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Jim Marshall

Rufus James Marshall

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 25, 1931 in Danville, IL
High School: Long Beach HS (Long Beach, CA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1958
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Giants/Orioles/Pirates/Mets 1958-1962

Final Game: September 28, 1962
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Standard Batting

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
1958 27 TOT MLB 111 304 272 29 63 6 3 10 30 4 2 30 43 .232 .308 .386 .694 92 105 4 1 0 2 1 39/7
1958 27 BAL AL 85 210 191 17 41 4 3 5 19 3 2 18 30 .215 .280 .346 .625 76 66 4 0 0 2 1 3/97
1958 27 CHC NL 26 94 81 12 22 2 0 5 11 1 0 12 13 .272 .372 .481 .854 125 39 0 1 0 0 0 39
1959 28 CHC NL 108 331 294 39 74 10 1 11 40 0 1 33 39 .252 .324 .405 .729 95 119 5 0 1 3 1 3/79
1960 29 SFG NL 75 136 118 19 28 2 2 2 13 0 1 17 24 .237 .331 .339 .670 89 40 4 0 0 1 1 3/7
1961 30 SFG NL 44 40 36 5 8 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 8 .222 .275 .306 .581 57 11 1 0 0 1 0 /379
1962 31 TOT NL 72 151 132 19 33 6 1 5 16 1 0 18 25 .250 .338 .424 .762 103 56 1 0 0 1 0 3/9
1962 31 NYM NL 17 35 32 6 11 1 0 3 4 0 0 3 6 .344 .400 .656 1.056 178 21 0 0 0 0 0 /39
1962 31 PIT NL 55 116 100 13 22 5 1 2 12 1 0 15 19 .220 .319 .350 .669 79 35 1 0 0 1 0 3
5 Yrs 410 962 852 111 206 24 7 29 106 5 4 101 139 .242 .320 .388 .709 93 331 15 1 1 8 3
162 Game Avg. 162 380 337 44 81 9 3 11 42 2 2 40 55 .242 .320 .388 .709 93 131 6 0 0 3 1
SFG (2 yrs) 119 176 154 24 36 2 2 3 20 0 1 20 32 .234 .318 .331 .649 82 51 5 0 0 2 1
CHC (2 yrs) 134 425 375 51 96 12 1 16 51 1 1 45 52 .256 .335 .421 .756 102 158 5 1 1 3 1
NYM (1 yr) 17 35 32 6 11 1 0 3 4 0 0 3 6 .344 .400 .656 1.056 178 21 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 55 116 100 13 22 5 1 2 12 1 0 15 19 .220 .319 .350 .669 79 35 1 0 0 1 0
BAL (1 yr) 85 210 191 17 41 4 3 5 19 3 2 18 30 .215 .280 .346 .625 76 66 4 0 0 2 1
NL (5 yrs) 325 752 661 94 165 20 4 24 87 2 2 83 109 .250 .332 .401 .732 97 265 11 1 1 6 2
AL (1 yr) 85 210 191 17 41 4 3 5 19 3 2 18 30 .215 .280 .346 .625 76 66 4 0 0 2 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1958 27 BAL AL 85 210 -6 0 -0 -3 -3 -12 -1.4 6 -6 -0.8 .485 .492 -0.5 -0.6 -4 $ 3/97
1958 27 CHC NL 26 94 4 0 0 -3 -1 0 -0.0 3 3 0.3 .500 .500 0.6 -0.5 6 $ 39
1959 28 CHC NL 108 331 -2 -1 -0 -2 -4 -9 -0.9 11 2 0.2 .492 .494 0.4 -0.6 4 $ 3/79
1960 29 SFG NL 75 136 -1 -0 -0 0 -2 -3 -0.3 5 2 0.1 .496 .498 0.1 -0.2 1 $ 3/7
1961 30 SFG NL 44 40 -2 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .497 .499 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /379
1962 31 NYM NL 17 35 3 -0 0 -0 -0 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .516 .502 0.4 -0.0 4 $ /39
1962 31 PIT NL 55 116 -2 0 0 -3 -1 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .490 .497 0.2 -0.4 2 $ 3
5 Seasons 410 962 -5 -0 0 -10 -12 -27 -3.0 31 4 0.1 .493 .497 1.2 -2.3 14 $
SFG (2 yrs) 119 176 -3 -0 0 0 -2 -4 -0.5 6 2 0.1 .496 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $
CHC (2 yrs) 134 425 2 -1 -0 -4 -6 -9 -0.9 14 6 0.5 .493 .497 1.0 -1.1 10 $
NYM (1 yr) 17 35 3 -0 0 -0 -0 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .516 .502 0.4 -0.0 4 $
PIT (1 yr) 55 116 -2 0 0 -3 -1 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .490 .497 0.2 -0.4 2 $
BAL (1 yr) 85 210 -6 0 -0 -3 -3 -12 -1.4 6 -6 -0.8 .485 .492 -0.5 -0.6 -4 $

