Jim Blackburn

James Ray Blackburn (Bones)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 19, 1924 in Warsaw, KY
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 24, 1948
Team: Reds 1948-1951

Final Game: May 5, 1951
Died: October 26, 1969 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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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	Pos	Awards
1941	17	CIN-min	D	12	23	23		4	2	0	0						.174	.174	.261	.435		6					CDL · GAFL
1942	18	CIN-min	D	24	62	62		18	4	0	0						.290	.290	.355	.645		22					CDL · GAFL
1943	19	CIN-min	AA	13	10	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.000	.200	.000	.200		0		0	0		SYR · IL
1946	22	CIN-min	A	21	60	60		13	2	0	0						.217	.217	.250	.467		15					CLM · SALL
1947	23	CIN-min	A	26	62	62		15	1	0	0						.242	.242	.258	.500		16					CLM · SALL
1948	24	CIN-min	A	27	59	59		9	2	1	0						.153	.153	.220	.373		13					CLM · SALL
1948	24	CIN	NL	16	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	0	0	0	1

1949	25	CIN-min	AA																								TUL · TL
1950	26	CIN-min	AA	38	85	85		16	2	0	0						.188	.188	.212	.400		18					TUL · TL
1951	27	CIN-min	AA	26	66	66		12	3	0	0						.182	.182	.227	.409		15					TUL · TL
1951	27	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	/1
1952	28	NYY-min	AA,AAA	2	0	0		0	0	0	0											0					BMT,KCY · TL,AA
1953	29	NYY-min	AAA	2																							SYR · IL
2 Yrs				18	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	63	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		9	18	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	0	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
1948	24	CIN	NL	16	7	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.496	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	1

1951	27	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2 Seasons				18	7	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.497	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1948	24	CIN	NL	7	6	99	.000	.000	.265	.143	.339	.000	.393	.143	.732	-58	.000	-1.3	-0.1	.167	.167	.000
2 Yrs				7	6	99	.000	.000	.265	.143	.339	.000	.393	.143	.732	-58	.000	-1.3	-0.1	.167	.167	.000
162 Game Avg.				63	54	99	.000	.000	.265	.143	.339	.000	.393	.143	.732	-58	.000	-1.3	-0.1	.167	.167	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1948	24	CIN	NL	7	0.0%	28.6%	14.3%	0.0%		2.00	3.0				57%
2 Yrs				7	0.0%	28.6%	14.3%	0.0%		2.00	3.0				57%
MLB Averages					1.9%	9.6%	10.1%	6.5%	28%	0.95	9.2	47.1	7.9	0.97	77%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1948	24	CIN	NL	-1.3	-0.1	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	.25	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.56	0.0	0

1951	27	CIN	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2 Yrs				-1.3	-0.1	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	.25	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.56	0.0	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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1948	24	CIN	NL	0	0	0%	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
1948	24	CIN	NL	7	50%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2 Yrs				7	50%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					51%																			107%			14%			33%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1948	24	16	7	6		1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58
1949	25	16	7	6		1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58
1950	26	16	7	6		1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58
1951	27	18	7	6	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58

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	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1948	24	17	7	6	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	16
1 Yr		17	7	6	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	16
162 Game Avg.		162	67	57	10	19	.000	.143	.000	.143	16

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