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Jimmie Wilson
James Wilson (Ace)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 17, 1923
Final Game September 29, 1940
Born July 23, 1900 in Philadelphia, PA
Died May 31, 1947 in Bradenton, FL

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 22 PHI NL  85  252   27   66   9  0   1   25   4  2   4  17  .262  .276  .310   48   78   9           1    
 1924 23 PHI NL  95  280   32   78  16  3   6   39   5  4  17  12  .279  .322  .421   89  118   6           1    
 1925 24 PHI NL 108  335   42  110  19  3   3   54   5  3  32  25  .328  .390  .430  103  144   6           2    
 1926 25 PHI NL  90  279   40   85  10  2   4   32   3     25  20  .305  .362  .398   97  111   9           0    
 1927 26 PHI NL 128  443   50  122  15  2   2   45  13     34  15  .275  .330  .332   81  147  10           2    
 1928 27 TOT NL 141  481   56  127  30  3   2   63  12     54  32  .264  .340  .351   79  169  16           1     MVP-18
         PHI NL  21   70   11   21   4  1   0   13   3      9   8  .300  .380  .386   95   27   2           0    
         STL NL 120  411   45  106  26  2   2   50   9     45  24  .258  .333  .345   76  142  14           1    
 1929 28 STL NL 120  394   59  128  27  8   4   71   4     43  19  .325  .394  .464  111  183  10           2    
 1930 29 STL NL 107  362   54  115  25  7   1   58   8     28  17  .318  .368  .434   91  157  12           1    
 1931 30 STL NL 115  383   45  105  20  2   0   51   5     28  15  .274  .332  .337   77  129   3           5     MVP-6
 1932 31 STL NL  92  274   36   68  16  2   2   28   9     15  18  .248  .290  .343   67   94   2           1     MVP-17
 1933 32 STL NL 113  369   34   94  17  0   1   45   6     23  33  .255  .300  .309   71  114   5           1  10 AS
 1934 33 PHI NL  91  277   25   81  11  0   3   35   1     14  10  .292  .326  .365   76  101   4           0  11
 1935 34 PHI NL  93  290   38   81  20  0   1   37   4     19  19  .279  .326  .359   77  104   3           1   5 AS
 1936 35 PHI NL  85  230   25   64  12  0   1   27   5     12  21  .278  .314  .343   70   79   3           0   7
 1937 36 PHI NL  39   87   15   24   3  0   1    8   1      6   4  .276  .323  .345   76   30   0           0   4
 1938 37 PHI NL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1939 38 CIN NL   4    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   1  .333  .333  .333   79    1   1           0   0
 1940 39 CIN NL  16   37    2    9   2  0   0    3   1      2   1  .243  .282  .297   59   11   2           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons    1525 4778  580 1358 252 32  32  621  86  9 356 280  .284  .336  .370   82 1770 101   0   0  18  37
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        508   62  144  27  3   3   66   9  1  38  30  .284  .336  .370   82  188  11   0   0   2   4
 Career High    141  481   59  128  30  8   6   71  13  4  54  33  .328  .394  .464  111  183  16   0   0   5  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 22 PHI NL  266  197   21   2.9   116| .262  .307| .276  .367| .310  .427| .586  .793|  48  .285 -20.4  -2.0  66%
 1924 23 PHI NL  304  212   37   4.7   114| .279  .304| .322  .361| .421  .424| .743  .785|  89  .513  -5.4  -0.5  55%
 1925 24 PHI NL  375  234   56   6.4   121| .328  .310| .390  .369| .430  .443| .820  .812| 103  .601   2.3   0.2  62%
 1926 25 PHI NL  313  203   40   5.2   110| .305  .298| .362  .359| .398  .413| .760  .772|  97  .567  -1.3  -0.1     
 1927 26 PHI NL  489  331   48   3.9   101| .275  .285| .330  .343| .332  .393| .662  .736|  81  .425 -11.2  -1.1     
 1928 27 TOT NL  552  370   57   4.2   111| .264  .293| .340  .359| .351  .417| .691  .776|  79  .431 -13.9  -1.3     
