Jakie May
1917–1932 · bats R / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals
410G
.171AVG
.221OBP
.226SLG
More career statistics
80H
2HR
24RBI
0SB
72–95W–L
1,562.1IP
765K
3.88ERA
160GS
19SV
6Rare 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 · At bats | 468 | 466 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 527 | 523 |
| Batting · Walks | 28 | 26 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,831 | 6,839 |
| Pitching · p er | 673 | 671 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,645 | 1,644 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,687 | 4,690 |
| Pitching · p k | 765 | 771 |
| Pitching · p r | 808 | 807 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | 527 | 468 | 33 | 80 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 106 | .171 | .221 | .226 | .447 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,562.3 | 410 | 160 | 70 | 72 | 95 | 19 | 1,645 | 808 | 673 | 35 | 617 | 765 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 1.448 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1928-07-19 to 1928-07-31
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1918-07-07 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1919-07-06 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1926-04-30 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 199 | 262 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 54 | .173 | .206 | .238 |
| Away | 211 | 261 | 40 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 66 | .170 | .199 | .217 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .114 | .195 | .114 |
| May | 81 | 107 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 25 | .158 | .224 | .232 |
| June | 81 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | .122 | .137 | .146 |
| July | 98 | 115 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | .200 | .209 | .276 |
| August | 73 | 106 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 29 | .172 | .208 | .215 |
| September | 40 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .269 | .273 | .365 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 66 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .167 | .208 | .227 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 60 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | .149 | .176 | .216 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 58 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .237 | .231 | .254 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 55 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | .167 | .254 | .229 |
| chicago-cubs | 54 | 92 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | .150 | .196 | .250 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 48 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .145 | .167 | .182 |
| boston-braves | 45 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | .180 | .185 | .230 |
| cincinnati-reds | 24 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .217 | .240 | .217 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 29 | 18 |
| 1918 | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | .068 | 152 | 66 |
| 1919 | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 37 | 6 | – | – | – | .162 | 125 | 58 |
| 1920 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | .227 | 70 | 33 |
| 1921 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | .333 | 20 | 5 |
| 1924 |  Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .115 | 99 | 59 |
| 1925 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 43 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .186 | 137 | 74 |
| 1926 | Cincinnati Reds | 45 | 48 | 7 | – | – | – | .146 | 167 | 103 |
| 1927 | Cincinnati Reds | 44 | 76 | 14 | – | 5 | – | .184 | 235 | 122 |
| 1928 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 27 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .296 | 79 | 39 |
| 1929 | Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 64 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .203 | 199 | 92 |
| 1930 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 39 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .128 | 112 | 44 |
| 1931 |  Chicago Cubs | 31 | 22 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .227 | 80 | 38 |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 54 | 20 |