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

Born: September 15, 1924 in 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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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
1954 29 CHC NL 11 7 .611 3.52 46 12 18 2 0 4 127.2 114 57 50 12 51 58 3 1 3 538 119 1.292 8.0 0.8 3.6 4.1 1.14
1955 30 CHC NL 7 11 .389 4.44 42 16 17 0 0 3 133.2 122 79 66 16 58 5 62 2 0 7 568 93 1.347 8.2 1.1 3.9 4.2 1.07
1956 31 CHC NL 5 7 .417 3.66 46 11 17 2 1 2 120.1 116 56 49 11 59 4 66 6 0 3 525 104 1.454 8.7 0.8 4.4 4.9 1.12
1957 32 TOT NL 1 1 .500 5.84 20 0 8 0 0 1 24.2 31 17 16 3 11 1 11 0 0 0 113 68 1.703 11.3 1.1 4.0 4.0 1.00
1957 32 STL NL 0 1 .000 5.27 10 0 4 0 0 1 13.2 18 8 8 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 61 76 1.756 11.9 0.7 4.0 3.3 0.83
1957 32 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 6.55 10 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 13 9 8 2 5 1 6 0 0 0 52 60 1.636 10.6 1.6 4.1 4.9 1.20
4 Seasons 24 26 .480 4.01 154 39 60 4 1 10 406.1 383 209 181 42 179 10 197 11 1 13 1744 101 1.383 8.5 0.9 4.0 4.4 1.10
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .480 4.01 54 14 21 1 0 4 143 135 74 64 15 63 69 4 0 5 614 101 1.383 8.5 0.9 4.0 4.4 1.10
CHC (3 yrs) 23 25 .479 3.89 134 39 52 4 1 9 381.2 352 192 165 39 168 9 186 11 1 13 1631 104 1.362 8.3 0.9 4.0 4.4 1.11
NYG (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 6.55 10 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 13 9 8 2 5 1 6 0 0 0 52 60 1.636 10.6 1.6 4.1 4.9 1.20
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.27 10 0 4 0 0 1 13.2 18 8 8 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 61 76 1.756 11.9 0.7 4.0 3.3 0.83

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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 2.000 444 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 2.000 444 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

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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
1954 CHC NL 29 P 46 12 127.2 38 13 24 1 0 .974 2.61 0.80 .961 2.07 0.87
1955 CHC NL 30 P 42 16 133.2 28 5 22 1 0 .964 1.82 0.64 .950 2.04 0.83
1956 CHC NL 31 P 46 11 120.1 25 2 23 0 3 1.000 1.87 0.54 .964 2.05 0.83
1957 TOT NL 32 P 20 0 24.2 7 0 6 1 1 .857 2.19 0.30 .971 2.04 0.82
1957 STL NL 32 P 10 0 13.2 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.98 0.30 .967 2.04 0.82
1957 NYG NL 32 P 10 0 11.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 2.45 0.30 .975 2.05 0.82
4 Seasons P 154 39 406.1 98 20 75 3 4 .969 2.10 0.62 .959 2.05 0.84
4 Seasons TOT 154 39 406.1 98 20 75 3 4 .969 2.10 0.62 .929 2.05 0.84

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1954 NL--46--10th
1956 NL--46--10th

Saves s c a p y
1954 NL--4--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1955 NL--7--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1956 NL--6--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1955 NL--17--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1974), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

October 2, 1949: Purchased by Seattle (PCL) from the Boston Red Sox.

April 15, 1954: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Seattle (PCL).

December 11, 1956: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Sam Jones, Hobie Landrith and Eddie Miksis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wally Lammers (minors), Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Tom Poholsky.

June 4, 1957: Selected off waivers by the New York Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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