Jonas Gaines - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Jonas Gaines

Jonas George Gaines
(Lefty)

Born: January 9, 1915 in New Roads, LA
Died: August 6, 1998 in Baker, LA
(83 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: L

Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 155

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Notes:

• College: Southern University (Baton Rouge, LA)
• Buried: Port Hudson National Cemetery (Zachary, LA)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

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+
1937	NE/WEG	NN2	22	SP	1	3	.250	7	3		0	0	0	26.1	26	24	32	1	18	12	0		1	127	8.20	64
1938	BEG	NN2	23	SP	0	1	.000	4	3		0	0	0	21.2	16	12	24	2	12	15	0		0	104	4.98	98
1939	BEG	MULT	24	SP	5	3	.625	9	8		6	1	0	63.0	27	24	62		22	24			0		3.43	120
1940	VEZ/ROM	MEX	25	SP	8	3	.727	19	8		3	2		82.2	47	42	69		63	61	5		1	374	4.57	103
1941	BEG	NN2	26	SP	4	2	.667	8	6		4	2	2	49.2	19	16	38		15	38	0		2		2.90	140
1942	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	27	SP	4	4	.500	12	10		8	1	0	89.1	28	22	61	0	30	65	1	0	3	19	2.22	168
1944	BEG	NN2	29	SP	3	2	.600	8	6		3	0	1	44.0	18	15	50	0	13	20	0	0	1	187	3.07	146
1945	BEG	NN2	30	SP	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	9.0	2	2	4	0	7	1	0	0	1	38	2.00	205
1946	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	31	SP	8	5	.615	18	13		6	1	1	94.1	47	35	83	4	31	45	0	0	0	400	3.34	132
1947	BEG	NN2	32	SP	4	4	.500	12	9		5	0	0	66.0	50	26	82	0	26	55	1		3	317	3.55	110
1948	BEG	NN2/NLC	33	SP	7	4	.636	13	12		6	0	0	88.0	41	31	80	2	31	62	1		2	372	3.17	100
11	5			SP	44	31	.587	111	79		41	7	4	634.0	321	249	585	9	268	398	8	0	14	1938	3.53	119
162 Game Average					16	11	.587	40	28		15	3	2	227.0	115	89	209	5	96	142	3	0	5	941	3.53	119

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+
10	Negro Leagues				36	28	.563	92	71		38	5	4	551.1	274	207	516	9	205	337	3	0	13	1564	3.38	121
1	vs Latin Leagues				8	3	.727	19	8		3	2		82.2	47	42	69		63	61	5		1	374	4.57	103

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+
1	Newark Eagles			-	1	1	.500	5	1		0	0	0	16.1	17	15	22	1	9	8	0		0	81	8.27	64
10	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	35	27	.565	83	69		38	5	4	525.1	256	192	491	8	196	326	3	0	13	1450	3.29	122
1	Azules de Veracruz			-
1	Diablos Rojos del México			SP	8	3	.727	19	8		3	2		82.2	47	42	69		63	61	5		1	374	4.57	103
2	East All Stars			RP	0	0		4	1		0	0	0	9.2	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	33	0.00	0

