Jamie Quirk

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: October 22, 1954 in Whittier, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (18th) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Paul HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA).

High School: St. Paul HS (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

School: Whittier College (Whittier, CA)

Debut: September 4, 1975 (Age 20-317d, 11,303rd in MLB history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 37-348d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: James Patrick Quirk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

AB

2266

R

193

H

544

BA

.240

HR

RBI

247

SB

OBP

.298

SLG

.347

OPS

.645

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
1972	17	KCR-min	Rk	55	222	208	29	53	9	4	5	37	4	4	14	58	.255	.302	.409	.710		85		0	0	0			BIL · PION
1973	18	KCR-min	A	132	497	429	58	99	12	7	8	45	7	1	58	123	.231	.320	.347	.668		149		1	4	5			SJO · CALL
1974	19	KCR-min	AAA,AA	99	415	366	43	94	17	4	13	52	4	2	36	78	.257	.327	.432	.758		158		3	8	2			OMA,JCK · AA,SOUL
1975	20	KCR-min	AAA	127	509	445	62	122	23	4	13	64	4	0	49	96	.274	.351	.431	.782		192		5	7	3			OMA · AA
1975	20	KCR	AL	14	41	39	2	10	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	7	.256	.293	.333	.626	75	13	1	0	0	0	1	7/5D
1976	21	KCR	AL	64	119	114	11	28	6	0	1	15	0	0	2	22	.246	.252	.325	.577	67	37	5	0	0	3	0	D65/3
1977	22	MIL	AL	93	233	221	16	48	14	1	3	13	0	1	8	47	.217	.251	.330	.581	58	73	4	2	2	0	2	D7/5
1978	23	MIL-min	AAA	97	398	343	58	100	20	2	12	63	2	3	47	89	.292	.372	.466	.838		160		1	0	7			SPO · PCL
1978	23	KCR	AL	17	34	29	3	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	5	4	.207	.324	.276	.599	69	8	0	0	0	0	0	5/6D
1979	24	ASC	AAA																										ASC · MEX
1979	24	KCR	AL	51	85	79	8	24	6	1	1	11	0	0	5	13	.304	.353	.443	.796	112	35	0	1	0	0	0	/2D65
1980	25	KCR	AL	62	177	163	13	45	5	0	5	21	3	2	7	24	.276	.305	.399	.703	92	65	7	1	3	3	2	52/973D
1981	26	KCR	AL	46	107	100	8	25	7	0	0	10	0	2	6	17	.250	.299	.320	.619	81	32	5	1	0	0	1	2/549
1982	27	KCR	AL	36	82	78	8	18	3	0	1	5	0	0	3	15	.231	.256	.308	.564	55	24	2	0	0	1	0	2/357
1983	28	STL	NL	48	93	86	3	18	2	1	2	11	0	0	6	27	.209	.269	.326	.594	64	28	2	1	0	0	0	2/56
1984	29	CHW-min	AAA	70	225	201	23	42	6	3	2	24	0	1	21	39	.209	.284	.299	.583		60		1	0	2	1		DEN · AA
1984	29	TOT	AL	4	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	.333	.250	1.333	1.583	305	4	0	0	0	1	0	/52
1984	29	CHW	AL	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	1	0	/5
1984	29	CLE	AL	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	1201	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1985	30	KCR-min	AAA	104	365	324	33	79	5	1	8	48	0	5	35	56	.244	.312	.340	.652		110		0	0	6	4		OMA · AA
1985	30	KCR	AL	19	59	57	3	16	3	1	0	4	0	0	2	9	.281	.305	.368	.674	85	21	1	0	0	0	0	2/3
1986	31	KCR	AL	80	238	219	24	47	10	0	8	26	0	1	17	41	.215	.273	.370	.643	73	81	4	1	0	1	3	25/37
1987	32	KCR	AL	109	334	296	24	70	17	0	5	33	1	0	28	56	.236	.307	.345	.652	72	102	8	4	2	4	1	2/6
1988	33	KCR	AL	84	232	196	22	47	7	1	8	25	1	5	28	41	.240	.333	.408	.741	106	80	2	1	4	3	2	2/35
1989	34	OAK-min	AAA	14	50	47	5	8	2	0	1	5	0	0	3	12	.170	.220	.277	.497		13		0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
1989	34	TOT	AL	47	99	85	6	15	2	0	1	10	0	2	12	20	.176	.276	.235	.511	48	20	4	0	1	1	0	2/53D96
1989	34	NYY	AL	13	27	24	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	.083	.185	.083	.269	-21	2	1	0	0	0	0	/2D6
1989	34	OAK	AL	9	10	10	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	.200	.200	.500	.700	94	5	0	0	0	0	0	/5239
1989	34	BAL	AL	25	62	51	5	11	2	0	0	9	0	1	9	11	.216	.328	.255	.583	70	13	3	0	1	1	0	2
1990	35	OAK	AL	56	144	121	12	34	5	1	3	26	0	0	14	34	.281	.353	.413	.766	119	50	1	1	5	3	1	2/35D9
1991	36	OAK	AL	76	224	203	16	53	4	0	1	17	0	3	16	28	.261	.321	.296	.617	77	60	7	2	3	0	1	2/35D
1992	37	OAK	AL	78	202	177	13	39	7	1	2	11	0	0	16	28	.220	.294	.305	.600	73	54	4	3	5	1	3	2/35D
18 Yrs				984	2507	2266	193	544	100	7	43	247	5	16	177	435	.240	.298	.347	.645	79	787	57	18	25	21	17
162 Game Avg.				162	413	373	32	90	16	1	7	41	1	3	29	72	.240	.298	.347	.645	79	130	9	3	4	3	3
				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
KCR (11 yrs)				582	1508	1370	126	336	66	3	30	157	5	10	105	249	.245	.300	.364	.664	82	498	35	9	9	15	10
OAK (4 yrs)				219	580	511	42	128	16	2	7	55	0	3	46	94	.250	.317	.331	.648	86	169	12	6	13	4	5
STL (1 yr)				48	93	86	3	18	2	1	2	11	0	0	6	27	.209	.269	.326	.594	64	28	2	1	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	1201	4	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				13	27	24	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	.083	.185	.083	.269	-21	2	1	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				25	62	51	5	11	2	0	0	9	0	1	9	11	.216	.328	.255	.583	70	13	3	0	1	1	0
CHW (1 yr)				3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	1	0
MIL (1 yr)				93	233	221	16	48	14	1	3	13	0	1	8	47	.217	.251	.330	.581	58	73	4	2	2	0	2

AL (17 yrs)				936	2414	2180	190	526	98	6	41	236	5	16	171	408	.241	.299	.348	.647	79	759	55	17	25	21	17
NL (1 yr)				48	93	86	3	18	2	1	2	11	0	0	6	27	.209	.269	.326	.594	64	28	2	1	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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