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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1946 17 BEG NN2 0.2 21 56 48 4 14 2 2 0 6 1 5 .292 .370 .417 .787 119 .374 119 20 1 2 4/56
1947 18 BEG NN2 0.7 59 248 214 40 55 10 3 0 28 7 26 .257 .340 .332 .672 83 .328 86 71 1 7 4/6
1948 19 BEG NN2 3.1 58 261 218 48 63 9 4 0 33 8 35 .289 .390 .367 .757 119 .369 124 80 1 7 *4 AS,AS
1953 24 BRO NL 3.9 151 710 605 125 168 31 17 6 63 21 14 100 38 .278 .383 .415 .798 105 .365 106 251 7 3 2 4 *4/H ROY-1
1954 25 BRO NL 2.9 146 695 607 107 171 28 8 13 52 8 7 76 30 .282 .361 .418 .779 100 .353 97 254 10 2 5 5 2 *4/97H
1955 26 BRO NL 3.5 147 627 538 110 134 20 8 7 40 15 15 70 37 .249 .341 .355 .696 83 .334 93 191 8 6 11 2 4 47/H98
1956 27 BRO NL 6.2 153 701 594 102 178 23 8 6 43 21 9 95 39 .300 .399 .396 .794 108 .369 115 235 5 4 6 2 6 47/9H AS,MVP-5
1957 28 BRO NL 0.9 149 695 617 89 154 26 4 2 37 26 10 64 31 .250 .323 .314 .637 67 .310 68 194 5 4 7 3 0 *4/7
1958 29 LAD NL 2.0 147 636 555 81 145 25 5 2 43 18 11 78 22 .261 .352 .335 .687 81 .332 87 186 5 0 3 0 1 754/H98 MVP-19
1959 30 LAD NL 2.4 145 655 553 91 156 18 4 3 34 23 10 96 25 .282 .387 .345 .732 92 .350 97 191 3 0 3 3 4 *5/4H79 AS
1960 31 LAD NL 4.4 151 670 557 96 138 20 2 5 40 12 9 96 28 .248 .359 .318 .677 83 .335 94 177 6 3 9 4 1 *54/H
1961 32 LAD NL 2.4 144 531 439 74 107 26 3 4 32 8 4 79 34 .244 .358 .344 .702 83 .338 88 151 7 0 12 1 2 54H7
1962 33 LAD NL 4.1 160 702 588 83 159 24 1 4 43 17 7 93 35 .270 .370 .335 .705 96 .345 104 197 10 2 15 4 0 *45/H79
1963 34 LAD NL 5.2 148 605 525 77 148 27 4 6 49 19 5 60 28 .282 .354 .383 .737 121 .359 130 201 11 2 12 6 2 *45H MVP-6
1964 35 LAD NL 0.2 116 390 334 44 76 8 3 2 27 4 4 42 21 .228 .318 .287 .605 78 .289 78 96 7 3 9 2 2 54H/9
1965 36 LAD NL 2.8 111 432 372 54 104 19 4 4 39 9 5 53 31 .280 .374 .384 .758 121 .352 125 143 1 4 1 2 5 57H/49 MVP-30
1966 37 LAD NL -0.1 88 273 235 30 51 9 0 1 16 2 1 34 17 .217 .315 .268 .583 71 .288 76 63 5 0 3 1 3 5H/34
17 Yrs 44.7 2094 8887 7599 1255 2021 325 80 65 625 219 111 1102 416 .266 .360 .355 .716 93 .341 98 2701 90 36 114 35 36 457H96/83
162 Game Avg 3.5 162 688 588 97 156 25 6 5 48 17 85 .266 .360 .355 .716 93 .341 98 209 3 9
LAD (14 Yrs) 40.8 1956 8322 7119 1163 1889 304 71 65 558 203 111 1036 416 .265 .360 .355 .715 93 .341 98 2530 90 33 98 35 36 457H9/83
BEG (3 Yrs) 4.0 138 565 480 92 132 21 9 0 67 16 66 .275 .366 .356 .722 103 .351 106 171 3 16 46/5
NL (14 Yrs) 40.8 1956 8322 7119 1163 1889 304 71 65 558 203 111 1036 416 .265 .360 .355 .715 93 .341 98 2530 90 33 98 35 36 457H9/83
NN2 (3 Yrs) 4.0 138 565 480 92 132 21 9 0 67 16 66 .275 .366 .356 .722 103 .351 106 171 3 16 46/5
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 19 BEG NN2 4 17 15 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .375 .467 .842 7 0 0 1
1953 24 BRO WS 6 28 27 4 8 3 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 .296 .321 .630 .951 17 0 1 0 0 /*4
1955 26 BRO WS 7 32 24 2 7 1 0 0 3 1 1 8 1 .292 .469 .333 .802 8 1 0 0 0 0 /*47
1956 27 BRO WS 7 31 24 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 7 3 .083 .290 .083 .374 2 1 0 0 0 0 /*47
1959 30 LAD WS 6 27 25 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 .240 .296 .240 .536 6 0 0 0 0 0 /*5
1963 34 LAD WS 4 16 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 .154 .313 .154 .466 2 2 0 0 0 0 /*5
1965 36 LAD WS 7 30 28 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .214 .267 .250 .517 7 0 1 0 0 0 /*5
1966 37 LAD WS 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
8 Yrs 43 189 162 18 36 7 0 2 13 5 4 24 9 .222 .330 .302 .632 49 4 2 1 0 0 54/7
162 Game Avg 162 712 610 68 136 26 0 8 49 19 90 .222 .330 .302 .632 185 15 8 4
LAD (7 Yrs) 39 172 147 15 31 5 0 2 12 4 4 23 9 .211 .326 .286 .611 42 4 2 0 0 0 54/7
BEG (1 Yr) 4 17 15 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .375 .467 .842 7 0 0 1
WS (7 Yrs) 39 172 147 15 31 5 0 2 12 4 4 23 9 .211 .326 .286 .611 42 4 2 0 0 0 54/7
NN2 (1 Yr) 4 17 15 3 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .375 .467 .842 7 0 0 1

