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Dion James
Dion James
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 9, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1983
Final Game: April 21, 1996
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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
1983 20 MIL AL 11 22 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 -17 2 0 0 0 0 0 /87D9
1984 21 MIL AL 128 431 387 52 114 19 5 1 30 10 10 32 41 .295 .351 .377 .728 106 146 7 3 6 3 1 *98/7
1985 22 MIL AL 18 55 49 5 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 6 .224 .309 .245 .554 55 12 0 0 0 0 0 8/D
1987 24 ATL NL 134 574 494 80 154 37 6 10 61 10 8 70 63 .312 .397 .472 .869 126 233 8 2 5 3 2 *87
1988 25 ATL NL 132 449 386 46 99 17 5 3 30 9 9 58 59 .256 .353 .350 .703 100 135 12 1 2 2 5 *78/9
1989 26 TOT MLB 134 471 415 41 119 18 0 5 40 2 7 49 49 .287 .363 .366 .729 107 152 9 1 5 1 6 7D983
1989 26 ATL NL 63 200 170 15 44 7 0 1 11 1 3 25 23 .259 .355 .318 .673 93 54 4 1 3 1 2 79/38
1989 26 CLE AL 71 271 245 26 75 11 0 4 29 1 4 24 26 .306 .368 .400 .768 116 98 5 0 2 0 4 D78/3
1990 27 CLE AL 87 280 248 28 68 15 2 1 22 5 3 27 23 .274 .347 .363 .709 99 90 6 1 3 1 3 37D/8
1992 29 NYY AL 67 170 145 24 38 8 0 3 17 1 0 22 15 .262 .359 .379 .738 108 55 3 1 0 2 0 98/7D
1993 30 NYY AL 115 378 343 62 114 21 2 7 36 0 0 31 31 .332 .390 .466 .856 133 160 5 2 1 1 1 78/3D9
1995 32 NYY AL 85 231 209 22 60 6 1 2 26 4 1 20 16 .287 .346 .354 .700 84 74 5 0 0 2 2 D7/39
1996 33 NYY AL 6 13 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .167 .231 .167 .397 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 /7D9
11 Seasons 917 3074 2708 362 781 142 21 32 266 43 38 318 307 .288 .364 .392 .755 108 1061 56 11 22 15 20
162 Game Avg. 162 543 478 64 138 25 4 6 47 8 7 56 54 .288 .364 .392 .755 108 187 10 2 4 3 4
NYY (4 yrs) 273 792 709 109 214 35 3 12 79 6 1 74 64 .302 .368 .410 .778 111 291 14 3 1 5 3
ATL (3 yrs) 329 1223 1050 141 297 61 11 14 102 20 20 153 145 .283 .374 .402 .776 112 422 24 4 10 6 9
MIL (3 yrs) 157 508 456 58 127 20 5 1 34 11 10 40 49 .279 .339 .351 .690 95 160 7 3 6 3 1
CLE (2 yrs) 158 551 493 54 143 26 2 5 51 6 7 51 49 .290 .357 .381 .738 108 188 11 1 5 1 7
AL (9 yrs) 588 1851 1658 221 484 81 10 18 164 23 18 165 162 .292 .357 .385 .742 106 639 32 7 12 9 11
NL (3 yrs) 329 1223 1050 141 297 61 11 14 102 20 20 153 145 .283 .374 .402 .776 112 422 24 4 10 6 9

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 32 NYY AL ALDS SEA L 4 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .154 .083 .237 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 ALDS 4 13 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .154 .083 .237 1 0 0 0 0 1

