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Jim Lentine
James Matthew Lentine

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
Schools Arizona State University, University of La Verne

Debut September 3, 1978
  vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 5, 1980
Born July 16, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 23 STL NL   8   11    1    2   0  0   0    1   1  0   0   0  .182  .250  .182   23    2   0   0   0   1   0
 1979 24 STL NL  11   23    2    9   1  0   0    1   0  1   3   6  .391  .462  .435  145   10   0   0   0   0   0
 1980 25 TOT     76  171   20   43   8  1   1   18   2  1  28  32  .251  .363  .327   90   56   4   0   1   2   3
         STL NL   9   10    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .100  .100  .100  -45    1   0   0   0   0   0
         DET AL  67  161   19   42   8  1   1   17   2  1  28  30  .261  .377  .342   98   55   4   0   1   2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       95  205   23   54   9  1   1   20   3  2  31  38  .263  .368  .332   93   68   4   0   1   3   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        350   39   92  15  2   2   34   5  3  53  65  .263  .368  .332   93  116   7   0   2   5   5
 Career High     76  171   20   43   8  1   1   18   2  1  28  32                          56   4   0   1   2   3
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 23 STL NL   12    9    1   3.0    94| .182  .261| .250  .328| .182  .384| .432  .712|  23  .349  -1.2  -0.1 100%
 1979 24 STL NL   26   15    5   9.0   101| .391  .271| .462  .337| .435  .403| .897  .740| 145  .786   1.6   0.2   0%
 1980 25 TOT     205  136   23   4.6   100| .251  .271| .363  .334| .327  .402| .690  .736|  90  .498  -1.1  -0.1  66%
         STL NL   10    9    0   0.0    98| .100  .271| .100  .334| .100  .394| .200  .728| -45  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
         DET AL  195  127   23   4.9   100| .261  .271| .377  .334| .342  .403| .719  .737|  98  .527   0.8   0.1  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       243  160   29   4.9   100| .263  .271| .368  .334| .332  .401| .700  .735|  93  .533  -0.6   0.0  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 23 STL NL OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.93 1.44 2.30 3 25.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.55 0.56 1.97 2 16.0 RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 1 9.0 1979 24 STL NL OF 8 12 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.62 2.00 2.42 2.33 4 48.3 RF 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.75 1.88 2.70 2.20 2 23.3 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.57 0.69 2.01 1 13.0 CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.45 3.75 2.85 1 12.0 1980 25 TOT OF 61 102 5 4 0 .964 .979 1.75 2.13 2.49 2.46 41 387.3 TOT LF 45 79 4 2 0 .976 .980 1.84 1.89 2.66 2.34 29 280.7 TOT CF 12 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.58 2.60 2.60 2.90 8 65.7 STL NL OF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.98 1.89 2.32 1 19.0 LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.40 1.68 1.64 2.05 0 11.0 CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.35 2.25 2.81 1 8.0 DET AL OF 55 98 5 4 0 .963 .979 1.87 2.15 2.52 2.47 40 368.3 LF 40 77 4 2 0 .976 .979 2.02 1.92 2.70 2.35 29 269.7 CF 10 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.70 2.65 2.65 2.92 7 57.7 DH 9 RF 6 7 1 2 0 .800 .976 1.33 1.77 1.76 2.13 4 41.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1979 24 STL NL CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.45 3.75 2.85 1 12.0 1980 25 TOT CF 12 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.58 2.60 2.60 2.90 8 65.7 STL NL CF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.35 2.25 2.81 1 8.0 DET AL CF 10 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.70 2.65 2.65 2.92 7 57.7 1980 25 DET AL DH 9 1978 23 STL NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.55 0.56 1.97 2 16.0 1979 24 STL NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.57 0.69 2.01 1 13.0 1980 25 TOT LF 45 79 4 2 0 .976 .980 1.84 1.89 2.66 2.34 29 280.7 STL NL LF 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.40 1.68 1.64 2.05 0 11.0 DET AL LF 40 77 4 2 0 .976 .979 2.02 1.92 2.70 2.35 29 269.7 1978 23 STL NL OF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.93 1.44 2.30 3 25.0 1979 24 STL NL OF 8 12 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.62 2.00 2.42 2.33 4 48.3 1980 25 TOT OF 61 102 5 4 0 .964 .979 1.75 2.13 2.49 2.46 41 387.3 STL NL OF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.67 1.98 1.89 2.32 1 19.0 DET AL OF 55 98 5 4 0 .963 .979 1.87 2.15 2.52 2.47 40 368.3 1978 23 STL NL RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 1 9.0 1979 24 STL NL RF 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.75 1.88 2.70 2.20 2 23.3 1980 25 DET AL RF 6 7 1 2 0 .800 .976 1.33 1.77 1.76 2.13 4 41.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 72 118 6 4 1 .969 .979 1.72 2.11 2.42 2.44 48 460.7 50 14 11# LF* 50 81 4 2 0 .977 .980 1.70 1.86 2.47 2.30 32 309.7 CF* 14 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.71 2.58 2.78 2.90 9 77.7 RF* 11 16 2 2 1 .900 .973 1.64 1.81 2.21 2.15 7 73.3 DH 9 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 72 118 6 4 1 .969 .979 1.72 2.11 2.42 2.44 48 461
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 24th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft.

June 2, 1980: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for John Martin and Al Greene.

March 29, 1981: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 9, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

September 28, 1981: Sent by the Cleveland Indians to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on April 3, 1981. The Cleveland Indians sent a player to be named later and cash to the Houston Astros for Mike Fischlin. The Cleveland Indians sent Jim Lentine (September 28, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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