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Jim Steels
James Earl Steels

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 6, 1987
  vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 19, 1989
Born May 30, 1961 in Jackson, MS

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 26 SDP NL  62   68    9   13   1  1   0    6   3  2  11  14  .191  .300  .235   47   16   1   1   0   0   2
 1988 27 TEX AL  36   53    4   10   1  0   0    5   2  0   0  15  .189  .185  .208    9   11   0   1   0   0   0
 1989 28 SFG NL  13   12    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .083  .214  .083  -10    1   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      111  133   13   24   2  1   0   11   5  2  13  33  .180  .250  .211   28   28   1   2   1   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        194   19   35   3  1   0   16   7  3  19  48  .180  .250  .211   28   41   1   3   1   0   3
 Career High     62   68    9   13   1  1   0    6   3  2  11  15                          16   1   1   1   0   2
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1987 26 SDP NL   81   61    5   2.2   102| .191  .264| .300  .333| .235  .412| .535  .745|  47  .196  -4.8  -0.5  60%
 1988 27 TEX AL   54   44    2   1.2    96| .189  .262| .185  .327| .208  .394| .393  .721|   9  .087  -6.6  -0.7 100%
 1989 28 SFG NL   14   11    0   0.0    88| .083  .250| .214  .317| .083  .373| .297  .690| -10  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       149  116    7   1.6    99| .180  .262| .250  .329| .211  .401| .461  .731|  28  .131 -13.1  -1.4  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 26 SDP NL OF 28 23 1 1 0 .960 .980 0.86 1.83 2.10 2.19 6 102.7 LF 17 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.88 1.58 2.53 2.04 2 53.3 RF 7 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.57 1.69 1.69 1.99 0 21.3 CF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.05 0.96 2.54 4 28.0 1988 27 TEX AL OF 17 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.65 2.14 1.71 2.47 5 58.0 LF 9 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.78 1.86 2.42 2.25 2 26.0 1B 7 30 3 0 1 1.000 .991 4.71 8.41 9.28 9.56 3 32.0 RF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.89 1.16 2.24 3 31.0 DH 7 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1989 28 SFG NL 1B 3 14 2 0 0 1.000 .994 5.33 8.37 10.29 9.77 0 14.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1988 27 TEX AL 1B 7 30 3 0 1 1.000 .991 4.71 8.41 9.28 9.56 3 32.0 1989 28 SFG NL 1B 3 14 2 0 0 1.000 .994 5.33 8.37 10.29 9.77 0 14.0 1987 26 SDP NL CF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.05 0.96 2.54 4 28.0 1988 27 TEX AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1988 27 TEX AL DH 7 1987 26 SDP NL LF 17 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.88 1.58 2.53 2.04 2 53.3 1988 27 TEX AL LF 9 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 0.78 1.86 2.42 2.25 2 26.0 1987 26 SDP NL OF 28 23 1 1 0 .960 .980 0.86 1.83 2.10 2.19 6 102.7 1988 27 TEX AL OF 17 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.65 2.14 1.71 2.47 5 58.0 1989 28 SFG NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1987 26 SDP NL RF 7 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 0.57 1.69 1.69 1.99 0 21.3 1988 27 TEX AL RF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.89 1.16 2.24 3 31.0 1989 28 SFG NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 46 35 1 1 0 .973 .981 0.78 1.95 2.00 2.29 11 161.7 26 7 15# LF* 26 21 1 0 0 1.000 .978 0.85 1.68 2.50 2.11 4 79.3 RF* 15 9 0 1 0 .900 .978 0.60 1.78 1.52 2.13 3 53.3 1B* 10 44 5 0 1 1.000 .992 4.90 8.40 9.59 9.63 3 46.0 CF* 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.43 2.11 0.93 2.54 4 29.0 DH 7 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 56 79 6 1 1 .988 .987 1.52 3.10 3.68 3.91 14 208
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

October 23, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

January 17, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

August 3, 1989: Sent to the Montreal Expos by the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.

October 15, 1989: Released by the Montreal Expos.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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