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Jim Turner
James Riley Turner (Milkman Jim)

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

Debut April 30, 1937
Final Game September 13, 1945
Born August 6, 1903 in Antioch, TN
Died November 29, 1998

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1937 33 BSN NL  20  11  33  30  24   5   3  1  256.7  228   80   68  13   52   69   0   0  1031       0  2.38  3.59  151 1.091 MVP-4
 1938 34 BSN NL  14  18  35  34  22   3   1  0  268.0  267  123  103  21   54   71   5   1  1107       0  3.46  3.44  100 1.198 AS
 1939 35 BSN NL   4  11  25  22   9   0   2  0  157.7  181   83   75  10   51   50   4   2   692       0  4.28  3.68   86 1.471
 1940 36 CIN NL  14   7  24  23  11   0   1  0  187.0  187   70   60   9   32   53   0   1   749       0  2.89  3.81  132 1.171
 1941 37 CIN NL   6   4  23  10   3   0   6  0  113.0  120   49   39   5   24   34   1   1   465       0  3.11  3.63  117 1.274
 1942 38 TOT      1   1   8   0   0   0   7  1   10.3    9    6    5   1    4    2   0   0    43       0  4.35  3.40   78 1.258
         CIN NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  0    3.3    5    5    4   1    3    0   0   0    18       0 10.80  3.31   31 2.400
         NYY AL   1   1   5   0   0   0   5  1    7.0    4    1    1   0    1    2   0   0    25       0  1.29  3.44  267 0.714
 1943 39 NYY AL   3   0  18   0   0   0  12  1   43.3   44   22   17   1   13   15   0   0   183       0  3.53  3.23   91 1.315
 1944 40 NYY AL   4   4  35   0   0   0  28  7   41.7   42   23   16   3   22   13   0   0   189       0  3.46  3.50  101 1.536
 1945 41 NYY AL   3   4  30   0   0   0  26 10   54.3   45   26   22   4   31   22   0   1   238       0  3.64  3.47   95 1.399
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .535  69  60 231 119  69   8  86 20 1132.0 1123  482  405  67  283  329  10   6  4697       0  3.22  3.58  111 1.242
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  44  23  13   1  16  3  219.7  218   93   78  13   54   63   1   1   912   0   0  3.22  3.58  111 1.242
 Career High     20  18  35  34  24   5  28 10  268.0  267  123  103  21   54   71   5   2  1107   0   0  2.38  3.81  151 1.091

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

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1937 33 BSN NL  39   96   10   24   3  0   0    7   0      2   7  .250  .273  .281   57   27   7           1   3 MVP-4
 1938 34 BSN NL  35   96    5   22   4  0   0    5   0      3  14  .229  .267  .271   55   26   4           2   3 AS
 1939 35 BSN NL  25   55    5   13   1  0   1    6   0      1   4  .236  .250  .309   54   17   3           0   0
 1940 36 CIN NL  25   75    7   18   5  1   0    2   0      0   3  .240  .240  .333   56   25   1           0   1
 1941 37 CIN NL  23   41    2    6   2  0   0    2   0      1   5  .146  .167  .195    1    8   2           0   0
 1942 38 TOT      8    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         CIN NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         NYY AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1943 39 NYY AL  18   13    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .077  .077  .077  -55    1   0           0   0
 1944 40 NYY AL  35   10    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .200  .273  .300   61    3   0           0   0
 1945 41 NYY AL  30   11    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   2  .091  .167  .091  -26    1   0           1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      238  399   32   87  16  1   1   22   0  1   8  39  .218  .241  .271   44  108  17   0   0   4   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        272   22   59  11  1   1   15   0  1   5  27  .218  .241  .271   44   74  12   0   0   3   5
 Career High     39   96   10   24   5  1   1    7   0  1   3  14                          27   7   0   0   2   3

