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Jim Rooker
James Phillip Rooker
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 201 lb.

Born: September 23, 1942 in Lakeview, OR
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1968
Final Game: May 2, 1980
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1968 25 DET AL 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 18 78 1.071 7.7 0.0 1.9 7.7 4.00
1969 26 KCR AL 4 16 .200 3.75 28 22 2 8 1 0 158.1 136 80 66 13 73 3 108 1 1 5 679 98 1.320 7.7 0.7 4.1 6.1 1.48
1970 27 KCR AL 10 15 .400 3.54 38 29 5 6 3 1 203.2 190 99 80 11 102 4 117 1 1 3 879 105 1.434 8.4 0.5 4.5 5.2 1.15
1971 28 KCR AL 2 7 .222 5.33 20 7 3 1 1 0 54.0 59 35 32 2 24 1 31 1 0 4 240 64 1.537 9.8 0.3 4.0 5.2 1.29
1972 29 KCR AL 5 6 .455 4.38 18 10 3 4 2 0 72.0 78 37 35 3 24 0 44 1 0 3 310 69 1.417 9.8 0.4 3.0 5.5 1.83
1973 30 PIT NL 10 6 .625 2.85 41 18 9 6 3 5 170.1 143 59 54 12 52 10 122 2 0 4 694 123 1.145 7.6 0.6 2.7 6.4 2.35
1974 31 PIT NL 15 11 .577 2.78 33 33 0 15 1 0 262.2 228 93 81 11 83 6 139 4 0 9 1068 124 1.184 7.8 0.4 2.8 4.8 1.67
1975 32 PIT NL 13 11 .542 2.97 28 28 0 7 1 0 196.2 177 80 65 16 76 13 102 3 1 5 839 118 1.286 8.1 0.7 3.5 4.7 1.34
1976 33 PIT NL 15 8 .652 3.35 30 29 1 10 1 1 198.2 201 83 74 12 72 5 92 2 1 7 851 104 1.374 9.1 0.5 3.3 4.2 1.28
1977 34 PIT NL 14 9 .609 3.08 30 30 0 7 2 0 204.1 196 87 70 24 64 4 89 0 2 8 854 128 1.272 8.6 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.39
1978 35 PIT NL 9 11 .450 4.24 28 28 0 1 0 0 163.1 160 94 77 13 81 4 76 3 0 1 717 88 1.476 8.8 0.7 4.5 4.2 0.94
1979 36 PIT NL 4 7 .364 4.60 19 17 0 1 0 0 103.2 106 58 53 11 39 5 44 0 0 6 444 85 1.399 9.2 1.0 3.4 3.8 1.13
1980 37 PIT NL 2 2 .500 3.50 4 4 0 0 0 0 18.0 16 7 7 0 12 0 8 0 0 0 75 105 1.556 8.0 0.0 6.0 4.0 0.67
13 Seasons 103 109 .486 3.46 319 255 23 66 15 7 1810.1 1694 814 696 128 703 55 976 18 6 55 7668 104 1.324 8.4 0.6 3.5 4.9 1.39
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .486 3.46 38 30 3 8 2 1 214 201 96 82 15 83 7 116 2 1 7 908 104 1.324 8.4 0.6 3.5 4.9 1.39
PIT (8 yrs) 82 65 .558 3.29 213 187 10 47 8 6 1317.2 1227 561 481 99 479 47 672 14 4 40 5542 110 1.295 8.4 0.7 3.3 4.6 1.40
KCR (4 yrs) 21 44 .323 3.93 104 68 13 19 7 1 488.0 463 251 213 29 223 8 300 4 2 15 2108 91 1.406 8.5 0.5 4.1 5.5 1.35
DET (1 yr) 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 18 78 1.071 7.7 0.0 1.9 7.7 4.00
NL (8 yrs) 82 65 .558 3.29 213 187 10 47 8 6 1317.2 1227 561 481 99 479 47 672 14 4 40 5542 110 1.295 8.4 0.7 3.3 4.6 1.40
AL (5 yrs) 21 44 .323 3.93 106 68 13 19 7 1 492.2 467 253 215 29 224 8 304 4 2 15 2126 91 1.403 8.5 0.5 4.1 5.6 1.36

