Jim Small
James Arthur Patrick Small
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 8, 1937 in Portland, OR
High School: Bellarmine Prep (San Jose, CA)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1955
Final Game: September 27, 1958
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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 Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 DET AL 18 OF 4 0 10.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.1 132.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 1 2.70 0.75 .967 2.43 2.08
1955 DET AL 18 LF 3 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 2.00 0.67 1.000 2.30 1.77
1955 DET AL 18 RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.9 1080.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 1 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.70
1956 DET AL 19 OF 26 19 172.1 50 47 0 3 0 .940 1.1 7.7 0.1 -1.3 1.4 1 2.45 1.81 .980 2.34 2.04
1956 DET AL 19 CF 14 13 109.0 42 41 0 1 0 .976 2.5 27.5 1.5 -0.4 1.9 1 3.39 2.93 .983 2.79 2.50
1956 DET AL 19 RF 8 4 43.0 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -1.5 -41.9 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0 1.47 0.88 .978 2.09 1.80
1956 DET AL 19 LF 4 2 20.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 5.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.21 1.25 .980 2.08 1.70
1957 DET AL 20 OF 14 7 72.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.3 -0.2 -0.6 0.3 0 1.86 1.07 .980 2.24 1.97
1957 DET AL 20 LF 7 4 42.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -14.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.70 1.14 .975 2.10 1.70
1957 DET AL 20 RF 6 2 24.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -14.8 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 0 1.11 0.50 .967 1.92 1.68
1957 DET AL 20 CF 1 1 6.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 120.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 6.00 4.00 .975 2.70 2.40
1958 KCA AL 21 OF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1958 KCA AL 21 RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
4 Seasons OF 45 27 263.0 70 66 1 3 0 .957 2.2 10.0 0.2 -1.7 1.8 2 2.29 1.49 .980 2.31 2.02
4 Seasons RF 16 7 76.1 15 12 1 2 0 .867 -0.7 -11.0 -1.7 -1.2 -0.6 1 1.53 0.81 .980 2.03 1.74
2 Seasons CF 15 14 115.0 46 45 0 1 0 .978 3.1 32.3 2.1 -0.4 2.5 1 3.52 3.00 .983 2.79 2.49
3 Seasons LF 14 6 71.2 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 1.88 1.07 .980 2.12 1.71
4 Seasons TOT 45 27 263.0 70 66 1 3 0 .957 2.2 10.0 0.2 -1.7 1.8 2 2.29 1.49 .937 2.31 2.02

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1955 DET AL 18 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 3 7
1956 DET AL 19 58 19 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 8 26 16 21
1957 DET AL 20 36 7 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 6 14 14 10
1958 KCA AL 21 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
4 Seasons 108 27 108 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 16 45 34 38
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1955 DET AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 1 100.0% 0 5 40% 100% 20% 2 50%
1956 DET AL 19 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 191 53% 72% 31% 17 41%
1957 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 109 47% 82% 29% 13 23%
1958 KCA AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 32 69% 78% 22% 3 67%
4 Seasons 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 50.0% 3 1 12.5% 0 337 52% 76% 29% 35 37%
MLB Averages 43.5% 3.3% 63% 79% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 DET AL 19 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 21 14 66.7% 7 0 0.0% 0 480 65% 79% 33% 76 54%
1957 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 23 78% 83% 39% 6 67%
2 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 7 6 0 23 15 65.2% 8 0 0.0% 0 503 66% 79% 33% 82 55%
MLB Averages 43.8% 2.2% 63% 79% 29% 58%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1955 DET AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 35 60% 97% 46% 5 40%
1956 DET AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 93 62% 65% 28% 10 50%
1957 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 171 74% 75% 30% 15 53%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 299 69% 75% 31% 30 50%
MLB Averages 56.4% 2.4% 63% 79% 29% 48%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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