Sad Sam Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1935)

W–L 229–217
ERA 3.84
WHIP 1.41
SO 1,223
Pitcher PIV -9200.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
7/26/1892 in Woodsfield, OH, USA
Died
7/6/1966 in Barnesville, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1914-06-13
Last Game
1935-09-28

Full name: Samuel Pond Jones

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
229 217 647 487 250 36 31 3883.0 4,084 1,656 152 1,396 1,223 3.84 -9200.6

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — near 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
1914 CLE AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.3 2 1 2 0 2.70 — 0.0
1915 CLE AL 4 9 48 9 2 0 4 145.7 131 59 63 42 3.65 2.90 (-26%) -954.8
1916 BOS AL 0 1 12 0 0 0 1 27.0 25 11 10 7 3.67 2.78 (-32%) -126.4
1917 BOS AL 0 1 9 1 0 0 1 16.3 15 8 6 5 4.41 2.69 (-64%) -358.1
1918 BOS AL 16 5 24 21 16 5 0 184.0 151 46 70 44 2.25 2.83 (+20%) -1509.1
1919 BOS AL 12 20 35 31 21 5 1 245.0 258 102 95 67 3.75 3.09 (-21%) -2051.5
1920 BOS AL 13 16 37 33 21 3 0 274.0 302 120 79 86 3.94 3.45 (-14%) -384.9
1921 BOS AL 23 16 40 38 25 5 1 298.7 318 107 78 98 3.22 4.02 (+20%) 4955.1
1922 NYA AL 13 13 45 28 20 0 8 260.0 270 106 76 81 3.67 4.18 (+12%) -676.5
1923 NYA AL 21 8 39 27 18 3 4 243.0 239 98 69 68 3.63 4.03 (+10%) 282.4
1924 NYA AL 9 6 36 21 8 3 3 178.7 187 72 76 53 3.63 4.13 (+12%) -961.2
1925 NYA AL 15 21 43 31 14 1 2 246.7 267 127 104 92 4.63 4.55 (-2%) -2118.3
1926 NYA AL 9 8 39 23 6 1 5 161.0 186 89 80 69 4.98 4.11 (-21%) -623.5
1927 SLA AL 8 14 30 26 11 0 0 189.7 211 91 102 72 4.32 4.08 (-6%) -3794.6
1928 WS1 AL 17 7 30 27 19 4 0 224.7 209 71 78 63 2.84 4.13 (+31%) 1431.3
1929 WS1 AL 9 9 24 24 8 1 0 153.7 156 67 49 36 3.92 4.60 (+15%) 1137.2
1930 WS1 AL 15 7 25 25 14 1 0 183.3 195 83 61 60 4.07 4.80 (+15%) 2460.2
1931 WS1 AL 9 10 25 24 8 1 1 148.0 185 71 47 58 4.32 4.10 (-5%) -619.9
1932 CHA AL 10 15 30 28 10 0 0 200.3 217 94 75 64 4.22 4.13 (-2%) -568.6
1933 CHA AL 10 12 27 25 11 2 0 176.7 181 66 65 60 3.36 3.86 (+13%) -2226.5
1934 CHA AL 8 12 27 26 11 1 0 183.3 217 104 60 60 5.11 4.29 (-19%) -1941.9
1935 CHA AL 8 7 21 19 7 0 0 140.0 162 63 51 38 4.05 4.35 (+7%) -551.1
Career · 22 seasons 229 217 647 487 250 36 31 3,883.0 4,084 1,656 1,396 1,223 3.84 — -9,201

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
713 1,243 151 245 44 5 6 99 7 139 346 .197 .289 .255 .544 -4,535

Career AVG .197 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 28.2% below league average.

Career OBP .289 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 14.2% below league average.

