Gentry Jessup

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 24–29
ERA 3.40
WHIP 1.28
SO 241
Pitcher PIV 9382.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 180 lb
Born
7/11/1914 in Westfield, NC, USA
Died
3/23/1998 in Springfield, MA, USA
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Joseph Gentry Jessup

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
269.0 256.0 36.0 74.0 10.0 5.0 7.0 28.0 10.0 3.0 0 .289 .316 .449 .765

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
92 81 176 138 38 3 1399.2 1114 634 172 17 252 279 1.11 0.98

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 20.0 18.0 12.0 18.0 2.0 0 2.0 3.0 2.0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.444 2.444
Listed seasons · 1 20 18 12 18 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 1.000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 9 8 19 13 1 0 129.1 88 65 25 4 23 17 1.74 0.86
Listed seasons · 1 9 8 19 13 1 0 129.1 88 65 25 4 23 17 1.74 0.86

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
24 29 69 55 38 4 1 452.0 427 171 3 152 241 3.40 9382.2

Career ERA 3.40 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 10.2% better 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
1940 BBB NAL 1 4 8 6 1 0 0 34.7 43 21 17 18 5.45 4.21 (-29%) 275.6
1941 BBB NAL 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4.3 7 6 3 4 12.46 — 0.0
1941 CAG NAL 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 14.0 12 3 10 8 1.93 3.94 (+51%) -179.0
1942 CAG NAL 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 13.0 21 11 5 4 7.62 3.57 (-113%) 147.7
1943 CAG NAL 6 6 14 10 8 0 1 93.3 95 34 26 47 3.28 3.50 (+6%) 1567.8
1943 BBB NAL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 2 4 3 2.00 3.50 (+43%) 0.0
1944 CAG NAL 5 6 11 11 10 0 0 93.3 89 28 21 48 2.70 3.57 (+24%) 2746.0
1945 CAG NAL 6 4 10 10 7 1 0 79.0 65 28 24 43 3.19 3.67 (+13%) 2263.8
1946 CAG NAL 2 2 5 5 5 1 0 51.0 38 12 12 28 2.12 3.59 (+41%) 1345.5
1947 CAG NAL 2 1 5 5 2 2 0 36.3 22 10 20 24 2.48 3.97 (+38%) 789.8
1948 CAG NAL 1 3 4 3 3 0 0 24.0 28 16 10 14 6.00 4.10 (-46%) 425.0
Career · 11 seasons 24 29 69 55 38 4 1 452.0 427 171 152 241 3.40 — 9,382

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
83 195 14 38 7 1 0 10 0 3 4 .195 .207 .241 .448 0

Career AVG .195 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 25.2% below league average.

Career OBP .207 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 37.4% below league average.

Career SLG .241 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 33.9% below league average.

Career OPS .448 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 35.6% 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
1940 BBB NAL 8 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 BBB NAL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 CAG NAL 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1942 CAG NAL 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 CAG NAL 16 44 2 13 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 .295 — — — — 0.0
1943 BBB NAL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1944 CAG NAL 14 42 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1945 CAG NAL 12 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .194 — — — — 0.0
1946 CAG NAL 8 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130 — — — — 0.0
1947 CAG NAL 9 19 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
1948 CAG NAL 4 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 83 195 14 38 7 1 0 10 0 3 4 .195 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1943 ALC CAG 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 NWS BBB 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 3 3 0 21.7 20 7 6 8 2.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1943 ALC CAG 0 2 2 2 0 13.0 10 3 3 5 2.08
1943 NWS BBB 0 0 1 1 0 8.7 10 4 3 3 4.15

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
P 69 55 10 152 5 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1940 BBB P 8 6 0 11 0 0
1941 BBB P 2 2 0 2 0 0
1941 CAG P 4 1 1 2 0 1
1942 CAG P 5 1 1 3 1 0
1943 CAG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1943 CAG P 14 10 0 32 1 3
1943 BBB P 1 1 0 2 0 0
1944 CAG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1944 CAG P 11 11 3 37 0 0
1945 CAG P 10 10 3 22 2 0
1946 CAG P 5 5 1 20 1 3
1947 CAG P 5 5 1 17 0 0
1948 CAG P 4 3 0 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 69
Left Field 2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gentry Jessup

Was Gentry Jessup a pitcher?
Yes. Gentry Jessup pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 241 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gentry Jessup hit?
Gentry Jessup hit 0 career home runs with 38 hits.