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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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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
1945 23 BOS AL 6 8 .429 3.30 23 21 2 8 2 0 144.1 121 61 53 7 88 50 1 0 2 634 103 1.448 7.5 0.4 5.5 3.1 0.57
1946 24 BOS AL 0 0 27.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 3.000 27.0 13.5 0.0 0.0
1948 26 SLB AL 0 0 13.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 4 0 5 1 0 0 1 18 34 3.750 16.9 0.0 16.9 3.4 0.20
1949 27 PHA AL 0 0 14.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 8 8 2 5 2 0 0 0 25 29 2.400 12.6 3.6 9.0 3.6 0.40
1951 29 BSN NL 7 7 .500 5.40 20 15 3 5 0 1 110.0 131 67 66 14 40 33 4 0 1 491 68 1.555 10.7 1.1 3.3 2.7 0.83
1952 30 BSN NL 12 14 .462 4.23 33 33 0 14 0 0 234.0 234 114 110 19 90 104 4 0 1 998 86 1.385 9.0 0.7 3.5 4.0 1.16
1953 31 MLN NL 4 9 .308 4.34 20 18 2 5 0 0 114.0 107 59 55 16 43 71 3 0 1 491 91 1.316 8.4 1.3 3.4 5.6 1.65
1954 32 MLN NL 8 2 .800 3.52 27 19 3 6 4 0 127.2 129 55 50 12 36 52 5 0 1 534 106 1.292 9.1 0.8 2.5 3.7 1.44 AS
1955 33 BAL AL 12 18 .400 3.44 34 31 2 14 4 0 235.1 200 104 90 17 87 5 96 4 0 7 991 110 1.220 7.6 0.7 3.3 3.7 1.10 AS
1956 34 TOT AL 13 14 .481 4.28 35 28 4 7 3 0 208.0 198 109 99 20 86 6 113 4 2 4 885 95 1.365 8.6 0.9 3.7 4.9 1.31 AS
1956 34 BAL AL 4 2 .667 5.03 7 7 0 1 0 0 48.1 49 27 27 5 16 1 31 2 0 1 205 78 1.345 9.1 0.9 3.0 5.8 1.94
1956 34 CHW AL 9 12 .429 4.06 28 21 4 6 3 0 159.2 149 82 72 15 70 5 82 2 2 3 680 101 1.372 8.4 0.8 3.9 4.6 1.17
1957 35 CHW AL 15 8 .652 3.48 30 29 0 12 5 0 201.2 189 85 78 22 65 8 100 3 0 3 841 108 1.260 8.4 1.0 2.9 4.5 1.54
1958 36 CHW AL 9 9 .500 4.10 28 23 3 4 1 1 155.2 156 75 71 21 63 8 70 1 0 1 661 89 1.407 9.0 1.2 3.6 4.0 1.11
12 Seasons 86 89 .491 4.01 257 217 22 75 19 2 1539.0 1479 743 686 151 608 27 692 29 2 22 6573 93 1.356 8.6 0.9 3.6 4.0 1.14
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .491 4.01 37 31 3 11 3 0 221 212 107 98 22 87 99 4 0 3 943 93 1.356 8.6 0.9 3.6 4.0 1.14
MLN (4 yrs) 31 32 .492 4.32 100 85 8 30 4 1 585.2 601 295 281 61 209 260 16 0 4 2514 86 1.383 9.2 0.9 3.2 4.0 1.24
BAL (3 yrs) 16 20 .444 3.80 45 38 3 15 4 0 286.1 254 135 121 22 108 6 128 6 0 9 1214 101 1.264 8.0 0.7 3.4 4.0 1.19
CHW (3 yrs) 33 29 .532 3.85 86 73 7 22 9 1 517.0 494 242 221 58 198 21 252 6 2 7 2182 100 1.338 8.6 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.27
BOS (2 yrs) 6 8 .429 3.41 24 21 3 8 2 0 145.0 123 63 55 8 88 50 1 0 2 638 100 1.455 7.6 0.5 5.5 3.1 0.57
PHA (1 yr) 0 0 14.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 8 8 2 5 2 0 0 0 25 29 2.400 12.6 3.6 9.0 3.6 0.40
AL (8 yrs) 55 57 .491 3.82 157 132 14 45 15 1 953.1 878 448 405 90 399 27 432 13 2 18 4059 99 1.340 8.3 0.8 3.8 4.1 1.08
NL (4 yrs) 31 32 .492 4.32 100 85 8 30 4 1 585.2 601 295 281 61 209 260 16 0 4 2514 86 1.383 9.2 0.9 3.2 4.0 1.24

