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Jim Slaton
James Michael Slaton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 14, 1971
  vs. CHW 6.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game September 28, 1986
Born June 19, 1950 in Long Beach, CA

Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 15th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1971 21 MIL AL  10   8  26  23   5   4   0  0  147.7  140   67   62  16   71   63   1   5   631   9   2  3.78  3.47   92 1.429
 1972 22 MIL AL   1   6   9   8   0   0   1  0   44.0   50   31   27   3   21   17   1   1   202   1   0  5.52  3.01   54 1.614
 1973 23 MIL AL  13  15  38  38  13   3   0  0  276.3  266  127  114  30   99  134   1  11  1170   4   0  3.71  3.75  101 1.321
 1974 24 MIL AL  13  16  40  35  10   3   2  0  250.0  255  117  109  22  102  126   3  14  1072   6   0  3.92  3.59   91 1.428
 1975 25 MIL AL  11  18  37  33  10   3   1  0  217.0  238  129  109  28   90  119   2  12   970   6   0  4.52  3.83   85 1.512
 1976 26 MIL AL  14  15  38  38  12   2   0  0  292.7  287  126  112  14   94  138   6  11  1235  12   1  3.44  3.49  101 1.302
 1977 27 MIL AL  10  14  32  31   7   1   1  0  221.0  223  104   88  25   77  104  11   1   942   5   1  3.58  4.07  114 1.357 AS
 1978 28 DET AL  17  11  35  34  11   2   0  0  233.7  235  117  107  27   85   92   8  10  1003   1   1  4.12  3.89   94 1.369
 1979 29 MIL AL  15   9  32  31  12   3   0  0  213.0  229   95   86  15   54   80   2   5   894   1   0  3.63  4.19  115 1.329
 1980 30 MIL AL   1   1   3   3   0   0   0  0   16.3   17   10    8   3    5    4   0   1    68   0   0  4.41  3.88   88 1.347
 1981 31 MIL AL   5   7  24  21   0   0   2  0  117.3  120   60   57  10   50   47   2   5   500   2   0  4.37  3.44   79 1.449
 1982 32 MIL AL  10   6  39   7   0   0  21  6  117.7  117   48   43  14   41   59   1   2   494   3   1  3.29  3.80  115 1.343
 1983 33 MIL AL  14   6  46   0   0   0  26  5  112.3  112   57   54  12   56   38   3   3   490   5   0  4.33  3.75   87 1.496
 1984 34 CAL AL   7  10  32  22   5   1   1  0  163.0  192   95   90  22   56   67   2   6   722   5   0  4.97  4.00   80 1.521
 1985 35 CAL AL   6  10  29  24   1   0   3  1  148.3  162   82   72  22   63   60   2   8   645   1   0  4.37  4.15   95 1.517
 1986 36 TOT AL   4   6  36  12   0   0  13  2  113.3  130   70   64  14   40   43   3   2   497   4   0  5.08  4.14   82 1.500
         CAL AL   4   6  14  12   0   0   1  0   73.3   84   52   46   9   29   31   2   1   323   1   0  5.65  4.14   73 1.541
         DET AL   0   0  22   0   0   0  12  2   40.0   46   18   18   5   11   12   1   1   174   3   0  4.05  4.14  102 1.425
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 16 Yr WL% .489 151 158 496 360  86  22  71 14 2683.7 2773 1335 1202 277 1004 1191  48  97 11535  65   6  4.03  3.80   94 1.407
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  12  39  28   6   1   5  1  213.0  220  106   95  22   79   94   3   7   916   5   0  4.03  3.80   94 1.407
 Career High     17  18  46  38  13   4  26  6  292.7  287  129  114  30  102  138  11  14  1235  12   2  3.29  4.19  115 1.302
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 21 MIL AL  26   46    3    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   4  18  .109  .180  .109  -16    5   4   0   0   0   0
 1972 22 MIL AL   9   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .091  .091  .091  -45    1   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     496   57    4    6   0  0   0    0   0  0   4  23  .105  .164  .105  -21    6   7   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         19    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .105  .164  .105  -21    2   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     46   46    3    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   4  18                           5   4   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 21 MIL AL   54   45    1   0.6    91| .109  .253| .180  .324| .109  .375| .289  .700| -16  .030  -7.0  -0.8   0%
 1972 22 MIL AL   14   13    0   0.0    81| .091  .243| .091  .311| .091  .351| .182  .662| -45  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons       68   58    1   0.5    89| .105  .251| .164  .322| .105  .370| .269  .692| -21  .019  -9.0  -1.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1971 21 MIL AL   P   26     12   12    2    1  .923  .956  0.92  0.77  1.46  1.98   23  147.7
 1972 22 MIL AL   P    9      1   11    0    0 1.000  .952  1.33  0.76  2.45  1.86    8   44.0
 1973 23 MIL AL   P   38     19   27    6    4  .885  .950  1.21  0.86  1.50  1.86   38  276.3
 1974 24 MIL AL   P   40     16   36    1    3  .981  .947  1.30  0.83  1.87  1.81   35  250.0
 1975 25 MIL AL   P   37     16   34    4    3  .926  .940  1.35  0.85  2.07  1.87   33  217.0
 1976 26 MIL AL   P   38     18   43    3    2  .953  .950  1.61  0.85  1.88  1.87   38  292.7
 1977 27 MIL AL   P   32     21   34    4    1  .932  .948  1.72  0.84  2.24  1.95   31  221.0 AS
 1978 28 DET AL   P   35      9   32    2    6  .953  .953  1.17  0.85  1.58  1.90   34  233.7
 1979 29 MIL AL   P   32     16   35    1    3  .981  .950  1.59  0.81  2.15  1.92   30  213.0
 1980 30 MIL AL   P    3      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  0.77  1.66  1.88    3   16.3
 1981 31 MIL AL   P   24     14   14    0    3 1.000  .962  1.17  0.81  2.15  1.98   21  117.3
 1982 32 MIL AL   P   39      6   16    0    0 1.000  .957  0.56  0.73  1.68  1.80    7  117.7
 1983 33 MIL AL   P   46      4   16    0    1 1.000  .957  0.43  0.73  1.60  1.80    0  112.3
 1984 34 CAL AL   P   32      9   25    0    3 1.000  .958  1.06  0.70  1.88  1.79   22  163.0
 1985 35 CAL AL   P   29      6   22    1    4  .966  .952  0.97  0.70  1.70  1.86   24  148.3
 1986 36 TOT AL   P   36     13   18    0    2 1.000  .957  0.86  0.68  2.46  1.83   12  113.3
         CAL AL   P   14      7   12    0    1 1.000  .955  1.36  0.68  2.33  1.83   12   73.3
         DET AL   P   22      6    6    0    1 1.000  .960  0.55  0.68  2.70  1.82    0   40.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1971 21 MIL AL   P   26     12   12    2    1  .923  .956  0.92  0.77  1.46  1.98   23  147.7
 1972 22 MIL AL   P    9      1   11    0    0 1.000  .952  1.33  0.76  2.45  1.86    8   44.0
 1973 23 MIL AL   P   38     19   27    6    4  .885  .950  1.21  0.86  1.50  1.86   38  276.3
 1974 24 MIL AL   P   40     16   36    1    3  .981  .947  1.30  0.83  1.87  1.81   35  250.0
 1975 25 MIL AL   P   37     16   34    4    3  .926  .940  1.35  0.85  2.07  1.87   33  217.0
 1976 26 MIL AL   P   38     18   43    3    2  .953  .950  1.61  0.85  1.88  1.87   38  292.7
 1977 27 MIL AL   P   32     21   34    4    1  .932  .948  1.72  0.84  2.24  1.95   31  221.0
 1978 28 DET AL   P   35      9   32    2    6  .953  .953  1.17  0.85  1.58  1.90   34  233.7
 1979 29 MIL AL   P   32     16   35    1    3  .981  .950  1.59  0.81  2.15  1.92   30  213.0
 1980 30 MIL AL   P    3      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  0.77  1.66  1.88    3   16.3
 1981 31 MIL AL   P   24     14   14    0    3 1.000  .962  1.17  0.81  2.15  1.98   21  117.3
 1982 32 MIL AL   P   39      6   16    0    0 1.000  .957  0.56  0.73  1.68  1.80    7  117.7
 1983 33 MIL AL   P   46      4   16    0    1 1.000  .957  0.43  0.73  1.60  1.80    0  112.3
 1984 34 CAL AL   P   32      9   25    0    3 1.000  .958  1.06  0.70  1.88  1.79   22  163.0
 1985 35 CAL AL   P   29      6   22    1    4  .966  .952  0.97  0.70  1.70  1.86   24  148.3
 1986 36 TOT AL   P   36     13   18    0    2 1.000  .957  0.86  0.68  2.46  1.83   12  113.3
         CAL AL   P   14      7   12    0    1 1.000  .955  1.36  0.68  2.33  1.83   12   73.3
         DET AL   P   22      6    6    0    1 1.000  .960  0.55  0.68  2.70  1.82    0   40.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 496    180  378   24   36  .959  .951  1.12  0.79  1.87  1.87  359 2683.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       496    180  378   24   36  .959  .951  1.12  0.79  1.87  1.87  359   2684
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   4   0   3.00  0  0  0  0   6     6   2   0   2 
 1982   ALCS  MIL CAL     W   2   0   1.93  0  0  1  0   4.2   3   1   1   3 
        WS    MIL STL     L   2   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   2.2   1   0   2   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Ser      1-2   8   0   2.02  1  0  1  0  13.1  10   3   3   6 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1982   ALCS  MIL CAL     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIL STL     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   8   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   MIL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1977

