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Willie Jefferson



William Jefferson
(Bill)

Born: January 27, 1904 in Clearview, OK
Died: May 31, 1972 in Houston, TX
          (68 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 163
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Notes:


• College: Oklahoma Colored Agricultural & Normal University (Langston, OK)
• Buried: Prairie Springs Cemetery (Okemah, OK)
• Relatives: George Jefferson (Brother)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
8
1937
1946
MULT
9.8
1.2
-0.2
8.8
0.0
2
SS
3
1940
1945
CBE/MTY
8.1
7.0
-0.1
0.0
1.2
3
CF
5
1942
1946
CBE
7.2
5.9
1.3
0.0
0.0
4
C
4
1940
1946
CBE/MTY
6.5
6.3
-0.2
0.0
0.4
5
CF
1
1944
1944
PUE
6.3
3.3
3.1
0.0
-0.1
6
SP
1
1944
1944
PUE
4.4
0.8
-0.1
3.7
0.0
7
RF
1
1944
1944
PUE
4.4
4.1
0.6
0.0
-0.3
8
CF
3
1937
1939
CT/MRS
3.7
3.1
0.4
0.0
0.2
9
LF
1
1941
1941
MTY
3.6
4.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
10
C
3
1937
1939
CT/MRS
3.6
0.7
0.7
2.1
0.1
11
3B
4
1942
1945
CBE
3.4
3.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
12
2B
1
1944
1944
PUE
3.4
3.3
-0.3
0.0
0.4
13
SP
1
1943
1943
CBE
3.3
0.5
0.0
2.9
0.0
14
SP
1
1940
1940
MTY
3.3
0.0
0.0
3.3
0.0
15
RF
6
1937
1945
MULT
3.2
3.2
0.1
0.2
-0.3
16
SP
1
1937
1937
CT
3.0
-0.1
0.0
3.0
0.0
17
SP
2
1944
1945
CBE
2.9
-0.4
0.0
3.3
0.0
18
SS
1
1942
1942
PS
2.9
3.0
-0.5
0.0
0.3
19
1B
5
1942
1946
CBE
2.9
1.6
2.0
0.0
-0.7
20
CF
1
1941
1941
MTY
2.5
2.6
0.0
0.0
-0.1
21
SP
1
1941
1941
MTY
2.5
-0.7
0.0
3.2
0.0
22
SP
4
1942
1946
CBE
2.4
-0.3
-0.1
2.8
0.0
23
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
2.3
0.1
0.0
2.2
0.0
24
SP
1
1944
1944
PUE
2.2
0.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
25
3B
2
1940
1944
MTY/PUE
2.1
0.5
1.6
0.0
0.0
26
SP
2
1939
1945
CBE/MRS
2.0
-0.1
0.0
2.2
0.0
27
SS
1
1937
1937
CT
2.0
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.2
28
SS
1
1945
1945
CBE
1.9
1.0
0.7
0.0
0.2
29
1B
1
1942
1942
PS
1.8
1.3
0.8
0.0
-0.2
30
SP
1
1941
1941
MTY
1.8
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.0
31
LF
3
1944
1946
CBE
1.8
1.4
0.6
0.0
-0.2
32
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
1.5
0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
33
SP
2
1937
1941
CT/MTY
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
34
LF
1
1944
1944
PUE
1.4
2.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
35
SP
3
1938
1940
MRS/MTY
1.4
-0.2
0.0
1.6
0.0
36
1B
3
1940
1944
MTY/PUE
1.3
3.3
-0.9
0.0
-1.0
37
SP
1
1942
1942
CBE
1.2
0.1
0.1
1.1
0.0
38
LF
3
1937
1939
CT/MRS
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.0
-0.1
39
3B
1
1942
1942
PS
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
40
LF
2
1940
1941
MTY
1.0
1.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
41
LF
2
1937
1942
CBE/CT
1.0
1.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
42
RF
2
1938
1939
MRS
0.9
0.9
0.2
0.0
-0.2
43
2B
4
1942
1946
CBE
0.9
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.3
44
SP
1
1944
1944
PUE
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
45
3B
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
46
1B
3
1937
1939
CT/MRS
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.0
-0.5
47
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
48
SP
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
49
SP
1
1941
1941
MTY
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
50
LF
1
1942
1942
PS
0.7
1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
51
SP
3
1944
1946
CBE
0.6
0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.0
52
2B
2
1937
1944
CBE/CT
0.6
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.1
53
RF
2
1940
1941
MTY
0.6
1.4
0.0
0.0
-0.8
54
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
0.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
55
CF
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
56
3B
2
1938
1939
MRS
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
57
CF
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
58
2B
1
1938
1938
MRS
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
59
3B
3
1937
1939
CT/MRS
0.5
-0.1
0.4
0.0
0.2
60
3B
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.5
0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.0
61
C
2
1938
1939
MRS
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
62
RF
1
1943
1943
CBE
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
63
2B
2
1942
1943
CBE
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
64
SS
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
65
RP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
66
RF
1
1942
1942
PS
0.3
1.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
67
SP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
68
C
1
1942
1942
PS
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.1
69
CF
1
1942
1942
PS
0.3
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
70
LF
1
1943
1943
CBE
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
71
C
4
1942
1945
CBE
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
72
RF
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
C
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.2
-0.3
0.5
0.0
0.1
74
CF
1
1945
1945
CBE
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
75
RP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
76
LF
1
1944
1944
PUE
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
77
SS
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
78
3B
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
79
CF
2
1942
1943
CBE
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
80
RF
1
1938
1938
MRS
0.2
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
81
RP
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
82
3B
1
1938
1938
MRS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
83
RP
1
1939
1939
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
84
CF
1
1938
1938
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
85
2B
2
1940
1941
MTY
0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.7
86
C
1
1942
1942
PS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
87
SP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
88
1B
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
3B
1
1938
1938
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
90
C
1
1937
1937
CT
0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
91
SP
2
1942
1946
CBE/PS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
92
C
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
3B
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
94
2B
1
1939
1939
MRS
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
95
RP
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
96
3B
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
RP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
RP
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
-
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100
-
1
1940
1940
MTY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
-
1
1942
1942
PS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
2B
1
1941
1941
MTY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
RP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
-
1
1937
1937
CT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
LF
1
1938
1938
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
-
1
1945
1945
