Jim Lentine
James Matthew Lentine
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 16, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Sierra (Whittier, CA)
Schools: Arizona State University, University of La Verne
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1978
Final Game: October 5, 1980
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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 STL NL 23 OF 3 3 25.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -38.4 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 1.44 1.33 .975 2.30 1.93
1978 STL NL 23 LF 2 2 16.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -60.0 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 0.56 0.50 1.000 1.97 1.55
1978 STL NL 23 RF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.10 1.80
1979 STL NL 24 OF 8 4 48.1 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -9.9 -0.4 -0.5 0.0 0 2.42 1.63 .977 2.33 2.00
1979 STL NL 24 RF 4 2 23.1 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 -0.4 -20.6 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0 2.70 1.75 .971 2.20 1.88
1979 STL NL 24 LF 3 1 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -27.7 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 0.69 0.33 1.000 2.01 1.57
1979 STL NL 24 CF 2 1 12.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 30.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.75 2.50 .980 2.85 2.45
1980 TOT MLB 25 OF 61 41 387.1 111 102 5 4 0 .964 0.3 0.9 -0.7 -1.5 0.9 1 2.49 1.75 .979 2.46 2.13
1980 TOT MLB 25 LF 45 29 280.2 85 79 4 2 0 .976 3.3 14.1 2.3 -0.2 2.5 1 2.66 1.84 .980 2.34 1.89
1980 TOT MLB 25 CF 12 8 65.2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -27.4 -1.5 -0.5 -1.0 0 2.60 1.58 .984 2.91 2.60
1980 STL NL 25 OF 6 1 19.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -44.2 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.89 0.67 .975 2.32 1.98
1980 STL NL 25 LF 5 0 11.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -65.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.64 0.40 1.000 2.05 1.68
1980 STL NL 25 CF 2 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.81 2.35
1980 DET AL 25 OF 55 40 368.1 107 98 5 4 0 .963 1.0 3.3 0.0 -0.8 0.9 1 2.52 1.87 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 DET AL 25 LF 40 29 269.2 83 77 4 2 0 .976 3.9 17.4 2.9 0.4 2.5 1 2.70 2.03 .980 2.35 1.92
1980 DET AL 25 CF 10 7 57.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -29.1 -1.4 -0.4 -1.0 0 2.65 1.70 .982 2.92 2.65
1980 DET AL 25 DH 9
1980 DET AL 25 RF 6 4 41.0 10 7 1 2 0 .800 -1.5 -43.9 -1.5 -0.8 -0.6 0 1.76 1.33 .980 2.13 1.77
3 Seasons OF 72 48 460.2 128 118 6 4 1 .969 -0.9 -2.3 -1.9 -2.1 0.2 1 2.42 1.72 .979 2.44 2.11
3 Seasons LF 50 32 309.2 87 81 4 2 0 .977 2.2 8.5 1.2 -0.5 1.7 1 2.47 1.70 .980 2.30 1.86
2 Seasons CF 14 9 77.2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -18.5 -1.2 -0.5 -0.7 0 2.78 1.71 .983 2.90 2.58
3 Seasons RF 11 7 73.1 20 16 2 2 1 .900 -1.9 -31.1 -1.9 -1.1 -0.8 0 2.21 1.64 .975 2.15 1.81
1 Season DH 9
3 Seasons TOT 72 48 460.2 128 118 6 4 1 .969 -0.9 -2.3 -1.9 -2.1 0.2 1 2.42 1.72 .948 2.44 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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 STL NL 23 8 3 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 3
1979 STL NL 24 11 4 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 8 0 3 1
1980 DET AL 25 67 46 67 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 6 55 6 8 4
1980 STL NL 25 9 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 6 0 4 1
3 Seasons 95 54 95 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 14 11 72 6 17 9
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 -- 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%
1978 STL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 70 57% 84% 27% 5 20%
1979 STL NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 51 51% 80% 25% 5 20%
1980 DET AL 25 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 15 12 0 6 3 0 13 7 1 4 3 0 8 6 0 46 31 67.4% 14 1 2.2% 3 1187 58% 82% 28% 165 49%
1980 STL NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 52 62% 87% 33% 7 29%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 17 14 0 8 4 0 15 7 1 5 3 0 8 6 0 53 34 64.2% 18 1 1.9% 3 1360 58% 83% 28% 182 47%
MLB Averages 57.6% 2.6% 58% 79% 26% 47%

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%
1979 STL NL 24 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 53 72% 87% 34% 7 71%
1980 DET AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 266 53% 83% 29% 31 55%
1980 STL NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 41 51% 80% 17% 3 67%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 6 66.7% 3 0 0.0% 0 360 56% 83% 28% 41 59%
MLB Averages 42.5% 2.2% 58% 79% 26% 57%

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%
1978 STL NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 41 66% 83% 27% 7 43%
1979 STL NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 1 117 58% 78% 30% 14 43%
1980 DET AL 25 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 1 182 43% 77% 28% 21 38%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 33.3% 6 0 0.0% 2 340 51% 78% 29% 42 40%
MLB Averages 42.7% 3.0% 58% 79% 26% 51%

* 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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