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Wayne Tolleson
Jimmy Wayne Tolleson

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.
School Western Carolina University

Debut September 1, 1981
  vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1990
Born November 22, 1955 in Spartanburg, SC

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1981 25 TEX AL  14   24    6    4   0  0   0    1   2  0   1   5  .167  .200  .167   10    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 26 TEX AL  38   70    6    8   1  0   0    2   1  1   5  14  .114  .173  .129  -13    9   3   0   0   0   1
 1983 27 TEX AL 134  470   64  122  13  2   3   20  33 10  40  68  .260  .319  .315   78  148   7   2   0   2   8
 1984 28 TEX AL 118  338   35   72   9  2   0    9  22  4  27  47  .213  .276  .251   46   85   9   1   0   3  12
 1985 29 TEX AL 123  323   45  101   9  5   1   18  21 12  21  46  .313  .353  .381  101  123   9   2   0   0   6
 1986 30 TOT AL 141  475   61  126  16  5   3   43  17 10  52  76  .265  .338  .339   84  161  13   4   0   2   6
         CHW AL  81  260   39   65   7  3   3   29  13  6  38  43  .250  .342  .335   83   87   9   3   0   0   3
         NYY AL  60  215   22   61   9  2   0   14   4  4  14  33  .284  .332  .344   86   74   4   1   0   2   3
 1987 31 NYY AL 121  349   48   77   4  0   1   22   5  3  43  72  .221  .306  .241   49   84   6   0   0   0   3
 1988 32 NYY AL  21   59    8   15   2  0   0    5   1  0   8  12  .254  .338  .288   79   17   1   1   0   0   1
 1989 33 NYY AL  80  140   16   23   5  2   1    9   5  1  16  23  .164  .255  .250   44   35   3   0   0   1   3
 1990 34 NYY AL  73   74   12   11   1  1   0    4   1  0   6  21  .149  .210  .189   13   14   2   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     863 2322  301  559  60 17   9  133 108 41 219 384  .241  .307  .293   66  680  53  11   0   8  40
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        436   57  105  11  3   2   25  20  8  41  72  .241  .307  .293   66  128  10   2   0   2   8
 Career High    141  475   64  126  16  5   3   43  33 12  52  76  .313  .353  .381  101  161  13   4   0   3  12
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1981 25 TEX AL   25   20    1   1.4    84| .167  .249| .200  .313| .167  .362| .367  .675|  10  .116  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 1982 26 TEX AL   78   67    2   0.8    94| .114  .258| .173  .321| .129  .393| .302  .715| -13  .039 -10.8  -1.1  50%
 1983 27 TEX AL  521  375   51   3.6    95| .260  .262| .319  .324| .315  .395| .634  .719|  78  .399 -13.4  -1.3  76%
 1984 28 TEX AL  378  292   25   2.3    99| .213  .267| .276  .330| .251  .403| .527  .733|  46  .225 -25.4  -2.6  84%
 1985 29 TEX AL  355  251   43   4.6   100| .313  .262| .353  .328| .381  .407| .734  .736| 101  .499  -0.2   0.0  63%
 1986 30 TOT AL  546  382   58   4.1   102| .265  .264| .338  .332| .339  .411| .677  .743|  84  .436  -9.8  -1.0  62%
         CHW AL  310  216   33   4.1   104| .250  .266| .342  .335| .335  .415| .677  .750|  83  .439  -5.7  -0.6  68%
         NYY AL  236  166   25   4.0    99| .284  .260| .332  .328| .344  .406| .676  .734|  86  .432  -4.2  -0.4  50%
 1987 31 NYY AL  398  284   29   2.7   105| .221  .264| .306  .332| .241  .424| .547  .756|  49  .250 -25.2  -2.4  62%
 1988 32 NYY AL   69   47    7   4.0    94| .254  .258| .338  .323| .288  .389| .626  .712|  79  .454  -1.3  -0.1 100%
 1989 33 NYY AL  160  124   10   2.2    92| .164  .260| .255  .324| .250  .382| .505  .707|  44  .217 -10.6  -1.1  83%
