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Jim Nettles
James William Nettles

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 186 lb.
School San Diego State University

Debut September 7, 1970
  vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 13, 1981
Born March 2, 1947 in San Diego, CA

Brother of Graig Nettles

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 23 MIN AL  13   20    3    5   0  0   0    0   0  1   1   5  .250  .286  .250   48    5   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 24 MIN AL  70  168   17   42   5  1   6   24   3  2  19  24  .250  .321  .399  101   67   0   3   2   0   3
 1972 25 MIN AL 102  235   28   48   5  2   4   15   4  3  32  52  .204  .302  .294   75   69   0   0   3   1   5
 1974 27 DET AL  43  141   20   32   5  1   6   17   3  4  15  26  .227  .306  .404  102   57   2   0   1   1   1
 1979 32 KCR AL  11   23    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   2  .087  .192  .087  -22    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 34 OAK AL   1    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      240  587   68  129  15  4  16   57  10 10  70 109  .220  .304  .341   84  200   3   3   6   2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        396   46   87  10  3  11   38   7  7  47  74  .220  .304  .341   84  135   2   2   4   1   6
 Career High    102  235   28   48   5  2   6   24   4  4  32  52  .204  .302  .294   75   69   2   3   3   1   5
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 23 MIN AL   21   16    1   1.7   100| .250  .261| .286  .336| .250  .399| .536  .735|  48  .152  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1971 24 MIN AL  190  134   22   4.4    95| .250  .258| .321  .331| .399  .384| .720  .714| 101  .542   0.1   0.0  60%
 1972 25 MIN AL  268  195   21   2.9    87| .204  .252| .302  .322| .294  .364| .596  .685|  75  .397  -7.3  -0.8  57%
 1974 27 DET AL  159  116   17   3.9    91| .227  .261| .306  .325| .404  .375| .710  .700| 102  .478  -0.1   0.0  42%
 1979 32 KCR AL   26   21    1   1.3   104| .087  .272| .192  .337| .087  .412| .279  .749| -22  .083  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1981 34 OAK AL    1    1    0   0.0      |           |           |           |           |      .000   0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       665  483   62   3.4    91| .220  .257| .304  .326| .341  .375| .645  .701|  84  .441 -12.9  -1.4  50%

* 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 23 MIN AL OF 11 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.73 1.85 1.64 2.15 4 44.0 LF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.48 3.18 1.80 2 17.0 RF 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.00 1 18.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 1.00 2.60 1 9.0 1971 24 MIN AL OF 62 139 3 2 1 .986 .982 2.29 1.96 3.09 2.24 42 414.0 CF 59 142 3 2 1 .986 .983 2.46 2.32 3.26 2.73 41 400.7 RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.70 0.68 2.03 1 13.3 1972 25 MIN AL OF 78 156 5 3 1 .982 .983 2.06 1.91 2.53 2.22 58 571.7 CF 58 136 4 3 1 .979 .987 2.41 2.29 2.75 2.65 49 458.3 LF 12 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.53 1.77 1.89 8 76.3 RF 9 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.44 1.76 0.97 2.12 1 37.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.00 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1974 27 DET AL OF 41 80 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.98 2.12 2.08 2.41 39 351.3 RF 30 58 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.93 1.86 1.99 2.18 29 261.7 LF 8 13 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.75 2.29 2.13 7 55.0 CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.62 2.07 2.93 3 34.7 1979 32 KCR AL OF 8 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 2.38 2.12 3.05 2.46 6 56.0 LF 7 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.29 1.80 3.06 2.22 5 47.0 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.80 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.20 1 9.0 1981 34 OAK AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1972 25 MIN AL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.00 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1979 32 KCR AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.80 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 1970 23 MIN AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.30 1.00 2.60 1 9.0 1971 24 MIN AL CF 59 142 3 2 1 .986 .983 2.46 2.32 3.26 2.73 41 400.7 1972 25 MIN AL CF 58 136 4 3 1 .979 .987 2.41 2.29 2.75 2.65 49 458.3 1974 27 DET AL CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.62 2.07 2.93 3 34.7 1970 23 MIN AL LF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.48 3.18 1.80 2 17.0 1972 25 MIN AL LF 12 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.53 1.77 1.89 8 76.3 1974 27 DET AL LF 8 13 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.75 1.75 2.29 2.13 7 55.0 1979 32 KCR AL LF 7 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.29 1.80 3.06 2.22 5 47.0 1970 23 MIN AL OF 11 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.73 1.85 1.64 2.15 4 44.0 1971 24 MIN AL OF 62 139 3 2 1 .986 .982 2.29 1.96 3.09 2.24 42 414.0 1972 25 MIN AL OF 78 156 5 3 1 .982 .983 2.06 1.91 2.53 2.22 58 571.7 1974 27 DET AL OF 41 80 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.98 2.12 2.08 2.41 39 351.3 1979 32 KCR AL OF 8 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 2.38 2.12 3.05 2.46 6 56.0 1981 34 OAK AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1970 23 MIN AL RF 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 2.00 1 18.0 1971 24 MIN AL RF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.70 0.68 2.03 1 13.3 1972 25 MIN AL RF 9 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.44 1.76 0.97 2.12 1 37.0 1974 27 DET AL RF 30 58 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.93 1.86 1.99 2.18 29 261.7 1979 32 KCR AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 2.00 2.20 1 9.0 1981 34 OAK AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 201 402 9 5 2 .988 .982 2.04 1.98 2.57 2.28 149 1440.0 32 122 49# CF* 122 287 7 5 2 .983 .985 2.41 2.32 2.93 2.69 94 902.7 RF* 49 65 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.33 1.80 1.71 2.16 33 342.0 LF* 32 50 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.59 1.64 2.35 2.03 22 195.3 1B* 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.40 13.50 9.90 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 203 405 9 5 2 .988 .982 2.04 2.04 2.58 2.29 149 1442
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

December 10, 1973: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Paul Jata.

February 6, 1975: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

February 1, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 7, 1976: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

February 27, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 9, 1977: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 12, 1979: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

January 24, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

January 5, 1981: Released by the New York Yankees.

January 17, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.


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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