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Jim Clinton
James Lawrence Clinton (Big Jim)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 174 lb.

Debut May 18, 1872
Final Game July 15, 1886
Born August 10, 1850 in New York, NY
Died September 3, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1872 21 ECK NA  25   97   12   25   3  1   0    6   0  1   0   2  .258  .258  .309   86   30                    
 1873 22 RES NA   9   38    5    9   1  0   0    4   0  0   0   0  .237  .237  .263   54   10                    
 1874 23 BRA NA   2   11    3    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .182  .182  .273   51    3                    
 1875 24 BRA NA  22   81    3   10   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .123  .123  .123   -9   10                    
 1876 25 LOU NL  16   65    8   22   2  0   0    0          0   0  .338  .338  .369  120   24                    
 1882 31 WOR NL  26   98    9   16   2  0   0    3          7  13  .163  .219  .184   30   18                    
 1883 32 BAL AA  94  399   69  125  16  8   0    0   0     27      .313  .357  .393  138  157                    
 1884 33 BAL AA 104  437   82  118  12  6   4    0   0     29      .270  .334  .352  120  154              13    
 1885 34 CIN AA 105  408   48   97   5  5   0   34   0     15      .238  .277  .275   73  112               7    
 1886 35 BAL AA  23   83    8   15   1  0   0    6   3      4      .181  .227  .193   34   16               1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     426 1717  247  439  43 20   4   55   3  1  82  17  .256  .298  .311   95  534   0   0   0  21   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        653   94  167  16  8   2   21   1  0  31   6  .256  .298  .311   95  203   0   0   0   8   0
 Career High    105  437   82  125  16  8   4   34   3  1  29  13  .313  .357  .393  138  157   0   0   0  13   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1872 21 ECK NA   97   73    7   2.6    66| .258  .271| .258  .281| .309  .329| .567  .610|  86  .255  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1873 22 RES NA   38   29    2   1.9    78| .237  .286| .237  .299| .263  .354| .500  .653|  54  .151  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1874 23 BRA NA   11    9    1   3.0    62| .182  .264| .182  .273| .273  .324| .455  .596|  51  .366  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1875 24 BRA NA   81   71    1   0.4    49| .123  .242| .123  .249| .123  .297| .246  .546|  -9  .019  -8.0  -1.0   0%
 1876 25 LOU NL   65   43    8   5.1    76| .338  .285| .338  .299| .369  .346| .707  .645| 120  .651   1.4   0.2     
 1882 31 WOR NL  105   82    4   1.3    72| .163  .256| .219  .284| .184  .348| .403  .632|  30  .133  -7.4  -0.8     
 1883 32 BAL AA  426  274   56   5.4    72| .313  .260| .357  .290| .393  .343| .750  .634| 138  .687  17.6   1.9     
 1884 33 BAL AA  479  319   49   4.0    71| .270  .249| .334  .288| .352  .339| .686  .626| 120  .599  11.2   1.3     
 1885 34 CIN AA  430  311   30   2.6    74| .238  .253| .277  .300| .275  .340| .552  .640|  73  .371 -12.8  -1.5     
 1886 35 BAL AA   88   68    3   1.2    73| .181  .243| .227  .306| .193  .324| .420  .631|  34  .118  -6.3  -0.7     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1820 1279  161   3.3    71| .256  .256| .298  .290| .311  .338| .609  .628|  95  .476  -8.0  -1.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1875 24 BRA NA   1  14  17  14   9   0      0  123.0  146  104   44   0    8   11                     0  3.22  2.31   72 1.252
 1876 25 LOU NL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   12   11    6   0    0    1       2    43       0  6.00  2.70   45 1.333
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .063   1  15  18  15  10   0   0  0  132.0  158  115   50   0    8   12       2    43       0  3.41  2.34   69 1.258
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2  30  37  30  20   0   0  0  272.0  325  236  103   0   16   24   0   4    88   0   0  3.41  2.34   69 1.258
 Career High      1  14  17  14   9   0   0  0  123.0  146  104   44   0    8   11   0   2    43   0   0  3.22  2.31   72 1.252

