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Jim Steels
James Earl Steels
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 30, 1961 in Jackson, MS
High School: Santa Maria (Santa Maria, CA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1987
Final Game: May 19, 1989
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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
1987 26 SDP NL 62 81 68 9 13 1 1 0 6 3 2 11 14 .191 .300 .235 .535 47 16 2 0 1 1 0 7/98
1988 27 TEX AL 36 54 53 4 10 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 15 .189 .185 .208 .393 9 11 0 0 0 1 0 /73D98
1989 28 SFG NL 13 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -10 1 0 0 0 0 1 /39
3 Seasons 111 149 133 13 24 2 1 0 11 5 2 13 33 .180 .250 .211 .461 28 28 2 0 1 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 217 194 19 35 3 1 0 16 7 3 19 48 .180 .250 .211 .461 28 41 3 0 1 3 1
SFG (1 yr) 13 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -10 1 0 0 0 0 1
TEX (1 yr) 36 54 53 4 10 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 15 .189 .185 .208 .393 9 11 0 0 0 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 62 81 68 9 13 1 1 0 6 3 2 11 14 .191 .300 .235 .535 47 16 2 0 1 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 75 95 80 9 14 1 1 0 6 3 2 13 18 .175 .287 .213 .500 39 17 2 0 1 1 1
AL (1 yr) 36 54 53 4 10 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 15 .189 .185 .208 .393 9 11 0 0 0 1 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 Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 SDP NL 26 OF 28 6 102.2 25 23 1 1 0 .960 0.1 1.2 -0.9 -1.1 0.2 1 2.10 0.86 .980 2.19 1.83
1987 SDP NL 26 LF 17 2 53.1 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 1.5 33.8 0.5 -0.1 0.6 1 2.53 0.88 .980 2.04 1.58
1987 SDP NL 26 RF 7 0 21.1 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -0.3 -16.9 -0.3 -0.7 0.4 0 1.69 0.57 .980 1.98 1.69
1987 SDP NL 26 CF 6 4 28.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -47.1 -1.1 -0.3 -0.8 0 0.96 0.50 1.000 2.54 2.05
1988 TEX AL 27 OF 17 5 58.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -26.9 -0.3 -1.2 0.9 -1 1.71 0.65 .982 2.47 2.14
1988 TEX AL 27 LF 9 2 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 13.8 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0 2.42 0.78 .971 2.25 1.86
1988 TEX AL 27 1B 7 3 32.0 33 30 3 0 1 1.000 -1.3 -48.7 -1.3 -0.4 -0.9 0 9.28 4.71 .991 9.56 8.41
1988 TEX AL 27 DH 7
1988 TEX AL 27 RF 7 3 31.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -58.1 -0.5 -0.9 0.4 -1 1.16 0.57 .975 2.24 1.89
1988 TEX AL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1989 SFG NL 28 1B 3 0 14.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 0.4 34.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 10.29 5.33 .994 9.77 8.37
1989 SFG NL 28 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.00
1989 SFG NL 28 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.70
3 Seasons OF 46 11 161.2 37 35 1 1 0 .973 -1.2 -8.9 -1.2 -2.3 1.1 0 2.00 0.78 .981 2.29 1.95
2 Seasons LF 26 4 79.1 22 21 1 0 0 1.000 1.8 27.2 0.8 -0.3 1.1 1 2.50 0.85 .977 2.11 1.68
3 Seasons RF 15 3 53.1 10 9 0 1 0 .900 -1.8 -40.5 -0.8 -1.6 0.8 -1 1.52 0.60 .980 2.13 1.78
2 Seasons 1B 10 3 46.0 49 44 5 0 1 1.000 -0.9 -23.5 -0.9 -0.4 -0.5 0 9.59 4.90 .992 9.63 8.40
2 Seasons CF 7 4 29.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -49.7 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 0 0.93 0.43 1.000 2.54 2.11
1 Season DH 7
3 Seasons TOT 56 14 207.2 86 79 6 1 1 .988 -2.1 -12.1 -2.1 -2.7 0.6 0 0 3.68 1.52 .976 3.92 3.10

Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

October 23, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

January 17, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

August 3, 1989: Sent to the Montreal Expos by the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

October 15, 1989: Released by the Montreal Expos.

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