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
-
1
1937
1937
CT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
-
1
1938
1938
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
109
C
1
1941
1941
MTY
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
C
1
1937
1937
CT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
111
1B
1
1945
1945
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
-
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
-
1
1939
1939
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
CF
1
1939
1939
MRS
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
116
LF
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
3B
2
1940
1941
MTY
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
118
LF
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
SS
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
RF
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
122
C
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
RP
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
124
LF
1
1939
1939
MRS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
125
SP
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
126
RF
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
-
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
128
SS
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
RP
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
130
2B
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
3B
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
133
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
C
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
135
C
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
136
C
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
137
LF
1
1939
1939
MRS
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
138
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
139
RP
2
1944
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
140
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
141
RF
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
143
C
1
1943
1943
CBE
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
RF
1
1943
1943
CBE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
146
C
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.2
-0.4
0.1
0.0
0.2
147
2B
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
148
3B
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
149
C
2
1944
1945
CBE
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
-
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
151
2B
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
152
-
1
1940
1940
MTY
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
153
-
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
154
C
3
1942
1946
CBE
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
155
RP
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
156
-
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
157
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
158
-
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
159
LF
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
160
RF
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.2
-0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
161
3B
1
1939
1939
MRS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
LF
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
163
RP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
164
SS
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
165
SP
3
1937
1939
CT/MRS
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
166
-
1
1939
1939
MRS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
167
LF
2
1942
1943
CBE
-0.2
0.7
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
168
SP
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
169
RP
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
170
2B
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.3
-1.1
0.8
0.0
0.1
171
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
172
RP
2
1943
1945
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
173
C
1
1937
1937
CT
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
174
LF
1
1939
1939
MRS
-0.3
0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
175
-
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
176
-
1
1940
1940
MTY
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
177
RP
2
1942
1946
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
178
SP
2
1940
1944
MTY/PUE
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
179
RF
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
180
C
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
181
1B
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
182
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
183
2B
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.3
-0.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
184
C
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.4
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
185
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
187
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
188
3B
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
189
-
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
190
-
1
1941
1941
MTY
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
191
-
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
192
RF
1
1943
1943
CBE
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
193
3B
2
1942
1943
CBE
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
194
RP
3
1944
1946
CBE
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
195
RF
1
1942
1942
PS
-0.5
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
196
SP
2
1940
1941
MTY
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
197
SS
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.6
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
0.5
198
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
199
3B
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
200
SP
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
201
RP
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
202
1B
1
1938
1938
MRS
-0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
203
SS
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.7
0.0
-1.0
0.0
0.2
204
LF
2
1942
1943
CBE
-0.7
0.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
205
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
206
RF
4
1943
1946
CBE
-0.8
1.0
-1.5
0.0
-0.3
207
SP
3
1937
1939
CT/MRS
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.5
0.0
208
SS
1
1939
1939
MRS
-0.8
-0.4
-0.6
0.0
0.2
209
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
0.0
0.0
210
2B
5
1942
1946
CBE
-0.8
0.1
-1.4
0.0
0.6
211
LF
2
1938
1939
MRS
-0.8
0.2
-1.1
0.0
0.1
212
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
213
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
214
RF
1
1941
1941
MTY
-1.0
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.2
215
SP
3
1940
1942
MTY/PS
-1.1
0.4
0.0
-1.4
0.0
216
-
1
1944
1944
PUE
-1.2
-0.5
-0.7
0.0
0.0
217
-
1
1943
1943
CBE
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
218
C
2
1940
1941
MTY
-1.2
-1.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
219
C
3
1938
1943
CBE/MRS
-1.5
-1.2
-0.5
0.0
0.1

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