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Jim Qualls

James Robert Qualls

Positions: Centerfielder, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 158 lb.

Born: October 9, 1946 in Exeter, CA
High School: Tulare Western HS (Tulare, CA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1969
Teams (by GP): Cubs/WhiteSox/Expos 1969-1972

Final Game: May 28, 1972
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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
1964	17	CHC-min	Rk	37	119	119		33	6	3	1						.277	.277	.403	.681		48							CDW · PION
1965	18	CHC-min	A	106	443	443		118	14	7	3						.266	.266	.350	.616		155							QUI · MIDW
1966	19	CHC-min	A	74	304	304		80	11	2	0						.263	.263	.313	.576		95							LOD · CALL
1967	20	CHC-min	A	100	386	353	49	95	14	2	3	37	8	4	33	39	.269	.332	.346	.677		122							LOD · CALL
1968	21	CHC-min	AA,AAA	113	465	430	55	106	12	4	4	35	18	5	31	64	.247	.298	.321	.619		138		1	2	1			SAN,TAC · TL,PCL
1969	22	CHC-min	AAA	40	183	170	23	54	11	1	2	26	4	4	12	14	.318	.366	.429	.796		73		1	0	0			TAC · PCL
1969	22	CHC	NL	43	124	120	12	30	5	3	0	9	2	1	2	14	.250	.266	.342	.608	61	41	0	1	0	1	0	8/4
1970	23	WSN-CHC-min	AAA	76	278	261	25	68	9	4	3	23	10	3	14	25	.261	.302	.360	.662		94		2	0	1			BUF,TAC · IL,PCL
1970	23	MON	NL	9	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-40	1	0	0	0	0	0	/487

1971	24	CIN-min	AAA	94	369	340	40	86	15	4	5	33	4	8	21	54	.253	.296	.365	.661		124		1	4	3			INA · AA
1972	25	CHW-min	AAA,Fgn	12	40	37	3	15	1	2	0	8	0	1	1	6	.405	.400	.541	.941		20		0	0	2			TUC,KSU · PCL,JPPL
1972	25	CHW	AL	11	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	/8
1973	26	KSU	Fgn																										KSU · JPPL
3 Yrs				63	144	139	13	31	5	3	0	10	2	1	2	16	.223	.238	.302	.540	44	42	0	1	1	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	370	357	33	80	13	8	0	26	5	3	5	41	.223	.238	.302	.540	44	108	0	3	3	3	0

MON (1 yr)				9	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	-40	1	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				43	124	120	12	30	5	3	0	9	2	1	2	14	.250	.266	.342	.608	61	41	0	1	0	1	0
CHW (1 yr)				11	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				52	133	129	13	31	5	3	0	10	2	1	2	14	.240	.256	.326	.581	54	42	0	1	0	1	0
AL (1 yr)				11	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	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
1969	22	CHC	NL	43	124	-7	1	1	-4	-0	-10	-1.0	4	-5	-0.6	.475	.493	-0.2	-0.5	-1	$	8/4
1970	23	MON	NL	9	9	-2	0	0	-1	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.473	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$	/487

1972	25	CHW	AL	11	11	-2	-0	0	0	0	-2	-0.3	0	-2	-0.2	.477	.498	-0.2	0.0	-2	$	/8
3 Seasons				63	144	-10	1	1	-5	-0	-14	-1.5	5	-9	-1.0	.475	.497	-0.5	-0.5	-4	$

MON (1 yr)				9	9	-2	0	0	-1	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.473	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$
CHC (1 yr)				43	124	-7	1	1	-4	-0	-10	-1.0	4	-5	-0.6	.475	.493	-0.2	-0.5	-1	$
CHW (1 yr)				11	11	-2	-0	0	0	0	-2	-0.3	0	-2	-0.2	.477	.498	-0.2	0.0	-2	$

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
1969	22	CHC	NL	124	92	11	3.2	105	.280	.250	.274	.266	.346	.342	.406	.608	.752	61	.381	-7.1	-0.7	.495	.117	.092	.0
1970	23	MON	NL	9	8	0	0.0	103	.111	.111	.266	.111	.338	.111	.406	.222	.745	-40	.000	-1.8	-0.2	.125	.000	.000

