Mike James

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 216lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: August 15, 1967 in Fort Walton Beach, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 43rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (Andalusia, AL).

High School: Fort Walton Beach HS (Fort Walton Beach, FL)

Schools: Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (Andalusia, AL), Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL)

Debut: April 29, 1995 (Age 27-257d, 16,612th in major league history)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 5, 2002 (Age 34-263d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Michael Elmo James

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.7

ERA

3.67

288

314.0

247

WHIP

1.382

Summary of 30 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
ANA/CAL	16
STL	12
COL	2

Platoon
vs LHB	16
vs RHB	14

Home/Road
Away	17
Home	13

Outs
0	11
1	10
2	9

19 Opps
CHW	4
ARI	2
COL	2
SFG	2
DET	2
BAL	2
LAD	2
FLA	2
TOR	2
STL	1
TEX	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
CLE	1
HOU	1
MIL	1

28 Batters
Jeffrey Hammonds	2
Luis Gonzalez	2
Tino Martinez	1
Robin Ventura	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Jason Kendall	1
Chad Curtis	1
Bobby Estalella	1
Tim Raines	1
Jay Buhner	1
Devon White	1
Brian Johnson	1
Mike Difelice	1
Lance Berkman	1
Cliff Floyd	1
Will Clark	1
Frank Thomas	1
John Valentin	1
Chris Singleton	1
Ed Sprague	1
Todd Zeile	1
Todd Hundley	1
Preston Wilson	1
Jim Thome	1
Larry Walker	1
Tony Clark	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Jon Nunnally	1

18 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	7
Busch Stad (STL)	6
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	12
78	6
8	4
89	4
9	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
1	6
3	6
4	4
5	3
6	2
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
1--	7
-2-	2
1-3	2
--3	1

44 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	18
1 on	10
2 on	2
Any on	12

Inning
4	1
5	3
6	1
7	10
8	11
9	4

4-6	5
7-end	25

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	2
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	2
-1	2
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	8

Ahead	12
Tied	2
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	6
1-0	5
2-1	4
0-2	3
1-1	3
0-1	3
3-1	2
Unk	1
1-2	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	6
1B	5
C	5
CF	4
3B	4
RF	3
DH	2
SS	1

OrderPos
6th	7
3rd	7
2nd	5
5th	4
8th	3
1st	2
4th	2

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	2
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-06-09	Rafael Palmeiro	BAL		CAL	ahead 7-4	b 6	2	--3	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	3	3	7%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Goodwin Scores
2	2	2	1	1995-06-18	Tim Raines	CHW	@	CAL	behind 3-8	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	DH	0%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	1995-06-21	Jon Nunnally	KCR	@	CAL	ahead 5-3	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	9	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	1995-06-27	Will Clark	TEX		CAL	ahead 8-5	b 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	3	3	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. McLemore Scores
5	5	5	1	1995-07-06	Devon White	TOR	@	CAL	behind 0-10	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	1	1995-09-26	Jay Buhner	SEA		CAL	ahead 5-1	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1996-04-07	Frank Thomas	CHW	@	CAL	behind 3-6	t 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) .FX	2	3	3	15%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball); T. Phillips Scores
8	8	2	1	1996-05-14	John Valentin	BOS		CAL	behind 1-3	b 7	1	-2-	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	2	6	28%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Cordero Scores
9	9	3	1	1996-05-18	Tino Martinez	NYY		CAL	ahead 6-2	b 7	0	---	5,(1-2) ..FBCFX	1	4	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
10	10	4	1	1996-06-17	Robin Ventura	CHW	@	CAL	behind 5-7	t 8	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	5	25%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball); H. Baines Scores
11	11	5	1	1996-07-23	Chad Curtis	DET	@	CAL	tied 3-3	t 9	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	2	7	36%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	6	1	1996-07-31	Tony Clark	DET		CAL	tied 5-5	b 7	2	1-3	3,(1-1) BCX	3	5	DH	33%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Higginson Scores; C. Fielder Scores
13	13	7	1	1996-08-03	Ed Sprague	TOR		CAL	behind 4-11	b 9	0	---		1	5	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1997-06-17	Todd Zeile	LAD		ANA	behind 1-3	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) ..BBCX	1	2	5	14%	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Zeile Scores
15	15	2	1	1997-08-10	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	ANA	behind 2-3	t 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) .>FBB1BX	2	6	5	43%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Berroa Scores
16	16	3	1	1997-08-31	Brian Johnson	SFG		ANA	behind 3-7	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	6%	12%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2000-04-22	Jeffrey Hammonds	COL	@	STL	behind 5-6	t 7	2	1--	6,(2-2) FBFFBX	2	6	7	37%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Helton Scores
18	18	2	1	2000-05-08	Bobby Estalella	SFG		STL	ahead 5-4	b 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	9%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
19	19	3	1	2000-05-14	Todd Hundley	LAD	@	STL	behind 8-12	t 7	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	6	2	4%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	4	1	2000-05-21	Jason Kendall	PIT		STL	behind 3-7	b 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	2	3%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	5	1	2000-05-25	Cliff Floyd	FLA	@	STL	behind 4-7	t 8	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	3	7	7%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
22	22	6	2	2000-05-25	Preston Wilson	FLA	@	STL	behind 5-7	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	8	12%	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	7	1	2000-07-13	Chris Singleton	CHW		STL	behind 2-13	b 8	2	---	6,(0-2) CSFFFX	1	6	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2001-04-02	Larry Walker	COL		STL	ahead 6-0	b 8	2	1--	3,(0-2) SCX	2	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); T. Walker Scores
25	25	2	1	2001-04-06	Luis Gonzalez	ARI		STL	behind 6-12	b 7	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	7	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Grace Scores
26	26	3	1	2001-04-20	Lance Berkman	HOU		STL	ahead 5-1	b 4	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	6	7	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Bagwell Scores; M. Alou Scores
27	27	4	1	2001-05-30	Jeffrey Hammonds	MIL	@	STL	ahead 10-1	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	5	1	2001-07-06	Jim Thome	CLE		STL	ahead 8-1	b 7	1	1--	3,(1-1) BSX	2	5	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Burks Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	2002-04-01	Mike Difelice	STL		COL	ahead 6-1	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
30	30	2	1	2002-04-11	Luis Gonzalez	ARI	@	COL	ahead 7-2	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	3	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)