Jim Weaver

James Francis Weaver

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Runner
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 10, 1959 in Kingston, NY
School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1985
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Giants/Mariners 1985-1989

Final Game: September 30, 1989
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Standard Batting

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
1980	20	MIN-min	AA	58	230	208	19	44	9	0	0	15	15	2	21	38	.212	.287	.255	.542		53		1	0	0			ORL · SOUL
1981	21	MIN-min	A,AA	98	401	357	59	97	14	5	8	53	28	14	36	63	.272	.338	.406	.744		145		2	1	5	3		VIS,ORL · CALL,SOUL
1982	22	MIN-min	A	125	530	454	68	130	21	4	15	86	60	19	70	65	.286	.377	.449	.827		204		0	0	6	11		VIS · CALL
1983	23	MIN-min	AA	138	574	497	85	123	25	2	15	84	42	14	62	85	.247	.331	.396	.727		197		3	6	6	5		ORL · SOUL
1984	24	MIN-min	AAA,AA	135	560	490	62	115	15	7	18	80	34	12	58	115	.235	.315	.404	.719		198		1	7	4	3		TOL,ORL · IL,SOUL
1985	25	MIN-CLE-min	AAA	91	375	331	54	73	10	6	12	46	16	7	40	62	.221	.303	.396	.699		131		0	2	2	3		TOL,MAI · IL
1985	25	DET	AL	12	8	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	.143	.250	.286	.536	47	2	0	0	0	0	0	/D89

1986	26	CLE-min	AAA	100	337	293	42	70	11	2	11	28	21	10	41	61	.239	.332	.403	.735		118		1	0	2	5		MAI · IL
1987	27	SEA-min	AAA	124	578	472	95	132	25	7	17	91	31	8	95	104	.280	.397	.470	.867		222		1	3	7	9		CGY · PCL
1987	27	SEA	AL	7	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	.000	.333	.000	.333	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	/897

1988	28	HOU-min	AAA	130	501	423	77	115	22	10	8	73	30	10	69	82	.272	.374	.428	.802		181		3	1	5	4		TUC · PCL
1989	29	CHW-SFG-min	AAA	115	443	388	44	84	19	6	8	35	19	9	52	100	.216	.311	.358	.669		139		1	2	0	2		VAN,PHX · PCL
1989	29	SFG	NL	12	20	20	2	4	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	.200	.200	.350	.550	57	7	0	0	0	0	0	/97
1990	30	SEA-min	AAA	120	404	354	43	91	23	3	7	42	20	8	41	69	.257	.328	.398	.727		141		0	2	7	3		CGY · PCL
3 Yrs				31	34	31	6	5	4	0	0	2	2	2	3	14	.161	.235	.290	.526	48	9	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	178	162	31	26	21	0	0	10	10	10	16	73	.161	.235	.290	.526	48	47	0	0	0	0	0

SFG (1 yr)				12	20	20	2	4	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	.200	.200	.350	.550	57	7	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				7	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	.000	.333	.000	.333	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				12	8	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	.143	.250	.286	.536	47	2	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				19	14	11	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	.091	.286	.182	.468	30	2	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				12	20	20	2	4	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	.200	.200	.350	.550	57	7	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1985	25	DET	AL	12	8	-1	-0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.2	0	-1	-0.1	.488	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$	/D89

1987	27	SEA	AL	7	6	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/897

1989	29	SFG	NL	12	20	-1	0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-2	-0.2	.479	.498	-0.1	-0.2	-1	$	/97
3 Seasons				31	34	-2	-0	0	-1	-1	-4	-0.4	1	-3	-0.3	.487	.499	-0.2	-0.2	-2	$

SFG (1 yr)				12	20	-1	0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-2	-0.2	.479	.498	-0.1	-0.2	-1	$
SEA (1 yr)				7	6	0	-0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.499	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
DET (1 yr)				12	8	-1	-0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.2	0	-1	-0.1	.488	.499	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$

Advanced Batting

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
1985	25	DET	AL	8	7	0	0.0	98	.333	.143	.260	.250	.326	.286	.404	.536	.730	47	.000	-0.5	-0.1	.286	.143	.143

1987	27	SEA	AL	6	5	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.271	.333	.340	.000	.435	.333	.775	-2	.000	-0.5	-0.1	.400	.500	.000	.0

1989	29	SFG	NL	20	16	2	3.4	88	.308	.200	.250	.200	.317	.350	.373	.550	.690	57	.417	-1.1	-0.1	.500	.200	.150	.0
3 Yrs				34	28	2	1.9	94	.294	.161	.255	.235	.323	.290	.388	.526	.711	48	.183	-2.1	-0.2	.429	.226	.129	.0
162 Game Avg.				178	146	10	1.9	94	.294	.161	.255	.235	.323	.290	.388	.526	.711	48	.183	-2.1	-0.2	.429	.226	.129

