Jim Sundberg
James Howard Sundberg
Born: May 18, 1951
Galesburg, IL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: University of Iowa
Career: 1974-1989
Draft: Round 6 (1969 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
Draft: Round 8 (1972 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
Draft: Round 1 (1973 January Secondary Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Galesburg HS (IL)
Iowa
Minor League Statistics
Jim Sundberg compiled a career batting average of .248 with 95 home runs and 624 RBI in his 1962-game career with the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1989 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Texas Rangers | 132 | 449 | 368 | 45 | 91 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 61 | .247 | .354 | .323 | .678 | 119 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | 155 | 540 | 472 | 45 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 77 | .199 | .283 | .256 | .539 | 121 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Texas Rangers | 140 | 496 | 448 | 33 | 102 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 61 | .228 | .285 | .310 | .596 | 139 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Texas Rangers | 149 | 533 | 453 | 61 | 132 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 77 | .291 | .365 | .389 | .753 | 176 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Texas Rangers | 149 | 592 | 518 | 54 | 144 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 70 | .278 | .358 | .380 | .739 | 197 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | 150 | 561 | 495 | 50 | 136 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 51 | .275 | .345 | .368 | .713 | 182 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | 151 | 581 | 505 | 59 | 138 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 67 | .273 | .353 | .384 | .737 | 194 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | 102 | 396 | 339 | 42 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 48 | .277 | .369 | .366 | .735 | 124 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | 139 | 530 | 470 | 37 | 118 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 57 | .251 | .322 | .383 | .705 | 180 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | 131 | 423 | 378 | 30 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 64 | .201 | .272 | .254 | .526 | 96 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 110 | 395 | 348 | 43 | 91 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 63 | .261 | .332 | .399 | .731 | 139 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 115 | 407 | 367 | 38 | 90 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 67 | .245 | .308 | .381 | .689 | 140 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 140 | 491 | 429 | 41 | 91 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 91 | .212 | .303 | .322 | .624 | 138 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 61 | 161 | 139 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | .201 | .306 | .302 | .608 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 24 | 66 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .241 | .333 | .370 | .704 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Texas Rangers | 38 | 99 | 91 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .286 | .323 | .462 | .784 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 76 | 178 | 147 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 37 | .197 | .304 | .299 | .603 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1962 | 6898 | 6021 | 621 | 1493 | 243 | 36 | 95 | 624 | 20 | 37 | 699 | 963 | .248 | .327 | .348 | .674 | 2093 | 159 | 22 | 118 | 38 | 31 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 132 | 121 | 1094.3 | 722 | 69 | 8 | 15 | .990 | 6.505 | 5.992 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 43 | 39.1 |
| 1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 155 | 148 | 1316.0 | 791 | 101 | 17 | 11 | .981 | 6.100 | 5.755 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 65 | 45.8 |
| 1976 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 140 | 135 | 1204.7 | 719 | 96 | 7 | 11 | .991 | 6.089 | 5.821 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 69 | 42.1 |
| 1977 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 149 | 137 | 1214.0 | 801 | 103 | 5 | 12 | .994 | 6.702 | 6.067 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 55 | 56.1 |
| 1978 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 148 | 145 | 1294.7 | 769 | 91 | 3 | 14 | .997 | 5.978 | 5.811 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 70 | 48.3 |
| 1979 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 150 | 144 | 1271.0 | 754 | 75 | 4 | 14 | .995 | 5.870 | 5.527 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 53 | 41.1 |
| 1980 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 151 | 145 | 1301.0 | 853 | 76 | 7 | 7 | .993 | 6.427 | 6.152 | 17 | 0 | 102 | 52 | 33.8 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 98 | 97 | 863.3 | 464 | 52 | 2 | 9 | .996 | 5.379 | 5.265 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 48.1 |
| 1981 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .818 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 132 | 129 | 1136.7 | 607 | 69 | 6 | 15 | .991 | 5.352 | 5.121 | 16 | 0 | 77 | 51 | 39.8 |
| 1982 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.192 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 131 | 116 | 1056.7 | 618 | 56 | 5 | 2 | .993 | 5.741 | 5.145 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 51 | 39.2 |
| 1984 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | C | 109 | 100 | 900.7 | 556 | 55 | 3 | 6 | .995 | 6.105 | 5.606 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 50.0 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 112 | 107 | 960.3 | 572 | 41 | 5 | 10 | .992 | 5.745 | 5.473 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 25 | 29.4 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | C | 134 | 124 | 1100.3 | 686 | 46 | 4 | 11 | .995 | 5.987 | 5.463 | 13 | 0 | 68 | 43 | 38.7 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 57 | 35 | 354.7 | 273 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .994 | 7.790 | 5.386 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 28.3 |
| 1988 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 36 | 25 | 232.7 | 141 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.802 | 4.167 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 20 | 14 | 142.0 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.021 | 4.750 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 31.8 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 73 | 53 | 457.3 | 353 | 27 | 3 | 3 | .992 | 7.478 | 5.205 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 38.2 |
| Totals | 1930 | 1777 | 15920.0 | 9773 | 1007 | 81 | 145 | .993 | 6.094 | 5.585 | 130 | 0 | 1012 | 708 | 41.2 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 7 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .167 | .200 | .417 | .617 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 7 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .250 | .400 | .333 | .733 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 55 | 48 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .208 | .309 | .375 | .684 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | C | 7 | 7 | 62.7 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .978 | 6.319 | 6.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.258 | 7.143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 124.7 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .989 | 6.786 | 6.714 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1976 - AL Gold Glove C
1977 - AL Gold Glove C
1978 - AL TSN All-Star C
1978 - AL Gold Glove C
1979 - AL Gold Glove C
1980 - AL Gold Glove C
1981 - AL TSN All-Star C
1981 - AL Gold Glove C
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