Jim Lira
James Cruz Lira
Born: May 19, 1977
Kingsville, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 27 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Draft: Round 1 (2000 Rule V (3A phase), Houston Astros)
School: Laredo CC
N/A
Career: 1998-2007
Jim Lira compiled a career record of 34 wins and 30 losses, with 66 saves, and a 3.66 ERA in his 323-game pitching career with the Princeton Devil Rays, St. Petersburg Devil Rays, Orlando Rays, Michigan Battle Cats, Round Rock Express, Lexington Legends, Coastal Bend Aviators, Norwich Navigators and Lancaster Barnstormers. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.
 Princeton Devil Rays |
 St. Petersburg Devil Rays |
 Orlando Rays |
 Michigan Battle Cats |
 Round Rock Express |
 Lexington Legends |
 Norwich Navigators |
 Coastal Bend Aviators |
 Lancaster Barnstormers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R | APPY | Princeton Devil Rays | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.75 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 36.0 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 161 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Devil Rays | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.05 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 191 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Devil Rays | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2.24 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52.3 | 47 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 214 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Rays | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2001 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.72 | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31.3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.0 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 158 |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.00 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18.7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.35 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43.0 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6.04 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.7 | 67 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 224 |
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.49 | 34 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 47.0 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 193 |
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Coastal Bend Aviators | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |
| 2007 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 7 | 8 | .467 | 6.37 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87.7 | 105 | 69 | 62 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 411 |
| Totals | 34 | 30 | .531 | 3.66 | 323 | 23 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 509.7 | 476 | 234 | 207 | 40 | 211 | 11 | 452 | 16 | 2 | 38 | 2184 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Coastal Bend Aviators | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 125 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R | APPY | Princeton Devil Rays | P | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .310 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Devil Rays | P | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .194 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Petersburg Devil Rays | P | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .238 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Orlando Rays | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | P | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .370 |
| 2001 | A | MIDW | Michigan Battle Cats | P | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .200 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | P | 28 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .357 |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | Lexington Legends | P | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | P | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | P | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | P | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | P | 34 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .441 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Coastal Bend Aviators | P | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Coastal Bend Aviators | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2006 | Ind | AA | Coastal Bend Aviators | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2007 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | P | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .296 |
| Totals | 327 | 35 | 63 | 5 | 5 | .951 | .300 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R | Appalachian League | Princeton Devil Rays | ARI | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Devil Rays | TBA | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Petersburg Devil Rays | TBA | ||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Orlando Rays | TBA | ||
| 2001 | A | Midwest League | Michigan Battle Cats | HOU | ||
| 2001 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU | ||
| 2002 | A | South Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | HOU | ||
| 2002 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU | ||
| 2003 | Ind | Central League | Coastal Bend Aviators | |||
| 2003 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU | ||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | SFN | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Central League | Coastal Bend Aviators | May 8, 2004 | May 14, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Central League | Coastal Bend Aviators | |||
| 2006 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | |||
| 2006 | Ind | American Association | Coastal Bend Aviators | |||
| 2007 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers |
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