Advanced Batting

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
1958 27 TOT MLB 304 217 34 4.2 97 .240 .232 .259 .308 .327 .386 .397 .694 .723 92 .477 -3.5 -0.4 .642 .272 .154 5.7
1958 27 BAL AL 210 158 18 3.0 93 .228 .215 .255 .280 .322 .346 .387 .625 .709 76 .347 -6.6 -0.7 .545 .230 .131 3.8
1958 27 CHC NL 94 59 16 7.3 105 .270 .272 .269 .372 .336 .481 .420 .854 .756 125 .694 3.1 0.3 .898 .370 .210 1.7
1959 28 CHC NL 331 230 39 4.5 103 .255 .252 .268 .324 .334 .405 .415 .729 .748 95 .491 -2.1 -0.2 .668 .262 .153 .0
1960 29 SFG NL 136 96 13 3.6 94 .280 .237 .256 .331 .321 .339 .393 .670 .714 89 .418 -1.4 -0.1 .589 .237 .102 .0
1961 30 SFG NL 40 30 3 2.7 102 .250 .222 .265 .275 .331 .306 .413 .581 .744 57 .265 -2.2 -0.2 .483 .167 .083 .0
1962 31 TOT NL 151 101 21 5.6 104 .272 .250 .271 .338 .339 .424 .412 .762 .750 103 .590 0.6 0.1 .750 .318 .174 1.7
1962 31 NYM NL 35 21 9 11.5 104 .348 .344 .271 .400 .339 .656 .412 1.056 .750 178 .844 3.3 0.3 1.143 .406 .313 .0
1962 31 PIT NL 116 80 12 4.0 104 .250 .220 .271 .319 .339 .350 .412 .669 .750 79 .443 -2.7 -0.3 .646 .290 .130 1.3
5 Yrs 962 674 110 4.4 100 .256 .242 .264 .320 .330 .388 .405 .709 .736 93 .486 -8.5 -0.9 .653 .266 .147 8.5
162 Game Avg. 380 266 43 4.4 100 .256 .242 .264 .320 .330 .388 .405 .709 .736 93 .486 -8.5 -0.9 .653 .266 .147 3
SFG (2 yrs) 176 126 16 3.4 96 .273 .234 .258 .318 .323 .331 .398 .649 .721 82 .383 -3.5 -0.4 .565 .221 .097 .0
CHC (2 yrs) 425 289 55 5.1 104 .258 .256 .268 .335 .334 .421 .416 .756 .750 102 .544 1.0 0.1 .716 .285 .165 1.9
NYM (1 yr) 35 21 9 11.5 104 .348 .344 .271 .400 .339 .656 .412 1.056 .750 178 .844 3.3 0.3 1.143 .406 .313 .0
PIT (1 yr) 116 80 12 4.0 104 .250 .220 .271 .319 .339 .350 .412 .669 .750 79 .442 -2.7 -0.3 .646 .290 .130 1.3
BAL (1 yr) 210 158 18 3.0 93 .228 .215 .255 .280 .322 .346 .387 .625 .709 76 .348 -6.6 -0.7 .545 .230 .131 3.8
NL (5 yrs) 752 516 92 4.8 102 .264 .250 .266 .332 .333 .401 .411 .732 .743 97 .520 -1.9 -0.2 .686 .277 .151 3.7
AL (1 yr) 210 158 18 3.0 93 .228 .215 .255 .280 .322 .346 .387 .625 .709 76 .348 -6.6 -0.7 .545 .230 .131 3.8