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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
1983 MIL AL 20 OF 9 5 53.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -52.1 -2.3 -2.0 -0.3 0 2.21 1.44 .977 2.50 2.16
1983 MIL AL 20 CF 8 3 24.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -30.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 2.25 0.75 .983 2.92 2.56
1983 MIL AL 20 LF 4 2 25.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -76.8 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 0 2.52 1.75 .971 2.30 1.90
1983 MIL AL 20 DH 2
1983 MIL AL 20 RF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1984 MIL AL 21 OF 118 101 915.0 262 252 7 3 1 .989 3.3 4.3 1.3 -1.7 3.1 2 2.55 2.19 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 MIL AL 21 RF 93 74 667.2 177 172 4 1 1 .994 5.2 9.3 4.2 -1.0 5.2 1 2.37 1.89 .979 2.23 1.88
1984 MIL AL 21 CF 30 27 242.1 83 79 2 2 0 .976 -1.8 -8.9 -2.8 -0.6 -2.1 1 3.01 2.70 .986 3.01 2.62
1984 MIL AL 21 LF 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.34 1.80
1985 MIL AL 22 CF 11 11 93.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -38.7 -3.0 -1.4 -1.6 0 1.94 1.82 .990 2.91 2.56
1985 MIL AL 22 OF 11 11 93.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -38.7 -3.0 -1.4 -1.6 0 1.94 1.82 .980 2.44 2.10
1985 MIL AL 22 DH 3
1987 ATL NL 24 OF 126 118 1060.0 267 262 4 1 1 .996 -11.8 -13.4 -4.8 -1.2 -3.6 -7 2.26 2.11 .981 2.19 1.83
1987 ATL NL 24 CF 99 96 858.0 217 213 3 1 1 .995 -12.6 -17.6 -5.6 -0.6 -5.0 -7 2.27 2.18 .984 2.53 2.05
1987 ATL NL 24 LF 29 22 202.0 50 48 2 0 0 1.000 0.8 4.8 0.8 -0.6 1.4 0 2.23 1.72 .980 2.04 1.58
1988 ATL NL 25 OF 120 101 925.2 230 222 5 3 0 .987 -14.0 -18.1 -11.0 -6.2 -4.6 -3 2.21 1.89 .982 2.28 1.98
1988 ATL NL 25 LF 86 64 570.1 135 128 5 2 1 .985 -4.7 -9.9 -2.7 -2.0 -0.6 -2 2.10 1.55 .980 2.13 1.75
1988 ATL NL 25 CF 49 35 336.1 91 90 0 1 0 .989 -9.0 -32.1 -8.0 -3.9 -4.0 -1 2.41 1.84 .986 2.66 2.28
1988 ATL NL 25 RF 3 2 19.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -18.9 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.89 1.33 .975 2.04 1.73
1989 TOT MLB 26 OF 83 74 638.2 172 169 1 2 0 .988 3.7 7.0 4.7 3.4 1.3 -1 2.40 2.05 .980 2.36 2.03
1989 TOT MLB 26 LF 52 46 403.1 81 78 1 2 0 .975 1.6 4.8 1.6 1.4 0.2 0 1.76 1.52 .979 2.16 1.78
1989 TOT MLB 26 CF 11 8 78.1 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 2.5 38.3 2.5 2.5 0.0 0 4.25 3.36 .984 2.77 2.45
1989 TOT MLB 26 1B 10 4 49.0 50 42 7 1 5 .980 -0.2 -4.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 9.00 4.90 .992 9.75 8.37
1989 ATL NL 26 OF 46 42 357.0 87 87 0 0 0 1.000 3.7 12.4 4.7 2.2 2.5 -1 2.19 1.89 .980 2.32 1.96
1989 ATL NL 26 LF 26 21 191.0 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 2.8 17.6 2.8 1.4 1.4 0 1.74 1.42 .981 2.15 1.72
1989 ATL NL 26 RF 23 20 157.0 46 46 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -3.1 0.6 -0.5 1.1 -1 2.64 2.00 .978 2.12 1.70
1989 ATL NL 26 1B 8 4 47.0 46 39 7 0 5 1.000 -0.2 -5.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 8.81 5.75 .991 9.75 8.38
1989 ATL NL 26 CF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 173.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0 4.00 4.00 .975 2.70 2.30
1989 CLE AL 26 OF 37 32 281.2 85 82 1 2 0 .976 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0 2.65 2.24 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 CLE AL 26 DH 27
1989 CLE AL 26 LF 26 25 212.1 44 41 1 2 0 .955 -1.2 -6.8 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 0 1.78 1.62 .977 2.16 1.83
1989 CLE AL 26 CF 10 7 69.1 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 20.8 1.2 1.2 0.0 0 4.28 3.30 .985 2.78 2.46
1989 CLE AL 26 1B 2 0 2.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.50 1.50 1.000 9.90 8.35
1990 CLE AL 27 1B 35 29 250.0 246 228 17 1 21 .996 -0.4 -1.9 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 0 8.82 7.00 .992 9.63 8.36
1990 CLE AL 27 OF 33 28 237.1 57 54 0 3 0 .947 -3.7 -18.7 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 -1 2.05 1.64 .982 2.39 2.04
1990 CLE AL 27 LF 25 20 174.1 42 40 0 2 0 .952 -3.8 -26.2 -2.8 0.0 -2.8 -1 2.07 1.60 .979 2.19 1.74
1990 CLE AL 27 DH 10