 1990 34 NYY AL   83   66    4   1.6    95| .149  .259| .210  .327| .189  .388| .399  .715|  13  .139  -8.9  -0.9 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2613 1908  230   3.2    99| .241  .263| .307  .328| .293  .404| .600  .732|  66  .342 -108.4 -10.8  72%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 ------+
1981 25 TEX AL 3B 6 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 2.17 2.52 2.45 2.94 4 47.7 SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.95 0 4.0 1982 26 TEX AL SS 26 47 68 5 20 .958 .965 4.42 4.17 5.23 4.87 23 198.0 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 2.62 2.25 3.04 0 8.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1983 27 TEX AL 2B 112 246 315 16 69 .972 .981 5.01 4.77 5.34 5.36 107 945.0 SS 26 22 57 1 12 .988 .963 3.04 4.15 4.23 4.75 20 168.0 DH 1 1984 28 TEX AL 2B 109 191 276 10 61 .979 .980 4.28 4.45 4.92 5.24 94 853.7 SS 7 2 8 0 1 1.000 .962 1.43 3.93 3.80 4.75 2 23.7 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 1.00 2.20 4.50 2.79 0 10.0 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.00 0 3.0 DH 1 1985 29 TEX AL SS 81 96 182 8 37 .972 .964 3.43 3.93 4.25 4.64 67 588.3 2B 29 44 65 4 11 .965 .982 3.76 4.48 5.52 5.29 19 177.7 3B 12 9 8 2 0 .895 .955 1.42 2.38 4.03 2.84 3 38.0 DH 6 1986 30 TOT AL SS 74 100 202 6 38 .981 .967 4.08 3.94 4.83 4.53 63 563.3 TOT AL 3B 72 42 123 8 11 .954 .948 2.29 2.37 2.54 2.74 65 584.7 CHW AL 3B 65 37 113 7 9 .955 .948 2.31 2.37 2.49 2.74 60 541.7 SS 18 13 25 1 3 .974 .967 2.11 3.94 3.72 4.53 10 92.0 OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.05 4.50 2.48 0 4.0 DH 2 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.50 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 NYY AL SS 56 87 177 5 35 .981 .967 4.71 3.94 5.04 4.53 53 471.3 3B 7 5 10 1 2 .938 .949 2.14 2.37 3.14 2.74 5 43.0 2B 3 3 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 4.33 4.50 5.13 1 10.0 1987 31 NYY AL SS 119 162 321 15 64 .970 .970 4.06 4.02 4.58 4.59 108 948.7 3B 3 0 5 0 2 1.000 .943 1.67 2.30 5.62 2.81 1 8.0 1988 32 NYY AL 2B 12 20 33 1 7 .981 .981 4.42 4.40 6.33 5.12 9 75.3 3B 10 8 21 2 2 .935 .954 2.90 2.36 3.90 2.71 8 67.0 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 4.50 0 2.0 1989 33 NYY AL SS 28 25 54 2 10 .975 .971 2.82 4.11 5.47 4.79 12 130.0 3B 28 14 38 5 5 .912 .944 1.86 2.34 2.51 2.73 20 186.3 2B 13 6 15 0 5 1.000 .981 1.62 4.51 5.11 5.23 2 37.0 DH 10 1990 34 NYY AL SS 45 43 72 2 22 .983 .973 2.56 4.00 6.39 4.74 13 162.0 2B 13 14 14 0 4 1.000 .982 2.15 4.53 3.88 5.23 6 65.0 DH 5 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.33 0.00 2.68 0 3.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1982 26 TEX AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1983 27 TEX AL 2B 112 246 315 16 69 .972 .981 5.01 4.77 5.34 5.36 107 945.0 1984 28 TEX AL 2B 109 191 276 10 61 .979 .980 4.28 4.45 4.92 5.24 94 853.7 1985 29 TEX AL 2B 29 44 65 4 11 .965 .982 3.76 4.48 5.52 5.29 19 177.7 1986 30 NYY AL 2B 3 3 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 4.33 4.50 5.13 1 10.0 1988 32 NYY AL 2B 12 20 33 1 7 .981 .981 4.42 4.40 6.33 5.12 9 75.3 1989 33 NYY AL 2B 13 6 15 0 5 1.000 .981 1.62 4.51 5.11 5.23 2 37.0 1990 34 NYY AL 2B 13 14 14 0 4 1.000 .982 2.15 4.53 3.88 5.23 6 65.0 1981 25 TEX AL 3B 6 5 8 0 0 1.000 .949 2.17 2.52 2.45 2.94 4 47.7 1982 26 TEX AL 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 2.62 2.25 3.04 0 8.0 1984 28 TEX AL 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 1.00 2.20 4.50 2.79 0 10.0 1985 29 TEX AL 3B 12 9 8 2 0 .895 .955 1.42 2.38 4.03 2.84 3 38.0 1986 30 TOT AL 3B 72 42 123 8 11 .954 .948 2.29 2.37 2.54 2.74 65 584.7 CHW AL 3B 65 37 113 7 9 .955 .948 2.31 