Sam Jethroe Stats

Sam Jethroe was born on Tuesday, January 23, 1917, in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Jethroe was 33 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1950, with the Boston Braves. 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 Sam Jethroe baseball stats page.
"He (Sam Jethroe) was the fastest human being I've ever seen, said the Dodgers' Don Newcombe, the first outstanding black pitcher in the majors and Jethroe's onetime teammate on the Dodgers' Montreal Royals farm team, for whom Jethroe stole 89 bases in 1949." - Columnist Richard Goldstein in The New York Times (06/19/2001, 'Sam Jethroe Is Dead At 83; Was Oldest Rookie Of The Year')

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Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams Card (#137)

Sam Jethroe Autograph on a 1993 Ted Williams Card (#137)
 

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Birth Name:   Samuel Jethroe
Nickname:   Jet or The Jet
Born On:   01-23-1917  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lowndes County, Mississippi
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-16-2001 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Erie, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania
High School:   Lincoln High School (East St. Louis, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   178
First Game:   04-18-1950 (Age 33)
Last Game:   04-15-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe 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
Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1950 33 Braves 141 582 100 159 28 8 18 0 58 52 - 93 3 - 5 8 .273 .338 .442
1951 34 Braves 148 572 101 160 29 10 18 0 65 57 - 88 4 - 11 7 .280 .356 .460
1952 35 Braves 151 608 79 141 23 7 13 1 58 68 - 112 3 - 9 8 .232 .318 .357
1954 37 Pirates 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 442 1,763 280 460 80 25 49 1 181 177 - 293 10 0 25 23 .261 .337 .418
Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1950 Braves CF 141 140 3,639 384 2.7 372 355 17 12 6 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.76
1951 Braves CF 126 125 3,309 2,335 18.5 2,335 2,319 16 - 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 19.05
1951 Braves LF 13 11 312 237 18.2 233 233 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 20.16
1951 Braves RF 3 3 75 8 2.7 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.88
1952 Braves CF 151 150 4,059 436 2.9 423 413 10 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .970 2.81
1954 Pirates RF 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 418 415 11,007 3,155 7.5 3,130 3,087 43 25 15 n/a n/a n/a .992 7.68
LF Totals 13 11 312 237 18.2 233 233 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 20.16
RF Totals 4 3 81 9 2.3 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
4 Years 435 429 11,400 3,401 7.8 3,372 3,329 43 29 15 n/a n/a n/a .991 7.99
Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1950 Braves 35 - - 0 0 n/a 32.3 6.3 10.0 - - -
1951 Braves 35 5 .875 6 3 n/a 31.8 6.5 8.8 - - -
1952 Braves 28 9 .757 0 2 n/a 46.8 5.4 10.5 - - -
1954 Pirates 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 98 14 .875 8 5 n/a 36.0 6.0 9.7 - - -
Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1950 Boston Braves 5 $5,000.00 - -
1951 Boston Braves 5 Undetermined - -
1952 Boston Braves 5 Undetermined - -
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates 20 Undetermined - -




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