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Jim Willoughby
James Arthur Willoughby
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 31, 1949 in Salinas, CA
High School: Gustine (Gustine, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1971
Final Game: September 28, 1978
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Standard Pitching

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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
1971 22 SFG NL 0 1 .000 9.00 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 4 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 21 38 2.250 18.0 0.0 2.3 6.8 3.00
1972 23 SFG NL 6 4 .600 2.36 11 11 0 7 0 0 87.2 72 25 23 8 14 4 40 2 0 2 349 149 0.981 7.4 0.8 1.4 4.1 2.86
1973 24 SFG NL 4 5 .444 4.68 39 12 10 1 1 1 123.0 138 74 64 21 37 4 60 3 0 3 518 82 1.423 10.1 1.5 2.7 4.4 1.62
1974 25 SFG NL 1 4 .200 4.65 18 4 5 0 0 0 40.2 51 27 21 7 9 1 12 0 0 0 181 82 1.475 11.3 1.5 2.0 2.7 1.33
1975 26 BOS AL 5 2 .714 3.54 24 0 15 0 0 8 48.1 46 25 19 6 16 3 29 2 0 2 208 117 1.283 8.6 1.1 3.0 5.4 1.81
1976 27 BOS AL 3 12 .200 2.82 54 0 40 0 0 10 99.0 94 38 31 4 31 12 37 8 0 3 419 140 1.263 8.5 0.4 2.8 3.4 1.19
1977 28 BOS AL 6 2 .750 4.94 31 0 16 0 0 2 54.2 54 32 30 5 18 3 33 2 0 2 234 92 1.317 8.9 0.8 3.0 5.4 1.83
1978 29 CHW AL 1 6 .143 3.86 59 0 47 0 0 13 93.1 95 41 40 6 19 2 36 4 0 1 376 100 1.221 9.2 0.6 1.8 3.5 1.89
8 Seasons 26 36 .419 3.79 238 28 134 8 1 34 550.2 558 266 232 57 145 29 250 21 0 14 2306 103 1.277 9.1 0.9 2.4 4.1 1.72
162 Game Avg. 7 9 .419 3.79 61 7 34 2 0 9 141 143 68 59 15 37 7 64 5 0 4 590 103 1.277 9.1 0.9 2.4 4.1 1.72
SFG (4 yrs) 11 14 .440 3.95 70 28 16 8 1 1 255.1 269 130 112 36 61 9 115 5 0 6 1069 94 1.292 9.5 1.3 2.2 4.1 1.89
BOS (3 yrs) 14 16 .467 3.56 109 0 71 0 0 20 202.0 194 95 80 15 65 18 99 12 0 7 861 117 1.282 8.6 0.7 2.9 4.4 1.52
CHW (1 yr) 1 6 .143 3.86 59 0 47 0 0 13 93.1 95 41 40 6 19 2 36 4 0 1 376 100 1.221 9.2 0.6 1.8 3.5 1.89
AL (4 yrs) 15 22 .405 3.66 168 0 118 0 0 33 295.1 289 136 120 21 84 20 135 16 0 8 1237 111 1.263 8.8 0.6 2.6 4.1 1.61
NL (4 yrs) 11 14 .440 3.95 70 28 16 8 1 1 255.1 269 130 112 36 61 9 115 5 0 6 1069 94 1.292 9.5 1.3 2.2 4.1 1.89

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1975 26 BOS AL WS L CIN 0 1 .000 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 22 0.474 4.3 0.0 0.0 2.8
1 WS 0 1 .000 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 22 0.474 4.3 0.0 0.0 2.8

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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
1971 22 SFG NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 23 SFG NL 11 34 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .185 .241 .185 .427 22 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1973 24 SFG NL 41 33 28 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 11 .143 .200 .286 .486 31 8 1 0 3 0 0 1
1974 25 SFG NL 20 10 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .200 .300 -19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 27 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 75 79 67 6 10 2 0 1 3 0 0 4 24 .149 .197 .224 .421 16 15 1 0 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 171 145 13 22 4 0 2 6 0 0 9 52 .149 .197 .224 .421 16 32 2 0 17 0 0
SFG (4 yrs) 74 78 66 6 10 2 0 1 3 0 0 4 24 .152 .200 .227 .427 18 15 1 0 8 0 0
BOS (3 yrs) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 74 78 66 6 10 2 0 1 3 0 0 4 24 .152 .200 .227 .427 18 15 1 0 8 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 26 BOS AL WS CIN L 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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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
1971 SFG NL 22 P 2 1 4.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 1.00 .950 1.80 0.80
1972 SFG NL 23 P 11 11 87.2 21 8 12 1 1 .952 2.05 1.82 .948 1.78 0.73
1973 SFG NL 24 P 39 12 123.0 22 7 15 0 1 1.000 1.61 0.56 .945 1.88 0.73
1974 SFG NL 25 P 18 4 40.2 16 6 10 0 0 1.000 3.54 0.89 .944 1.88 0.71
1975 BOS AL 26 P 24 0 48.1 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.86 0.42 .940 1.86 0.85
1976 BOS AL 27 P 54 0 99.0 31 7 22 2 1 .935 2.64 0.54 .952 1.87 0.85
1977 BOS AL 28 P 31 0 54.2 23 12 10 1 1 .957 3.62 0.71 .948 1.96 0.84
1978 CHW AL 29 P 59 0 93.1 31 11 19 1 3 .968 2.89 0.51 .955 1.90 0.85
8 Seasons P 238 28 550.2 156 54 97 5 7 .968 2.47 0.63 .949 1.87 0.81
8 Seasons TOT 238 28 550.2 156 54 97 5 7 .968 2.47 0.63 .917 1.87 0.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1976 AL  54 (10th)
1978 AL  59 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1976 AL  10 (8th)
1978 AL  13 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1976 AL  8 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1976 AL  40 (6th)
1978 AL  47 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 8 (1567), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1351), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

October 14, 1974: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Heintzelman.

July 4, 1975: Sent by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox to complete an earlier deal made on April 4, 1975. The St. Louis Cardinals sent a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mario Guerrero.

April 5, 1978: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox.

October 23, 1978: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Scott.

March 30, 1979: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 30, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

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