Jim Spencer
James Lloyd Spencer (Spence)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 30, 1947 in Hanover, PA
High School: Andover (Glen Burnie, MD)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1968
Final Game: June 20, 1982
Died: February 10, 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Relatives: Grandson of Ben Spencer
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 CAL AL 20 1B 19 19 168.0 171 152 18 1 15 .994 3.3 23.6 3.3 1.6 1.7 0 9.11 8.95 .989 9.59 8.32
1969 CAL AL 21 1B 107 101 906.0 1001 926 66 9 81 .991 -1.6 -2.1 -1.6 -4.1 2.5 0 9.85 9.27 .992 9.63 8.33
1970 CAL AL 22 1B 142 135 1203.2 1304 1212 85 7 131 .995 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.4 -1.4 0 9.70 9.13 .991 7.48 7.04 GG
1971 CAL AL 23 1B 145 135 1251.0 1394 1296 93 5 117 .996 2.4 2.3 2.4 3.3 -0.9 0 9.99 9.58 .992 7.19 6.90
1972 CAL AL 24 1B 35 30 266.0 292 267 22 3 25 .990 -1.5 -6.8 -1.5 -1.2 -0.3 0 9.78 8.26 .991 9.75 8.04
1972 CAL AL 24 LF 24 21 161.2 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -9.6 -2.3 -0.8 -1.6 1 1.22 0.92 .982 1.89 1.53
1972 CAL AL 24 OF 24 21 161.2 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -9.6 -2.3 -0.8 -1.6 1 1.28 0.96 .983 2.22 1.91
1973 TOT AL 25 1B 125 112 1027.0 1069 994 74 1 110 .999 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.7 0 9.36 8.54 .992 9.86 8.27 AS
1973 TOT AL 25 DH 3 AS
1973 CAL AL 25 1B 26 24 218.0 211 204 7 0 24 1.000 -1.2 -6.6 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 0 8.71 8.12 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 CAL AL 25 DH 2
1973 TEX AL 25 1B 99 88 809.0 858 790 67 1 86 .999 2.3 3.4 2.3 0.8 1.5 0 9.53 8.66 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 TEX AL 25 DH 1
1974 TEX AL 26 1B 60 40 388.2 417 389 27 1 36 .998 -0.9 -2.8 -0.9 -0.9 -0.1 0 9.63 6.93 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 TEX AL 26 DH 54
1975 TEX AL 27 1B 99 90 770.0 919 844 70 5 92 .995 0.9 1.4 0.9 -1.1 2.0 0 10.68 9.23 .990 9.84 8.32
1975 TEX AL 27 DH 25
1976 CHW AL 28 1B 143 134 1208.1 1320 1206 112 2 116 .998 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 1.1 -3.2 0 9.82 9.22 .992 7.45 6.99
1976 CHW AL 28 DH 2
1977 CHW AL 29 1B 125 123 1078.0 1077 977 90 10 76 .991 -1.4 -1.6 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 -1 8.91 8.54 .990 8.35 8.00 GG
1978 NYY AL 30 DH 35
1978 NYY AL 30 1B 15 8 85.0 97 90 7 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0 10.27 6.47 .992 10.05 8.75
1979 NYY AL 31 DH 71
1979 NYY AL 31 1B 26 25 232.1 251 232 17 2 35 .992 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.6 -0.5 0 9.65 9.58 .992 10.08 8.85
1980 NYY AL 32 1B 75 62 555.2 614 567 41 6 51 .990 -5.6 -12.1 -5.6 0.3 -5.9 0 9.85 8.11 .992 10.02 8.40
1980 NYY AL 32 DH 15
1980 NYY AL 32 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1981 TOT AL 33 1B 73 62 573.0 570 516 53 1 47 .998 3.2 6.7 3.2 0.6 2.5 0 8.94 7.79 .993 10.06 8.57
1981 NYY AL 33 1B 25 20 178.0 189 172 17 0 17 1.000 1.4 9.4 1.4 0.6 0.8 0 9.56 7.56 .993 10.06 8.57
1981 OAK AL 33 1B 48 42 395.0 381 344 36 1 30 .997 1.8 5.5 1.8 0.0 1.7 0 8.66 7.92 .993 10.06 8.57
1982 OAK AL 34 1B 32 26 233.1 254 230 22 2 20 .992 1.0 5.1 1.0 1.5 -0.5 0 9.72 7.88 .992 9.85 8.51
15 Seasons 1B 1221 1102 9946.0 10750 9898 797 55 956 .995 0.9 0.1 1.9 6.0 -4.2 -1 9.68 8.76 .991 8.77 7.83
7 Seasons DH 205
2 Seasons LF 25 21 163.2 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -8.8 -2.2 -0.7 -1.6 1 1.26 0.92 .983 1.90 1.54
1 Season OF 24 21 161.2 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -9.6 -2.3 -0.8 -1.6 1 1.28 0.96 .983 2.22 1.91
15 Seasons TOT 1245 1123 10107.2 10773 9920 798 55 956 .995 -0.4 -0.0 -0.4 5.2 -5.8 1 -1 9.54 8.61 .986 8.67 7.71
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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
1968 CAL AL 20 19 19 19 19 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CAL AL 21 113 101 113 113 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1970 CAL AL 22 146 135 146 146 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1971 CAL AL 23 148 135 148 148 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1972 CAL AL 24 82 51 82 82 0 0 35 0 0 0 24 0 0 24 27 0
