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Jim Wilson
James Alger Wilson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 200 lb.
School San Diego State University

Debut April 18, 1945
Final Game September 14, 1958
Born February 20, 1922 in San Diego, CA
Died September 2, 1986 in Newport Beach, CA

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1945 23 BOS AL   6   8  23  21   8   2   2  0  144.3  121   61   53   7   88   50   1   2   634       0  3.30  3.40  103 1.448
 1946 24 BOS AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    0.7    2    2    2   1    0    0   0   0     4       0 27.00  3.67   14 3.000
 1948 26 SLB AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   1  0    2.7    5    4    4   0    5    1   0   1    18       0 13.50  4.54   34 3.750
 1949 27 PHA AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    5.0    7    8    8   2    5    2   0   0    25       0 14.40  4.11   29 2.400
 1951 29 BSN NL   7   7  20  15   5   0   3  1  110.0  131   67   66  14   40   33   4   1   491       0  5.40  3.68   68 1.555
 1952 30 BSN NL  12  14  33  33  14   0   0  0  234.0  234  114  110  19   90  104   4   1   998       0  4.23  3.62   86 1.385
 1953 31 MLN NL   4   9  20  18   5   0   2  0  114.0  107   59   55  16   43   71   3   1   491       0  4.34  3.94   91 1.316
 1954 32 MLN NL   8   2  27  19   6   4   3  0  127.7  129   55   50  12   36   52   5   1   534       0  3.52  3.75  106 1.292 AS
 1955 33 BAL AL  12  18  34  31  14   4   2  0  235.3  200  104   90  17   87   96   4   7   991   5   0  3.44  3.80  110 1.220 AS
 1956 34 TOT AL  13  14  35  28   7   3   4  0  208.0  198  109   99  20   86  113   4   4   885   6   2  4.28  4.07   95 1.365 AS
         BAL AL   4   2   7   7   1   0   0  0   48.3   49   27   27   5   16   31   2   1   205   1   0  5.03  3.91   78 1.345
         CHW AL   9  12  28  21   6   3   4  0  159.7  149   82   72  15   70   82   2   3   680   5   2  4.06  4.12  101 1.372
 1957 35 CHW AL  15   8  30  29  12   5   0  0  201.7  189   85   78  22   65  100   3   3   841   8   0  3.48  3.75  108 1.260
 1958 36 CHW AL   9   9  28  23   4   1   3  1  155.7  156   75   71  21   63   70   1   1   661   8   0  4.10  3.66   89 1.407
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .491  86  89 257 217  75  19  22  2 1539.0 1479  743  686 151  608  692  29  22  6573  27   2  4.01  3.75   93 1.356
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  12  36  31  10   2   3  0  220.7  212  106   98  21   87   99   4   3   942   3   0  4.01  3.75   93 1.356
 Career High     15  18  35  33  14   5   4  1  235.3  234  114  110  22   90  113   5   7   998   8   2  3.30  4.07  110 1.220

