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Jim York

James Harlan York

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 27, 1947 in Maywood, CA
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1970
Teams (by GP): Astros/Royals/Yankees 1970-1976

Final Game: August 5, 1976
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Standard Pitching

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
1970 22 KCR AL 1 1 .500 3.38 4 0 3 0 0 0 8.0 5 3 3 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 31 116 0.875 5.6 2.3 2.3 6.8 3.00
1971 23 KCR AL 5 5 .500 2.89 53 0 21 0 0 3 93.1 70 32 30 7 44 7 103 3 0 4 399 118 1.221 6.8 0.7 4.2 9.9 2.34
1972 24 HOU NL 0 1 .000 5.25 26 0 14 0 0 0 36.0 45 21 21 3 18 3 25 1 0 3 164 65 1.750 11.3 0.8 4.5 6.3 1.39
1973 25 HOU NL 3 4 .429 4.42 41 0 27 0 0 6 53.0 65 26 26 4 20 5 22 1 0 3 240 82 1.604 11.0 0.7 3.4 3.7 1.10
1974 26 HOU NL 2 2 .500 3.29 28 0 8 0 0 1 38.1 48 20 14 1 19 6 15 1 1 1 183 106 1.748 11.3 0.2 4.5 3.5 0.79
1975 27 HOU NL 4 4 .500 3.86 19 4 6 0 0 0 46.2 43 22 20 1 25 3 17 5 1 1 209 88 1.457 8.3 0.2 4.8 3.3 0.68
1976 28 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 5.59 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.2 14 7 6 1 4 0 6 1 0 2 47 65 1.862 13.0 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.50
7 Yrs 16 17 .485 3.79 174 4 80 0 0 10 285.0 290 131 120 19 132 24 194 12 2 14 1273 92 1.481 9.2 0.6 4.2 6.1 1.47
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .485 3.79 66 2 31 0 0 4 109 111 50 46 7 50 9 74 5 1 5 486 92 1.481 9.2 0.6 4.2 6.1 1.47
HOU (4 yrs) 9 11 .450 4.19 114 4 55 0 0 7 174.0 201 89 81 9 82 17 79 8 2 8 796 83 1.626 10.4 0.5 4.2 4.1 0.96
KCR (2 yrs) 6 6 .500 2.93 57 0 24 0 0 3 101.1 75 35 33 9 46 7 109 3 0 4 430 118 1.194 6.7 0.8 4.1 9.7 2.37
NYY (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.59 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.2 14 7 6 1 4 0 6 1 0 2 47 65 1.862 13.0 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.50
NL (4 yrs) 9 11 .450 4.19 114 4 55 0 0 7 174.0 201 89 81 9 82 17 79 8 2 8 796 83 1.626 10.4 0.5 4.2 4.1 0.96
AL (3 yrs) 7 6 .538 3.16 60 0 25 0 0 3 111.0 89 42 39 10 50 7 115 4 0 6 477 110 1.252 7.2 0.8 4.1 9.3 2.30

