Was Jim Jeffries a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Jeffries pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 347 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Jeffries hit?

Jim Jeffries hit 1 career home runs with 157 hits.

Jim Jeffries

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 50–51

ERA 3.86

WHIP 1.31

SO 347

Pitcher PIV 2434.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Born: 5/18/1893 in Louisville, KY, USA
Died: 11/28/1938 in Pulaski, TN, USA

Full name: James Courtney Jeffries

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
13.0	12.0	2.0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	.333	.333	.333	.666

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1	1	2	2	1	0	19.0	10	2	1	0	3	5	0.47	0.68

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
50	51	158	104	58	8	8	884.7	871	379	23	291	347	3.86	2434.6

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — 5.7% 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
1915	ABC	WES	1	3	4	4	3	0	0	28.0	27	6	4	11	1.93	2.90 (+33%)	186.7
1916	ABC	WES	4	4	11	8	5	0	0	72.3	65	20	19	32	2.49	2.78 (+11%)	33.6
1917	ABC	WES	4	3	15	11	5	1	0	86.7	66	24	30	40	2.49	2.69 (+7%)	11.0
1918	ABC	WES	8	2	16	14	6	2	1	86.0	80	40	31	26	4.19	2.83 (-48%)	-347.4
1920	ABC	NNL	4	8	24	11	7	1	2	123.3	119	63	42	46	4.60	3.45 (-33%)	395.1
1921	ABC	NNL	11	9	34	22	14	3	3	198.7	191	76	68	82	3.44	4.02 (+14%)	697.1
1922	ABC	NNL	18	12	35	20	14	1	2	195.3	191	81	59	82	3.73	4.18 (+11%)	2013.8
1923	ABC	NNL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	6.0	12	5	4	1	7.50	—	0.0
1924	HBG	ECL	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	12.0	26	14	7	3	10.50	4.13 (-154%)	-823.7
1924	BBS	ECL	0	2	3	3	1	0	0	21.3	21	9	6	11	3.80	4.13 (+8%)	-133.8
1925	BBS	ECL	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	13.0	26	17	4	5	11.77	4.55 (-159%)	259.4
1928	BBB	NNL	0	4	9	4	2	0	0	42.0	47	24	17	8	5.14	4.13 (-24%)	143.0
Career · 12 seasons			50	51	158	104	58	8	8	884.2	871	379	291	347	3.86	—	2,435

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
298	728	67	157	13	4	1	63	14	68	6	.216	.287	.249	.536	-1,797

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 20.3% below league average.

Career OBP .287 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 13.9% below league average.

Career SLG .249 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 32.3% below league average.

Career OPS .536 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 23.6% 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
1914	ABC	WES	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	ABC	WES	34	99	8	17	1	0	0	9	3	13	0	.172	.250 (-31%)	.318 (-10%)	.332 (-45%)	.651 (-28%)	-346.2
1916	ABC	WES	28	73	10	22	1	1	1	11	4	7	0	.301	.248 (+21%)	.314 (+15%)	.326 (+17%)	.640 (+16%)	189.5
1917	ABC	WES	31	70	5	12	1	0	0	3	1	6	0	.171	.248 (-31%)	.312 (-21%)	.323 (-43%)	.635 (-32%)	-302.8
1918	ABC	WES	18	37	5	10	2	1	0	6	0	3	0	.270	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	ABC	NNL	51	135	13	23	2	0	0	7	4	21	0	.170	.271 (-37%)	.331 (-14%)	.363 (-49%)	.694 (-32%)	-600.8
1921	ABC	NNL	53	130	10	38	1	2	0	16	2	12	2	.292	.286 (+2%)	.344 (+2%)	.395 (-16%)	.739 (-8%)	-131.6
1922	ABC	NNL	37	82	6	15	1	0	0	5	0	3	2	.183	.285 (-36%)	.345 (-39%)	.397 (-51%)	.743 (-45%)	-605.0
1923	ABC	NNL	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	HBG	ECL	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	BBS	ECL	9	22	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	BBS	ECL	10	30	4	7	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	BBB	NNL	20	36	4	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			298	728	67	157	13	4	1	63	14	68	6	.216	—	—	—	—	-1,797

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1	4	1	2	0	0	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	9.0	3	0	1	0	0.00

Last 1 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1921-05-09	IN4	CB1	W	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1921-05-09	IN4	CB1	W	9.0	3	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	142	49	152	26	14	3
P	158	67	49	266	19	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1914	ABC	OF	2	0	4	0	1	0
1915	ABC	OF	30	0	35	7	3	0
1915	ABC	P	4	0	1	8	4	0
1916	ABC	OF	16	0	24	5	2	0
1916	ABC	P	11	0	5	30	1	3
1917	ABC	OF	18	0	21	1	0	1
1917	ABC	P	15	0	4	18	3	0
1918	ABC	OF	3	0	2	0	0	0
1918	ABC	P	16	0	8	24	1	3
1920	ABC	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920	ABC	OF	34	28	37	3	3	0
1920	ABC	P	24	11	4	39	3	0
1921	ABC	OF	18	14	21	9	3	2
1921	ABC	P	34	22	16	62	3	3
1922	ABC	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
1922	ABC	P	35	20	10	53	1	3
1923	ABC	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1923	ABC	P	2	2	0	2	0	0
1924	HBG	P	2	2	0	6	1	0
1924	BBS	OF	4	3	2	0	1	0
1924	BBS	P	3	3	1	8	1	0
1925	BBS	OF	7	0	0	0	0	0
1925	BBS	P	3	3	0	0	0	0
1928	BBB	OF	8	3	4	1	1	0
1928	BBB	P	9	4	0	16	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	158
Third Base	1
Left Field	25
Center Field	31
Right Field	86

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Jeffries

Was Jim Jeffries a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Jeffries pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 347 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Jeffries hit?: Jim Jeffries hit 1 career home runs with 157 hits.