Joe Jackson was born on Saturday, July 16, 1887, in Pickens County, South Carolina. Jackson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 25, 1908, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Joe Jackson baseball stats page.
"I thought he (Joe Jackson) was the greatest hitter I had ever seen, the greatest natural hitter I ever saw. He's the guy who made me a hitter. I copied his swing." - Babe Ruth in Joe Jackson: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters) (Kelly Boyer Sagert, Greenwood Publishing, 10/30/2004, Page 51) [Shoeless Joe Jackson Quotes]
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Joe JacksonJoe Jackson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Joe JacksonJoe Jackson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1908 | 21 | Athletics | 5 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .130 | .130 | .130 |
1909 | 22 | Athletics | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .176 | .222 | .176 |
1910 | 23 | Naps | 20 | 75 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .387 | .446 | .587 |
1911 | 24 | Naps | 147 | 571 | 126 | 233 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 83 | 56 | - | 43 | 6 | - | 8 | - | .408 | .468 | .590 |
1912 | 25 | Naps | 154 | 572 | 121 | 226 | 44 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 54 | - | 19 | 15 | - | 12 | - | .395 | .458 | .579 |
1913 | 26 | Naps | 148 | 528 | 109 | 197 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 71 | 80 | - | 26 | 10 | - | 5 | - | .373 | .460 | .551 |
1914 | 27 | Naps | 122 | 453 | 61 | 153 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 41 | - | 34 | 13 | - | 5 | - | .338 | .399 | .464 |
1915 | 28 | Indians | 83 | 303 | 42 | 99 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 28 | - | 11 | 3 | - | 3 | - | .327 | .389 | .469 |
1915 | 28 | White Sox | 45 | 158 | 21 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 24 | - | 12 | 8 | - | 3 | - | .272 | .378 | .399 |
1916 | 29 | White Sox | 155 | 592 | 91 | 202 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 46 | - | 25 | 16 | - | 5 | - | .341 | .393 | .495 |
1917 | 30 | White Sox | 146 | 538 | 91 | 162 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 57 | - | 25 | 19 | - | 7 | - | .301 | .375 | .429 |
1918 | 31 | White Sox | 17 | 65 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | - | .354 | .425 | .492 |
1919 | 32 | White Sox | 139 | 516 | 79 | 181 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 60 | - | 10 | 17 | - | 4 | - | .351 | .422 | .506 |
1920 | 33 | White Sox | 146 | 570 | 105 | 218 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 121 | 56 | - | 14 | 16 | - | 7 | - | .382 | .444 | .589 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,332 | 4,981 | 873 | 1,772 | 307 | 168 | 54 | 4 | 785 | 519 | 0 | 234 | 131 | - | 59 | - | .356 | .423 | .517 |
Joe JacksonJoe Jackson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1908 Athletics | CF | 5 | 5 | 45 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 4.20 |
1909 Athletics | OF | 4 | 4 | 80 | 12 | 3.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 3.38 |
1910 Naps | OF | 20 | 20 | 553 | 43 | 2.2 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.05 |
1911 Naps | OF | 147 | 145 | 3,852 | 286 | 1.9 | 274 | 242 | 32 | 12 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.92 |
1912 Naps | OF | 150 | 150 | 3,781 | 319 | 2.1 | 303 | 273 | 30 | 16 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.16 |
1913 Naps | RF | 148 | 147 | 3,621 | 257 | 1.7 | 239 | 211 | 28 | 18 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.78 |
1914 Naps | CF | 30 | 29 | 478 | 70 | 2.3 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.84 |
1914 Naps | LF | 3 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
1914 Naps | RF | 88 | 88 | 2,244 | 143 | 1.6 | 138 | 132 | 6 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.66 |
1915 Indians | 1B | 30 | 29 | 780 | 306 | 10.2 | 299 | 284 | 15 | 7 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 10.35 |
1915 Indians | LF | 6 | 6 | 144 | 212 | 35.3 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 39.75 |
1915 Indians | RF | 44 | 44 | 1,173 | 65 | 1.5 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 1.43 |
1915 White Sox | CF | 26 | 26 | 738 | 163 | 6.3 | 159 | 155 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.82 |
1915 White Sox | LF | 19 | 19 | 474 | 132 | 6.9 | 131 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 7.46 |
1916 White Sox | LF | 135 | 134 | 3,573 | 2,291 | 17.0 | 2,283 | 2,267 | 16 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 17.25 |
1916 White Sox | RF | 22 | 21 | 507 | 228 | 10.4 | 228 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.14 |
1917 White Sox | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1917 White Sox | LF | 124 | 124 | 3,330 | 2,328 | 18.8 | 2,322 | 2,308 | 14 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 18.83 |
1917 White Sox | RF | 21 | 21 | 555 | 141 | 6.7 | 140 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 6.81 |
1918 White Sox | LF | 14 | 14 | 378 | 130 | 9.3 | 130 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.29 |
1918 White Sox | RF | 3 | 3 | 78 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.42 |
1919 White Sox | LF | 120 | 120 | 3,126 | 1,250 | 10.4 | 1,242 | 1,231 | 11 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.73 |
1919 White Sox | RF | 20 | 19 | 504 | 126 | 6.3 | 125 | 121 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 6.70 |
1920 White Sox | LF | 145 | 141 | 3,795 | 340 | 2.3 | 328 | 314 | 14 | 12 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.33 |
