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Jim Bibby

James Blair Bibby

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: October 29, 1944 in Franklinton, NC
High School: Franklinton HS (Franklinton, NC)
School: Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, NC)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1972
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Indians/Rangers/Cardinals 1972-1984

Final Game: May 26, 1984
Died: February 16, 2010 in Lynchburg, VA
Buried: Briarwood Memorial Gardens, Amherst, VA
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All-Star

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
1966 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1967 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1970 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1972 27 STL NL 6 12 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .300 .125 .425 26 1 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1973 28 TOT MLB 33 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1973 28 STL NL 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 28 TEX AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1974 29 TEX AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 30 TOT AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 30 TEX AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 30 CLE AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 31 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 32 CLE AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 33 PIT NL 34 34 31 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 .129 .206 .226 .432 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 34 PIT NL 34 52 45 3 8 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 25 .178 .196 .333 .529 39 15 0 1 6 0 0 1
1980 35 PIT NL 35 95 77 6 12 3 0 1 7 0 0 6 32 .156 .224 .234 .457 27 18 1 1 10 1 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
1981 36 PIT NL 14 34 28 4 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 11 .143 .200 .321 .521 44 9 0 1 4 0 0 1
1982 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1983 38 PIT NL 29 20 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 -39 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1984 39 TEX AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
12 Yrs 341 250 209 15 31 6 0 5 17 0 0 13 88 .148 .208 .249 .457 25 52 1 3 24 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 119 99 7 15 3 0 2 8 0 0 6 42 .148 .208 .249 .457 25 25 0 1 11 0 0
PIT (5 yrs) 146 235 199 14 30 6 0 5 17 0 0 10 83 .151 .202 .256 .458 25 51 1 3 22 1 0
TEX (4 yrs) 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (3 yrs) 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 12 15 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .100 .308 .100 .408 21 1 0 0 2 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 158 250 209 15 31 6 0 5 17 0 0 13 88 .148 .208 .249 .457 25 52 1 3 24 1 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
1972 27 STL NL 6 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .523 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ /1
1973 28 STL NL 6 3 -0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1973 28 TEX AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $20,000 1/D
1974 29 TEX AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $25,000 1
1975 30 TEX AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $60,000 1
1975 30 CLE AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1976 31 CLE AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 32 CLE AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1978 33 PIT NL 34 34 -3 -0 0 0 4 1 0.2 1 2 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1979 34 PIT NL 34 52 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1980 35 PIT NL 35 95 -9 0 0 0 11 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $ 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
1981 36 PIT NL 14 34 -2 -0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .512 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1983 38 PIT NL 29 20 -4 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1984 39 TEX AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $175,000 /1
12 Seasons 341 250 -22 0 1 0 28 7 0.8 7 14 0.8 .502 .500 0.8 0.3 14 $280,000
PIT (5 yrs) 146 235 -22 0 1 0 27 6 0.7 7 13 0.7 .504 .501 0.7 0.1 13 $
TEX (4 yrs) 88 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $280,000
CLE (3 yrs) 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
STL (2 yrs) 12 15 -0 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .511 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $

