Jim Dwyer

Q: When was Jim Dwyer born?

Jim Dwyer was born on January 3, 1950.

Q: Where was Jim Dwyer born?

Jim Dwyer was born in Evergreen Park, IL .

Q: How tall is Jim Dwyer?

Jim Dwyer is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jim Dwyer weigh when playing?

Jim Dwyer weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jim Dwyer in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Dwyer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Jim Dwyer drafted?

Jim Dwyer was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) .

Q: What position did Jim Dwyer play?

Jim Dwyer was an Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Jim Dwyer have?

Jim Dwyer had 719 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Jim Dwyer have?

Jim Dwyer had 77 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Jim Dwyer's average?

Jim Dwyer had a .260 average over his career.

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: January 3, 1950 in Evergreen Park, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).

High School: St. Laurence HS (Burbank, IL)

School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: June 10, 1973 (Age 23-158d, 13,359th in major league history)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 21, 1990 (Age 40-169d)
vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Jim Bunning

Full Name: James Edward Dwyer

Nicknames: Pig Pen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.0

2761

719

.260

409

RBI

349

OBP

.353

SLG

.398

OPS

.751

OPS+

107

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1971	21	STL-min	A	58	233	201	30	63	6	6	2	15	3	3	28	20	.313	.400	.433	.833		87		1	3	0			CDR · MIDW
1972	22	STL-min	A,AA	136	605	516	103	156	16	13	11	59	25	10	73	76	.302	.393	.448	.841		231		6	7	3			MOD,ARK · CALL,TL
1973	23	STL-min	AAA	87	409	349	63	135	22	8	1	40	7	2	52	53	.387	.468	.504	.972		176		4	1	3			TUL · AA
1973	23	STL	NL	28	58	57	7	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.193	.207	.246	.453	25	14	4	0	0	0	0	8/H79
1974	24	STL-min	AAA	36	150	119	20	40	7	2	1	15	1	1	29	10	.336	.460	.454	.914		54		0	0	2			TUL · AA
1974	24	STL	NL	74	100	86	13	24	1	0	2	11	0	0	11	16	.279	.360	.360	.720	103	31	1	1	0	2	2	H9/738
1975	25	STL-min	AAA	33	131	109	17	44	8	2	1	17	1	5	16	15	.404	.477	.541	1.018		59		1	3	2			TUL · AA
1975	25	TOT	NL	81	247	206	26	56	8	1	3	21	4	1	27	36	.272	.353	.364	.717	97	75	1	0	12	2	0	7H/98
1975	25	STL	NL	21	36	31	4	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	.194	.286	.226	.512	42	7	1	0	1	0	0	H/879
1975	25	MON	NL	60	211	175	22	50	7	1	3	20	4	1	23	30	.286	.365	.389	.754	107	68	0	0	11	2	0	7H/9
1976	26	NYM-min	AAA	8	30	26	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	4	.192	.300	.231	.531		6		0	0	0			TID · IL
1976	26	TOT	NL	61	119	105	9	19	3	1	0	5	0	0	13	11	.181	.269	.229	.497	41	24	3	0	0	1	2	H7/9
1976	26	MON	NL	50	104	92	7	17	3	1	0	5	0	0	11	10	.185	.269	.239	.508	43	22	3	0	0	1	1	H7/9
1976	26	NYM	NL	11	15	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.154	.267	.154	.421	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	/H9
1977	27	CHC-min	AAA	130	588	464	113	154	38	12	18	70	28	13	108	40	.332	.459	.582	1.041		270		6	4	6			WCH · AA
1977	27	STL	NL	13	37	31	3	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	5	.226	.351	.258	.609	68	8	0	2	0	0	0	9/7H
1978	28	TOT	NL	107	283	238	30	53	12	2	6	26	7	0	37	32	.223	.325	.366	.691	96	87	2	1	3	4	4	H3879
1978	28	STL	NL	34	75	65	8	14	3	0	1	4	1	0	9	3	.215	.320	.308	.628	78	20	1	1	0	0	1	7H/9
1978	28	SFG	NL	73	208	173	22	39	9	2	5	22	6	0	28	29	.225	.327	.387	.714	103	67	1	0	3	4	3	38H/97
1979	29	BOS	AL	76	133	113	19	30	7	0	2	14	3	1	17	9	.265	.361	.381	.741	96	43	7	1	0	2	1	H39/D78
1980	30	BOS	AL	93	292	260	41	74	11	1	9	38	3	2	28	23	.285	.357	.438	.796	112	114	4	2	1	1	5	89HD7/3
1981	31	BAL	AL	68	157	134	16	30	0	1	3	10	0	2	20	19	.224	.318	.306	.624	81	41	2	0	0	3	0	79H/38D
1982	32	BAL	AL	71	178	148	28	45	4	3	6	15	2	0	27	24	.304	.407	.493	.900	147	73	0	0	1	2	4	9H7/3D
1983	33	BAL	AL	100	229	196	37	56	17	1	8	38	1	1	31	29	.286	.382	.505	.887	145	99	3	0	1	1	3	H9D/73
1984	34	BAL	AL	76	195	161	22	41	9	1	2	21	0	2	23	24	.255	.337	.360	.697	96	58	2	0	5	6	0	9H/D7
1985	35	BAL	AL	101	274	233	35	58	8	3	7	36	0	3	37	31	.249	.353	.399	.752	109	93	5	1	2	1	2	7H9/D
1986	36	BAL	AL	94	189	160	18	39	13	1	8	31	0	2	23	31	.244	.339	.488	.826	124	78	2	2	0	4	1	HD9/73
1987	37	BAL	AL	92	281	241	54	66	7	1	15	33	4	1	37	57	.274	.371	.498	.869	131	120	4	1	1	1	4	DH9/7
1988	38	BAL-min	AAA	8	34	27	7	8	3	1	0	4	0	0	6	10	.296	.412	.481	.893		13		0	0	1	0		ROC · IL
1988	38	TOT	AL	55	122	94	9	24	1	0	2	18	0	0	25	19	.255	.410	.330	.740	111	31	1	1	0	2	4	DH/79
1988	38	BAL	AL	35	66	53	3	12	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	11	.226	.364	.226	.590	72	12	0	0	0	1	3	HD/79
1988	38	MIN	AL	20	56	41	6	12	1	0	2	15	0	0	13	8	.293	.464	.463	.928	160	19	1	1	0	1	1	D/H
1989	39	TOT	MLB	101	265	235	35	74	12	0	3	25	2	0	29	24	.315	.389	.404	.793	119	95	6	0	0	1	1	DH/9
1989	39	MIN	AL	88	254	225	34	71	11	0	3	23	2	0	28	23	.316	.390	.404	.794	119	91	6	0	0	1	1	DH/9
1989	39	MON	NL	13	11	10	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	.300	.364	.400	.764	118	4	0	0	0	0	0	H
1990	40	MIN	AL	37	75	63	7	12	0	0	1	5	0	0	12	7	.190	.320	.238	.558	55	15	2	0	0	0	1	DH/79
18 Yrs				1328	3234	2761	409	719	115	17	77	349	26	15	402	402	.260	.353	.398	.751	107	1099	49	12	26	33	34
162 Game Avg.				162	395	337	50	88	14	2	9	43	3	2	49	49	.260	.353	.398	.751	107	134	6	1	3	4	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
BAL (8 yrs)				637	1569	1326	213	347	58	11	49	187	7	11	210	226	.262	.360	.433	.793	119	574	18	4	10	19	17
STL (5 yrs)				170	306	270	35	62	7	1	3	18	1	0	29	35	.230	.311	.296	.608	70	80	7	4	1	2	3
MIN (3 yrs)				145	385	329	47	95	12	0	6	43	2	0	53	38	.289	.387	.380	.767	112	125	9	1	0	2	3
MON (3 yrs)				123	326	277	30	70	11	2	3	27	4	1	35	41	.253	.333	.339	.673	86	94	3	0	11	3	1
BOS (2 yrs)				169	425	373	60	104	18	1	11	52	6	3	45	32	.279	.358	.421	.779	107	157	11	3	1	3	6
NYM (1 yr)				11	15	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.154	.267	.154	.421	26	2	0	0	0	0	1
SFG (1 yr)				73	208	173	22	39	9	2	5	22	6	0	28	29	.225	.327	.387	.714	103	67	1	0	3	4	3

