Jim Traber

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 194lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: December 26, 1961 in Columbus, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 21st round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK).

High School: Wilde Lake HS (Columbia, MD)

School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: September 21, 1984 (Age 22-270d, 14,988th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1989 (Age 27-279d)
vs. TOR 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: James Joseph Traber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

819

186

.227

RBI

117

OBP

.279

SLG

.352

OPS

.631

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 27 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 4 go ahead

1 Tm
BAL	27

Platoon
vs RHP	22
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	13

Outs
1	11
2	11
0	5

10 Opps
DET	5
CAL	4
TOR	4
CHW	3
KCR	2
MIN	2
OAK	2
TEX	2
CLE	2
NYY	1

25 Pitchers
Bret Saberhagen	2
Willie Fraser	2
Stan Clarke	1
Mike Witt	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Randy Nosek	1
Ray Chadwick	1
Dan Petry	1
Eric Plunk	1
Randy O'Neal	1
Mark Eichhorn	1
Joe Cowley	1
Chuck Cary	1
Charlie Hough	1
Jim Clancy	1
José Guzmán	1
Mark Portugal	1
Walt Terrell	1
Bill Dawley	1
Tom Candiotti	1
Scott Bailes	1
John Cerutti	1
Storm Davis	1
Jerry Reuss	1
Mike Smithson	1

8 Parks
Memor. Stad (BAL)	13
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	13
7	4
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	13
4	5
2	3
3	2
6	1
1	1
7+	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	10
---	10
12-	2
-2-	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1

49 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	10
1 on	13
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	17

Inning
1	4
2	3
3	1
4	7
5	3
6	6
7	2
8	1

1-3	8
4-6	16
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	6
+2	5
+1	3
Tied	2
-1	3
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	14
Tied	2
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	13
2-1	4
1-0	3
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-2	1
0-0	1
2-2	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	15
DH	10
PH	1
RF	1

OrderPos
6th	14
5th	7
7th	4
2nd	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1986-07-20	BAL		MIN	Mike Smithson	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	12-		3	6	3	0.208	85%		Home Run; F. Lynn Scores; J. Dwyer Scores
2	2	2	1	1986-07-22	BAL		KCR	Bret Saberhagen	behind 0-2	b 2	1	1--		2	6	DH	0.186	53%		Home Run; C. Ripken Scores
3	3	3	2	1986-07-22	BAL		KCR	Bret Saberhagen	behind 3-4	b 4	1	---		1	6	DH	0.137	53%		Home Run
4	4	4	1	1986-07-24	BAL		CHW	Joe Cowley	ahead 7-0	b 2	2	---		1	5	3	0.014	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1986-07-27	BAL		CHW	Bill Dawley	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	123		4	5	3	0.042	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Bonilla Scores; L. Lacy Scores; J. Beníquez Scores
6	6	6	1	1986-08-01	BAL	@	TOR	Mark Eichhorn	ahead 6-1	t 6	2	---		1	8	3	0.025	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1986-08-04	BAL	@	TOR	Stan Clarke	ahead 7-0	t 5	2	--3		2	6	3	0.016	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Lynn Scores
8	8	8	1	1986-08-05	BAL		TEX	José Guzmán	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	1--		2	6	3	0.135	88%		Home Run; C. Ripken Scores
9	9	9	1	1986-08-15	BAL	@	CLE	Scott Bailes	behind 0-1	t 5	1	1--		2	7	DH	0.251	62%		Home Run; J. Beníquez Scores
10	10	10	1	1986-08-23	BAL		CAL	Ray Chadwick	behind 1-2	b 1	2	1--		2	5	3	0.194	61%		Home Run; E. Murray Scores
11	11	11	1	1986-08-29 (1)	BAL	@	OAK	Eric Plunk	behind 0-2	t 6	1	1--		2	5	3	0.252	47%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Ripken Scores
12	12	12	1	1986-10-04	BAL		DET	Randy O'Neal	behind 2-9	b 6	0	---		1	6	DH	0.014	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	13	1	1986-10-05	BAL		DET	Dan Petry	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---		1	2	DH	0.117	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1988-06-08	BAL		DET	Walt Terrell	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	7	3	0.096	30%		Home Run (CF-RF)
15	15	2	1	1988-06-14	BAL	@	DET	Doyle Alexander	behind 0-6	t 7	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	DH	0.027	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Gerhart Scores
16	16	3	1	1988-06-27	BAL		TOR	John Cerutti	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	6	3	0.117	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	4	1	1988-07-09	BAL		TEX	Charlie Hough	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	5	3	0.120	83%		Home Run
18	18	5	1	1988-07-19 (1)	BAL		CHW	Jerry Reuss	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	12-	3,(0-2) SFX	3	6	3	0.208	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Stanicek Scores/unER; C. Ripken Scores/unER; J. Traber Scores/unER
19	19	6	1	1988-07-23	BAL	@	MIN	Mark Portugal	ahead 9-5	t 4	1	1--	2,(1-0) B1X	2	6	9	0.068	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Sheets Scores
20	20	7	1	1988-07-27	BAL	@	CLE	Tom Candiotti	behind 0-12	t 7	0	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	5	DH	0.000	0%		Home Run; E. Murray Scores
21	21	8	1	1988-08-26	BAL	@	OAK	Storm Davis	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	6	DH	0.137	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Sheets Scores
22	22	9	1	1988-08-31	BAL	@	CAL	Willie Fraser	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	DH	0.146	82%		Home Run (Deep RF Line); L. Sheets Scores
23	23	10	1	1988-10-01	BAL	@	TOR	Jim Clancy	behind 1-4	t 5	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	DH	0.161	36%		Home Run; T. Kennedy Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1989-04-25	BAL	@	CAL	Mike Witt	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	6,(1-2) CBKFFX	1	7	3	0.090	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	2	1	1989-06-01	BAL	@	DET	Randy Nosek	ahead 2-0	t 1	1	-23	3,(2-0) BBX	3	6	3	0.121	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Tettleton Scores; J. Orsulak Scores
26	26	3	1	1989-06-05	BAL	@	NYY	Chuck Cary	ahead 12-1	t 6	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BSFBX	2	6	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Orsulak Scores/unER
27	27	4	1	1989-06-22	BAL	@	CAL	Willie Fraser	tied 5-5	t 8	1	---	8,(3-2) .BBFBCFFX	1	5	PH	0.280	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)