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Chris James
Donald Chris James
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 4, 1962 in Rusk, TX
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1986
Final Game: October 1, 1995
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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
1986 23 PHI NL 16 48 46 5 13 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 13 .283 .298 .413 .711 91 19 1 0 1 0 0 /87
1987 24 PHI NL 115 391 358 48 105 20 6 17 54 3 1 27 67 .293 .344 .525 .869 124 188 4 2 1 3 0 78/9 RoY-6
1988 25 PHI NL 150 605 566 57 137 24 1 19 66 7 4 31 73 .242 .283 .389 .671 91 220 15 3 0 5 2 *958/7
1989 26 TOT NL 132 516 482 55 117 17 2 13 65 5 2 26 68 .243 .281 .367 .648 84 177 20 1 4 3 2 *795
1989 26 PHI NL 45 185 179 14 37 4 0 2 19 3 1 4 23 .207 .223 .263 .485 39 47 9 0 1 1 0 75
1989 26 SDP NL 87 331 303 41 80 13 2 11 46 2 1 22 45 .264 .314 .429 .743 110 130 11 1 3 2 2 79/5
1990 27 CLE AL 140 569 528 62 158 32 4 12 70 4 3 31 71 .299 .341 .443 .784 118 234 11 4 3 3 4 *D7/89
1991 28 CLE AL 115 463 437 31 104 16 2 5 41 3 4 18 61 .238 .273 .318 .591 63 139 9 4 2 2 2 D793
1992 29 SFG NL 111 267 248 25 60 10 4 5 32 2 3 14 45 .242 .285 .375 .660 91 93 2 2 0 3 2 7/9
1993 30 TOT MLB 73 182 160 24 44 11 1 9 26 2 0 18 40 .275 .348 .525 .873 135 84 2 1 1 2 2 97
1993 30 HOU NL 65 148 129 19 33 10 1 6 19 2 0 15 34 .256 .333 .488 .822 121 63 2 1 1 2 2 97
1993 30 TEX AL 8 34 31 5 11 1 0 3 7 0 0 3 6 .355 .412 .677 1.089 193 21 0 0 0 0 0 /79
1994 31 TEX AL 52 159 133 28 34 8 4 7 19 0 0 20 38 .256 .361 .534 .895 128 71 3 3 1 2 0 9/7
1995 32 TOT AL 42 94 82 8 22 4 0 2 8 1 0 7 14 .268 .326 .390 .716 85 32 2 1 2 2 0 D/79
1995 32 KCR AL 26 67 58 6 18 3 0 2 7 1 0 6 10 .310 .373 .466 .839 117 27 1 1 0 2 0 D/7
1995 32 BOS AL 16 27 24 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 .200 .208 .408 6 5 1 0 2 0 0 /D79
10 Seasons 946 3294 3040 343 794 145 24 90 386 27 17 193 490 .261 .307 .413 .721 99 1257 69 21 15 25 14
162 Game Avg. 162 564 521 59 136 25 4 15 66 5 3 33 84 .261 .307 .413 .721 99 215 12 4 3 4 2
PHI (4 yrs) 326 1229 1149 124 292 51 7 39 144 13 6 63 176 .254 .294 .413 .706 94 474 29 5 3 9 2
TEX (2 yrs) 60 193 164 33 45 9 4 10 26 0 0 23 44 .274 .370 .561 .931 139 92 3 3 1 2 0
CLE (2 yrs) 255 1032 965 93 262 48 6 17 111 7 7 49 132 .272 .311 .387 .697 93 373 20 8 5 5 6
KCR (1 yr) 26 67 58 6 18 3 0 2 7 1 0 6 10 .310 .373 .466 .839 117 27 1 1 0 2 0
SFG (1 yr) 111 267 248 25 60 10 4 5 32 2 3 14 45 .242 .285 .375 .660 91 93 2 2 0 3 2
BOS (1 yr) 16 27 24 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 .200 .208 .408 6 5 1 0 2 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 87 331 303 41 80 13 2 11 46 2 1 22 45 .264 .314 .429 .743 110 130 11 1 3 2 2
HOU (1 yr) 65 148 129 19 33 10 1 6 19 2 0 15 34 .256 .333 .488 .822 121 63 2 1 1 2 2
NL (6 yrs) 589 1975 1829 209 465 84 14 61 241 19 10 114 300 .254 .299 .416 .714 99 760 44 9 7 16 8
AL (5 yrs) 357 1319 1211 134 329 61 10 29 145 8 7 79 190 .272 .320 .410 .731 99 497 25 12 8 9 6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 PHI NL 23 OF 11 10 80.2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -11.9 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 2.12 1.73 .979 2.19 1.82
1986 PHI NL 23 CF 7 7 52.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -4.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 2.25 1.86 .985 2.60 2.04
1986 PHI NL 23 LF 4 3 28.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -25.1 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 2.20 1.75 .971 1.98 1.45
1987 PHI NL 24 OF 108 90 802.2 205 198 5 2 1 .990 6.1 9.1 5.1 1.6 3.6 1 2.28 1.88 .981 2.19 1.83 RoY-6
1987 PHI NL 24 LF 96 77 683.1 175 169 4 2 1 .989 8.8 15.5 7.8 3.2 4.7 1 2.28 1.80 .981 2.04 1.58 RoY-6
1987 PHI NL 24 CF 16 10 89.1 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -28.2 -2.1 -1.6 -0.5 0 2.52 1.56 .984 2.53 2.05 RoY-6
