Jim French
Richard James French
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 182 lb.

Born: August 13, 1941 in Warren, OH
School: Ohio University
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1965
Final Game: May 14, 1971
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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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1965 WSA AL 23 C 13 12 109.1 78 68 8 2 0 .974 1.0 11.0 1 6.26 5.85 .988 6.96 5.67 1 2 4 4 50%
1966 WSA AL 24 C 10 8 69.0 48 45 2 1 0 .979 -1.0 -17.4 -1 6.13 4.70 .987 6.86 5.86 1 5 6 3 33%
1967 WSA AL 25 C 6 5 44.0 31 28 2 1 0 .968 -1.0 -27.3 -1 6.14 5.00 .990 7.22 6.15 0 1 6 1 14%
1968 WSA AL 26 C 53 47 436.1 315 268 42 5 2 .984 1.0 2.8 1 6.39 5.85 .990 6.97 6.01 6 15 31 22 42%
1969 WSA AL 27 C 63 56 489.0 364 316 44 4 8 .989 8.0 19.6 8 6.63 5.71 .987 6.65 5.59 2 22 31 31 50%
1970 WSA AL 28 C 62 52 444.1 298 267 23 8 4 .973 3.0 8.1 3 5.87 4.68 .988 6.65 5.82 5 16 16 20 56%
1970 WSA AL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1970 WSA AL 28 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1971 WSA AL 29 C 14 13 115.1 68 60 7 1 2 .985 1.0 10.4 1 5.23 4.79 .988 6.37 5.63 1 2 4 4 50%
7 Seasons C 221 193 1707.1 1202 1052 128 22 16 .982 12.0 8.4 12 6.22 5.34 .988 6.76 5.79 16 63 98 85 46%
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
7 Seasons TOT 222 193 1708.1 1202 1052 128 22 16 .982 12.0 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 6.22 5.32 .970 6.75 5.77 16 63 98 85 46%

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
1965 WSA AL 23 13 12 13 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 WSA AL 24 10 8 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 WSA AL 25 6 5 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 WSA AL 26 59 47 59 59 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1969 WSA AL 27 63 56 63 63 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 WSA AL 28 69 52 69 69 0 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0
1971 WSA AL 29 14 13 14 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 234 193 234 234 0 221 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 0
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 -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1965 WSA AL 23 475 3.70 3.95 9 100% 0 0 68 6 0 0 62 8 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 WSA AL 24 296 2.48 2.74 2 100% 0 0 44 2 0 1 41 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 WSA AL 25 188 2.86 3.27 2 100% 0 0 28 1 0 0 27 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1968 WSA AL 26 1906 3.03 3.42 32 97% 0 0 269 18 0 11 240 36 9 0 0 2 5 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 8 100%
1969 WSA AL 27 2209 3.50 4.07 33 100% 0 0 317 21 1 6 288 45 8 1 0 2 4 1 1 2 0 8 0 0 1 3 100%
1970 WSA AL 28 2029 4.46 4.94 28 86% 0 0 264 20 1 4 239 25 2 0 1 1 8 0 2 6 1 4 0 0 0 3 67%
1971 WSA AL 29 493 3.75 4.06 2 100% 0 0 61 1 2 1 57 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 100%
7 Seasons 7596 3.60 4.05 108 95% 0 0 1051 69 4 23 954 125 24 1 2 6 22 3 3 16 1 17 0 1 2 16 94%
MLB Averages 3.49 3.96 95% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1965 WSA AL 23 1 2 188 4 4 4 50% 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 1.77 1.26
1966 WSA AL 24 1 5 84 6 3 2 33% 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 3 1.01 0.92
1967 WSA AL 25 0 1 50 6 1 1 14% 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 1.34 1.45
1968 WSA AL 26 6 15 655 31 22 22 42% 25 21 4 1 2 0 0 0 70 27 1.48 1.43
1969 WSA AL 27 2 22 825 31 31 28 50% 29 30 2 1 0 0 3 0 74 39 1.59 1.28
1970 WSA AL 28 5 16 753 16 20 18 56% 14 20 2 0 0 0 2 0 56 25 1.07 0.92
1971 WSA AL 29 1 2 159 4 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5 1.16 1.37
7 Seasons 16 63 2714 98 85 79 46% 84 82 12 2 2 1 6 0 247 104 1.41 1.23
MLB Averages 38% 1.28 1.23

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%
1970 WSA AL 28 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 4 75% 50% 0% 0
1 Season 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 4 75% 50% 0% 0
MLB Averages 57.2% 2.8% 62% 76% 25% 47%

* 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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