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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

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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
1945 BOS AL 23 P 23 24 4 19 1 0 .958 1.00 .954 1.28
1946 BOS AL 24 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1948 SLB AL 26 P 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 .950 0.90
1949 PHA AL 27 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1951 BSN NL 29 P 20 20 4 16 0 2 1.000 1.00 .960 0.96
1952 BSN NL 30 P 33 54 21 32 1 4 .981 1.61 .952 0.98
1953 MLN NL 31 P 20 33 10 23 0 1 1.000 1.65 .955 0.87
1954 MLN NL 32 P 27 19 127.2 33 7 26 0 2 1.000 2.33 1.22 .958 2.07 0.87 AS
1955 BAL AL 33 P 34 31 235.1 56 15 39 2 0 .964 2.07 1.59 .955 1.99 0.83 AS
1956 TOT AL 34 P 35 28 208.0 43 10 33 0 3 1.000 1.86 1.23 .947 1.92 0.82 AS
1956 BAL AL 34 P 7 7 48.1 11 3 8 0 2 1.000 2.05 1.57 .945 1.92 0.81
1956 CHW AL 34 P 28 21 159.2 32 7 25 0 1 1.000 1.80 1.14 .947 1.92 0.82
1957 CHW AL 35 P 30 29 201.2 40 14 26 0 0 1.000 1.79 1.33 .962 1.99 0.86
1958 CHW AL 36 P 28 23 155.2 28 9 19 0 1 1.000 1.62 1.00 .961 1.95 0.82
12 Seasons P 257 130 928.1 333 94 235 4 13 .988 3.19 1.28 .955 1.98 0.91
12 Seasons TOT 257 130 928.1 333 94 235 4 13 .988 3.19 1.28 .943 1.98 0.91

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1954
1955
1956 *

Wins s c a p y
1957 AL--15--6th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1957 AL--.652--8th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1955 AL--1.220--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1955 AL--7.649--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1952 NL--234.0--7th
1955 AL--235.3--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1952 NL--33--5th
1955 AL--31--6th

Complete Games s c a p y
1952 NL--14--9th
1955 AL--14--8th
1957 AL--12--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1954 NL--4--2nd
1955 AL--4--7th
1956 AL--3--7th
1957 AL--5--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1952 NL--19--7th
1957 AL--22--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1945 AL--88--7th
1952 NL--90--6th
1955 AL--87--9th

Hits s c a p y
1952 NL--234--7th
1955 AL--200--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1955 AL--.650--7th

Losses s c a p y
1952 NL--14--6th
1955 AL--18--1st
1956 AL--14--4th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1952 NL--110--1st
1955 AL--90--6th
1956 AL--99--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1955 AL--7--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1954 NL--5--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1952 NL--998--6th
1955 AL--991--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 27 (856), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (840), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 17, 1947: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Pete Laydon, Joe Ostrowski, Roy Partee, Eddie Pellagrini, Al Widmar and $310,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Jack Kramer and Vern Stephens.

October, 1948: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Browns.

November 10, 1948: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Cleveland Indians in the 1948 rule 5 draft.

May, 1949: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Cleveland Indians.

August 11, 1949: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for players to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Lum Harris (October 1, 1949), Anse Moore (October 1, 1949) and George Byam (minors) (October 1, 1949) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Detroit Tigers to Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

September 30, 1950: Traded by Seattle (PCL) to the Boston Braves for players to be named later and cash. The Boston Braves sent Mickey Haefner (October 3, 1950) and Emil Verban (December 2, 1950) to Seattle (PCL) to complete the trade.

April 13, 1955: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Milwaukee Braves.

May 21, 1956: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Dave Philley to the Chicago White Sox for Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson, George Kell and Bob Nieman.

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