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Jim Bolger

James Cyril Bolger (Dutch)

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 23, 1932 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Purcell Marian HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 24, 1950 (Age 18)
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Phillies/Indians/Redlegs/Reds 1950-1959

Final Game: September 18, 1959 (Age 27)
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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
1950 18 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /7O
1951 19 CIN NL 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 22 CIN NL 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 74 1 0 0 0 0 /8
1955 23 CHC NL 64 173 160 19 33 5 4 0 7 2 2 9 17 .206 .257 .288 .545 45 46 3 2 2 0 1 8/7
1957 25 CHC NL 112 291 273 28 75 4 1 5 29 0 1 10 36 .275 .303 .352 .655 77 96 11 3 1 4 1 879/5
1958 26 CHC NL 84 131 120 15 27 4 1 1 11 0 1 9 20 .225 .285 .300 .585 56 36 2 1 1 0 0 7/98
1959 27 TOT MLB 43 60 55 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 .073 .133 .091 .224 -39 5 4 0 0 1 1 /789
1959 27 CLE AL 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 27 PHI NL 35 52 48 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .083 .135 .104 .239 -35 5 4 0 0 1 1 /789
7 Yrs 312 659 612 65 140 14 6 6 48 3 4 32 83 .229 .272 .301 .572 53 184 20 6 4 5 3
162 Game Avg. 162 342 318 34 73 7 3 3 25 2 17 43 .229 .272 .301 .572 53 96 10 3 2
CHC (3 yrs) 260 595 553 62 135 13 6 6 47 2 4 28 73 .244 .286 .322 .608 63 178 16 6 4 4 2
CIN (3 yrs) 9 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 35 52 48 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .083 .135 .104 .239 -35 5 4 0 0 1 1
CLE (1 yr) 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 304 651 605 65 140 14 6 6 48 3 4 31 82 .231 .274 .304 .578 55 184 20 6 4 5 3
AL (1 yr) 8 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 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 Salary Pos Awards
1950 18 CIN NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .486 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /7O
1951 19 CIN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .510 .500 0.0 0.0 0
1954 22 CIN NL 5 3 -0 -0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .487 .500 -0.0 -0.1 -0 /8
1955 23 CHC NL 64 173 -12 0 0 5 -0 -8 -0.9 7 -1 -0.2 .487 .495 -0.6 0.4 -6 8/7
1957 25 CHC NL 112 291 -7 -0 -1 0 -2 -10 -1.2 11 0 -0.1 .490 .493 -0.1 -0.2 -0 879/5
1958 26 CHC NL 84 131 -7 0 -0 3 -1 -5 -0.6 5 -0 -0.1 .494 .497 -0.3 0.1 -3 7/98
1959 27 CLE AL 8 8 -2 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1
1959 27 PHI NL 35 52 -10 -0 -1 1 -0 -10 -1.1 2 -8 -0.9 .468 .493 -1.0 0.1 -9 /789
7 Seasons 312 659 -38 1 -2 8 -4 -36 -4.0 25 -11 -1.5 .488 .497 -2.2 0.3 -19
CHC (3 yrs) 260 595 -26 0 -2 8 -3 -23 -2.7 22 -1 -0.4 .490 .495 -1.1 0.3 -9
CIN (3 yrs) 9 4 -0 0 0 -0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .492 .500 -0.0 -0.1 -0
PHI (1 yr) 35 52 -10 -0 -1 1 -0 -10 -1.1 2 -8 -0.9 .468 .493 -1.0 0.1 -9
CLE (1 yr) 8 8 -2 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1

