What years did Jesse Petty play?

Jesse Petty played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1930.

Was Jesse Petty a pitcher?

Yes. Jesse Petty pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 407 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jesse Petty hit?

Jesse Petty hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.

Jesse Petty

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1921-1930)

W–L 67–78

ERA 3.68

WHIP 1.31

SO 407

Pitcher PIV 4178.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 11/23/1894 in Orr, OK, USA
Died: 10/23/1971 in St. Paul, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1921-04-14
Last Game: 1930-09-28

Full name: Jesse Lee Petty

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
67	78	207	154	76	6	4	1208.3	1,286	494	77	296	407	3.68	4178.6

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 14.9% 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
1921	CLE	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	9.0	10	2	0	0	2.00	4.02 (+50%)	0.0
1925	BRO	NL	9	9	28	22	7	0	0	153.0	188	83	47	39	4.88	4.55 (-7%)	-2967.3
1926	BRO	NL	17	17	38	33	23	1	1	275.7	246	87	79	101	2.84	4.11 (+31%)	3312.7
1927	BRO	NL	13	18	42	33	19	2	1	271.7	263	90	53	101	2.98	4.08 (+27%)	3483.2
1928	BRO	NL	15	15	40	31	15	2	1	234.0	264	105	56	74	4.04	4.13 (+2%)	-642.5
1929	PIT	NL	11	10	36	25	12	1	0	184.3	197	76	42	58	3.71	4.60 (+19%)	1703.9
1930	PIT	NL	1	6	10	7	0	0	1	41.3	67	38	13	16	8.27	4.80 (-72%)	-1692.6
1930	CHN	NL	1	3	9	3	0	0	0	39.3	51	13	6	18	2.97	4.80 (+38%)	981.1
Career · 8 seasons			67	78	207	154	76	6	4	1,208.1	1,286	494	296	407	3.68	—	4,179

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
207	413	23	53	10	1	0	24	1	7	126	.128	.143	.157	.300	-3,834

Career AVG .128 vs. league average .286 across their career seasons — 55.1% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career SLG .157 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 60.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1921	CLE	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	BRO	NL	28	50	5	7	1	0	2	0	2	11	.140	.288 (-51%)	.349 (-50%)	.407 (-61%)	.756 (-56%)	-467.1
1926	BRO	NL	38	97	6	17	5	0	8	1	1	29	.175	.279 (-37%)	.345 (-47%)	.390 (-42%)	.735 (-44%)	-714.5
1927	BRO	NL	42	91	3	9	1	1	2	0	1	32	.099	.282 (-65%)	.344 (-68%)	.392 (-66%)	.736 (-67%)	-1007.4
1928	BRO	NL	40	81	5	9	1	0	4	0	2	27	.111	.280 (-60%)	.342 (-61%)	.395 (-69%)	.737 (-65%)	-861.1
1929	PIT	NL	36	67	2	7	1	0	6	0	1	17	.104	.289 (-64%)	.353 (-67%)	.415 (-71%)	.769 (-69%)	-784.1
1930	PIT	NL	10	12	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	CHN	NL	9	13	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	6	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			207	413	23	53	10	1	24	1	7	126	.128	—	—	—	—	-3,834

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	107	225	16	36	0	15	.160
Away	100	188	7	17	0	9	.090

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	107	680.1	718	266	151	247	3.52
Away	100	528.0	569	229	146	160	3.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1930-09-28	CHC	CIN	W	3	1	2	0	0	1
1930-09-20	CHC	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1930-09-16	CHC	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-15	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-10	CHC	BRO	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1930-09-06	CHC	PIT	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-04	CHC	PIT	W	2	0	1	1	1	1
1930-08-31	CHC	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1930-08-27	CHC	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1930-06-14	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1930-09-28	CHC	CIN	—	5.2	5	1	1	1	4	0
1930-09-20	CHC	BSN	L	2.1	5	3	3	2	2	0
1930-09-16	CHC	NY1	L	7.0	8	2	1	1	1	1
1930-09-15	CHC	PHI	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1930-09-10	CHC	BRO	—	7.0	4	0	0	0	1	0
1930-09-06	CHC	PIT	SV	2.0	2	2	0	1	1	0
1930-09-04	CHC	PIT	W	4.1	3	1	1	0	2	0
1930-08-31	CHC	STL	L	4.0	10	4	4	0	3	0
1930-08-27	CHC	PIT	—	7.0	13	4	3	1	4	1
1930-06-14	PIT	PHI	L	0.0	3	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	207	0	26	221	20	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1921	CLE	P	4	0	7	0	0
1925	BRO	P	28	6	30	5	1
1926	BRO	P	38	8	51	7	0
1927	BRO	P	42	7	47	6	3
1928	BRO	P	40	4	34	1	4
1929	PIT	P	36	1	36	1	0
1930	PIT	P	10	0	8	0	1
1930	CHN	P	9	0	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	207

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1927	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P4
1926	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P4

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1927	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	2.0	80	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Petty

What years did Jesse Petty play?: Jesse Petty played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1930.
Was Jesse Petty a pitcher?: Yes. Jesse Petty pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 407 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jesse Petty hit?: Jesse Petty hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.