2.37 2.49 2.74 60 541.7 NYY AL 3B 7 5 10 1 2 .938 .949 2.14 2.37 3.14 2.74 5 43.0 1987 31 NYY AL 3B 3 0 5 0 2 1.000 .943 1.67 2.30 5.62 2.81 1 8.0 1988 32 NYY AL 3B 10 8 21 2 2 .935 .954 2.90 2.36 3.90 2.71 8 67.0 1989 33 NYY AL 3B 28 14 38 5 5 .912 .944 1.86 2.34 2.51 2.73 20 186.3 1990 34 NYY AL 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.33 0.00 2.68 0 3.7 1984 28 TEX AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.00 0 3.0 1986 30 CHW AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.50 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 1983 27 TEX AL DH 1 1984 28 TEX AL DH 1 1985 29 TEX AL DH 6 1986 30 CHW AL DH 2 1989 33 NYY AL DH 10 1990 34 NYY AL DH 5 1986 30 CHW AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1984 28 TEX AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1986 30 CHW AL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.05 4.50 2.48 0 4.0 1981 25 TEX AL SS 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.20 0.00 4.95 0 4.0 1982 26 TEX AL SS 26 47 68 5 20 .958 .965 4.42 4.17 5.23 4.87 23 198.0 1983 27 TEX AL SS 26 22 57 1 12 .988 .963 3.04 4.15 4.23 4.75 20 168.0 1984 28 TEX AL SS 7 2 8 0 1 1.000 .962 1.43 3.93 3.80 4.75 2 23.7 1985 29 TEX AL SS 81 96 182 8 37 .972 .964 3.43 3.93 4.25 4.64 67 588.3 1986 30 TOT AL SS 74 100 202 6 38 .981 .967 4.08 3.94 4.83 4.53 63 563.3 CHW AL SS 18 13 25 1 3 .974 .967 2.11 3.94 3.72 4.53 10 92.0 NYY AL SS 56 87 177 5 35 .981 .967 4.71 3.94 5.04 4.53 53 471.3 1987 31 NYY AL SS 119 162 321 15 64 .970 .970 4.06 4.02 4.58 4.59 108 948.7 1988 32 NYY AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 4.50 0 2.0 1989 33 NYY AL SS 28 25 54 2 10 .975 .971 2.82 4.11 5.47 4.79 12 130.0 1990 34 NYY AL SS 45 43 72 2 22 .983 .973 2.56 4.00 6.39 4.74 13 162.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 409 497 964 39 204 .974 .968 3.57 4.01 4.72 4.64 308 2788.0 2B* 292 524 720 31 158 .976 .981 4.26 4.58 5.17 5.29 238 2164.7 3B* 143 80 208 17 20 .944 .948 2.01 2.37 2.72 2.75 101 953.3 DH 25 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.10 2.57 2.44 0 7.0 1 2 0# CF* 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.55 1.80 2.88 0 5.0 LF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 847 1103 1892 87 382 .972 .971 3.54 3.92 4.56 4.57 647 5913
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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.

Stolen Bases
1983 AL-33-8

Sac. Hits
1986 AL-13-4

Caught Stealing
1983 AL-10-9
1985 AL-12-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2071) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3885) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1815) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

November 25, 1985: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Dave Schmidt to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named later, Ed Correa, and Scott Fletcher. The Chicago White Sox sent Jose Mota (December 11, 1985) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

July 30, 1986: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ron Kittle and Joel Skinner to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Ron Hassey, and Carlos Martinez. The New York Yankees sent Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 5, 1990: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Texas Rangers$135,000
1986Detroit Tigers$275,000
1987New York Yankees$385,000
1988New York Yankees$410,000
1990New York Yankees$425,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,630,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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