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1945 23 BOS AL  25   53    5   13   3  0   0    3   0  0   2   7  .245  .286  .302   69   16   2           1   1
 1949 27 PHA AL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1951 29 BSN NL  20   39    4    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  10  .179  .200  .205   13    8   3           0   0
 1952 30 BSN NL  33   86    4   14   2  0   0    8   0  0   2  15  .163  .182  .186    3   16   3           0   0
 1953 31 MLN NL  20   36    2    6   0  0   1    2   0  0   2   3  .167  .211  .250   23    9   2           0   3
 1954 32 MLN NL  27   44    5    7   3  0   0    1   0  0   2   8  .159  .196  .227   13   10   2   0       0   1 AS
 1955 33 BAL AL  34   89    4   15   2  0   0    4   0  0   1  18  .169  .178  .191    3   17   2   0   0   0   1 AS
 1956 34 TOT AL  35   77    9   23   3  0   1    9   0  0   5  16  .299  .337  .377   89   29   2   1   0   0   3 AS
         BAL AL   7   15    3    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   4   3  .267  .421  .333  109    5   0   0   0   0   1
         CHW AL  28   62    6   19   2  0   1    8   0  0   1  13  .306  .313  .387   83   24   2   1   0   0   2
 1957 35 CHW AL  31   68    4   10   2  0   0    5   0  0   7  14  .147  .227  .176   12   12   4   0   0   0   2
 1958 36 CHW AL  28   51    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   4  16  .078  .161  .078  -31    4   4   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     260  546   38   99  16  0   2   34   0  0  26 108  .181  .221  .222   22  121  24   1   0   2  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        340   24   62  10  0   1   21   0  0  16  67  .181  .221  .222   22   75  15   1   0   1   7
 Career High     35   89    9   23   3  0   1    9   0  0   7  18                          29   4   1   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1945 23 BOS AL   58   43    4   2.5    90| .245  .264| .286  .336| .302  .359| .588  .695|  69  .310  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1949 27 PHA AL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .358| .000  .388| .000  .746|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1951 29 BSN NL   43   35    2   1.5    97| .179  .259| .200  .332| .205  .392| .405  .724|  13  .122  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1952 30 BSN NL   91   75    3   1.1    95| .163  .258| .182  .330| .186  .384| .368  .714|   3  .077 -11.3  -1.2   0%
 1953 31 MLN NL   40   35    2   1.5   105| .167  .267| .211  .337| .250  .416| .461  .753|  23  .106  -4.1  -0.4   0%
 1954 32 MLN NL   48   40    2   1.3   104| .159  .267| .196  .337| .227  .412| .423  .749|  13  .088  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 1955 33 BAL AL   92   77    3   1.0    96| .169  .258| .178  .336| .191  .384| .369  .720|   3  .062 -12.1  -1.2   0%
 1956 34 TOT AL   85   60    9   4.0   106| .299  .267| .337  .349| .377  .408| .714  .757|  89  .419  -1.2  -0.1   0%
         BAL AL   19   12    2   4.5    99| .267  .258| .421  .338| .333  .393| .754  .731| 109  .465   0.6   0.1   0%
         CHW AL   66   48    7   3.9   108| .306  .270| .313  .352| .387  .412| .700  .764|  83  .405  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1957 35 CHW AL   79   64    3   1.3   100| .147  .264| .227  .337| .176  .399| .403  .735|  12  .093  -8.4  -0.9   0%
 1958 36 CHW AL   60   51    1   0.5    97| .078  .260| .161  .329| .078  .396| .239  .725| -31  .021  -9.3  -1.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      599  483   29   1.6    99| .181  .262| .221  .336| .222  .393| .443  .729|  22  .134 -59.7  -6.1   0%

* 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 ------+
 1945 23 BOS AL   P   23      4   19    1    0  .958  .954  1.00  1.28  1.43  2.24   21  144.3
 1946 24 BOS AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.57    0    0.7
 1948 26 SLB AL   P    4      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.90  6.67  2.00    0    2.7
 1949 27 PHA AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.16    0    5.0
 1951 29 BSN NL   P   20      4   16    0    2 1.000  .962  1.00  0.96  1.64  2.14   15  110.0
 1952 30 BSN NL   P   33     21   32    1    4  .981  .953  1.61  0.98  2.04  2.18   33  234.0
 1953 31 MLN NL   P   20     10   23    0    1 1.000  .957  1.65  0.87  2.61  2.06   18  114.0
 1954 32 MLN NL   P   27      7   26    0    2 1.000  .959  1.22  0.87  2.33  2.07   19  127.7 AS
 1955 33 BAL AL   P   34     15   39    2    0  .964  .956  1.59  0.83  2.07  1.99   31  235.3 AS
 1956 34 TOT AL   P   35     10   33    0    3 1.000  .949  1.23  0.82  1.86  1.92   28  208.0 AS
         BAL AL   P    7      3    8    0    2 1.000  .948  1.57  0.81  2.05  1.92    7   48.3
         CHW AL   P   28      7   25    0    1 1.000  .950  1.14  0.82  1.80  1.92   21  159.7
 1957 35 CHW AL   P   30     14   26    0    0 1.000  .964  1.33  0.86  1.78  1.99   29  201.7
 1958 36 CHW AL   P   28      9   19    0    1 1.000  .962  1.00  0.82  1.62  1.95   23  155.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1945 23 BOS AL   P   23      4   19    1    0  .958  .954  1.00  1.28  1.43  2.24   21  144.3
 1946 24 BOS AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.57    0    0.7
 1948 26 SLB AL   P    4      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.90  6.67  2.00    0    2.7
 1949 27 PHA AL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.00  0.00  2.16    0    5.0
 1951 29 BSN NL   P   20      4   16    0    2 1.000  .962  1.00  0.96  1.64  2.14   15  110.0
 1952 30 BSN NL   P   33     21   32    1    4  .981  .953  1.61  0.98  2.04  2.18   33  234.0
 1953 31 MLN NL   P   20     10   23    0    1 1.000  .957  1.65  0.87  2.61  2.06   18  114.0
 1954 32 MLN NL   P   27      7   26    0    2 1.000  .959  1.22  0.87  2.33  2.07   19  127.7
 1955 33 BAL AL   P   34     15   39    2    0  .964  .956  1.59  0.83  2.07  1.99   31  235.3
 1956 34 TOT AL   P   35     10   33    0    3 1.000  .949  1.23  0.82  1.86  1.92   28  208.0
         BAL AL   P    7      3    8    0    2 1.000  .948  1.57  0.81  2.05  1.92    7   48.3
         CHW AL   P   28      7   25    0    1 1.000  .950  1.14  0.82  1.80  1.92   21  159.7
 1957 35 CHW AL   P   30     14   26    0    0 1.000  .964  1.33  0.86  1.78  1.99   29  201.7
 1958 36 CHW AL   P   28      9   19    0    1 1.000  .962  1.00  0.82  1.62  1.95   23  155.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 257     94  235    4   13  .988  .957  1.28  0.91  1.92  2.05  217 1539.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       257     94  235    4   13  .988  .957  1.28  0.91  1.92  2.05  217   1539