1973 TEX AL 25 102 88 102 99 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1973 CAL AL 25 29 25 29 26 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
1974 TEX AL 26 118 93 118 60 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 11 0
1975 TEX AL 27 132 112 132 99 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 0
1976 CHW AL 28 150 135 150 143 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
1977 CHW AL 29 128 123 128 125 0 0 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1978 NYY AL 30 71 38 71 15 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 27 0
1979 NYY AL 31 106 86 106 26 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 19 0
1980 NYY AL 32 97 65 97 76 0 0 75 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 25 0
1981 OAK AL 33 54 42 54 48 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1981 NYY AL 33 25 20 25 25 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1982 OAK AL 34 33 26 33 32 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 Seasons 1553 1294 1553 1282 0 0 1221 0 0 0 25 0 0 25 171 183 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
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 -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1968 CAL AL 20 730 61% 77% 24% 57 98% 1 151 13 137 1 25 19 16 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 15 1 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 5 80%
1969 CAL AL 21 3898 60% 76% 26% 239 91% 1 916 73 826 16 86 68 46 15 1 4 9 1 8 0 6 81 1 2 2 74 4 7 1 6 5 80%
1970 CAL AL 22 5181 65% 76% 26% 277 93% 2 1209 103 1090 16 87 87 52 15 2 6 7 0 7 0 6 131 3 1 1 117 5 14 4 8 11 91%
1971 CAL AL 23 5383 66% 76% 28% 247 94% 2 1289 82 1187 22 70 91 59 22 2 3 5 2 3 0 2 117 5 0 1 104 6 13 3 9 17 82%
1972 CAL AL 24 1183 62% 73% 25% 65 94% 0 265 14 246 4 24 25 21 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 25 2 0 0 23 2 2 1 1 9 100%
1973 TEX AL 25 3724 61% 76% 24% 209 94% 1 792 87 695 9 50 66 39 19 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 88 1 4 0 79 6 9 4 5 17 65%
1973 CAL AL 25 917 72% 72% 24% 37 95% 0 207 16 190 1 13 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1974 TEX AL 26 1716 54% 78% 27% 84 96% 2 388 29 353 5 27 26 16 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 37 0 3 0 36 3 1 0 0 3 100%
1975 TEX AL 27 3397 53% 79% 28% 188 93% 5 845 36 796 12 80 72 45 13 2 4 5 1 3 1 2 93 1 1 2 84 5 8 1 7 12 83%
1976 CHW AL 28 5399 61% 78% 25% 267 94% 2 1205 88 1100 17 89 108 56 21 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 117 3 0 3 101 6 16 7 9 19 89%
1977 CHW AL 29 4925 54% 79% 23% 268 92% 2 977 57 909 11 122 87 52 14 2 1 10 0 7 3 6 76 2 1 1 61 3 13 4 7 17 76%
1978 NYY AL 30 362 54% 78% 29% 17 100% 0 87 5 81 1 5 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1979 NYY AL 31 1003 59% 84% 27% 46 91% 0 232 6 224 2 18 19 11 6 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 34 2 0 0 34 2 0 0 0 2 100%
1980 NYY AL 32 2437 60% 79% 26% 115 90% 3 570 32 532 6 45 40 18 7 1 1 7 0 6 1 5 51 1 1 1 45 3 6 1 5 6 67%
1981 OAK AL 33 1707 51% 79% 24% 88 98% 0 346 23 319 4 29 37 24 11 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 30 2 0 1 28 3 2 1 1 1 100%
1981 NYY AL 33 759 62% 76% 27% 38 95% 1 172 7 164 1 14 17 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 1 100%
1982 OAK AL 34 1049 50% 78% 28% 64 92% 1 230 13 214 3 27 19 16 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 20 0 0 0 19 0 1 1 0 3 67%
15 Seasons 43770 60% 77% 26% 2306 93% 23 9881 684 9063 131 811 797 493 161 17 31 56 5 44 7 35 961 25 13 12 866 50 92 28 58 133 83%
MLB Averages 60% 78% 27% 94% 88%
PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%

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%
1972 CAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 5 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 19 13 68.4% 5 1 5.3% 0 734 68% 72% 22% 57 37%
1980 NYY AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 63% 75% 38% 1 100%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 0 5 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 19 13 68.4% 5 1 5.3% 0 742 68% 72% 22% 58 38%
MLB Averages 57.8% 2.7% 60% 78% 26% 47%

* 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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