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Jim Slaton
James Michael Slaton
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 19, 1950 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Antelope Valley (Lancaster, CA)
Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 15th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1971
Final Game: September 28, 1986
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Standard Pitching

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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
1971 21 MIL AL 10 8 .556 3.78 26 23 0 5 4 0 147.2 140 67 62 16 71 9 63 1 2 5 631 92 1.429 8.5 1.0 4.3 3.8 0.89
1972 22 MIL AL 1 6 .143 5.52 9 8 1 0 0 0 44.0 50 31 27 3 21 1 17 1 0 1 202 54 1.614 10.2 0.6 4.3 3.5 0.81
1973 23 MIL AL 13 15 .464 3.71 38 38 0 13 3 0 276.1 266 127 114 30 99 4 134 1 0 11 1170 101 1.321 8.7 1.0 3.2 4.4 1.35
1974 24 MIL AL 13 16 .448 3.92 40 35 2 10 3 0 250.0 255 117 109 22 102 6 126 3 0 14 1072 91 1.428 9.2 0.8 3.7 4.5 1.24
1975 25 MIL AL 11 18 .379 4.52 37 33 1 10 3 0 217.0 238 129 109 28 90 6 119 2 0 12 970 85 1.512 9.9 1.2 3.7 4.9 1.32
1976 26 MIL AL 14 15 .483 3.44 38 38 0 12 2 0 292.2 287 126 112 14 94 12 138 6 1 11 1235 101 1.302 8.8 0.4 2.9 4.2 1.47
1977 27 MIL AL 10 14 .417 3.58 32 31 1 7 1 0 221.0 223 104 88 25 77 5 104 11 1 1 942 114 1.357 9.1 1.0 3.1 4.2 1.35 AS
1978 28 DET AL 17 11 .607 4.12 35 34 0 11 2 0 233.2 235 117 107 27 85 1 92 8 1 10 1003 94 1.369 9.1 1.0 3.3 3.5 1.08
1979 29 MIL AL 15 9 .625 3.63 32 31 0 12 3 0 213.0 229 95 86 15 54 1 80 2 0 5 894 115 1.329 9.7 0.6 2.3 3.4 1.48
1980 30 MIL AL 1 1 .500 4.41 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.1 17 10 8 3 5 0 4 0 0 1 68 88 1.347 9.4 1.7 2.8 2.2 0.80
1981 31 MIL AL 5 7 .417 4.37 24 21 2 0 0 0 117.1 120 60 57 10 50 2 47 2 0 5 500 79 1.449 9.2 0.8 3.8 3.6 0.94
1982 32 MIL AL 10 6 .625 3.29 39 7 21 0 0 6 117.2 117 48 43 14 41 3 59 1 1 2 494 115 1.343 8.9 1.1 3.1 4.5 1.44
1983 33 MIL AL 14 6 .700 4.33 46 0 26 0 0 5 112.1 112 57 54 12 56 5 38 3 0 3 490 87 1.496 9.0 1.0 4.5 3.0 0.68
1984 34 CAL AL 7 10 .412 4.97 32 22 1 5 1 0 163.0 192 95 90 22 56 5 67 2 0 6 722 80 1.521 10.6 1.2 3.1 3.7 1.20
1985 35 CAL AL 6 10 .375 4.37 29 24 3 1 0 1 148.1 162 82 72 22 63 1 60 2 0 8 645 95 1.517 9.8 1.3 3.8 3.6 0.95
1986 36 TOT AL 4 6 .400 5.08 36 12 13 0 0 2 113.1 130 70 64 14 40 4 43 3 0 2 497 82 1.500 10.3 1.1 3.2 3.4 1.08
1986 36 CAL AL 4 6 .400 5.65 14 12 1 0 0 0 73.1 84 52 46 9 29 1 31 2 0 1 323 73 1.541 10.3 1.1 3.6 3.8 1.07
1986 36 DET AL 0 0 4.05 22 0 12 0 0 2 40.0 46 18 18 5 11 3 12 1 0 1 174 102 1.425 10.4 1.1 2.5 2.7 1.09
16 Seasons 151 158 .489 4.03 496 360 71 86 22 14 2683.2 2773 1335 1202 277 1004 65 1191 48 6 97 11535 94 1.407 9.3 0.9 3.4 4.0 1.19
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .489 4.03 39 29 6 7 2 1 213 220 106 95 22 80 5 95 4 0 8 916 94 1.407 9.3 0.9 3.4 4.0 1.19
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
MIL (12 yrs) 117 121 .492 3.86 364 268 54 69 19 11 2025.1 2054 971 869 192 760 54 929 33 5 71 8668 97 1.389 9.1 0.9 3.4 4.1 1.22
CAL (3 yrs) 17 26 .395 4.87 75 58 5 6 1 1 384.2 438 229 208 53 148 7 158 6 0 15 1690 84 1.523 10.2 1.2 3.5 3.7 1.07
DET (2 yrs) 17 11 .607 4.11 57 34 12 11 2 2 273.2 281 135 125 32 96 4 104 9 1 11 1177 96 1.378 9.2 1.1 3.2 3.4 1.08

