Jesse Haines, baseball player, 1918-1937

Jesse Haines

⭐ Hall of Fame 1970

Born: 7/22/1893 in Clayton, OH, USA

Died: 8/5/1978 in Dayton, OH, USA

MLB Debut: 1918-07-20 | Final Game: 1937-09-10

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 190 lbs

Full name: Jesse Joseph Haines

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Biography

Jesse Haines was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1918 until 1937. Born in 1893, Haines established himself as a reliable starter and a key contributor to his teams' successes during his career. He finished with a record of 210 wins and 158 losses, showcasing his effectiveness on the mound with a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.64. Over the course of his time in the league, he amassed 981 strikeouts and recorded 10 saves, demonstrating his ability to not only pitch deep into games but also to close them out when needed. Haines was known for his exceptional control and durability, which were hallmarks of his playing style. He played during an era that transitioned from the deadball period into a time of increased offensive production, and he adapted well to the changing game. His contributions to baseball were recognized when he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970, cementing his legacy as one of the noteworthy pitchers of his time. Haines' career remains a testament to the skills and resilience required to thrive in the competitive landscape of early 20th-century baseball.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
15.0 15.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.400 0.733

Pitching

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
1.0 0 0 2.0 2.0 0 0 0.0 11.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 0 0 2.12

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1920 4.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500
1921 11.0 11.0 0 4.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.364 0.364 0.455 0.819

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
1920 1.0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1921 0 0 0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0.0 9.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 0 0 4.50

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
210 158 555 388 208 24 10 3208.7 3460 1298 165 871 981 3.64 0

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 12.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 1 1 2 1.80 — 0.0
1920 STL NL 13 20 47 37 19 4 2 301.7 303 100 80 120 2.98 3.45 (+13%) -
1921 STL NL 18 12 37 29 13 3 0 244.3 261 95 56 84 3.50 4.02 (+13%) -
1922 STL NL 11 9 29 26 11 2 0 183.0 207 78 45 62 3.84 4.18 (+8%) -
1923 STL NL 20 13 37 36 23 1 0 266.0 283 92 75 73 3.11 4.03 (+23%) -
1924 STL NL 8 19 35 31 16 1 0 222.7 275 109 66 69 4.41 4.13 (-7%) -
1925 STL NL 13 14 29 25 15 0 0 207.0 234 105 52 63 4.57 4.55 (avg) -
1926 STL NL 13 4 33 21 14 3 1 183.0 186 66 48 46 3.25 4.11 (+21%) -
1927 STL NL 24 10 38 36 25 6 1 300.7 273 91 77 89 2.72 4.08 (+33%) -
1928 STL NL 20 8 33 28 20 1 0 240.3 238 85 72 77 3.18 4.13 (+23%) -
1929 STL NL 13 10 28 25 12 0 0 179.7 230 114 73 59 5.71 4.60 (-24%) -
1930 STL NL 13 8 29 24 14 0 1 182.0 215 87 54 68 4.30 4.80 (+10%) -
1931 STL NL 12 3 19 17 8 2 0 122.3 134 41 28 27 3.02 4.10 (+26%) -
1932 STL NL 3 5 20 10 4 1 0 85.3 116 45 16 27 4.75 4.13 (-15%) -
1933 STL NL 9 6 32 10 5 0 1 115.3 113 32 37 37 2.50 3.86 (+35%) -
1934 STL NL 4 4 37 6 0 0 1 90.0 86 35 19 17 3.50 4.29 (+18%) -
1935 STL NL 6 5 30 12 3 0 2 115.3 110 46 28 24 3.59 4.35 (+17%) -
1936 STL NL 7 5 25 9 4 0 1 99.3 110 43 21 19 3.90 4.59 (+15%) -
1937 STL NL 3 3 16 6 2 0 0 65.7 81 33 23 18 4.52 4.34 (-4%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
560 1124 76 209 23 2 3 79 2 30 246 0.186 0.208 0.218 0.426 -6661.1

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.