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1970 22 KCR AL 8.0 4 0 3 3.38 4.16 0.01 -0.17 104.0 4.14 1 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.2 1 .521 .501 $
1971 23 KCR AL 93.1 53 0 32 3.09 3.84 0.01 -0.17 99.7 3.66 6 0.7 1.3 -0.1 1.5 15 .513 .504 $12,500
1972 24 HOU NL 36.0 26 0 21 5.25 4.02 -0.45 -0.17 97.4 4.19 -5 -0.5 .5 0.1 -0.2 -1 .479 .497 $
1973 25 HOU NL 53.1 41 0 26 4.39 4.13 0.00 -0.34 97.0 3.68 -4 -0.5 1.8 -0.2 -0.3 1 .489 .497 $
1974 26 HOU NL 38.1 28 0 20 4.70 4.00 0.05 -0.32 95.9 3.48 -5 -0.6 1.6 -0.2 -0.5 -2 .479 .496 $
1975 27 HOU NL 46.2 19 4 22 4.24 4.03 -0.14 -0.07 94.9 3.89 -2 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 0.1 2 .487 .498 $
1976 28 NYY AL 9.2 3 0 7 6.52 3.59 0.68 -0.30 100.9 2.65 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .363 .497 $
7 Seasons 285.1 174 4 131 4.13 3.97 -0.05 -0.21 97.7 3.72 -14 -1.4 1.4 -0.4 0.6 13 .492 .499 $12,500
HOU (4 yrs) 174.1 114 4 89 4.59 4.05 -0.12 -0.23 96.3 3.80 -17 -1.8 1.4 -0.5 -0.9 0 .484 .497 $
KCR (2 yrs) 101.1 57 0 35 3.11 3.87 0.01 -0.17 100.0 3.70 7 0.8 1.4 -0.0 1.7 16 .514 .502 $12,500
NYY (1 yr) 9.2 3 0 7 6.52 3.59 0.68 -0.30 100.9 2.65 -4 -0.4 .5 0.1 -0.2 -3 .363 .497 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1970 22 KCR AL 4 31 28 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .179 .226 .393 .619 .143 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
1971 23 KCR AL 53 396 341 32 70 13 3 7 7 3 44 103 .205 .299 .323 .622 .269 110 3 3 5 3 7 5
1972 24 HOU NL 26 164 140 21 45 6 0 3 3 2 18 25 .321 .398 .429 .826 .368 60 3 1 3 2 3 0
1973 25 HOU NL 41 240 213 26 65 7 0 4 10 0 20 22 .305 .364 .394 .759 .323 84 6 1 4 2 5 2
1974 26 HOU NL 28 183 161 20 48 8 1 1 2 1 19 15 .298 .374 .379 .753 .322 61 2 1 1 1 6 5
1975 27 HOU NL 19 209 171 22 43 9 1 1 6 2 25 17 .251 .358 .333 .691 .269 57 4 5 5 3 3 1
1976 28 NYY AL 3 47 42 7 14 1 0 1 1 0 4 6 .333 .404 .429 .833 .371 18 0 1 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 174 1270 1096 131 290 44 5 19 29 8 132 194 .265 .347 .366 .713 .303 401 18 12 18 12 24 14
162 Game Avg. 66 485 419 50 111 17 2 7 11 3 50 74 .265 .347 .366 .713 .303 153 7 5 7 5 9 5
MLB Averages .253 .322 .370 .691 .279

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1970 22 KCR AL 0.6 0.1 32 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 1.28 0.2 -0.5 0.7 0.1 1.28 2.1 2 0 2
1971 23 KCR AL 6.6 0.7 412 -0.2 6.8 -7.0 .97 0.9 -1.1 0.1 0.0 0.97 5.6 16 11 25
1972 24 HOU NL -6.4 -0.7 172 -0.1 1.5 -1.6 .57 -0.3 0.1 -5.8 -0.6 0.57 -6.3 3 2 18
1973 25 HOU NL -3.0 -0.3 255 -0.2 4.6 -4.8 1.18 -0.7 0.5 2.7 0.3 1.18 -4.4 19 4 17
1974 26 HOU NL -0.8 -0.1 188 -0.7 2.5 -3.2 .98 -0.4 -0.3 -6.4 -0.7 0.98 -4.3 11 4 13
1975 27 HOU NL -2.1 -0.2 221 -0.1 3.2 -3.3 .98 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.0 0.98 0.2 7 1 7
1976 28 NYY AL -2.3 -0.2 50 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 .85 -0.2 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.85 -2.3 0 0 3
7 Yrs -7.3 -0.7 1330 -1.9 19.7 -21.6 .96 -0.3 -1.6 -12.5 -1.3 0.96 -9.4 58 22 85

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1975 27 HOU NL 19 4 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 .750 0 1 0 0 2 50% 52.5 67 42 13 2 2 2 6.0 5.0 6.7
1 Yr 19 4 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 .750 0 1 0 0 2 50% 52 67 42 13 2 2 2 6.0 5.0 6.7
MLB Averages .500 55% 53 109 -5 4.1 4.0 6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1970 22 KCR AL 4 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 4 2 50% 5 1.278 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 6.0
1971 23 KCR AL 53 53 21 5 5 5 3 2 60% 9 3 55 23 42% 7 .967 16 11 25 13 9 31 30 23 31 12 32 16 5.3
1972 24 HOU NL 26 26 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 57% 8 .570 3 2 18 0 3 23 7 19 12 4 12 3 4.2
1973 25 HOU NL 41 41 27 3 4 9 6 3 67% 11 1 34 7 21% 9 1.183 19 4 17 12 9 20 16 25 17 12 18 15 3.9
1974 26 HOU NL 28 28 8 2 2 2 1 1 50% 3 1 30 14 47% 5 .982 11 4 13 4 6 18 17 11 10 10 11 5 4.1
1975 27 HOU NL 19 15 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0% 8 .983 7 1 7 1 6 8 3 12 8 4 8 4 4.0
1976 28 NYY AL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 .848 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 3 0 9.7
7 Yrs 174 170 80 13 16 17 10 7 59% 25 6 145 55 38% .965 58 22 85 31 34 105 76 94 82 43 86 45 4.6

