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Jim Mason
James Percy Mason
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 14, 1950 in Mobile, AL
High School: Murphy (Mobile, AL)
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1971
Final Game: September 24, 1979
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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
1971 20 WSA AL 3 10 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 .400 .333 .733 116 3 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1972 21 TEX AL 46 159 147 10 29 3 0 0 10 0 0 9 39 .197 .247 .218 .465 42 32 3 1 1 1 0 65
1973 22 TEX AL 92 266 238 23 49 7 2 3 19 0 1 23 48 .206 .273 .290 .563 63 69 3 0 2 3 0 64/5
1974 23 NYY AL 152 487 440 41 110 18 6 5 37 1 2 35 87 .250 .302 .352 .654 89 155 6 0 7 5 1 *6
1975 24 NYY AL 94 251 223 17 34 3 2 2 16 0 2 22 49 .152 .228 .211 .438 26 47 10 0 5 1 0 6/4
1976 25 NYY AL 93 236 217 17 39 7 1 1 14 0 0 9 37 .180 .210 .235 .445 31 51 4 0 7 3 0 6
1977 26 TOT AL 58 153 134 19 25 6 0 1 9 1 1 13 20 .187 .257 .254 .510 40 34 2 0 5 1 0 6/5D
1977 26 TOR AL 22 88 79 10 13 3 0 0 2 1 1 7 10 .165 .233 .203 .435 20 16 1 0 2 0 0 6
1977 26 TEX AL 36 65 55 9 12 3 0 1 7 0 0 6 10 .218 .290 .327 .618 68 18 1 0 3 1 0 6/5D
1978 27 TEX AL 55 116 105 10 20 4 0 0 3 0 0 5 17 .190 .227 .229 .456 29 24 2 0 6 0 0 65/4D
1979 28 MON NL 40 78 71 3 13 5 1 0 6 0 2 7 16 .183 .256 .282 .538 48 20 3 0 0 0 1 6/5
9 Seasons 633 1756 1584 140 322 53 12 12 114 2 8 124 316 .203 .259 .275 .534 54 435 33 1 33 14 2
162 Game Avg. 162 449 405 36 82 14 3 3 29 1 2 32 81 .203 .259 .275 .534 54 111 8 0 8 4 1
TEX (5 yrs) 232 616 554 52 113 17 2 4 39 0 1 44 117 .204 .262 .264 .525 52 146 9 1 12 5 0
NYY (3 yrs) 339 974 880 75 183 28 9 8 67 1 4 66 173 .208 .261 .288 .548 59 253 20 0 19 9 1
MON (1 yr) 40 78 71 3 13 5 1 0 6 0 2 7 16 .183 .256 .282 .538 48 20 3 0 0 0 1
TOR (1 yr) 22 88 79 10 13 3 0 0 2 1 1 7 10 .165 .233 .203 .435 20 16 1 0 2 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 593 1678 1513 137 309 48 11 12 108 2 6 117 300 .204 .260 .274 .534 54 415 30 1 33 14 1
NL (1 yr) 40 78 71 3 13 5 1 0 6 0 2 7 16 .183 .256 .282 .538 48 20 3 0 0 0 1

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
1976 25 NYY AL ALCS KCR W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 NYY AL WS CIN L 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 4 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 WSA AL 20 SS 3 3 26.0 22 8 13 1 1 .955 -0.6 -27.7 -0.6 -0.9 0.3 0 7.27 7.00 .964 4.92 4.33
1972 TEX AL 21 SS 32 32 276.1 153 52 93 8 14 .948 -1.0 -4.3 0.0 1.5 -1.5 -1 4.72 4.53 .968 4.99 4.51
1972 TEX AL 21 3B 10 10 81.1 21 6 13 2 0 .905 -1.9 -28.0 -1.9 -0.9 -1.0 0 2.10 1.90 .957 2.98 2.70
1973 TEX AL 22 SS 74 64 562.0 337 113 206 18 43 .947 -5.9 -12.6 -5.9 -5.4 -0.5 0 5.11 4.31 .964 5.10 4.43
1973 TEX AL 22 2B 19 8 90.1 56 30 24 2 8 .964 -4.4 -58.5 -3.4 -1.3 -2.1 -1 5.38 2.84 .980 5.44 4.67
1973 TEX AL 22 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1974 NYY AL 23 SS 152 144 1217.0 696 241 430 25 87 .964 -5.1 -5.0 -6.1 -2.6 -3.5 1 4.96 4.41 .965 4.98 4.24
1975 NYY AL 24 SS 93 73 641.0 359 134 209 16 45 .955 -2.2 -4.1 -2.2 -2.0 -0.2 0 4.82 3.69 .959 4.85 4.09
1975 NYY AL 24 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
1976 NYY AL 25 SS 93 70 630.1 386 128 245 13 47 .966 12.3 23.4 12.3 4.1 8.2 0 5.33 4.01 .967 4.99 4.40
1977 TOT AL 26 SS 54 32 336.1 188 75 108 5 20 .973 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0 4.90 3.39 .963 4.82 4.07
1977 TOR AL 26 SS 22 20 183.1 103 49 51 3 9 .971 -2.1 -13.7 -2.1 -0.7 -1.4 0 4.91 4.55 .963 4.82 4.07
1977 TEX AL 26 SS 32 12 153.0 85 26 57 2 11 .976 2.0 15.7 2.0 0.9 1.1 0 4.88 2.59 .962 4.82 4.07
1977 TEX AL 26 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.6 -360.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 3.15 2.70
1977 TEX AL 26 DH 1
1978 TEX AL 27 SS 42 20 221.1 128 41 79 8 12 .938 0.2 1.1 1.2 -1.6 2.8 -1 4.88 2.86 .965 4.92 4.19
1978 TEX AL 27 3B 11 11 79.0 21 6 13 2 2 .905 0.4 6.1 0.4 0.7 -0.3 0 2.16 1.73 .957 3.00 2.59
1978 TEX AL 27 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
1978 TEX AL 27 DH 1
1979 MON NL 28 SS 33 14 171.1 87 31 53 3 9 .966 -2.2 -15.4 -2.2 -0.5 -1.7 0 4.41 2.55 .966 5.00 4.51
1979 MON NL 28 3B 6 2 32.0 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.1 78.7 2.1 0.2 2.0 0 3.66 2.17 .946 2.90 2.50
9 Seasons SS 576 452 4081.2 2356 823 1436 97 278 .959 -4.6 -1.4 -3.6 -7.2 3.6 -1 4.98 3.92 .964 4.96 4.28
5 Seasons 3B 29 23 195.1 56 16 35 5 3 .911 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.1 0 2.35 1.76 .955 2.97 2.62
3 Seasons 2B 21 8 93.1 56 30 24 2 8 .964 -4.7 -60.4 -3.7 -1.3 -2.4 -1 5.21 2.57 .980 5.44 4.67
2 Seasons DH 2
9 Seasons TOT 626 483 4370.1 2468 869 1495 104 289 .958 -9.3 -2.6 -7.3 -8.5 1.3 -2 4.87 3.78 .922 4.88 4.21
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1487), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

December 6, 1973: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Texas Rangers.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the New York Yankees as the 30th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

May 9, 1977: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Steve Hargan and $200,000 to the Texas Rangers for Roy Howell.

December 8, 1978: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Mike Hart.

March 18, 1980: Released by the Montreal Expos.

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