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
1972 27 STL NL 12 9 1 3.0 91 .200 .125 .256 .300 .324 .125 .377 .425 .701 26 .365 -0.7 -0.1 .429 .250 .000
1973 28 TOT MLB 3 2 0 0.0 97 .000 .262 .333 .331 .000 .390 .333 .722 1 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1973 28 STL NL 3 2 0 0.0 97 .000 .262 .333 .331 .000 .390 .333 .722 1 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1978 33 PIT NL 34 27 2 2.0 99 .143 .129 .268 .206 .336 .226 .394 .432 .730 19 .203 -3.7 -0.4 .370 .194 .097 .0
1979 34 PIT NL 52 43 3 1.9 104 .333 .178 .275 .196 .341 .333 .408 .529 .749 39 .174 -4.2 -0.4 .432 .156 .156 .0
1980 35 PIT NL 95 77 5 1.8 98 .244 .156 .270 .224 .333 .234 .392 .457 .725 27 .165 -7.8 -0.8 .379 .156 .078 .0
1981 36 PIT NL 34 28 2 1.9 95 .188 .143 .267 .200 .333 .321 .383 .521 .716 44 .201 -2.2 -0.2 .458 .214 .179 .0
1983 38 PIT NL 20 18 0 0.0 99 .167 .111 .267 .111 .336 .111 .395 .222 .731 -39 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .125 .000 .000
12 Yrs 250 204 13 1.7 99 .222 .148 .269 .208 .335 .249 .394 .457 .729 25 .161 -22.4 -2.3 .380 .163 .100 .0
162 Game Avg. 119 97 6 1.7 99 .222 .148 .269 .208 .335 .249 .394 .457 .729 25 .161 -22.4 -2.3 .380 .163 .100
PIT (5 yrs) 235 193 12 1.7 99 .223 .151 .270 .202 .336 .256 .395 .458 .731 25 .154 -21.4 -2.2 .376 .156 .106 .0
STL (2 yrs) 15 11 1 2.5 92 .200 .100 .257 .308 .325 .100 .380 .408 .705 21 .281 -0.9 -0.1 .444 .300 .000
NL (7 yrs) 250 204 13 1.7 99 .222 .148 .269 .208 .335 .249 .394 .457 .729 25 .161 -22.4 -2.3 .380 .163 .100 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1979 34 PIT NL NLCS CIN W 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 2 0 0
1979 34 PIT NL WS BAL W 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr (2 Series) 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 NLCS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 2 0 0
1 WS 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 PIT NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1972 27 STL NL 12 0.0% 25.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 1.50 2.7 42%
1973 28 TOT MLB 3 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% 2.00 1.0 0%
1973 28 STL NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% 2.00 1.0 0%
1978 33 PIT NL 34 2.9% 26.5% 8.8% 2.9% 25% 3.00 3.4 31.0 15.5 3.25 62%
1979 34 PIT NL 52 3.9% 48.1% 0.0% 5.8% 38% 1.8 22.5 9.0 3.50 35%
1980 35 PIT NL 95 1.1% 33.7% 6.3% 4.2% 33% 5.33 2.4 77.0 11.0 3.50 47%
1981 36 PIT NL 34 2.9% 32.4% 2.9% 8.8% 75% 11.00 2.5 28.0 9.3 2.40 47%
1983 38 PIT NL 20 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 2.00 60%
12 Yrs 250 2.0% 35.2% 5.2% 4.4% 36% 6.77 2.4 41.8 12.3 3.22 47%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.2% 8.5% 6.3% 28% 1.56 6.8 46.0 8.7 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1972 27 STL NL -0.7 -0.1 12 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .98 -0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.0 0.78 -0.2 0
1973 28 TOT MLB -0.2 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.90 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.57 -0.1 0
1973 28 STL NL -0.2 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.90 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.57 -0.1 0
1973 28 TEX AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1974 29 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1975 30 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1975 30 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1975 30 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1976 31 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1977 32 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1978 33 PIT NL -3.7 -0.4 34 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .71 -0.3 0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.79 -2.8 0
1979 34 PIT NL -4.2 -0.4 52 -0.3 0.5 -0.9 .80 -0.4 -0.0 -5.7 -0.6 1.01 -3.8 0
1980 35 PIT NL -7.8 -0.8 97 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 .76 -0.8 -0.1 -6.5 -0.7 1.00 -7.3 0
1981 36 PIT NL -2.2 -0.2 34 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .84 -0.2 0.1 -2.5 -0.3 0.95 -2.4 0
1983 38 PIT NL -3.5 -0.4 20 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .81 -0.4 0.0 -2.8 -0.3 0.77 -3.8 0
1984 39 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
12 Yrs -22.4 -2.3 252 -1.6 2.4 -4.0 .80 -2.0 -0.0 -20.7 -2.1 0.94 -20.3 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
1972 27 STL NL 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 28 TOT MLB 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1973 28 STL NL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1978 33 PIT NL 1 0 0% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 34 PIT NL 0 0 14% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 35 PIT NL 0 0 28% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13% 3 3 0 2 2 0 3 2 1
1981 36 PIT NL 0 0 60% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1983 38 PIT NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 2 0 24% 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18% 9 9 0 3 3 0 5 2 3

