Jake Thielman, baseball player, 1905-1908

Jake Thielman

Born: 5/20/1879 in St. Cloud, MN, USA

Died: 1/28/1928 in Minneapolis, MN, USA

MLB Debut: 1905-04-19 | Final Game: 1908-08-09

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 175 lbs

Full name: John Peter Thielman

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Biography

Jake Thielman was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1908. Born in 1879, Thielman made his mark during a period characterized by the early development of the modern game, where pitching was becoming increasingly pivotal to team success. Over the course of his career, he compiled a record of 30 wins and 28 losses, boasting an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.16. Thielman was known for his ability to strike out batters, finishing his career with 158 strikeouts. Despite not recording any saves, his contributions on the mound were significant during a time when pitchers often faced a greater workload without the modern specialization seen today. Thielman’s career spanned the transition from the deadball era to the more offense-oriented periods that followed, and he remains a notable figure in the history of early 20th-century baseball.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
30 28 65 56 49 3 0 475.3 483 167 9 107 158 3.16 0

Career ERA 3.16 vs. league average 2.60 across their career seasons — 21.8% worse 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
1905 STL NL 15 16 32 29 26 0 0 242.0 265 94 62 87 3.50 2.82 (-24%) -
1906 STL NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 0 3.60 — -
1907 CLE AL 11 8 20 18 18 3 0 166.0 151 43 34 56 2.33 2.50 (+7%) 419.2
1908 CLE AL 4 3 11 8 5 0 0 61.7 59 25 9 15 3.65 2.40 (-52%) -466.5
1908 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 3 0 0 40.50 — 0.0

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
70 175 27 42 5 6 0 20 4 21 31 0.240 0.328 0.337 0.665 -57.5

Career AVG .240 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .304 across their career seasons — +7.9% above league average.

Career SLG .337 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Career OPS 0.665 vs. league average 0.618 across their career seasons — +7.7% above 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
1905 STL NL 34 91 16 21 1 5 0 8 1 12 19 0.231 .248 (-7%) .307 (+6%) .322 (+9%) .629 (+8%) 111.6
1906 STL NL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500 — — — — 0.0
1907 CLE AL 21 59 7 12 2 0 0 3 2 4 10 0.203 .245 (-17%) .304 (-17%) .308 (-23%) .613 (-20%) -169.2
1908 CLE AL 13 23 4 8 2 1 0 7 1 5 2 0.348 — — — — 0.0
1908 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 4 3 6 1 2 0
P 65 56 17 155 8 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 SLN OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1905 SLN P 32 29 9 84 3 3
1906 SLN P 1 1 0 2 1 0
1907 CLE OF 1 1 2 1 0 0
1907 CLE P 20 18 7 41 4 1
1908 CLE OF 2 2 2 0 2 0
1908 CLE P 11 8 1 28 0 2
1908 BOS P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 65
Left Field 1
Right Field 3

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Manhattan College New York NY 1902