Jim Sundberg

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: May 18, 1951 in Galesburg, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL), the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA).

High School: Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL)

School: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: April 4, 1974 (Age 22-321d, 13,457th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1989 (Age 38-129d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: James Howard Sundberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.5

6021

1493

.248

621

RBI

624

OBP

.327

SLG

.348

OPS

.674

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
2	2	Apr 9	KCR	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	3	Apr 10	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	45	9.1	7	2	0	9	1	C
4	4	Apr 11	KCR		TOR	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
5	5	Apr 12	KCR		TOR	W,1-0	GS	26	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	6	Apr 13	KCR		TOR	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	7	Apr 14	KCR	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
8	8	Apr 16	KCR	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
9	9	Apr 17	KCR	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	10	Apr 18	KCR	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
11	11	Apr 19	KCR	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
12	13 (1)	Apr 21	KCR		NYY	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
13	14	Apr 22	KCR		NYY	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
14	15	Apr 23	KCR		NYY	L,1-2	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	16	Apr 25	KCR		BOS	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	17	Apr 26	KCR		BOS	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
17	18	Apr 29	KCR	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	19	Apr 30	KCR	@	DET	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20	May 2	KCR		BAL	W,5-0	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
20	22 (1)	May 4	KCR		BAL	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	23	May 5	KCR	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	42	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	C
22	24	May 6	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	19	4.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
23	25	May 7	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
24	26	May 9	KCR	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	27	May 10	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
26	28	May 11	KCR	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
27	29	May 12	KCR		DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
28	30	May 13	KCR		DET	W,4-2	CG	43	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
29	31	May 14	KCR		CLE	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
30	32	May 15	KCR		CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
31	34 (1)	May 17	KCR	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	7	1	0	8	0	C
32	35	May 18	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	36	May 19	KCR	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
34	37	May 20	KCR	@	TEX	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
35	38	May 21	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-2	GF	13	2.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	39	May 22	KCR	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
37	40	May 23	KCR		CHW	L,1-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	41	May 24	KCR		CHW	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
39	42	May 25	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	GF	14	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
40	43	May 26	KCR		MIL	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
41	44	May 27	KCR		MIL	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
42	46 (1)	May 30	KCR		TEX	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
43	47	May 31	KCR		TEX	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	49 (1)	Jun 2	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
45	51 (1)	Jun 4	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
46	52	Jun 5	KCR		MIN	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
47	53	Jun 6	KCR		MIN	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
48	54	Jun 7	KCR		MIN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
49	56 (1)	Jun 9	KCR		SEA	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
50	57	Jun 10	KCR		SEA	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
51	58	Jun 11	KCR		SEA	L,2-12	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
52	59	Jun 12	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
53	60	Jun 13	KCR	@	CAL	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
54	62 (1)	Jun 15	KCR	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
55	63	Jun 16	KCR	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
56	65 (1)	Jun 18	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
57	66	Jun 20	KCR		CAL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
58	67	Jun 21	KCR		CAL	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
59	69 (1)	Jun 23	KCR		OAK	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
60	70	Jun 24	KCR		OAK	L,4-8	GS	28	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
61	75 (4)	Jun 29	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
62	76	Jun 30	KCR	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	77	Jul 1	KCR	@	SEA	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
64	79 (1)	Jul 4	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
65	80	Jul 5	KCR	@	CLE	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
66	82 (1)	Jul 7	KCR		BAL	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
67	83	Jul 8	KCR		BAL	L,4-8	CG	55	13.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
68	84	Jul 9	KCR		BAL	W,3-0	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
69	86 (1)	Jul 11 (2)	KCR		DET	L,7-8	CG	53	11.0	11	0	1	12	0	C
70	87	Jul 12	KCR		DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
71	88	Jul 13	KCR		DET	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
72	89	Jul 17	KCR		CLE	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
73	90	Jul 18	KCR		CLE	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
74	91	Jul 19	KCR		CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
75	93 (1)	Jul 21	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	94	Jul 22	KCR	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
77	95	Jul 23	KCR	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
78	96	Jul 24	KCR	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
79	97	Jul 25	KCR	@	DET	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
80	98	Jul 26	KCR	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	42	10.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
81	99	Jul 27	KCR	@	DET	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
82	100	Jul 28	KCR		TOR	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
83	101	Jul 29	KCR		TOR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	103 (1)	Aug 1	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	104	Aug 2	KCR	@	BOS	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
86	105	Aug 3	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
87	106	Aug 5	KCR	@	TOR	W,8-6	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
88	107	Aug 6	KCR	@	TOR	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
89	108	Aug 7	KCR	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
90	109	Aug 8	KCR	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
91	111 (1)	Aug 10	KCR	@	NYY	W,13-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
92	112	Aug 12 (1)	KCR		BOS	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
93	114 (1)	Aug 13	KCR		BOS	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
94	115	Aug 14	KCR		BOS	L,6-11	CG	51	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
95	116	Aug 15	KCR		NYY	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
96	117	Aug 16	KCR		NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
97	118	Aug 17	KCR		NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
98	119	Aug 19	KCR		TEX	W,9-8	CG	50	11.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
99	120	Aug 20	KCR		TEX	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
100	121	Aug 21	KCR		TEX	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
101	122	Aug 22	KCR	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
102	123	Aug 23	KCR	@	MIL	L,4-8	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
103	124	Aug 24	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	47	10.1	11	0	0	11	0	C
104	125	Aug 25	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	126	Aug 26	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
106	127	Aug 27	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
107	129 (1)	Aug 30	KCR		MIL	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
108	130	Aug 31	KCR		MIL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
109	131	Sep 1	KCR		CHW	L,0-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
110	132	Sep 2	KCR		CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
111	133	Sep 3	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	GS	28	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
112	134	Sep 4	KCR		CHW	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
113	137 (2)	Sep 7	KCR	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
114	138	Sep 8	KCR		MIN	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	C
115	139	Sep 9	KCR		MIN	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
116	140	Sep 11	KCR		SEA	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
117	141	Sep 12	KCR		SEA	L,2-4	CG	44	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
118	142	Sep 13	KCR		SEA	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
119	144 (1)	Sep 16	KCR	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
120	145	Sep 17	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-3	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
121	146	Sep 18	KCR	@	CAL	L,3-18	GS	24	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
122	147	Sep 19	KCR	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
123	148	Sep 20	KCR	@	SEA	L,0-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
124	149	Sep 21	KCR	@	SEA	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
125	150	Sep 22	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
126	151	Sep 23	KCR	@	MIN	L,2-9	GS	34	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
127	152	Sep 24	KCR	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
128	153	Sep 25	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-1	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
129	154	Sep 27 (1)	KCR		OAK	L,3-6	GS	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
130	155	Sep 27 (2)	KCR		OAK	L,6-9	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
131	157 (1)	Sep 29	KCR		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
132	159 (1)	Oct 1	KCR		CAL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
133	161 (1)	Oct 4	KCR	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
134	162	Oct 5	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-6	GS	31	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
							134gm		1100.1	686	46	4	736	11