Jim Nettles
James William Nettles
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: March 2, 1947 in San Diego, CA
High School: Crawford (San Diego, CA)
School: San Diego State University
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1970
Final Game: September 13, 1981
Relatives: Brother of Graig Nettles
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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
1970 23 MIN AL 13 21 20 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 .250 .286 .250 .536 48 5 0 0 0 0 0 /798
1971 24 MIN AL 70 190 168 17 42 5 1 6 24 3 2 19 24 .250 .321 .399 .720 101 67 3 0 0 3 2 8/9
1972 25 MIN AL 102 268 235 28 48 5 2 4 15 4 3 32 52 .204 .302 .294 .596 75 69 5 1 0 0 3 87/93
1974 27 DET AL 43 159 141 20 32 5 1 6 17 3 4 15 26 .227 .306 .404 .710 102 57 1 1 2 0 1 9/78
1979 32 KCR AL 11 26 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .087 .192 .087 .279 -22 2 0 0 0 0 0 /739
1981 34 OAK AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 /9
6 Seasons 240 665 587 68 129 15 4 16 57 10 10 70 109 .220 .304 .341 .644 84 200 9 2 3 3 6
162 Game Avg. 162 449 396 46 87 10 3 11 38 7 7 47 74 .220 .304 .341 .644 84 135 6 1 2 2 4
MIN (3 yrs) 185 479 423 48 95 10 3 10 39 7 6 52 81 .225 .309 .333 .642 84 141 8 1 0 3 5
KCR (1 yr) 11 26 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .087 .192 .087 .279 -22 2 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DET (1 yr) 43 159 141 20 32 5 1 6 17 3 4 15 26 .227 .306 .404 .710 102 57 1 1 2 0 1

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
1970 23 MIN AL 21 16 1 1.7 100 .333 .250 .261 .286 .336 .250 .399 .536 .735 48 .152 -1.5 -0.2 .313 .000 .000
1971 24 MIN AL 190 134 22 4.4 95 .255 .250 .258 .321 .331 .399 .384 .720 .714 101 .542 0.1 0.0 .664 .268 .149 4.0
1972 25 MIN AL 268 195 21 2.9 87 .246 .204 .252 .302 .322 .294 .364 .596 .685 75 .397 -7.3 -0.8 .528 .230 .089 4.0
1974 27 DET AL 159 116 17 3.9 91 .239 .227 .261 .306 .325 .404 .375 .710 .700 102 .478 -0.1 -0.0 .632 .277 .177 4.0
1979 32 KCR AL 26 21 1 1.3 104 .095 .087 .272 .192 .337 .087 .412 .279 .749 -22 .083 -4.1 -0.4 .238 .130 .000
1981 34 OAK AL 1 1 0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
6 Seasons 665 483 62 3.4 91 .243 .220 .257 .304 .326 .341 .375 .644 .701 84 .441 -12.9 -1.4 .570 .240 .121 12.3
162 Game Avg. 449 326 42 3.4 91 .243 .220 .257 .304 .326 .341 .375 .644 .701 84 .441 -12.9 -1.4 .570 .240 .121 8
MIN (3 yrs) 479 345 44 3.4 91 .254 .225 .255 .309 .326 .333 .373 .642 .699 84 .451 -8.7 -1.0 .570 .234 .109 8.2
KCR (1 yr) 26 21 1 1.3 104 .095 .087 .272 .192 .337 .087 .412 .279 .749 -22 .083 -4.1 -0.4 .238 .130 .000
OAK (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
DET (1 yr) 159 116 17 3.9 91 .239 .227 .261 .306 .325 .404 .375 .710 .700 102 .479 -0.1 -0.0 .632 .277 .177 4.0

