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Jim Colborn

James William Colborn

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 22, 1946 in Santa Paula, CA
High School: Santa Paula HS (Santa Paula, CA)
School: Whittier College (Whittier, CA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 13, 1969
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Cubs/Royals/Mariners 1969-1978

Final Game: October 1, 1978
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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
1969 23 CHC NL 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 24 CHC NL 34 17 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .067 .125 .067 .192 -49 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1971 25 CHC NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 26 MIL AL 39 40 37 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .081 .105 .135 .240 -28 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1973 27 MIL AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-6
1974 28 MIL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 29 MIL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 30 MIL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 31 KCR AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/9
1978 32 TOT AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 32 KCR AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1978 32 SEA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Yrs 302 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 32 30 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 3 0 0 2 0 0
MIL (5 yrs) 183 40 37 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .081 .105 .135 .240 -28 5 0 0 2 0 0
CHC (3 yrs) 54 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .056 .105 .056 .161 -57 1 0 0 1 0 0
KCR (2 yrs) 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 248 40 37 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .081 .105 .135 .240 -28 5 0 0 2 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 54 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .056 .105 .056 .161 -57 1 0 0 1 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 Awards
1969 23 CHC NL 6 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1970 24 CHC NL 34 17 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1971 25 CHC NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1972 26 MIL AL 39 40 -6 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $16,000 1
1973 27 MIL AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1 AS,CYA-6
1974 28 MIL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1975 29 MIL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1976 30 MIL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 31 KCR AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1/9
1978 32 KCR AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1978 32 SEA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
10 Seasons 302 60 -10 -0 0 0 6 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .499 .500 -0.4 0.2 -2 $16,000
MIL (5 yrs) 183 40 -6 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 0.1 -1 $16,000
CHC (3 yrs) 54 20 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
KCR (2 yrs) 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
SEA (1 yr) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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
1969 23 CHC NL 3 3 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .274 .000 .346 .000 .406 .000 .752 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1970 24 CHC NL 17 15 0 0.0 112 .250 .067 .280 .125 .354 .067 .427 .192 .781 -49 .000 -3.4 -0.3 .143 .067 .000
1972 26 MIL AL 40 36 1 0.8 81 .150 .081 .243 .105 .312 .135 .351 .240 .663 -28 .053 -6.0 -0.7 .176 .081 .054
10 Yrs 60 54 1 0.5 91 .160 .073 .255 .105 .325 .109 .375 .214 .700 -39 .022 -10.2 -1.1 .157 .073 .036
162 Game Avg. 32 29 1 0.5 91 .160 .073 .255 .105 .325 .109 .375 .214 .700 -39 .022 -10.2 -1.1 .157 .073 .036
CHC (3 yrs) 20 18 0 0.0 111 .200 .056 .279 .105 .353 .056 .423 .161 .776 -57 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
MIL (5 yrs) 40 36 1 0.7 81 .150 .081 .243 .105 .312 .135 .351 .240 .663 -28 .052 -6.0 -0.7 .176 .081 .054
NL (3 yrs) 20 18 0 0.0 111 .200 .056 .279 .105 .353 .056 .423 .161 .776 -57 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
AL (7 yrs) 40 36 1 0.7 81 .150 .081 .243 .105 .312 .135 .351 .240 .663 -28 .052 -6.0 -0.7 .176 .081 .054

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
1973 MIL AL 27 DNP

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
1969 23 CHC NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 1.00 33%
1970 24 CHC NL 17 0.0% 64.7% 5.9% 0.0% 0% 11.00 1.4 15.0 3.00 24%
1972 26 MIL AL 40 0.0% 42.5% 2.5% 2.5% 33% 17.00 2.2 0.67 50%
10 Yrs 60 0.0% 50.0% 3.3% 1.7% 25% 15.00 1.8 55.0 0.86 42%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.8% 8.7% 6.1% 27% 1.58 6.5 45.6 8.8 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1969 23 CHC NL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.39 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.18 -0.8 0
1970 24 CHC NL -3.4 -0.3 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .69 -0.3 0.1 -3.2 -0.3 0.95 -3.6 0
1971 25 CHC NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1972 26 MIL AL -6.0 -0.7 40 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 .92 -0.6 0.1 -7.0 -0.8 0.93 -6.3 0
1973 27 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1974 28 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1975 29 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1976 30 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1977 31 KCR AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1978 32 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1978 32 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1978 32 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
10 Yrs -10.2 -1.1 60 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 .87 -1.0 0.1 -11.1 -1.2 0.95 -10.7 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
1969 23 CHC 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
1970 24 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 26 MIL AL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 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
1969 23 CHC NL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 24 CHC NL 17 59% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 4 1 25% 12 1 8% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1972 26 MIL AL 40 23% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 0 0% 9 1 11% 21 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
10 Yrs 60 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 9 0 0% 14 2 14% 36 1 3% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 55% 76% 11% 32% 14% 48% 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
1969 23 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 24 40 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .056 .105 .056 .161 -57 1 0 0 1 0 0
1971 25 54 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .056 .105 .056 .161 -57 1 0 0 1 0 0
1972 26 93 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 0
1973 27 136 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 0
1974 28 169 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 0
1975 29 205 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 0
1976 30 237 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 0
1977 31 274 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 0
1978 32 302 60 55 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 30 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 6 0 0 3 0 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
1969 23 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1970 24 34 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 34
1972 26 41 43 40 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 18 .100 .122 .150 .272 1 39
3 Yrs 81 63 58 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 31 .069 .100 .103 .203 1 79
162 Game Avg. 162 126 116 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 4 62 .069 .100 .103 .203 2 79

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1984 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1973

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1973 AL (6, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (255th)

              

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