Jim Gleeson

James Joseph Gleeson (Gee Gee)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 191 lb.

Born: March 5, 1912 in Kansas City, MO
School: Rockhurst University (Kansas City, MO)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1936
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Reds/Indians 1936-1942

Final Game: May 5, 1942
Died: May 1, 1996 in Kansas City, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
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Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1933	21	CLE-min	C	95	368	368		113	27	3	15						.307	.307	.519	.826		191					ZAN · MATL
1934	22	CLE-min	A	118	363	363		96	28	8	8						.264	.264	.452	.716		164					NOR · SOUA
1935	23	CLE-min	A	157	569	569		182	33	21	13						.320	.320	.520	.840		296					NOR · SOUA
1936	24	CLE-min	A1	78	274	274		87	20	10	3						.318	.318	.496	.814		136					NOR · SOUA
1936	24	CLE	AL	41	158	139	26	36	9	2	4	12	2	1	18	17	.259	.344	.439	.783	90	61		0	1	O9/7

1937	25	NYY-min	AA	143	560	560		167	47	10	16						.298	.298	.504	.802		282					NWK · IL
1938	26	NYY-min	AA	123	487	487		151	50	7	16						.310	.310	.540	.850		263					NWK · IL
1939	27	CHC	NL	111	383	332	43	74	19	6	4	45	7		39	46	.223	.308	.352	.661	76	117	5	2	10	O978
1940	28	CHC	NL	129	551	485	76	152	39	11	5	61	4		54	52	.313	.389	.470	.859	139	228	8	6	6	*O879
1941	29	CIN	NL	102	356	301	47	70	10	0	3	34	7		45	30	.233	.340	.296	.636	80	89	8	4	5	O978
1942	30	STL-min	AA	134	553	451	74	119	16	6	8	55	15		91	56	.264	.387	.379	.767		171	16	0	11		CLB · AA
1942	30	CIN	NL	9	24	20	3	4	0	0	0	2	0		2	2	.200	.304	.200	.504	49	4	0	1	1	/O9
1946	34	BOS-STL-min	AAA	148	641	559	80	171	22	8	7	94	8		78	66	.306	.393	.411	.804		230	11	2	2		LOU,CLB · AA
1947	35	BOS-min	AAA	139	545	437	65	116	29	5	8	78	10		101	54	.265	.404	.410	.814		179	11	1	6		LOU · AA
1948	36	ATL-BOS-min	AAA	135	523	408	78	125	29	6	12	78	9		106	69	.306	.450	.495	.946		202		1	8		MLW,LOU · AA
1949	37	ATL-min	AAA	105	374	293	42	79	13	2	5	37	6		75	38	.270	.418	.379	.797		111	14	0	6		MLW · AA
1950	38	NYY-min	AAA	72	166	135	25	33	7	2	6	36	2		29	26	.244	.378	.459	.837		62	4	0	2		KCY · AA
1951	39	NYY-min	A																								MKG · CENL
5 Yrs				392	1472	1277	195	336	77	19	16	154	20	1	158	147	.263	.350	.391	.741	101	499	21	13	23
162 Game Avg.				162	608	528	81	139	32	8	7	64	8		65	61	.263	.350	.391	.741	101	206		5	10

CIN (2 yrs)				111	380	321	50	74	10	0	3	36	7		47	32	.231	.338	.290	.628	78	93	8	5	6
CHC (2 yrs)				240	934	817	119	226	58	17	9	106	11		93	98	.277	.356	.422	.778	112	345	13	8	16
CLE (1 yr)				41	158	139	26	36	9	2	4	12	2	1	18	17	.259	.344	.439	.783	90	61		0	1

NL (4 yrs)				351	1314	1138	169	300	68	17	12	142	18		140	130	.264	.351	.385	.736	103	438	21	13	22
AL (1 yr)				41	158	139	26	36	9	2	4	12	2	1	18	17	.259	.344	.439	.783	90	61		0	1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1936	24	CLE	AL	41	158	-3	0	0	1	-2	-4	-0.3	5	1	0.2	.492	.498	0.1	-0.1	0	$	O9/7

1939	27	CHC	NL	111	383	-12	-0	0	-3	-4	-19	-2.1	11	-8	-1.0	.482	.488	-0.6	-0.8	-5	$	O978
1940	28	CHC	NL	129	551	26	-0	0	0	-3	22	2.2	19	42	4.1	.518	.514	4.2	-0.3	42	$	*O879
1941	29	CIN	NL	102	356	-6	-0	0	-1	-4	-11	-1.2	12	2	0.0	.488	.493	0.1	-0.5	3	$	O978
1942	30	CIN	NL	9	24	-1	0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.483	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$	/O9
5 Seasons				392	1472	3	-1	0	-3	-12	-12	-1.6	48	36	3.2	.497	.498	3.7	-1.7	39	$

CIN (2 yrs)				111	380	-7	-0	0	-1	-4	-12	-1.4	13	1	-0.1	.488	.496	0.0	-0.5	2	$
CHC (2 yrs)				240	934	14	-0	0	-3	-7	3	0.1	30	34	3.1	.501	.501	3.6	-1.1	37	$
CLE (1 yr)				41	158	-3	0	0	1	-2	-4	-0.3	5	1	0.2	.492	.498	0.1	-0.1	0	$

Advanced Batting

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
1936	24	CLE	AL	158	105	21	5.3	124	.271	.259	.302	.344	.378	.439	.444	.783	.823	90	.481	-2.8	-0.2	.769	.317	.180	2.7

