Jim Pisoni

James Peter Pisoni

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 169 lb.

Born: August 14, 1929 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1953
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Yankees/Braves/Browns 1953-1960

Final Game: October 2, 1960
Died: February 4, 2007 in Dallas, TX
Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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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
1949	19	BAL-min	D	104	361	361		105	22	11	6						.291	.291	.463	.753		167							MYF · KITL
1950	20	BAL-min	D	122	441	441		132	30	16	19						.299	.299	.569	.868		251							PTB · KOML
1951		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953	23	BAL-min	A,B	93	331	331		94	12	9	13						.284	.284	.492	.776		163							AND,WCH,YOR · TRIS,WL,PIED
1953	23	SLB	AL	3	12	12	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	.083	.083	.333	.417	7	4	0	0	0			/O89

1954	24	BAL-min	AA	106	385	323	46	79	16	3	16	62	8	8	56	71	.245	.358	.461	.819		149		1	5	0			SAN · TL
1955	25	BAL-min	AA	162	688	588	90	159	27	8	26	118	11	9	87	105	.270	.364	.476	.841		280		4	2	7			SAN · TL
1956	26	BAL-min	Opn	166	682	584	94	155	33	9	20	86	6		73	138	.265	.353	.455	.808		266	15	9	10	6			VAN · PCL
1956	26	KCA	AL	10	33	30	4	8	0	0	2	5	0	0	2	8	.267	.303	.467	.770	101	14	2	0	0	1	0	/8
1957	27	NYY-min	AAA	74	319	277	47	83	20	2	10	49	1		33	50	.300	.382	.495	.877		137		4	5	0	1		DEN · AA
1957	27	KCA	AL	44	111	97	14	23	2	2	3	12	0	0	10	17	.237	.318	.392	.710	93	38	0	2	1	1	1	8/9

1958	28	NYY-min	AAA	83	348	310	56	97	12	1	16	67	4		27	64	.313	.379	.513	.892		159		8	0	3	6		DEN · AA
1959	29	NYY-min	AAA	89	321	274	35	57	11	2	10	33	4		36	69	.208	.297	.372	.669		102		1	4	6	4		RMD · IL
1959	29	TOT	MLB	26	46	41	6	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	15	.171	.227	.244	.471	31	10	1	0	2	0	0	78/9
1959	29	MLN	NL	9	26	24	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.167	.231	.208	.439	23	5	1	0	0	0	0	/87
1959	29	NYY	AL	17	20	17	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	9	.176	.222	.294	.516	43	5	0	0	2	0	0	7/98
1960	30	NYY-min	AAA	122	492	446	68	104	13	5	20	65	3	2	37	101	.233	.294	.419	.713		187		2	5	2			RMD · IL
1960	30	NYY	AL	20	10	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.111	.200	.111	.311	-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	7/8
1961	31	NYY-min	AAA	143	498	467	58	108	24	6	14	55	2		31	118	.231	.279	.398	.677		186							RMD · IL
1962	32	CIN-min	AAA	132	477	442	55	104	16	3	17	69	0	1	29	106	.235	.286	.400	.686		177		3	1	2			SDG · PCL
5 Yrs				103	212	189	26	40	3	3	6	20	0	0	16	47	.212	.278	.354	.632	71	67	3	2	3	2	1
162 Game Avg.				162	333	297	41	63	5	5	9	31	0	0	25	74	.212	.278	.354	.632	71	105	5	3	5

KCA (2 yrs)				54	144	127	18	31	2	2	5	17	0	0	12	25	.244	.315	.409	.724	95	52	2	2	1	2	1
NYY (2 yrs)				37	30	26	3	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	11	.154	.214	.231	.445	24	6	0	0	2	0	0
MLN (1 yr)				9	26	24	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.167	.231	.208	.439	23	5	1	0	0	0	0
SLB (1 yr)				3	12	12	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	.083	.083	.333	.417	7	4	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				94	186	165	22	36	2	3	6	20	0	0	14	41	.218	.284	.376	.660	78	62	2	2	3	2	1
NL (1 yr)				9	26	24	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.167	.231	.208	.439	23	5	1	0	0	0	0

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
1953	23	SLB	AL	3	12	-1	0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.461	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$	/O89

1956	26	KCA	AL	10	33	-0	-0	-0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	1	0	0.1	.496	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/8
1957	27	KCA	AL	44	111	-2	0	0	3	-0	1	0.1	3	4	0.4	.502	.500	0.1	0.2	1	$	8/9

1959	29	MLN	NL	9	26	-2	0	-0	-0	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.475	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$	/87
1959	29	NYY	AL	17	20	-2	-1	0	2	-0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	0.0	.496	.500	-0.2	0.1	-2	$	7/98
1960	30	NYY	AL	20	10	-1	-0	0	1	-0	0	0.0	0	1	0.1	.502	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1	$	7/8
5 Seasons				103	212	-8	-0	0	6	-1	-3	-0.3	6	3	0.4	.497	.500	-0.4	0.5	-3	$

