Jesse Jefferson
[edit] Biography
Born on March 3, 1949 in Midlothian, Virginia, Jesse Jefferson (Jesse Harrison Jefferson) played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels over the course of his 9 year career. Jefferson broke into the bigs on June 23, 1973 with the Baltimore Orioles, and put up a 4.11 ERA in 100.2 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jesse Jefferson's best season was 1977, when he posted a 4.31 ERA and struck out 114 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 18
| 15
| 6
| 5
| 4.11
| 52
| 53
| 46
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 100.2
| 104
| 15
| 46
| 1
| 8
| 0
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4.40
| 31
| 30
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 57.1
| 55
| 2
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 21
| 5
| 9
| 5.10
| 67
| 69
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 107.2
| 100
| 10
| 94
| 1
| 5
| 2
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2.35
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.2
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 26
| 21
| 5
| 11
| 4.92
| 71
| 72
| 63
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 115.1
| 105
| 10
| 102
| 3
| 5
| 2
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 8.52
| 30
| 62
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62.1
| 86
| 3
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 2
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 33
| 33
| 9
| 17
| 4.31
| 114
| 123
| 104
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 224
| 23
| 83
| 4
| 3
| 1
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 30
| 7
| 16
| 4.38
| 97
| 109
| 103
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 211.2
| 214
| 28
| 86
| 5
| 4
| 3
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 10
| 2
| 10
| 5.51
| 43
| 75
| 71
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 116
| 150
| 19
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 29
| 18
| 4
| 13
| 5.47
| 53
| 78
| 74
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 121.2
| 130
| 12
| 52
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.35
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| 30
| 19
| 5
| 13
| 5.26
| 57
| 79
| 75
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 128.1
| 133
| 12
| 54
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 26
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 3.62
| 27
| 39
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 80
| 4
| 24
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.35
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 236
| 143
| 38
| 81
| 4.83
| 518
| 641
| 579
| 25
| 4
| 1
| 1079
| 1148
| 116
| 518
| 23
| 32
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 237
| 144
| 39
| 81
| 4.81
| 522
| 642
| 580
| 25
| 4
| 1
| 1085.2
| 1151
| 116
| 520
| 23
| 33
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| P
| 18
| 15
| 100.2
| 5
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| P
| 20
| 2
| 57.1
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 2
| .923
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| P
| 22
| 21
| 107.2
| 5
| 18
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 8
| 5
| .852
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 7.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| P
| 26
| 21
| 115.1
| 5
| 21
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 8
| 6
| .867
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| P
| 19
| 9
| 62.1
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 217
| 12
| 38
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 13
| 8
| .862
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| P
| 31
| 30
| 211.2
| 15
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 8
| .939
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| P
| 34
| 10
| 116
| 10
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 9
| .889
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| P
| 29
| 18
| 121.2
| 5
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 2
| .935
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 6.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 19
| 128.1
| 6
| 25
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 3
| .939
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| P
| 26
| 5
| 77
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 2
| .850
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 237
| 144
| 1085.2
| 70
| 186
| 25
| 14
| 0
| 9
| 76
| 53
| 41
| .911
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| Total
|
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 236
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 237
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tony Muser (June 15, 1975).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Chicago White Sox (47th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Toronto Blue Jays (September 11, 1980).
- Granted free agency (October 22, 1980).
- Signed by California Angels (January 26, 1981).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 19, 1982).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 1, 1982).
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