         PHI NL   81   51   10   5.3   115| .300  .299| .380  .365| .386  .425| .766  .789|  95  .541  -0.3   0.0     
         STL NL  471  319   47   4.0   111| .258  .292| .333  .358| .345  .416| .678  .774|  76  .411 -13.6  -1.3     
 1929 28 STL NL  449  276   72   7.0   122| .325  .306| .394  .370| .464  .445| .858  .815| 111  .607   7.7   0.7     
 1930 29 STL NL  403  259   58   6.0   129| .318  .316| .368  .375| .434  .470| .802  .844|  91  .506  -5.4  -0.5     
 1931 30 STL NL  419  281   42   4.0   107| .274  .290| .332  .349| .337  .409| .669  .759|  77  .434 -11.9  -1.2     
 1932 31 STL NL  292  208   27   3.5   106| .248  .288| .290  .341| .343  .417| .633  .758|  67  .367 -13.0  -1.3     
 1933 32 STL NL  398  290   34   3.1    95| .255  .280| .300  .333| .309  .383| .609  .717|  71  .383 -14.0  -1.5     
 1934 33 PHI NL  295  211   33   4.2   115| .292  .302| .326  .359| .365  .430| .691  .789|  76  .442 -10.4  -1.0     
 1935 34 PHI NL  313  217   34   4.2   112| .279  .297| .326  .354| .359  .424| .685  .778|  77  .449  -9.4  -0.9     
 1936 35 PHI NL  245  176   25   3.8   111| .278  .298| .314  .358| .343  .417| .657  .775|  70  .407 -10.2  -1.0     
 1937 36 PHI NL   93   67   10   4.0   108| .276  .289| .323  .352| .345  .410| .668  .762|  76  .443  -3.1  -0.3     
 1938 37 PHI NL    2    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .275| .000  .338| .000  .391| .000  .730|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
 1939 38 CIN NL    4    3    0   0.0   104| .333  .281| .333  .347| .333  .402| .666  .750|  79  .000  -0.1   0.0     
 1940 39 CIN NL   41   30    3   2.7    99| .243  .273| .282  .338| .297  .393| .579  .730|  59  .293  -2.1  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     5253 3567  597   4.5   112| .284  .297| .336  .356| .370  .421| .706  .778|  82  .467 -122.5 -12.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1923 22 PHI NL C 69 235 50 12 10 .960 .976 4.13 4.09 10 OF 2 3 0 3 0 .500 .968 1.50 2.30 1 1 0 1924 23 PHI NL C 82 240 93 11 14 .968 .981 4.06 4.11 7 1B 2 9 0 1 2 .900 .989 4.50 10.35 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 1925 24 PHI NL C 89 275 50 6 9 .982 .970 3.65 3.90 9 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0 1926 25 PHI NL C 79 228 78 16 5 .950 .971 3.87 3.73 10 1927 26 PHI NL C 124 377 82 12 12 .975 .974 3.70 3.84 10 1928 27 TOT NL C 140 469 103 9 17 .985 .979 4.09 3.79 6 PHI NL C 20 75 21 1 4 .990 .979 4.80 3.79 0 STL NL C 120 394 82 8 13 .983 .979 3.97 3.79 6 1929 28 STL NL C 119 410 80 14 16 .972 .974 4.12 3.57 2 1930 29 STL NL C 99 456 67 7 11 .987 .976 5.28 4.05 5 1931 30 STL NL C 110 498 75 9 15 .985 .980 5.21 4.03 4 1932 31 STL NL C 75 326 55 7 9 .982 .979 5.08 3.98 4 1B 3 17 2 1 2 .950 .990 6.33 9.90 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 5.40 1933 32 STL NL C 107 498 58 10 13 .982 .982 5.20 3.75 7 AS 1934 33 PHI NL C 77 265 42 4 7 .987 .985 3.99 4.09 5 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.70 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1935 34 PHI NL C 78 329 44 7 9 .982 .976 4.78 4.17 4 AS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 AS 1936 35 PHI NL C 63 187 31 9 5 .960 .979 3.46 4.21 3 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 9.00 9.90 1937 36 PHI NL C 22 76 12 2 1 .978 .980 4.00 4.62 1 1B 2 17 1 1 1 .947 .989 9.00 10.10 1938 37 PHI NL C 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.30 0 1939 38 CIN NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 1 1940 39 CIN NL C 16 46 10 1 0 .982 .977 3.50 4.05 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1924 23 PHI NL 1B 2 9 0 1 2 .900 .989 4.50 10.35 1932 31 STL NL 1B 3 17 2 1 2 .950 .990 6.33 9.90 1934 33 PHI NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.70 1936 35 PHI NL 