Career SLG .255 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OPS .544 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 24.0% 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 CLE AL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1915 CLE AL 48 32 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 15 .156 — — — — 0.0
1916 BOS AL 13 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1917 BOS AL 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1918 BOS AL 24 57 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 13 14 .175 .255 (-31%) .318 (+3%) .326 (-41%) .645 (-19%) -101.1
1919 BOS AL 35 81 4 11 2 1 0 5 0 9 21 .136 .262 (-48%) .322 (-26%) .347 (-47%) .670 (-37%) -430.3
1920 BOS AL 44 92 12 20 3 1 0 5 0 4 27 .217 .271 (-20%) .331 (-20%) .363 (-25%) .694 (-23%) -325.9
1921 BOS AL 43 100 11 24 3 1 2 14 1 10 25 .240 .286 (-16%) .344 (-7%) .395 (-11%) .739 (-9%) -135.9
1922 NYA AL 45 87 14 23 9 0 1 8 1 6 28 .264 .285 (-7%) .345 (avg) .397 (+1%) .743 (+1%) 24.4
1923 NYA AL 39 85 13 19 3 0 0 6 0 10 28 .224 .282 (-21%) .344 (-11%) .390 (-34%) .734 (-23%) -299.9
1924 NYA AL 36 51 4 9 3 0 1 5 0 3 14 .176 .283 (-38%) .345 (-36%) .389 (-24%) .734 (-30%) -259.2
1925 NYA AL 46 80 2 13 2 0 0 3 1 3 19 .163 .288 (-44%) .349 (-39%) .407 (-54%) .756 (-47%) -625.7
1926 NYA AL 44 49 3 10 1 0 0 4 1 3 16 .204 — — — — -260.8
1927 SLA AL 32 55 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 7 18 .109 .282 (-61%) .344 (-29%) .392 (-63%) .736 (-47%) -403.1
1928 WS1 AL 37 79 13 20 5 1 2 11 0 6 9 .253 .280 (-10%) .342 (-11%) .395 (+6%) .737 (-2%) -45.5
1929 WS1 AL 28 51 6 8 1 1 0 3 1 8 15 .157 .289 (-46%) .353 (-20%) .415 (-48%) .769 (-35%) -294.0
1930 WS1 AL 30 61 9 9 0 0 0 10 0 11 21 .148 .293 (-50%) .354 (-16%) .429 (-66%) .784 (-43%) -417.0
1931 WS1 AL 30 48 8 15 2 0 0 5 0 5 10 .312 — — — — 45.0
1932 CHA AL 39 57 12 11 2 0 0 5 1 9 22 .193 .275 (-30%) .335 (-10%) .391 (-42%) .726 (-27%) -221.8
1933 CHA AL 37 58 10 9 1 0 0 3 1 8 10 .155 .270 (-43%) .329 (-22%) .377 (-54%) .707 (-39%) -337.0
1934 CHA AL 31 60 9 12 3 0 0 6 0 8 13 .200 .278 (-28%) .340 (-11%) .392 (-36%) .733 (-24%) -217.8
1935 CHA AL 22 48 8 8 1 0 0 1 0 10 16 .167 — — — — -229.6
Career · 22 seasons 713 1,243 151 245 44 5 6 99 7 139 346 .197 — — — — -4,535

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
6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1926 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1923 WS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1922 WS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1918 WS BOS 1 1 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 6 2 1 22.0 15 5 10 9 2.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1926 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 2 1 9.00
1923 WS NYA 0 1 2 1 1 10.0 5 1 2 3 0.90
1922 WS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0.00
1918 WS BOS 0 1 1 1 0 9.0 7 3 5 5 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home36356174117039.209
Away35168178129665.189

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3211950.120157936296673.66
Away3261929.220838627765604.02

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1935-09-28 CHWDETW 401000002
1935-09-22 CHWCLEL 300000000
1935-09-16 CHWMINW 400000012
1935-09-11 CHWBOSW 402000101
1935-09-02 CHWDETL 200000000
1935-08-27 CHWNYYL 111100020
1935-08-22 CHWMINL 200000001
1935-08-17 CHWPHAW 211000010
1935-08-07 CHWCLEL 300000000
1935-08-03 CHWSLAL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1935-09-28 CHWDET W 9.01031490
1935-09-22 CHWCLE L 6.1755320
1935-09-16 CHWMIN W 9.0410310
1935-09-11 CHWBOS W 9.0922300
1935-09-02 CHWDET L 6.0722310
1935-08-27 CHWNYY L 5.11063410
1935-08-22 CHWMIN L 7.0954130
1935-08-17 CHWPHA W 5.0722010
1935-08-07 CHWCLE — 7.1511120
1935-08-02 CHWSLA — 6.0955221

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
P 647 0 196 874 52 48

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1914 CLE P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1915 CLE P 48 0 6 46 4 2
1916 BOS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1916 BOS P 12 0 3 6 0 0
1917 BOS P 9 0 3 5 0 2
1918 BOS P 24 0 11 41 2 5
1919 BOS P 35 0 12 81 5 2
1920 BOS P 37 0 8 68 5 2
1921 BOS P 40 0 14 59 4 2
1922 NYA P 45 0 11 60 3 5
1923 NYA P 39 0 7 68 1 5
1924 NYA P 36 0 6 40 4 1
1925 NYA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 NYA P 43 0 17 56 3 4
1926 NYA P 39 0 4 33 2 1
1927 SLA P 30 0 12 35 2 0
1928 WS1 P 30 0 16 49 0 5
1929 WS1 P 24 0 10 26 3 1
1930 WS1 P 25 0 11 32 4 2
1931 WS1 P 25 0 6 28 2 2
1932 CHA P 30 0 17 50 3 2
1933 CHA P 27 0 6 34 3 3
1934 CHA P 27 0 11 27 2 1
1935 CHA P 21 0 5 29 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 647
Left Field 1
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Sad Sam Jones (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mel Harder
    223-186, 3.80 ERA
  2. 89
    Ted Lyons HOF
    260-230, 3.67 ERA
  3. 88
    Burleigh Grimes HOF
    270-212, 3.53 ERA
  4. 82
    Red Faber HOF
    254-213, 3.15 ERA
  5. 79
    Joe Niekro
    221-204, 3.59 ERA
  6. 79
    Herb Pennock HOF
    240-162, 3.60 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Sad Sam Jones

What years did Sad Sam Jones play?
Sad Sam Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1935.
Was Sad Sam Jones a pitcher?
Yes. Sad Sam Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 229 wins and 1223 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sad Sam Jones hit?
Sad Sam Jones hit 6 career home runs with 245 hits.