Jake Stephens

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .236
HR 4
RBI 182
H 565
OPS .598
PIV -6,048
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'6" / 135 lb
Born
2/10/1900 in Springettsbury Township, PA, USA
Died
2/5/1981 in York, PA, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Paul Eugene Stephens

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
514.0 459.0 73.0 102.0 13.0 1.0 1.0 12.0 40.0 13.0 11.0 .222 .293 .261 .554

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
666 2,391 371 565 67 24 4 182 78 220 37 .236 .308 .289 .598 -6,048

Career AVG .236 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 16.2% below league average.

Career OBP .308 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 10.4% below league average.

Career SLG .289 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Career OPS .598 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 19.4% 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
1921 HIL EAS 6 19 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 — — — — 0.0
1922 HIL IND 7 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 — — — — 0.0
1923 HIL ECL 18 40 7 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 .100 — — — — 0.0
1924 HIL ECL 28 100 11 19 4 1 1 6 4 11 1 .190 .283 (-33%) .345 (-22%) .389 (-28%) .734 (-25%) -412.5
1925 HIL ECL 54 189 29 41 9 2 0 9 8 12 0 .217 .288 (-25%) .349 (-25%) .407 (-30%) .756 (-27%) -884.3
1926 HIL ECL 66 207 30 56 5 2 0 24 12 21 15 .271 .279 (-3%) .345 (+1%) .390 (-20%) .735 (-10%) -266.4
1927 HIL ECL 82 286 39 67 4 6 0 21 19 24 0 .234 .282 (-17%) .344 (-11%) .392 (-26%) .736 (-19%) -849.4
1928 HIL EAS 54 197 21 30 2 0 1 4 4 10 6 .152 .280 (-46%) .342 (-39%) .395 (-55%) .737 (-48%) -1512.0
1928 NLG ECL 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 — — — — -1512.0
1929 HIL ANL 11 39 6 10 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .256 — — — — 0.0
1929 HG ANL 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 HG IND 55 220 46 60 10 4 1 20 5 29 7 .273 .293 (-7%) .354 (+2%) .429 (-14%) .784 (-7%) -200.7
1931 HG IND 17 56 6 14 5 0 0 5 0 4 2 .250 .276 (-9%) .338 (-8%) .388 (-13%) .726 (-10%) -93.7
1932 HG EWL 28 107 26 35 4 0 0 16 3 17 0 .327 .275 (+19%) .335 (+26%) .391 (-7%) .726 (+8%) 254.6
1932 PC IND 46 171 32 33 2 3 0 14 5 17 0 .193 .275 (-30%) .335 (-17%) .391 (-39%) .726 (-29%) 254.6
1933 PS IND 28 113 18 35 5 1 1 12 1 11 1 .310 .270 (+15%) .329 (+14%) .377 (+6%) .707 (+9%) 205.0
1934 PS NN2 65 254 39 67 8 2 0 22 7 22 2 .264 .278 (-5%) .340 (-5%) .392 (-21%) .733 (-13%) -508.3
1935 PS NN2 40 157 24 38 4 1 0 11 1 18 0 .242 .279 (-13%) .342 (-7%) .399 (-30%) .742 (-19%) -451.2
1936 NBY NN2 31 113 22 24 1 2 0 6 6 12 2 .212 .283 (-25%) .349 (-10%) .404 (-36%) .753 (-24%) -415.6
1937 NBY NN2 25 91 11 26 2 0 0 7 1 7 0 .286 .276 (+3%) .342 (avg) .398 (-23%) .740 (-12%) -152.6
Career · 20 seasons 666 2,391 371 565 67 24 4 182 78 220 37 .236 — — — — -6,544

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
1937 NBY NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 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
10 31 4 7 2 0 0 1 7 2 .226

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 NLC PS 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 .222
1925 NWS HIL 6 20 4 5 2 0 0 1 4 2 .250
1924 NWS HIL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (86 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home51199314705.236
Away35137212702.197

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-09-06 NY5WEGW 311000000
1937-09-06 NY5WEGW 402000000
1937-09-01 NY5WEGL 301000010
1937-08-21 NY5NW2L 300000000
1937-08-18 NY5PTCW 401000000
1937-08-15 NY5WEGW 000000000
1937-07-31 NY5NW2L 500000000
1937-07-24 NY5PTCL 400000100
1937-07-18 NY5WEGL 100000000
1937-07-18 NY5WEGL 301000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 44 41 90 138 10 20
3B 1 1 0 3 0 0
OF 2 2 4 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 618 553 1111 1663 200 213

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 HIL SS 6 5 13 17 2 3
1922 HIL SS 6 6 8 14 6 1
1923 HIL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1923 HIL SS 16 13 18 30 11 1
1924 HIL SS 28 28 54 84 12 3
1925 HIL SS 54 1 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL SS 66 63 125 188 31 36
1927 HIL SS 82 80 180 247 33 31
1928 HIL SS 54 53 128 184 19 25
1928 NLG SS 1 1 0 4 0 0
1929 HIL SS 11 11 29 26 3 6
1929 HG SS 4 4 14 14 3 0
1930 HG SS 55 55 95 166 19 21
1931 HG 2B 1 0 1 1 0 1
1931 HG SS 16 16 28 46 4 3
1932 HG SS 28 28 55 81 9 11
1932 PC SS 46 46 97 143 12 15
1933 PS 2B 28 28 64 93 8 9
1934 PS 2B 2 2 3 8 1 2
1934 PS OF 2 2 4 0 0 0
1934 PS SS 61 61 112 168 17 17
1935 PS 2B 1 1 3 6 0 1
1935 PS SS 39 39 76 115 12 21
1936 NBY SS 31 31 58 97 3 12
1937 NBY 2B 11 10 19 30 1 7
1937 NBY 3B 1 1 0 3 0 0
1937 NBY P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 NBY SS 14 12 21 39 4 7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Second Base 44
Third Base 1
Shortstop 618
Right Field 2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jake Stephens

Was Jake Stephens a pitcher?
No. Jake Stephens was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Jake Stephens hit?
Jake Stephens hit 4 career home runs with 565 hits.