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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 (Age 24)
Team: Reds 1948-1951

Final Game: May 5, 1951 (Age 26)
Died: October 26, 1969 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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Standard Pitching

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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1941	17	CIN-min	D	1	3	.250	7.16	11						49.0	66	47	39		15							1.653	12.1		2.8			CDL · GAFL
1942	18	CIN-min	D	8	11	.421	3.76	23						153.0	160	86	64		63							1.458	9.4		3.7			CDL · GAFL
1943	19	CIN-min	AA	0	3	.000	5.31	13	2		0	0		39.0	40	26	23		20	11	3	1	0			1.538	9.2		4.6	2.5	0.55	SYR · IL
1946	22	CIN-min	A	10	8	.556	3.10	21						145.0	129	63	50		50							1.234	8.0		3.1			CLM · SALL
1947	23	CIN-min	A	7	11	.389	3.43	26						168.0	169	94	64		75							1.452	9.1		4.0			CLM · SALL
1948	24	CIN-min	A	10	8	.556	2.51	24						165.0	129	57	46		70							1.206	7.0		3.8			CLM · SALL
1948	24	CIN	NL	0	2	.000	4.18	16	0	5	0	0	0	32.1	38	18	15	1	14	10	0	0	0	144	95	1.608	10.6	0.3	3.9	2.8	0.71

1949	25	CIN-min	AA	3	3	.500		9						43.0	41				34							1.744	8.6		7.1			TUL · TL
1950	26	CIN-min	AA	21	7	.750	2.73	38	30					234.0	194	84	71		101							1.261	7.5		3.9			TUL · TL
1951	27	CIN-min	AA	10	12	.455	3.60	26	24					180.0	176	85	72		79							1.417	8.8		4.0			TUL · TL
1951	27	CIN	NL	0	0		17.18	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	8	7	7	3	2	1	2	0	0	22	26	2.727	19.6	7.4	4.9	2.5	0.50
1952	28	NYY-min	AA,AAA	1	2	.333		6						26.0	28				11							1.500	9.7		3.8			BMT,KCY · TL,AA
2 Yrs				0	2	.000	5.50	18	0	5	0	0	0	36.0	46	25	22	4	16	11	2	0	0	166	73	1.722	11.5	1.0	4.0	2.8	0.69
162 Game Avg.				0	8	.000	5.50	68	0	19	0	0	0	136	174	94	83	15	60	42	8	0	0	627	73	1.722	11.5	1.0	4.0	2.8	0.69

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%
1948	24	CIN	NL	31.1	16	0	18	5.17	4.50	-0.24	0.00	99.8	4.73	-2	-0.2	.9	-0.0	0.2	2	.490	.499

1951	27	CIN	NL	3.2	2	0	7	17.18	5.35	-0.01	0.00	98.0	5.25	-5	-0.4	.2	0.2	-0.2	-4	.296	.497
2 Seasons				35.0	18	0	25	6.43	4.59	-0.22	0.00	99.7	4.79	-6	-0.6	.8	0.1	-0.1	-3	.468	.498

Standard Batting

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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	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 (v2.2): 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	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

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%	lgCS%
1948	CIN	NL	24	P	16	32.1	6	6	1.000	1.67	0.38	.963	2.12	2.08	1	0%
1951	CIN	NL	27	P	2	3.2	1	1	1.000	2.45	0.50	.960	2.21	2.15	0
	2 Seasons			P	18	36.0	7	7	1.000	1.75	0.39	.963	2.12	2.09	1	0%	0%
	2 Seasons			TOT	18	36.0	7	7	1.000	1.75	0.39	.963	2.12	2.09	1	0%	0%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

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