Jim Wilson
James Alger Wilson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 20, 1922 in San Diego, CA
School: San Diego State University
Signed
by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1945
Final Game: September 14, 1958
Died: September 2, 1986 in Newport Beach, CA
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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
1945 23 BOS AL 25 58 53 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .245 .286 .302 .588 69 16 1 1 2 1
1946 24 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 26 SLB AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1949 27 PHA AL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 29 BSN NL 20 43 39 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .179 .200 .205 .405 13 8 0 0 3 1
1952 30 BSN NL 33 91 86 4 14 2 0 0 8 0 0 2 15 .163 .182 .186 .368 3 16 0 0 3 1
1953 31 MLN NL 20 40 36 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .167 .211 .250 .461 23 9 3 0 2 1
1954 32 MLN NL 27 48 44 5 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .159 .196 .227 .423 13 10 1 0 2 0 1 AS
1955 33 BAL AL 34 92 89 4 15 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 18 .169 .178 .191 .369 3 17 1 0 2 0 0 1 AS
1956 34 TOT AL 35 85 77 9 23 3 0 1 9 0 0 5 16 .299 .337 .377 .714 90 29 3 0 2 1 0 1 AS
1956 34 BAL AL 7 19 15 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 .267 .421 .333 .754 109 5 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 34 CHW AL 28 66 62 6 19 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 13 .306 .313 .387 .700 84 24 2 0 2 1 0 1
1957 35 CHW AL 31 79 68 4 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 14 .147 .227 .176 .403 12 12 2 0 4 0 0 1
1958 36 CHW AL 28 60 51 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 .078 .161 .078 .239 -31 4 0 1 4 0 0 1
12 Seasons 260 599 546 38 99 16 0 2 34 0 0 26 108 .181 .221 .222 .442 22 121 11 2 24 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 373 340 24 62 10 0 1 21 0 0 16 67 .181 .221 .222 .442 22 75 7 1 15
MLN (4 yrs) 100 222 205 15 34 6 0 1 13 0 0 7 36 .166 .193 .210 .403 11 43 4 0 10 0
BAL (3 yrs) 45 111 104 7 19 3 0 0 5 0 0 5 21 .183 .220 .212 .432 21 22 2 0 2 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 87 205 181 11 33 4 0 1 13 0 0 12 43 .182 .236 .221 .457 25 40 4 1 10 1 0
BOS (2 yrs) 26 58 53 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .245 .286 .302 .588 69 16 1 1 2 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 160 377 341 23 65 10 0 1 21 0 0 19 72 .191 .237 .229 .466 29 78 7 2 14 1 0
NL (4 yrs) 100 222 205 15 34 6 0 1 13 0 0 7 36 .166 .193 .210 .403 11 43 4 0 10 0

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
1945 23 BOS AL 58 43 4 2.5 90 .283 .245 .264 .286 .336 .302 .359 .588 .695 69 .310 -2.2 -0.2 .463 .094 .057
1949 27 PHA AL 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .267 .000 .358 .000 .388 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1951 29 BSN NL 43 35 2 1.5 97 .241 .179 .259 .200 .332 .205 .392 .405 .724 13 .122 -4.7 -0.5 .281 .051 .026
1952 30 BSN NL 91 75 3 1.1 95 .197 .163 .258 .182 .330 .186 .384 .368 .714 3 .077 -11.3 -1.2 .250 .047 .023
1953 31 MLN NL 40 35 2 1.5 105 .156 .167 .267 .211 .337 .250 .416 .461 .753 23 .106 -4.1 -0.4 .333 .139 .083 .0
1954 32 MLN NL 48 40 2 1.3 104 .194 .159 .267 .196 .337 .227 .412 .423 .749 13 .088 -5.5 -0.5 .316 .114 .068
1955 33 BAL AL 92 77 3 1.0 95 .211 .169 .257 .178 .335 .191 .382 .369 .717 3 .062 -12.0 -1.2 .240 .034 .022
