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Jim Willoughby
James Arthur Willoughby

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 5, 1971
  vs. HOU 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L
Final Game September 28, 1978
Born January 31, 1949 in Salinas, CA

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
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 22 SFG NL   0   1   2   1   0   0   1  0    4.0    8    4    4   0    1    3   0   1    21   0   0  9.00  3.44   38 2.250
 1972 23 SFG NL   6   4  11  11   7   0   0  0   87.7   72   25   23   8   14   40   2   2   349   4   0  2.36  3.53  149 0.981
 1973 24 SFG NL   4   5  39  12   1   1  10  1  123.0  138   74   64  21   37   60   3   3   518   4   0  4.68  3.85   82 1.423
 1974 25 SFG NL   1   4  18   4   0   0   5  0   40.7   51   27   21   7    9   12   0   0   181   1   0  4.65  3.81   82 1.475
 1975 26 BOS AL   5   2  24   0   0   0  15  8   48.3   46   25   19   6   16   29   2   2   208   3   0  3.54  4.13  117 1.283
 1976 27 BOS AL   3  12  54   0   0   0  40 10   99.0   94   38   31   4   31   37   8   3   419  12   0  2.82  3.95  140 1.263
 1977 28 BOS AL   6   2  31   0   0   0  16  2   54.7   54   32   30   5   18   33   2   2   234   3   0  4.94  4.56   92 1.317
 1978 29 CHW AL   1   6  59   0   0   0  47 13   93.3   95   41   40   6   19   36   4   1   376   2   0  3.86  3.85  100 1.221
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .419  26  36 238  28   8   1 134 34  550.7  558  266  232  57  145  250  21  14  2306  29   0  3.79  3.91  103 1.277
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   9  60   7   2   0  34  8  140.7  142   68   59  14   37   63   5   3   589   7   0  3.79  3.91  103 1.277
 Career High      6  12  59  12   7   1  47 13  123.0  138   74   64  21   37   60   8   3   518  12   0  2.36  4.56  149 0.981

* 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 22 SFG NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 23 SFG NL  11   27    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   8  .185  .241  .185   22    5   5   0   0   0   0
 1973 24 SFG NL  41   28    3    4   1  0   1    3   0  0   2  11  .143  .200  .286   31    8   3   0   0   0   1
 1974 25 SFG NL  20   10    2    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .100  .100  .200  -19    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1976 27 BOS AL  54    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      242   67    6   10   2  0   1    3   0  0   4  24  .149  .197  .224   16   15   8   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         45    4    7   1  0   1    2   0  0   3  16  .149  .197  .224   16   10   5   0   0   0   1
 Career High     59   28    3    5   1  0   1    3   0  0   2  11                           8   5   0   0   0   1
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 22 SFG NL    1    1    0   0.0    92| .000  .258| .000  .325| .000  .378| .000  .703|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1972 23 SFG NL   34   27    2   2.0    93| .185  .259| .241  .327| .185  .382| .426  .710|  22  .216  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1973 24 SFG NL   33   28    2   1.9   101| .143  .268| .200  .338| .286  .399| .486  .737|  31  .188  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1974 25 SFG NL   10    9    0   0.0    99| .100  .268| .100  .341| .200  .387| .300  .728| -19  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1976 27 BOS AL    1    1    0   0.0    96| .000  .270| .000  .336| .000  .381| .000  .717|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons        79   66    4   1.6    97| .149  .264| .197  .334| .224  .390| .421  .724|  16  .152  -7.9  -0.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1971 22 SFG NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.80 4.50 1.80 1 4.0 1972 23 SFG NL P 11 8 12 1 1 .952 .948 1.82 0.73 2.05 1.78 11 87.7 1973 24 SFG NL P 39 7 15 0 1 1.000 .948 0.56 0.73 1.61 1.88 12 123.0 1974 25 SFG NL P 18 6 10 0 0 1.000 .947 0.89 0.71 3.54 1.88 4 40.7 1975 26 BOS AL P 24 3 7 0 0 1.000 .943 0.42 0.85 1.86 1.86 0 48.3 1976 27 BOS AL P 54 7 22 2 1 .935 .951 0.54 0.85 2.64 1.87 0 99.0 1977 28 BOS AL P 31 12 10 1 1 .957 .948 0.71 0.84 3.62 1.96 0 54.7 1978 29 CHW AL P 59 11 19 1 3 .968 .955 0.51 0.85 2.89 1.90 0 93.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1971 22 SFG NL P 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.80 4.50 1.80 1 4.0 1972 23 SFG NL P 11 8 12 1 1 .952 .948 1.82 0.73 2.05 1.78 11 87.7 1973 24 SFG NL P 39 7 15 0 1 1.000 .948 0.56 0.73 1.61 1.88 12 123.0 1974 25 SFG NL P 18 6 10 0 0 1.000 .947 0.89 0.71 3.54 1.88 4 40.7 1975 26 BOS AL P 24 3 7 0 0 1.000 .943 0.42 0.85 1.86 1.86 0 48.3 1976 27 BOS AL P 54 7 22 2 1 .935 .951 0.54 0.85 2.64 1.87 0 99.0 1977 28 BOS AL P 31 12 10 1 1 .957 .948 0.71 0.84 3.62 1.96 0 54.7 1978 29 CHW AL P 59 11 19 1 3 .968 .955 0.51 0.85 2.89 1.90 0 93.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 238 54 97 5 7 .968 .950 0.63 0.81 2.47 1.87 28 550.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 238 54 97 5 7 .968 .950 0.63 0.81 2.47 1.87 28 551
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1975   WS    BOS CIN     L   3   0   0.00  0  1  0  0   6.1   3   0   0   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1975   WS    BOS CIN     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Games
1976 AL-54-10
1978 AL-59-5

Saves
1976 AL-10-8
1978 AL-13-9

Hit Batsmen
1976 AL-8-7

Games Finished
1976 AL-40-6
1978 AL-47-3

Gray Ink: Pitching - 8 (1575) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (974) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1314) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

October 14, 1974: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Heintzelman.

July 4, 1975: Sent by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox to complete an earlier deal made on April 4, 1975. The St. Louis Cardinals sent a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mario Guerrero. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jim Willoughby (July 4, 1975) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

April 5, 1978: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox.

October 23, 1978: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Scott.

March 30, 1979: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

March 30, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.


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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