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
1950 18 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .270 .000 .346 .000 .418 .000 .764 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1954 22 CIN NL 3 2 0 0.0 111 .500 .333 .277 .333 .348 .333 .428 .667 .776 74 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1955 23 CHC NL 173 134 11 2.2 106 .231 .206 .266 .257 .337 .288 .420 .545 .757 45 .201 -13.4 -1.3 .432 .138 .081 .0
1957 25 CHC NL 291 215 27 3.4 102 .297 .275 .267 .303 .331 .352 .414 .655 .745 77 .363 -9.4 -0.9 .514 .110 .077 .0
1958 26 CHC NL 131 97 10 2.8 105 .263 .225 .269 .285 .336 .300 .420 .585 .756 56 .278 -7.8 -0.8 .469 .142 .075 .0
1959 27 TOT MLB 60 56 0 0.0 105 .085 .073 .269 .133 .336 .091 .417 .224 .753 -39 .000 -11.0 -1.1 .164 .091 .018
1959 27 CLE AL 8 7 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .257 .125 .328 .000 .393 .125 .720 -62 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .143 .143 .000
1959 27 PHI NL 52 49 0 0.0 106 .098 .083 .271 .135 .338 .104 .420 .239 .758 -35 .000 -9.4 -0.9 .167 .083 .021
7 Yrs 659 505 48 2.6 104 .254 .229 .267 .272 .334 .301 .417 .572 .751 53 .251 -42.0 -4.2 .446 .123 .072 4.0
162 Game Avg. 342 262 25 2.6 104 .254 .229 .267 .272 .334 .301 .417 .572 .751 53 .251 -42.0 -4.2 .446 .123 .072 2
CHC (3 yrs) 595 446 48 2.9 104 .270 .244 .267 .286 .334 .322 .417 .608 .751 63 .297 -30.5 -3.0 .479 .125 .078 3.0
CIN (3 yrs) 4 3 0 0.0 110 .333 .250 .275 .250 .348 .250 .425 .500 .773 31 -0.4 -0.0 .667 .250 .000 .0
PHI (1 yr) 52 49 0 0.0 106 .098 .083 .271 .135 .338 .104 .420 .239 .758 -35 -9.4 -0.9 .167 .083 .021
CLE (1 yr) 8 7 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .257 .125 .328 .000 .393 .125 .720 -62 -1.6 -0.2 .143 .143 .000
NL (7 yrs) 651 498 48 2.6 104 .257 .231 .268 .274 .334 .304 .417 .578 .751 55 .256 -40.4 -4.0 .450 .122 .073 4.0
AL (1 yr) 8 7 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .257 .125 .328 .000 .393 .125 .720 -62 -1.6 -0.2 .143 .143 .000

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
1950 18 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1954 22 CIN NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 0.00 67%
1955 23 CHC NL 173 0.0% 9.8% 5.2% 5.2% 27% 1.89 9.4 22.9 0.77 83%
1957 25 CHC NL 291 1.7% 12.4% 3.4% 3.4% 13% 3.60 7.6 54.6 9.4 1.17 81%
1958 26 CHC NL 131 0.8% 15.3% 6.9% 4.6% 22% 2.22 6.0 120.0 10.9 0.76 76%
1959 27 TOT MLB 60 0.0% 15.0% 6.7% 1.7% 25% 2.25 6.1 55.0 1.24 78%
1959 27 CLE AL 8 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% 1.00 7.0 0.50 75%
1959 27 PHI NL 52 0.0% 15.4% 5.8% 1.9% 25% 2.67 6.0 48.0 1.41 79%
7 Yrs 659 0.9% 12.6% 4.9% 4.0% 19% 2.59 7.4 102.0 12.8 0.97 80%
MLB Averages 2.2% 11.4% 9.3% 6.6% 29% 1.23 7.8 40.4 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1950 18 CIN NL -0.3 -0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .00 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 0
1951 19 CIN NL 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .73 0.0 -0.0 0.2 0.0 1.11 0.1
1954 22 CIN NL -0.1 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .55 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.86 -0.1 0.82 2
1955 23 CHC NL -13.4 -1.3 144 -0.1 2.4 -2.5 .98 -0.6 0.5 -7.2 -0.7 0.92 -7.5 1.50 1
1957 25 CHC NL -9.4 -0.9 260 -0.2 4.8 -5.0 1.15 -0.8 0.6 -11.3 -1.1 0.97 -7.3 1.36 43
1958 26 CHC NL -7.8 -0.8 132 -1.6 1.8 -3.3 1.22 -0.7 -0.6 -9.3 -0.9 1.01 -7.1 1.63 50
1959 27 TOT MLB -11.0 -1.1 60 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 1.08 -1.1 0.1 -10.5 -1.0 0.96 -11.8 1.13 31
1959 27 CLE AL -1.6 -0.2 8 0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.11 -0.1 0.2 -0.7 -0.1 0.92 -1.4 1.11 7
1959 27 PHI NL -9.4 -0.9 52 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 1.07 -0.9 -0.1 -9.8 -1.0 0.97 -10.4 1.13 24
7 Yrs -42.0 -4.2 601 -3.0 9.4 -12.4 1.11 -3.1 0.4 -38.6 -3.8 0.96 -34.0 1.40 127