Career SLG .218 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Career OPS 0.426 vs. league average 0.736 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1918 CIN NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1920 STL NL 48 108 6 19 5 0 1 2 0 3 26 0.176 .271 (-35%) .331 (-40%) .363 (-31%) .694 (-35%) -671.2
1921 STL NL 39 94 9 17 1 0 0 6 0 1 23 0.181 .286 (-37%) .344 (-45%) .395 (-52%) .739 (-48%) -796.9
1922 STL NL 30 72 6 12 1 1 0 3 1 1 16 0.167 .285 (-42%) .345 (-49%) .397 (-48%) .743 (-48%) -609.9
1923 STL NL 37 99 8 20 1 0 0 8 0 1 20 0.202 .282 (-29%) .344 (-39%) .390 (-46%) .734 (-43%) -732.4
1924 STL NL 35 74 3 14 1 0 0 7 0 2 20 0.189 .283 (-33%) .345 (-39%) .389 (-48%) .734 (-44%) -561.1
1925 STL NL 29 74 8 13 1 1 0 5 0 3 15 0.176 .288 (-39%) .349 (-41%) .407 (-47%) .756 (-44%) -580.1
1926 STL NL 33 61 4 13 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 0.213 .279 (-24%) .345 (-28%) .390 (-41%) .735 (-35%) -364.9
1927 STL NL 38 114 6 23 3 0 0 8 0 3 30 0.202 .282 (-28%) .344 (-35%) .392 (-42%) .736 (-39%) -778.9
1928 STL NL 33 87 4 16 2 0 0 10 0 4 13 0.184 .280 (-35%) .342 (-36%) .395 (-48%) .737 (-42%) -634.0
1929 STL NL 28 69 5 11 0 0 1 3 1 1 22 0.159 .289 (-45%) .353 (-52%) .415 (-51%) .769 (-51%) -632.5
1930 STL NL 29 65 3 16 3 0 0 12 0 4 15 0.246 .293 (-16%) .354 (-18%) .429 (-32%) .784 (-26%) -299.1
1931 STL NL 19 45 3 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 0.133 — — — — 0.0
1932 STL NL 20 27 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0.185 — — — — 0.0
1933 STL NL 33 30 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 0.067 — — — — 0.0
1934 STL NL 37 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.158 — — — — 0.0
1935 STL NL 30 33 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0.273 — — — — 0.0
1936 STL NL 25 30 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 2 7 0.167 — — — — 0.0
1937 STL NL 16 22 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.182 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 9 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 0.444

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1930 WS SLN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
1928 WS SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
1926 WS SLN 3 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 0.600

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 6 4 0 32.3 24 6 16 12 1.67

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1934 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 2 0.00
1930 WS SLN 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 4 1 4 2 1.00
1928 WS SLN 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 6 3 3 3 4.50
1926 WS SLN 2 0 3 2 0 16.7 13 2 9 5 1.08

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 555 0 107 651 27 32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 CIN P 1 0 1 1 0 0
1920 SLN P 47 0 13 57 4 1
1921 SLN P 37 0 7 72 4 5
1922 SLN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1922 SLN P 29 0 11 42 2 2
1923 SLN P 37 0 13 64 3 1
1924 SLN P 35 0 3 52 3 3
1925 SLN P 29 0 9 43 2 1
1926 SLN P 33 0 4 32 2 1
1927 SLN P 38 0 5 72 1 3
1928 SLN P 33 0 3 43 0 2
1929 SLN P 28 0 4 20 0 3
1930 SLN P 29 0 6 22 1 3
1931 SLN P 19 0 5 21 1 0
1932 SLN P 20 0 2 14 0 2
1933 SLN P 32 0 3 19 1 0
1934 SLN P 37 0 7 27 0 3
1935 SLN P 30 0 6 16 1 2
1936 SLN P 25 0 3 24 2 0
1937 SLN P 16 0 2 10 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 555
First Base 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1927 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1927 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 16.0 80 0