Jim Baxes

Dimitrios Speros Baxes

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 5, 1928 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Mission HS (San Francisco, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1959
Teams (by GP): Indians/Dodgers 1959

Final Game: September 26, 1959
Died: November 14, 1996 in Garden Grove, CA
Buried: Magnolia Memorial Park, Garden Grove, CA
Relatives: Brother of Mike Baxes
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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
1947	18	LAD-min	D,C	131	519	519		162	30	6	25						.312	.312	.538	.850		279							PCY,SNB · KOML,CALL
1948	19	LAD-min	B,AAA	131	441	441	1	109	17	4	8	0	0				.247	.247	.358	.605		158							NNW,STP · PIED,AA
1949	20	LAD-min	AAA	184	747	641	102	184	33	4	24	108	10		92	123	.287	.379	.463	.842		297		3	11				HOL · PCL
1950	21	LAD-min	AAA	144	541	461	82	106	15	2	32	84	6		70	110	.230	.334	.479	.813		221	1	2	8				HOL,STP · PCL,AA
1950		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1951		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953	24	LAD-min	AA	152	633	551	76	148	22	2	30	107	1	5	73	103	.269	.358	.479	.837		264		4	5				FTW · TL
1954	25	LAD-min	AAA	148	593	523	73	118	14	6	22	73	4		59	110	.226	.301	.402	.702		210	17	0	4	7			STP · AA
1955	26	LAD-min	AA	112	406	406		119	13	5	18						.293	.293	.483	.776		196							MOB · SOUA
1956	27	LAD-min	Opn	98	387	333	51	80	15	4	16	57	1		49	57	.240	.339	.453	.792		151	10	2	0	3			POR · PCL
1957	28	LAD-min	Opn	83	328	297	39	77	10	1	16	48	2		22	58	.259	.310	.461	.771		137	9	1	5	3			LOS · PCL
1958	29	LAD-min	AAA	150	603	536	83	145	20	9	28	75	0		63	75	.271	.350	.498	.849		267	13	3	1	0			SPO · PCL
1959	30	TOT	MLB	88	308	280	39	69	12	0	17	39	1	1	25	54	.246	.310	.471	.782	113	132	15	1	2	0	0	45
1959	30	LAD	NL	11	38	33	4	10	1	0	2	5	1	0	4	7	.303	.395	.515	.910	134	17	3	1	0	0	0	5
1959	30	CLE	AL	77	270	247	35	59	11	0	15	34	0	1	21	47	.239	.299	.466	.764	110	115	12	0	2	0	0	45
1960	31	CHW-min	AAA	113	437	398	56	96	24	5	9	46	1	0	39	57	.241	.309	.394	.703		157							SDG,POR · PCL
1961	32	STL-min	AAA	21	74	63	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	17	.095	.230	.095	.325		6							POR · PCL
1 Yr				88	308	280	39	69	12	0	17	39	1	1	25	54	.246	.310	.471	.782	113	132	15	1	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	567	515	72	127	22	0	31	72	2	2	46	99	.246	.310	.471	.782	113	243	28	2	4	0	0

LAD (1 yr)				11	38	33	4	10	1	0	2	5	1	0	4	7	.303	.395	.515	.910	134	17	3	1	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				77	270	247	35	59	11	0	15	34	0	1	21	47	.239	.299	.466	.764	110	115	12	0	2	0	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
1959	30	LAD	NL	11	38	2	-0	-1	1	0	2	0.2	1	3	0.3	.518	.501	0.2	0.1	2	$	5
1959	30	CLE	AL	77	270	2	0	-2	-3	2	-1	-0.2	7	6	0.6	.499	.499	0.9	-0.1	9	$	45
1 Season				88	308	3	0	-3	-2	2	1	0.0	9	10	0.9	.501	.500	1.1	-0.0	11	$

LAD (1 yr)				11	38	2	-0	-1	1	0	2	0.2	1	3	0.3	.518	.501	0.2	0.1	2	$
CLE (1 yr)				77	270	2	0	-2	-3	2	-1	-0.2	7	6	0.6	.499	.499	0.9	-0.1	9	$

