Jim King

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 27, 1932 in Elkins, AR us

Died: February 23, 2015 in Fayetteville, AR

Buried: Mount Olive Cemetery, Elkins, AR

Debut: April 17, 1955 (Age 22-233d, 11,232nd in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1967 (Age 35-028d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: James Hubert King

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

2918

699

117

.240

374

RBI

401

OBP

.326

SLG

.411

OPS

.737

OPS+

104

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
1951	18	STL-min	C	116	454	454		151	26	9	9						.333	.333	.489	.822		222							FRE · CALL
1952	19	STL-min	C,A	122	451	451		129	20	11	8						.286	.286	.432	.718		195							FRE,OMA · CALL,WL
1953	20	STL-min	A	137	535	460	59	129	24	2	10	63	3		67	34	.280	.373	.407	.780		187		1	7				OMA · WL
1954	21	STL-min	A	148	624	528	100	166	31	6	25	127	3		79	32	.314	.401	.538	.939		284		3	6	8			OMA · WL
1955	22	CHC	NL	113	333	301	43	77	12	3	11	45	2	1	24	39	.256	.312	.425	.737	94	128	3	2	3	3	1	9H7
1956	23	CHC	NL	118	354	317	32	79	13	2	15	54	1	2	30	40	.249	.313	.445	.757	102	141	4	1	2	4	5	7H9
1957	24	STL-min	AAA	116	491	426	48	114	17	5	20	73	1		54	64	.268	.350	.472	.822		201		3	3	5	5		OMA · AA
1957	24	STL	NL	22	39	35	1	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	.314	.385	.314	.699	90	11	0	0	0	0	2	H/987
1958	25	SFG-min	AAA	20	78	70	6	14	2	1	3	11	1		6	11	.200	.269	.386	.655		27	2	1	0	1			PHX · PCL
1958	25	SFG	NL	34	67	56	8	12	2	1	2	8	0	1	10	8	.214	.343	.393	.736	97	22	0	1	0	0	1	H/79

1960	27	CLE-min	AAA	139	514	442	73	127	16	2	24	86	4	4	68	63	.287	.384	.495	.879		219		2	1	1			TTO · IL
1961	28	WSA	AL	110	307	263	43	71	12	1	11	46	4	0	38	45	.270	.363	.449	.811	122	118	3	2	0	3	3	97H/2
1962	29	WSA	AL	132	396	333	39	81	15	0	11	35	4	2	55	37	.243	.353	.387	.740	100	129	5	3	2	3	9	9H7
1963	30	WSA	AL	136	511	459	61	106	16	5	24	62	3	0	45	43	.231	.300	.444	.744	106	204	12	1	3	2	3	*9H/7
1964	31	WSA	AL	134	478	415	46	100	15	1	18	56	3	1	55	65	.241	.335	.412	.747	107	171	6	5	0	3	7	*9H
1965	32	WSA	AL	120	309	258	46	55	10	2	14	49	1	0	44	50	.213	.337	.430	.767	119	111	9	5	0	2	2	9H
1966	33	WSA	AL	117	350	310	41	77	14	2	10	30	4	0	38	41	.248	.330	.403	.733	111	125	10	0	1	1	2	9H
1967	34	TOT	AL	89	195	171	14	30	3	2	1	14	1	1	20	31	.175	.272	.234	.506	54	40	3	3	0	1	0	H9/27
1967	34	WSA	AL	47	119	100	10	21	2	2	1	12	1	1	15	13	.210	.328	.300	.628	90	30	2	3	0	1	0	9H/2
1967	34	CHW	AL	23	54	50	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	16	.120	.185	.140	.325	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	H9/7
1967	34	CLE	AL	19	22	21	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143	.182	.143	.325	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	H/9
11 Yrs				1125	3339	2918	374	699	112	19	117	401	23	8	363	401	.240	.326	.411	.737	104	1200	55	23	11	22	35
162 Game Avg.				162	481	420	54	101	16	3	17	58	3	1	52	58	.240	.326	.411	.737	104	173	8	3	2	3	5

WSA (7 yrs)				796	2470	2138	286	511	84	13	89	290	20	4	290	294	.239	.333	.415	.748	109	888	47	19	6	15	26
CHC (2 yrs)				231	687	618	75	156	25	5	26	99	3	3	54	79	.252	.312	.435	.748	98	269	7	3	5	7	6
CLE (1 yr)				19	22	21	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143	.182	.143	.325	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0
SFG (1 yr)				34	67	56	8	12	2	1	2	8	0	1	10	8	.214	.343	.393	.736	97	22	0	1	0	0	1
STL (1 yr)				22	39	35	1	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	.314	.385	.314	.699	90	11	0	0	0	0	2
CHW (1 yr)				23	54	50	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	16	.120	.185	.140	.325	0	7	1	0	0	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				838	2546	2209	290	520	85	13	89	292	20	4	295	312	.235	.329	.407	.735	106	898	48	19	6	15	26
NL (4 yrs)				287	793	709	84	179	27	6	28	109	3	4	68	89	.252	.319	.426	.744	98	302	7	4	5	7	9

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