1987 PHI NL 24 RF 5 3 30.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -24.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.60 0.40 1.000 2.01 1.68 RoY-6
1988 PHI NL 25 OF 116 114 1005.0 266 256 7 3 3 .989 5.1 6.1 5.1 0.3 4.7 0 2.36 2.27 .982 2.28 1.98
1988 PHI NL 25 RF 101 97 823.1 219 211 6 2 3 .991 5.7 8.3 5.7 -0.1 5.8 0 2.37 2.15 .979 2.05 1.75
1988 PHI NL 25 3B 31 31 270.1 76 26 44 6 3 .921 -5.3 -23.5 -4.3 -3.4 -0.9 -1 2.33 2.26 .949 2.77 2.35
1988 PHI NL 25 CF 27 13 142.0 35 35 0 0 0 1.000 -2.8 -23.7 -2.8 -1.8 -1.1 0 2.22 1.30 .986 2.66 2.28
1988 PHI NL 25 LF 8 4 39.2 19 18 0 1 0 .947 2.2 66.6 2.2 2.2 0.0 0 4.08 2.25 .979 2.13 1.75
1989 TOT NL 26 OF 116 111 923.0 215 206 6 3 0 .986 -21.3 -27.7 -22.3 -16.2 -6.1 1 2.07 1.83 .981 2.32 1.96
1989 TOT NL 26 LF 89 85 705.4 161 154 4 3 0 .981 -19.0 -32.3 -20.0 -15.0 -5.0 1 2.02 1.78 .981 2.15 1.72
1989 TOT NL 26 3B 17 11 97.1 34 9 21 4 4 .882 -1.7 -21.0 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 0 2.77 1.76 .947 2.71 2.25
1989 PHI NL 26 LF 37 37 301.2 64 61 2 1 0 .984 -2.4 -9.5 -3.4 0.8 -4.2 1 1.88 1.70 .981 2.15 1.72
1989 PHI NL 26 OF 37 37 301.2 65 61 3 1 0 .985 -2.4 -9.5 -3.4 0.8 -4.2 1 1.91 1.73 .982 2.32 1.96
1989 PHI NL 26 3B 11 7 72.1 20 5 13 2 2 .900 -1.8 -29.9 -1.8 0.0 -1.8 0 2.24 1.64 .945 2.71 2.25
1989 SDP NL 26 OF 79 74 621.1 150 145 3 2 0 .987 -18.9 -36.5 -18.9 -17.0 -1.9 0 2.14 1.87 .981 2.32 1.96
1989 SDP NL 26 LF 52 48 403.2 97 93 2 2 0 .979 -16.6 -49.3 -16.6 -15.8 -0.8 0 2.12 1.83 .981 2.15 1.72
1989 SDP NL 26 RF 28 26 217.2 55 54 1 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -12.7 -2.3 -1.2 -1.1 0 2.27 1.96 .978 2.12 1.70
1989 SDP NL 26 3B 6 4 25.0 14 4 8 2 2 .857 0.1 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.32 2.00 .950 2.70 2.25
1990 CLE AL 27 DH 124
1990 CLE AL 27 OF 14 12 109.0 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 8.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 2.15 1.86 .981 2.39 2.04
1990 CLE AL 27 LF 12 11 96.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 11.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0 1.97 1.75 .976 2.19 1.74
1990 CLE AL 27 CF 1 0 6.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -60.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 4.50 3.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
1990 CLE AL 27 RF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 34.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.19 1.80
1991 CLE AL 28 DH 60
1991 CLE AL 28 OF 39 37 319.0 80 78 2 0 1 1.000 -4.0 -15.0 -2.0 -2.3 0.3 -2 2.26 2.05 .982 2.37 2.03
1991 CLE AL 28 LF 26 20 184.0 49 48 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 2.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 -1 2.40 1.88 .978 2.17 1.72
1991 CLE AL 28 RF 18 17 135.0 31 30 1 0 1 1.000 -4.4 -39.1 -3.4 -2.9 -0.5 -1 2.07 1.72 .981 2.19 1.76
1991 CLE AL 28 1B 15 13 110.0 103 95 8 0 7 1.000 0.2 2.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 8.43 6.87 .992 9.75 8.30
1992 SFG NL 29 OF 62 57 441.0 117 112 2 3 2 .974 -3.2 -8.7 -2.2 0.0 -2.2 -1 2.33 1.84 .983 2.34 1.96
1992 SFG NL 29 LF 60 55 430.0 111 106 2 3 2 .973 -3.3 -9.2 -2.3 -0.1 -2.2 -1 2.26 1.80 .979 2.16 1.65
1992 SFG NL 29 RF 2 2 11.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 10.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.91 3.00 .983 2.05 1.65
1993 TOT MLB 30 OF 41 39 298.4 86 79 4 3 1 .965 4.0 16.1 5.0 3.9 1.1 -1 2.50 2.02 .980 2.35 2.01
1993 TOT MLB 30 RF 22 20 153.2 42 37 4 1 0 .976 3.6 28.1 3.6 2.2 1.4 0 2.40 1.86 .976 2.18 1.79
1993 TOT MLB 30 LF 20 19 144.2 46 43 1 2 1 .957 0.4 3.3 1.4 1.7 -0.3 -1 2.74 2.20 .978 2.13 1.72
1993 HOU NL 30 OF 34 32 241.2 72 65 4 3 1 .958 2.8 13.9 3.8 2.7 1.1 -1 2.57 2.03 .979 2.34 2.00
1993 HOU NL 30 RF 18 17 124.2 33 29 3 1 0 .970 2.2 21.2 2.2 0.8 1.4 0 2.31 1.78 .976 2.17 1.78
1993 HOU NL 30 LF 16 15 117.0 39 36 1 2 1 .949 0.6 6.2 1.6 1.9 -0.3 -1 2.85 2.31 .977 2.11 1.69
1993 TEX AL 30 OF 7 7 56.2 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 25.4 1.2 1.2 0.0 0 2.22 2.00 .986 2.41 2.09
