Jim Pyburn
James Edward Pyburn
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 1, 1932 in Fairfield, AL
School: Auburn University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1955
Final Game: June 16, 1957
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Standard Batting

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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
1955 22 BAL AL 39 108 98 5 20 2 2 0 7 1 1 8 24 .204 .271 .265 .536 50 26 3 1 1 0 0 5/9
1956 23 BAL AL 84 176 156 23 27 3 3 2 11 4 1 17 26 .173 .251 .269 .521 43 42 4 0 1 2 0 87/9
1957 24 BAL AL 35 49 40 8 9 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 6 .225 .367 .300 .667 91 12 2 0 0 0 0 8/972
3 Seasons 158 333 294 36 56 5 5 3 20 6 2 34 56 .190 .275 .272 .547 52 80 9 1 2 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 341 301 37 57 5 5 3 21 6 2 35 57 .190 .275 .272 .547 52 82 9 1 2 2 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1955 22 BAL AL 108 83 7 2.3 95 .270 .204 .257 .271 .335 .265 .382 .536 .717 50 .215 -6.9 -0.7 .427 .143 .061 .0
1956 23 BAL AL 176 137 11 2.2 99 .192 .173 .258 .251 .338 .269 .393 .521 .731 43 .186 -12.9 -1.2 .463 .224 .096 2.7
1957 24 BAL AL 49 33 5 4.1 93 .242 .225 .255 .367 .326 .300 .384 .667 .710 91 .468 -0.1 -0.0 .667 .325 .075 1.0
3 Seasons 333 253 23 2.4 97 .224 .190 .257 .275 .335 .272 .388 .547 .723 52 .233 -19.8 -2.0 .478 .211 .082 4.0
162 Game Avg. 341 259 24 2.4 97 .224 .190 .257 .275 .335 .272 .388 .547 .723 52 .233 -19.8 -2.0 .478 .211 .082 4

Ratio Batting*

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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
1955 22 BAL AL 108 0.0% 22.2% 7.4% 3.7% 20% 3.00 4.1 14.0 1.67 69%
1956 23 BAL AL 176 1.1% 14.8% 9.7% 4.6% 30% 1.53 6.0 78.0 14.2 0.84 74%
1957 24 BAL AL 49 2.0% 12.2% 18.4% 2.0% 11% 0.67 6.7 40.0 20.0 0.53 67%
3 Seasons 333 0.9% 16.8% 10.2% 3.9% 23% 1.65 5.3 98.0 14.7 0.97 71%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1955 22 BAL AL 2 0 17% 42 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 50% 4 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
1956 23 BAL AL 6 0 50% 69 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 9 50% 15 4 9 2 1 1 5 3 1
1957 24 BAL AL 0 0 41% 22 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 36% 6 4 2 2 2 0 3 0 2
3 Seasons 8 0 38% 133 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 11 46% 25 11 12 6 3 3 8 3 3
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1955 22 BAL AL 108 58% 20 8 1 0 1 1.55 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 23 3 13% 14 3 21% 77 7 9% 7 2 29% 7 3 43% 0
1956 23 BAL AL 176 57% 27 7 2 0 2 0.98 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 100% 32 4 13% 17 7 41% 112 9 8% 6 3 50% 8 4 50% 0
1957 24 BAL AL 49 88% 9 5 1 0 0 1.65 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 2 17% 3 0 0% 33 1 3% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
3 Seasons 333 62% 56 20 4 0 3 1.38 3 0 11 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 100% 67 9 13% 34 10 29% 222 17 8% 14 5 36% 18 7 39% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1955 22 39 108 98 5 20 2 2 0 7 1 1 8 24 .204 .271 .265 .536 50 26 3 1 1 0 0
1956 23 123 284 254 28 47 5 5 2 18 5 2 25 50 .185 .259 .268 .527 46 68 7 1 2 2 0
1957 24 158 333 294 36 56 5 5 3 20 6 2 34 56 .190 .275 .272 .547 52 80 9 1 2 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 22 41 112 103 5 21 2 2 0 8 1 8 25 .204 .268 .262 .530 7 39
1956 23 88 184 164 24 29 3 3 2 11 4 18 27 .177 .255 .268 .524 11 84
1957 24 37 53 43 9 10 0 0 1 2 1 10 6 .233 .377 .302 .680 5 35
3 Seasons 166 349 310 38 60 5 5 3 21 6 36 58 .194 .278 .271 .549 23 158
162 Game Avg. 162 341 303 37 59 5 5 3 20 6 35 57 .194 .278 .271 .549 22 158

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