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
1970 23 MIN AL 21 0.0% 23.8% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 5.00 4.0 0.67 71%
1971 24 MIN AL 190 3.2% 12.6% 10.0% 6.3% 29% 1.26 7.0 28.0 7.0 0.69 74%
1972 25 MIN AL 268 1.5% 19.4% 11.9% 4.1% 23% 1.63 4.5 58.8 15.7 1.04 67%
1974 27 DET AL 159 3.8% 16.4% 9.4% 7.6% 38% 1.73 5.4 23.5 8.3 0.55 69%
1979 32 KCR AL 26 0.0% 7.7% 11.5% 0.0% 0% 0.67 11.5 23.0 0.36 81%
1981 34 OAK AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0%
6 Seasons 665 2.4% 16.4% 10.5% 5.3% 27% 1.56 5.4 36.7 10.3 0.75 70%
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
1970 23 MIN AL 0 0 50% 9 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1971 24 MIN AL 2 0 20% 67 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13% 12 9 2 2 2 0 1 1 0
1972 25 MIN AL 3 0 31% 108 4 3 57% 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 3 45% 11 6 5 4 3 1 5 1 3
1974 27 DET AL 2 0 33% 54 3 4 43% 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 45% 10 8 2 3 0 3 7 3 4
1979 32 KCR AL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 34 OAK AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 7 0 28% 245 10 10 50% 8 10 1 0 1 0 2 0 7 10 37% 34 24 9 10 5 5 13 5 7
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
1970 23 MIN AL 21 100% 5 1 0 0 0 1.18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 24 MIN AL 190 75% 42 7 2 0 0 0.84 6 1 7 4 2 3 3 1 1 0 0% 39 3 8% 21 5 24% 122 18 15% 13 7 54% 7 2 29% 0
1972 25 MIN AL 268 91% 48 20 7 1 3 1.20 4 0 5 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 55 5 9% 17 2 12% 155 11 7% 8 2 25% 14 2 14% 0
1974 27 DET AL 159 94% 32 1 1 0 1 0.16 6 0 5 6 0 5 1 0 2 2 100% 28 1 4% 14 3 21% 90 14 16% 7 1 14% 8 4 50% 0
1979 32 KCR AL 26 92% 2 2 0 0 0 1.31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0% 3 2 67% 22 1 5% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1981 34 OAK AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 665 88% 129 31 10 1 4 1.09 16 1 19 13 3 9 7 1 4 3 75% 138 9 7% 58 13 22% 399 44 11% 29 11 38% 29 8 28% 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
1970 23 13 21 20 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 .250 .286 .250 .536 48 5 0 0 0 0 0
1971 24 83 211 188 20 47 5 1 6 24 3 3 20 29 .250 .318 .383 .701 95 72 3 0 0 3 2
1972 25 185 479 423 48 95 10 3 10 39 7 6 52 81 .225 .309 .333 .642 84 141 8 1 0 3 5
1973 26 185 479 423 48 95 10 3 10 39 7 6 52 81 .225 .309 .333 .642 84 141 8 1 0 3 5
1974 27 228 638 564 68 127 15 4 16 56 10 10 67 107 .225 .308 .351 .659 89 198 9 2 2 3 6
1975 28 228 638 564 68 127 15 4 16 56 10 10 67 107 .225 .308 .351 .659 89 198 9 2 2 3 6
1976 29 228 638 564 68 127 15 4 16 56 10 10 67 107 .225 .308 .351 .659 89 198 9 2 2 3 6
1977 30 228 638 564 68 127 15 4 16 56 10 10 67 107 .225 .308 .351 .659 89 198 9 2 2 3 6
1978 31 228 638 564 68 127 15 4 16 56 10 10 67 107 .225 .308 .351 .659 89 198 9 2 2 3 6
1979 32 239 664 587 68 129 15 4 16 57 10 10 70 109 .220 .304 .341 .644 84 200 9 2 2 3 6
1980 33 239 664 587 68 129 15 4 16 57 10 10 70 109 .220 .304 .341 .644 84 200 9 2 2 3 6
1981 34 240 665 587 68 129 15 4 16 57 10 10 70 109 .220 .304 .341 .644 84 200 9 2 3 3 6

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
1970 23 13 20 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 .250 .211 .461 1 13
1971 24 70 195 172 19 45 5 1 6 26 3 20 24 .262 .333 .407 .740 24 70
1972 25 107 291 252 35 57 6 2 5 19 5 38 54 .226 .330 .325 .655 27 102
1974 27 43 160 143 22 34 5 1 6 19 3 16 26 .238 .319 .413 .731 19 43
1979 32 11 28 24 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 .125 .250 .125 .375 1 11
6 Seasons 246 694 610 78 143 16 4 17 66 11 79 111 .234 .323 .357 .680 72 240
162 Game Avg. 162 457 402 51 94 11 3 11 43 7 52 73 .234 .323 .357 .680 47 240

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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