P Jake Roberts #16
Seattle Thunderbirds GWL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/01/1955
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P JAKE ROBERTS #16 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 15-13 0 3.91 228.0 227 20 90 120 1.39 4.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/14/1954 @ POR Loss, 3-5 X 8.0 9 5 4 3 8 Loss
09/09/1954 SLC Loss, 4-10 X 7.0 8 3 3 3 7 Loss
09/03/1954 @ SD Loss, 5-6 X 8.0 12 6 6 3 3 Loss
08/29/1954 POR Win, 5-0 X 9.0 6 0 0 3 5 Win
08/24/1954 @ SLC Loss, 0-8 X 1.2 5 7 7 5 0 Loss
08/19/1954 SD Win, 6-4 X 8.0 5 1 0 3 2 Win
08/14/1954 SAC Loss, 2-5 X 7.2 12 5 5 4 5 Loss
08/08/1954 SLC Win, 4-3 X 9.0 8 3 3 4 4 Win
08/03/1954 @ SD Win, 5-1 X 9.0 9 1 1 3 2 Win
07/29/1954 @ SAC Loss, 0-10 X 6.0 10 7 7 0 3 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/19/1924
Born in:West Fork, AR
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 6 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 24 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 5th Pick in Round 1
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1954 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 15 13 0 3.91 228.0 227 107 99 20 90 120 11 36.7 3 16 53.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.79 8.96 4.74 3.55 4.22 1.39 92 4.0 .281        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 271 75 12 0 8 41 26 38 3 1 0 .277 .337 .410 .746      
vs. RHB 600 152 23 0 12 66 64 82 3 9 7 .253 .331 .352 .683      
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1954 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 2 1 0 3.52 23.0 22 9 9 1 10 15  
May 6 6 3 3 0 2.90 49.2 37 18 16 3 16 25  
June 6 6 3 2 0 4.40 43.0 43 23 21 5 17 18  
July 6 6 3 2 0 4.80 45.0 51 26 24 9 16 26  
August 6 6 4 2 0 3.25 44.1 45 17 16 1 22 18  
September 3 3 0 3 0 5.09 23.0 29 14 13 1 9 18  
Last Year 30 30 15 13 0 3.91 228.0 227 107 99 20 90 120  
2 Years Ago 21 21 8 7 0 3.35 163.2 144 69 61 10 66 71  
Career 126 126 55 52 0 3.30 979.0 888 398 359 48 377 481  
Home 16 16 10 4 0 3.14 131.2 112 51 46 8 51 65  
Road 14 14 5 9 0 4.95 96.1 115 56 53 12 39 55  
Grass 30 30 15 13 0 3.91 228.0 227 107 99 20 90 120  
Day 12 12 3 7 0 4.76 92.2 98 51 49 9 36 59  
Night 18 18 12 6 0 3.33 135.1 129 56 50 11 54 61  
As Starter 30 30 15 13 0 3.91 228.0 227 107 99 20 90 120  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1947 New York - FABL 23 10 10 3 5 0 5.10 60.0 72 36 34 4 38 26 0 0 1.83 .330 4.51 0.4 79
1948 Brooklyn - FABL 24 6 3 0 2 1 7.32 19.2 28 16 16 2 10 9 0 0 1.93 .371 4.51 0.1 53
1949 Brooklyn - FABL 25 15 15 5 9 0 5.24 101.1 110 64 59 9 63 33 5 1 1.71 .284 4.81 0.4 77
1950 Brooklyn - FABL 26 8 5 0 4 0 6.08 40.0 52 27 27 1 23 14 1 0 1.88 .349 3.63 0.6 65
Total FABL 39 33 8 20 1 5.54 221.0 262 143 136 16 134 82 6 1 1.79 .316 4.49 1.5 72
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1941 Total - 17 16 9 5 1 0 1.33 74.2 55 15 11 0 11 90 0 0 0.88 .286 1.35 3.8 100
1942 Total - 18 15 8 4 1 0 1.56 69.1 50 13 12 1 18 78 0 0 0.98 .265 1.96 2.8 100
1942 Rock Island - C 18 17 17 3 9 0 6.88 89.0 114 75 68 3 66 45 0 0 2.02 .346 5.16 1.1 74
1943 Rock Island - C 19 25 25 4 8 0 4.09 134.1 111 71 61 14 96 137 0 0 1.54 .272 4.10 3.2 123
1944 Fresno - B 20 19 19 6 4 0 2.87 116.0 123 50 37 4 32 83 0 0 1.34 .321 3.32 1.9 124
1944 Albany - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 1.23 7.1 8 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1.23 .308 2.42 0.2 245
1946 Holguín - DL 22 16 0 2 3 4 2.53 21.1 16 7 6 1 14 12 0 0 1.41 .234 3.43 0.3 158
1946 Fresno - B 22 19 19 5 6 0 3.63 114.0 124 56 46 1 55 77 0 0 1.57 .330 3.12 2.9 111
1946 Albany - A 22 6 6 1 4 0 2.96 51.2 54 18 17 4 22 31 3 1 1.47 .312 4.19 0.6 137
1947 Toledo - AAA 23 18 18 9 4 0 3.29 112.0 108 47 41 4 62 51 0 0 1.52 .287 4.13 2.2 141
1948 Matanzas - DL 24 11 7 4 2 0 4.80 60.0 73 35 32 4 32 33 1 0 1.75 .350 3.94 1.3 99
1948 Jersey City - AAA 24 24 24 10 6 0 3.96 143.1 159 68 63 5 43 59 0 0 1.41 .309 3.17 4.1 110
1949 Jersey City - AAA 25 9 9 4 3 0 2.85 72.2 62 27 23 3 25 41 4 0 1.20 .266 2.79 1.2 104
1950 Seattle - AAA 26 15 15 8 5 0 3.48 108.2 102 43 42 3 38 55 6 1 1.29 .276 3.16 2.6 114
1951 Seattle - AAA 27 30 30 9 15 0 3.43 230.2 218 99 88 10 96 115 9 2 1.36 .277 3.57 3.9 112
1952 Seattle - AAA 28 30 30 15 12 0 2.50 248.0 197 80 69 5 87 120 14 4 1.15 .247 2.24 5.8 113
1953 Seattle - AAA 29 21 21 8 7 0 3.35 163.2 144 69 61 10 66 71 6 2 1.28 .250 4.01 3.3 137
1954 Seattle - AAA 30 30 30 15 13 0 3.91 228.0 227 107 99 20 90 120 11 3 1.39 .281 4.22 4.0 117
Total CL 18 18 9 4 0 3.29 112.0 108 47 41 4 62 51 0 0 1.52 .287 4.13 140.7
Total GWL 126 126 55 52 0 3.30 979.0 888 398 359 48 377 481 46 12 1.29 .266 3.41 117.0
Total UL 33 33 14 9 0 3.58 216.0 221 95 86 8 68 100 4 0 1.34 .295 3.04 108.0
Total MAL 7 7 2 4 0 2.75 59.0 62 20 18 4 23 34 3 1 1.44 .312 3.97 144.7
Total COW 38 38 11 10 0 3.25 230.0 247 106 83 5 87 160 0 0 1.45 .325 3.22 117.4
