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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1927 21 2TM NNL 0.1 6 20 18 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .400 .389 .789 114 .372 120 7 0 /87
1927 21 KCM NNL 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 234 .560 240 3 0 /8
1927 21 MRS NNL 0.0 5 16 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .375 .286 .661 81 .325 90 4 0 /87
1934 28 ND NN2 0.0 28 108 94 17 25 6 0 0 12 2 10 .266 .343 .330 .673 89 .327 93 31 1 3 3/7
1935 29 ND NN2 0.3 28 112 98 21 28 4 1 6 18 4 11 .286 .364 .531 .894 123 .393 118 52 1 2 3
1937 31 PC NN2 0.5 7 32 26 6 12 2 0 3 8 1 5 .462 .548 .885 1.433 265 .598 253 23 0 1 /34
1938 32 NBY NN2 0.1 14 52 47 6 13 4 1 1 9 0 4 .277 .333 .468 .801 109 .361 105 22 0 1 3
1940 34 NBY NN2 0.2 15 45 39 5 14 1 0 0 7 0 6 .359 .444 .385 .829 117 .406 127 15 0 0 0 0 /793
1941 35 NBY NN2 0.8 31 116 104 23 34 7 1 4 24 2 10 .327 .397 .529 .925 159 .417 152 55 0 2 0 1 *3/7
1942 36 NBY NN2 -0.6 19 66 59 6 7 2 0 0 3 0 7 .119 .212 .153 .365 7 .194 20 9 0 3
1943 37 2TM NN2 -0.1 11 46 41 6 9 3 0 1 8 1 4 .220 .289 .366 .655 76 .310 73 15 0 1 0 3
1943 37 HAR NN2 -0.1 10 43 39 6 9 3 0 1 8 1 3 .231 .286 .385 .670 80 .313 74 15 0 1 0 3
1943 37 NBY NN2 0.0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -6 .260 45 0 0 0 0 /3
1944 38 NBY NN2 -0.2 4 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .231 .167 .397 7 .205 6 2 0 0 /53
1945 39 2TM 2LG -0.3 11 41 38 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 3 .184 .244 .237 .481 36 .236 38 9 0 0 0 3
1945 39 BBB NAL 0.0 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 120 .355 119 3 0 0 0 /3
1945 39 NBY NN2 -0.4 8 33 30 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 3 .133 .212 .200 .412 15 .207 17 6 0 0 0 /3
1946 40 NBY NN2 0.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 458 .962 469 1 0 0 0 /7
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
12 Yrs 0.9 175 652 577 93 158 30 4 15 91 10 63 .274 .349 .418 .767 108 .355 107 241 0 4 8 0 1 37/8954
162 Game Avg 0.8 162 604 534 86 146 28 4 14 84 9 58 .274 .349 .418 .767 108 .355 107 223
NBY (8 Yrs) 0.0 93 329 294 43 75 14 3 5 45 2 32 .255 .332 .374 .706 95 .332 97 110 0 2 1 0 1 3/795
ND (2 Yrs) 0.3 56 220 192 38 53 10 1 6 30 6 21 .276 .353 .432 .786 108 .361 107 83 2 5 3/7
HAR (1 Yr) -0.1 10 43 39 6 9 3 0 1 8 1 3 .231 .286 .385 .670 80 .313 74 15 0 1 0 3
PC (1 Yr) 0.5 7 32 26 6 12 2 0 3 8 1 5 .462 .548 .885 1.433 265 .598 253 23 0 1 /34
MRS (1 Yr) 0.0 5 16 14 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .375 .286 .661 81 .325 90 4 0 /87
BBB (1 Yr) 0.0 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 120 .355 119 3 0 0 0 /3
KCM (1 Yr) 0.1 1 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 234 .560 240 3 0 /8
NN2 (11 Yrs) 0.7 166 624 551 93 149 29 4 15 91 10 61 .270 .347 .419 .767 107 .354 107 231 0 4 8 0 1 37/954
NNL (1 Yr) 0.1 6 20 18 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .400 .389 .789 114 .372 120 7 0 /87
NAL (1 Yr) 0.0 3 8 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750 120 .355 119 3 0 0 0 /3