1939	27	CHC	NL	383	273	36	3.5	105	.248	.223	.283	.308	.349	.352	.404	.661	.753	76	.384	-11.8	-1.2	.627	.268	.130	5.1
1940	28	CHC	NL	551	347	87	6.8	96	.343	.313	.268	.389	.332	.470	.386	.859	.718	139	.690	27.5	2.8	.856	.276	.157	4.4
1941	29	CIN	NL	356	244	30	3.3	94	.250	.233	.266	.340	.336	.296	.375	.636	.711	80	.395	-6.1	-0.6	.607	.236	.063	4.2
1942	30	CIN	NL	24	17	1	1.6	87	.222	.200	.256	.304	.328	.200	.356	.504	.684	49	.168	-1.2	-0.1	.438	.100	.000
5 Yrs				1472	986	175	4.8	101	.287	.263	.275	.350	.342	.391	.394	.741	.736	101	.528	5.6	0.6	.715	.266	.128	17.8
162 Game Avg.				608	407	72	4.8	101	.287	.263	.275	.350	.342	.391	.394	.741	.736	101	.528	2	0	.715	.266	.128	7

CIN (2 yrs)				380	261	31	3.2	94	.248	.231	.265	.338	.336	.290	.373	.628	.709	78	.383	-7.3	-0.8	.596	.227	.059	4.2
CHC (2 yrs)				934	620	123	5.3	100	.306	.277	.274	.356	.339	.422	.393	.778	.732	112	.582	15.7	1.6	.757	.273	.146	9.9
CLE (1 yr)				158	105	21	5.3	124	.271	.259	.302	.344	.378	.439	.444	.783	.823	90	.481	-2.8	-0.2	.769	.317	.180	2.7

NL (4 yrs)				1314	881	154	4.7	98	.289	.264	.272	.351	.338	.385	.388	.736	.726	103	.534	8.4	0.8	.709	.260	.121	14.4
AL (1 yr)				158	105	21	5.3	124	.271	.259	.302	.344	.378	.439	.444	.783	.823	90	.481	-2.8	-0.2	.769	.317	.180	2.7

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	IP%
1936	24	CLE	AL	158	2.5%	10.8%	11.4%	9.5%	42%	0.94	8.2	34.8	11.6	75%

1939	27	CHC	NL	383	1.0%	12.0%	10.2%	7.6%	39%	1.18	7.2	83.0	7.4	74%
1940	28	CHC	NL	551	0.9%	9.4%	9.8%	10.0%	36%	0.96	9.3	97.0	8.0	78%
1941	29	CIN	NL	356	0.8%	8.4%	12.6%	3.7%	19%	0.67	10.0	100.3	8.9	75%
1942	30	CIN	NL	24	0.0%	8.3%	8.3%	0.0%	0%	1.00	10.0		10.0	75%
5 Yrs				1472	1.1%	10.0%	10.7%	7.6%	33%	0.93	8.7	79.8	8.3	76%
MLB Averages					1.4%	9.0%	8.9%	6.6%	27%	1.01	9.9	61.8	7.9	79%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1936	24	41	158	139	26	36	9	2	4	12	2	1	18	17	.259	.344	.439	.783	90	61		0	1
1937	25	41	158	139	26	36	9	2	4	12	2	1	18	17	.259	.344	.439	.783	90	61		0	1
1938	26	41	158	139	26	36	9	2	4	12	2	1	18	17	.259	.344	.439	.783	90	61		0	1
1939	27	152	541	471	69	110	28	8	8	57	9	1	57	63	.234	.319	.378	.697	80	178	5	2	11
1940	28	281	1092	956	145	262	67	19	13	118	13	1	111	115	.274	.354	.425	.779	109	406	13	8	17
1941	29	383	1448	1257	192	332	77	19	16	152	20	1	156	145	.264	.351	.394	.745	102	495	21	12	22
1942	30	392	1472	1277	195	336	77	19	16	154	20	1	158	147	.263	.350	.391	.741	101	499	21	13	23

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
1936	24	43	157	140	21	32	8	2	4	10	2	16	18	.229	.308	.400	.708	17	41

1939	27	117	402	348	44	77	20	6	4	46	7	41	48	.221	.307	.348	.655	37	111
1940	28	136	583	513	83	163	42	12	5	66	4	58	55	.318	.393	.476	.869	95	129
1941	29	106	372	315	51	75	11	0	3	37	8	48	31	.238	.346	.302	.648	32	102
1942	30	10	25	21	3	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	.190	.292	.190	.482	1	9
5 Yrs		412	1539	1337	202	351	81	20	16	161	21	165	154	.263	.349	.389	.738	182	392
162 Game Avg.		162	605	526	79	138	32	8	6	63	8	65	61	.263	.349	.389	.738	72	392

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Offensive WAR† s c a p y 1940 NL 4.2 (9th)	Batting Average s c a p y 1940 NL .313 (6th)	On-Base% s c a p y 1940 NL .389 (8th)	On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y 1940 NL .859 (9th)
Doubles s c a p y 1940 NL 39 (3rd)	Triples s c a p y 1940 NL 11 (7th)	Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y 1940 NL 138 (6th)	Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y 1940 NL 27 (8th)
Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y 1940 NL 2.7 (8th)	Extra Base Hits s c a p y 1940 NL 55 (7th)	Offensive Win % s c a p y 1940 NL .690 (6th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1940 NL 6 (5th) 1941 NL 4 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 7 (1627), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Monitor	Batting - 4 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 7 (1934), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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