Jim Piersall
James Anthony Piersall
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, CT
High School: Leavenworth (Waterbury, CT)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1950
Final Game: May 1, 1967
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1950 BOS AL 20 OF 2 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 .978 2.35 0-2-0
1952 BOS AL 22 SS 30 125 41 75 9 13 .928 3.87 .963 4.29
1952 BOS AL 22 OF 22 41 38 3 0 0 1.000 1.86 .980 2.18 0-1-21
1952 BOS AL 22 3B 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 1.000 3.00
1953 BOS AL 23 OF 151 372 352 15 5 7 .987 2.43 .981 2.18 1-2-150 MVP-9
1954 BOS AL 24 OF 126 112 1026.0 263 249 10 4 2 .985 17.4 20.4 12.4 6.1 6.2 5 2.27 2.06 .979 2.39 2.17 AS
1954 BOS AL 24 RF 96 85 795.2 191 180 8 3 2 .984 13.2 19.9 9.2 4.4 4.7 4 2.13 1.96 .975 2.05 1.82 AS
1954 BOS AL 24 CF 30 27 230.1 69 67 1 1 0 .986 4.2 21.9 3.2 1.7 1.5 1 2.66 2.27 .983 2.85 2.64 AS
1955 BOS AL 25 CF 147 144 1294.1 430 422 5 3 3 .993 25.0 23.2 23.0 9.7 13.3 2 2.97 2.90 .985 2.87 2.55
1955 BOS AL 25 OF 147 144 1294.1 435 425 7 3 2 .993 25.0 23.2 23.0 9.7 13.3 2 3.00 2.94 .982 2.40 2.08
1956 BOS AL 26 CF 155 155 1373.0 471 457 10 4 1 .992 31.1 27.2 25.1 10.7 14.3 6 3.06 3.01 .984 2.79 2.50 AS,MVP-14
1956 BOS AL 26 OF 155 155 1373.0 469 455 10 4 1 .991 31.1 27.2 25.1 10.7 14.3 6 3.05 3.00 .979 2.34 2.04 AS,MVP-14
1957 BOS AL 27 CF 151 147 1320.2 412 396 12 4 0 .990 9.0 8.2 2.0 -1.1 3.0 7 2.78 2.70 .983 2.72 2.40 MVP-22
1957 BOS AL 27 OF 151 147 1320.2 413 397 12 4 0 .990 9.0 8.2 2.0 -1.1 3.0 7 2.79 2.71 .980 2.24 1.97 MVP-22
1958 BOS AL 28 CF 125 112 1017.1 323 310 8 5 2 .985 14.2 16.7 10.2 4.7 5.4 4 2.81 2.54 .985 2.68 2.29 GG
1958 BOS AL 28 OF 125 112 1017.1 327 314 8 5 2 .985 14.2 16.7 10.2 4.7 5.4 4 2.85 2.58 .982 2.27 1.94 GG
1959 CLE AL 29 CF 91 77 696.2 227 219 4 4 2 .982 16.9 29.1 15.9 8.3 7.7 1 2.88 2.45 .983 2.72 2.44
1959 CLE AL 29 OF 91 77 696.2 223 216 3 4 2 .982 16.9 29.1 15.9 8.3 7.7 1 2.83 2.41 .980 2.22 1.96
1959 CLE AL 29 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 .900 3.15 2.70
1960 CLE AL 30 OF 134 122 1058.2 363 355 5 3 0 .992 16.8 19.0 15.8 6.0 9.8 1 3.06 2.69 .982 2.25 1.95 MVP-28
1960 CLE AL 30 CF 126 119 1017.1 359 351 5 3 0 .992 16.5 19.5 14.5 4.2 10.3 2 3.15 2.83 .987 2.66 2.30 MVP-28
1960 CLE AL 30 LF 9 3 37.1 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.2 1.1 1.6 -0.5 -1 3.38 1.56 .986 2.15 1.67 MVP-28
1960 CLE AL 30 RF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.70 MVP-28
1961 CLE AL 31 CF 120 119 1036.1 349 337 9 3 3 .991 16.6 19.2 12.6 4.2 8.4 4 3.00 2.88 .982 2.59 2.24 MVP-13,GG
1961 CLE AL 31 OF 120 119 1036.1 340 328 9 3 3 .991 16.6 19.2 12.6 4.2 8.4 4 2.93 2.81 .977 2.25 1.98 MVP-13,GG
1962 WSA AL 32 CF 132 123 1073.0 320 314 5 1 0 .997 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.0 0.8 -1 2.68 2.42 .986 2.57 2.18
1962 WSA AL 32 OF 132 123 1073.0 314 308 5 1 0 .997 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.0 0.8 -1 2.63 2.37 .980 2.19 1.92
1963 TOT MLB 33 OF 81 70 625.2 161 158 3 0 0 1.000 -6.6 -12.7 -4.6 -5.2 0.6 -2 2.32 1.99 .979 2.09 1.84
1963 TOT MLB 33 CF 74 65 581.0 153 150 3 0 0 1.000 -6.8 -14.0 -4.8 -5.7 0.9 -2 2.37 2.07 .984 2.48 2.14
