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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Biographical
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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	9	14	0	7	13	0	0	83	4.12	121
1937	CT	NAL	27	SP	9	3	.750	16	15	1	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	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	2	7	0	0	77.1	42	32	79	3	37	36	0	0	1	335	3.72	94
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	2	0	1	40.0	15	12	36	2	10	19	0	0	0	162	2.70	162
6	4			SP	22	15	.595	56	38	8	24	1	2	305.0	149	111	294	10	100	178	4	0	9	1307	3.28	121
162 Game Average					16	11	.595	41	27	7	17	1	1	220.2	108	80	213	7	72	129	3	0	7	945	3.28	121

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				22	14	.611	54	38	8	24	1	2	301.2	148	111	289	10	100	178	4	0	9	1292	3.31	119
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	1	12	1	0	131.1	56	37	115	2	28	97	1	7	556	2.54	175
2	Chicago American Giants			SP	7	9	.438	25	17	5	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	2	0	1	40.0	15	12	36	2	10	19	0	0	0	162	2.70	162

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	1.45		15.7%	13.4%		8.4%	7.8%		1.86	1.72		0.0%	0.8%
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	1.29		10.9%	15.2%		10.5%	7.4%		1.04	2.04		1.3%	0.9%
1939	CAG	NAL	29	SP	77.1		1.50	1.27		10.7%	13.8%		11.0%	8.0%		0.97	1.72		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	1.41		11.7%	11.8%		6.2%	8.2%		1.90	1.44		1.2%	1.2%
6	4			SP	305.0		1.29	1.34		13.6%	14.0%		7.7%	7.8%		1.78	1.79		0.8%	0.9%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
5	Negro Leagues				301.2		1.29	1.34		13.8%	14.0%		7.7%	7.8%		1.78	1.80		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	131.1		1.09	1.39		17.4%	14.3%		5.0%	7.7%		3.46	1.85		0.4%	0.9%
2	Chicago American Giants			SP	130.1		1.53	1.28		10.8%	14.3%		10.8%	7.8%		1.00	1.85		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	1.41		11.7%	11.8%		6.2%	8.2%		1.90	1.44		1.2%	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	13	335	287	42	79	13	7	3	6	37	36	0	1	10	0	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	2	2	10	19	0	0	3	7	.242	.289	.342	.632
6	4			SP	56	1307	1151	149	294	38	17	10	19	100	178	0	9	32	0	25	.255	.320	.340	.660

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				54	1292	1151	148	289	38	17	10	19	100	178	0	9	32	0	25	.251	.316	.340	.656
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	22	556	505	56	115	16	6	2	8	28	97	7	16	9	.228	.278	.295	.573
2	Chicago American Giants			SP	25	574	497	77	138	17	9	6	9	62	62	0	2	13	0	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	2	2	10	19	0	0	3	7	.242	.289	.342	.632

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