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1937	NE/WEG	NN2	22	SP	26.1		1.90	1.52		9.4%	11.3%		14.2%	8.1%		0.67	1.39		0.8%	1.5%
1938	BEG	NN2	23	SP	21.2		1.66	1.48		14.4%	11.2%		11.5%	9.0%		1.25	1.24		1.9%	1.4%
1939	BEG	MULT	24	SP	63.0		1.33	1.42		9.0%	12.1%		8.2%	9.2%		1.09	1.28
1940	VEZ/ROM	MEX	25	SP	82.2		1.60	1.54		16.3%	6.0%		16.8%	4.8%		0.97	1.25
1941	BEG	NN2	26	SP	49.2		1.07	1.36		19.0%	10.2%		7.5%	7.9%		2.53	1.30
1942	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	27	SP	89.1		1.02	1.31		18.2%	17.7%		8.4%	9.4%		2.17	1.43		0.0%
1944	BEG	NN2	29	SP	44.0		1.43	1.45		10.7%	11.2%		7.0%	7.8%		1.54	1.42		0.0%	0.8%
1945	BEG	NN2	30	SP	9.0		1.22	1.43		2.6%	12.9%		18.4%	8.1%		0.14	1.59		0.0%	0.7%
1946	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	31	SP	94.1		1.21	1.43		11.3%	13.1%		7.8%	8.0%		1.45	1.33		1.0%	0.5%
1947	BEG	NN2	32	SP	66.0		1.64	1.38		17.4%	13.4%		8.2%	8.6%		2.12	1.56		0.0%	0.9%
1948	BEG	NN2/NLC	33	SP	88.0		1.26	1.29		16.7%	15.0%		8.3%	9.7%		2.00	1.66		0.5%	0.6%
11	5			SP	634.0		1.35	1.40		14.5%	12.2%		9.8%	8.7%		1.49	1.41		0.6%	0.9%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
10	Negro Leagues				551.1		1.31	1.38		14.2%	12.2%		8.6%	8.6%		1.64	1.43		0.6%	0.9%
1	vs Latin Leagues				82.2		1.60	1.54		16.3%	12.1%		16.8%	9.6%		0.97	1.25

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Newark Eagles			-	16.1		1.90	1.52		9.9%	11.3%		11.1%	8.2%		0.89	1.38		1.2%	1.5%
10	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	525.1		1.31	1.39		14.5%	12.2%		8.7%	8.6%		1.66	1.42		0.6%	0.9%
1	Diablos Rojos del México			SP	82.2		1.60	1.54		16.3%	12.1%		16.8%	9.6%		0.97	1.25
1	Azules de Veracruz			-
2	East All Stars			RP	9.2		0.31	1.09		9.1%	19.5%		0.0%	8.7%		0.00	2.22		0.0%	0.0%

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
1937	NE/WEG	NN2	22	SP	7	127	101	26	32	6	2	1	1		18	12		1	7		3	.317	.425	.446	.871
1938	BEG	NN2	23	SP	4	104	86	16	24	1	0	2	0		12	15		0	6		3	.279	.367	.360	.728
1939	BEG	MULT	24	SP	9			27	62						22	24		0
1940	VEZ/ROM	MEX	25	SP	19	374		47	69						63	61		1
1941	BEG	NN2	26	SP	8			19	38						15	38		2
1942	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	27	SP	12	19	19	28	61	0	0	0	0	0	30	65	0	3	0	0	0	3.211	1.808	3.211	5.018
1944	BEG	NN2	29	SP	8	187	164	18	50	7	2	0	0	0	13	20	0	1	9		4	.305	.360	.372	.732
1945	BEG	NN2	30	SP	1	38	29	2	4	0	0	0	2		7	1		1	1		1	.138	.324	.138	.462
1946	BEG/EAS	NN2/EWA	31	SP	18	400	363	47	83	9	3	4	5	1	31	45	0	0	5	0	3	.229	.289	.303	.592
1947	BEG	NN2	32	SP	12	317	286	50	82	13	6	0	8		26	55		3	2		5	.287	.352	.374	.727
1948	BEG	NN2/NLC	33	SP	13	372	334	41	80	13	5	2	5		31	62		2	5		10	.240	.308	.326	.634
11	5			SP	111	1938	1382	321	585	49	18	9	21	1	268	398	0	14	35	0	29	.258	.329	.339	.669

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
10	Negro Leagues				92	1564	1382	274	516	49	18	9	21	1	205	337	0	13	35	0	29	.258	.329	.339	.669
1	vs Latin Leagues				19	374		47	69						63	61		1				.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
1	Newark Eagles			-	5	81	69	17	22	4	1	1	1		9	8		0	3		1	.319	.397	.449	.847
10	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	83	1450	1281	256	491	45	17	8	20	0	196	326	0	13	32		28	.259	.331	.340	.670
1	Azules de Veracruz			-																		.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Diablos Rojos del México			SP	19	374		47	69						63	61		1				.000	.000	.000	.000
2	East All Stars			RP	4	33	32	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.094	.094	.188

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Gary Ashwill.

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

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