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 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
1970 MIN AL 23 OF 11 4 44.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0 1.64 0.73 .975 2.15 1.85
1970 MIN AL 23 LF 5 2 17.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 70.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0 3.18 1.20 .983 1.80 1.48
1970 MIN AL 23 RF 5 1 18.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.1 -73.3 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.60
1970 MIN AL 23 CF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.60 2.30
1971 MIN AL 24 OF 62 42 414.0 144 139 3 2 1 .986 5.3 15.4 4.3 0.3 4.0 1 3.09 2.29 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 MIN AL 24 CF 59 41 400.2 147 142 3 2 1 .986 5.7 17.1 4.7 0.5 4.2 1 3.26 2.46 .983 2.73 2.32
1971 MIN AL 24 RF 3 1 13.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -36.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.68 0.33 1.000 2.02 1.70
1972 MIN AL 25 OF 78 58 571.2 164 156 5 3 1 .982 2.9 6.1 2.9 0.5 2.4 0 2.53 2.06 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 MIN AL 25 CF 58 49 458.1 143 136 4 3 1 .979 3.5 9.2 3.5 1.2 2.3 0 2.75 2.41 .987 2.65 2.29
1972 MIN AL 25 LF 12 8 76.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -4.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.77 1.25 .980 1.89 1.53
1972 MIN AL 25 RF 9 1 37.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -9.7 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 0 0.97 0.44 .975 2.12 1.76
1972 MIN AL 25 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.00
1974 DET AL 27 OF 41 39 351.1 81 80 1 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -6.5 -0.9 0.2 -1.2 -1 2.07 1.98 .979 2.41 2.12
1974 DET AL 27 RF 30 29 261.2 58 58 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -8.7 -0.9 0.3 -1.3 -1 1.99 1.93 .976 2.18 1.86
1974 DET AL 27 LF 8 7 55.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -2.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 2.29 1.75 .971 2.13 1.75
1974 DET AL 27 CF 4 3 34.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.08 2.00 .988 2.93 2.62
1979 KCR AL 32 OF 8 6 56.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 23.6 1.1 0.0 1.1 0 3.05 2.38 .979 2.46 2.12
1979 KCR AL 32 LF 7 5 47.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 25.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 3.06 2.29 .981 2.22 1.80
1979 KCR AL 32 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.80
1979 KCR AL 32 RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.20 1.90
1981 OAK AL 34 OF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.20
1981 OAK AL 34 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.80
6 Seasons OF 201 149 1440.0 416 402 9 5 2 .988 7.2 6.0 7.2 1.7 5.4 0 2.57 2.04 .981 2.28 1.98
4 Seasons CF 122 94 902.2 299 287 7 5 2 .983 9.4 12.5 8.4 1.9 6.5 1 2.93 2.41 .985 2.70 2.32
6 Seasons RF 49 33 342.0 65 65 0 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -13.3 -2.8 -0.3 -2.6 -1 1.71 1.33 .977 2.16 1.80
4 Seasons LF 32 22 195.1 51 50 1 0 0 1.000 1.6 9.8 1.6 0.1 1.5 0 2.35 1.59 .978 2.03 1.64
2 Seasons 1B 2 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -240.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 13.50 1.50 1.000 9.90 8.40
6 Seasons TOT 203 149 1442.0 419 405 9 5 2 .988 6.8 5.7 6.8 1.5 5.2 0 2.58 2.04 .970 2.29 2.04
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
1970 MIN AL 23 13 4 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 11 1 2
1971 MIN AL 24 70 42 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 3 62 8 4
1972 MIN AL 25 102 58 102 102 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 58 9 78 23 5
1974 DET AL 27 43 39 43 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 30 41 0 2 1
1979 KCR AL 32 11 6 11 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 8 0 3 0
1981 OAK AL 34 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
6 Seasons 240 149 240 236 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 122 49 201 0 37 12
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 -- 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%
1970 MIN AL 23 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 29 62% 76% 34% 1 100%
1971 MIN AL 24 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 15 10 0 21 4 0 5 1 0 9 2 1 11 9 0 61 26 42.6% 34 1 1.6% 2 1749 64% 76% 27% 240 60%
1972 MIN AL 25 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 20 10 0 6 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 0 7 5 1 40 18 45.0% 20 2 5.0% 2 1928 56% 78% 25% 237 59%
1974 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 147 57% 70% 27% 15 53%
4 Seasons 5 0 5 0 0 7 0 2 3 2 36 21 0 30 6 1 7 2 0 14 3 1 19 14 1 106 46 43.4% 57 3 2.8% 4 3853 59% 77% 26% 493 59%
MLB Averages 43.1% 2.2% 59% 78% 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%
1970 MIN AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 82 63% 83% 23% 6 0%
1971 MIN AL 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 55% 58% 19% 2 50%
1972 MIN AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 147 65% 78% 27% 11 36%
1974 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 0 7 1 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 8 5 0 35 14 40.0% 21 0 0.0% 0 1209 64% 76% 25% 111 52%
1979 KCR AL 32 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 38 79% 74% 18% 4 50%
1981 OAK AL 34 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 12 42% 83% 42% 0
6 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 7 0 11 1 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 8 5 0 43 16 37.2% 27 0 0.0% 0 1541 64% 76% 25% 134 49%
MLB Averages 42.9% 3.1% 59% 78% 26% 52%

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%
1970 MIN AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 78 68% 72% 32% 10 60%
1972 MIN AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 340 53% 79% 27% 35 43%
1974 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 4 33.3% 7 1 8.3% 0 259 71% 77% 22% 30 47%
1979 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 5 50.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 195 59% 85% 28% 29 55%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 7 0 10 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 29 14 48.3% 14 1 3.4% 0 872 61% 79% 26% 104 49%
MLB Averages 57.8% 2.7% 59% 78% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1972 MIN AL 25 4 25% 50% 25% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 KCR AL 32 9 56% 78% 22% 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 13 46% 69% 23% 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 59% 78% 27% 94% 88%

* 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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