Jim Wilson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: February 20, 1922 in San Diego, CA us

Died: September 2, 1986 in Newport Beach, CA

Buried: Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, CA

School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1945 (Age 23-057d, 7,730th in MLB history)
vs. NYY 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 14, 1958 (Age 36-206d)
vs. WSH 8.2 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: James Alger Wilson

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.5

W

L

ERA

4.01

G

257

GS

217

SV

IP

1539.0

SO

692

WHIP

1.356

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
1943	21	BOS-min	AA	0	5	.000	5.68	28						57.0	49	38	36		43		31	0	0	1				1.614	7.7		6.8	4.9	0.72	LOU AA
1944	22	BOS-min	AA	19	8	.704	2.77	38	27	11	22	1		237.0	189	81	73		98		147	1	1	8				1.211	7.2		3.7	5.6	1.50	LOU AA
1945	23	BOS	AL	6	8	.429	3.30	23	21	2	8	2	0	144.1	121	61	53	7	88	4	50	1	0	2	634	103	4.33	1.448	7.5	0.4	5.5	3.1	0.57
1946	24	BOS-min	AAA	10	6	.625	3.02	22	20	2	12	1		158.0	142	62	53		72		126	0	0	2				1.354	8.1		4.1	7.2	1.75	LOU AA
1946	24	BOS	AL	0	0		27.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	21.89	3.000	27.0	13.5	0.0	0.0

1947	25	BOS-min	AAA	4	4	.500	2.65	12	10	2	3	2		68.0	45	23	20		38		47	2	0	2				1.221	6.0		5.0	6.2	1.24	LOU AA
1948	26	SLB-min	AAA	7	13	.350	4.01	26			11	2		175.0	177	95	78		75		108	1	0	4				1.440	9.1		3.9	5.6	1.44	TOL AA
1948	26	SLB	AL	0	0		13.50	4	0	1	0	0	0	2.2	5	4	4	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	18	38	7.53	3.750	16.9	0.0	16.9	3.4	0.20
1949	27	DET-SLB-min	AAA					26																										BFL,BLT IL
1949	27	PHA	AL	0	0		14.40	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	7	8	8	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	25	31	9.91	2.400	12.6	3.6	9.0	3.6	0.40

1951	29	BSN	NL	7	7	.500	5.40	20	15	3	5	0	1	110.0	131	67	66	14	40	3	33	4	0	1	491	68	4.73	1.555	10.7	1.1	3.3	2.7	0.83
1952	30	BSN	NL	12	14	.462	4.23	33	33	0	14	0	0	234.0	234	114	110	19	90	7	104	4	0	1	998	86	3.76	1.385	9.0	0.7	3.5	4.0	1.16
1953	31	MLN	NL	4	9	.308	4.34	20	18	2	5	0	0	114.0	107	59	55	16	43	5	71	3	0	1	491	91	4.38	1.316	8.4	1.3	3.4	5.6	1.65
1954	32	MLN	NL	8	2	.800	3.52	27	19	3	6	4	0	127.2	129	55	50	12	36	5	52	5	0	1	534	107	3.77	1.292	9.1	0.8	2.5	3.7	1.44	AS
1955	33	BAL	AL	12	18	.400	3.44	34	31	2	14	4	0	235.1	200	104	90	17	87	5	96	4	0	7	991	110	3.65	1.220	7.6	0.7	3.3	3.7	1.10	AS
1956	34	TOT	AL	13	14	.481	4.28	35	28	4	7	3	0	208.0	198	109	99	20	86	6	113	4	2	4	885	94	3.83	1.365	8.6	0.9	3.7	4.9	1.31	AS
1956	34	BAL	AL	4	2	.667	5.03	7	7	0	1	0	0	48.1	49	27	27	5	16	1	31	2	0	1	205	78	3.55	1.345	9.1	0.9	3.0	5.8	1.94
1956	34	CHW	AL	9	12	.429	4.06	28	21	4	6	3	0	159.2	149	82	72	15	70	5	82	2	2	3	680	101	3.92	1.372	8.4	0.8	3.9	4.6	1.17
1957	35	CHW	AL	15	8	.652	3.48	30	29	0	12	5	0	201.2	189	85	78	22	65	8	100	3	0	3	841	108	3.90	1.260	8.4	1.0	2.9	4.5	1.54
1958	36	CHW	AL	9	9	.500	4.10	28	23	3	4	1	1	155.2	156	75	71	21	63	8	70	1	0	1	661	89	4.56	1.407	9.0	1.2	3.6	4.0	1.11
12 Yrs				86	89	.491	4.01	257	217	22	75	19	2	1539.0	1479	743	686	151	608	51	692	29	2	22	6573	94	4.06	1.356	8.6	0.9	3.6	4.0	1.14
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.491	4.01	37	31	3	11	3	0	221	212	107	98	22	87	7	99	4	0	3	943	94	4.06	1.356	8.6	0.9	3.6	4.0	1.14

MLN (4 yrs)				31	32	.492	4.32	100	85	8	30	4	1	585.2	601	295	281	61	209	20	260	16	0	4	2514	86	4.07	1.383	9.2	0.9	3.2	4.0	1.24
BAL (3 yrs)				16	20	.444	3.80	45	38	3	15	4	0	286.1	254	135	121	22	108	6	128	6	0	9	1214	100	3.67	1.264	8.0	0.7	3.4	4.0	1.19
CHW (3 yrs)				33	29	.532	3.85	86	73	7	22	9	1	517.0	494	242	221	58	198	21	252	6	2	7	2182	100	4.10	1.338	8.6	1.0	3.4	4.4	1.27
BOS (2 yrs)				6	8	.429	3.41	24	21	3	8	2	0	145.0	123	63	55	8	88	4	50	1	0	2	638	100	4.41	1.455	7.6	0.5	5.5	3.1	0.57
PHA (1 yr)				0	0		14.40	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	7	8	8	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	25	31	9.91	2.400	12.6	3.6	9.0	3.6	0.40

AL (8 yrs)				55	57	.491	3.82	157	132	14	45	15	1	953.1	878	448	405	90	399	31	432	13	2	18	4059	98	4.05	1.340	8.3	0.8	3.8	4.1	1.08
NL (4 yrs)				31	32	.492	4.32	100	85	8	30	4	1	585.2	601	295	281	61	209	20	260	16	0	4	2514	86	4.07	1.383	9.2	0.9	3.2	4.0	1.24

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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