KCA (2 yrs)				54	144	-3	0	0	3	-0	0	0.0	4	4	0.5	.501	.500	0.1	0.3	1	$
NYY (2 yrs)				37	30	-2	-1	0	3	-1	-0	-0.0	1	1	0.1	.499	.500	-0.3	0.2	-3	$
MLN (1 yr)				9	26	-2	0	-0	-0	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.475	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$
SLB (1 yr)				3	12	-1	0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.461	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$

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	23	SLB	AL	12	11	0	0.0	104	.000	.083	.272	.083	.349	.333	.400	.417	.749	7	.000	-1.8	-0.2	.364	.250	.250	.0

1956	26	KCA	AL	33	25	4	4.3	106	.286	.267	.267	.303	.349	.467	.408	.770	.757	101	.447	-0.2	-0.0	.667	.267	.200	.0
1957	27	KCA	AL	111	76	13	4.6	100	.256	.237	.264	.318	.337	.392	.399	.710	.736	93	.523	-1.3	-0.1	.676	.258	.155	.0

1959	29	TOT	MLB	46	37	2	1.4	96	.269	.171	.258	.227	.325	.244	.397	.471	.722	31	.111	-4.0	-0.4	.371	.146	.073
1959	29	MLN	NL	26	21	1	1.3	97	.222	.167	.259	.231	.324	.208	.401	.439	.725	23	.086	-2.5	-0.2	.333	.125	.042
1959	29	NYY	AL	20	16	1	1.7	95	.375	.176	.256	.222	.326	.294	.391	.516	.717	43	.147	-1.5	-0.2	.429	.176	.118
1960	30	NYY	AL	10	8	0	0.0	97	.143	.111	.258	.200	.330	.111	.394	.311	.724	-11	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.250	.111	.000
5 Yrs				212	157	19	3.3	100	.246	.212	.264	.278	.337	.354	.400	.632	.736	71	.357	-8.6	-0.9	.559	.228	.143	.0
162 Game Avg.				333	247	30	3.3	100	.246	.212	.264	.278	.337	.354	.400	.632	.736	71	.357	-8.6	-0.9	.559	.228	.143

KCA (2 yrs)				144	101	17	4.5	102	.263	.244	.265	.315	.340	.409	.401	.724	.741	95	.505	-1.4	-0.2	.673	.260	.165	.0
NYY (2 yrs)				30	24	1	1.1	96	.267	.154	.256	.214	.328	.231	.392	.445	.720	24	.075	-2.9	-0.3	.364	.154	.077
MLN (1 yr)				26	21	1	1.3	97	.222	.167	.259	.231	.324	.208	.401	.439	.725	23	.086	-2.5	-0.2	.333	.125	.042
SLB (1 yr)				12	11	0	0.0	104	.000	.083	.272	.083	.349	.333	.400	.417	.749	7	.000	-1.8	-0.2	.364	.250	.250	.0

AL (5 yrs)				186	136	18	3.6	101	.250	.218	.264	.284	.338	.376	.400	.660	.738	78	.398	-6.1	-0.6	.595	.242	.158	.0
NL (1 yr)				26	21	1	1.3	97	.222	.167	.259	.231	.324	.208	.401	.439	.725	23	.086	-2.5	-0.2	.333	.125	.042

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1953	23	SLB	AL	12	8.3%	41.7%	0.0%	8.3%	100%		2.4	12.0	12.0		50%

1956	26	KCA	AL	33	6.1%	24.2%	6.1%	6.1%	25%	4.00	3.8	15.0	6.0	1.50	64%
1957	27	KCA	AL	111	2.7%	15.3%	9.0%	6.3%	30%	1.70	5.7	32.3	8.1	0.75	70%

1959	29	TOT	MLB	46	0.0%	32.6%	6.5%	4.4%	29%	5.00	2.7		41.0	1.33	57%
1959	29	MLN	NL	26	0.0%	23.1%	7.7%	3.9%	25%	3.00	4.0			0.75	69%
1959	29	NYY	AL	20	0.0%	45.0%	5.0%	5.0%	33%	9.00	1.9		17.0	6.00	40%
1960	30	NYY	AL	10	0.0%	20.0%	10.0%	0.0%	0%	2.00	4.5		9.0	4.00	70%
5 Yrs				212	2.8%	22.2%	7.6%	5.7%	30%	2.94	4.0	31.5	9.5	1.13	65%
MLB Averages					2.3%	12.1%	9.0%	6.6%	29%	1.35	7.3	38.8	8.2	0.99	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1953	23	SLB	AL	-1.8	-0.2	12	-0.2	0.1	-0.4	1.27	-0.1	-0.1	-1.6	-0.2	0.86	-0.9		0

