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Jim Presley
James Arthur Presley
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 23, 1961 in Pensacola, FL
High School: Escambia (Pensacola, FL)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 24, 1984
Final Game: June 7, 1991
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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
1984 22 SEA AL 70 259 251 27 57 12 1 10 36 1 1 6 63 .227 .247 .402 .649 78 101 4 1 0 1 1 5/D
1985 23 SEA AL 155 625 570 71 157 33 1 28 84 2 2 44 100 .275 .324 .484 .808 118 276 29 1 1 9 9 *5
1986 24 SEA AL 155 660 616 83 163 33 4 27 107 0 4 32 172 .265 .303 .463 .766 105 285 18 4 3 5 3 *5 AS,MVP-21
1987 25 SEA AL 152 622 575 78 142 23 6 24 88 2 0 38 157 .247 .296 .433 .729 87 249 15 4 1 4 1 *5/6D
1988 26 SEA AL 150 592 544 50 125 26 0 14 62 3 5 36 114 .230 .280 .355 .635 74 193 14 4 3 5 1 *5/D
1989 27 SEA AL 117 417 390 42 92 20 1 12 41 0 0 21 107 .236 .275 .385 .660 82 150 12 1 3 2 2 53/D
1990 28 ATL NL 140 577 541 59 131 34 1 19 72 1 1 29 130 .242 .282 .414 .697 86 224 10 3 0 4 0 *53
1991 29 SDP NL 20 66 59 3 8 0 0 1 5 0 1 4 16 .136 .200 .186 .386 8 11 2 1 1 1 1 5
8 Seasons 959 3818 3546 413 875 181 14 135 495 9 14 210 859 .247 .290 .420 .710 91 1489 104 19 12 31 18
162 Game Avg. 162 645 599 70 148 31 2 23 84 2 2 35 145 .247 .290 .420 .710 91 252 18 3 2 5 3
SEA (6 yrs) 799 3175 2946 351 736 147 13 115 418 8 12 177 713 .250 .293 .426 .719 93 1254 92 15 11 26 17
ATL (1 yr) 140 577 541 59 131 34 1 19 72 1 1 29 130 .242 .282 .414 .697 86 224 10 3 0 4 0
SDP (1 yr) 20 66 59 3 8 0 0 1 5 0 1 4 16 .136 .200 .186 .386 8 11 2 1 1 1 1
AL (6 yrs) 799 3175 2946 351 736 147 13 115 418 8 12 177 713 .250 .293 .426 .719 93 1254 92 15 11 26 17
NL (2 yrs) 160 643 600 62 139 34 1 20 77 1 2 33 146 .232 .274 .392 .666 78 235 12 4 1 5 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 SEA AL 22 3B 69 69 593.1 168 48 113 7 12 .958 -6.9 -14.0 -7.9 -3.6 -4.3 1 2.44 2.33 .949 2.75 2.19
1984 SEA AL 22 DH 1
1985 SEA AL 23 3B 154 154 1343.0 434 82 335 17 24 .961 -2.6 -2.3 -1.6 -8.5 6.9 -1 2.79 2.71 .953 2.85 2.38
1986 SEA AL 24 3B 155 154 1360.2 433 110 308 15 31 .965 -2.1 -1.9 -4.1 -1.4 -2.7 2 2.76 2.70 .947 2.74 2.37 AS,MVP-21
1987 SEA AL 25 3B 148 146 1262.2 445 113 311 21 28 .953 6.1 5.8 6.1 4.0 2.0 0 3.02 2.86 .952 2.77 2.31
1987 SEA AL 25 SS 4 1 14.0 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 0.1 8.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.57 1.00 .975 4.56 4.03
1987 SEA AL 25 DH 1
1988 SEA AL 26 3B 146 145 1278.0 368 112 234 22 25 .940 -8.4 -7.9 -9.4 -5.5 -3.9 1 2.44 2.37 .955 2.71 2.36
1988 SEA AL 26 DH 4
1989 SEA AL 27 3B 90 86 732.2 225 54 154 17 13 .924 -8.0 -13.1 -8.0 -4.9 -3.1 0 2.56 2.31 .944 2.73 2.34
1989 SEA AL 27 1B 30 18 181.0 184 168 15 1 16 .995 -0.5 -3.3 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 0 9.10 6.10 .993 9.79 8.35
1989 SEA AL 27 DH 1
1990 ATL NL 28 3B 133 130 1094.0 357 101 231 25 19 .930 -20.0 -21.9 -19.0 -7.0 -12.0 -1 2.73 2.50 .948 2.73 2.31
1990 ATL NL 28 1B 17 7 76.0 89 77 11 1 10 .989 -1.0 -15.8 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 0 10.42 5.18 .992 9.59 7.88
1991 SDP NL 29 3B 16 16 139.0 39 13 23 3 0 .923 -4.5 -38.8 -4.5 -1.2 -3.3 0 2.33 2.25 .951 2.74 2.31
8 Seasons 3B 911 900 7803.1 2469 633 1709 127 152 .949 -46.4 -7.1 -48.4 -28.1 -20.4 2 2.70 2.57 .950 2.76 2.33
2 Seasons 1B 47 25 257.0 273 245 26 2 26 .993 -1.5 -7.0 -1.5 1.2 -2.7 0 9.49 5.77 .993 9.73 8.18
4 Seasons DH 7
1 Season SS 4 1 14.0 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 0.1 8.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.57 1.00 .975 4.56 4.03
8 Seasons TOT 962 926 8074.1 2746 878 1739 129 179 .953 -47.8 -7.1 -49.8 -26.8 -23.1 2 2.92 2.72 .907 2.98 2.63

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1986

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1986 AL (21, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1986 AL  285 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1990 NL  34 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1986 AL  107 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1986 AL  172 (4th)
1987 AL  157 (5th)
1990 NL  130 (3rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1986 AL  64 (7th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1985 AL  9 (9th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1985 AL  29 (3rd)
1986 AL  18 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1986 AL  483 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1660), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1367), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Gene Freese (940)
  6. Kelly Gruber (937)
  7. Max Alvis (936)
  8. Jim Morrison (931)
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  10. Ed Sprague (928)
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  1. Edwin Encarnacion (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Aramis Ramirez (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Aramis Ramirez (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Willie Jones (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Gary Gaetti (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Gary Gaetti (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tim Wallach (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

January 24, 1990: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Atlanta Braves for Ken Pennington (minors) and Gary Eave.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

June 8, 1991: Released by the San Diego Padres.

July 18, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Seattle Mariners$71,600
1986Seattle Mariners$192,500
1988Seattle Mariners$535,000
1989Seattle Mariners$595,000
1990Atlanta Braves$640,000
1991San Diego Padres$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,534,100
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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