How Willie Jefferson's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Willie Jefferson totaled 399 career Innings Pitched, well below the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1942, posting 99. The lowest point came in 1946 at 0, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 65 in 1944 to 21 in 1945 and 0 in 1946, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 0 to 99 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Willie Jefferson Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Innings Pitched
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Pitched Outs
Career399.21199
Season Avg.50149.88
162 Game Avg.9812943
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Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched Per Season

Willie Jefferson's Innings Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched per season line chart

Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched by Team

Willie Jefferson's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Jefferson career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Willie Jefferson Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Willie Jefferson's career Innings Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Willie Jefferson's seasonal Innings Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Willie Jefferson's MLB career with Innings Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Willie Jefferson Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table