Jim Golden
James Edward Golden
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 20, 1936 in Eldon, MO
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 30, 1960
Final Game: April 23, 1963
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Standard Fielding

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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
1960 LAD NL 24 P 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.06 0.90
1961 LAD NL 25 P 28 0 42.0 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.32 .956 2.19 0.88
1962 HOU NL 26 P 37 18 153.0 41 10 29 2 1 .951 2.29 1.05 .949 2.07 0.82
1963 HOU NL 27 P 3 1 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.33 .900 1.99 0.83
4 Seasons P 69 20 208.1 52 11 39 2 1 .962 2.16 0.72 .950 2.09 0.84
4 Seasons TOT 69 20 208.1 52 11 39 2 1 .962 2.16 0.72 .912 2.09 0.84

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
1960 LAD NL 24 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 LAD NL 25 28 0 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU NL 26 43 18 43 43 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1963 HOU NL 27 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 75 20 75 75 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1960 LAD NL 24 29 76% 45% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 LAD NL 25 203 81% 32% 11 82% 1 1 0 1 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1962 HOU NL 26 683 80% 28% 38 92% 1 9 2 7 33 24 5 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 5 80%
1963 HOU NL 27 34 79% 24% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 949 80% 30% 51 90% 2 10 2 8 44 32 7 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 8 88%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 89% 80%

* 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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