Jack Chesbro
1899–1909 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
393G
.197AVG
.216OBP
.267SLG
More career statistics
217H
5HR
82RBI
5SB
198–132W–L
2,896.2IP
1,265K
2.68ERA
332GS
5SV
12Rare 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 · Doubles | 37 | 38 |
| Batting · Hits | 217 | 218 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,151 | 1,149 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 5 | 6 |
| Batting · Triples | 13 | 12 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 11,632 | 10,566 |
| Pitching · p cg | 260 | 261 |
| Pitching · p er | 864 | 694 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,647 | 2,665 |
| Pitching · p hr | 39 | 40 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 8,690 | 8,687 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,265 | 1,274 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,206 | 1,213 |
| Pitching · p w | 690 | 700 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393 | 1,151 | 1,103 | 85 | 217 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 82 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 295 | .197 | .216 | .267 | .483 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,896.7 | 392 | 332 | 260 | 198 | 132 | 5 | 2,647 | 1,206 | 864 | 39 | 690 | 1,265 | 0 | 0 | 2.68 | 1.152 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1903-08-05 to 1903-09-02
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1901-07-10 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1902-04-19 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1899-08-12 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 204 | 586 | 123 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 125 | .218 | .234 | .307 |
| Away | 189 | 563 | 95 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 131 | .176 | .188 | .226 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | .205 | .203 | .315 |
| May | 50 | 138 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 | .237 | .246 | .305 |
| June | 63 | 188 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 46 | .185 | .218 | .253 |
| July | 88 | 255 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 53 | .214 | .220 | .270 |
| August | 81 | 233 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 60 | .179 | .197 | .265 |
| September | 74 | 228 | 40 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 50 | .183 | .197 | .242 |
| October | 12 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .194 | .182 | .258 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 43 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | .152 | .157 | .219 |
| boston-red-sox | 41 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 24 | .217 | .218 | .311 |
| detroit-tigers | 41 | 121 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 | .263 | .306 | .360 |
| cleveland-guardians | 39 | 114 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 19 | .250 | .254 | .348 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 37 | 110 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 24 | .212 | .200 | .317 |
| st-louis-browns | 35 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .165 | .165 | .216 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 34 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | .141 | .140 | .152 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 21 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .115 | .149 | .131 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 58 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .155 | 149 | 28 |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 85 | 15 | – | 9 | 1 | .176 | 215 | 56 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 116 | 25 | 1 | 8 | – | .216 | 287 | 122 |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 112 | 20 | – | 8 | 1 | .179 | 286 | 142 |
| 1903 |  New York Yankees | 40 | 123 | 23 | 2 | 9 | – | .187 | 324 | 151 |
| 1904 | New York Yankees | 56 | 175 | 41 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .234 | 454 | 240 |
| 1905 | New York Yankees | 41 | 112 | 21 | – | 11 | 2 | .188 | 302 | 159 |
| 1906 | New York Yankees | 49 | 123 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .211 | 325 | 150 |
| 1907 | New York Yankees | 30 | 77 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .208 | 205 | 80 |
| 1908 | New York Yankees | 45 | 102 | 18 | – | 5 | – | .176 | 289 | 125 |
| 1909 | Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees | 10 | 20 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .200 | 54 | 21 |