1972	25	CHW	AL	11	11	0	0.0	85	.000	.000	.250	.000	.319	.000	.361	.000	.680	-100	.000	-2.5	-0.3	.000	.000	.000
3 Yrs				144	111	11	2.7	103	.250	.223	.272	.238	.344	.302	.402	.540	.746	44	.306	-11.4	-1.2	.422	.101	.079	.0
162 Game Avg.				370	285	28	2.7	103	.250	.223	.272	.238	.344	.302	.402	.540	.746	44	.306	-11.4	-1.2	.422	.101	.079

MON (1 yr)				9	8	0	0.0	103	.111	.111	.266	.111	.338	.111	.406	.222	.745	-40	.000	-1.8	-0.2	.125	.000	.000
CHC (1 yr)				124	92	11	3.2	105	.280	.250	.274	.266	.346	.342	.406	.608	.752	61	.382	-7.1	-0.7	.495	.117	.092	.0
CHW (1 yr)				11	11	0	0.0	85	.000	.000	.250	.000	.319	.000	.361	.000	.680	-100	.000	-2.5	-0.3	.000	.000	.000

NL (2 yrs)				133	100	11	2.9	105	.267	.240	.273	.256	.346	.326	.406	.581	.751	54	.343	-8.9	-0.9	.465	.109	.085	.0
AL (1 yr)				11	11	0	0.0	85	.000	.000	.250	.000	.319	.000	.361	.000	.680	-100	.000	-2.5	-0.3	.000	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1969	22	CHC	NL	124	0.0%	11.3%	1.6%	6.5%	27%	7.00	8.6		13.3	0.86	86%
1970	23	MON	NL	9	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%				9.0		100%

1972	25	CHW	AL	11	0.0%	18.2%	0.0%	0.0%			5.0			1.67	73%
3 Yrs				144	0.0%	11.1%	1.4%	5.6%	26%	8.00	8.7		13.9	1.09	86%
MLB Averages					2.0%	14.8%	8.8%	6.0%	27%	1.68	6.0	43.4	9.1	1.12	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1969	22	CHC	NL	-7.1	-0.7	127	-0.7	1.7	-2.3	.99	-0.7	0.0	-4.9	-0.5	0.89	-8.2	1.91	7
1970	23	MON	NL	-1.8	-0.2	10	0.3	0.4	-0.1	.85	-0.1	0.4	-0.2	-0.0	0.80	-1.0	0.28	5

1972	25	CHW	AL	-2.5	-0.3	11	-0.2	0.1	-0.2	1.07	-0.2	0.0	-1.8	-0.2	0.98	-2.0	1.24	7
3 Yrs				-11.4	-1.2	148	-0.5	2.1	-2.7	.98	-1.0	0.5	-6.9	-0.7	0.89	-11.2	1.24	19

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1969	22	CHC	NL	1	0	36%	33	2	1	67%	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	88%	5	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	3
1970	23	MON	NL	0	0	100%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

1972	25	CHW	AL	1	0		5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				2	0	38%	42	2	1	67%	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	80%	7	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	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
1969	22	CHC	NL	124	100%	30			7	3	0	0	1.91	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20	0	0%	9	2	22%	67	9	13%	2	1	50%	7	2	29%	0
1970	23	MON	NL	9	100%	1			5	1	0	0	0.28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	100%	3	1	33%	1	1	100%	0	0		0

1972	25	CHW	AL	11	100%	0			7	0	0	0	1.24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	2	0	0%	1	0	0%	7	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
3 Yrs				144	100%	31			19	4	0	0	1.24	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	22	0	0%	11	3	27%	77	10	13%	4	2	50%	7	2	29%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			74%			11%			30%			13%			47%			52%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1969	22	43	124	120	12	30	5	3	9	2	1	2	14	.250	.266	.342	.608	61	41	1	0	1
1970	23	52	133	129	13	31	5	3	10	2	1	2	14	.240	.256	.326	.581	54	42	1	0	1
1971	24	52	133	129	13	31	5	3	10	2	1	2	14	.240	.256	.326	.581	54	42	1	0	1
1972	25	63	144	139	13	31	5	3	10	2	1	2	16	.223	.238	.302	.540	44	42	1	1	1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1969	22	43	123	119	11	29	5	3	0	8	2	2	14	.244	.260	.336	.596	10	43
1970	23	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	9

1972	25	11	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	11
3 Yrs		63	143	138	11	29	5	3	0	8	2	2	16	.210	.225	.290	.515	10	63
162 Game Avg.		162	368	355	28	75	13	8	0	21	5	5	41	.210	.225	.290	.515	26	63

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