Won-Loss %
1983 AL-.700-7

Bases on Balls/9IP
1979 AL-2.28-10

Innings
1976 AL-292.7-5

Games Started
1976 AL-38-4

Shutouts
1971 AL-4-7
1975 AL-3-9
1979 AL-3-6

Home Runs Allow.
1973 AL-30-8
1975 AL-28-4
1977 AL-25-7
1978 AL-27-3
Car-277-64

Bases On Balls Allow.
1973 AL-99-9
1974 AL-102-5
1976 AL-94-4

Hits Allowed
1976 AL-287-1

Losses
1974 AL-16-10
1975 AL-18-2
1976 AL-15-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1973 AL-114-6
1975 AL-109-8
1976 AL-112-2
1978 AL-107-6

Wild Pitches
1973 AL-11-7
1974 AL-14-2
1975 AL-12-2
1976 AL-11-2
1978 AL-10-5
Car-97-85

Hit Batsmen
1977 AL-11-4
1978 AL-8-4

Batters Faced
1976 AL-1235-2

Youngest Player
1971 AL-21-10

      

Gray Ink: Pitching - 12 (1337) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 10.0 (799) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 18.0 (635) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 15th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

December 9, 1977: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Rich Folkers to the Detroit Tigers for Ben Oglivie.

November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.

November 28, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

December 20, 1983: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the California Angels for Bobby Clark.

June 30, 1986: Released by the California Angels.

July 14, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 1986: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985California Angels$437,500
1986California Angels$400,000
Detroit Tigers$60,000
Career (may be incomplete)$897,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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