Jim Davis
James Bennett Davis
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 15, 1924 in Red Bluff, CA
High School: Red Bluff (Red Bluff, CA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1954
Final Game: July 2, 1957
Died: November 30, 1995 in San Mateo, CA
Relatives: Nephew of Marv Grissom
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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 SF IBB Pos Awards
1954 29 CHC NL 46 39 32 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 .063 .231 .063 .293 -19 2 0 0 0 0 1
1955 30 CHC NL 42 43 37 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 21 .027 .100 .027 .127 -64 1 1 0 3 0 0 1
1956 31 CHC NL 46 32 28 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .179 .207 .179 .385 6 5 0 0 3 0 0 1
1957 32 TOT NL 20 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 170 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 32 STL NL 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 32 NYG NL 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 442 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Seasons 154 116 99 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 54 .091 .182 .091 .273 -25 9 1 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 122 104 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 57 .091 .182 .091 .273 -25 9 1 0 6 0
CHC (3 yrs) 134 114 97 7 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 53 .082 .176 .082 .258 -28 8 1 0 6 0 0
NYG (1 yr) 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 442 1 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1954 29 CHC NL 39 30 0 0.0 110 .200 .063 .275 .231 .347 .063 .426 .293 .772 -19 .000 -5.7 -0.6 .300 .219 .000
1955 30 CHC NL 43 40 0 0.0 105 .063 .027 .265 .100 .336 .027 .420 .127 .757 -64 .000 -8.9 -0.9 .108 .081 .000
1956 31 CHC NL 32 26 1 1.0 102 .278 .179 .263 .207 .330 .179 .415 .385 .745 6 .064 -3.8 -0.4 .261 .036 .000
1957 32 TOT NL 2 1 1 27.2 104 1.000 .500 .270 .500 .333 .500 .418 1.000 .750 170 .962 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1957 32 STL NL 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .271 .000 .334 .000 .419 .000 .753 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1957 32 NYG NL 1 0 1 103 1.000 1.000 .268 1.000 .332 1.000 .416 2.000 .748 442 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
4 Seasons 116 97 2 0.6 106 .200 .091 .268 .182 .338 .091 .420 .273 .759 -25 .020 -18.2 -1.8 .220 .111 .000
162 Game Avg. 122 102 2 0.6 106 .200 .091 .268 .182 .338 .091 .420 .273 .759 -25 .020 -18.2 -1.8 .220 .111 .000
CHC (3 yrs) 114 96 1 0.3 106 .182 .082 .268 .176 .338 .082 .420 .258 .759 -28 .006 -18.4 -1.8 .211 .113 .000
NYG (1 yr) 1 0 1 103 1.000 1.000 .268 1.000 .332 1.000 .416 2.000 .748 442 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .271 .000 .334 .000 .419 .000 .753 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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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
1954 29 CHC NL 39 0.0% 56.4% 18.0% 0.0% 0% 3.14 1.5 5.00 26%
1955 30 CHC NL 43 0.0% 48.8% 7.0% 0.0% 0% 7.00 1.8 37.0 3.67 37%
1956 31 CHC NL 32 0.0% 31.3% 3.1% 0.0% 0% 10.00 2.8 2.50 56%
1957 32 TOT NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50%
1957 32 STL NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1957 32 NYG NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
4 Seasons 116 0.0% 46.6% 9.5% 0.0% 0% 4.91 1.8 99.0 3.25 39%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1954 29 CHC NL 1 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 75% 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
1955 30 CHC NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 31 CHC NL 1 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 32 TOT 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
1957 32 STL 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
4 Seasons 2 0 35% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 50% 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 29 CHC NL 26 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 11 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 13
1955 30 CHC NL 30 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 300% 8 1 13% 8 2 25% 16 1 6% 0 0 0 0 13
1956 31 CHC NL 25 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 7 0 0% 5 1 20% 16 1 6% 1 0 0% 0 0 7
1957 32 TOT NL 1 100% 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 1
1957 32 STL NL 1 100% 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
4 Seasons 82 100% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 120% 16 1 6% 15 3 20% 43 2 5% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 33
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1954 29 46 39 32 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 .063 .231 .063 .293 -19 2 0 0 0 0
1955 30 88 82 69 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 43 .043 .165 .043 .208 -42 3 1 0 3 0 0
1956 31 134 114 97 7 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 53 .082 .176 .082 .258 -28 8 1 0 6 0 0
1957 32 154 116 99 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 54 .091 .182 .091 .273 -25 9 1 0 6 0 0

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
1954 29 48 41 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 .000 .171 .000 .171 0 46
1955 30 44 42 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 .000 .071 .000 .071 0 42
1956 31 48 30 29 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .172 .200 .172 .372 1 46
1957 32 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 20
4 Seasons 161 115 104 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 56 .048 .139 .048 .187 2 154
162 Game Avg. 162 116 105 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 56 .048 .139 .048 .187 2 154

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