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1946 17 BEG NN2 56 1 0 0 -1 1 1 0.1 2 3 0.2 .503 .500 0.3 0.0 4 4/56
1947 18 BEG NN2 248 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 8 7 0.7 .499 .499 0.7 0.3 7 4/6
1948 19 BEG NN2 261 7 0 0 12 3 21 2.2 8 29 3.1 .538 .514 1.8 1.5 18 *4 AS,AS
1953 24 BRO NL 710 5 0 1 4 6 17 1.5 24 41 3.9 .511 .510 3.7 0.9 37 *4/H ROY-1
1954 25 BRO NL 695 -2 4 -1 0 6 8 0.6 24 31 2.9 .505 .505 3.0 0.5 31 *4/97H
1955 26 BRO NL 627 -5 4 1 12 2 14 1.1 24 37 3.5 .510 .509 2.5 1.3 25 47/H98
1956 27 BRO NL 701 12 0 2 23 1 37 3.6 24 62 6.2 .527 .525 4.1 2.4 39 47/9H AS,MVP-5
1957 28 BRO NL 695 -25 6 3 -3 5 -13 -1.6 24 12 0.9 .491 .492 1.4 0.1 14 *4/7
1958 29 LAD NL 636 -9 0 3 5 -2 -3 -0.4 24 21 2.0 .498 .498 1.6 0.3 16 754/H98 MVP-19
1959 30 LAD NL 655 -2 3 2 -5 2 0 0.0 23 23 2.4 .500 .500 2.9 -0.2 28 *5/4H79 AS
1960 31 LAD NL 670 -4 3 1 15 4 19 2.0 24 43 4.4 .514 .513 2.8 2.1 28 *54/H
1961 32 LAD NL 531 -7 0 2 7 3 4 0.4 20 25 2.4 .503 .503 1.7 1.0 17 54H7
1962 33 LAD NL 702 3 3 1 2 5 14 1.5 26 40 4.1 .509 .509 3.8 0.8 38 *45/H79
1963 34 LAD NL 605 18 6 1 -5 5 24 2.8 23 47 5.2 .519 .517 5.7 0.1 51 *45H MVP-6
1964 35 LAD NL 390 -9 -1 0 -5 2 -12 -1.3 15 3 0.2 .488 .492 0.7 -0.2 8 54H/9
1965 36 LAD NL 432 11 1 2 -3 1 11 1.2 16 27 2.8 .511 .508 3.2 -0.3 31 57H/49 MVP-30
1966 37 LAD NL 273 -7 1 0 -5 1 -11 -1.1 10 -1 -0.1 .487 .493 0.4 -0.4 4 5H/34
17 Yrs 8887 -18 29 18 54 47 131 12.4 320 450 44.7 .507 .506 40.5 10.1 396 457H96/83
162 Game Avg 688 -1 2 1 4 4 10 1.0 25 35 3.5 .507 .506 3.1 0.8 31
LAD (14 Yrs) 8322 -22 29 18 43 41 110 10.2 301 411 40.8 .506 .506 37.7 8.3 367 457H9/83
BEG (3 Yrs) 565 4 0 0 11 6 21 2.2 18 40 4.0 .516 .506 2.8 1.8 29 46/5
NL (14 Yrs) 8322 -22 29 18 43 41 110 10.2 301 411 40.8 .506 .506 37.7 8.3 367 457H9/83
NN2 (3 Yrs) 565 4 0 0 11 6 21 2.2 18 40 4.0 .516 .506 2.8 1.8 29 46/5

