	3	2	0	0
1933-07-23	PHI	CHC	—	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	0
1933-07-18	PHI	STL	L	5.1	11	7	7	5	1	0
1933-07-13	PHI	CIN	—	5.2	9	3	3	6	2	0
1933-07-08	PHI	PIT	L	7.0	6	3	3	3	0	1
1933-07-04	PHI	BRO	—	6.0	8	3	3	4	1	0
1933-06-28	PHI	CHC	—	7.0	9	4	4	2	2	0
1933-06-24	PHI	STL	W	5.2	4	6	2	7	3	0
1933-06-20	PHI	CIN	W	9.0	8	4	3	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	0	1	2	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1933	PHI	P	10	0	1	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	10

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA	1931, 1932

Frequently Asked Questions about John Jackson

Was John Jackson a pitcher?: Yes. John Jackson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 11 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Jackson hit?: John Jackson hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.