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
1972 27 STL NL 12 8% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1973 28 TOT MLB 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1973 28 STL NL 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1978 33 PIT NL 34 44% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 16 1 6% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1979 34 PIT NL 52 37% 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 6 100% 12 0 0% 15 4 27% 35 3 9% 3 1 33% 2 2 100% 0
1980 35 PIT NL 95 36% 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10 10 100% 15 1 7% 22 8 36% 65 8 12% 6 1 17% 10 6 60% 0
1981 36 PIT NL 34 21% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 100% 8 0 0% 7 1 14% 18 2 11% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1983 38 PIT NL 20 35% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
12 Yrs 250 34% 31 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 3 2 4 1 0 24 24 100% 43 1 2% 53 14 26% 150 14 9% 13 3 23% 14 8 57% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 34% 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
1972 27 6 12 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .300 .125 .425 26 1 0 0 2 0 0
1973 28 39 15 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .100 .308 .100 .408 21 1 0 0 2 0 0
1974 29 80 15 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .100 .308 .100 .408 21 1 0 0 2 0 0
1975 30 116 15 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .100 .308 .100 .408 21 1 0 0 2 0 0
1976 31 150 15 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .100 .308 .100 .408 21 1 0 0 2 0 0
1977 32 187 15 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .100 .308 .100 .408 21 1 0 0 2 0 0
1978 33 221 49 41 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 14 .122 .234 .195 .429 20 8 0 0 2 0 0
1979 34 255 101 86 5 13 1 0 3 7 0 0 6 39 .151 .215 .267 .482 31 23 0 1 8 0 0
1980 35 290 196 163 11 25 4 0 4 14 0 0 12 71 .153 .219 .252 .471 29 41 1 2 18 1 0
1981 36 304 230 191 15 29 6 0 5 17 0 0 13 82 .152 .216 .262 .478 31 50 1 3 22 1 0
1982 37 304 230 191 15 29 6 0 5 17 0 0 13 82 .152 .216 .262 .478 31 50 1 3 22 1 0
1983 38 333 250 209 15 31 6 0 5 17 0 0 13 88 .148 .208 .249 .457 25 52 1 3 24 1 0
1984 39 341 250 209 15 31 6 0 5 17 0 0 13 88 .148 .208 .249 .457 25 52 1 3 24 1 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
1972 27 6 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 6
1973 28 33 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 33
1978 33 34 36 32 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 4 9 .156 .250 .250 .500 2 34
1979 34 34 53 46 3 9 1 0 2 6 0 0 25 .196 .213 .348 .561 3 34
1980 35 35 95 77 6 12 3 0 1 7 0 6 32 .156 .224 .234 .457 4 35
1981 36 21 53 43 8 7 4 0 2 6 0 2 17 .163 .234 .395 .629 3 14
1983 38 29 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29
7 Yrs 192 272 226 19 33 8 0 6 22 0 15 94 .146 .211 .261 .472 12 185
162 Game Avg. 162 230 191 16 28 7 0 5 19 0 13 79 .146 .211 .261 .472 10 185

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1990 BBWAA ( 0.2%)

All-Star Games
1980 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1980 NL (14, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (1251st)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1980 NL (3, 23%)
0.23 Career Shares (148th)

Oldest s c a p y
1984 AL  born 1944-10-29 (7th)

                                         

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