1920 White Sox | RF | 4 | 4 | 99 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.64 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 566 | 560 | 14,880 | 6,686 | 11.8 | 6,651 | 6,592 | 59 | 35 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 12.07 | |
RF Totals | 350 | 347 | 8,781 | 975 | 2.8 | 945 | 893 | 52 | 30 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.91 | |
OF Totals | 321 | 319 | 8,266 | 660 | 2.1 | 629 | 565 | 64 | 31 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.05 | |
CF Totals | 62 | 60 | 1,264 | 241 | 3.9 | 234 | 223 | 11 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.00 | |
1B Totals | 30 | 29 | 780 | 306 | 10.2 | 299 | 284 | 15 | 7 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 10.35 | |
13 Years | 1,329 | 1,315 | 33,971 | 8,868 | 6.7 | 8,758 | 8,557 | 201 | 110 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 6.96 |
Joe JacksonJoe Jackson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1908 Athletics | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1909 Athletics | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1910 Naps | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 75.0 | 9.4 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1911 Naps | 41 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 81.6 | 13.3 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1912 Naps | 35 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 190.7 | 30.1 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1913 Naps | 26 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 75.4 | 20.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1914 Naps | 22 | 15 | .595 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 151.0 | 13.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1915 Indians | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 101.0 | 27.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1915 White Sox | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.0 | 13.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1916 White Sox | 24 | 14 | .632 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 197.3 | 23.7 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1917 White Sox | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 107.6 | 21.5 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1918 White Sox | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.0 | 65.0 | 3.3 | - | - | - |
1919 White Sox | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 73.7 | 51.6 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1920 White Sox | 9 | 12 | .429 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 47.5 | 40.7 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 202 | 61 | .768 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 92.2 | 21.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Joe JacksonJoe Jackson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1908 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1909 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1910 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1911 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1912 Cleveland Naps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1913 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1914 Cleveland Naps | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1915 Cleveland Indians | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1915 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1916 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1917 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1918 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1919 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1920 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
Joe Jackson Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Joe Jackson was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Jackson was named one of the twenty-three outfielders.
1919 Chicago White Sox Postcard | Joe Jackson - Last Row - Furthest Right
In 2002, Baseball Almanac acquired the courtroom testimony of Joe Jackson and added it to the site. Here is a brief excerpt from that Shoeless Joe Jackson Courtroom Testimony page:
Attorney: Did anybody pay you any money to help throw that series in favor of Cincinnati?
Shoeless Joe Jackson: They did.
Attorney: How much did they pay?
Shoeless Joe Jackson: They promised me $20,000 and paid me five.
Attorney: Who promised you the twenty thousand?
Shoeless Joe Jackson: "Chick" Gandil.
Attorney: Who is Chick Gandil?
Shoeless Joe Jackson: He was their first baseman on the White Sox club.
Attorney: Who paid you the $5,000?
Shoeless Joe Jackson: Lefty Williams brought it in my room and threw it down.
Attorney: Who is Lefty Williams?
Shoeless Joe Jackson: The pitcher on the White Sox club.
Knowing this, and hopefully you had an opportunity to read the entire transcript as this is a very brief segment (and far from the whole story), do you enshrine Joe Jackson in the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Share your opinion with us today on Baseball Fever.
Joe Jackson | Helmar Big League Brea (#42)
An April 29, 1911, issue of The Sporting Life had the following quote, "Cleveland fans don't think Joe is as good as Ty Cobb. They are of the unanimous opinion that he is better than the Tigers star." Ty Cobb did finish his career with the highest batting average in Major League history (Top 1,000), but Joe Jackson wasn't too far behind - finishing with the third highest batting average in baseball history. Perhaps had his bat, Black Betsy (pictured below), been able to complete its career we would have found out which fans were correct.
Joe Jackson "Black Betsy" Baseball Bat | Sotheby's Auctions, New York, New York