Value Batting

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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
1927 21 2TM NNL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /87
1927 21 KCM NNL 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .563 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /8
1927 21 MRS NNL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /87
1934 28 ND NN2 108 -1 0 0 -2 -1 -4 -0.4 4 0 0.0 .486 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 3/7
1935 29 ND NN2 112 3 0 0 -2 -1 0 0.0 4 4 0.3 .499 .500 0.5 -0.3 6 3
1937 31 PC NN2 32 7 0 0 -1 0 5 0.4 1 6 0.5 .561 .503 0.6 -0.1 8 /34
1938 32 NBY NN2 52 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .494 .500 0.1 -0.1 2 3
1940 34 NBY NN2 45 2 0 0 -1 -1 1 0.1 2 2 0.2 .503 .500 0.2 -0.1 3 /793
1941 35 NBY NN2 116 8 0 0 -1 -1 5 0.5 4 9 0.8 .516 .503 0.9 -0.2 10 *3/7
1942 36 NBY NN2 66 -7 0 0 0 -1 -8 -0.7 2 -6 -0.6 .461 .495 -0.6 -0.1 -6 3
1943 37 2TM NN2 46 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 3
1943 37 HAR NN2 43 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .483 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 3
1943 37 NBY NN2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .467 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
1944 38 NBY NN2 13 -2 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .442 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /53
1945 39 2TM 2LG 41 -3 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 1 -3 -0.3 .459 .498 -0.3 -0.1 -2 3
1945 39 BBB NAL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
1945 39 NBY NN2 33 -3 0 0 -1 0 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .442 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /3
1946 40 NBY NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .524 .500 0.0 0.0 1 /7
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
12 Yrs 652 7 0 0 -10 -7 -10 -1.1 22 11 0.9 .494 .499 1.6 -1.5 21 37/8954
162 Game Avg 604 6 0 0 -9 -7 -10 -1.0 20 10 0.8 .494 .499 1.4 -1.4 19
NBY (8 Yrs) 329 -1 0 0 -5 -4 -10 -1.0 11 1 0.0 .489 .500 0.3 -0.8 5 3/795
ND (2 Yrs) 220 2 0 0 -4 -3 -4 -0.4 8 3 0.3 .493 .499 0.6 -0.6 7 3/7
HAR (1 Yr) 43 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .483 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 3
PC (1 Yr) 32 7 0 0 -1 0 5 0.4 1 6 0.5 .561 .503 0.6 -0.1 8 /34
MRS (1 Yr) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /87
BBB (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
KCM (1 Yr) 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .563 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /8
NN2 (11 Yrs) 624 6 0 0 -10 -7 -11 -1.1 21 10 0.7 .493 .499 1.4 -1.5 19 37/954
NAL (1 Yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /3
NNL (1 Yr) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /87

