Jake Wade
Jacob Fields Wade "Whistling Jake"
Born: April 1, 1912
Morehead City, NC US
Deceased: February 1, 2006
Wildwood, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Career: 1931-1950
Major League Statistics
Jake Wade compiled a career record of 99 wins and 102 losses and a 4.30 ERA in his 368-game pitching career with the Raleigh Capitals, Evansville Habs, Moline Plow Boys, Shreveport Sports, Beaumont Exporters, Portland Beavers, Montreal Royals, Toledo Mud Hens, New Bern Bears, Goldsboro Goldbugs, Indianapolis Indians, Jersey City Giants, San Diego Padres and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | B | IIIL | Evansville Habs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.43 | 18 | 97.0 | 97 | 58 | 37 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | C | PIED | Raleigh Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.67 | 9 | 27.0 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | D | MSVL | Moline Plow Boys | 10 | 18 | .357 | 3.87 | 33 | 221.0 | 212 | 132 | 95 | 135 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6.23 | 10 | 52.0 | 58 | 43 | 36 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 1933 | C | CSTL | Shreveport Sports | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.09 | 30 | 182.0 | 206 | 121 | 103 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.70 | 35 | 210.0 | 170 | 90 | 63 | 111 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 17 | 15 | .531 | 3.97 | 40 | 263.0 | 235 | 131 | 116 | 166 | ||||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.88 | 24 | 11 | 94.0 | 97 | 57 | 51 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7.15 | 22 | 34.0 | 50 | 27 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 17 | 5 | .773 | 2.51 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 197.0 | 188 | 72 | 55 | 108 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5.10 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 136.0 | 153 | 96 | 77 | 54 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.09 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 51 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.70 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 82.0 | 106 | 70 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.96 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 107.0 | 111 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Totals | 99 | 102 | .493 | 4.30 | 368 | 73 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 1758.0 | 1783 | 1013 | 840 | 0 | 993 | 0 | 230 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | B | IIIL | Evansville Habs | 18 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .133 | .200 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | D | MSVL | Moline Plow Boys | 36 | 81 | 81 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .173 | .309 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 10 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | C | CSTL | Shreveport Sports | 31 | 74 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .135 | .162 | .297 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 35 | 73 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .151 | .178 | .329 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | AA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 41 | 106 | 106 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .245 | .415 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | 24 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .185 | .370 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 26 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | COPL | (+) New Bern Bears | 32 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .226 | .310 | .536 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | COPL | (+) Goldsboro Goldbugs | 32 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .226 | .310 | .536 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 32 | 82 | 75 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | .133 | .188 | .160 | .348 | 12 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 31 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .188 | .204 | .292 | .496 | 14 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 41 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .182 | .280 | .409 | .689 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 26 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .121 | .171 | .152 | .323 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 371 | 623 | 608 | 18 | 90 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 63 | .148 | .163 | .197 | .361 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | PIED | Raleigh Capitals | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1931 | B | IIIL | Evansville Habs | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | C | CSTL | Shreveport Sports | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | AA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 32 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 4 | .922 | 1.469 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 29 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 0 | .844 | .931 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.083 |
| 1949 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 41 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .537 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 26 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.115 |
| Totals | 260 | 27 | 111 | 12 | 6 | .920 | .531 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | Piedmont League | Raleigh Capitals | |||
| 1931 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Habs | DET | ||
| 1932 | D | Mississippi Valley League | Moline Plow Boys | DET | ||
| 1933 | C | Dixie League | Shreveport Sports | DET | ||
| 1933 | A | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | DET | ||
| 1934 | A | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | DET | ||
| 1935 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | DET | ||
| 1936 | AA | International League | Montreal Royals | |||
| 1940 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1941 | D | Coastal Plain League | New Bern Bears | |||
| 1941 | D | Coastal Plain League | Goldsboro Goldbugs | |||
| 1941 | AA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHA |
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