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Jim Pendleton

James Edward Pendleton

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 7, 1924 in St. Charles, MO
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1953
Teams (by GP): Braves/Colt.45's/Redlegs/Pirates 1953-1962

Final Game: September 30, 1962
Died: March 20, 1996 in Houston, TX
Buried: Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX
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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
1953 29 MLN NL 120 261 251 48 75 12 4 7 27 6 5 7 36 .299 .323 .462 .785 107 116 5 2 1 *O798/6
1954 30 MLN NL 71 179 173 20 38 3 1 1 16 2 1 4 21 .220 .236 .266 .502 34 46 2 0 1 1 789
1955 31 MLN NL 8 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /586
1956 32 MLN NL 14 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 -74 0 1 0 0 0 0 /6534
1957 33 PIT NL 46 72 59 9 18 1 1 0 9 0 0 9 14 .305 .394 .356 .750 107 21 2 1 1 2 1 /95786
1958 34 PIT NL 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 79 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 35 CIN NL 65 123 113 13 29 2 0 3 9 3 0 8 18 .257 .309 .354 .663 74 40 4 1 0 1 2 75/6
1962 38 HOU NL 117 347 321 30 79 12 2 8 36 0 0 14 57 .246 .279 .371 .650 79 119 6 2 7 3 2 79/3856
8 Yrs 444 1007 941 120 240 30 8 19 97 11 6 43 151 .255 .290 .365 .654 76 343 20 6 10 7 5
162 Game Avg. 162 367 343 44 88 11 3 7 35 4 2 16 55 .255 .290 .365 .654 76 125 7 2 4
MLN (4 yrs) 213 462 445 68 113 15 5 8 43 8 6 12 62 .254 .276 .364 .640 70 162 8 2 2 1 0
PIT (2 yrs) 49 75 62 9 19 1 1 0 9 0 0 9 14 .306 .392 .355 .747 106 22 2 1 1 2 1
CIN (1 yr) 65 123 113 13 29 2 0 3 9 3 0 8 18 .257 .309 .354 .663 74 40 4 1 0 1 2
HOU (1 yr) 117 347 321 30 79 12 2 8 36 0 0 14 57 .246 .279 .371 .650 79 119 6 2 7 3 2

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
1953 29 MLN NL 120 261 2 -0 1 2 -4 0 -0.0 9 9 0.8 .500 .500 0.8 -0.3 7 $ *O798/6
1954 30 MLN NL 71 179 -14 0 1 -0 -2 -15 -1.6 6 -9 -1.0 .478 .490 -0.9 -0.2 -8 $ 789
1955 31 MLN NL 8 10 -2 0 0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .471 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /586
1956 32 MLN NL 14 12 -3 0 -0 -0 0 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.2 .480 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /6534
1957 33 PIT NL 46 72 2 -0 -0 -3 -0 -2 -0.2 2 1 0.0 .496 .499 0.3 -0.3 3 $ /95786
1958 34 PIT NL 3 3 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
1959 35 CIN NL 65 123 -5 1 -1 -1 -1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .491 .496 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ 75/6
1962 38 HOU NL 117 347 -13 0 1 -6 -5 -22 -2.2 12 -10 -1.1 .481 .486 -0.5 -1.0 -4 $ 79/3856
8 Seasons 444 1007 -32 2 1 -8 -11 -48 -5.2 34 -15 -1.9 .489 .496 -0.8 -2.1 -7 $
MLN (4 yrs) 213 462 -16 0 1 1 -6 -19 -2.1 15 -4 -0.6 .490 .497 -0.5 -0.6 -5 $
PIT (2 yrs) 49 75 2 -0 -0 -3 -0 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.0 .496 .499 0.3 -0.3 3 $
CIN (1 yr) 65 123 -5 1 -1 -1 -1 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.2 .491 .496 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $
HOU (1 yr) 117 347 -13 0 1 -6 -5 -22 -2.2 12 -10 -1.1 .481 .486 -0.5 -1.0 -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
1953 29 MLN NL 261 187 36 5.1 105 .327 .299 .267 .323 .337 .462 .416 .785 .753 107 .524 1.6 0.2 .677 .195 .163 6.5
1954 30 MLN NL 179 140 11 2.1 104 .243 .220 .267 .236 .337 .266 .412 .502 .749 34 .182 -16.8 -1.6 .370 .075 .046 1.3
1955 31 MLN NL 10 10 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .261 .000 .331 .000 .413 .000 .744 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1956 32 MLN NL 12 12 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .257 .083 .323 .000 .406 .083 .729 -74 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .083 .091 .000
1957 33 PIT NL 72 46 9 5.3 100 .383 .305 .265 .394 .328 .356 .410 .750 .738 107 .562 1.4 0.1 .721 .203 .051
1958 34 PIT NL 3 2 0 0.0 104 .333 .333 .267 .333 .335 .333 .418 .667 .753 79 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1959 35 CIN NL 123 89 12 3.6 108 .280 .257 .274 .309 .340 .354 .424 .663 .764 74 .388 -4.4 -0.4 .591 .195 .097 3.0
1962 38 HOU NL 347 258 33 3.4 97 .274 .246 .262 .279 .328 .371 .397 .650 .725 79 .371 -10.0 -1.0 .544 .168 .125 .0
8 Yrs 1007 744 101 3.6 102 .284 .255 .266 .290 .333 .365 .409 .654 .743 76 .385 -34.0 -3.4 .546 .160 .109 13.9
162 Game Avg. 367 271 37 3.6 102 .284 .255 .266 .290 .333 .365 .409 .654 .743 76 .385 -34.0 -3.4 .546 .160 .109 5
MLN (4 yrs) 462 349 47 3.6 104 .279 .254 .266 .276 .337 .364 .414 .640 .751 70 .369 -20.8 -2.0 .514 .142 .110 8.0
PIT (2 yrs) 75 48 9 5.1 101 .380 .306 .265 .392 .328 .355 .411 .747 .739 106 .543 1.3 0.1 .711 .194 .048
CIN (1 yr) 123 89 12 3.6 108 .280 .257 .274 .309 .340 .354 .424 .663 .764 74 .388 -4.4 -0.4 .591 .195 .097 3.0
HOU (1 yr) 347 258 33 3.4 97 .274 .246 .262 .279 .328 .371 .397 .650 .725 79 .372 -10.0 -1.0 .544 .168 .125 .0

