James Hardison
James A. Hardison
Born: November 20, 1934
Plymouth, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Career: 1954-1962
James Hardison compiled a career record of 80 wins and 74 losses and a 3.54 ERA in his 287-game pitching career with the Lakeland Pilots, Dublin Irish, Waco Pirates, Mexico City Tigres, Salt Lake City Bees, Mobile Bears, Columbus Jets, Savannah Pirates, Asheville Tourists and Macon Peaches. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | FLOR | Lakeland Pilots | 2 | 4 | .333 | 11 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955 | D | GASL | Dublin Irish | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2.71 | 37 | 23 | 226.0 | 193 | 103 | 68 | 6 | 95 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.97 | 47 | 24 | 221.0 | 183 | 88 | 73 | 10 | 110 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 9 | 12 | .429 | 4.16 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 188.0 | 202 | 112 | 87 | 9 | 81 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.56 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 142.0 | 143 | 83 | 72 | 14 | 63 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.08 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 44 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.96 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 139.7 | 143 | 62 | 46 | 12 | 66 | 4 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.86 | 4 | 1 | 14.0 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 16 | 2 | .889 | 2.75 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 163.7 | 149 | 70 | 50 | 12 | 70 | 7 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.67 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 135.0 | 148 | 90 | 70 | 19 | 52 | 9 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 80 | 74 | .519 | 3.54 | 287 | 157 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1292.3 | 1256 | 668 | 509 | 84 | 586 | 25 | 523 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | FLOR | Lakeland Pilots | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | D | GASL | Dublin Irish | 42 | 87 | 87 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .218 | .264 | .483 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 48 | 85 | 85 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .106 | .106 | .141 | .247 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | 43 | 84 | 77 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 28 | .182 | .210 | .234 | .444 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 37 | 52 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .174 | .208 | .196 | .404 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 20 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | 23 | 63 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .091 | .136 | .109 | .245 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 24 | 66 | 58 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | .138 | .206 | .241 | .448 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 34 | 52 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .146 | .212 | .208 | .420 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 303 | 520 | 485 | 25 | 72 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 117 | .148 | .178 | .194 | .372 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | FLOR | Lakeland Pilots | P | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .933 | 1.273 |
| 1955 | D | GASL | Dublin Irish | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | P | 47 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AA | MEX | Mexico City Tigres | P | 36 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .951 | 1.083 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 37 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .622 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .150 |
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Pirates | P | 21 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .969 | 1.476 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 21 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 4 | .941 | 1.524 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Macon Peaches | P | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 27 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | .886 | 1.444 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 275 | 51 | 134 | 14 | 12 | .930 | .673 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | Florida State League | Lakeland Pilots | |||
| 1955 | D | Georgia State League | Dublin Irish | PIT | ||
| 1956 | B | Big State League | Waco Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1957 | AA | Mexican League | Mexico City Tigres | |||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Macon Peaches | |||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT |
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