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1937 33 BSN NL  106   82    7   2.3    93| .250  .269| .273  .329| .281  .381| .554  .710|  57  .222  -5.4  -0.5     
 1938 34 BSN NL  105   81    7   2.3    90| .229  .262| .267  .325| .271  .373| .538  .698|  55  .237  -5.5  -0.6     
 1939 35 BSN NL   59   45    4   2.4    97| .236  .272| .250  .336| .309  .388| .559  .724|  54  .232  -3.7  -0.4     
 1940 36 CIN NL   76   59    6   2.7    99| .240  .273| .240  .338| .333  .393| .573  .730|  56  .299  -4.8  -0.5     
 1941 37 CIN NL   44   37    1   0.7    95| .146  .267| .167  .338| .195  .376| .362  .714|   1  .039  -5.5  -0.6     
 1942 38 TOT       2    2    0   0.0    90| .000  .260| .000  .332| .000  .362| .000  .694|-100  .000  -0.5   0.0   0%
         CIN NL    1    1    0   0.0    87| .000  .256| .000  .328| .000  .356| .000  .684|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0     
         NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0    93| .000  .263| .000  .337| .000  .368| .000  .705|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1943 39 NYY AL   13   12    0   0.0    88| .077  .257| .077  .332| .077  .355| .154  .687| -55  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1944 40 NYY AL   11    8    1   3.4    94| .200  .271| .273  .339| .300  .371| .573  .710|  61  .419  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1945 41 NYY AL   12   11    0   0.0    92| .091  .267| .167  .340| .091  .363| .258  .703| -26  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       428  337   26   2.1    94| .218  .268| .241  .332| .271  .380| .512  .712|  44  .203 -30.3  -3.2     

* 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 ------+
 1937 33 BSN NL   P   33     12   59    4    3  .947  .958  2.15  1.20  2.49  2.39   30  256.7
 1938 34 BSN NL   P   35     17   72    0    4 1.000  .964  2.54  1.13  2.99  2.21   34  268.0 AS
 1939 35 BSN NL   P   25      8   38    2    3  .958  .960  1.84  1.09  2.63  2.19   22  157.7
 1940 36 CIN NL   P   24      8   35    1    1  .977  .962  1.79  1.10  2.07  2.22   23  187.0
 1941 37 CIN NL   P   23      0   33    1    4  .971  .965  1.43  1.09  2.63  2.23   10  113.0
 1942 38 TOT      P    8      2    4    0    1 1.000  .968  0.75  1.25  5.24  2.36    0   10.3
         CIN NL   P    3      2    1    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  1.17  8.18  2.45    0    3.3
         NYY AL   P    5      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  0.60  1.30  3.86  2.31    0    7.0
 1943 39 NYY AL   P   18      3    8    1    0  .917  .965  0.61  1.27  2.29  2.27    0   43.3
 1944 40 NYY AL   P   35      2    6    2    0  .800  .964  0.23  1.14  1.73  2.09    0   41.7
 1945 41 NYY AL   P   30      3   14    1    2  .944  .955  0.57  1.28  2.82  2.24    0   54.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1937 33 BSN NL   P   33     12   59    4    3  .947  .958  2.15  1.20  2.49  2.39   30  256.7
 1938 34 BSN NL   P   35     17   72    0    4 1.000  .964  2.54  1.13  2.99  2.21   34  268.0
 1939 35 BSN NL   P   25      8   38    2    3  .958  .960  1.84  1.09  2.63  2.19   22  157.7
 1940 36 CIN NL   P   24      8   35    1    1  .977  .962  1.79  1.10  2.07  2.22   23  187.0
 1941 37 CIN NL   P   23      0   33    1    4  .971  .965  1.43  1.09  2.63  2.23   10  113.0
 1942 38 TOT      P    8      2    4    0    1 1.000  .968  0.75  1.25  5.24  2.36    0   10.3
         CIN NL   P    3      2    1    0    0 1.000  .968  1.00  1.17  8.18  2.45    0    3.3
         NYY AL   P    5      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  0.60  1.30  3.86  2.31    0    7.0
 1943 39 NYY AL   P   18      3    8    1    0  .917  .965  0.61  1.27  2.29  2.27    0   43.3
 1944 40 NYY AL   P   35      2    6    2    0  .800  .964  0.23  1.14  1.73  2.09    0   41.7
 1945 41 NYY AL   P   30      3   14    1    2  .944  .955  0.57  1.28  2.82  2.24    0   54.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 231     55  269   12   18  .964  .962  1.40  1.17  2.58  2.25  119 1132.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       231     55  269   12   18  .964  .962  1.40  1.17  2.58  2.25  119   1132

