Sad Sam Jones
P · 22 seasons · 1914 – 1935 · B/T: R/R
Sad Sam Jones is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. The peak came in 1922, +12.0, 3rd that season and 543rd of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from wins (+19.8), strikeouts (+14.5) and ERA (+3.8), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.23
1921 · #39,119 all-time
Career Z
-50.0
summed
Avg / Season
-2.27
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CLE | 1 | -2.39 | #519 | #94,397 |
| 1915 | CLE | 48 | -2.59 | #675 | #102,301 |
| 1916 | BOS | 13 | -2.29 | #394 | #87,062 |
| 1917 | BOS | 9 | -2.48 | #474 | #98,801 |
| 1918 | BOS | 24 | -2.52 | #537 | #100,145 |
| 1919 | BOS | 35 | -3.11 | #597 | #109,347 |
| 1920 | BOS | 44 | -1.94 | #398 | #49,682 |
| 1921★ | BOS | 43 | -1.23 | #280 | #39,119 |
| 1922 | NYY | 45 | -1.33 | #302 | #39,998 |
| 1923 | NYY | 39 | -2.19 | #474 | #76,911 |
| 1924 | NYY | 36 | -2.40 | #560 | #95,136 |
| 1925 | NYY | 46 | -3.16 | #826 | #109,649 |
| 1926 | NYY | 44 | -2.37 | #528 | #93,329 |
| 1927 | SLA | 32 | -3.18 | #800 | #109,799 |
| 1928 | WS1 | 37 | -1.27 | #314 | #39,423 |
| 1929 | WS1 | 28 | -2.55 | #675 | #101,231 |
| 1930 | WS1 | 30 | -2.66 | #671 | #103,886 |
| 1931 | WS1 | 30 | -1.49 | #288 | #41,787 |
| 1932 | CWS | 39 | -1.75 | #408 | #45,647 |
| 1933 | CWS | 37 | -2.24 | #419 | #80,982 |
| 1934 | CWS | 31 | -2.15 | #464 | #72,096 |
| 1935 | CWS | 22 | -2.69 | #627 | #104,512 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
12.02
1922 · #543 all-time
Career Z
49.0
summed
Avg / Season
2.23
longevity-neutral
Seasons
22
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | CLE | 1 | -2.58 | #209 | #40,340 |
| 1915 | CLE | 48 | 0.27 | #105 | #17,250 |
| 1916 | BOS | 12 | -1.92 | #126 | #30,645 |
| 1917 | BOS | 9 | -1.99 | #123 | #31,454 |
| 1918 | BOS | 24 | 4.01 | #32 | #7,100 |
| 1919 | BOS | 35 | -0.75 | #88 | #21,977 |
| 1920 | BOS | 37 | 0.16 | #93 | #17,724 |
| 1921 | BOS | 40 | 8.46 | #15 | #1,944 |
| 1922★ | NYY | 45 | 12.02 | #3 | #543 |
| 1923 | NYY | 39 | 9.38 | #16 | #1,436 |
| 1924 | NYY | 36 | 3.55 | #62 | #7,979 |
| 1925 | NYY | 43 | 4.31 | #46 | #6,564 |
| 1926 | NYY | 39 | 1.49 | #93 | #13,083 |
| 1927 | SLA | 30 | -0.99 | #134 | #23,377 |
| 1928 | WS1 | 30 | 6.11 | #34 | #4,009 |
| 1929 | WS1 | 24 | 2.21 | #74 | #10,972 |
| 1930 | WS1 | 25 | 3.52 | #55 | #8,054 |
| 1931 | WS1 | 25 | 0.20 | #90 | #17,583 |
| 1932 | CWS | 30 | 0.87 | #101 | #15,096 |
| 1933 | CWS | 27 | 1.61 | #69 | #12,732 |
| 1934 | CWS | 27 | -1.01 | #122 | #23,481 |
| 1935 | CWS | 21 | 0.07 | #102 | #18,117 |
★ Best season by Z