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	6	3		2	0	0	19.2	9	7	14	0	7	13	0		0	83	3.20	158
1937	CT	NAL	27	SP	9	3	.750	16	15		10	1	0	111.2	47	28	101	2	21	84	1		7	473	2.26	190
1938	CAG	NAL	28	SP	2	4	.333	12	7		3	0	1	53.0	35	28	59	3	25	26	3		1	239	4.75	76
1939	CAG	NAL	29	SP	2	5	.286	9	7		4	0	0	51.2	33	26	52		22	25			1		4.53	74
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	RP	3	0	1.000	6	2		1	0	1	31.0	13	11	31	2	5	12	0	0	0	126	3.19	134
6	4			SP	18	15	.545	51	34		20	1	2	270.1	138	100	262	7	80	160	4	0	9	936	3.33	116
162 Game Average					14	12	.545	41	27		16	1	2	216.1	110	80	210	7	64	128	4	0	7	922	3.33	116

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				18	14	.563	49	34		20	1	2	267.0	137	100	257	7	80	160	4	0	9	921	3.37	114
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	11	5	.688	22	18		12	1	0	131.1	56	35	115	2	28	97	1		7	556	2.40	185
2	Chicago American Giants			RP	4	9	.308	21	14		7	0	1	104.2	68	54	111	3	47	51	3		2	239	4.64	75
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			RP	3	0	1.000	6	2		1	0	1	31.0	13	11	31	2	5	12	0	0	0	126	3.19	134

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1936	CT	IND	26	SP	19.2		1.07	1.48		15.7%	12.9%		8.4%	7.8%		1.86	1.66		0.0%	0.9%
1937	CT	NAL	27	SP	111.2		1.09	1.38		17.8%	14.5%		4.4%	7.7%		4.00	1.88		0.4%	0.9%
1938	CAG	NAL	28	SP	53.0		1.58	1.28		10.9%	15.2%		10.5%	7.4%		1.04	2.05		1.3%	0.9%
1939	CAG	NAL	29	SP	51.2		1.43	1.23		11.1%	13.9%		9.7%	8.0%		1.14	1.73
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	RP	31.0		1.16	1.39		9.5%	11.7%		4.0%	8.2%		2.40	1.43		1.6%	1.2%
6	4			SP	270.1		1.27	1.34		13.8%	14.0%		6.9%	7.8%		2.00	1.81		0.8%	1.0%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
5	Negro Leagues				267.0		1.26	1.34		13.9%	14.1%		7.0%	7.8%		2.00	1.81		0.8%	1.0%
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	131.1		1.09	1.39		17.4%	14.2%		5.0%	7.7%		3.46	1.84		0.4%	0.9%
2	Chicago American Giants			RP	104.2		1.51	1.25		11.0%	14.5%		10.1%	7.7%		1.09	1.89		1.3%	0.9%
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			RP	31.0		1.16	1.39		9.5%	11.7%		4.0%	8.2%		2.40	1.43		1.6%	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	6	83	75	9	14	3	0	0	0		7	13		0	1		2	.187	.256	.227	.483
1937	CT	NAL	27	SP	16	473	430	47	101	13	6	2	8		21	84		7	15		7	.235	.282	.307	.589
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	9			33	52						22	25		1
1940	TPC	MEX	30	RP	2	15		1	5						0	0		0
1941	HG	NN2	31	RP	6	126	118	13	31	5	1	2	2		5	12	0	0	3		5	.263	.293	.373	.666
6	4			SP	51	936	833	138	262	25	9	7	13		80	160	0	9	22		17	.246	.301	.323	.624

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				49	921	833	137	257	25	9	7	13		80	160	0	9	22		17	.246	.301	.323	.624
1	vs Latin Leagues				2	15		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	22	556	505	56	115	16	6	2	8		28	97		7	16		9	.228	.278	.295	.573
2	Chicago American Giants			RP	21	239	210	68	111	4	2	3	3		47	51		2	3		3	.281	.360	.362	.722
1	Alijadores de Tampico			RP	2	15		1	5						0	0		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Homestead Grays			RP	6	126	118	13	31	5	1	2	2		5	12	0	0	3		5	.263	.293	.373	.666

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