Jim Hicks
James Edward Hicks
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 18, 1940 in East Chicago, IN
High School: Roosevelt (East Chicago, IN)
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1964
Final Game: April 20, 1970
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Standard Batting

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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
1964 24 CHW AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 25 CHW AL 13 19 19 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 .263 .263 .474 .737 112 9 1 0 0 0 0 /79
1966 26 CHW AL 18 28 26 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 .192 .222 .269 .491 45 7 1 0 1 0 0 /937
1969 29 TOT MLB 56 110 92 11 12 0 2 4 11 0 1 17 32 .130 .264 .304 .568 61 28 0 0 0 1 1 9/378
1969 29 STL NL 19 48 44 5 8 0 2 1 3 0 0 4 14 .182 .250 .341 .591 65 15 0 0 0 0 0 9
1969 29 CAL AL 37 62 48 6 4 0 0 3 8 0 1 13 18 .083 .274 .271 .545 57 13 0 0 0 1 1 /3789
1970 30 CAL AL 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 93 161 141 16 23 1 3 5 14 0 1 18 48 .163 .256 .319 .575 65 45 2 0 1 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 280 246 28 40 2 5 9 24 0 2 31 84 .163 .256 .319 .575 65 78 3 0 2 2 2
CHW (3 yrs) 33 47 45 5 10 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 14 .222 .239 .356 .595 73 16 2 0 1 0 0
CAL (2 yrs) 41 66 52 6 5 0 0 3 8 0 1 13 20 .096 .273 .269 .542 56 14 0 0 0 1 1
STL (1 yr) 19 48 44 5 8 0 2 1 3 0 0 4 14 .182 .250 .341 .591 65 15 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 74 113 97 11 15 1 1 4 11 0 1 14 34 .155 .259 .309 .568 65 30 2 0 1 1 1
NL (1 yr) 19 48 44 5 8 0 2 1 3 0 0 4 14 .182 .250 .341 .591 65 15 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1965 25 CHW AL 19 15 2 3.6 86 .444 .263 .243 .263 .311 .474 .372 .737 .683 112 .447 0.1 0.0 .600 .211 .211 .0
1966 26 CHW AL 28 23 1 1.2 84 .238 .192 .240 .222 .306 .269 .370 .491 .676 45 .099 -2.0 -0.2 .364 .115 .077
1969 29 TOT MLB 110 82 8 2.6 92 .140 .130 .253 .264 .326 .304 .379 .568 .704 61 .297 -5.0 -0.5 .543 .348 .174 .0
1969 29 STL NL 48 36 4 3.0 94 .241 .182 .259 .250 .330 .341 .384 .591 .714 65 .351 -2.5 -0.3 .528 .250 .159 .0
1969 29 CAL AL 62 46 4 2.4 90 .036 .083 .247 .274 .323 .271 .373 .545 .696 57 .255 -2.4 -0.2 .556 .438 .188 .0
1970 30 CAL AL 4 3 0 0.0 94 .500 .250 .253 .250 .327 .250 .386 .500 .713 41 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
5 Seasons 161 123 11 2.4 90 .202 .163 .249 .256 .321 .319 .376 .575 .697 65 .272 -7.1 -0.7 .512 .277 .156 .0
162 Game Avg. 280 214 19 2.4 90 .202 .163 .249 .256 .321 .319 .376 .575 .697 65 .272 -7.1 -0.7 .512 .277 .156
CAL (2 yrs) 66 49 4 2.2 90 .067 .096 .248 .273 .323 .269 .374 .542 .697 56 .233 -2.8 -0.3 .542 .404 .173 .0
CHW (3 yrs) 47 38 3 2.1 85 .300 .222 .241 .239 .308 .356 .371 .595 .679 73 .243 -1.8 -0.2 .459 .156 .133 .0
STL (1 yr) 48 36 4 3.0 94 .241 .182 .259 .250 .330 .341 .384 .591 .714 65 .351 -2.5 -0.3 .528 .250 .159 .0
AL (5 yrs) 113 87 7 2.2 88 .183 .155 .245 .259 .317 .309 .373 .568 .690 65 .237 -4.6 -0.5 .506 .289 .155 .0
NL (1 yr) 48 36 4 3.0 94 .241 .182 .259 .250 .330 .341 .384 .591 .714 65 .351 -2.5 -0.3 .528 .250 .159 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1965 25 CHW AL 19 5.3% 47.4% 0.0% 10.5% 40% 2.1 19.0 9.5 2.00 47%
