What years did Willie Jensen play?

Willie Jensen played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1914.

Was Willie Jensen a pitcher?

Yes. Willie Jensen pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 9 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willie Jensen hit?

Willie Jensen hit 0 career home runs.

Willie Jensen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1914)

W–L 1–3

ERA 3.64

WHIP 1.67

SO 9

Pitcher PIV -1017.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 11/17/1889 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 3/27/1917 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-10
Last Game: 1914-10-02

Full name: William Christian Jensen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	3	6	5	2	0	0	42.0	50	17	2	20	9	3.64	-1017.1

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 3.10 across their career seasons — 17.5% 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
1912	DET	AL	1	2	5	4	1	33.0	43	15	18	8	4.09	3.36 (-22%)	-1017.1
1914	PHA	AL	0	1	1	1	1	9.0	7	2	2	1	2.00	2.93 (+32%)	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			1	3	6	5	2	42.0	50	17	20	9	3.64	—	-1,017

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
6	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.000	.071	.000	.071	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .071 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .071 vs. league average .675 across their career seasons — 89.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	DET	AL	5	11	0	0	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	PHA	AL	1	2	1	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			6	13	1	1	10	.000	—	—	—	—	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	6	13	1	0	0	1	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	42.0	50	21	20	9	4.50

Last 6 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	RBI	BB	SO
1914-10-02	PHA	MIN	L	2	1	0	1	2
1912-10-02	DET	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	2
1912-09-24	DET	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	2
1912-09-18	DET	NYY	W	4	0	0	0	3
1912-09-15	DET	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1912-09-10	DET	PHA	W	2	0	1	0	1

Last 6 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1914-10-02	PHA	MIN	L	9.0	7	4	3	2	1	1
1912-10-02	DET	CHW	L	8.0	13	8	7	4	4	0
1912-09-24	DET	CLE	L	8.0	10	6	4	5	3	0
1912-09-18	DET	NYY	W	9.0	14	4	4	2	0	0
1912-09-15	DET	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1912-09-10	DET	PHA	—	7.0	5	5	3	7	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	6	0	1	12	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1912	DET	P	5	0	1	9	1	0
1914	PHA	P	1	0	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	6

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Jensen

What years did Willie Jensen play?: Willie Jensen played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1914.
Was Willie Jensen a pitcher?: Yes. Willie Jensen pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 9 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Jensen hit?: Willie Jensen hit 0 career home runs.