Jake Early Stats

Jake Early was born on Wednesday, May 19, 1915, in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Early was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 4, 1939, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jake Early baseball stats page.

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Jake Early

Jake Early Autograph on a 1949 Bowman (#106)

Jake Early Autograph on a 1949 Bowman (#106)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Jacob Willard Early
Nickname:   Jake
Born On:   05-19-1915
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-31-1985
Place of Death Data Died In:   Melbourne, Florida
Cemetery:   Brevard Memorial Park, Cocoa, Florida
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   168
First Game:   05-04-1939 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-30-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jake Early

Jake Early Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jake Early

Jake Early Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 Senators 32 84 8 22 7 2 0 0 14 5 - 14 2 - 0 1 .262 .303 .393
1940 Senators 80 206 26 53 8 4 5 0 14 23 - 22 1 - 1 3 .257 .335 .408
1941 Senators 104 355 42 102 20 7 10 0 54 24 - 38 2 - 3 6 .287 .338 .468
1942 Senators 104 353 31 72 14 2 3 0 46 37 - 37 3 - 1 5 .204 .281 .280
1943 Senators 126 423 37 109 23 3 5 0 60 53 - 43 4 - 4 6 .258 .346 .362
1946 Senators 64 189 13 38 6 0 4 0 18 23 - 27 0 - 0 3 .201 .288 .296
1947 Browns 87 214 25 48 9 3 3 0 19 54 - 34 0 - 0 3 .224 .381 .336
1948 Senators 97 246 22 54 7 2 1 0 28 36 - 33 3 - 1 1 .220 .322 .276
1949 Senators 53 138 12 34 4 0 1 0 11 26 - 11 3 - 1 5 .246 .370 .297
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 747 2,208 216 532 98 23 32 0 264 281 - 259 18 - 11 33 .241 .330 .350
Jake Early

Jake Early Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1939 Senators C 24 - - 108 4.5 104 95 9 4 1 1 - - .963 0.00 -
1940 Senators C 56 - - 327 5.8 317 276 41 10 5 5 - - .969 0.00 -
1941 Senators C 100 - - 453 4.5 437 385 52 16 13 17 - - .965 0.00 -
1942 Senators C 98 - - 472 4.8 463 392 71 9 11 9 - - .981 0.00 -
1943 Senators C 122 - - 537 4.4 526 443 83 11 10 13 - - .980 0.00 -
1946 Senators C 64 - - 303 4.7 291 246 45 12 7 15 - - .960 0.00 -
1947 Browns C 85 - - 348 4.1 344 301 43 4 5 5 - - .989 0.00 -
1948 Senators C 92 - - 322 3.5 319 268 51 3 7 8 - - .991 0.00 -
1949 Senators C 53 - - 187 3.5 182 160 22 5 6 3 - - .973 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 694 0 0 3,057 4.4 2,983 2,566 417 74 65 76 n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
9 Years 694 - - 3,057 4.4 2,983 2,566 417 74 65 76 n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
Jake Early

Jake Early Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 6.0 - - -
1940 Senators 0 1 .000 - - n/a 41.2 9.4 14.7 - - -
1941 Senators 0 1 .000 - - n/a 35.5 9.3 6.6 - - -
1942 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 117.7 9.5 7.7 - - -
1943 Senators 5 3 .625 - - n/a 84.6 9.8 7.1 - - -
1946 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 47.3 7.0 10.5 - - -
1947 Browns 0 1 .000 - - n/a 71.3 6.3 11.3 - - -
1948 Senators 2 1 .667 - - n/a 246.0 7.5 8.8 - - -
1949 Senators 0 1 .000 - - n/a 138.0 12.5 12.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 7 8 .467 - - n/a 69.0 8.5 8.4 - - -
Jake Early

Jake Early Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1939 Washington Senators 9 Undetermined - -
1940 Washington Senators 20 Undetermined - -
1941 Washington Senators 8, 11 Undetermined - -
1942 Washington Senators 8 Undetermined - -
1943 Washington Senators 8 Undetermined Stats -
1946 Washington Senators 8 Undetermined - -
1947 St. Louis Browns 8 Undetermined - -
1948 Washington Senators 11 Undetermined - -
1949 Washington Senators 9, 11 Undetermined - -


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