1956 34 TOT AL 85 60 9 4.0 105 .361 .299 .266 .337 .348 .377 .406 .714 .754 90 .419 -1.2 -0.1 .596 .143 .078 .0
1956 34 BAL AL 19 12 2 4.5 99 .333 .267 .258 .421 .338 .333 .393 .754 .731 109 .465 0.6 0.1 .750 .333 .067
1956 34 CHW AL 66 48 7 3.9 107 .367 .306 .268 .313 .351 .387 .410 .700 .760 84 .405 -1.7 -0.2 .556 .097 .081 .0
1957 35 CHW AL 79 64 3 1.3 100 .185 .147 .264 .227 .337 .176 .399 .403 .735 12 .093 -8.4 -0.9 .317 .132 .029
1958 36 CHW AL 60 51 1 0.5 97 .114 .078 .260 .161 .329 .078 .396 .239 .725 -31 .021 -9.3 -1.0 .191 .078 .000
12 Seasons 599 483 29 1.6 98 .222 .181 .262 .221 .336 .222 .392 .442 .728 22 .134 -59.5 -6.1 .325 .088 .040 .0
162 Game Avg. 373 301 18 1.6 98 .222 .181 .262 .221 .336 .222 .392 .442 .728 22 .134 -59.5 -6.1 .325 .088 .040
MLN (4 yrs) 222 185 9 1.3 99 .196 .166 .262 .193 .333 .210 .397 .403 .730 11 .094 -25.6 -2.6 .286 .078 .044 .0
CHW (3 yrs) 205 163 11 1.8 102 .232 .182 .265 .236 .339 .221 .402 .457 .741 25 .159 -19.5 -2.1 .349 .105 .039 .0
BAL (3 yrs) 111 89 5 1.5 96 .229 .183 .257 .220 .335 .212 .384 .432 .719 21 .114 -11.4 -1.1 .310 .077 .029
PHA (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .267 .000 .358 .000 .388 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
BOS (2 yrs) 58 43 4 2.5 90 .283 .245 .264 .286 .336 .302 .359 .588 .695 69 .309 -2.2 -0.2 .463 .094 .057
AL (8 yrs) 377 298 20 1.8 98 .238 .191 .262 .237 .338 .229 .389 .466 .727 29 .161 -33.9 -3.5 .350 .094 .038 .0
NL (4 yrs) 222 185 9 1.3 99 .196 .166 .262 .193 .333 .210 .397 .403 .730 11 .094 -25.6 -2.6 .286 .078 .044 .0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 MLN NL 32 DNP
1955 BAL AL 33 DNP
1956 CHW AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1945 23 BOS AL 58 0.0% 12.1% 3.5% 5.2% 23% 3.50 7.6 17.7 79%
1949 27 PHA AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 67%
1951 29 BSN NL 43 0.0% 23.3% 2.3% 2.3% 14% 10.00 3.9 19.5 67%
1952 30 BSN NL 91 0.0% 16.5% 2.2% 2.2% 14% 7.50 5.7 10.8 78%
1953 31 MLN NL 40 2.5% 7.5% 5.0% 2.5% 17% 1.50 12.0 36.0 18.0 80%
1954 32 MLN NL 48 0.0% 16.7% 4.2% 6.3% 43% 4.00 5.5 44.0 1.09 75%
1955 33 BAL AL 92 0.0% 19.6% 1.1% 2.2% 13% 18.00 4.9 22.3 1.20 77%
1956 34 TOT AL 85 1.2% 18.8% 5.9% 4.7% 17% 3.20 4.8 77.0 8.6 0.96 72%
1956 34 BAL AL 19 0.0% 15.8% 21.1% 5.3% 25% 0.75 5.0 15.0 2.00 63%
1956 34 CHW AL 66 1.5% 19.7% 1.5% 4.6% 16% 13.00 4.8 62.0 7.8 0.80 74%
1957 35 CHW AL 79 0.0% 17.7% 8.9% 2.5% 20% 2.00 4.9 13.6 1.04 68%
1958 36 CHW AL 60 0.0% 26.7% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.2 1.06 58%
12 Seasons 599 0.3% 18.0% 4.3% 3.0% 18% 4.15 5.1 273.0 16.1 1.07 73%
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
1954 32 MLN NL 2 0 56% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1955 33 BAL AL 4 0 25% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27% 6 5 1 2 2 0 3 1 2
1956 34 TOT AL 0 0 30% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14% 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 5 2
1956 34 BAL AL 0 0 38% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
1956 34 CHW AL 0 0 26% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18% 6 6 0 0 0 0 5 3 2
1957 35 CHW AL 0 0 24% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1958 36 CHW AL 0 0 11% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 6 0 29% 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 21% 20 18 2 3 2 1 11 7 4
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
1954 32 MLN NL 36 28% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 200% 4 1 25% 5 0 0% 22 2 9% 0 0 2 1 50% 11