1993 TEX AL 30 LF 4 4 27.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -8.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.28 1.75 .986 2.24 1.85
1993 TEX AL 30 RF 4 3 29.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 57.9 1.4 1.4 0.0 0 2.79 2.25 .978 2.23 1.85
1994 TEX AL 31 OF 48 33 309.1 65 63 2 0 0 1.000 2.5 9.7 0.5 -0.5 1.0 2 1.89 1.35 .982 2.37 2.09
1994 TEX AL 31 RF 47 33 308.1 65 63 2 0 0 1.000 2.5 9.7 0.5 -0.5 1.0 2 1.90 1.38 .980 2.20 1.88
1994 TEX AL 31 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 1.80
1995 TOT AL 32 DH 20
1995 TOT AL 32 OF 13 8 71.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 3.1 52.4 2.1 0.0 2.1 1 2.92 1.77 .983 2.32 1.99
1995 TOT AL 32 LF 9 5 48.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 50.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1 3.00 1.78 .981 2.21 1.76
1995 KCR AL 32 DH 14
1995 KCR AL 32 LF 5 3 28.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 42.9 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 2.89 1.80 .978 2.22 1.76
1995 KCR AL 32 OF 5 3 28.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 42.9 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 2.89 1.80 .978 2.31 2.00
1995 BOS AL 32 OF 8 5 43.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.1 58.6 1.1 -1.0 2.1 1 2.93 1.75 .986 2.32 1.99
1995 BOS AL 32 DH 6
1995 BOS AL 32 LF 4 2 20.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 60.0 0.0 -1.0 1.0 1 3.15 1.75 .986 2.20 1.75
1995 BOS AL 32 RF 4 3 23.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 57.4 1.1 0.0 1.1 0 2.74 1.75 .971 2.03 1.62
10 Seasons OF 568 511 4359.0 1102 1059 29 14 8 .987 -7.7 -2.1 -8.7 -12.7 4.0 1 2.25 1.92 .981 2.30 1.96
10 Seasons LF 325 279 2360.2 605 581 13 11 4 .982 -8.2 -4.2 -8.2 -7.0 -1.1 0 2.26 1.83 .980 2.12 1.66
9 Seasons RF 228 202 1709.0 429 412 14 3 4 .993 5.9 4.1 4.9 -2.2 7.1 1 2.24 1.87 .979 2.11 1.77
3 Seasons DH 204
4 Seasons CF 51 30 289.1 76 75 1 0 0 1.000 -5.4 -22.4 -5.4 -3.5 -2.0 0 2.36 1.49 .986 2.61 2.18
2 Seasons 3B 48 42 367.2 110 35 65 10 7 .909 -7.0 -22.8 -6.0 -3.3 -2.7 -1 2.45 2.08 .948 2.75 2.32
1 Season 1B 15 13 110.0 103 95 8 0 7 1.000 0.2 2.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 8.43 6.87 .992 9.75 8.30
10 Seasons TOT 631 566 4836.2 1315 1189 102 24 22 .982 -14.5 -3.6 -14.5 -15.7 1.2 1 -1 2.40 2.05 .961 2.50 2.13
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1990 AL--.299--9th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1989 NL--20--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1828), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

October 30, 1981: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

June 2, 1989: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the San Diego Padres for John Kruk and Randy Ready.

December 6, 1989: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Sandy Alomar and Carlos Baerga to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Carter.

December 20, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 15, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 29, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

September 17, 1993: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Texas Rangers for Dave Gandolph (minors).

October 21, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

August 14, 1995: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Boston Red Sox for Wes Chamberlain.

October 14, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Philadelphia Phillies$65,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$138,000
1989Philadelphia Phillies$230,000
1990Cleveland Indians$560,000
1991Cleveland Indians$1,367,500
1992San Francisco Giants$650,000
1993Houston Astros$500,000
1994Texas Rangers$500,000
1995Kansas City Royals$310,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,320,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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