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1872 21 ECK NA OF 11 18 1 5 0 .792 .823 1.73 1.85 0 8 3 3B 10 16 24 17 0 .702 .758 4.00 4.31 2B 3 9 4 6 0 .684 .823 4.33 5.30 C 2 3 0 2 0 .600 .857 1.50 5.05 0 SS 2 2 6 5 0 .615 .777 4.00 4.60 1873 22 RES NA 3B 9 25 21 20 1 .697 .743 5.11 4.36 1874 23 BRA NA 2B 1 2 2 5 0 .444 .800 4.00 5.20 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 1875 24 BRA NA P 17 7 32 8 1 .830 .865 2.29 2.33 2.85 2.59 14 123.0 OF 7 9 2 1 0 .917 .821 1.57 1.77 0 0 7 1B 5 29 4 1 1 .971 .935 6.60 10.28 2B 1 5 1 1 0 .857 .833 6.00 5.60 1876 25 LOU NL OF 14 14 4 5 1 .783 .845 1.29 2.03 0 0 14 1B 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .938 6.00 10.30 P 1 0 3 2 0 .600 .882 3.00 1.90 3.00 2.10 1 9.0 1882 31 WOR NL OF 26 43 4 17 1 .734 .855 1.81 1.88 21 1 4 1883 32 BAL AA OF 92 158 18 33 2 .842 .851 1.91 1.73 92 0 0 2B 2 9 8 6 1 .739 .876 8.50 6.00 1884 33 BAL AA OF 104 134 17 36 5 .807 .846 1.45 1.61 37 67 0 2B 1 1 3 1 0 .800 .909 4.00 5.90 1885 34 CIN AA OF 105 215 14 32 4 .877 .879 2.18 1.83 0 105 0 1886 35 BAL AA OF 23 41 1 5 1 .894 .877 1.83 1.75 0 23 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1875 24 BRA NA 1B 5 29 4 1 1 .971 .935 6.60 10.28 1876 25 LOU NL 1B 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 .938 6.00 10.30 1872 21 ECK NA 2B 3 9 4 6 0 .684 .823 4.33 5.30 1874 23 BRA NA 2B 1 2 2 5 0 .444 .800 4.00 5.20 1875 24 BRA NA 2B 1 5 1 1 0 .857 .833 6.00 5.60 1883 32 BAL AA 2B 2 9 8 6 1 .739 .876 8.50 6.00 1884 33 BAL AA 2B 1 1 3 1 0 .800 .909 4.00 5.90 1872 21 ECK NA 3B 10 16 24 17 0 .702 .758 4.00 4.31 1873 22 RES NA 3B 9 25 21 20 1 .697 .743 5.11 4.36 1872 21 ECK NA C 2 3 0 2 0 .600 .857 1.50 5.05 0 1872 21 ECK NA OF 11 18 1 5 0 .792 .823 1.73 1.85 0 8 3 1874 23 BRA NA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 1875 24 BRA NA OF 7 9 2 1 0 .917 .821 1.57 1.77 0 0 7 1876 25 LOU NL OF 14 14 4 5 1 .783 .845 1.29 2.03 0 0 14 1882 31 WOR NL OF 26 43 4 17 1 .734 .855 1.81 1.88 21 1 4 1883 32 BAL AA OF 92 158 18 33 2 .842 .851 1.91 1.73 92 0 0 1884 33 BAL AA OF 104 134 17 36 5 .807 .846 1.45 1.61 37 67 0 1885 34 CIN AA OF 105 215 14 32 4 .877 .879 2.18 1.83 0 105 0 1886 35 BAL AA OF 23 41 1 5 1 .894 .877 1.83 1.75 0 23 0 1875 24 BRA NA P 17 7 32 8 1 .830 .865 2.29 2.33 2.85 2.59 14 123.0 1876 25 LOU NL P 1 0 3 2 0 .600 .882 3.00 1.90 3.00 2.10 1 9.0 1872 21 ECK NA SS 2 2 6 5 0 .615 .777 4.00 4.60
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 383 632 61 134 14 .838 .859 1.81 1.75 150 205 28 3B 19 41 45 37 1 .699 .750 4.53 4.33 P* 18 7 35 10 1 .808 .866 2.33 2.31 15 132.0 2B 8 26 18 19 1 .698 .849 5.50 5.58 1B 6 35 4 1 1 .975 .935 6.50 10.28 C 2 3 0 2 0 .600 .857 1.50 5.05 0 SS 2 2 6 5 0 .615 .777 4.00 4.60 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 438 746 169 208 18 .815 .850 2.09 2.10
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Batting Average
1883 AA-.313-3

On-base %
1883 AA-.357-4

Slugging %
1883 AA-.393-10

OPS
1883 AA-.750-7

Hits
1883 AA-125-6

Bases on Balls
1883 AA-27-5
1884 AA-29-10

Singles
1883 AA-101-4

Adjusted OPS+
1883 AA-138-7

Runs Created
1883 AA-56-7

Adjusted Batting Runs
1883 AA-18-7

Batting Wins
1883 AA-1.9-7

Times on Base
1883 AA-152-5
1884 AA-160-10

Offensive Win%
1883 AA-.687-7

Hit By Pitch
1884 AA-13-3
1885 AA-7-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1875 NA-.80-9

SO to Walk
1875 NA-1.38-7

Losses
1875 NA-14-10

Oldest Player
1882 NL-31-10
1883 AA-32-8
1884 AA-33-9
1885 AA-34-5
1886 AA-35-4

Gray Ink: Batting - 14 (1188) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3874) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

November 15, 1884: Purchased by the Cincinnati Red Stockings from the Baltimore Orioles.


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