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 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
1984 BAL AL 22 DH 9
1986 BAL AL 24 1B 29 28 244.2 248 224 21 3 28 .988 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.6 -0.4 1 9.01 8.45 .991 9.42 8.62
1986 BAL AL 24 DH 21
1986 BAL AL 24 OF 8 8 63.0 23 19 2 2 0 .913 0.6 11.4 0.6 0.8 -0.2 0 3.00 2.63 .983 2.39 2.06
1986 BAL AL 24 LF 7 7 55.0 22 18 2 2 0 .909 0.5 10.9 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0 3.27 2.86 .977 2.24 1.77
1986 BAL AL 24 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.14 1.80
1988 BAL AL 26 1B 57 51 473.0 522 459 58 5 51 .990 2.9 7.4 1.9 0.6 1.4 1 9.84 9.07 .992 9.57 8.41
1988 BAL AL 26 DH 30
1988 BAL AL 26 OF 11 9 76.0 24 22 1 1 0 .958 1.5 23.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 1 2.72 2.09 .979 2.47 2.14
1988 BAL AL 26 RF 8 8 66.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 30.9 0.7 0.7 0.0 1 2.59 2.38 .974 2.24 1.89
1988 BAL AL 26 LF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -24.0 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.85
1989 BAL AL 27 1B 69 54 498.1 569 514 54 1 59 .998 7.2 17.3 7.2 7.0 0.2 0 10.26 8.23 .993 9.79 8.35
1989 BAL AL 27 DH 5
3 Seasons 1B 155 133 1216.0 1339 1197 133 9 138 .993 10.1 10.0 8.1 7.0 1.2 2 9.84 8.58 .992 9.63 8.42
4 Seasons DH 65
2 Seasons OF 19 17 139.0 47 41 3 3 0 .936 2.1 18.1 1.1 1.1 -0.1 1 2.85 2.32 .981 2.43 2.11
2 Seasons LF 9 8 65.0 23 19 2 2 0 .913 0.3 5.5 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0 2.91 2.33 .978 2.24 1.79
2 Seasons RF 9 9 74.0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.8 29.2 0.8 0.8 0.0 1 2.43 2.22 .975 2.23 1.88
4 Seasons TOT 174 150 1355.0 1386 1238 136 12 138 .991 12.2 10.8 9.2 8.1 1.1 1 2 9.13 7.90 .983 8.89 7.73

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
1984 BAL AL 22 10 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0
1986 BAL AL 24 65 57 65 37 0 0 29 0 0 0 7 0 1 8 21 7 0
1988 BAL AL 26 103 91 103 67 0 0 57 0 0 0 2 0 8 10 31 9 0
1989 BAL AL 27 86 59 86 69 0 0 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 1
4 Seasons 264 213 264 173 0 0 155 0 0 0 9 0 9 18 63 40 1
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%
1986 BAL AL 24 1073 56% 76% 23% 55 96% 0 224 13 206 5 25 21 10 7 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 28 2 1 2 23 4 5 3 2 0
1988 BAL AL 26 2110 54% 81% 31% 131 94% 0 458 26 429 2 45 58 40 12 0 2 5 0 3 2 3 51 5 2 0 48 7 3 1 2 4 100%
1989 BAL AL 27 2238 59% 82% 32% 136 97% 1 515 39 460 11 48 53 35 10 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 59 0 0 2 59 3 0 0 0 6 83%
3 Seasons 5421 56% 80% 30% 322 96% 1 1197 78 1095 18 118 132 85 29 0 3 9 1 6 2 6 138 7 3 4 130 14 8 4 4 10 90%
MLB Averages 56% 77% 28% 95% 87%

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%
1986 BAL AL 24 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 2 275 67% 82% 31% 35 54%
1988 BAL AL 26 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 44 73% 84% 55% 5 20%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 2 319 68% 82% 34% 40 50%
MLB Averages 59.0% 2.7% 56% 77% 32% 59%

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%
1986 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 32 44% 69% 25% 2 50%
1988 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 6 54.5% 4 1 9.1% 0 306 46% 78% 46% 43 44%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 6 50.0% 5 1 8.3% 0 338 46% 78% 44% 45 44%
MLB Averages 43.9% 2.8% 56% 77% 32% 61%

* 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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