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Jim Baumer

James Sloan Baumer

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 29, 1931 in Tulsa, OK
High School: Broken Arrow HS (Broken Arrow, OK)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1949
Teams (by GP): Reds/WhiteSox 1949-1961

Final Game: April 27, 1961
Died: July 8, 1996 in Paoli, PA
Buried: SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA
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Standard Batting

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
1949 18 CHW AL 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0 /6
1961 30 CIN NL 10 25 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 3 0 0 1 0 0 /4
2 Yrs 18 39 34 2 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 10 .206 .289 .294 .584 55 10 0 2 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 351 306 18 63 9 9 0 18 0 0 18 90 .206 .289 .294 .584 55 90 0 18 9
CIN (1 yr) 10 25 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 3 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1949 18 CHW AL 8 14 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 0 3 0.3 .532 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $ /6
1961 30 CIN NL 10 25 -5 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .458 .497 -0.4 0.1 -4 $ /4
2 Seasons 18 39 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 1 -0 0.0 .491 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $
CIN (1 yr) 10 25 -5 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .458 .497 -0.4 0.1 -4 $
CHW (1 yr) 8 14 2 0 0 0 0 3 0.2 0 3 0.3 .532 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1949 18 CHW AL 14 6 4 17.7 103 .444 .400 .266 .571 .357 .700 .386 1.271 .743 241 .923 2.4 0.2 1.833 .500 .300
1961 30 CIN NL 25 22 0 0.0 107 .200 .125 .271 .125 .338 .125 .422 .250 .760 -33 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .143 .000 .000
2 Yrs 39 28 4 3.8 106 .292 .206 .270 .289 .345 .294 .412 .584 .757 55 .412 -2.2 -0.2 .519 .147 .088
162 Game Avg. 351 252 36 3.8 106 .292 .206 .270 .289 .345 .294 .412 .584 .757 55 .412 -2.2 -0.2 .519 .147 .088
CIN (1 yr) 25 22 0 0.0 107 .200 .125 .271 .125 .338 .125 .422 .250 .760 -33 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .143 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 14 6 4 17.7 103 .444 .400 .266 .571 .357 .700 .386 1.271 .743 241 .923 2.4 0.2 1.833 .500 .300

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1949 18 CHW AL 14 0.0% 7.1% 14.3% 14.3% 50% 0.50 10.0 5.0 3.00 64%
1961 30 CIN NL 25 0.0% 36.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.7 0.86 60%
2 Yrs 39 0.0% 25.6% 5.1% 5.1% 29% 5.00 3.4 17.0 1.13 62%
MLB Averages 2.2% 11.6% 9.3% 6.6% 29% 1.25 7.6 40.4 8.2 0.99 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1949 18 CHW AL 2.4 0.2 10 0.1 0.1 -0.1 .62 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.85 1.0 0
1961 30 CIN NL -4.7 -0.5 26 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 1.33 -0.4 -0.0 -5.3 -0.5 0.99 -5.6 0
2 Yrs -2.3 -0.2 36 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 1.13 -0.3 -0.1 -4.2 -0.4 0.95 -4.6 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1949 18 CHW AL 1 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1961 30 CIN NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 1 0 18% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1949 18 CHW AL 14 20% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 30 CIN NL 25 44% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 3 1 33% 17 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0
2 Yrs 39 37% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 0 0% 3 1 33% 22 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 50% 83% 11% 32% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 18 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1950 19 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1951 20 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1952 21 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1953 22 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1954 23 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1955 24 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1956 25 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1957 26 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1958 27 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1959 28 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1960 29 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 241 7 0 2 0
1961 30 18 39 34 2 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 10 .206 .289 .294 .584 55 10 0 2 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 18 8 14 10 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 .400 .571 .700 1.271 3 8
1961 30 10 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
2 Yrs 18 40 35 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 10 .114 .205 .200 .405 3 18
162 Game Avg. 162 360 315 18 36 9 9 0 18 0 18 90 .114 .205 .200 .405 27 18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1949 AL  born 1931-01-29 (1st)

                                         

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