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Jim Weaver
James Dement Weaver (Big Jim)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 25, 1903 in Obion County, TN
Schools: Western Kentucky University (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1928
Final Game: May 8, 1939
Died: December 12, 1983 in Lakeland, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1928 24 WSH AL 0 0 1.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 23 266 1.333 3.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33
1931 27 NYY AL 2 1 .667 5.31 17 5 7 2 0 0 57.2 66 37 34 1 29 28 1 1 4 268 75 1.647 10.3 0.2 4.5 4.4 0.97
1934 30 TOT 13 9 .591 4.18 32 25 4 10 1 0 178.2 180 91 83 8 74 109 4 3 10 783 96 1.422 9.1 0.4 3.7 5.5 1.47
1934 30 SLB AL 2 0 1.000 6.41 5 5 0 2 0 0 19.2 17 14 14 3 20 11 0 1 3 94 78 1.881 7.8 1.4 9.2 5.0 0.55
1934 30 CHC NL 11 9 .550 3.91 27 20 4 8 1 0 159.0 163 77 69 5 54 98 4 2 7 689 100 1.365 9.2 0.3 3.1 5.5 1.81
1935 31 PIT NL 14 8 .636 3.42 33 22 6 11 4 0 176.1 177 85 67 9 58 87 2 0 7 764 120 1.333 9.0 0.5 3.0 4.4 1.50
1936 32 PIT NL 14 8 .636 4.31 38 31 2 11 1 0 225.2 239 125 108 12 74 108 1 1 6 972 94 1.387 9.5 0.5 3.0 4.3 1.46
1937 33 PIT NL 8 5 .615 3.20 32 9 10 2 1 0 109.2 106 49 39 2 31 44 0 0 3 457 121 1.249 8.7 0.2 2.5 3.6 1.42
1938 34 TOT 6 5 .545 3.43 31 16 8 2 0 3 136.1 118 65 52 6 63 68 1 0 3 591 108 1.328 7.8 0.4 4.2 4.5 1.08
1938 34 SLB AL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 7 7 0 9 4 0 0 2 39 55 2.571 11.6 0.0 11.6 5.1 0.44
1938 34 CIN NL 6 4 .600 3.13 30 15 8 2 0 3 129.1 109 58 45 6 54 64 1 0 1 552 116 1.260 7.6 0.4 3.8 4.5 1.19
1939 35 CIN NL 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 13 128 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 3.00
8 Seasons 57 36 .613 3.88 189 108 40 38 7 3 893.1 891 455 385 38 336 449 10 5 33 3871 102 1.374 9.0 0.4 3.4 4.5 1.34
162 Game Avg. 13 8 .613 3.88 43 25 9 9 2 1 205 204 104 88 9 77 103 2 1 8 886 102 1.374 9.0 0.4 3.4 4.5 1.34
PIT (3 yrs) 36 21 .632 3.76 103 62 18 24 6 0 511.2 522 259 214 23 163 239 3 1 16 2193 107 1.339 9.2 0.4 2.9 4.2 1.47
CIN (2 yrs) 6 4 .600 3.13 33 15 9 2 0 3 132.1 112 59 46 6 55 67 1 0 1 565 116 1.262 7.6 0.4 3.7 4.6 1.22
SLB (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 7.09 6 6 0 2 0 0 26.2 26 21 21 3 29 15 0 1 5 133 70 2.063 8.8 1.0 9.8 5.1 0.52
WSH (1 yr) 0 0 1.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 23 266 1.333 3.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33
CHC (1 yr) 11 9 .550 3.91 27 20 4 8 1 0 159.0 163 77 69 5 54 98 4 2 7 689 100 1.365 9.2 0.3 3.1 5.5 1.81
NYY (1 yr) 2 1 .667 5.31 17 5 7 2 0 0 57.2 66 37 34 1 29 28 1 1 4 268 75 1.647 10.3 0.2 4.5 4.4 0.97
NL (6 yrs) 53 34 .609 3.69 163 97 31 34 7 3 803.0 797 395 329 34 272 404 8 3 24 3447 107 1.331 8.9 0.4 3.0 4.5 1.49
AL (4 yrs) 4 2 .667 5.58 26 11 9 4 0 0 90.1 94 60 56 4 64 45 2 2 9 424 77 1.749 9.4 0.4 6.4 4.5 0.70
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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
1928 24 WSH AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1931 27 NYY AL 17 24 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .050 .050 .050 .100 -73 1 0 4 1
1934 30 TOT 32 66 59 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 31 .068 .113 .068 .181 -51 4 0 1 4 1
1934 30 SLB AL 5 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .143 .250 .143 .393 0 1 0 0 /1
1934 30 CHC NL 27 58 52 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 .058 .093 .058 .150 -58 3 0 1 4 1
1935 31 PIT NL 33 67 56 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 20 .071 .133 .107 .240 -35 6 3 0 7 1
1936 32 PIT NL 38 89 79 4 8 2 0 0 6 0 4 30 .101 .145 .127 .271 -27 10 2 0 6 1
1937 33 PIT NL 32 33 27 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 .148 .258 .148 .406 13 4 1 0 2 1
1938 34 TOT 31 51 46 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .196 .213 .217 .430 19 10 0 0 4 1
1938 34 SLB AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1938 34 CIN NL 30 49 44 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 14 .205 .222 .227 .449 25 10 0 0 4 1
