Jim Traber
James Joseph Traber
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 194 lb.

Born: December 26, 1961 in Columbus, OH
School: Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1984
Final Game: October 1, 1989
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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
1984 22 BAL AL 10 24 21 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .238 .292 .238 .530 51 5 1 0 0 1 0 /D
1986 24 BAL AL 65 240 212 28 54 7 0 13 44 0 0 18 31 .255 .321 .472 .793 115 100 6 5 0 5 2 3D/79
1988 26 BAL AL 103 376 352 25 78 6 0 10 45 1 2 19 42 .222 .261 .324 .585 66 114 8 1 1 3 3 3D/97
1989 27 BAL AL 86 257 234 14 49 8 0 4 26 4 3 19 41 .209 .266 .295 .560 61 69 7 0 1 3 1 3/D
4 Seasons 264 897 819 70 186 21 0 27 117 5 5 58 118 .227 .279 .352 .631 77 288 22 6 2 12 6
162 Game Avg. 162 550 503 43 114 13 0 17 72 3 3 36 72 .227 .279 .352 .631 77 177 14 4 1 7 4

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1984 22 BAL AL 24 18 2 3.0 95 .278 .238 .261 .292 .324 .238 .394 .530 .718 51 .318 -1.3 -0.1 .412 .095 .000
1986 24 BAL AL 240 169 32 5.1 99 .237 .255 .259 .321 .327 .472 .404 .793 .731 115 .537 4.3 0.4 .750 .302 .217 .0
1988 26 BAL AL 376 288 28 2.6 92 .224 .222 .256 .261 .320 .324 .385 .585 .706 66 .276 -17.2 -1.8 .468 .153 .102 1.8
1989 27 BAL AL 257 199 18 2.4 90 .234 .209 .256 .266 .320 .295 .377 .560 .697 61 .256 -11.9 -1.2 .456 .171 .085 4.0
4 Seasons 897 674 80 3.2 93 .232 .227 .257 .279 .322 .352 .388 .631 .710 77 .349 -26.1 -2.7 .533 .195 .125 8.4
162 Game Avg. 550 414 49 3.2 93 .232 .227 .257 .279 .322 .352 .388 .631 .710 77 .349 -26.1 -2.7 .533 .195 .125 5

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1984 22 BAL AL 24 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.3 10.5 2.50 75%
1986 24 BAL AL 240 5.4% 12.9% 7.5% 8.3% 37% 1.72 6.8 16.3 4.8 1.00 72%
1988 26 BAL AL 376 2.7% 11.2% 5.1% 4.3% 21% 2.21 8.4 35.2 7.8 0.78 1.00 81% 17% 12.7% 54%
1989 27 BAL AL 257 1.6% 16.0% 7.4% 4.7% 25% 2.16 5.7 58.5 9.0 0.60 0.76 75% 20% 4.3% 24%
4 Seasons 897 3.0% 13.2% 6.5% 5.4% 26% 2.03 6.9 30.3 7.0 0.71 0.95 76% 18% 8.2% 42%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1984 22 BAL AL 0 0 43% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 24 BAL AL 0 0 23% 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 28% 12 9 2 3 2 1 3 1 2
1988 26 BAL AL 2 0 17% 104 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 30% 15 12 3 2 2 0 6 2 4
1989 27 BAL AL 4 0 16% 71 4 3 57% 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 39% 7 5 2 2 1 1 9 4 4
4 Seasons 6 0 19% 251 5 5 50% 5 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 9 10 36% 37 26 10 7 5 2 18 7 10
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1984 22 BAL AL 24 92% 5 1 1 0 0 2.47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 2 1 50% 15 2 13% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1986 24 BAL AL 240 82% 54 7 2 0 2 2.19 13 1 10 11 2 9 4 0 0 0 50 6 12% 23 8 35% 179 31 17% 13 9 69% 9 3 33% 0
1988 26 BAL AL 376 66% 78 8 0 9 2 0 1 1.89 10 0 11 8 2 4 6 0 1 1 100% 60 8 13% 28 7 25% 258 35 14% 16 7 44% 15 6 40% 0
1989 27 BAL AL 257 91% 49 5 1 16 3 1 5 2.32 4 0 13 3 1 0 4 0 2 1 50% 47 7 15% 24 6 25% 185 26 14% 17 7 41% 13 6 46% 0
4 Seasons 897 78% 186 13 1 33 8 1 8 2.18 27 1 34 22 5 13 14 0 3 2 67% 162 22 14% 77 22 29% 637 94 15% 47 24 51% 37 15 41% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 26 BAL AL 376 1422 3.78 863 61% 25% 12% 26% 36% 75% 2% 45% 84% 24% 5% 18 4 16% 62 31 10% 36 26 12% 0 0 0
1989 27 BAL AL 248 1020 4.11 625 61% 26% 16% 28% 30% 73% 1% 45% 78% 31% 5% 12 0 19% 46 23 12% 29 16 15% 9 0 3
2 Seasons 624 2442 3.91 1488 61% 26% 13% 27% 34% 74% 1% 45% 82% 27% 5% 30 4 17% 108 54 10% 65 42 13% 9 0 3
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 22 10 24 21 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .238 .292 .238 .530 51 5 1 0 0 1 0
1985 23 10 24 21 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .238 .292 .238 .530 51 5 1 0 0 1 0
1986 24 75 264 233 31 59 7 0 13 46 0 0 20 35 .253 .318 .451 .769 109 105 7 5 0 6 2
1987 25 75 264 233 31 59 7 0 13 46 0 0 20 35 .253 .318 .451 .769 109 105 7 5 0 6 2
1988 26 178 640 585 56 137 13 0 23 91 1 2 39 77 .234 .285 .374 .659 84 219 15 6 1 9 5
1989 27 264 897 819 70 186 21 0 27 117 5 5 58 118 .227 .279 .352 .631 77 288 22 6 2 12 6

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1984 22 10 25 22 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 .273 .320 .273 .593 2 10
1986 24 65 243 214 29 56 7 0 13 45 0 19 31 .262 .329 .477 .806 33 65
1988 26 103 379 355 28 81 6 0 10 51 1 20 42 .228 .269 .330 .599 32 103
1989 27 86 259 236 16 51 8 0 4 30 4 20 41 .216 .274 .301 .575 20 86
4 Seasons 264 906 827 77 194 21 0 27 129 5 61 118 .235 .288 .358 .646 87 264
162 Game Avg. 162 556 507 47 119 13 0 17 79 3 37 72 .235 .288 .358 .646 53 264

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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