Jim Abbott

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: September 19, 1967 in Flint, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 36th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central HS (Flint, MI) and the California Angels in the 1st round (8th) of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).

High School: Central HS (Flint, MI)

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Last Game: July 21, 1999 (Age 31-305d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: James Anthony Abbott

Twitter: @jabbottum31

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.6

108

ERA

4.25

263

254

1674.0

888

WHIP

1.433

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1989	21	-7.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	12	12	.500	3.92	4.72	29	29	0	4	2	0	181.1	190	95	79	13	74	3	115	4	2	8	788	1.456	9.4	0.6	3.7	5.7	1.55
1990	22	-6.4	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	10	14	.417	4.51	4.93	33	33	0	4	1	0	211.2	246	116	106	16	72	6	105	5	3	4	925	1.502	10.5	0.7	3.1	4.5	1.46
1991	23	-5.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	18	11	.621	2.89	3.15	34	34	0	5	1	0	243.0	222	85	78	14	73	6	158	5	4	1	1002	1.214	8.2	0.5	2.7	5.9	2.16
1992	24	-4.9	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	7	15	.318	2.77	3.11	29	29	0	7	0	0	211.0	208	73	65	12	68	3	130	4	0	2	874	1.308	8.9	0.5	2.9	5.5	1.91
1993	25	-3.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	11	14	.440	4.37	4.84	32	32	0	4	1	0	214.0	221	115	104	22	73	4	95	3	0	9	906	1.374	9.3	0.9	3.1	4.0	1.30
1994	26	-3.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	8	.529	4.55	4.94	24	24	0	2	0	0	160.1	167	88	81	24	64	1	90	2	1	8	692	1.441	9.4	1.3	3.6	5.1	1.41
1995	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-CHW	11	8	.579	3.70	4.25	30	30	0	4	1	0	197.0	209	93	81	14	64	1	86	2	0	1	842	1.386	9.5	0.6	2.9	3.9	1.34
1995	27	-1.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	4	.600	3.36	4.01	17	17	0	3	0	0	112.1	116	50	42	10	35	1	45	1	0	0	474	1.344	9.3	0.8	2.8	3.6	1.29
1995	27	-1.8	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	5	4	.556	4.15	4.57	13	13	0	1	1	0	84.2	93	43	39	4	29	0	41	1	0	1	368	1.441	9.9	0.4	3.1	4.4	1.41
1996	28	1.9	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	CAL	0	2	.000	3.41	3.72	4	4	0	1	0	0	29.0	16	12	11	3	20	0	20	0	0	2	118	1.241	5.0	0.9	6.2	6.2	1.00
1996	28	-0.3	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	2	18	.100	7.48	8.11	27	23	2	1	0	0	142.0	171	128	118	23	78	3	58	4	1	13	654	1.754	10.8	1.5	4.9	3.7	0.74

1998	30		4 Teams	4 Lgs	AA-AAA-A+-A	CHW	6	6	.500	4.39	5.13	18	18	0	1	0	0	98.1	104	56	48	5	39	0	70	2	0	11	426	1.454	9.5	0.5	3.6	6.4	1.79
1998	30	3.5	Calgary	PCL	AAA	CHW	2	2	.500	2.61	2.61	5	5	0	1	0	0	31.0	31	9	9	1	9	0	20	1	0	2	126	1.290	9.0	0.3	2.6	5.8	2.22
1998	30	6.4	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	2	3	.400	5.40	7.13	8	8	0	0	0	0	41.2	53	33	25	2	21	0	35	1	0	5	198	1.776	11.4	0.4	4.5	7.6	1.67
1998	30	7.6	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	2	1	.667	5.40	5.40	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.2	17	13	13	2	7	0	13	0	0	4	87	1.108	7.1	0.8	2.9	5.4	1.86
1998	30	8.4	Hickory	SALL	A	CHW	0	0		2.25	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	15	1.250	6.8	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
1998	30	0.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	0	1.000	4.55	4.55	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.2	35	16	16	2	12	0	14	1	0	0	134	1.484	9.9	0.6	3.4	4.0	1.17
1999	31	2.6	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	2	8	.200	6.91	7.79	20	15	3	0	0	0	82.0	110	71	63	14	42	3	37	2	0	7	394	1.854	12.1	1.5	4.6	4.1	0.88
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		87	108	.446	4.25	4.73	263	254	5	31	6	0	1674.0	1779	880	791	154	620	30	888	32	11	53	7211	1.433	9.6	0.8	3.3	4.8	1.43
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		6	8	.429	4.17	4.81	22	22	0	2	0	0	127.1	120	68	59	8	59	0	90	2	0	13	544	1.406	8.5	0.6	4.2	6.4	1.53
All Levels (10 Seasons)							93	116	.445	4.25	4.74	285	276	5	33	6	0	1801.1	1899	948	850	162	679	30	978	34	11	66	7755	1.431	9.5	0.8	3.4	4.9	1.44

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		2	4	.333	3.00	3.15	9	9	0	2	0	0	60.0	47	21	20	4	29	0	40	1	0	4	244	1.267	7.1	0.6	4.4	6.0	1.38
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	5.40	7.13	8	8	0	0	0	0	41.2	53	33	25	2	21	0	35	1	0	5	198	1.776	11.4	0.4	4.5	7.6	1.67
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	5.40	5.40	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.2	17	13	13	2	7	0	13	0	0	4	87	1.108	7.1	0.8	2.9	5.4	1.86
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0		2.25	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	15	1.250	6.8	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00