Jesse Houston - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Jesse Houston

Benjamin Jesse Houston

Born: July 17, 1909 in Montgomery, AL
Died: April 7, 1968 in Cincinnati, OH
(58 years old)

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Notes:

• Buried: Union Baptist Cemetery (Cincinnati, OH)
• Relatives: Virgil Harris (Brother-in-law) , Sonny Harris (Brother-in-law)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1936	CT	IND	26	SP	2	2	.500	7	4		3	0	0	28.2	12	11	22	0	9	22	0	0	0	120	3.45	142
1937	CT	NAL	27	SP	11	3	.786	18	17		12	1	0	129.2	54	35	120	2	23	98	1	0	7	548	2.43	180
1938	CAG	NAL	28	SP	2	4	.333	12	7		3	0	1	53.0	35	30	59	3	25	26	3	0	1	239	5.09	75
1939	CAG	NAL	29	SP	5	5	.500	13	10		7	0	0	77.1	42	32	79	3	37	36	0	0	1	335	3.72	93
1940	TPC	MEX	30	RP	0	1	.000	2	0		0	0		3.1	1	0	5		0	0			0	15	0.00
1941	HG	NN2	31	SP	4	0	1.000	7	3		2	0	1	40.0	15	12	36	3	10	19	0	0	0	162	2.70	161
6	4			SP	24	15	.615	59	41		27	1	2	332.0	159	120	321	11	104	201	4	0	9	1419	3.25	123
162 Game Average					16	10	.615	40	28		18	1	1	225.2	108	82	218	8	71	137	3	0	6	965	3.25	123

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
5	Negro Leagues				24	14	.632	57	41		27	1	2	328.2	158	120	316	11	104	201	4	0	9	1404	3.29	121
1	vs Latin Leagues				0	1	.000	2	0		0	0		3.1	1	0	5		0	0			0	15	0.00	0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
2	Cincinnati Tigers			SP	13	5	.722	25	21		15	1	0	158.1	66	46	142	2	32	120	1	0	7	668	2.61	172
2	Chicago American Giants			SP	7	9	.438	25	17		10	0	1	130.1	77	62	138	6	62	62	3	0	2	574	4.28	85
1	Alijadores de Tampico			RP	0	1	.000	2	0		0	0		3.1	1	0	5		0	0			0	15	0.00	0
1	Homestead Grays			SP	4	0	1.000	7	3		2	0	1	40.0	15	12	36	3	10	19	0	0	0	162	2.70	161

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1936	CT	IND	26	SP	28.2		1.08	1.42		18.3%	13.9%		7.5%	7.8%		2.44	1.77		0.0%	0.9%
1937	CT	NAL	27	SP	129.2		1.10	1.38		17.9%	14.7%		4.2%	7.7%		4.26	1.91		0.4%	1.0%
1938	CAG	NAL	28	SP	53.0		1.58	1.29		10.9%	15.2%		10.5%	7.4%		1.04	2.07		1.3%	0.9%
1939	CAG	NAL	29	SP	77.1		1.50	1.27		10.7%	13.8%		11.0%	7.9%		0.97	1.74		0.9%	0.8%
1940	TPC	MEX	30	RP	3.1		1.50	1.52		0.0%	11.9%		0.0%	9.4%			1.27
1941	HG	NN2	31	SP	40.0		1.15	1.40		11.7%	11.9%		6.2%	8.2%		1.90	1.45		1.9%	1.2%
6	4			SP	332.0		1.28	1.35		14.2%	14.1%		7.3%	7.8%		1.93	1.82		0.8%	0.9%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
5	Negro Leagues				328.2		1.28	1.35		14.3%	14.2%		7.4%	7.8%		1.93	1.83		0.8%	0.9%
1	vs Latin Leagues				3.1		1.50	1.52		0.0%	11.9%		0.0%	9.4%		0.00	1.27

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
2	Cincinnati Tigers			SP	158.1		1.10	1.39		18.0%	14.5%		4.8%	7.7%		3.75	1.88		0.3%	1.0%
2	Chicago American Giants			SP	130.1		1.53	1.28		10.8%	14.4%		10.8%	7.7%		1.00	1.87		1.0%	0.8%
1	Alijadores de Tampico			RP	3.1		1.50	1.52		0.0%	11.9%		0.0%	9.4%		0.00	1.27
1	Homestead Grays			SP	40.0		1.15	1.40		11.7%	11.9%		6.2%	8.2%		1.90	1.45		1.9%	1.2%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	CT	IND	26	SP	7	120	109	12	22	4	0	0	1		9	22		0	2		4	.202	.263	.239	.501
1937	CT	NAL	27	SP	18	548	503	54	120	14	7	2	8		23	98		7	15		9	.239	.281	.306	.588
1938	CAG	NAL	28	SP	12	239	210	35	59	4	2	3	3		25	26		1	3		3	.281	.360	.362	.722
1939	CAG	NAL	29	SP	13	335	287	42	79	13	7	3	6		37	36		1	10		6	.275	.360	.401	.761
1940	TPC	MEX	30	RP	2	15	0	1	5						0	0		0
1941	HG	NN2	31	SP	7	162	149	15	36	5	2	3	2		10	19		0	3		7	.242	.289	.362	.652
6	4			SP	59	1419	1258	159	321	40	18	11	20		104	201		9	33		29	.255	.317	.338	.654

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
5	Negro Leagues				57	1404	1258	158	316	40	18	11	20		104	201		9	33		29	.251	.313	.338	.651
1	vs Latin Leagues				2	15	0	1	5						0	0		0				.000	.000	.000	.000

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2	Cincinnati Tigers			SP	25	668	612	66	142	18	7	2	9		32	120		7	17		13	.232	.278	.294	.572
2	Chicago American Giants			SP	25	574	497	77	138	17	9	6	9		62	62		2	13		9	.278	.360	.384	.744
1	Alijadores de Tampico			RP	2	15	0	1	5						0	0		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Homestead Grays			SP	7	162	149	15	36	5	2	3	2		10	19		0	3		7	.242	.289	.362	.652

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