AL (12 yrs)				951	2379	2028	320	546	88	12	66	282	15	14	308	296	.269	.364	.422	.786	116	856	38	8	11	24	26
NL (7 yrs)				377	855	733	89	173	27	5	11	67	11	1	94	106	.236	.323	.332	.654	83	243	11	4	15	9	8

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jim Dwyer?

Jim Dwyer is 74 years old.

When was Jim Dwyer born?

Jim Dwyer was born on January 3, 1950.

Where was Jim Dwyer born?

Jim Dwyer was born in Evergreen Park, IL.

How tall is Jim Dwyer?

Jim Dwyer is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Dwyer weigh when playing?

Jim Dwyer weighed 165 lbs (74 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Dwyer play?

Jim Dwyer played 18 seasons.

Is Jim Dwyer in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Dwyer has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Jim Dwyer drafted?

Jim Dwyer was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).

What position did Jim Dwyer play?

Jim Dwyer was an Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman.

How many hits did Jim Dwyer have?

Jim Dwyer had 719 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Dwyer have?

Jim Dwyer had 77 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Dwyer's average?

Jim Dwyer had a .260 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Dwyer played for?

Jim Dwyer played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins.

How many World Series has Jim Dwyer won?

Jim Dwyer has won 1 World Series.

When did Jim Dwyer retire?

Jim Dwyer last played in 1990.

What are Jim Dwyer's nicknames?

Pig Pen is a nickname for Jim Dwyer.

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