An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1954   MLN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1955   BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1956   CHW AL      0  0  0   1     2   1   1   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1954   MLN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1955   BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1956   CHW AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

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
1954
1955
1956 *

Wins
1957 AL-15-6

Won-Loss %
1957 AL-.652-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1955 AL-1.220-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1955 AL-7.65-6

Innings
1952 NL-234.0-7
1955 AL-235.3-4

Games Started
1952 NL-33-5
1955 AL-31-6

Comp. Games
1952 NL-14-9
1955 AL-14-8
1957 AL-12-8

Shutouts
1954 NL-4-2
1955 AL-4-7
1956 AL-3-7
1957 AL-5-1

Home Runs Allow.
1952 NL-19-7
1957 AL-22-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1945 AL-88-7
1952 NL-90-6
1955 AL-87-9

Hits Allowed
1952 NL-234-7
1955 AL-200-8

Losses
1952 NL-14-6
1955 AL-18-1
1956 AL-14-4

Earned Runs Allow.
1952 NL-110-1
1955 AL-90-6
1956 AL-99-7

Wild Pitches
1955 AL-7-4

Hit Batsmen
1954 NL-5-8

Batters Faced
1952 NL-998-6
1955 AL-991-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 27 (845) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1327) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 12.0 (822) (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
Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
November 17, 1947: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Pete Laydon, Joe Ostrowski, Roy Partee, Eddie Pellagrini, Al Widmar, and $310,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Vern Stephens and Jack Kramer.
October, 1948: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Browns.
November 10, 1948: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Cleveland Indians in the 1948 rule 5 draft.
May, 1949: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Cleveland Indians.
August 11, 1949: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for players to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Lum Harris (October 1, 1949), Anse Moore (October 1, 1949), and George Byam (minors) (October 1, 1949) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Detroit Tigers to the Seattle (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
September 30, 1950: Traded by the Seattle (PCL) to the Boston Braves for players to be named later and cash. The Boston Braves sent Mickey Haefner (October 3, 1950) and Emil Verban (December 2, 1950) to the Seattle (PCL) to complete the trade.
April 13, 1955: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Milwaukee Braves.
May 21, 1956: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Dave Philley to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Nieman, Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson, and George Kell.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1954 1955 1956 *	Wins 1957 AL-15-6	Won-Loss % 1957 AL-.652-9	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1955 AL-1.220-5	Hits Allowed/9IP 1955 AL-7.65-6	Innings 1952 NL-234.0-7 1955 AL-235.3-4
Games Started 1952 NL-33-5 1955 AL-31-6	Comp. Games 1952 NL-14-9 1955 AL-14-8 1957 AL-12-8	Shutouts 1954 NL-4-2 1955 AL-4-7 1956 AL-3-7 1957 AL-5-1	Home Runs Allow. 1952 NL-19-7 1957 AL-22-8	Bases On Balls Allow. 1945 AL-88-7 1952 NL-90-6 1955 AL-87-9	Hits Allowed 1952 NL-234-7 1955 AL-200-8
Losses 1952 NL-14-6 1955 AL-18-1 1956 AL-14-4	Earned Runs Allow. 1952 NL-110-1 1955 AL-90-6 1956 AL-99-7	Wild Pitches 1955 AL-7-4	Hit Batsmen 1954 NL-5-8	Batters Faced 1952 NL-998-6 1955 AL-991-6