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Jim Pyburn

James Edward Pyburn

Positions: Centerfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 1, 1932 in Fairfield, AL
High School: Ensley HS (Birmingham, AL)
School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1955
Team: Orioles 1955-1957

Final Game: June 16, 1957
Died: May 21, 2011 in Jasper, AL
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, AL
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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
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 44 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 Yrs 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

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
1955 22 BAL AL 39 108 -6 0 0 -1 0 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .483 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -2 $ 5/9
1956 23 BAL AL 84 176 -10 -0 -0 -6 -1 -17 -1.7 5 -12 -1.2 .480 .490 -0.6 -0.6 -6 $ 87/9
1957 24 BAL AL 35 49 -0 0 -0 7 -1 6 0.6 1 7 0.8 .518 .504 0.0 0.6 0 $ 8/972
3 Seasons 158 333 -15 0 -0 0 -2 -17 -1.7 9 -8 -0.7 .489 .496 -0.9 -0.0 -8 $

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
1955 22 BAL AL 108 83 7 2.3 96 .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 98 .192 .173 .256 .251 .337 .269 .391 .521 .728 44 .186 -12.7 -1.2 .463 .224 .096 2.7
1957 24 BAL AL 49 33 5 4.1 93 .242 .225 .255 .367 .326 .300 .385 .667 .710 91 .469 -0.1 -0.0 .667 .325 .075 1.0
3 Yrs 333 253 23 2.4 97 .224 .190 .256 .275 .334 .272 .387 .547 .722 52 .233 -19.6 -1.9 .478 .211 .082 4.0
162 Game Avg. 341 259 24 2.4 97 .224 .190 .256 .275 .334 .272 .387 .547 .722 52 .233 -19.6 -1.9 .478 .211 .082 4

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
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 Yrs 333 0.9% 16.8% 10.2% 3.9% 23% 1.65 5.3 98.0 14.7 0.97 71%
MLB Averages 2.4% 12.0% 9.2% 6.6% 29% 1.31 7.4 37.6 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1955 22 BAL AL -6.9 -0.7 112 -0.7 1.6 -2.3 1.15 -0.7 0.0 -10.7 -1.1 1.01 -8.4 1.53 8
1956 23 BAL AL -12.9 -1.2 183 -0.9 2.3 -3.2 .99 -0.8 -0.1 -12.3 -1.3 1.00 -10.6 0.97 7
1957 24 BAL AL -0.1 -0.0 51 -0.1 1.1 -1.1 1.25 -0.1 -0.0 -1.4 -0.2 0.99 -0.7 1.52 5
3 Yrs -19.9 -2.0 346 -1.7 5.0 -6.7 1.08 -1.5 -0.1 -24.5 -2.5 1.00 -19.7 1.33 20

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
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 Yrs 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

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
1955 22 BAL AL 108 58% 20 8 1 0 1 1.53 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 23 3 13% 14 3 21% 77 7 9% 7 2 29% 4 3 75% 0
1956 23 BAL AL 176 57% 27 7 2 0 2 0.97 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 100% 32 4 13% 17 7 41% 112 9 8% 6 3 50% 5 4 80% 0
1957 24 BAL AL 49 88% 9 5 1 0 0 1.52 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 2 17% 3 0 0% 33 1 3% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
3 Yrs 333 62% 56 20 4 0 3 1.33 3 0 11 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 100% 67 9 13% 34 10 29% 222 17 8% 14 5 36% 10 7 70% 0
MLB Averages 48% 80% 11% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
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

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
1955 22 41 113 103 5 21 2 2 0 7 1 8 25 .204 .268 .262 .530 7 39
1956 23 88 185 164 25 29 3 3 2 12 4 18 27 .177 .255 .268 .524 11 84
1957 24 37 53 43 10 10 0 0 1 2 1 10 6 .233 .377 .302 .680 5 35
3 Yrs 166 351 310 40 60 5 5 3 21 6 36 58 .194 .278 .271 .549 23 158
162 Game Avg. 162 343 303 39 59 5 5 3 20 6 35 57 .194 .278 .271 .549 22 158

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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