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Jimmy Sexton
Jimmy Dale Sexton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 15, 1951 in Mobile, AL
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1977
Final Game: October 2, 1983
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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
1977 25 SEA AL 14 40 37 5 8 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 6 .216 .256 .378 .635 72 14 1 0 1 0 0 6
1978 26 HOU NL 88 155 141 17 29 3 2 2 6 16 2 13 28 .206 .273 .298 .571 66 42 0 0 1 0 1 6/54
1979 27 HOU NL 52 50 43 8 9 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 7 .209 .320 .209 .529 52 9 0 0 0 0 0 6/54
1981 29 OAK AL 7 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5D
1982 30 OAK AL 69 154 139 19 34 4 0 2 14 16 0 9 24 .245 .289 .317 .606 71 44 0 1 2 3 0 6/5D
1983 31 STL NL 6 10 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .222 .422 17 2 0 0 0 0 1 /65
6 Seasons 236 412 372 53 81 9 3 5 24 36 6 32 71 .218 .279 .298 .578 65 111 1 1 4 3 2
162 Game Avg. 162 283 255 36 56 6 2 3 16 25 4 22 49 .218 .279 .298 .578 65 76 1 1 3 2 1
OAK (2 yrs) 76 157 142 22 34 4 0 2 14 18 0 9 26 .239 .284 .310 .594 68 44 0 1 2 3 0
HOU (2 yrs) 140 205 184 25 38 3 2 2 7 17 5 20 35 .207 .284 .277 .561 62 51 0 0 1 0 1
STL (1 yr) 6 10 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .222 .422 17 2 0 0 0 0 1
SEA (1 yr) 14 40 37 5 8 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 6 .216 .256 .378 .635 72 14 1 0 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 146 215 193 26 39 4 2 2 7 17 5 21 39 .202 .280 .275 .555 60 53 0 0 1 0 2
AL (3 yrs) 90 197 179 27 42 5 1 3 17 19 1 11 32 .235 .278 .324 .602 69 58 1 1 3 3 0

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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
1977 SEA AL 25 SS 12 12 96.0 56 12 40 4 10 .929 0.1 1.3 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 4.88 4.33 .964 4.82 4.07
1978 HOU NL 26 SS 58 37 339.1 157 59 95 3 18 .981 -1.0 -3.5 -2.0 -0.3 -1.7 1 4.08 2.66 .966 4.88 4.25
1978 HOU NL 26 3B 8 0 23.1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 -0.4 -20.6 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 1.16 0.38 .950 3.01 2.52
1978 HOU NL 26 2B 3 2 16.0 10 3 6 1 1 .900 0.7 52.5 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 5.06 3.00 .980 5.29 4.33
1979 HOU NL 27 SS 11 6 61.0 35 10 23 2 6 .943 -1.1 -21.6 -1.1 -1.8 0.8 0 4.87 3.00 .966 5.00 4.51
1979 HOU NL 27 3B 4 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.29 0.25 .900 2.83 2.50
1979 HOU NL 27 2B 2 0 1.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0 5.40 0.50 1.000 5.40 4.55
1981 OAK AL 29 3B 1 0 4.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.6 180.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 6.75 3.00 .933 2.92 2.50
1981 OAK AL 29 DH 1
1982 OAK AL 30 SS 47 38 338.1 164 56 101 7 17 .957 -3.2 -11.3 -2.2 -1.0 -1.2 -1 4.18 3.34 .965 4.87 4.17
1982 OAK AL 30 3B 8 7 57.0 26 7 17 2 1 .923 1.3 27.4 1.3 0.8 0.5 0 3.79 3.00 .954 3.06 2.62
1982 OAK AL 30 DH 5
1983 STL NL 31 SS 4 0 13.2 9 2 7 0 2 1.000 0.7 61.5 0.7 0.0 0.6 0 5.93 2.25 .967 4.87 4.15
1983 STL NL 31 3B 2 0 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 13.50 1.50 .933 2.70 2.30
5 Seasons SS 132 93 848.1 421 139 266 16 53 .962 -4.5 -6.4 -4.5 -3.4 -1.1 0 4.30 3.07 .965 4.88 4.22
5 Seasons 3B 23 7 93.1 37 10 24 3 1 .919 1.3 16.7 1.3 0.2 1.1 0 3.28 1.48 .949 3.02 2.53
2 Seasons DH 6
2 Seasons 2B 5 2 17.2 11 3 7 1 1 .909 0.7 47.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 5.09 2.00 .982 5.30 4.42
6 Seasons TOT 160 102 959.1 469 152 297 20 55 .957 -2.5 -3.1 -2.5 -2.8 0.3 0 4.21 2.81 .922 4.70 3.99

Transactions

July 25, 1970: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

December 7, 1976: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Craig Reynolds to the Seattle Mariners for Grant Jackson.

December 5, 1977: Traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Houston Astros for Leon Roberts.

February 10, 1981: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Rick Lysander (October 20, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

June 15, 1983: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

June 23, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

August 10, 1983: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

August 15, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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