Jim Tobin

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 27, 1912 in Oakland, CA us

Died: May 19, 1969 in Oakland, CA

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, CA

High School: Roosevelt HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 30, 1937 (Age 24-124d, 6,763rd in MLB history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1945 (Age 32-270d)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: James Anthony Tobin

Nicknames: Abba Dabba

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Relatives: Brother of Jackie Tobin

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.8

W

105

L

112

ERA

3.44

G

287

GS

227

SV

IP

1900.0

SO

498

WHIP

1.308

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1933	20	NYY-min	C,A	16	10	.615	3.81	36						196.0	188	98	83		80									1.367	8.6		3.7			WHE,BNG MATL,NYPL
1934	21	NYY-min	A	15	10	.600	3.98	35						192.0	202	106	85		59									1.359	9.5		2.8			BNG NYPL
1935	22	NYY-min	AA	11	8	.579	4.14	23						152.0	160	85	70		59									1.441	9.5		3.5			OLD PCL
1936	23	NYY-min	AA	16	8	.667	4.38	37						230.0	252	128	112		65									1.378	9.9		2.5			OLD PCL
1937	24	PIT	NL	6	3	.667	3.00	20	8	9	7	0	1	87.0	74	38	29	1	28	1	37	1	0	4	357	128	3.34	1.172	7.7	0.1	2.9	3.8	1.32
1938	25	PIT	NL	14	12	.538	3.47	40	33	6	14	2	0	241.1	254	109	93	17	66	2	70	6	1	2	1029	109	4.15	1.326	9.5	0.6	2.5	2.6	1.06
1939	26	PIT	NL	9	9	.500	4.52	25	19	4	8	0	0	145.1	194	84	73	7	33	3	43	2	0	1	655	85	3.73	1.562	12.0	0.4	2.0	2.7	1.30
1940	27	BSN	NL	7	3	.700	3.83	15	11	3	9	0	0	96.1	102	41	41	8	24	4	29	0	0	2	412	96	4.06	1.308	9.5	0.7	2.2	2.7	1.21
1941	28	BSN	NL	12	12	.500	3.10	33	26	4	20	3	0	238.0	229	91	82	12	60	9	61	0	1	1	981	114	3.56	1.214	8.7	0.5	2.3	2.3	1.02	MVP-21
1942	29	BSN	NL	12	21	.364	3.97	37	33	2	28	1	0	*287.2*	283	145	127	20	96	9	71	6	0	7	*1224*	84	3.89	1.317	8.9	0.6	3.0	2.2	0.74
1943	30	BSN	NL	14	14	.500	2.66	33	30	3	24	1	0	250.0	241	96	74	12	69	3	52	2	0	1	1049	127	3.47	1.240	8.7	0.4	2.5	1.9	0.75	MVP-24
1944	31	BSN	NL	18	19	.486	3.01	43	36	7	28	5	3	299.1	271	125	100	18	97	8	83	3	1	5	1249	127	3.77	1.229	8.1	0.5	2.9	2.5	0.86	AS,MVP-17
1945	32	TOT	MLB	13	19	.406	3.78	41	31	9	18	0	1	255.0	281	132	107	12	84	3	52	9	0	5	1118	100	3.84	1.431	9.9	0.4	3.0	1.8	0.62
1945	32	BSN	NL	9	14	.391	3.84	27	25	1	16	0	0	196.2	220	101	84	10	56	3	38	5	0	2	856	100	3.74	1.403	10.1	0.5	2.6	1.7	0.68
1945	32	DET	AL	4	5	.444	3.55	14	6	8	2	0	1	58.1	61	31	23	2	28	0	14	4	0	3	262	100	4.15	1.526	9.4	0.3	4.3	2.2	0.50
1946	33	NYG-min	AAA																															SFR PCL
1950	37	CHW-min	AA	1	2	.333		12						18.0	22				3									1.389	11.0		1.5			MEM SOUA
9 Yrs				105	112	.484	3.44	287	227	47	156	12	5	1900.0	1929	861	726	107	557	42	498	29	3	28	8074	106	3.77	1.308	9.1	0.5	2.6	2.4	0.89
162 Game Avg.				14	15	.484	3.44	38	30	6	21	2	1	251	255	114	96	14	74	6	66	4	0	4	1068	106	3.77	1.308	9.1	0.5	2.6	2.4	0.89

BSN (6 yrs)				72	83	.465	3.34	188	161	20	125	10	3	1368.0	1346	599	508	80	402	36	334	16	2	18	5771	107	3.72	1.278	8.9	0.5	2.6	2.2	0.83
PIT (3 yrs)				29	24	.547	3.71	85	60	19	29	2	1	473.2	522	231	195	25	127	6	150	9	1	7	2041	103	3.87	1.370	9.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	1.18
DET (1 yr)				4	5	.444	3.55	14	6	8	2	0	1	58.1	61	31	23	2	28	0	14	4	0	3	262	100	4.15	1.526	9.4	0.3	4.3	2.2	0.50

NL (9 yrs)				101	107	.486	3.44	273	221	39	154	12	4	1841.2	1868	830	703	105	529	42	484	25	3	25	7812	106	3.76	1.302	9.1	0.5	2.6	2.4	0.91
AL (1 yr)				4	5	.444	3.55	14	6	8	2	0	1	58.1	61	31	23	2	28	0	14	4	0	3	262	100	4.15	1.526	9.4	0.3	4.3	2.2	0.50