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Jim Fanning
William James Fanning

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
School Buena Vista University

Debut September 11, 1954
Final Game September 29, 1957
Born September 14, 1927 in Chicago, IL

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 26 CHC NL  11   38    2    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   7  .184  .205  .184    2    7   0   0       0   4
 1955 27 CHC NL   5   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .091  .000  -73    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1956 28 CHC NL   1    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   36    1   0   0   0   0   1
 1957 29 CHC NL  47   89    3   16   2  0   0    4   0  0   4  17  .180  .223  .202   16   18   1   0   1   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       64  141    5   24   2  0   0    5   0  0   6  26  .170  .209  .184    7   26   1   0   1   1   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        357   13   61   5  0   0   13   0  0  15  66  .170  .209  .184    7   66   3   0   3   3  23
 Career High     47   89    3   16   2  0   0    4   0  0   4  17                          18   1   0   1   1   4
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 26 CHC NL   39   35    1   0.8   110| .184  .275| .205  .347| .184  .426| .389  .772|   2  .034  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1955 27 CHC NL   11   11    0   0.0   105| .000  .265| .091  .336| .000  .420| .091  .757| -73  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1956 28 CHC NL    4    4    0   0.0   102| .250  .263| .250  .330| .250  .415| .500  .744|  36  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1957 29 CHC NL   95   77    4   1.4   102| .180  .267| .223  .331| .202  .414| .425  .744|  16  .102 -10.6  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       149  127    5   1.1   104| .170  .269| .209  .335| .184  .418| .393  .753|   7  .062 -19.2  -2.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 26 CHC NL C 11 40 6 0 0 1.000 .985 4.18 4.57 1 1955 27 CHC NL C 5 30 2 0 0 1.000 .988 6.40 4.82 2 1956 28 CHC NL C 1 5 3 2 1 .800 .988 8.00 5.00 9.00 5.85 1 8.0 0 1957 29 CHC NL C 35 138 14 3 4 .981 .988 4.34 4.99 6.35 5.98 22 215.3 5 4 6 9
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 26 CHC NL C 11 40 6 0 0 1.000 .985 4.18 4.57 1 1955 27 CHC NL C 5 30 2 0 0 1.000 .988 6.40 4.82 2 1956 28 CHC NL C 1 5 3 2 1 .800 .988 8.00 5.00 9.00 5.85 1 8.0 0 1957 29 CHC NL C 35 138 14 3 4 .981 .988 4.34 4.99 6.35 5.98 22 215.3 5 4 6 9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 52 213 25 5 5 .979 .988 4.58 4.88 23 223.3 8 4 6 9 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 52 213 25 5 5 .979 .988 4.58 4.88
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

October 29, 1949: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.


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