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
1959	30	TOT	MLB	308	229	36	4.2	98	.249	.246	.259	.310	.330	.471	.397	.782	.727	113	.479	3.6	0.4	.696	.314	.225	1.9
1959	30	LAD	NL	38	26	6	6.2	111	.333	.303	.278	.395	.346	.515	.431	.910	.776	134	.629	1.7	0.2	.885	.364	.212	1.3
1959	30	CLE	AL	270	203	30	4.0	96	.238	.239	.257	.299	.328	.466	.393	.764	.720	110	.453	1.9	0.2	.672	.308	.227	.0
1 Yr				308	229	36	4.2	98	.249	.246	.259	.310	.330	.471	.397	.782	.727	113	.479	3.6	0.4	.696	.314	.225	1.9
162 Game Avg.				567	422	66	4.2	98	.249	.246	.259	.310	.330	.471	.397	.782	.727	113	.479	7	1	.696	.314	.225	3

LAD (1 yr)				38	26	6	6.2	111	.333	.303	.278	.395	.346	.515	.431	.910	.776	134	.629	1.7	0.2	.885	.364	.212	1.3
CLE (1 yr)				270	203	30	4.0	96	.238	.239	.257	.299	.328	.466	.393	.764	.720	110	.454	1.9	0.2	.672	.308	.227	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1959	30	TOT	MLB	308	5.5%	17.5%	8.1%	9.4%	42%	2.16	5.2	16.5	7.2	1.04	68%
1959	30	LAD	NL	38	5.3%	18.4%	10.5%	7.9%	30%	1.75	4.7	16.5	6.6	2.17	63%
1959	30	CLE	AL	270	5.6%	17.4%	7.8%	9.6%	44%	2.24	5.3	16.5	7.3	0.95	69%
1 Yr				308	5.5%	17.5%	8.1%	9.4%	42%	2.16	5.2	16.5	7.2	1.04	68%
MLB Averages					2.4%	13.3%	8.6%	6.7%	29%	1.54	6.7	37.5	8.3	1.04	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1959	30	TOT	MLB	3.6	0.4	310	0.8	5.9	-5.1	.96	0.5	0.3	1.5	0.1	0.94	4.4	1.15	12
1959	30	LAD	NL	1.7	0.2	38	0.2	0.8	-0.5	.93	0.2	0.0	2.2	0.2	1.01	2.2	2.84	0
1959	30	CLE	AL	1.9	0.2	272	0.6	5.2	-4.6	.96	0.3	0.3	-0.8	-0.1	0.93	2.2	1.15	12
1 Yr				3.6	0.4	310	0.8	5.9	-5.1	.96	0.5	0.3	1.5	0.1	0.94	4.4	1.15	12

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1959	30	TOT	MLB	2	28%	86	1	1	50%	1	1	6	6	63%	9	4	5	6	2	3	9	1	7
1959	30	LAD	NL	0	15%	18	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2
1959	30	CLE	AL	2	31%	68	0	1	0%	0	1	6	6	65%	8	3	5	6	2	3	6	1	5
1 Yr				2	28%	86	1	1	50%	1	1	6	6	63%	9	4	5	6	2	3	9	1	7

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
1959	30	TOT	MLB	308	19%	69			12	3	2	2	1.15	17	0	3	13	4	10	7	0	3	2	67%	70	15	21%	21	5	24%	182	23	13%	9	4	44%	8	5	63%	0
1959	30	LAD	NL	38	34%	10			0	0	0	0	2.84	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		14	3	21%	3	0	0%	25	3	12%	0	0		0	0		0
1959	30	CLE	AL	270	17%	59			12	3	2	2	1.15	15	0	3	11	4	8	7	0	3	2	67%	56	12	21%	18	5	28%	157	20	13%	9	4	44%	8	5	63%	0
1 Yr				308	19%	69			12	3	2	2	1.15	17	0	3	13	4	10	7	0	3	2	67%	70	15	21%	21	5	24%	182	23	13%	9	4	44%	8	5	63%	0
MLB Averages					49%																			72%			10%			31%			14%			50%			53%

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
1959	30	88	308	280	39	69	12	0	17	39	1	1	25	54	.246	.310	.471	.782	113	132	15	1	2	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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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	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1959	30	92	323	294	42	73	13	18	42	1	26	56	.248	.312	.476	.788	44	88
1 Yr		92	323	294	42	73	13	18	42	1	26	56	.248	.312	.476	.788	44	88
162 Game Avg.		162	569	518	74	129	23	32	74	2	46	99	.248	.312	.476	.788	77	88

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