Bob James
Robert Harvey James
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: August 15, 1958 in Glendale, CA
High School: Verdugo Hills (Sunland, CA)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1978
Final Game: October 2, 1987
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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
1978 MON NL 19 P 4 1 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.25 .900 1.80 0.72
1979 MON NL 20 P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.65
1982 TOT MLB 23 P 19 1 28.2 8 1 4 3 0 .625 1.57 0.26 .962 1.85 0.72
1982 MON NL 23 P 7 0 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0.14 .900 2.00 0.70
1982 DET AL 23 P 12 1 19.2 7 0 4 3 0 .571 1.83 0.33 .971 1.78 0.73
1983 TOT MLB 24 P 31 0 54.0 18 4 12 2 1 .889 2.67 0.52 .956 1.92 0.69
1983 DET AL 24 P 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.72
1983 MON NL 24 P 27 0 50.0 18 4 12 2 1 .889 2.88 0.59 .956 1.93 0.68
1984 MON NL 25 P 62 0 96.0 16 5 7 4 0 .750 1.12 0.19 .962 1.88 0.67
1985 CHW AL 26 P 69 0 110.0 21 12 8 1 0 .952 1.64 0.29 .952 1.86 0.70
1986 CHW AL 27 P 49 0 58.1 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.39 0.18 .956 1.84 0.68
1987 CHW AL 28 P 43 0 54.0 15 3 9 3 1 .800 2.00 0.28 .960 1.83 0.67
8 Seasons P 279 2 407.0 88 28 47 13 2 .852 1.66 0.27 .957 1.86 0.68
8 Seasons TOT 279 2 407.0 88 28 47 13 2 .852 1.66 0.27 .809 1.86 0.68

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
1978 MON NL 19 4 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 MON NL 20 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 DET AL 23 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MON NL 23 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MON NL 24 27 0 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 DET AL 24 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MON NL 25 62 0 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 CHW AL 26 69 0 6 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 CHW AL 27 49 0 2 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 CHW AL 28 43 0 1 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 279 1 111 279 279 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 -- 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%
1978 MON NL 19 23 70% 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 MON NL 20 11 64% 27% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 DET AL 23 99 72% 17% 5 80% 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1982 MON NL 23 48 60% 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MON NL 24 221 63% 21% 12 83% 1 3 0 3 12 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 67%
1983 DET AL 24 20 65% 30% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MON NL 25 450 69% 20% 12 67% 1 6 1 5 7 5 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0%
1985 CHW AL 26 448 75% 20% 8 88% 0 12 0 10 8 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1986 CHW AL 27 274 78% 24% 6 100% 0 3 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1987 CHW AL 28 251 78% 21% 11 82% 0 4 1 3 8 8 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 75%
8 Seasons 1845 72% 21% 54 81% 2 28 2 24 45 33 3 13 0 9 4 9 2 0 2 0 17 65%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 92% 89%

* 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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