1963 TOT AL 33 OF 43 36 336.0 93 93 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -5.0 -0.4 -1.4 1.0 -1 2.49 2.16 .981 2.16 1.91
1963 TOT AL 33 CF 36 31 291.1 87 87 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -6.6 -0.6 -1.9 1.3 -1 2.69 2.42 .985 2.58 2.19
1963 WSA AL 33 CF 25 22 199.1 68 68 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 4.2 1.7 -1.8 3.5 -1 3.07 2.72 .985 2.58 2.19
1963 WSA AL 33 OF 25 22 199.1 65 65 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 4.2 1.7 -1.8 3.5 -1 2.93 2.60 .980 2.16 1.91
1963 NYM NL 33 CF 38 34 289.2 66 63 3 0 0 1.000 -5.2 -21.5 -4.2 -3.8 -0.4 -1 2.05 1.74 .982 2.37 2.09
1963 NYM NL 33 OF 38 34 289.2 68 65 3 0 0 1.000 -5.2 -21.5 -4.2 -3.8 -0.4 -1 2.11 1.79 .976 2.01 1.75
1963 LAA AL 33 OF 18 14 136.2 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -2.1 -18.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 0 1.84 1.56 .982 2.16 1.91
1963 LAA AL 33 CF 11 9 92.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -30.0 -2.3 -0.1 -2.2 0 1.86 1.73 .984 2.58 2.19
1963 LAA AL 33 RF 6 5 44.1 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 2.7 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0 2.03 1.67 .980 2.01 1.72
1963 LAA AL 33 LF 1 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 360.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 27.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 1.60
1964 LAA AL 34 OF 72 65 543.0 117 115 2 0 2 1.000 8.8 19.4 6.8 1.2 5.6 2 1.94 1.63 .979 2.04 1.79
1964 LAA AL 34 LF 48 39 333.1 70 68 2 0 2 1.000 7.0 25.2 4.0 1.6 2.5 3 1.89 1.46 .974 1.81 1.46
1964 LAA AL 34 CF 32 26 209.2 53 53 0 0 0 1.000 1.8 10.3 2.8 -0.4 3.1 -1 2.28 1.66 .981 2.45 2.13
1965 CAL AL 35 OF 41 25 234.0 63 62 0 1 0 .984 3.2 16.4 3.2 2.4 0.7 0 2.38 1.51 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 CAL AL 35 LF 29 19 165.0 42 42 0 0 0 1.000 2.2 16.0 2.2 0.4 1.8 0 2.29 1.45 .979 1.87 1.49
1965 CAL AL 35 CF 10 5 55.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 0.5 10.9 0.5 1.5 -1.1 0 2.29 1.40 .980 2.41 2.03
1965 CAL AL 35 RF 4 1 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 42.9 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 2.57 1.00 .975 1.86 1.58
1966 CAL AL 36 OF 63 31 327.1 74 69 3 2 0 .973 -1.0 -3.7 0.0 1.0 -0.9 -1 1.98 1.14 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 CAL AL 36 RF 27 17 143.0 35 32 2 1 1 .971 0.4 3.4 0.4 1.8 -1.4 0 2.14 1.26 .980 1.94 1.69
1966 CAL AL 36 LF 25 9 118.1 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -2.0 0.8 -0.2 1.1 -1 1.75 0.92 .978 1.83 1.45
1966 CAL AL 36 CF 14 5 66.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -1.2 -21.8 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 0 2.18 1.14 .988 2.52 2.09
1967 CAL AL 37 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40
1967 CAL AL 37 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
17 Seasons OF 1614 1302 11627.0 3985 3851 95 39 21 .990 152.5 15.7 124.5 49.3 74.9 28 3.05 2.44 .980 2.26 1.99 114-1212-306
13 Seasons (incomplete) CF 1207 1124 9970.2 3198 3105 63 30 11 .991 128.6 15.5 105.6 38.2 67.0 23 2.86 2.62 .984 2.69 2.35
5 Seasons (incomplete) RF 135 108 1001.0 241 227 10 4 3 .983 14.4 17.3 10.4 7.3 3.0 4 2.13 1.76 .976 2.03 1.78
6 Seasons (incomplete) LF 113 70 655.1 151 149 2 0 2 1.000 9.5 17.4 8.5 3.8 4.9 1 2.07 1.34 .977 1.85 1.48