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    CIN DET     W   1   1   7.50  0  1  0  0   6     8   5   0   4 
 1942   WS    NYY STL     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   1   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   2   1   6.43  0  1  0  0   7     8   5   1   4 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    CIN DET     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1942   WS    NYY STL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1938   BSN NL       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
1938

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1937-NL-4-0.38
Car-501-0.38 shares

ERA
1937 NL-2.38-1
1940 NL-2.89-4

Wins
1937 NL-20-2
1938 NL-14-9
1940 NL-14-10

Won-Loss %
1937 NL-.645-9
1940 NL-.667-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1937 NL-1.091-1
1938 NL-1.198-3
1940 NL-1.171-4

Hits Allowed/9IP
1937 NL-7.99-5
1938 NL-8.97-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1937 NL-1.82-4
1938 NL-1.81-5
1940 NL-1.54-2

Saves
1944 AL-7-6
1945 AL-10-1

Innings
1937 NL-256.7-6
1938 NL-268.0-4

Games Started
1937 NL-30-10
1938 NL-34-3

Comp. Games
1937 NL-24-1
1938 NL-22-2

Shutouts
1937 NL-5-1
1938 NL-3-5

Home Runs Allow.
1938 NL-21-1

Hits Allowed
1938 NL-267-5

SO to Walk
1940 NL-1.66-9

Losses
1938 NL-18-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1938 NL-103-6

Hit Batsmen
1938 NL-5-10

Batters Faced
1937 NL-1031-9
1938 NL-1107-6

Games Finished
1944 AL-28-5
1945 AL-26-2

Adjusted ERA+
1937 NL-151-1
1940 NL-132-4

Oldest Player
1940 NL-36-10
1941 NL-37-9
1942 AL-38-8
1942 NL-38-5
1943 AL-39-6
1944 AL-40-7
1945 AL-41-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 10 (229) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 56 (444) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (588) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 18.5 (632) (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.

Transactions
December 6, 1939: Traded by the Boston Bees to the Cincinnati Reds for Les Scarsella and cash.
July 16, 1942: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Joe Abreu to the New York Yankees for Frankie Kelleher.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Jim Turner's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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All-Star 1938	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1937-NL-4-0.38 Car-501-0.38 shares	ERA 1937 NL-2.38-1 1940 NL-2.89-4	Wins 1937 NL-20-2 1938 NL-14-9 1940 NL-14-10	Won-Loss % 1937 NL-.645-9 1940 NL-.667-5	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1937 NL-1.091-1 1938 NL-1.198-3 1940 NL-1.171-4
Hits Allowed/9IP 1937 NL-7.99-5 1938 NL-8.97-10	Bases on Balls/9IP 1937 NL-1.82-4 1938 NL-1.81-5 1940 NL-1.54-2	Saves 1944 AL-7-6 1945 AL-10-1	Innings 1937 NL-256.7-6 1938 NL-268.0-4	Games Started 1937 NL-30-10 1938 NL-34-3	Comp. Games 1937 NL-24-1 1938 NL-22-2
Shutouts 1937 NL-5-1 1938 NL-3-5	Home Runs Allow. 1938 NL-21-1	Hits Allowed 1938 NL-267-5	SO to Walk 1940 NL-1.66-9	Losses 1938 NL-18-3	Earned Runs Allow. 1938 NL-103-6
Hit Batsmen 1938 NL-5-10	Batters Faced 1937 NL-1031-9 1938 NL-1107-6	Games Finished 1944 AL-28-5 1945 AL-26-2	Adjusted ERA+ 1937 NL-151-1 1940 NL-132-4	Oldest Player 1940 NL-36-10 1941 NL-37-9 1942 AL-38-8 1942 NL-38-5 1943 AL-39-6 1944 AL-40-7 1945 AL-41-6