1955 33 BAL AL 92 43% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 19 1 5% 16 3 19% 64 7 11% 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 0
1956 34 TOT AL 85 28% 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 18 3 17% 13 2 15% 54 8 15% 5 3 60% 3 2 67% 0
1956 34 BAL AL 19 21% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 10 1 10% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 CHW AL 66 30% 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 15 2 13% 12 2 17% 44 7 16% 5 3 60% 3 2 67% 0
1957 35 CHW AL 79 38% 10 1 0 0 0 3.11 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 14 2 14% 15 3 20% 54 5 9% 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 0
1958 36 CHW AL 60 23% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 10 0 0% 13 3 23% 37 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 0
12 Seasons 352 34% 99 1 0 0 0 3.11 2 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 15 24 160% 65 11 17% 62 11 18% 231 22 10% 12 6 50% 18 5 28% 11
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
1945 23 25 58 53 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .245 .286 .302 .588 69 16 1 1 2
1946 24 26 58 53 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .245 .286 .302 .588 69 16 1 1 2 0 0
1947 25 26 58 53 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .245 .286 .302 .588 69 16 1 1 2 0 0
1948 26 30 58 53 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .245 .286 .302 .588 69 16 1 1 2 0 0
1949 27 32 61 56 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 .232 .271 .286 .557 60 16 1 1 2 0 0
1950 28 32 61 56 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 8 .232 .271 .286 .557 60 16 1 1 2 0 0
1951 29 52 104 95 9 20 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 18 .211 .242 .253 .495 40 24 1 1 5 0 0
1952 30 85 195 181 13 34 6 0 0 13 0 0 5 33 .188 .214 .221 .435 23 40 1 1 8 0 0
1953 31 105 235 217 15 40 6 0 1 15 0 0 7 36 .184 .213 .226 .439 23 49 4 1 10 0 0
1954 32 132 283 261 20 47 9 0 1 16 0 0 9 44 .180 .210 .226 .436 21 59 5 1 12 0 0
1955 33 166 375 350 24 62 11 0 1 20 0 0 10 62 .177 .202 .217 .419 17 76 6 1 14 0 0
1956 34 201 460 427 33 85 14 0 2 29 0 0 15 78 .199 .227 .246 .473 30 105 9 1 16 1 0
1957 35 232 539 495 37 95 16 0 2 34 0 0 22 92 .192 .227 .236 .464 28 117 11 1 20 1 0
1958 36 260 599 546 38 99 16 0 2 34 0 0 26 108 .181 .221 .222 .442 22 121 11 2 24 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1945 23 26 60 57 6 15 3 0 0 4 0 2 7 .263 .300 .316 .616 5 25
1949 27 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1951 29 21 42 41 5 8 1 0 0 3 0 1 10 .195 .214 .220 .434 2 20
1952 30 34 92 90 4 15 2 0 0 9 0 2 16 .167 .185 .189 .374 3 33
1953 31 21 39 37 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 .162 .205 .243 .448 2 20
1954 32 28 48 46 5 7 3 0 0 1 0 2 8 .152 .188 .217 .405 2 27
1955 33 36 94 93 4 16 2 0 0 4 0 1 19 .172 .181 .194 .374 3 34
1956 34 37 85 79 9 23 3 0 1 9 0 5 17 .291 .329 .367 .697 9 35
1957 35 33 80 72 4 11 2 0 0 5 0 8 15 .153 .238 .181 .418 3 31
1958 36 29 63 55 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 .109 .222 .109 .331 1 28
10 Seasons 267 606 573 40 107 16 0 2 37 0 29 113 .187 .229 .225 .455 30 255
162 Game Avg. 162 368 348 24 65 10 0 1 22 0 18 69 .187 .229 .225 .455 18 255

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1954
1955
1956 *

                                         
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