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Jim Colborn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 22, 1946 in Santa Paula, CA us

High School: Santa Paula HS (Santa Paula, CA)

Schools: University of Washington (Seattle, WA), Whittier College (Whittier, CA)

Debut: July 13, 1969 (Age 23-052d, 12,880th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 32-132d)
vs. TEX 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: James William Colborn

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.9

ERA

3.80

301

204

1597.1

688

WHIP

1.311

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	21	CHC-min	A	7	3	.700	3.36	16	14		4	0		99.0	91	41	37	5	37	4	106	3	2	7				1.293	8.3	0.5	3.4	9.6	2.86	LOD CALL
1968	22	CHC-min	A,AA	12	7	.632	3.58	33	23		5	1		156.0	154	73	62	12	58	2	174	5	2	5				1.359	8.9	0.7	3.3	10.0	3.00	LOD,SAN CALL,TL
1969	23	CHC-min	AAA,WRk	12	9	.571	2.39	29	27		10	1	1	188.0	170	75	50	6	69	3	120	2	1	3				1.271	8.1	0.3	3.3	5.7	1.74	TAC,CBZ PCL,AZIL
1969	23	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	3.07	6	2	1	0	0	0	14.2	15	6	5	2	9	1	4	1	1	0	65	135	5.78	1.636	9.2	1.2	5.5	2.5	0.44
1970	24	CHC	NL	3	1	.750	3.59	34	5	11	0	0	4	72.2	88	37	29	3	23	6	50	1	1	1	327	125	2.79	1.528	10.9	0.4	2.8	6.2	2.17
1971	25	CHC-min	AAA	8	9	.471	3.92	32	12		6	0	8	124.0	128	59	54	10	31	4	109	4	1	3				1.282	9.3	0.7	2.3	7.9	3.52	TAC PCL
1971	25	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	6.97	14	0	5	0	0	0	10.1	18	8	8	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	50	58	4.19	2.032	15.7	0.9	2.6	1.7	0.67
1972	26	MIL	AL	7	7	.500	3.11	39	12	7	4	1	0	147.2	135	53	51	14	43	7	97	2	0	5	608	97	3.23	1.205	8.2	0.9	2.6	5.9	2.26
1973	27	MIL	AL	20	12	.625	3.18	43	36	2	22	4	1	314.1	297	133	111	21	87	5	135	3	1	6	1287	118	3.43	1.222	8.5	0.6	2.5	3.9	1.55	AS,CYA-6
1974	28	MIL	AL	10	13	.435	4.06	33	31	2	10	1	0	224.0	230	104	101	27	60	4	83	6	0	3	938	89	4.29	1.295	9.2	1.1	2.4	3.3	1.38
1975	29	MIL	AL	11	13	.458	4.27	36	29	3	8	1	2	206.1	215	111	98	18	65	5	79	5	0	5	879	90	3.97	1.357	9.4	0.8	2.8	3.4	1.22
1976	30	MIL	AL	9	15	.375	3.71	32	32	0	7	0	0	225.2	232	97	93	20	54	9	101	2	2	6	937	94	3.63	1.267	9.3	0.8	2.2	4.0	1.87
1977	31	KCR	AL	18	14	.563	3.62	36	35	0	6	1	0	239.0	233	106	96	22	81	2	103	13	3	8	1023	113	4.25	1.314	8.8	0.8	3.1	3.9	1.27
1978	32	TOT	AL	4	12	.250	5.24	28	22	1	3	0	0	142.2	156	95	83	25	50	2	34	8	1	2	630	73	5.61	1.444	9.8	1.6	3.2	2.1	0.68
1978	32	KCR	AL	1	2	.333	4.76	8	3	1	0	0	0	28.1	31	18	15	4	12	1	8	2	0	0	128	81	5.34	1.518	9.8	1.3	3.8	2.5	0.67
1978	32	SEA	AL	3	10	.231	5.35	20	19	0	3	0	0	114.1	125	77	68	21	38	1	26	6	1	2	502	72	5.67	1.426	9.8	1.7	3.0	2.0	0.68
10 Yrs				83	88	.485	3.80	301	204	32	60	8	7	1597.1	1619	750	675	153	475	41	688	41	9	36	6744	98	3.95	1.311	9.1	0.9	2.7	3.9	1.45
162 Game Avg.				11	12	.485	3.80	41	27	4	8	1	1	215	218	101	91	21	64	6	93	6	1	5	908	98	3.95	1.311	9.1	0.9	2.7	3.9	1.45

MIL (5 yrs)				57	60	.487	3.65	183	140	14	51	7	3	1118.0	1109	498	454	100	309	30	495	18	3	25	4649	98	3.72	1.268	8.9	0.8	2.5	4.0	1.60
CHC (3 yrs)				4	2	.667	3.87	54	7	17	0	0	4	97.2	121	51	42	6	35	7	56	2	2	1	442	113	3.39	1.597	11.2	0.6	3.2	5.2	1.60
KCR (2 yrs)				19	16	.543	3.74	44	38	1	6	1	0	267.1	264	124	111	26	93	3	111	15	3	8	1151	109	4.37	1.335	8.9	0.9	3.1	3.7	1.19
SEA (1 yr)				3	10	.231	5.35	20	19	0	3	0	0	114.1	125	77	68	21	38	1	26	6	1	2	502	72	5.67	1.426	9.8	1.7	3.0	2.0	0.68

AL (7 yrs)				79	86	.479	3.80	247	197	15	60	8	3	1499.2	1498	699	633	147	440	34	632	39	7	35	6302	97	3.98	1.292	9.0	0.9	2.6	3.8	1.44
NL (3 yrs)				4	2	.667	3.87	54	7	17	0	0	4	97.2	121	51	42	6	35	7	56	2	2	1	442	113	3.39	1.597	11.2	0.6	3.2	5.2	1.60