Cleo James
Cleo Joel James
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 176 lb.

Born: August 31, 1940 in Clarksdale, MS
High School: Palm Springs (Palm Springs, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1968
Final Game: September 26, 1973
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Standard Fielding

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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
1968 LAD NL 27 LF 2 1 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 .950 1.65 1.40
1968 LAD NL 27 OF 2 1 12.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 .950 2.03 1.80
1970 CHC NL 29 OF 90 48 495.2 120 115 5 0 1 1.000 -3.4 -8.2 -3.4 1.1 -4.5 0 2.18 1.33 .975 2.07 1.78
1970 CHC NL 29 CF 83 47 472.2 115 112 3 0 1 1.000 -3.2 -8.1 -3.2 1.1 -4.3 0 2.19 1.39 .977 2.34 2.07
1970 CHC NL 29 LF 6 1 22.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -5.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.41 0.17 1.000 1.76 1.38
1970 CHC NL 29 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1971 CHC NL 30 OF 48 37 351.1 95 89 4 2 2 .979 -3.1 -10.6 -2.1 -0.8 -1.3 -1 2.38 1.94 .979 2.19 1.92
1971 CHC NL 30 CF 35 31 276.0 79 73 4 2 2 .975 -3.4 -14.8 -2.4 -1.3 -1.1 -1 2.51 2.20 .982 2.64 2.30
1971 CHC NL 30 RF 14 5 66.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 5.4 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 2.17 1.14 .981 2.06 1.80
1971 CHC NL 30 3B 2 1 10.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -72.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 .950 2.79 2.30
1971 CHC NL 30 LF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 .950 1.90 1.50
1973 CHC NL 32 OF 22 7 88.1 25 23 1 1 0 .960 0.1 1.4 1.1 2.3 -1.1 -1 2.45 1.09 .976 2.23 1.96
1973 CHC NL 32 LF 14 1 37.0 11 10 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 13.0 0.4 0.6 -0.1 0 2.68 0.79 .973 2.04 1.67
1973 CHC NL 32 CF 8 6 50.1 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -0.3 -7.2 0.7 1.7 -1.0 -1 2.50 1.75 .980 2.63 2.28
1973 CHC NL 32 RF 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
4 Seasons OF 162 93 947.1 242 229 10 3 3 .988 -6.4 -8.1 -4.4 2.6 -6.9 -2 2.27 1.48 .976 2.13 1.85
3 Seasons CF 126 84 799.0 209 199 7 3 3 .986 -6.9 -10.4 -4.9 1.5 -6.4 -2 2.32 1.63 .979 2.46 2.15
4 Seasons LF 23 4 80.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 4.5 0.3 0.6 -0.2 0 1.80 0.70 .969 1.89 1.57
3 Seasons RF 16 5 68.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 3.5 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0 2.11 1.00 .981 2.05 1.79
1 Season 3B 2 1 10.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -72.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 .950 2.79 2.30
4 Seasons TOT 164 94 957.1 244 230 11 3 3 .988 -7.0 -8.8 -5.0 2.0 -6.9 -2 0 2.27 1.47 .964 2.14 1.85

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
1968 LAD NL 27 10 1 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2
1970 CHC NL 29 100 48 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 83 1 90 6 17
1971 CHC NL 30 54 38 54 54 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 35 14 48 4 7
1973 CHC NL 32 44 7 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 1 22 11 20
4 Seasons 208 94 208 208 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 126 16 162 27 46
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 -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CHC NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 18 10 0 23 2 0 2 1 0 10 2 0 8 6 0 61 21 34.4% 40 0 0.0% 3 2109 63% 75% 23% 227 50%
1971 CHC NL 30 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 9 3 0 10 1 0 3 1 1 6 1 1 7 2 1 35 8 22.9% 24 3 8.6% 1 1179 59% 79% 27% 148 51%
1973 CHC NL 32 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 1 12.5% 7 0 0.0% 0 210 48% 77% 27% 25 56%
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 7 0 3 1 2 29 13 0 35 3 0 8 2 1 16 3 1 16 9 1 104 30 28.8% 71 3 2.9% 4 3498 61% 76% 24% 400 51%
MLB Averages 42.2% 2.2% 62% 77% 25% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 LAD NL 27 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 0 0 0 0 0 45 60% 87% 18% 4 50%
1970 CHC NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 82 72% 70% 24% 3 33%
1971 CHC NL 30 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 0 0 0 0 0 41 17% 83% 34% 3 67%
1973 CHC NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 10 5 50.0% 4 1 10.0% 0 165 62% 77% 28% 19 58%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 13 8 61.5% 4 1 7.7% 0 333 59% 77% 26% 29 55%
MLB Averages 57.6% 2.7% 62% 77% 25% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CHC NL 29 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 0 0 0 0 0 4 75% 100% 50% 1 0%
1971 CHC NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 289 64% 75% 28% 26 62%
1973 CHC NL 32 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 0 0 0 0 0 3 67% 67% 33% 0
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 296 64% 76% 28% 27 59%
MLB Averages 42.3% 3.3% 62% 77% 25% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1971 CHC NL 30 49 69% 82% 29% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 49 69% 82% 29% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 89% 65%

* 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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