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1974 31 PIT NL NLCS L LAD 0 0 2.57 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 6 2 2 1 5 2 4 0 0 0 32 1.571 7.7 1.3 6.4 5.1 0.80
1975 32 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 1.750 15.8 2.3 0.0 9.0
1979 36 PIT NL WS W BAL 0 0 1.04 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 5 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 33 0.923 5.2 0.0 3.1 4.2 1.33
3 Seasons (3 Series) 0 1 .000 3.20 4 3 0 0 0 0 19.2 18 7 7 2 8 2 12 0 0 0 84 1.322 8.2 0.9 3.7 5.5 1.50
2 NLCS 0 1 .000 4.91 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 13 6 6 2 5 2 8 0 0 0 51 1.636 10.6 1.6 4.1 6.5 1.60
1 WS 0 0 1.04 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.2 5 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 33 0.923 5.2 0.0 3.1 4.2 1.33
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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
1968 25 DET AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1969 26 KCR AL 34 59 57 7 16 3 0 4 8 0 0 1 19 .281 .305 .544 .849 134 31 2 1 0 0 0 1
1970 27 KCR AL 41 76 70 12 14 4 0 1 13 0 0 2 35 .200 .230 .300 .530 46 21 3 1 2 1 0 1/7
1971 28 KCR AL 21 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 29 KCR AL 18 21 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .100 .095 .100 .195 -41 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
1973 30 PIT NL 42 57 49 5 12 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 24 .245 .288 .245 .533 51 12 0 1 5 0 0 1
1974 31 PIT NL 33 106 95 8 29 5 2 0 8 0 0 5 31 .305 .337 .400 .737 109 38 1 0 5 1 0 1
1975 32 PIT NL 28 75 63 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 20 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 6 1 0 9 0 0 1
1976 33 PIT NL 33 81 74 9 16 2 1 1 6 0 0 1 31 .216 .224 .311 .534 51 23 1 0 5 1 0 1
1977 34 PIT NL 30 75 70 4 13 1 0 0 5 1 0 4 27 .186 .230 .200 .430 16 14 2 0 1 0 0 1
1978 35 PIT NL 32 58 56 2 9 2 1 0 5 2 0 0 17 .161 .158 .232 .390 6 13 2 0 1 1 0 1
1979 36 PIT NL 19 36 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .121 .147 .121 .268 -27 4 1 0 2 0 0 1
1980 37 PIT NL 4 8 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .571 .714 89 4 0 0 1 0 0 /1
13 Seasons 337 667 606 54 122 17 4 7 56 3 0 21 229 .201 .230 .277 .507 41 168 14 3 32 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 321 291 26 59 8 2 3 27 1 0 10 110 .201 .230 .277 .507 41 81 7 1 15 2 0
PIT (8 yrs) 221 496 447 34 90 10 4 2 33 3 0 16 165 .201 .229 .255 .484 34 114 8 1 29 3 0
KCR (4 yrs) 114 169 157 20 32 7 0 5 23 0 0 5 63 .204 .235 .344 .579 61 54 6 2 3 2 0
DET (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 221 496 447 34 90 10 4 2 33 3 0 16 165 .201 .229 .255 .484 34 114 8 1 29 3 0
AL (5 yrs) 116 171 159 20 32 7 0 5 23 0 0 5 64 .201 .232 .340 .572 59 54 6 2 3 2 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 31 PIT NL NLCS LAD L 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1975 32 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 36 PIT NL WS BAL W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 DET AL 25 P 2 0 4.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.86 1.00 .950 1.93 0.75
1969 KCR AL 26 P 28 22 158.1 31 3 24 4 0 .871 0.0 0.0 1.53 0.96 .955 1.88 0.69
1970 KCR AL 27 P 38 29 203.2 40 6 32 2 4 .950 0.0 0.0 1.68 1.00 .950 1.86 0.67
1970 KCR AL 27 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1970 KCR AL 27 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1971 KCR AL 28 P 20 7 54.0 7 1 5 1 1 .857 0.0 0.0 1.00 0.30 .957 1.98 0.77
1972 KCR AL 29 P 18 10 72.0 19 3 16 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.38 1.06 .947 1.86 0.75
1973 PIT NL 30 P 41 18 170.1 37 6 29 2 3 .946 0.0 0.0 1.85 0.85 .951 1.88 0.73
1974 PIT NL 31 P 33 33 262.2 60 14 45 1 3 .983 0.0 0.0 2.02 1.79 .942 1.88 0.71
1975 PIT NL 32 P 28 28 196.2 46 10 32 4 1 .913 0.0 0.0 1.92 1.50 .948 1.86 0.72
1976 PIT NL 33 P 30 29 198.2 39 8 29 2 1 .949 0.0 0.0 1.68 1.23 .951 1.88 0.72
1977 PIT NL 34 P 30 30 204.1 35 6 27 2 2 .943 0.0 0.0 1.45 1.10 .951 1.85 0.67
1978 PIT NL 35 P 28 28 163.1 38 14 24 0 5 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.09 1.36 .947 1.91 0.72
1979 PIT NL 36 P 19 17 103.2 23 8 13 2 1 .913 0.0 0.0 1.82 1.11 .952 1.80 0.66
1980 PIT NL 37 P 4 4 18.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.50 1.25 .940 1.90 0.70
13 Seasons P 319 255 1810.1 382 80 282 20 22 .948 0.0 0.0 1.80 1.13 .949 1.87 0.71
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.50
1 Season OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
13 Seasons TOT 320 255 1812.1 382 80 282 20 22 .948 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.80 1.13 .897 1.87 0.71

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1974 NL--2.775--8th
1975 NL--2.975--8th
1977 NL--3.083--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1976 NL--.652--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1973 NL--1.145--5th
1974 NL--1.184--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 NL--7.556--9th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 NL--6.446--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1974 NL--262.7--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1974 NL--15--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1970 AL--3--6th
1973 NL--3--7th
1977 NL--2--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1977 NL--24--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1970 AL--102--3rd
1978 NL--81--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1973 NL--2.346--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 AL--.486--1st
1974 NL--.377--4th

Losses s c a p y
1969 AL--16--2nd
1970 AL--15--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1977 NL--8--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1974 NL--124--9th
1975 NL--118--10th
1977 NL--128--7th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 26 (894), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (908), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (981), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 21, 1960: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

September 30, 1968: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals from the New York Yankees as the 6th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

October 25, 1972: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gene Garber.

October 10, 1980: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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