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1927 21 2TM NNL 20 .372 120 .333 .056 0.0 10.0 0.0 /87
1927 21 KCM NNL 4 .560 240 .500 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 /8
1927 21 MRS NNL 16 .325 90 .286 .000 0.0 12.5 0.0 /87
1934 28 ND NN2 108 .327 93 .266 .064 0.0 9.3 47.2 3/7
1935 29 ND NN2 112 .393 118 .239 .245 5.4 9.8 44.1 3
1937 31 PC NN2 32 .598 253 .391 .423 9.4 15.6 21.4 /34
1938 32 NBY NN2 52 .361 105 .261 .191 1.9 7.7 31.3 3
1940 34 NBY NN2 45 .406 127 .359 .026 0.0 13.3 25.0 /793
1941 35 NBY NN2 116 .417 152 .300 .202 3.4 8.6 45.2 *3/7
1942 36 NBY NN2 66 .194 20 .119 .034 0.0 10.6 42.9 3
1943 37 2TM NN2 46 .310 73 .200 .146 2.2 8.7 41.7 3
1943 37 HAR NN2 43 .313 74 .211 .154 2.3 7.0 45.5 3
1943 37 NBY NN2 3 .260 45 .000 .000 0.0 33.3 0.0 /3
1944 38 NBY NN2 13 .205 6 .167 .000 0.0 7.7 0.0 /53
1945 39 2TM 2LG 41 .236 38 .184 .053 0.0 7.3 30.0 3
1945 39 BBB NAL 8 .355 119 .375 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /3
1945 39 NBY NN2 33 .207 17 .133 .067 0.0 9.1 42.9 /3
1946 40 NBY NN2 1 .962 469 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /7
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
12 Yrs 652 .355 107 .254 .144 2.3 9.7 37.1 37/8954
MLB Average .331 100 .281 .108 1.2 8.6 33.9
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1927 21 2TM NNL CF 4 0.00
1927 21 KCM NNL CF 1 0.00
1927 21 MRS NNL CF 3 0.00
1927 21 MRS NNL LF 1 0.00
1934 28 ND NN2 1B 23 172.0 216 205 8 3 7 .986 .986 11.15 10.82 9.26 8.89
1934 28 ND NN2 LF 6 43.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .938 1.26 1.55 1.00 1.27
1935 29 ND NN2 1B 28 28 226.0 278 263 10 5 16 .982 .983 10.87 10.45 9.75 7.22
1937 31 PC NN2 1B 7 7 56.1 60 59 1 0 2 1.000 .987 9.59 10.93 8.57 6.69
1937 31 PC NN2 2B 1 0 8.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 4.50 5.74 4.00 3.50
1938 32 NBY NN2 1B 13 13 96.2 120 117 2 1 8 .992 .985 11.08 10.78 9.15 7.38
1940 34 NBY NN2 LF 5 4 34.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .963 2.12 1.67 1.60 1.42
1940 34 NBY NN2 RF 4 4 28.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .963 0.96 1.51 0.75 1.28
1940 34 NBY NN2 1B 2 2 11.0 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 .985 9.82 10.88 6.00 9.15
1941 35 NBY NN2 1B 30 27 223.0 272 252 12 8 16 .971 .981 10.65 10.90 8.80 8.79
1941 35 NBY NN2 LF 2 0 10.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 .936 4.50 1.80 2.50 1.45
1942 36 NBY NN2 1B 19 0.00
1943 37 2TM NN2 1B 11 96.1 97 88 6 3 6 .969 .979 8.78 10.49 8.55 9.34
1943 37 HAR NN2 1B 10 88.1 88 81 6 1 4 .989 .979 8.86 10.49 8.70 9.34
1943 37 NBY NN2 1B 1 8.0 9 7 0 2 2 .778 .979 7.88 10.46 7.00 9.30
1944 38 NBY NN2 3B 3 2 20.0 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 .941 3.15 3.24 2.33 2.07
1944 38 NBY NN2 1B 1 1 8.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .981 10.13 11.03 9.00 7.00
1945 39 2TM 2LG 1B 10 10 81.1 93 90 3 0 8 1.000 .978 10.29 10.65 9.30 6.94
1945 39 BBB NAL 1B 2 2 15.1 14 13 1 0 2 1.000 .980 8.22 10.80 7.00 3.40
1945 39 NBY NN2 1B 8 8 66.0 79 77 2 0 6 1.000 .978 10.77 10.61 9.88 7.83
1946 40 NBY NN2 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.40
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
10 Yrs 148 90 998.2 1169 1098 50 21 65 .982 .982 10.35 10.52 7.76 6.89
1B (10 Yrs) 1B 144 88 970.2 1157 1094 43 20 63 .983 .983 10.54 10.71 7.90 7.02
LF (5 Yrs) LF 15 4 89.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 .948 1.92 1.63 1.27 1.27
CF (1 Yr) CF 4 0.00
RF (1 Yr) RF 4 4 28.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .963 0.96 1.51 0.75 1.28
3B (1 Yr) 3B 3 2 20.0 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 .941 3.15 3.24 2.33 2.07
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 0 8.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 .952 4.50 5.74 4.00 3.50

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jim Starks?

Jim Starks is 118 years old.

When was Jim Starks born?

Jim Starks was born on April 23, 1906.

Where was Jim Starks born?

Jim Starks was born in Springfield, MO.

How tall is Jim Starks?

Jim Starks is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Starks weigh when playing?

Jim Starks weighed 217 lbs (98 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Starks play?

Jim Starks played 12 seasons.

Is Jim Starks in the Hall of Fame?

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

What position did Jim Starks play?

Jim Starks was a First Baseman and Outfielder.

How many hits did Jim Starks have?

Jim Starks had 158 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Starks have?

Jim Starks had 15 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Starks' average?

Jim Starks had a .273 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Starks played for?

Jim Starks played for 7 teams; the Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, Newark Dodgers, Pittsburgh Crawfords, New York Black Yankees, Harrisburg Stars and Birmingham Black Barons.

When did Jim Starks retire?

Jim Starks last played in 1946.

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