Total UMVA 42 42 7 17 0 5.20 223.1 225 146 129 17 162 182 0 0 1.73 .307 4.52 97.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Rock Island - C P 17 17 5 6 1 11 0 1.000 89.0 1.11 -0.7 1.126
1943 Rock Island - C P 25 25 2 15 1 17 0 1.000 134.1 1.14 -5.3 1.083
1944 Albany - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -0.4 .000
1944 Fresno - B P 19 19 6 16 0 23 1 .957 116.0 1.71 +0.1 1.046
1946 Albany - A P 6 6 6 7 1 14 1 .929 51.2 2.26 -0.9 .891
1946 Fresno - B P 19 19 7 12 0 19 0 1.000 114.0 1.50 -0.9 .962
1946 Holguín - DL P 16 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 21.1 0.42 -0.2 .000
1946 Holguín - DL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1947 New York - MLB P 10 10 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 60.0 1.50 -1.1 .838
1947 Toledo - AAA P 18 18 4 14 0 19 1 .947 112.0 1.45 +0.1 1.061
1948 Brooklyn - MLB P 6 3 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 19.2 2.29 +1.2 1.953
1948 Jersey City - AAA P 24 24 8 22 0 30 0 1.000 143.1 1.88 -0.4 1.061
1948 Matanzas - DL P 11 7 1 11 0 12 0 1.000 60.0 1.80 -0.1 .923
1949 Brooklyn - MLB P 15 15 9 11 1 20 0 1.000 101.1 1.78 -1.4 1.172
1949 Jersey City - AAA P 9 9 2 11 0 14 1 .929 72.2 1.61 +0.7 .981
1950 Brooklyn - MLB P 8 5 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 40.0 1.12 -0.1 1.221
1950 Seattle - AAA P 15 15 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 108.2 0.99 -2.5 1.057
1951 Seattle - AAA P 30 30 13 18 1 32 1 .969 230.2 1.21 -0.1 .866
1952 Seattle - AAA P 30 30 21 24 2 45 0 1.000 248.0 1.63 +0.8 1.065
1953 Seattle - AAA P 21 21 15 15 3 31 1 .968 163.2 1.65 +0.3 1.122
1954 Seattle - AAA P 30 30 10 20 2 31 1 .968 228.0 1.18 -3.0 1.020
TOTAL P 330 304 123 223 13 353 7 .980 2121.2 1.47 -13.7 1.027
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school West Fork (West Fork; West Fork, AR).
07/04/1942 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $9,000.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/25/1943 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/15/1943 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/22/1944 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/27/1944 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/05/1944 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/09/1946 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
11/19/1946 Named to the 1946 Cuban Winter League for the Holguín Hawks.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #50 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1947 Named the #62 prospect in the FABL
11/24/1947 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Brooklyn Kings, along with SP Hal Friedlander, SP Jerry Key, and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for SP Buddy Long.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/05/1948 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1949 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 1 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/03/1950 Released by the Brooklyn Kings.
07/05/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
09/16/1950 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Oakland Grays with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1950 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/26/1951 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/01/1951 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/01/1951 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
03/08/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Seattle Thunderbirds development complex.
05/13/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Knights with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/17/1952 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/01/1952 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/14/1952 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/29/1952 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/14/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/28/1953 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/17/1953 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 2 months.
09/01/1953 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Oakland Grays with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/28/1954 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/02/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Oakland Grays with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/29/1954 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Portland Green Sox with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1946 16 7
Year GS Rank
1948 7 4
Year W Rank
1948 4 9
Year Win. % Rank
1948 .667 8
Year SV Rank
1946 4 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1948 0.60 10
Year RA Rank
1946 16 7
Year GF Rank
1946 15 2
Year GB% Rank
1948 0.56 8
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