1966 26 CHW AL 28 0.0% 17.9% 3.6% 3.6% 20% 5.00 5.2 26.0 0.55 75%
1969 29 TOT MLB 110 3.6% 29.1% 15.5% 5.5% 50% 1.88 2.9 23.0 8.4 0.69 52%
1969 29 STL NL 48 2.1% 29.2% 8.3% 6.3% 38% 3.50 3.1 44.0 14.7 0.57 60%
1969 29 CAL AL 62 4.8% 29.0% 21.0% 4.8% 75% 1.38 2.7 16.0 6.0 0.80 45%
1970 30 CAL AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 0.00 50%
5 Seasons 161 3.1% 29.8% 11.2% 5.6% 39% 2.67 2.9 28.2 10.1 0.70 55%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1965 25 CHW AL 0 0 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1966 26 CHW AL 1 0 50% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1969 29 TOT MLB 0 0 28% 31 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 40% 6 5 1 1 1 0 3 0 3
1969 29 STL NL 0 0 36% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 29 CAL AL 0 0 21% 16 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 29% 4 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1970 30 CAL AL 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
5 Seasons 1 0 31% 51 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 39% 6 5 1 1 1 0 6 2 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1965 25 CHW AL 19 84% 5 8 2 0 0 1.88 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1966 26 CHW AL 28 93% 5 2 0 0 0 1.44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 2 0 0% 16 2 13% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1969 29 TOT MLB 110 59% 12 17 0 0 1 1.17 4 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 25 0 0% 10 3 30% 68 7 10% 6 2 33% 5 1 20% 0
1969 29 STL NL 48 50% 8 1 0 0 0 1.06 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0% 4 1 25% 34 2 6% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1969 29 CAL AL 62 66% 4 16 0 0 1 1.17 3 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 14 0 0% 6 2 33% 34 5 15% 4 2 50% 3 1 33% 0
1970 30 CAL AL 4 25% 1 4 1 0 0 1.49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 161 67% 23 31 3 0 1 1.41 5 0 3 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 100% 36 2 6% 14 3 21% 95 10 11% 10 3 30% 7 1 14% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 25 15 19 19 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 .263 .263 .474 .737 112 9 1 0 0 0 0
1966 26 33 47 45 5 10 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 14 .222 .239 .356 .595 73 16 2 0 1 0 0
1967 27 33 47 45 5 10 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 14 .222 .239 .356 .595 73 16 2 0 1 0 0
1968 28 33 47 45 5 10 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 14 .222 .239 .356 .595 73 16 2 0 1 0 0
1969 29 89 157 137 16 22 1 3 5 14 0 1 18 46 .161 .256 .321 .578 65 44 2 0 1 1 1
1970 30 93 161 141 16 23 1 3 5 14 0 1 18 48 .163 .256 .319 .575 65 45 2 0 1 1 1

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1965 25 13 19 19 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 13
1966 26 18 28 27 4 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 .222 .250 .296 .546 2 18
1969 29 56 112 93 12 13 0 2 4 12 0 18 32 .140 .277 .312 .589 9 56
1970 30 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
4 Seasons 91 163 143 18 19 0 3 4 15 0 19 48 .133 .233 .259 .492 13 91
162 Game Avg. 162 290 255 32 34 0 5 7 27 0 34 85 .133 .233 .259 .492 23 91

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