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Jim Traber
James Joseph Traber

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 194 lb.
School Oklahoma State University

Debut September 21, 1984
  vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1989
Born December 26, 1961 in Columbus, OH

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the 1982 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 22 BAL AL  10   21    3    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   4  .238  .292  .238   51    5   0   1   0   0   1
 1986 24 BAL AL  65  212   28   54   7  0  13   44   0  0  18  31  .255  .321  .472  115  100   0   5   2   5   6
 1988 26 BAL AL 103  352   25   78   6  0  10   45   1  2  19  42  .222  .261  .324   66  114   1   3   3   1   8
 1989 27 BAL AL  86  234   14   49   8  0   4   26   4  3  19  41  .209  .266  .295   61   69   1   3   1   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      264  819   70  186  21  0  27  117   5  5  58 118  .227  .279  .352   77  288   2  12   6   6  22
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        503   43  114  13  0  17   72   3  3  36  72  .227  .279  .352   77  177   1   7   4   4  14
 Career High    103  352   28   78   8  0  13   45   4  3  19  42  .222  .266  .324   66  114   1   5   3   5   8
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 22 BAL AL   24   18    2   3.0    95| .238  .261| .292  .324| .238  .394| .530  .718|  51  .318  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1986 24 BAL AL  240  169   32   5.1    99| .255  .259| .321  .327| .472  .404| .793  .731| 115  .537   4.3   0.4   0%
 1988 26 BAL AL  376  288   28   2.6    92| .222  .256| .261  .320| .324  .385| .585  .706|  66  .275 -17.2  -1.8  33%
 1989 27 BAL AL  257  199   18   2.4    90| .209  .256| .266  .320| .295  .377| .561  .697|  61  .256 -11.9  -1.2  57%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       897  674   80   3.2    93| .227  .257| .279  .322| .352  .388| .631  .710|  77  .349 -26.1  -2.7  50%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 ------+
1984 22 BAL AL DH 9 1986 24 BAL AL 1B 29 224 21 3 28 .988 .991 8.45 8.62 9.01 9.42 28 244.7 DH 21 OF 8 19 2 2 0 .913 .981 2.62 2.06 3.00 2.39 8 63.0 LF 7 18 2 2 0 .909 .976 2.86 1.77 3.27 2.24 7 55.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 1988 26 BAL AL 1B 57 459 58 5 51 .990 .992 9.07 8.41 9.84 9.57 51 473.0 DH 30 OF 11 22 1 1 0 .958 .979 2.09 2.14 2.72 2.48 9 76.0 RF 8 18 1 0 0 1.000 .974 2.38 1.89 2.59 2.24 8 66.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 0.90 2.25 1 10.0 1989 27 BAL AL 1B 69 514 54 1 59 .998 .993 8.23 8.35 10.26 9.79 54 498.3 DH 5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 24 BAL AL 1B 29 224 21 3 28 .988 .991 8.45 8.62 9.01 9.42 28 244.7 1988 26 BAL AL 1B 57 459 58 5 51 .990 .992 9.07 8.41 9.84 9.57 51 473.0 1989 27 BAL AL 1B 69 514 54 1 59 .998 .993 8.23 8.35 10.26 9.79 54 498.3 1984 22 BAL AL DH 9 1986 24 BAL AL DH 21 1988 26 BAL AL DH 30 1989 27 BAL AL DH 5 1986 24 BAL AL LF 7 18 2 2 0 .909 .976 2.86 1.77 3.27 2.24 7 55.0 1988 26 BAL AL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.85 0.90 2.25 1 10.0 1986 24 BAL AL OF 8 19 2 2 0 .913 .981 2.62 2.06 3.00 2.39 8 63.0 1988 26 BAL AL OF 11 22 1 1 0 .958 .979 2.09 2.14 2.72 2.48 9 76.0 1986 24 BAL AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.12 2.14 1 8.0 1988 26 BAL AL RF 8 18 1 0 0 1.000 .974 2.38 1.89 2.59 2.24 8 66.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 155 1197 133 9 138 .993 .992 8.58 8.42 9.84 9.63 133 1216.0 DH 65 Games not counted in Overall Total below OF* 19 41 3 3 0 .936 .980 2.32 2.11 2.85 2.43 17 139.0 9 0 9# LF* 9 19 2 2 0 .913 .977 2.33 1.79 2.91 2.24 8 65.0 RF* 9 19 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.22 1.88 2.43 2.23 9 74.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 174 1238 136 12 138 .991 .992 7.90 7.73 9.13 8.89 150 1355
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the 1982 amateur draft.

November 30, 1989: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Baltimore Orioles$60,000
1988Baltimore Orioles$80,000
1989Baltimore Orioles$90,000
Career (may be incomplete)$230,000

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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