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
1953 29 MLN NL 261 2.7% 13.8% 2.7% 8.8% 31% 5.14 7.0 35.9 9.3 0.91 80%
1954 30 MLN NL 179 0.6% 11.7% 2.2% 2.8% 13% 5.25 8.2 173.0 10.8 0.77 85%
1955 31 MLN NL 10 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 2.50 80%
1956 32 MLN NL 12 0.0% 25.0% 8.3% 0.0% 3.00 3.7 1.00 67%
1957 33 PIT NL 72 0.0% 19.4% 12.5% 2.8% 11% 1.56 4.2 6.6 0.65 65%
1958 34 PIT NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 100%
1959 35 CIN NL 123 2.4% 14.6% 6.5% 4.1% 17% 2.25 6.3 37.7 12.6 1.33 76%
1962 38 HOU NL 347 2.3% 16.4% 4.0% 6.3% 28% 4.07 5.6 40.1 8.9 1.23 75%
8 Yrs 1007 1.9% 15.0% 4.3% 5.7% 24% 3.51 6.2 49.5 9.7 1.03 77%
MLB Averages 2.3% 12.6% 9.0% 6.6% 29% 1.40 7.1 38.2 8.2 1.01 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 29 MLN NL 1.6 0.2 196 -0.4 3.2 -3.6 1.03 -0.4 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.94 -5.6 1.38 2
1954 30 MLN NL -16.8 -1.6 173 -0.5 2.8 -3.3 1.12 -1.1 0.6 -5.9 -0.6 0.94 -11.2 2.03 15
1955 31 MLN NL -2.8 -0.3 10 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 1.07 -0.2 0.0 -2.0 -0.2 0.92 -2.1 1.05 4
1956 32 MLN NL -2.7 -0.3 11 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 1.74 -0.2 0.0 -3.3 -0.3 1.12 -2.8 1.46 8
1957 33 PIT NL 1.4 0.1 65 0.2 1.4 -1.2 1.29 0.1 0.1 2.5 0.2 1.03 1.9 1.73 21
1958 34 PIT NL -0.1 -0.0 3 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .33 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.46 -0.2 0.33 3
1959 35 CIN NL -4.6 -0.4 127 -0.5 1.8 -2.4 1.03 -0.5 -0.1 -5.6 -0.5 0.96 -5.6 0.90 19
1962 38 HOU NL -10.0 -1.0 350 -1.5 5.8 -7.2 1.18 -1.1 -0.1 -10.5 -1.1 0.97 -13.7 1.67 23
8 Yrs -34.1 -3.4 935 -3.2 15.1 -18.3 1.13 -3.4 0.5 -26.2 -2.6 0.96 -39.1 1.50 95