1 Season SS 30 125 41 75 9 13 .928 3.87 .963 4.29
2 Seasons 3B 2 0 2.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 .967 3.15 2.85
17 Seasons TOT 1646 1302 11629.0 4113 3892 172 49 34 .988 152.2 15.7 124.2 49.0 74.9 28 0 3.15 2.47 .968 2.26 2.03 114-1212-306
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF 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
1950 BOS AL 20 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1952 BOS AL 22 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 1 21 22
1953 BOS AL 23 151 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 150 151
1954 BOS AL 24 133 112 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 96 126 7 6
1955 BOS AL 25 149 144 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 0 147 4 1
1956 BOS AL 26 155 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 0 155 0 0
1957 BOS AL 27 151 147 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 151 0 3
1958 BOS AL 28 130 112 130 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 125 6 3
1959 CLE AL 29 100 77 100 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 91 0 91 7 7
1960 CLE AL 30 138 122 138 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 126 2 134 9 0
1961 CLE AL 31 121 119 121 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 120 1 0
1962 WSA AL 32 135 123 135 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 132 5 0
1963 NYM NL 33 40 34 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 38 2 1
1963 WSA AL 33 29 22 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 4 0
1963 LAA AL 33 20 14 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 6 18 3 0
1964 LAA AL 34 87 65 87 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 32 0 72 18 1
1965 CAL AL 35 53 25 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 10 4 41 17 1
1966 CAL AL 36 75 31 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 14 27 63 20 1
1967 CAL AL 37 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
17 Seasons 1734 1302 1734 1734 0 0 0 0 2 30 114 1212 306 1614 107 24
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
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%
1954 BOS AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 7 0 9 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 24 13 54.2% 10 1 4.2% 0 973 69% 78% 24% 113 59%
1955 BOS AL 25 3 0 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 49 35 1 44 6 0 12 6 0 26 6 1 31 26 1 162 79 48.8% 80 3 1.9% 2 5699 65% 79% 29% 674 63%
1956 BOS AL 26 4 0 4 0 0 10 0 4 1 2 62 48 1 69 12 2 12 5 0 15 4 0 35 28 0 193 97 50.3% 93 3 1.6% 7 6039 61% 77% 27% 754 60%
1957 BOS AL 27 4 0 3 1 0 12 0 2 4 5 67 43 3 42 9 6 11 6 0 14 0 0 30 27 0 164 85 51.8% 70 9 5.5% 3 5435 62% 80% 25% 660 58%
1958 BOS AL 28 5 0 4 1 1 8 0 2 2 0 43 33 2 29 4 0 9 6 0 18 5 0 22 18 0 121 66 54.5% 53 2 1.7% 6 4397 66% 79% 25% 508 62%
1959 CLE AL 29 4 0 3 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 29 16 0 18 4 0 12 6 0 10 2 0 18 13 1 87 41 47.1% 45 1 1.1% 3 2995 60% 76% 28% 377 59%
1960 CLE AL 30 3 0 3 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 56 35 2 50 5 2 10 6 0 27 7 0 29 21 0 172 74 43.0% 94 4 2.3% 1 4563 64% 76% 29% 620 57%
1961 CLE AL 31 3 0 3 0 2 9 0 4 3 0 56 34 1 45 8 1 12 4 0 19 6 0 21 14 2 153 66 43.1% 83 4 2.6% 5 4549 59% 77% 30% 621 55%