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1970 22 KCR AL 31 65% 6.5% 19.4% 6.5% 6.5% 40% 0.50 68% 5 0 0%
1971 23 KCR AL 396 67% 1.8% 26.0% 11.1% 5.8% 33% 0.53 59% 77 3 4%
1972 24 HOU NL 164 59% 1.8% 15.2% 11.0% 5.5% 20% 1.22 70% 37 3 8%
1973 25 HOU NL 240 65% 1.7% 9.2% 8.3% 4.6% 17% 1.82 79% 52 6 12%
1974 26 HOU NL 183 68% 0.6% 8.2% 10.4% 5.5% 21% 1.39 80% 52 2 4%
1975 27 HOU NL 209 57% 0.5% 8.1% 12.0% 5.3% 26% 1.16 75% 46 4 9%
1976 28 NYY AL 47 68% 2.1% 12.8% 8.5% 4.3% 14% 0.57 74% 10 0 0%
7 Yrs 1270 64% 1.5% 15.3% 10.4% 5.4% 23% 1.02 70% 279 18 6%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 13.8% 8.7% 6.0% 27% 1.09 74% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1970 22 KCR AL 31 5 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 33% 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1971 23 KCR AL 396 70 7 0 21 3 4 4 3 30 11 7 37% 5 4 2 150 7 3 70% 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 0
1972 24 HOU NL 164 45 3 0 5 2 1 2 1 8 5 0 63% 0 3 0 76 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1973 25 HOU NL 240 65 4 0 11 2 2 2 2 18 9 2 50% 2 3 0 106 10 0 100% 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
1974 26 HOU NL 183 48 1 0 21 1 0 0 1 27 11 4 41% 5 1 0 81 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1975 27 HOU NL 209 43 1 1 6 0 1 0 1 11 9 0 82% 1 1 1 89 6 2 75% 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
1976 28 NYY AL 47 14 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 50% 1 2 0 21 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 Yrs 1270 290 19 1 67 10 9 8 11 99 47 14 47% 14 14 4 531 29 8 78% 27 5 2 1 0 1 2 1 42 0
MLB Averages 50% 64%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1970 22 1 1 .500 3.38 4 0 3 0 0 0 8.0 5 3 3 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 31 116 0.875 5.6 2.3 2.3 6.8 3.00 116
1971 23 6 6 .500 2.93 57 0 24 0 0 3 101.1 75 35 33 9 46 7 109 3 0 4 430 118 1.194 6.7 0.8 4.1 9.7 2.37 118
1972 24 6 7 .462 3.54 83 0 38 0 0 3 137.1 120 56 54 12 64 10 134 4 0 7 594 97 1.340 7.9 0.8 4.2 8.8 2.09 97
1973 25 9 11 .450 3.78 124 0 65 0 0 9 190.1 185 82 80 16 84 15 156 5 0 10 834 92 1.413 8.7 0.8 4.0 7.4 1.86 92
1974 26 11 13 .458 3.70 152 0 73 0 0 10 228.2 233 102 94 17 103 21 171 6 1 11 1017 94 1.469 9.2 0.7 4.1 6.7 1.66 94
1975 27 15 17 .469 3.73 171 4 79 0 0 10 275.1 276 124 114 18 128 24 188 11 2 12 1226 93 1.467 9.0 0.6 4.2 6.1 1.47 93
1976 28 16 17 .485 3.79 174 4 80 0 0 10 285.0 290 131 120 19 132 24 194 12 2 14 1273 92 1.481 9.2 0.6 4.2 6.1 1.47 92

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1970 22 0 0 3.38 8.0 5 3 3 2 2 6 0 0.875 5.6 2.3 6.8 3.00 2.3 4
1971 23 6 4 .600 3.56 91.0 77 40 36 8 48 100 3 1.374 7.6 4.7 9.9 2.08 0.8 53
1972 24 1 2 .333 6.82 33.0 50 28 25 3 20 23 1 2.121 13.6 5.5 6.3 1.15 0.8 26
1973 25 2 3 .400 5.04 50.0 68 31 28 4 21 21 1 1.780 12.2 3.8 3.8 1.00 0.7 41
1974 26 2 2 .500 3.89 37.0 51 18 16 1 20 14 1 1.919 12.4 4.9 3.4 0.70 0.2 28
1975 27 2 2 .500 4.70 44.0 46 26 23 1 27 16 5 1.659 9.4 5.5 3.3 0.59 0.2 19
1976 28 0 0 7.88 8.0 16 8 7 1 5 5 1 2.625 18.0 5.6 5.6 1.00 1.1 3
7 Yrs 13 13 .500 4.58 271.0 313 154 138 20 143 185 12 1.683 10.4 6.1 1.29 0.7 174

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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