Jim Piersall

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, CT us

Died: June 3, 2017 in Wheaton, IL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Leavenworth HS (Waterbury, CT)

Last Game: May 1, 1967 (Age 37-168d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: James Anthony Piersall

Nicknames: Jimmy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.3

5890

1604

104

.272

811

RBI

591

115

OBP

.332

SLG

.386

OPS

.718

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1948	18	-7.0	Scranton	EL	A	BOS	141	593	527	74	148	27	8	12	92	14		54	53	.281	.350	.431	.781	227		2	10
1949	19	-8.5	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	125	489	446	58	121	21	4	3	58	6		30	59	.271	.317	.357	.674	159	16	0	13
1950	20	-7.3	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	131	570	487	97	124	25	11	3	60	14		72	59	.255	.352	.370	.721	180	10	1	10
1950	20	-8.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	11	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.286	.546	.286	.831	2	0	0	0		0
1951	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BOS	138	552	479	108	164	30	14	15	85	12		63	43	.342	.424	.557	.982	267	0	5	5
1951	21	-6.4	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	17	47	42	8	13	0	2	0	2	0		5	5	.310	.383	.405	.788	17	0	0	0
1951	21	-5.0	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	121	505	437	100	151	30	12	15	83	12		58	38	.346	.428	.572	1.000	250		5	5
1952	22	-4.4	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	BOS	18	72	56	10	19	4	1	1	10	2		16	7	.339	.486	.500	.986	28		0	0
1952	22	-6.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	56	194	161	28	43	8	0	1	16	3	3	28	26	.267	.379	.335	.714	54	2	1	4		0
1953	23	-5.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	151	654	585	76	159	21	9	3	52	11	10	41	52	.272	.329	.354	.683	207	12	9	19		1
1954	24	-4.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	133	520	474	77	135	24	2	8	38	5	1	36	42	.285	.338	.395	.732	187	13	3	5	2	1
1955	25	-3.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	149	599	515	68	146	25	5	13	62	6	1	67	52	.284	.364	.427	.792	220	16	2	9	6	7
1956	26	-2.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	155	681	601	91	176	40	6	14	87	7	7	58	48	.293	.350	.449	.799	270	19	1	9	12	2
1957	27	-1.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	151	687	609	103	159	27	5	19	63	14	6	62	54	.261	.331	.415	.746	253	17	4	7	5	1
1958	28	-0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	130	469	417	55	99	13	5	8	48	12	2	42	43	.237	.303	.350	.653	146	11	0	4	6	2
1959	29	0.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	100	354	317	42	78	13	2	4	30	6	3	25	31	.246	.304	.338	.641	107	2	2	8	2	1
1960	30	1.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	138	522	486	70	137	12	4	18	66	18	5	24	38	.282	.313	.434	.747	211	17	0	8	4	3
1961	31	2.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	121	536	484	81	156	26	7	6	40	8	2	43	46	.322	.378	.442	.820	214	18	2	4	3	1
1962	32	4.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	135	515	471	38	115	20	4	4	31	12	7	39	53	.244	.301	.329	.631	155	12	0	4	1	3
1963	33		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	LAA-WSA	89	304	270	26	63	6	1	2	19	5	3	21	30	.233	.285	.285	.570	77	6	0	9	4	1
1963	33	5.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	40	140	124	13	24	4	1	1	10	1	2	10	14	.194	.250	.266	.516	33	3	0	4	2	1
1963	33	5.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	29	104	94	9	23	1	0	1	5	4	0	6	11	.245	.284	.287	.572	27	2	0	2	2	0
1963	33	5.2	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	20	60	52	4	16	1	0	0	4	0	1	5	5	.308	.368	.327	.695	17	1	0	3	0	0
1964	34	6.5	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	87	276	255	28	80	11	0	2	13	5	3	16	32	.314	.353	.380	.733	97	5	0	4	1	1
1965	35	7.7	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	53	121	112	10	30	5	2	2	12	2	2	5	15	.268	.305	.402	.707	45	3	1	3	0	1
1966	36	8.8	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	75	144	123	14	26	5	0	0	14	1	2	13	19	.211	.283	.252	.535	31	8	0	6	2	0
1967	37	9.8	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		1734	6591	5890	811	1604	256	52	104	591	115	57	524	583	.272	.332	.386	.718	2276	161	25	104	48	25
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		553	2276	1995	347	576	107	38	34	305	48		235	221	.289	.366	.432	.798	861		8	38
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2287	8867	7885	1158	2180	363	90	138	896	163	57	759	804	.277	.341	.398	.738	3137	187	33	142	48	25

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		273	1106	975	163	258	46	17	6	120	20		107	123	.265	.338	.365	.703	356	26	1	23
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		139	577	493	110	170	34	13	16	93	14		74	45	.345	.435	.564	.999	278		5	5
A (1 season)					Minors		141	593	527	74	148	27	8	12	92	14		54	53	.281	.350	.431	.781	227		2	10