1956	26	KCA	AL	-0.2	-0.0	25	-0.3	0.3	-0.6	.98	-0.1	-0.2	-3.0	-0.3	0.89	-1.5	0.18	1
1957	27	KCA	AL	-1.3	-0.1	108	0.7	2.2	-1.5	.95	0.2	0.6	3.5	0.4	0.89	3.7	0.61	2

1959	29	TOT	MLB	-4.0	-0.4	46	-0.4	0.4	-0.8	.97	-0.3	-0.1	-5.2	-0.5	1.03	-5.4	0.27	1
1959	29	MLN	NL	-2.5	-0.2	26	-0.3	0.2	-0.5	.89	-0.2	-0.1	-1.8	-0.2	0.99	-2.1	0.27	1
1959	29	NYY	AL	-1.5	-0.2	20	-0.1	0.2	-0.3	1.07	-0.1	0.0	-3.4	-0.3	1.08	-3.3		0
1960	30	NYY	AL	-1.4	-0.1	10	0.0	0.1	-0.0	.30	-0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.73	-0.6		0
5 Yrs				-8.6	-0.9	201	-0.2	3.1	-3.3	.95	-0.4	0.1	-5.9	-0.6	0.91	-4.6	0.42	4

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1953	23	SLB	AL	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1956	26	KCA	AL	0	0	25%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1957	27	KCA	AL	0	0	34%	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	54%	6	4	2	1	0	1	6	1	4

1959	29	TOT	MLB	1	0	60%	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33%	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1959	29	MLN	NL	1	0	67%	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1959	29	NYY	AL	0	0	50%	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960	30	NYY	AL	1	0	50%	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				3	0	39%	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	53%	9	6	3	1	0	1	7	1	5

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	23	SLB	AL	12	33%	1			0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1956	26	KCA	AL	33	48%	8			1	0	0	0	0.18	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		6	2	33%	3	1	33%	16	2	13%	2	1	50%	0	0		0
1957	27	KCA	AL	111	12%	23			2	1	0	0	0.61	3	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	100%	17	0	0%	7	3	43%	55	9	16%	5	3	60%	5	2	40%	0

1959	29	TOT	MLB	46	50%	7			1	0	0	0	0.27	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	11	1	9%	4	2	50%	31	1	3%	2	1	50%	2	1	50%	0
1959	29	MLN	NL	26	54%	4			1	0	0	0	0.27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	1	17%	1	0	0%	16	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1959	29	NYY	AL	20	45%	3			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	5	0	0%	3	2	67%	15	1	7%	2	1	50%	2	1	50%	0
1960	30	NYY	AL	10	40%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		4	1	25%	0	0		0	0		0
5 Yrs				212	28%	40			4	1	0	0	0.42	6	1	3	4	1	6	0	0	3	3	100%	36	3	8%	14	6	43%	112	13	12%	9	5	56%	7	3	43%	0
MLB Averages					49%																			78%			11%			31%			14%			50%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1953	23	3	12	12	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	.083	.083	.333	.417	7	4	0	0	0
1954	24	3	12	12	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	.083	.083	.333	.417	7	4	0	0	0
1955	25	3	12	12	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	.083	.083	.333	.417	7	4	0	0	0
1956	26	13	45	42	5	9	0	0	3	6	2	13	.214	.244	.429	.673	76	18	2	0	0	1	0
1957	27	57	156	139	19	32	2	2	6	18	12	30	.230	.297	.403	.700	88	56	2	2	1	2	1
1958	28	57	156	139	19	32	2	2	6	18	12	30	.230	.297	.403	.700	88	56	2	2	1	2	1
1959	29	83	202	180	25	39	3	3	6	19	15	45	.217	.281	.367	.648	75	66	3	2	3	2	1
1960	30	103	212	189	26	40	3	3	6	20	16	47	.212	.278	.354	.632	71	67	3	2	3	2	1

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
1953	23	3	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	3

1956	26	10	34	31	4	8	0	0	2	5	0	2	8	.258	.294	.452	.746	4	10
1957	27	46	118	103	15	25	2	2	3	13	0	11	18	.243	.325	.388	.713	13	44

1959	29	27	48	43	6	7	1	1	0	1	0	3	16	.163	.217	.233	.450	2	26
1960	30	21	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.100	.000	.100	0	20
5 Yrs		107	223	199	25	40	3	3	5	19	0	17	49	.201	.268	.322	.590	19	103
162 Game Avg.		162	338	301	38	61	5	5	8	29	0	26	74	.201	.268	.322	.590	29	103

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