Jerry Adair Stats

Jerry Adair was born on Thursday, December 17, 1936, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Adair was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1958, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jerry Adair baseball stats page.

"That man (Jerry Adair) was the coolest clutch hitter I had ever seen." - Carl Yazstremski in Yaz : Baseball, The Wall, and Me (1990)

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Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#533)

Jerry Adair Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#533)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kenneth Jerry Adair
Nickname:   Casper the Friendly Ghost
Born On:   12-17-1936
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-31-1987
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tulsa, Oklahoma
Cemetery:   Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
College:   Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-02-1958 (Age 21)
Last Game:   05-03-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 Orioles 11 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 .105 .150 .105
1959 Orioles 12 35 3 11 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .314 .333 .371
1960 Orioles 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800
1961 Orioles 133 386 41 102 21 1 9 0 37 35 4 51 1 4 2 6 .264 .326 .394
1962 Orioles 139 538 67 153 29 4 11 0 48 27 1 77 4 3 2 15 .284 .319 .414
1963 Orioles 109 382 34 87 21 3 6 0 30 9 2 51 3 5 2 17 .228 .246 .346
1964 Orioles 155 569 56 141 20 3 9 0 47 28 10 72 4 3 1 20 .248 .283 .341
1965 Orioles 157 582 51 151 26 3 7 0 66 35 7 65 4 2 2 26 .259 .303 .351
1966 Orioles 17 52 3 15 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 8 1 1 0 1 .288 .333 .308
1966 White Sox 105 370 27 90 18 2 4 0 36 17 0 44 9 5 1 14 .243 .275 .335
1967 White Sox 28 98 6 20 4 0 0 0 9 4 0 17 2 1 1 5 .204 .240 .245
1967 Red Sox 89 316 41 92 13 1 3 0 26 13 0 35 4 2 2 10 .291 .321 .367
1968 Red Sox 74 208 18 45 1 0 2 0 12 9 2 28 6 0 1 10 .216 .252 .250
1969 Royals 126 432 29 108 9 1 5 0 48 20 4 36 2 4 3 24 .250 .285 .310
1970 Royals 7 27 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .148 .281 .148
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,165 4,019 378 1,022 163 19 57 0 366 208 31 499 41 30 17 149 .254 .292 .347
Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1958 Orioles 2B 1 - - 6 6.0 5 1 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1958 Orioles SS 10 - - 30 3.0 29 10 19 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1959 Orioles 2B 11 - - 44 4.0 41 24 17 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00 -
1959 Orioles SS 1 - - 5 5.0 4 2 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1960 Orioles 2B 3 - - 7 2.3 7 3 4 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Orioles 2B 107 - - 476 4.4 470 233 237 6 57 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1961 Orioles 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1961 Orioles SS 27 - - 92 3.4 87 26 61 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1962 Orioles 2B 34 - - 160 4.7 156 79 77 4 17 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1962 Orioles 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1962 Orioles SS 113 - - 517 4.6 501 216 285 16 72 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1963 Orioles 2B 103 - - 518 5.0 510 242 268 8 67 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1964 Orioles 2B 153 - - 822 5.4 817 395 422 5 107 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1965 Orioles 2B 157 - - 853 5.4 841 395 446 12 99 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1966 Orioles 2B 13 - - 65 5.0 63 30 33 2 7 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1966 White Sox 2B 50 - - 184 3.7 181 89 92 3 19 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1966 White Sox SS 75 - - 354 4.7 345 109 236 9 35 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1967 White Sox 2B 27 - - 133 4.9 131 70 61 2 21 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1967 Red Sox 2B 23 - - 77 3.3 74 33 41 3 10 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1967 Red Sox 3B 35 - - 105 3.0 100 34 66 5 8 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1967 Red Sox SS 30 - - 106 3.5 106 38 68 0 12 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox 1B 1 - - 6 6.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox 2B 12 - - 45 3.8 44 19 25 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox 3B 7 - - 16 2.3 13 4 9 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .813 0.00 -
1968 Red Sox SS 46 - - 170 3.7 166 62 104 4 15 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1969 Royals 2B 109 - - 492 4.5 484 223 261 8 41 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1969 Royals 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1969 Royals SS 8 - - 33 4.1 32 14 18 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1970 Royals 2B 7 - - 44 6.3 44 24 20 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 810 0 0 3,926 4.8 3,868 1,860 2,008 58 465 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
SS Totals 310 0 0 1,307 4.2 1,270 477 793 37 144 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
3B Totals 46 0 0 122 2.7 114 38 76 8 9 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 6 6.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
13 Years 1,167 - - 5,361 4.6 5,258 2,380 2,878 103 618 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 - - -
1959 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 17.5 - - -
1960 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 5.0 0.0 5.0 - - -
1961 Orioles 5 2 .714 - - n/a 42.9 7.6 10.4 - - -
1962 Orioles 7 7 .500 - - n/a 48.9 7.0 11.2 - - -
1963 Orioles 3 3 .500 - - n/a 63.7 7.5 12.7 - - -
1964 Orioles 3 2 .600 - - n/a 63.2 7.9 12.1 - - -
1965 Orioles 6 4 .600 - - n/a 83.1 9.0 8.8 - - -
1966 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 17.3 - - -
1966 White Sox 3 2 .600 - - n/a 92.5 8.4 10.3 - - -
1967 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.8 10.9 - - -
1967 Red Sox 1 4 .200 - - n/a 105.3 9.0 12.2 - - -
1968 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 104.0 7.4 17.3 - - -
1969 Royals 1 3 .250 - - n/a 86.4 12.0 9.0 - - -
1970 Royals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.0 27.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 29 29 .500 - - n/a 70.5 8.1 11.0 - - -
Jerry Adair

Jerry Adair Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Baltimore Orioles 25 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 8 Undetermined - -
1960 Baltimore Orioles 7 Undetermined - -
1961 Baltimore Orioles 7 Undetermined - -
1962 Baltimore Orioles 7 Undetermined - -
1963 Baltimore Orioles 7 Undetermined - -
1964 Baltimore Orioles 7 Undetermined - -
1965 Baltimore Orioles 7 Undetermined - -
1966 Baltimore Orioles 7 Undetermined - -
1966 Chicago White Sox 11 $27,500.00 - -
1967 Chicago White Sox 11 Undetermined - Stats
1967 Boston Red Sox 14 $31,250.00 - Stats
1968 Boston Red Sox 14 $44,000.00 - -
1969 Kansas City Royals 14 $44,000.00 - -
1970 Kansas City Royals 14 Undetermined - -


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