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James Baldwin
James Baldwin Jr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 15, 1971 in Pinehurst, NC
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1995
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1995 23 CHW AL 0 1 .000 12.89 6 4 0 0 0 0 14.2 32 22 21 6 9 1 10 0 0 1 81 35 2.795 19.6 3.7 5.5 6.1 1.11
1996 24 CHW AL 11 6 .647 4.42 28 28 0 0 0 0 169.0 168 88 83 24 57 3 127 4 1 12 719 107 1.331 8.9 1.3 3.0 6.8 2.23 RoY-2
1997 25 CHW AL 12 15 .444 5.26 32 32 0 1 0 0 200.0 205 128 117 19 83 3 140 5 3 14 879 83 1.440 9.2 0.9 3.7 6.3 1.69
1998 26 CHW AL 13 6 .684 5.32 37 24 3 1 0 0 159.0 176 103 94 18 60 2 108 10 1 5 712 86 1.484 10.0 1.0 3.4 6.1 1.80
1999 27 CHW AL 12 13 .480 5.10 35 33 1 1 0 0 199.1 219 119 113 34 81 1 123 7 1 11 886 96 1.505 9.9 1.5 3.7 5.6 1.52
2000 28 CHW AL 14 7 .667 4.65 29 28 0 2 1 0 178.0 185 96 92 34 59 3 116 8 1 4 758 108 1.371 9.4 1.7 3.0 5.9 1.97 AS
2001 29 TOT 10 11 .476 4.42 29 28 0 2 1 0 175.0 191 95 86 25 63 1 95 7 0 7 764 98 1.451 9.8 1.3 3.2 4.9 1.51
2001 29 CHW AL 7 5 .583 4.61 17 16 0 2 1 0 95.2 109 56 49 15 38 0 42 4 0 4 431 100 1.537 10.3 1.4 3.6 4.0 1.11
2001 29 LAD NL 3 6 .333 4.20 12 12 0 0 0 0 79.1 82 39 37 10 25 1 53 3 0 3 333 95 1.349 9.3 1.1 2.8 6.0 2.12
2002 30 SEA AL 7 10 .412 5.28 30 23 4 0 0 0 150.0 179 95 88 26 49 2 88 7 0 1 662 80 1.520 10.7 1.6 2.9 5.3 1.80
2003 31 MIN AL 0 1 .000 5.40 10 0 3 0 0 1 15.0 21 10 9 6 4 1 7 0 0 0 69 84 1.667 12.6 3.6 2.4 4.2 1.75
2004 32 NYM NL 0 2 .000 15.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 10 10 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 36 28 3.000 19.5 4.5 7.5 1.5 0.20
2005 33 TOT AL 0 2 .000 3.81 28 0 13 0 0 1 56.2 54 28 24 8 16 1 29 3 1 2 238 116 1.235 8.6 1.3 2.5 4.6 1.81
2005 33 TEX AL 0 2 .000 5.19 8 0 2 0 0 1 17.1 18 10 10 3 7 1 9 1 1 1 76 89 1.442 9.3 1.6 3.6 4.7 1.29
2005 33 BAL AL 0 0 3.20 20 0 11 0 0 0 39.1 36 18 14 5 9 0 20 2 0 1 162 135 1.144 8.2 1.1 2.1 4.6 2.22
11 Seasons 79 74 .516 5.01 266 202 24 7 2 2 1322.2 1443 794 737 203 486 19 844 52 8 57 5804 92 1.458 9.8 1.4 3.3 5.7 1.74
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .516 5.01 39 29 3 1 0 0 192 210 115 107 29 71 3 123 8 1 8 843 92 1.458 9.8 1.4 3.3 5.7 1.74
CHW (7 yrs) 69 53 .566 5.04 184 165 4 7 2 0 1015.2 1094 612 569 150 387 13 666 38 7 51 4466 93 1.458 9.7 1.3 3.4 5.9 1.72
MIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.40 10 0 3 0 0 1 15.0 21 10 9 6 4 1 7 0 0 0 69 84 1.667 12.6 3.6 2.4 4.2 1.75
NYM (1 yr) 0 2 .000 15.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 10 10 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 36 28 3.000 19.5 4.5 7.5 1.5 0.20
TEX (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.19 8 0 2 0 0 1 17.1 18 10 10 3 7 1 9 1 1 1 76 89 1.442 9.3 1.6 3.6 4.7 1.29
LAD (1 yr) 3 6 .333 4.20 12 12 0 0 0 0 79.1 82 39 37 10 25 1 53 3 0 3 333 95 1.349 9.3 1.1 2.8 6.0 2.12
SEA (1 yr) 7 10 .412 5.28 30 23 4 0 0 0 150.0 179 95 88 26 49 2 88 7 0 1 662 80 1.520 10.7 1.6 2.9 5.3 1.80
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 3.20 20 0 11 0 0 0 39.1 36 18 14 5 9 0 20 2 0 1 162 135 1.144 8.2 1.1 2.1 4.6 2.22
AL (10 yrs) 76 66 .535 5.02 252 188 24 7 2 2 1237.1 1348 745 690 190 456 17 790 48 8 54 5435 92 1.458 9.8 1.4 3.3 5.7 1.73
NL (2 yrs) 3 8 .273 4.96 14 14 0 0 0 0 85.1 95 49 47 13 30 2 54 4 0 3 369 81 1.465 10.0 1.4 3.2 5.7 1.80

