Jim Turner

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: August 6, 1903 in Antioch, TN us

Died: November 29, 1998 in Nashville, TN

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, TN

High School: Cane Ridge HS (Nashville, TN)

Debut: April 30, 1937 (Age 33-267d, 6,763rd in MLB history)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 13, 1945 (Age 42-038d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: James Riley Turner

Nicknames: Colonel or Milkman Jim

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.1

W

L

ERA

3.22

G

231

GS

119

SV

IP

1132.0

SO

329

WHIP

1.242

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
1937	33	BSN	NL	20	11	.645	2.38	33	30	3	24	5	1	256.2	228	80	68	13	52	9	69	0	0	0	1031	149	3.77	1.091	8.0	0.5	1.8	2.4	1.33	MVP-4
1938	34	BSN	NL	14	18	.438	3.46	35	34	1	22	3	0	268.0	267	123	103	21	54	3	71	5	0	1	1107	99	4.07	1.198	9.0	0.7	1.8	2.4	1.31	AS
1939	35	BSN	NL	4	11	.267	4.28	25	22	2	9	0	0	157.2	181	83	75	10	51	11	50	4	0	2	692	86	4.21	1.471	10.3	0.6	2.9	2.9	0.98
1940	36	CIN	NL	14	7	.667	2.89	24	23	1	11	0	0	187.0	187	70	60	9	32	6	53	0	0	1	749	132	3.41	1.171	9.0	0.4	1.5	2.6	1.66
1941	37	CIN	NL	6	4	.600	3.11	23	10	6	3	0	0	113.0	120	49	39	5	24	3	34	1	0	1	465	116	3.30	1.274	9.6	0.4	1.9	2.7	1.42
1942	38	NYY-min	AA	5	3	.625	0.97	9						74.0	59	14	8		15		20							1.000	7.2		1.8	2.4	1.33	NWK IL
1942	38	TOT	MLB	1	1	.500	4.35	8	0	7	0	0	1	10.1	9	6	5	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	43	85	4.45	1.258	7.8	0.9	3.5	1.7	0.50
1942	38	CIN	NL	0	0		10.80	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.1	5	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	18	35	9.02	2.400	13.5	2.7	8.1	0.0	0.00
1942	38	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	1.29	5	0	5	0	0	1	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	284	2.28	0.714	5.1	0.0	1.3	2.6	2.00
1943	39	NYY	AL	3	0	1.000	3.53	18	0	12	0	0	1	43.1	44	22	17	1	13	1	15	0	0	0	183	92	2.92	1.315	9.1	0.2	2.7	3.1	1.15
1944	40	NYY	AL	4	4	.500	3.46	35	0	28	0	0	7	41.2	42	23	16	3	22	7	13	0	0	0	189	102	4.44	1.536	9.1	0.6	4.8	2.8	0.59
1945	41	NYY	AL	3	4	.429	3.64	30	0	26	0	0	10	54.1	45	26	22	4	31	5	22	0	0	1	238	96	4.40	1.399	7.5	0.7	5.1	3.6	0.71
1946	42	NYY-min	AA	11	3	.786	1.94	17	16	1	12	2		130.0	117	39	28		20		54	1	0	1				1.054	8.1		1.4	3.7	2.70	BMT TL
9 Yrs				69	60	.535	3.22	231	119	86	69	8	20	1132.0	1123	482	405	67	283	46	329	10	0	6	4697	111	3.82	1.242	8.9	0.5	2.3	2.6	1.16
162 Game Avg.				13	12	.535	3.22	45	23	17	13	2	4	220	218	94	79	13	55	9	64	2	0	1	913	111	3.82	1.242	8.9	0.5	2.3	2.6	1.16

NYY (4 yrs)				11	9	.550	3.44	88	0	71	0	0	19	146.1	135	72	56	8	67	13	52	0	0	1	635	100	3.87	1.380	8.3	0.5	4.1	3.2	0.78
CIN (3 yrs)				20	11	.645	3.06	50	33	9	14	0	0	303.1	312	124	103	15	59	10	87	1	0	2	1232	122	3.43	1.223	9.3	0.4	1.8	2.6	1.47
BSN (3 yrs)				38	40	.487	3.24	93	86	6	55	8	1	682.1	676	286	246	44	157	23	190	9	0	3	2830	109	3.99	1.221	8.9	0.6	2.1	2.5	1.21

NL (6 yrs)				58	51	.532	3.19	143	119	15	69	8	1	985.2	988	410	349	59	216	33	277	10	0	5	4062	113	3.82	1.222	9.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	1.28
AL (4 yrs)				11	9	.550	3.44	88	0	71	0	0	19	146.1	135	72	56	8	67	13	52	0	0	1	635	100	3.87	1.380	8.3	0.5	4.1	3.2	0.78