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Jim Colborn
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: May 22, 1946 in Santa Paula, CA
High School: Santa Paula (Santa Paula, CA)
School: Whittier College
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 13, 1969
Final Game: October 1, 1978
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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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1969 23 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 3.07 6 2 1 0 0 0 14.2 15 6 5 2 9 1 4 1 1 0 65 131 1.636 9.2 1.2 5.5 2.5 0.44
1970 24 CHC NL 3 1 .750 3.59 34 5 11 0 0 4 72.2 88 37 29 3 23 6 50 1 1 1 327 124 1.528 10.9 0.4 2.8 6.2 2.17
1971 25 CHC NL 0 1 .000 6.97 14 0 5 0 0 0 10.1 18 8 8 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 50 56 2.032 15.7 0.9 2.6 1.7 0.67
1972 26 MIL AL 7 7 .500 3.11 39 12 7 4 1 0 147.2 135 53 51 14 43 7 97 2 0 5 608 97 1.205 8.2 0.9 2.6 5.9 2.26
1973 27 MIL AL 20 12 .625 3.18 43 36 2 22 4 1 314.1 297 133 111 21 87 5 135 3 1 6 1287 118 1.222 8.5 0.6 2.5 3.9 1.55 AS,CYA-6
1974 28 MIL AL 10 13 .435 4.06 33 31 2 10 1 0 224.0 230 104 101 27 60 4 83 6 0 3 938 88 1.295 9.2 1.1 2.4 3.3 1.38
1975 29 MIL AL 11 13 .458 4.27 36 29 3 8 1 2 206.1 215 111 98 18 65 5 79 5 0 5 879 90 1.357 9.4 0.8 2.8 3.4 1.22
1976 30 MIL AL 9 15 .375 3.71 32 32 0 7 0 0 225.2 232 97 93 20 54 9 101 2 2 6 937 94 1.267 9.3 0.8 2.2 4.0 1.87
1977 31 KCR AL 18 14 .563 3.62 36 35 0 6 1 0 239.0 233 106 96 22 81 2 103 13 3 8 1023 113 1.314 8.8 0.8 3.1 3.9 1.27
1978 32 TOT AL 4 12 .250 5.24 28 22 1 3 0 0 142.2 156 95 83 25 50 2 34 8 1 2 630 73 1.444 9.8 1.6 3.2 2.1 0.68
1978 32 KCR AL 1 2 .333 4.76 8 3 1 0 0 0 28.1 31 18 15 4 12 1 8 2 0 0 128 81 1.518 9.8 1.3 3.8 2.5 0.67
1978 32 SEA AL 3 10 .231 5.35 20 19 0 3 0 0 114.1 125 77 68 21 38 1 26 6 1 2 502 71 1.426 9.8 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.68
10 Seasons 83 88 .485 3.80 301 204 32 60 8 7 1597.1 1619 750 675 153 475 41 688 41 9 36 6744 98 1.311 9.1 0.9 2.7 3.9 1.45
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .485 3.80 41 27 4 8 1 1 215 218 101 91 21 64 6 93 6 1 5 908 98 1.311 9.1 0.9 2.7 3.9 1.45
MIL (5 yrs) 57 60 .487 3.65 183 140 14 51 7 3 1118.0 1109 498 454 100 309 30 495 18 3 25 4649 98 1.268 8.9 0.8 2.5 4.0 1.60
CHC (3 yrs) 4 2 .667 3.87 54 7 17 0 0 4 97.2 121 51 42 6 35 7 56 2 2 1 442 112 1.597 11.2 0.6 3.2 5.2 1.60
KCR (2 yrs) 19 16 .543 3.74 44 38 1 6 1 0 267.1 264 124 111 26 93 3 111 15 3 8 1151 108 1.335 8.9 0.9 3.1 3.7 1.19
SEA (1 yr) 3 10 .231 5.35 20 19 0 3 0 0 114.1 125 77 68 21 38 1 26 6 1 2 502 71 1.426 9.8 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.68
AL (7 yrs) 79 86 .479 3.80 247 197 15 60 8 3 1499.2 1498 699 633 147 440 34 632 39 7 35 6302 97 1.292 9.0 0.9 2.6 3.8 1.44
NL (3 yrs) 4 2 .667 3.87 54 7 17 0 0 4 97.2 121 51 42 6 35 7 56 2 2 1 442 112 1.597 11.2 0.6 3.2 5.2 1.60

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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 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
1977 31 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/9
11 Seasons 94 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. 162 103 95 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 52 .073 .105 .109 .214 -39 10 0 0 5 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) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (5 yrs) 39 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
AL (7 yrs) 40 40 37 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .081 .105 .135 .240 -28 5 0 0 2 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 CHC NL 23 P 6 2 14.2 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 3.07 0.83 .960 1.96 0.78
1970 CHC NL 24 P 34 5 72.2 18 4 13 1 1 .944 2.11 0.50 .950 1.85 0.71
1971 CHC NL 25 P 14 0 10.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 3.48 0.29 .950 1.92 0.78
1972 MIL AL 26 P 39 12 147.2 26 8 17 1 1 .962 1.52 0.64 .950 1.86 0.75
1973 MIL AL 27 P 43 36 314.1 74 19 55 0 4 1.000 2.12 1.72 .949 1.86 0.86 AS,CYA-6
1974 MIL AL 28 P 33 31 224.0 58 19 35 4 0 .931 2.17 1.64 .948 1.81 0.83
1975 MIL AL 29 P 36 29 206.1 53 15 36 2 2 .962 2.22 1.42 .938 1.87 0.85
1976 MIL AL 30 P 32 32 225.2 44 11 32 1 4 .977 1.71 1.34 .948 1.87 0.85
1977 KCR AL 31 P 36 35 239.0 71 27 39 5 3 .930 2.49 1.83 .949 1.95 0.84
1977 KCR AL 31 RF 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70
1978 TOT AL 32 P 28 22 142.2 52 10 39 3 2 .942 3.09 1.75 .954 1.90 0.85
1978 KCR AL 32 P 8 3 28.1 11 2 8 1 0 .909 3.18 1.25 .955 1.91 0.85
1978 SEA AL 32 P 20 19 114.1 41 8 31 2 2 .951 3.07 1.95 .954 1.90 0.85
10 Seasons P 301 204 1597.1 405 114 274 17 18 .958 2.19 1.29 .948 1.87 0.81
1 Season RF 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70
10 Seasons TOT 301 204 1597.1 405 114 274 17 18 .958 2.19 1.29 .906 1.87 0.81

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 (240th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1973 AL  3.178 (8th)

Wins s c a p y
1973 AL  20 (7th)
1977 AL  18 (5th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1973 AL  .625 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1973 AL  1.222 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 AL  2.491 (10th)
1976 AL  2.154 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1973 AL  314.3 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1977 AL  35 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1973 AL  22 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1973 AL  4 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1974 AL  27 (3rd)
1976 AL  20 (5th)
1978 AL  25 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1973 AL  297 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 AL  .601 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1976 AL  15 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1977 AL  13 (1st)
1978 AL  8 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1973 AL  1287 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1973 AL  118 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 26 (882), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 13 (800), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Bob Muncrief (964)
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  8. Art Houtteman (959)
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Transactions

June 19, 1967: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1971: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Brock Davis and Earl Stephenson to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jose Cardenal.

December 6, 1976: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Darrell Porter to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later, Jamie Quirk and Jim Wohlford. The Kansas City Royals sent Bob McClure (March 15, 1977) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

June 1, 1978: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Steve Braun.

November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

March 28, 1979: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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