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
1953 29 MLN NL 4 0 53% 104 6 5 55% 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 42% 12 6 5 7 3 4 12 7 4
1954 30 MLN NL 5 0 46% 60 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 52% 11 9 2 1 0 1 9 1 8
1955 31 MLN NL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 32 MLN NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 33 PIT NL 2 0 32% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 42% 5 5 0 2 1 1 5 1 4
1958 34 PIT NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 35 CIN NL 1 0 29% 55 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 59% 9 4 5 2 0 1 6 1 4
1962 38 HOU NL 1 0 25% 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 47% 23 16 7 1 0 1 10 2 8
8 Yrs 14 0 37% 375 11 6 65% 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 21 47% 61 41 19 13 4 8 42 12 28

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
1953 29 MLN NL 261 22% 75 2 0 0 0 1.38 7 0 5 3 1 1 6 0 0 1 32 5 16% 14 5 36% 104 14 13% 7 3 43% 9 5 56% 0
1954 30 MLN NL 179 50% 38 15 3 1 3 2.03 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 34 2 6% 12 4 33% 89 16 18% 5 5 100% 3 2 67% 0
1955 31 MLN NL 10 50% 0 4 0 0 0 1.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1956 32 MLN NL 12 55% 0 8 0 0 0 1.46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1957 33 PIT NL 72 49% 18 21 5 0 4 1.73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 15 2 13% 9 3 33% 47 9 19% 8 4 50% 3 0 0% 0
1958 34 PIT NL 3 67% 1 3 1 0 0 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 35 CIN NL 123 49% 29 19 6 1 1 0.90 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 26 4 15% 10 1 10% 80 7 9% 7 2 29% 2 0 0% 0
1962 38 HOU NL 347 42% 79 23 7 0 1 1.67 8 0 5 5 3 4 4 0 8 7 88% 78 6 8% 39 17 44% 235 30 13% 19 10 53% 14 8 57% 0
8 Yrs 1007 41% 240 95 22 2 9 1.50 19 0 18 11 5 7 12 0 10 10 100% 189 20 11% 87 30 34% 569 76 13% 46 24 52% 33 15 45% 0
MLB Averages 49% 78% 11% 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
1953 29 120 261 251 48 75 12 4 7 27 6 5 7 36 .299 .323 .462 .785 107 116 5 2 1
1954 30 191 440 424 68 113 15 5 8 43 8 6 11 57 .267 .288 .382 .670 78 162 7 2 2 1
1955 31 199 450 434 68 113 15 5 8 43 8 6 11 59 .260 .281 .373 .655 74 162 7 2 2 1 0
1956 32 213 462 445 68 113 15 5 8 43 8 6 12 62 .254 .276 .364 .640 70 162 8 2 2 1 0
1957 33 259 534 504 77 131 16 6 8 52 8 6 21 76 .260 .292 .363 .655 75 183 10 3 3 3 1
1958 34 262 537 507 77 132 16 6 8 52 8 6 21 76 .260 .292 .363 .655 75 184 10 3 3 3 1
1959 35 327 660 620 90 161 18 6 11 61 11 6 29 94 .260 .295 .361 .657 75 224 14 4 3 4 3
1960 36 327 660 620 90 161 18 6 11 61 11 6 29 94 .260 .295 .361 .657 75 224 14 4 3 4 3
1961 37 327 660 620 90 161 18 6 11 61 11 6 29 94 .260 .295 .361 .657 75 224 14 4 3 4 3
1962 38 444 1007 941 120 240 30 8 19 97 11 6 43 151 .255 .290 .365 .654 76 343 20 6 10 7 5

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
1953 29 125 270 260 49 77 12 4 7 27 6 7 37 .296 .320 .454 .774 37 120
1954 30 75 188 182 21 40 3 1 1 17 2 4 22 .220 .235 .264 .499 12 71
1955 31 8 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1956 32 15 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 14
1957 33 48 77 63 10 20 1 1 0 10 0 10 15 .317 .408 .365 .773 9 46
1958 34 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1959 35 68 128 118 13 30 2 0 3 9 3 8 19 .254 .305 .347 .652 13 65
1962 38 117 351 324 32 82 12 2 8 38 0 15 57 .253 .288 .377 .664 35 117
8 Yrs 459 1040 972 125 249 30 8 19 101 11 45 155 .256 .291 .362 .653 106 444
162 Game Avg. 162 367 343 44 88 11 3 7 36 4 16 55 .256 .291 .362 .653 37 444

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1953 NL  5 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1962 NL  born 1924-01-07 (6th)

                           

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