Was Jimmy Reese a pitcher?

Yes. Jimmy Reese pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 19 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jimmy Reese hit?

Jimmy Reese hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What was Jimmy Reese's career batting average?

Jimmy Reese batted .200 over his career, with 4 hits in 20 at bats.

How many RBI did Jimmy Reese have?

Jimmy Reese drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Jimmy Reese's career ERA?

Jimmy Reese finished with a 9.93 career ERA, going 0-3 with 19 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jimmy Reese have?

Jimmy Reese recorded 19 career strikeouts.

Jimmy Reese

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Jimmy Reese was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Red Sox. Across 20 career appearances, he went 0-3 with a 9.93 ERA and 19 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

W–L 0–3

ERA 9.93

WHIP 2.18

SO 19

Pitcher PIV -87.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 210 lb

Full name: James Reese

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Jimmy Reese — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
38.0	37.0	2.0	7.0	0	0	0	2.0	0	5.0	0	.189	.189	.189	.378

Pitching

Jimmy Reese — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
4	7	17	7	8	1	103.0	98	75	38	1	20	10	3.32	1.15

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

Jimmy Reese — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1937	23.0	22.0	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	1.0	0	3.0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364
Listed seasons · 1	23	22	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.182	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Jimmy Reese — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1937	4	5	9	6	5	1	68.2	52	34	20	0	9	5	2.62	0.89
Listed seasons · 1	4	5	9	6	5	1	68.2	52	34	20	0	9	5	2.62	0.89

Career Pitching Statistics

Jimmy Reese — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	3	20	8	1	0	0	45.3	73	50	2	26	19	9.93	-87.2

Career ERA 9.93 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 130.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jimmy Reese — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1934	CRS	NN2	1	4	1	0	10.0	24	17	10	6	15.30	4.29 (-257%)	-182.3
1935	BE	NN2	0	3	1	0	3.0	5	3	2	1	9.00	—	0.0
1938	BCA	NAL	1	9	6	1	25.3	36	22	10	9	7.82	4.35 (-80%)	95.1
1940	BEG	NN2	1	4	0	0	7.0	8	8	4	3	10.29	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			3	20	8	1	45.1	73	50	26	19	9.93	—	-87

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

Jimmy Reese — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
21	20	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 45.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jimmy Reese — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1934	CRS	NN2	4	5	0	1	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BE	NN2	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BCA	NAL	10	10	0	2	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	BEG	NN2	4	4	1	1	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			21	20	1	4	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	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

Jimmy Reese — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	10	10	0	2	0	0	.200
Away	13	11	1	2	0	1	.182

Pitching — Home / Away

Jimmy Reese — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	28.0	37	14	10	2	4.50
Away	12	32.1	33	12	5	3	3.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jimmy Reese — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI
1940-09-02	BLG	NW2	L	3	0	0	0
1940-09-01	BLG	HOM	L	0	0	0	0
1940-09-01	BLG	HOM	L	0	0	0	0
1940-08-24	BLG	PH5	L	1	1	1	1
1938-08-28	ATN	MEM	W	0	0	0	0
1938-08-13	ATN	CAG	L	0	0	0	0
1938-08-11	ATN	CAG	L	1	0	0	0
1938-07-18	ATN	IN7	L	3	0	1	0
1938-07-01	ATN	JAX	L	0	0	0	0
1938-06-29	ATN	MEM	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jimmy Reese — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-09-02	BLG	NW2	—	5.1	8	5	0	0	0	0
1940-09-01	BLG	HOM	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1940-09-01	BLG	HOM	—	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0
1940-08-24	BLG	PH5	—	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1938-08-28	ATN	MEM	—	2.1	4	3	3	1	0	0
1938-08-13	ATN	CAG	L	2.0	0	7	0	0	0	0
1938-08-11	ATN	CAG	—	1.1	5	4	4	1	0	1
1938-07-18	ATN	IN7	L	8.0	10	6	5	1	3	0
1938-07-01	ATN	JAX	—	1.1	3	3	0	1	0	0
1938-06-29	ATN	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jimmy Reese — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	20	8	0	11	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jimmy Reese — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	A
1934	CRS	P	4	1	2
1935	BE	P	3	1	1
1938	BCA	P	9	6	6
1940	BEG	P	4	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Jimmy Reese — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	20

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Reese

Was Jimmy Reese a pitcher?: Yes. Jimmy Reese pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 19 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jimmy Reese hit?: Jimmy Reese hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What was Jimmy Reese's career batting average?: Jimmy Reese batted .200 over his career, with 4 hits in 20 at bats.
How many RBI did Jimmy Reese have?: Jimmy Reese drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Jimmy Reese's career ERA?: Jimmy Reese finished with a 9.93 career ERA, going 0-3 with 19 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jimmy Reese have?: Jimmy Reese recorded 19 career strikeouts.