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1950 18 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 0 0 0
1954 22 CIN NL 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1955 23 CHC NL 2 0 43% 62 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 53% 10 7 3 1 0 1 8 2 6
1957 25 CHC NL 5 0 28% 99 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 4 48% 15 11 4 6 2 3 8 1 7
1958 26 CHC NL 2 0 39% 51 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 62% 8 5 3 1 0 1 4 0 4
1959 27 TOT MLB 0 0 13% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 27 CLE AL 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 0 0 0 0
1959 27 PHI NL 0 0 14% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 9 0 34% 227 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 2 3 7 52% 35 25 10 9 2 6 20 3 17

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1950 18 CIN NL 1 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 0 0
1954 22 CIN NL 3 67% 1 2 0 0 0 0.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 23 CHC NL 173 29% 33 1 1 0 0 1.50 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 200% 22 3 14% 11 2 18% 66 8 12% 6 2 33% 4 3 75% 0
1957 25 CHC NL 291 45% 75 43 15 1 3 1.36 5 0 7 2 3 3 2 0 3 1 33% 47 11 23% 23 4 17% 162 13 8% 9 3 33% 16 9 56% 0
1958 26 CHC NL 131 55% 27 50 10 1 2 1.63 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 33 2 6% 13 2 15% 96 11 11% 5 2 40% 6 3 50% 0
1959 27 TOT MLB 60 78% 4 31 4 0 1 1.13 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4 25% 9 2 22% 39 2 5% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
1959 27 CLE AL 8 63% 0 7 0 0 0 1.11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1959 27 PHI NL 52 81% 4 24 4 0 1 1.13 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 29% 8 2 25% 34 2 6% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 659 47% 140 127 30 2 6 1.40 6 0 18 3 3 4 2 0 5 4 80% 118 20 17% 56 10 18% 363 34 9% 24 9 38% 28 16 57% 0
MLB Averages 49% 82% 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
1950 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1951 19 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1952 20 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1953 21 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1954 22 9 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 0 0
1955 23 73 177 164 21 34 5 4 0 7 3 2 9 18 .207 .257 .287 .544 44 47 3 2 2 0 1
1956 24 73 177 164 21 34 5 4 0 7 3 2 9 18 .207 .257 .287 .544 44 47 3 2 2 0 1
1957 25 185 468 437 49 109 9 5 5 36 3 3 19 54 .249 .286 .327 .613 64 143 14 5 3 4 2
1958 26 269 599 557 64 136 13 6 6 47 3 4 28 74 .244 .286 .321 .607 63 179 16 6 4 4 2
1959 27 312 659 612 65 140 14 6 6 48 3 4 32 83 .229 .272 .301 .572 53 184 20 6 4 5 3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1950 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1954 22 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1955 23 67 181 168 19 34 5 4 0 7 2 9 18 .202 .251 .280 .531 12 64
1957 25 117 305 286 29 79 4 1 5 30 0 11 38 .276 .306 .350 .656 30 112
1958 26 88 137 126 16 28 4 1 1 12 0 9 21 .222 .279 .294 .573 11 84
1959 27 45 64 58 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 5 9 .086 .156 .103 .260 1 43
6 Yrs 324 691 642 66 146 14 6 6 51 2 34 87 .227 .271 .296 .567 54 310
162 Game Avg. 162 346 321 33 73 7 3 3 26 1 17 44 .227 .271 .296 .567 27 310

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1950 NL  born 1932-02-23 (2nd)
1951 NL  born 1932-02-23 (2nd)

                                         

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