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1946 17 BEG NN2 56 .374 119 .292 .125 0.0 8.9 20.0 4/56
1947 18 BEG NN2 248 .328 86 .257 .075 0.0 10.5 48.8 4/6
1948 19 BEG NN2 261 .369 124 .289 .078 0.0 13.4 48.5 *4 AS,AS
1953 24 BRO NL 710 .365 106 .289 .137 0.8 5.4 14.1 2.6 3.2% 28.71 44.9 60.0 59.5 *4/H ROY-1
1954 25 BRO NL 695 .353 97 .278 .137 1.9 4.3 10.9 0.1 1.9% -2.74 39.8 53.3 71.1 *4/97H
1955 26 BRO NL 627 .334 93 .256 .106 1.1 5.9 11.2 -0.1 -2.2% -2.51 50.7 50.0 75.0 47/H98
1956 27 BRO NL 701 .369 115 .312 .096 0.9 5.6 13.6 1.8 3.0% 23.69 35.4 70.0 51.2 47/9H AS,MVP-5
1957 28 BRO NL 695 .310 68 .259 .065 0.3 4.5 9.2 -0.8 -3.6% -7.68 39.5 72.2 57.3 *4/7
1958 29 LAD NL 636 .332 87 .269 .074 0.3 3.5 12.3 0.8 0.5% 8.63 35.7 62.1 47.0 754/H98 MVP-19
1959 30 LAD NL 655 .350 97 .290 .063 0.5 3.8 14.7 1.8 -1.4% 10.96 35.3 69.7 61.3 *5/4H79 AS
1960 31 LAD NL 670 .335 94 .252 .070 0.7 4.2 14.3 -0.3 -0.3% 8.57 39.2 57.1 58.8 *54/H
1961 32 LAD NL 531 .338 88 .256 .100 0.8 6.4 14.9 0.7 0.2% -0.85 38.5 66.7 57.1 54H7
1962 33 LAD NL 702 .345 104 .280 .065 0.6 5.0 13.2 -1.0 -13.1% -1.79 31.6 70.8 61.8 *45/H79
1963 34 LAD NL 605 .359 130 .286 .101 1.0 4.6 9.9 3.4 6.2% 27.43 34.8 79.2 62.5 *45H MVP-6
1964 35 LAD NL 390 .289 78 .236 .060 0.5 5.4 10.8 -2.0 -1.6% -2.63 35.3 50.0 46.9 54H/9
1965 36 LAD NL 432 .352 125 .295 .105 0.9 7.2 12.3 3.3 15.6% 24.88 31.8 64.3 51.1 57H/49 MVP-30
1966 37 LAD NL 273 .288 76 .229 .051 0.4 6.2 12.5 -0.3 -0.7% -4.18 34.5 66.7 57.1 5H/34
17 Yrs 8887 .341 98 .273 .089 0.7 4.7 12.4 10.0 7.8% 110.49 38.5 64.6 58.8 457H96/83
MLB Average .331 100 .276 .128 2.1 12.5 8.8 30.5 60.4 46.3
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% Pos Awards
1948 19 BEG NN2 17 .333 .133 0.0 5.9 50.0
1953 24 BRO WS 28 .261 .333 7.1 7.1 0.0 -0.3 -6.8% -0.09 28.6 0.0 /*4
1955 26 BRO WS 32 .304 .042 0.0 3.1 25.0 0.0 -1.9% 1.52 13.3 50.0 /*47
1956 27 BRO WS 31 .095 .000 0.0 9.7 22.6 -0.5 -17.9% -3.61 22.2 50.0 /*47
1959 30 LAD WS 27 .261 .000 0.0 7.4 7.4 -0.3 -9.4% -2.95 25.0 100.0 /*5
1963 34 LAD WS 16 .167 .000 0.0 6.3 18.8 0.1 1.5% -0.35 60.0 0.0 /*5
1965 36 LAD WS 30 .214 .036 0.0 0.0 3.3 -0.2 -12.6% -2.33 25.0 /*5
1966 37 LAD WS 8 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.1 2.5% 0.34 0.0 /5
8 Yrs 189 .225 .080 1.1 4.8 12.7 -1.0 -44.6% -7.47 26.7 50.0 54/7
MLB Average .255 .121 2.2 12.6 8.5 27.1 56.3
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jim Gilliam born?

Jim Gilliam was born on October 17, 1928.

Where was Jim Gilliam born?

Jim Gilliam was born in Nashville, TN.

How tall was Jim Gilliam?

Jim Gilliam was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Gilliam weigh when playing?

Jim Gilliam weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Gilliam play?

Jim Gilliam played 17 seasons.

Is Jim Gilliam in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Gilliam has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Jim Gilliam play?

Jim Gilliam was a Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder.

How many hits did Jim Gilliam have?

Jim Gilliam had 2,021 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Gilliam have?

Jim Gilliam had 65 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Gilliam's average?

Jim Gilliam had a .266 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Gilliam played for?

Jim Gilliam played for 3 teams; the Baltimore Elite Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers.

How many World Series has Jim Gilliam won?

Jim Gilliam won 4 World Series.

When did Jim Gilliam retire?

Jim Gilliam last played in 1966.

What are Jim Gilliam's nicknames?

Junior is a nickname for Jim Gilliam.

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