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Bill James Bill James

Full name: William Henry James Born: January 20, 1887, Detroit, Michigan Died May 25, 1942, Venice, California Buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California First Game: June 12, 1911; Final Game: September 17, 1919 Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 6' 4" Weight: 195 Bill James Collectibles! Bill James Memorabilia! Bill James Cards! Bill James Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1911 CLE A                 8    17    1    1   1   0   0    1    1        0   1    0      .059  .111  .118   0.0 1911 CLE A
1912 CLE A                 3     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    1        0   1    0      .000  .250  .000   0.0 1912 CLE A
1914 STL A                44    89    4   10   1   1   0    2    4   38   0   4    1   2  .112  .151  .146   0.0 1914 STL A
1915 STL A                34    42    2    8   2   0   0    2    3   18   1   6    0   0  .190  .261  .238   0.0 1915 STL A
1915 DET A                11    21    4    6   1   0   0    2    3    6   1   1    0   0  .286  .400  .333   0.0 1915 DET A
1915 TOT A                45    63    6   14   3   0   0    4    6   24   2   7    0   0  .222  .310  .270   0.0 1915 TOT A
1916 DET A                30    44    3    3   0   0   0    1    3   24   0   6    0      .068  .128  .068   0.0 1916 DET A
1917 DET A                34    57    7   12   0   0   0    2   10   20   0   2    0      .211  .328  .211   0.0 1917 DET A
1918 DET A                19    46    0    5   1   0   0    0    1   12   0   0    0      .109  .128  .130   0.0 1918 DET A
1919 DET A                 2     4    1    1   0   0   0    1    0    2   0   0    0      .250  .250  .250   0.0 1919 DET A
1919 BOS A                13    21    1    3   0   0   0    1    1    7   1   3    0      .143  .217  .143   0.0 1919 BOS A
1919 CHI A                 5    14    2    2   0   0   0    0    0    2   0   1    0      .143  .143  .143   0.0 1919 CHI A
Total                    203   358   25   51   6   1   0   12   27  129i  3  25    1   2i .142  .209  .165   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1919 CHI A Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1919 CHI A

Pitching RecordPitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1911 CLE A                 8   6   4   0   0   0   51.2   58   238   1   37   28   32   21   0   2   2   1   2   4   4.88  -0.9 1911 CLE A
1912 CLE A                 3   0   0   0   1   0   13.2   15    61   0   11    7    9    5   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.61  -0.2 1912 CLE A
1914 STL A                44  35  20   3   7   1  284    269  1162   4  121   90  109  109   0  11   6   0  15  14   2.85  -0.5 1914 STL A
1915 STL A                34  22   8   0   5   1  170.1  155   708   2   89   68   92   58   0   5   7   0   7  10   3.59  -0.8 1915 STL A
1915 DET A                11   9   3   1   2   0   67     57   268   1   26   18   33   24   0   1   0   0   7   3   2.42   0.8 1915 DET A
1915 TOT A                45  31  11   1   7   1  237.1  212   976   3  115   86  125   82   0   6   7   0  14  13   3.26   0.0 1915 TOT A
1916 DET A                30  20   8   0   4   1  151.2  141   642   1   76   62   79   61   0   6  11   1   8  12   3.68  -2.0 1916 DET A
1917 DET A                34  23  10   2   5   1  198    163   830   2   71   46   96   62   0   2  12   0  13  10   2.09   1.6 1917 DET A
1918 DET A                19  18   8   1   1   0  122    127   546   3   68   51   68   42  18   2   5   0   6  11   3.76  -2.4 1918 DET A
1919 DET A                 2   1   0   0   0   0    9.1   12    42   0    6    6    7    3   0   1   0   0   1   0   5.79  -0.2 1919 DET A
1919 BOS A                13   7   4   0   4   0   72.2   74   306   2   42   33   39   12   0   2   3   0   3   5   4.09  -1.0 1919 BOS A
1919 CHI A                 5   5   3   2   0   0   39.1   39   155   0   12   11   14   11   0   0   2   0   3   2   2.52   0.3 1919 CHI A
Total                    203 146  68   9  29   4 1179.2 1110  4958  16  559  420  578  408  18  32  48   2  65  71   3.20  -5.3 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team

World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1919 CHI A Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    4.2    8    23   0    4    3    3   0    2   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   5.79 1919 CHI A

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1911 CLE A         P    8     4   11    1    0  .938
1912 CLE A         P    3     1    2    3    0  .500
1914 STL A         P   44    11  105    3    5  .975
1915 STL A         P   34    12   58    6    2  .921
1915 DET A         P   11     2   26    2    1  .933
1915 TOT A         P   45    14   84    8    3  .925
1916 DET A         P   30     4   46    6    1  .893
1917 DET A         P   34     4   61    5    1  .929
1918 DET A         P   19     5   43    1    3  .980
1919 DET A         P    2     1    2    0    0 1.000
1919 BOS A         P   13     4   23    3    2  .900
1919 CHI A         P    5     2    7    1    0  .900
Total              P  203    50  384   31   15  .933
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1919 CHI A Daily   P    1    0    0     4.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    1    2    0     -

TransactionsTransactions

Traded by St. Louis Browns with Grover Lowdermilk to Detroit Tigers in exchange for
Baby Doll Jacobson (August 18, 1915).

Sold by Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox (August, 1919).

Sold by Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox (August, 1919).

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