1962 WSA AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 1 49 27 0 37 3 0 6 2 1 19 4 0 25 19 0 136 55 40.4% 80 1 0.7% 4 4733 63% 78% 28% 589 54%
1963 NYM NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 9 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 20 6 30.0% 14 0 0.0% 3 1310 54% 76% 26% 108 60%
1963 WSA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 6 5 0 27 9 33.3% 18 0 0.0% 0 907 57% 78% 26% 106 64%
1963 LAA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 3 0 15 6 40.0% 9 0 0.0% 0 402 53% 78% 27% 37 51%
1964 LAA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 1 12 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 28 9 32.1% 18 1 3.6% -1 920 57% 72% 24% 103 52%
1965 CAL AL 35 1 0 1 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% 0 232 70% 77% 27% 16 88%
1966 CAL AL 36 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 1 280 66% 80% 25% 30 53%
13 Seasons 30 0 27 3 5 63 1 23 12 15 450 292 11 374 56 12 88 42 1 162 35 1 235 183 4 1309 608 46.4% 672 29 2.2% 34 43434 62% 78% 27% 5316 59%
MLB Averages 41.4% 2.1% 62% 78% 28% 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%
1954 BOS AL 24 2 0 0 2 0 8 0 3 2 2 20 11 1 24 8 1 11 7 0 14 6 1 16 14 0 85 46 54.1% 36 3 3.5% 5 3448 65% 78% 26% 296 59%
1960 CLE AL 30 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 16 63% 63% 19% 1 100%
1963 LAA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 215 50% 78% 27% 22 45%
1965 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 59 73% 73% 36% 4 100%
1966 CAL AL 36 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 7 3 0 3 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 20 9 45.0% 10 1 5.0% 1 632 56% 82% 27% 74 45%
5 Seasons 3 0 1 2 0 10 0 3 3 3 31 17 1 28 9 1 17 11 0 16 7 2 21 17 0 113 61 54.0% 48 4 3.5% 6 4370 63% 79% 27% 397 56%
MLB Averages 42.3% 3.1% 62% 78% 28% 54%

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%
1960 CLE AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 10 5 50.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 164 55% 77% 35% 23 61%
1963 LAA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 8 50% 63% 13% 2 50%
1964 LAA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14 11 1 10 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 30 20 66.7% 8 2 6.7% 0 1395 53% 77% 23% 133 52%
1965 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 7 2 0 5 4 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 22 12 54.5% 10 0 0.0% 0 733 60% 75% 23% 75 56%
1966 CAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 22.2% 7 0 0.0% 0 513 60% 81% 28% 50 46%
1967 CAL AL 37 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 3 67% 67% 33% 1 100%
6 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 27 18 1 21 8 0 9 5 0 7 2 0 9 8 1 73 41 56.2% 30 2 2.7% 0 2816 56% 77% 25% 284 53%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.4% 62% 78% 28% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1959 CLE AL 29 13 46% 77% 8% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1 Season 13 46% 77% 8% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 27% 89% 62%

* 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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