Ratio Batting*

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
1958 27 TOT MLB 304 3.3% 14.1% 9.9% 6.3% 30% 1.43 6.3 27.2 9.1 0.63 73%
1958 27 BAL AL 210 2.4% 14.3% 8.6% 5.7% 29% 1.67 6.4 38.2 10.1 0.69 75%
1958 27 CHC NL 94 5.3% 13.8% 12.8% 7.5% 32% 1.08 6.2 16.2 7.4 0.46 67%
1959 28 CHC NL 331 3.3% 11.8% 10.0% 6.7% 30% 1.18 7.5 26.7 7.4 0.57 75%
1960 29 SFG NL 136 1.5% 17.7% 12.5% 4.4% 21% 1.41 4.9 59.0 9.1 0.79 68%
1961 30 SFG NL 40 2.5% 20.0% 7.5% 2.5% 13% 2.67 4.5 36.0 5.1 1.33 70%
1962 31 TOT NL 151 3.3% 16.6% 11.9% 8.0% 36% 1.39 5.3 26.4 8.3 0.62 68%
1962 31 NYM NL 35 8.6% 17.1% 8.6% 11.4% 36% 2.00 5.3 10.7 8.0 0.50 66%
1962 31 PIT NL 116 1.7% 16.4% 12.9% 6.9% 36% 1.27 5.3 50.0 8.3 0.66 69%
5 Yrs 962 3.0% 14.5% 10.5% 6.2% 29% 1.38 6.1 29.4 8.0 0.65 72%
MLB Averages 2.4% 13.6% 8.8% 6.7% 29% 1.54 6.6 37.2 8.3 1.04 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1958 27 TOT MLB -3.4 -0.4 305 -0.0 5.8 -5.8 1.06 0.3 -0.3 2.1 0.2 0.95 2.2 1.46 36
1958 27 BAL AL -6.6 -0.7 218 -0.5 4.0 -4.5 1.11 -0.5 0.0 -4.9 -0.5 0.98 -6.0 1.46 35
1958 27 CHC NL 3.2 0.3 87 0.5 1.8 -1.3 .94 0.8 -0.2 7.0 0.7 0.88 8.2 1.47 1
1959 28 CHC NL -2.5 -0.2 331 1.7 7.9 -6.2 1.10 0.3 1.3 6.0 0.6 0.93 2.5 1.94 33
1960 29 SFG NL -1.5 -0.2 140 -0.2 2.2 -2.5 1.09 -0.2 0.0 1.2 0.1 1.00 -1.6 1.56 38
1961 30 SFG NL -2.2 -0.2 40 -0.6 0.8 -1.3 1.72 -0.2 -0.2 -1.8 -0.2 1.21 -0.7 1.83 32
1962 31 TOT NL 0.7 0.1 153 0.8 3.3 -2.6 1.17 0.3 0.3 3.0 0.3 0.96 5.6 1.71 33
1962 31 NYM NL 3.4 0.3 35 0.0 0.5 -0.4 .75 0.4 -0.4 0.9 0.1 0.83 5.2 1.20 9
1962 31 PIT NL -2.7 -0.3 118 0.7 2.8 -2.1 1.29 -0.1 0.7 2.1 0.2 1.00 0.4 1.90 24
5 Yrs -9.0 -0.9 969 1.7 20.0 -18.3 1.12 0.5 1.0 10.4 1.0 0.97 8.0 1.69 172