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2000 28 CHW AL ALDS L SEA 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 3.0 0.67
1 ALDS 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 24 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 3.0 0.67
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1997 25 CHW AL 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1998 26 CHW AL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 27 CHW AL 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 383 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 28 CHW AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS
2001 29 TOT 13 29 28 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .071 .071 .107 .179 -53 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
2001 29 CHW AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 29 LAD NL 12 27 26 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .077 .077 .115 .192 -49 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
2002 30 SEA AL 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 32 NYM NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2005 33 TOT AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 33 BAL AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 29 47 44 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 20 .091 .091 .159 .250 -36 7 1 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 263 246 6 22 6 6 0 11 0 0 0 112 .091 .091 .159 .250 -36 39 6 0 17 0 0
CHW (7 yrs) 9 15 13 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 .077 .077 .231 .308 -25 3 0 0 2 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 12 27 26 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .077 .077 .115 .192 -49 3 1 0 1 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 1 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 15 18 16 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .250 .375 -6 4 0 0 2 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 14 29 28 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .071 .071 .107 .179 -53 3 1 0 1 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 CHW AL 23 P 6 4 14.2 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 1.84 0.50 .975 1.78 0.53
1996 CHW AL 24 P 28 28 169.0 31 12 16 3 0 .903 0.0 0.0 1.49 1.00 .961 1.77 0.52 RoY-2
1997 CHW AL 25 P 32 32 200.0 39 15 22 2 0 .949 0.0 0.0 1.66 1.16 .956 1.71 0.49
1998 CHW AL 26 P 37 24 159.0 27 7 15 5 0 .815 0.0 0.0 1.25 0.59 .963 1.78 0.50
1999 CHW AL 27 P 35 33 199.1 35 12 21 2 0 .943 0.0 0.0 1.49 0.94 .951 1.69 0.47
2000 CHW AL 28 P 29 28 178.0 42 14 26 2 2 .952 0.0 0.0 2.02 1.38 .957 1.62 0.46 AS
2001 TOT 29 P 29 28 175.0 38 12 25 1 4 .974 0.0 0.0 1.90 1.28 .955 1.75 0.48
2001 CHW AL 29 P 17 16 95.2 24 7 17 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.26 1.41 .954 1.75 0.49
2001 LAD NL 29 P 12 12 79.1 14 5 8 1 1 .929 0.0 0.0 1.47 1.08 .957 1.75 0.46
2002 SEA AL 30 P 30 23 150.0 34 9 25 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.04 1.13 .956 1.69 0.48
2003 MIN AL 31 P 10 0 15.0 7 3 3 1 0 .857 0.0 0.0 3.60 0.60 .957 1.74 0.49
2004 NYM NL 32 P 2 2 6.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.00 1.00 .950 1.80 0.45
2005 TOT AL 33 P 28 0 56.2 8 4 4 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.27 0.29 .962 1.68 0.46
2005 TEX AL 33 P 8 0 17.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.56 0.38 .967 1.66 0.46
2005 BAL AL 33 P 20 0 39.1 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.14 0.25 .960 1.69 0.46
11 Seasons P 266 202 1322.2 267 88 162 17 9 .936 0.0 0.0 1.70 0.94 .957 1.71 0.48
11 Seasons TOT 266 202 1322.2 267 88 162 17 9 .936 0.0 0.0 1.70 0.94 .894 1.71 0.48

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2000 *

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1996 AL--.647--6th
1998 AL--.684--6th
2000 AL--.667--7th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1996 AL--1.331--9th
2000 AL--1.371--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1996 AL--8.947--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1999 AL--33--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
2000 AL--1--4th
2001 AL--1--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1999 AL--34--4th
2000 AL--34--3rd
Career--203--185th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1997 AL--83--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1997 AL--.855--10th

Losses s c a p y
1997 AL--15--1st
1999 AL--13--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1997 AL--117--3rd
1999 AL--113--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1996 AL--12--6th
1997 AL--14--1st
1999 AL--11--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1998 AL--10--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 14 (1278), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1467), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1637), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1990.

July 26, 2001: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jeff Barry, Gary Majewski and Onan Masaoka.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 30, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 29, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 28, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

June 1, 2003: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

June 10, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

August 17, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

February 9, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

May 20, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

June 6, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 14, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

July 21, 2005: Selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Baltimore Orioles.

August 22, 2005: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Texas Rangers.

October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 30, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

April 22, 2006: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Chicago White Sox$109,000
1996Chicago White Sox$115,000
1997Chicago White Sox$250,000
1998Chicago White Sox$300,000
1999Chicago White Sox$1,900,000
2000Chicago White Sox$3,300,000
2001Chicago White Sox$5,950,000
2002Seattle Mariners$1,250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$13,174,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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