Bruce Kimm
Bruce Edward Kimm
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 29, 1951 in Cedar Rapids, IA
High School: Norway (Norway, IA)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1976
Final Game: September 19, 1980
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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
1976 25 DET AL 63 174 152 13 40 8 0 1 6 4 3 15 20 .263 .329 .336 .665 93 51 2 0 7 0 0 2/D
1977 26 DET AL 14 26 25 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 .080 .115 .120 .235 -37 3 1 1 0 0 0 2/D
1979 28 CHC NL 9 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1980 29 CHW AL 100 273 251 20 61 10 1 0 19 1 3 17 26 .243 .290 .291 .581 60 73 10 0 4 1 0 2
4 Seasons 186 484 439 35 104 19 1 1 26 5 8 32 50 .237 .290 .292 .581 63 128 13 1 11 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 422 382 30 91 17 1 1 23 4 7 28 44 .237 .290 .292 .581 63 111 11 1 10 1 0
DET (2 yrs) 77 200 177 15 42 9 0 1 7 4 4 15 24 .237 .301 .305 .606 74 54 3 1 7 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 9 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 100 273 251 20 61 10 1 0 19 1 3 17 26 .243 .290 .291 .581 60 73 10 0 4 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 177 473 428 35 103 19 1 1 26 5 7 32 50 .241 .294 .297 .591 66 127 13 1 11 1 0
NL (1 yr) 9 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 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
1976 25 DET AL 174 124 17 3.7 88 .298 .263 .259 .329 .324 .336 .366 .665 .690 93 .466 -1.1 -0.1 .573 .178 .072 1.6
1977 26 DET AL 26 25 0 0.0 104 .095 .080 .272 .115 .337 .120 .414 .235 .751 -37 .000 -4.9 -0.5 .120 .000 .040
1979 28 CHC NL 11 11 0 0.0 108 .091 .091 .280 .091 .347 .091 .416 .182 .763 -52 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 -0.091 .000
1980 29 CHW AL 273 208 19 2.5 99 .270 .243 .269 .290 .331 .291 .399 .581 .731 60 .241 -13.8 -1.4 .433 .108 .048 .0
4 Seasons 484 368 36 2.6 96 .265 .237 .266 .290 .329 .292 .389 .581 .718 63 .284 -22.2 -2.2 .444 .121 .055 1.7
162 Game Avg. 422 321 31 2.6 96 .265 .237 .266 .290 .329 .292 .389 .581 .718 63 .284 -22.2 -2.2 .444 .121 .055 1
DET (2 yrs) 200 149 17 3.1 90 .270 .237 .261 .301 .326 .305 .372 .606 .698 74 .375 -6.0 -0.6 .493 .153 .068 1.6
CHC (1 yr) 11 11 0 0.0 108 .091 .091 .280 .091 .347 .091 .416 .182 .763 -52 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 -0.091 .000
CHW (1 yr) 273 208 19 2.5 99 .270 .243 .269 .290 .331 .291 .399 .581 .731 60 .241 -13.8 -1.4 .433 .108 .048 .0
AL (3 yrs) 473 357 36 2.7 95 .270 .241 .266 .294 .329 .297 .388 .591 .717 66 .295 -19.8 -2.0 .458 .126 .056 1.7
NL (1 yr) 11 11 0 0.0 108 .091 .091 .280 .091 .347 .091 .416 .182 .763 -52 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 -0.091 .000

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
1976 25 DET AL 174 0.6% 11.5% 8.6% 5.2% 23% 1.33 7.6 152.0 25.3 1.37 75%
1977 26 DET AL 26 0.0% 15.4% 0.0% 3.9% 50% 6.3 25.0 0.90 81%
1979 28 CHC NL 11 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.25 100%
1980 29 CHW AL 273 0.0% 9.5% 6.2% 4.0% 18% 1.53 9.7 13.2 1.60 83%
4 Seasons 484 0.2% 10.3% 6.6% 4.3% 20% 1.56 8.8 439.0 16.9 1.39 80%
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
1976 25 DET AL 5 0 22% 78 4 3 57% 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 33% 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 1 1
1977 26 DET AL 1 0 67% 8 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 67% 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 28 CHC NL 0 0 0% 1 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 29 CHW AL 3 0 26% 111 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 17% 11 9 2 4 4 0 8 5 2
4 Seasons 9 0 25% 198 5 8 38% 5 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 11 26% 22 15 6 5 4 1 11 6 3
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
1976 25 DET AL 174 26% 40 0 0 0 0 3.84 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 7 100% 25 2 8% 14 9 64% 74 5 7% 3 2 67% 3 2 67% 0
1977 26 DET AL 26 46% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 3 1 33% 11 1 9% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1979 28 CHC NL 11 36% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1980 29 CHW AL 273 44% 61 3 0 0 0 4.23 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 43 10 23% 28 13 46% 165 20 12% 19 9 47% 24 11 46% 0
4 Seasons 484 37% 104 3 0 0 0 4.23 1 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 13 11 85% 74 13 18% 45 23 51% 256 26 10% 22 11 50% 29 14 48% 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
1976 25 63 174 152 13 40 8 0 1 6 4 3 15 20 .263 .329 .336 .665 93 51 2 0 7 0 0
1977 26 77 200 177 15 42 9 0 1 7 4 4 15 24 .237 .301 .305 .606 74 54 3 1 7 0 0
1978 27 77 200 177 15 42 9 0 1 7 4 4 15 24 .237 .301 .305 .606 74 54 3 1 7 0 0
1979 28 86 211 188 15 43 9 0 1 7 4 5 15 24 .229 .289 .293 .582 66 55 3 1 7 0 0
1980 29 186 484 439 35 104 19 1 1 26 5 8 32 50 .237 .290 .292 .581 63 128 13 1 11 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1976 25 63 175 158 15 45 9 0 1 7 4 17 20 .285 .354 .361 .715 20 63
1977 26 14 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .038 .000 .038 0 14
1979 28 9 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
1980 29 100 266 249 21 59 10 1 0 20 1 16 26 .237 .282 .285 .567 20 100
4 Seasons 186 478 443 36 104 19 1 1 27 5 33 50 .235 .289 .289 .578 40 186
162 Game Avg. 162 416 386 31 91 17 1 1 24 4 29 44 .235 .289 .289 .578 35 186

* 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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