1990 CLE AL 27 CF 8 8 63.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 0.1 1.9 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0 2.00 1.75 .987 2.74 2.42
1992 NYY AL 29 OF 46 32 301.2 63 62 1 0 0 1.000 -4.1 -16.3 -3.1 -3.7 0.6 -1 1.88 1.37 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 NYY AL 29 RF 27 18 166.0 41 40 1 0 0 1.000 1.3 9.4 1.3 0.0 1.3 0 2.22 1.52 .980 2.23 1.87
1992 NYY AL 29 CF 12 9 88.2 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -43.3 -3.2 -3.0 -0.2 0 1.62 1.33 .988 2.90 2.60
1992 NYY AL 29 LF 8 5 47.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -56.2 -1.2 -0.7 -0.5 -1 1.15 0.75 .983 2.30 1.94
1992 NYY AL 29 DH 5
1993 NYY AL 30 OF 103 83 705.0 149 140 4 5 1 .966 -12.7 -21.6 -11.7 -2.3 -9.4 -1 1.84 1.40 .983 2.41 2.09
1993 NYY AL 30 LF 91 71 609.0 133 126 4 3 1 .977 -9.1 -17.9 -7.1 -1.1 -6.0 -2 1.92 1.43 .984 2.23 1.84
1993 NYY AL 30 CF 14 12 95.0 17 15 0 2 0 .882 -3.6 -45.5 -4.6 -1.2 -3.4 1 1.42 1.07 .988 2.76 2.45
1993 NYY AL 30 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.20
1993 NYY AL 30 DH 1
1993 NYY AL 30 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
1995 NYY AL 32 OF 29 23 169.2 31 30 0 1 0 .968 -6.4 -45.3 -5.4 -0.7 -4.7 -1 1.59 1.03 .984 2.33 1.99
1995 NYY AL 32 DH 27
1995 NYY AL 32 LF 23 20 140.2 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -4.3 -36.7 -2.3 -0.4 -1.9 -2 1.66 1.13 .981 2.22 1.75
1995 NYY AL 32 1B 6 3 28.0 35 31 4 0 1 1.000 1.3 55.7 1.3 1.2 0.1 0 11.25 5.83 .994 9.61 8.32
1995 NYY AL 32 RF 6 3 29.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -86.9 -3.1 -0.3 -2.8 1 1.24 0.67 .975 2.05 1.63
1996 NYY AL 33 OF 4 3 24.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -45.0 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 1.12 0.75 .967 2.36 2.02
1996 NYY AL 33 LF 3 3 22.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -49.1 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 1.23 1.00 .967 2.17 1.73
1996 NYY AL 33 DH 1
1996 NYY AL 33 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
11 Seasons OF 682 579 5123.0 1267 1226 23 18 3 .986 -51.9 -12.2 -38.9 -16.3 -22.3 -13 2.19 1.83 .982 2.35 2.03
10 Seasons LF 323 253 2198.2 485 462 13 10 2 .979 -24.3 -13.3 -16.3 -5.8 -10.4 -8 1.94 1.47 .981 2.17 1.77
9 Seasons CF 242 209 1878.2 502 490 5 7 1 .986 -31.2 -19.9 -25.2 -8.4 -16.6 -6 2.37 2.05 .985 2.69 2.29
8 Seasons RF 155 117 1045.2 272 266 5 1 1 .996 3.6 4.1 2.6 -2.1 4.7 1 2.33 1.75 .979 2.20 1.84
8 Seasons DH 76
4 Seasons 1B 52 36 328.0 332 302 28 2 27 .994 0.7 2.6 0.7 1.5 -0.8 0 9.05 6.35 .992 9.65 8.35
11 Seasons TOT 734 615 5451.0 1599 1528 51 20 30 .987 -51.2 -11.3 -38.2 -14.8 -23.1 -13 0 2.61 2.15 .971 2.79 2.46
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
1987 NL--.312--5th

On-Base% s c a p y
1987 NL--.397--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1987 NL--37--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1983 AL--born 1962-11-09--3rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1665), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1377), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1500), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

January 20, 1987: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for Brad Komminsk.

July 2, 1989: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for Oddibe McDowell.

October 30, 1990: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 3, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 27, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

April 24, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

February 19, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

March 31, 1996: Released by the Montreal Expos.

April 5, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

May 1, 1996: Released by the New York Yankees.

June 19, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 8, 1996: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Atlanta Braves$120,000
1988Atlanta Braves$360,000
1989Atlanta Braves$400,000
1990Cleveland Indians$650,000
1992New York Yankees$387,500
1993New York Yankees$0
1995New York Yankees$350,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,267,500
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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