1939 35 CIN NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 189 332 289 11 30 3 1 0 11 0 0 15 120 .104 .151 .121 .272 -26 35 6 1 27
162 Game Avg. 162 285 248 9 26 3 1 0 9 0 13 103 .104 .151 .121 .272 -26 30 1 23
PIT (3 yrs) 103 189 162 6 16 2 1 0 9 0 12 60 .099 .161 .123 .284 -23 20 6 0 15
CIN (2 yrs) 33 50 45 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 15 .200 .217 .222 .440 22 10 0 0 4
SLB (2 yrs) 6 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .111 .200 .111 .311 -20 1 0 0
WSH (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 27 58 52 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 .058 .093 .058 .150 -58 3 0 1 4
NYY (1 yr) 17 24 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .050 .050 .050 .100 -73 1 0 4
NL (6 yrs) 163 297 259 9 28 3 1 0 10 0 14 101 .108 .157 .127 .284 -22 33 6 1 23
AL (4 yrs) 26 35 30 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .067 .097 .067 .163 -56 2 0 4
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1928 WSH AL 24 P 3 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.67 .967 1.37
1931 NYY AL 27 P 17 14 0 13 1 3 .929 0.76 .957 1.19
1934 TOT 30 P 32 45 10 33 2 1 .956 1.34 .958 1.12
1934 SLB AL 30 P 5 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.60 .950 1.12
1934 CHC NL 30 P 27 37 8 27 2 1 .946 1.30 .959 1.12
1935 PIT NL 31 P 33 46 4 40 2 2 .957 1.33 .959 1.18
1936 PIT NL 32 P 38 49 7 38 4 1 .918 1.18 .951 1.16
1937 PIT NL 33 P 32 21 3 16 2 1 .905 0.59 .962 1.20
1938 TOT 34 P 31 34 5 25 4 1 .882 0.97 .965 1.13
1938 SLB AL 34 P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 1.10
1938 CIN NL 34 P 30 33 5 24 4 1 .879 0.97 .967 1.13
1939 CIN NL 35 P 3 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67 .950 1.10
8 Seasons P 189 214 29 169 16 9 .925 1.05 .958 1.16
8 Seasons TOT 189 214 29 169 16 9 .925 1.05 .883 1.16

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1935 NL--.636--10th
1936 NL--.636--5th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 NL--5.547--3rd
1935 NL--4.441--8th
1936 NL--4.307--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1936 NL--108--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1936 NL--31--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1935 NL--4--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1936 NL--74--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1934 NL--1.815--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 NL--.283--5th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1936 NL--108--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1931 AL--4--5th
1934 NL--7--5th
1935 NL--7--5th
1936 NL--6--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (822), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1370), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1853), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (530), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 18, 1928: Purchased by the Washington Senators from Chattanooga (Southern Association).

September 14, 1929: Traded by the Washington Senators with Stuffy Stewart and cash to Baltimore (International) for George Loepp.

November 28, 1930: Traded by Baltimore (International) with Thomas Patten (minors) to the New York Yankees for Jack Hopkins (minors), Ken Holloway and cash.

September 10, 1933: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the New York Yankees.

May 15, 1934: Returned to the New York Yankees by the St. Louis Browns following previous purchase.

May 15, 1934: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the New York Yankees for $12,500.

November 22, 1934: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Guy Bush and Babe Herman to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Larry French and Freddie Lindstrom.

January 20, 1938: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 25, 1938: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Browns.

May 9, 1939: Assigned to the St. Louis Browns by the Cincinnati Reds.

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