Gentry Jessup
1940–1949 · bats R / throws R · ASP, AST, ASW, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis Clowns, Memphis Red Sox, NAS
83G
.195AVG
.207OBP
.241SLG
More career statistics
38H
0HR
10RBI
0SB
24–29W–L
452.0IP
241K
3.40ERA
55GS
1SV
16Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 83 | 167 |
| Batting · At bats | 195 | 186 |
| Batting · Doubles | 7 | 10 |
| Batting · Hits | 38 | 59 |
| Batting · Home runs | 0 | 5 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 201 | 196 |
| Batting · Runs | 14 | 31 |
| Batting · RBI | 10 | 21 |
| Batting · Triples | 1 | 4 |
| Batting · Walks | 3 | 7 |
| Pitching · Games | 69 | 156 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 1,949 | 1,894 |
| Pitching · p cg | 38 | 107 |
| Pitching · p er | 171 | 121 |
| Pitching · p gs | 55 | 130 |
| Pitching · p h | 427 | 820 |
| Pitching · p hr | 3 | 15 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,356 | 3,070 |
| Pitching · p k | 241 | 223 |
| Pitching · p r | 218 | 449 |
| Pitching · p w | 152 | 170 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 201 | 195 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | .195 | .207 | .241 | .448 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452.0 | 69 | 55 | 38 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 427 | 218 | 171 | 3 | 152 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 | 1.281 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1943-08-22 to 1944-05-11
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Seven-Hit Game | 1949-07-04 | 1 in 27,955 games | box score ↗ |
| 90 | Six-Run Game | 1949-07-04 | 1 in 15,974 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1949-07-04 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 7 | 11 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 27 | 10 |
| 1941 | Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 40 | 2 |
| 1942 | CGChicago American Giants | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 11 | 1 |
| 1943 | CGChicago American Giants | 18 | 33 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .364 | 122 | 26 |
| 1944 | CGChicago American Giants | 27 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | .157 | 193 | 50 |
| 1945 | CGChicago American Giants | 28 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | .269 | 169 | 41 |
| 1946 | CGChicago American Giants | 20 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | .217 | 150 | 39 |
| 1947 | CGChicago American Giants | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | – | .429 | 75 | 24 |
| 1948 | CGChicago American Giants | 20 | 11 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .364 | 138 | 18 |
| 1949 | Chicago American Giants, Indianapolis Clowns | 17 | 12 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 1.333 | 94 | 12 |