Jim Fairey
James Burke Fairey
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 22, 1944 in Orangeburg, SC
School: Erskine College
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1968
Final Game: September 26, 1973
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 LAD NL 23 OF 63 28 313.0 72 65 3 4 1 .944 1.5 5.8 0.5 0.9 -0.4 1 1.96 1.08 .976 2.02 1.82
1968 LAD NL 23 LF 41 12 155.2 32 29 1 2 1 .938 -2.3 -17.7 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 -1 1.73 0.73 .962 1.64 1.38
1968 LAD NL 23 RF 22 15 141.1 36 31 3 2 0 .944 2.7 22.9 0.7 0.8 -0.1 2 2.17 1.55 .981 2.02 1.77
1968 LAD NL 23 CF 2 1 16.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 82.5 1.1 0.0 1.1 0 3.94 3.50 .971 2.36 2.20
1969 MON NL 24 CF 13 8 89.0 23 20 1 2 0 .913 -3.3 -44.5 -2.3 -2.3 -0.1 -1 2.12 1.62 .978 2.30 2.07
1969 MON NL 24 OF 13 8 89.0 23 20 1 2 0 .913 -3.3 -44.5 -2.3 -2.3 -0.1 -1 2.12 1.62 .974 2.02 1.75
1970 MON NL 25 OF 59 47 399.1 89 86 1 2 0 .978 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -1.0 0.9 0 1.96 1.47 .976 2.07 1.78
1970 MON NL 25 LF 33 22 192.2 40 40 0 0 0 1.000 2.4 14.9 2.4 0.2 2.2 0 1.87 1.21 .970 1.75 1.38
1970 MON NL 25 CF 30 25 199.2 45 42 1 2 0 .956 -2.1 -12.6 -2.1 -1.2 -0.9 0 1.94 1.43 .978 2.34 2.07
1970 MON NL 25 RF 4 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.68
1971 MON NL 26 OF 58 49 403.2 95 85 7 3 1 .968 0.5 1.5 -0.5 -1.3 0.9 1 2.05 1.59 .979 2.19 1.92
1971 MON NL 26 LF 57 48 397.2 86 76 7 3 1 .965 0.9 2.7 -0.1 -0.9 0.9 1 1.88 1.46 .970 1.87 1.53
1971 MON NL 26 CF 2 1 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.30
1971 MON NL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1972 MON NL 27 OF 37 23 222.0 44 40 1 3 0 .932 -1.0 -5.4 0.0 1.1 -1.1 -1 1.66 1.11 .980 2.18 1.96
1972 MON NL 27 LF 20 12 112.1 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -2.1 0.8 1.3 -0.5 -1 1.92 1.20 .975 1.92 1.67
1972 MON NL 27 RF 17 11 108.2 25 21 1 3 0 .880 -0.7 -7.7 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.82 1.29 .980 2.03 1.74
1972 MON NL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
5 Seasons OF 230 155 1427.0 323 296 13 14 2 .957 -2.4 -2.0 -2.4 -2.6 0.2 0 1.95 1.34 .977 2.11 1.85
4 Seasons LF 151 94 858.1 182 169 8 5 2 .973 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.7 1.2 -1 1.86 1.17 .969 1.81 1.47
5 Seasons CF 48 35 310.2 76 70 2 4 0 .947 -4.6 -17.8 -3.6 -3.8 0.1 -1 2.09 1.50 .978 2.33 2.09
4 Seasons RF 44 26 258.0 61 52 4 5 0 .918 1.4 6.5 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 2 1.95 1.27 .980 2.02 1.75
6 Seasons TOT 230 155 1427.0 323 296 13 14 2 .957 -2.4 -2.0 -2.4 -2.6 0.2 0 1.95 1.34 .934 2.11 1.85
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1968 LAD NL 23 99 28 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 2 22 63 39 13
1969 MON NL 24 20 8 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 11 0
1970 MON NL 25 92 47 92 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 30 4 59 41 0
1971 MON NL 26 92 49 92 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 2 1 58 42 0
1972 MON NL 27 86 23 86 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 17 37 59 0
1973 LAD NL 28 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
6 Seasons 399 155 399 399 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 48 44 230 202 13
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 LAD NL 23 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 8 1 0 4 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 23 11 47.8% 11 1 4.3% 0 684 70% 78% 23% 71 41%
1970 MON NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 9 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 24 16 66.7% 8 0 0.0% 0 880 61% 75% 25% 82 49%
1971 MON NL 26 3 0 3 0 0 7 0 6 0 0 11 8 0 9 2 0 3 1 0 7 3 0 6 6 0 36 20 55.6% 16 0 0.0% 7 1778 51% 78% 24% 143 57%
1972 MON NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 12 7 58.3% 5 0 0.0% 0 473 64% 77% 24% 47 51%
4 Seasons 5 0 5 0 2 8 0 6 0 1 32 24 0 28 10 0 11 4 0 12 4 1 12 12 0 95 54 56.8% 40 1 1.1% 7 3815 58% 77% 24% 343 51%
MLB Averages 57.6% 2.7% 62% 77% 25% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 LAD NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 63 63% 87% 33% 9 78%
1969 MON NL 24 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 4 25.0% 12 0 0.0% 1 422 64% 72% 21% 51 41%
1970 MON NL 25 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 4 3 0 2 1 0 19 9 47.4% 10 0 0.0% 1 941 62% 72% 22% 80 54%
1971 MON NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 23 61% 48% 13% 2 50%
1972 MON NL 27 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 0 6 67% 17% 17% 0
5 Seasons 4 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 11 5 0 14 2 0 2 1 0 7 4 0 4 3 0 38 15 39.5% 23 0 0.0% 2 1455 63% 72% 22% 142 51%
MLB Averages 42.2% 2.2% 62% 77% 25% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 LAD NL 23 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 6 3 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 16 9 56.3% 6 1 6.3% 2 574 67% 76% 25% 61 52%
1970 MON NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 34 62% 76% 21% 3 0%
1971 MON NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 6 17% 83% 33% 1 0%
1972 MON NL 27 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 7 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 43.8% 8 1 6.3% 0 471 52% 76% 25% 51 43%
4 Seasons 5 0 5 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 13 8 0 14 2 2 4 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 35 17 48.6% 16 2 5.7% 2 1085 60% 76% 25% 116 47%
MLB Averages 42.3% 3.3% 62% 77% 25% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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