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000 .989 9.00 9.90 1937 36 PHI NL 1B 2 17 1 1 1 .947 .989 9.00 10.10 1932 31 STL NL 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 5.40 1934 33 PHI NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1935 34 PHI NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1923 22 PHI NL C 69 235 50 12 10 .960 .976 4.13 4.09 10 1924 23 PHI NL C 82 240 93 11 14 .968 .981 4.06 4.11 7 1925 24 PHI NL C 89 275 50 6 9 .982 .970 3.65 3.90 9 1926 25 PHI NL C 79 228 78 16 5 .950 .971 3.87 3.73 10 1927 26 PHI NL C 124 377 82 12 12 .975 .974 3.70 3.84 10 1928 27 TOT NL C 140 469 103 9 17 .985 .979 4.09 3.79 6 PHI NL C 20 75 21 1 4 .990 .979 4.80 3.79 0 STL NL C 120 394 82 8 13 .983 .979 3.97 3.79 6 1929 28 STL NL C 119 410 80 14 16 .972 .974 4.12 3.57 2 1930 29 STL NL C 99 456 67 7 11 .987 .976 5.28 4.05 5 1931 30 STL NL C 110 498 75 9 15 .985 .980 5.21 4.03 4 1932 31 STL NL C 75 326 55 7 9 .982 .979 5.08 3.98 4 1933 32 STL NL C 107 498 58 10 13 .982 .982 5.20 3.75 7 1934 33 PHI NL C 77 265 42 4 7 .987 .985 3.99 4.09 5 1935 34 PHI NL C 78 329 44 7 9 .982 .976 4.78 4.17 4 1936 35 PHI NL C 63 187 31 9 5 .960 .979 3.46 4.21 3 1937 36 PHI NL C 22 76 12 2 1 .978 .980 4.00 4.62 1 1938 37 PHI NL C 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 4.30 0 1939 38 CIN NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.90 1 1940 39 CIN NL C 16 46 10 1 0 .982 .977 3.50 4.05 0 1923 22 PHI NL OF 2 3 0 3 0 .500 .968 1.50 2.30 1 1 0 1924 23 PHI NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 1925 24 PHI NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 1351 4916 931 136 153 .977 .977 4.33 3.94 88 1B 9 52 3 3 5 .948 .989 6.11 10.02 OF 4 3 0 3 0 .500 .968 0.75 2.27 2 1 1 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 5.40 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1367 4972 935 142 158 .977 .978 4.32 3.97
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1928   WS    STL NYY     L   3  11   1   1  1  0  0   1   0   3  .091  .091  .182   0  1   0   0   0 
 1930   WS    STL PHA     L   4  15   0   4  1  0  0   2   0   1  .267  .267  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 1931   WS    STL PHA     W   7  23   0   5  0  0  0   2   1   1  .217  .250  .217   0  1   0   0   0 
 1940   WS    CIN DET     W   6  17   2   6  0  0  0   0   1   2  .353  .389  .353   1  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        2-2  20  66   3  16  2  0  0   5   2   7  .242  .265  .273   1  2   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1933   STL NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
 1935   PHI NL   *   3   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting C 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      2   4   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .250  .250  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1933 (C)
1935 (C)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1928-NL-18-0.04
1931-NL-6-0.35
1932-NL-17-0.06
Car-455-0.45 shares

Stolen Bases
1927 NL-13-10

Hit By Pitch
1931 NL-5-6

At Bats per Strikeout
1927 NL-29.5-8
1931 NL-25.5-9

Oldest Player
1938 NL-37-6
1939 NL-38-3
1940 NL-39-2

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2067) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 15.9 (936) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 44.5 (410) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

May 11, 1928: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Spud Davis and Homer Peel.

November 15, 1933: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Spud Davis and Eddie Delker.

May 5, 1939: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

August 12, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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