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
1981 31 MIL AL ALDS L NYY 0 0 3.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 1.000 9.0 1.5 0.0 3.0
1982 32 MIL AL ALCS W CAL 0 0 1.93 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.2 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 18 0.857 5.8 1.9 1.9 5.8 3.00
1982 32 MIL AL WS L STL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.125 3.4 0.0 6.8 3.4 0.50
2 Seasons (3 Series) 1 0 1.000 2.02 8 0 2 0 0 1 13.1 10 4 3 2 3 0 6 0 0 0 51 0.975 6.8 1.4 2.0 4.1 2.00
1 ALDS 0 0 3.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 1.000 9.0 1.5 0.0 3.0
1 ALCS 0 0 1.93 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.2 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 18 0.857 5.8 1.9 1.9 5.8 3.00
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 1.125 3.4 0.0 6.8 3.4 0.50

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
1971 21 MIL AL 26 54 46 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 .109 .180 .109 .289 -16 5 0 0 4 0 0 1
1972 22 MIL AL 9 14 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -45 1 0 0 3 0 0 /1
1973 23 MIL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 25 MIL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 36 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Seasons 38 68 57 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 .105 .164 .105 .269 -21 6 0 0 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 290 243 17 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 98 .105 .164 .105 .269 -21 26 0 0 30 0 0
MIL (12 yrs) 37 68 57 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 .105 .164 .105 .269 -21 6 0 0 7 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 MIL AL 21 P 26 23 147.2 26 12 12 2 1 .923 1.46 0.92 .958 1.98 0.77
1972 MIL AL 22 P 9 8 44.0 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 2.45 1.33 .950 1.86 0.76
1973 MIL AL 23 P 38 38 276.1 52 19 27 6 4 .885 1.50 1.21 .954 1.86 0.86
1974 MIL AL 24 P 40 35 250.0 53 16 36 1 3 .981 1.87 1.30 .945 1.81 0.83
1975 MIL AL 25 P 37 33 217.0 54 16 34 4 3 .926 2.07 1.35 .941 1.87 0.85
1976 MIL AL 26 P 38 38 292.2 64 18 43 3 2 .953 1.88 1.61 .950 1.87 0.85
1977 MIL AL 27 P 32 31 221.0 59 21 34 4 1 .932 2.24 1.72 .949 1.95 0.84 AS
1978 DET AL 28 P 35 34 233.2 43 9 32 2 6 .953 1.58 1.17 .953 1.90 0.85
1979 MIL AL 29 P 32 30 213.0 52 16 35 1 3 .981 2.15 1.59 .948 1.92 0.81
1980 MIL AL 30 P 3 3 16.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.65 1.00 .967 1.87 0.77
1981 MIL AL 31 P 24 21 117.1 28 14 14 0 3 1.000 2.15 1.17 .961 1.98 0.81
1982 MIL AL 32 P 39 7 117.2 22 6 16 0 0 1.000 1.68 0.56 .955 1.80 0.73
1983 MIL AL 33 P 46 0 112.1 20 4 16 0 1 1.000 1.60 0.43 .955 1.80 0.73
1984 CAL AL 34 P 32 22 163.0 34 9 25 0 3 1.000 1.88 1.06 .956 1.79 0.70
1985 CAL AL 35 P 29 24 148.1 29 6 22 1 4 .966 1.70 0.97 .952 1.86 0.70
1986 TOT AL 36 P 36 12 113.1 31 13 18 0 2 1.000 2.46 0.86 .955 1.83 0.68
1986 CAL AL 36 P 14 12 73.1 19 7 12 0 1 1.000 2.33 1.36 .953 1.83 0.68
1986 DET AL 36 P 22 0 40.0 12 6 6 0 1 1.000 2.70 0.55 .958 1.82 0.68
16 Seasons P 496 359 2683.2 582 180 378 24 36 .959 1.87 1.13 .951 1.87 0.79
16 Seasons TOT 496 359 2683.2 582 180 378 24 36 .959 1.87 1.13 .910 1.87 0.79
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1977

Wins s c a p y
Career  151 (234th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1983 AL  .700 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 AL  2.282 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1976 AL  292.7 (5th)
Career  2683.7 (189th)

Games Started s c a p y
1976 AL  38 (4th)
Career  360 (175th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1971 AL  4 (7th)
1975 AL  3 (9th)
1979 AL  3 (6th)
Career  22 (217th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1973 AL  30 (8th)
1975 AL  28 (4th)
1977 AL  25 (7th)
1978 AL  27 (3rd)
Career  277 (65th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1973 AL  99 (9th)
1974 AL  102 (5th)
1976 AL  94 (4th)
Career  1004 (108th)

Hits s c a p y
1976 AL  287 (1st)
Career  2773 (163rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1976 AL  .431 (10th)
1979 AL  .634 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1974 AL  16 (10th)
1975 AL  18 (2nd)
1976 AL  15 (8th)
Career  158 (125th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1973 AL  114 (6th)
1975 AL  109 (8th)
1976 AL  112 (2nd)
1978 AL  107 (6th)
Career  1202 (118th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1973 AL  11 (7th)
1974 AL  14 (2nd)
1975 AL  12 (2nd)
1976 AL  11 (2nd)
1978 AL  10 (5th)
Career  97 (85th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1977 AL  11 (4th)
1978 AL  8 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1976 AL  1235 (2nd)
Career  11535 (156th)

Youngest s c a p y
1971 AL  born 1950-06-19 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 12 (1334), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (647), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 15th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

December 9, 1977: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Rich Folkers to the Detroit Tigers for Ben Oglivie.

November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.

November 28, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

December 20, 1983: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the California Angels for Bobby Clark.

June 30, 1986: Released by the California Angels.

July 14, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 1986: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985California Angels$437,500
1986California Angels$400,000
Detroit Tigers$60,000
Career (may be incomplete)$897,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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