SFG (1 yr)				20	16	2	3.4	88	.308	.200	.250	.200	.317	.350	.373	.550	.690	57	.417	-1.1	-0.1	.500	.200	.150	.0
SEA (1 yr)				6	5	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.271	.333	.340	.000	.435	.333	.775	-2	.000	-0.5	-0.1	.400	.500	.000	.0
DET (1 yr)				8	7	0	0.0	98	.333	.143	.260	.250	.326	.286	.404	.536	.730	47	.000	-0.5	-0.1	.286	.143	.143

AL (2 yrs)				14	12	0	0.0	103	.250	.091	.264	.286	.332	.182	.415	.468	.747	30	.000	-1.0	-0.1	.333	.273	.091	.0
NL (1 yr)				20	16	2	3.4	88	.308	.200	.250	.200	.317	.350	.373	.550	.690	57	.417	-1.1	-0.1	.500	.200	.150	.0

Ratio Batting*

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
1985	25	DET	AL	8	0.0%	50.0%	12.5%	12.5%	100%	4.00	1.8				0.00	38%

1987	27	SEA	AL	6	0.0%	50.0%	33.3%	0.0%		1.50	1.3					17%

1989	29	SFG	NL	20	0.0%	35.0%	0.0%	15.0%	75%		2.9		10.0	0.33	0.29	65%	23%	0.0%	33%
3 Yrs				34	0.0%	41.2%	8.8%	11.8%	80%	4.67	2.2		15.5	0.33	0.22	50%	23%	0.0%	33%
MLB Averages					2.3%	14.9%	8.6%	6.9%	30%	1.73	6.0	39.5	8.4	0.81	1.07	73%	20%	6.8%	29%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1985	25	DET	AL	-0.5	-0.1	9	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.54	-0.1	0.0	-1.6	-0.2	1.14	-1.2	0.64	2

1987	27	SEA	AL	-0.5	-0.1	8	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.21	0.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.0	0.97	-0.0	2.92	1

1989	29	SFG	NL	-1.1	-0.1	22	-0.0	0.3	-0.3	.75	-0.1	0.1	-0.3	-0.0	0.85	-0.7	0.93	2
3 Yrs				-2.1	-0.2	39	-0.1	0.4	-0.5	.80	-0.2	0.0	-2.3	-0.2	0.94	-1.9	1.21	5

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1985	25	DET	AL	0	0	100%	11	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33%	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1

1987	27	SEA	AL	1	0	100%	5	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1989	29	SFG	NL	0	0	50%	8	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
3 Yrs				1	0	75%	24	2	2	50%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	40%	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	1	2

Situational Hitting*

						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
1985	25	DET	AL	8	75%	1			2	0	0	0	0.64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	8	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1987	27	SEA	AL	6	100%	0			1	0	0	0	2.92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	4	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0

1989	29	SFG	NL	20	100%	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	7	2	29%	0	0		0	0		0
3 Yrs				34	94%	5	1	0	5	0	0	0	1.21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	3	0	0%	19	2	11%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
MLB Averages					60%																			74%			11%			35%			15%			51%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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
1989	29	SFG	NL	18	66	3.67	45	68%	18%	40%	16%	24%	80%	0%	55%	49%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	6%	1	1	29%	2	0	1
1 Yr				18	66	3.67	45	68%	18%	40%	16%	24%	80%	0%	55%	49%	50%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	6%	1	1	29%	2	0	1
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	32%	6%			15%			8%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
1985	25	12	8	7	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	.143	.250	.286	.536	47	2
1986	26	12	8	7	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	.143	.250	.286	.536	47	2
1987	27	19	14	11	4	1	1	0	1	2	3	7	.091	.286	.182	.468	30	2
1988	28	19	14	11	4	1	1	0	1	2	3	7	.091	.286	.182	.468	30	2
1989	29	31	34	31	6	5	4	2	2	2	3	14	.161	.235	.290	.526	48	9

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
1985	25	12	10	8	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	.250	.400	.500	.900	1	12

1987	27	7	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	7

1989	29	12	21	21	3	5	4	0	0	3	1	0	7	.238	.238	.429	.667	2	12
3 Yrs		31	37	33	9	7	6	0	0	3	2	4	14	.212	.297	.394	.691	3	31
162 Game Avg.		162	193	172	47	37	31	0	0	16	10	21	73	.212	.297	.394	.691	16	31

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