Jim Bottomley

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: April 23, 1900 in Oglesby, IL us

Died: December 11, 1959 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: IOOF Community Cemetery, Sullivan, MO

High School: Nokomis HS (Nokomis, IL)

Last Game: September 16, 1937 (Age 37-146d)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Jim Bottomley's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: James Leroy Bottomley

Nicknames: Sunny Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

35.8

7471

2313

219

.310

1177

RBI

1422

OBP

.369

SLG

.500

OPS

.870

OPS+

125

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1920	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-A		103	392	392		119	0	0	0						.304				119
1920	20	-7.0	Sioux City	WL	A		6		14		1	0	0	0						.071		.071		1
1920	20	-7.6	Mitchell	SDAK	D		97		378		118									.312
1921	21	-7.3	Houston	TL	A	STL	130		459		104	16	5	4						.227		.309		142
1922	22	-4.7	Syracuse	IL	AA		119		460		160	29	15	14						.348		.567		261
1922	22	-6.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	37	161	151	29	49	8	5	5	35	3	1	6	13	.325	.359	.543	.902	82		2	2
1923	23	-5.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	134	587	523	79	194	34	14	8	94	4	6	45	44	.371	.425	.535	.960	280		4	15
1924	24	-4.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	137	583	528	87	167	31	12	14	111	5	4	35	35	.316	.362	.500	.862	264		3	17		1
1925	25	-3.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	153	681	619	92	227	44	12	21	128	3	4	47	36	.367	.413	.578	.992	358		2	13		6
1926	26	-2.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	154	684	603	98	180	40	14	19	120	4	7	58	52	.299	.364	.506	.870	305		4	19		3
1927	27	-1.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	152	679	574	95	174	31	15	19	124	8	8	74	49	.303	.387	.509	.896	292		5	26		3
1928	28	-0.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	149	667	576	123	187	42	20	31	136	10	3	71	54	.325	.402	.629	1.030	362		3	17		3
1929	29	0.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	146	648	560	108	176	31	12	29	137	3	2	70	54	.314	.391	.568	.959	318		1	17		2
1930	30	1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	131	560	487	92	148	33	7	15	97	5	2	44	36	.304	.368	.493	.860	240		5	24		1
1931	31	2.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	108	419	382	73	133	34	5	9	75	3	2	34	24	.348	.403	.534	.937	204		1	2		0
1932	32	3.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	91	339	311	45	92	16	3	11	48	2	3	25	32	.296	.350	.473	.823	147		1	2		1
1933	33	4.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	145	609	549	57	137	23	9	13	83	3	2	42	28	.250	.311	.395	.706	217	13	7	11		7
1934	34	5.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	142	592	556	72	158	31	11	11	78	1	4	33	40	.284	.324	.439	.763	244	9	0	3		4
1935	35	6.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	107	423	399	44	103	21	1	1	49	3	7	18	24	.258	.294	.323	.617	129	11	2	4		3
1936	36	7.6	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	140	596	544	72	162	39	11	12	95	0	0	44	55	.298	.354	.476	.830	259		3	5		0
1937	37	8.5	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	65	127	109	11	26	7	0	1	12	1	0	18	15	.239	.347	.330	.677	36		0	0		1
1938	38	10.7	Syracuse	IL	AA	CIN	7
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		1991	8355	7471	1177	2313	465	151	219	1422	58	55	664	591	.310	.369	.500	.870	3737		43	177		35
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		359	1311	1311		383	45	20	18										404
All Levels (19 Seasons)							2350	9666	8782	1177	2696	510	171	237	1422	58	55	664	591					4141		43	177		35

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		126	460	460		160	29	15	14										261
A (2 seasons)					Minors		136	473	473		105	16	5	4						.222		.302		143
D (1 season)					Minors		97	378	378		118									.312