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1958 27 TOT MLB 4 0 23% 91 4 2 67% 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6 54% 16 9 7 2 0 2 8 1 5
1958 27 BAL AL 2 0 22% 53 3 2 60% 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 6 60% 9 4 5 1 0 1 5 1 3
1958 27 CHC NL 2 0 23% 38 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 46% 7 5 2 1 0 1 3 0 2
1959 28 CHC NL 4 0 29% 105 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 46% 14 7 7 6 3 2 6 2 3
1960 29 SFG NL 2 0 40% 59 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 37% 13 9 4 3 2 1 3 1 2
1961 30 SFG NL 1 0 40% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25% 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1962 31 TOT NL 3 0 30% 55 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 42% 11 7 4 2 2 0 6 2 4
1962 31 NYM NL 0 0 27% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1962 31 PIT NL 3 0 31% 41 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 47% 9 6 3 1 1 0 5 1 4
5 Yrs 14 0 29% 327 5 4 56% 5 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 13 21 45% 56 34 22 14 8 5 24 6 15

Situational Hitting*

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
1958 27 TOT MLB 304 91% 63 36 6 1 1 1.46 10 0 5 10 0 9 1 0 1 0 0% 65 4 6% 28 4 14% 174 22 13% 15 7 47% 7 6 86% 0
1958 27 BAL AL 210 94% 41 35 6 1 1 1.46 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 1 0 0% 47 4 9% 21 3 14% 129 14 11% 14 6 43% 5 4 80% 0
1958 27 CHC NL 94 84% 22 1 0 0 0 1.47 5 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 18 0 0% 7 1 14% 45 8 18% 1 1 100% 2 2 100% 0
1959 28 CHC NL 331 88% 74 33 8 1 6 1.94 11 0 4 11 0 4 7 0 2 1 50% 77 5 6% 34 6 18% 202 30 15% 21 8 38% 15 6 40% 0
1960 29 SFG NL 136 79% 28 38 8 0 2 1.56 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0% 33 4 12% 14 5 36% 89 11 12% 10 8 80% 4 1 25% 0
1961 30 SFG NL 40 90% 8 32 7 1 7 1.83 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 1 8% 11 7 64% 45 6 13% 6 5 83% 6 4 67% 0
1962 31 TOT NL 151 92% 33 33 6 0 5 1.71 5 0 4 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 24 1 4% 13 3 23% 103 14 14% 10 6 60% 5 1 20% 0
1962 31 NYM NL 35 94% 11 9 2 0 1 1.20 3 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 19 1 5% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1962 31 PIT NL 116 91% 22 24 4 0 4 1.90 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 1 5% 11 3 27% 84 13 15% 8 5 63% 3 1 33% 0
5 Yrs 962 89% 206 172 35 3 21 1.69 29 0 20 28 1 18 11 0 4 1 25% 212 15 7% 100 25 25% 613 83 14% 62 34 55% 37 18 49% 0
MLB Averages 50% 74% 10% 31% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1958 27 111 304 272 29 63 6 3 10 30 4 2 30 43 .232 .308 .386 .694 92 105 4 1 0 2 1
1959 28 219 635 566 68 137 16 4 21 70 4 3 63 82 .242 .317 .396 .712 93 224 9 1 1 5 2
1960 29 294 771 684 87 165 18 6 23 83 4 4 80 106 .241 .319 .386 .705 93 264 13 1 1 6 3
1961 30 338 811 720 92 173 18 6 24 90 4 4 83 114 .240 .317 .382 .699 91 275 14 1 1 7 3
1962 31 410 962 852 111 206 24 7 29 106 5 4 101 139 .242 .320 .388 .709 93 331 15 1 1 8 3

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1958 27 116 325 289 33 70 7 3 11 34 4 33 45 .242 .320 .401 .721 38 111
1959 28 113 348 309 42 79 11 1 12 43 0 35 41 .256 .329 .414 .743 42 108
1960 29 78 145 125 22 31 2 2 2 15 0 19 25 .248 .345 .344 .689 16 75
1961 30 46 41 37 5 8 0 0 1 7 0 3 8 .216 .268 .297 .566 3 44
1962 31 72 151 132 18 33 6 1 5 15 1 18 25 .250 .338 .424 .762 19 72
5 Yrs 425 1010 892 120 221 26 7 31 114 5 108 144 .248 .327 .397 .724 118 410
162 Game Avg. 162 385 340 46 84 10 3 12 43 2 41 55 .248 .327 .397 .724 45 410

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