Jim Rooker
James Phillip Rooker
Born: September 23, 1942
Lakeview, OR US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Career: 1960-1972
Major League Statistics
Jim Rooker compiled a career batting average of .247 with 69 home runs and 350 RBI in his 738-game career with the Decatur Commodores, Jamestown Tigers, Duluth-Superior Dukes, Knoxville Smokies, Rocky Mount Leafs, Montgomery Rebels, Toledo Mud Hens, High Point-Thomasville Royals and Omaha Royals. He began playing during the 1960 season and last took the field during the 1972 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Tigers | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1964 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 63.0 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 47.0 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 68.0 | 58 | 39 | 31 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2.05 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 145.0 | 98 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.89 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 56.0 | 50 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.78 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 | 98 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.61 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 190.0 | 144 | 67 | 55 | 16 | 72 | 1 | 206 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | High Point-Thomasville Royals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.74 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1.74 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62.0 | 57 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 43 | .538 | 3.08 | 140 | 108 | 0 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 830.0 | 686 | 364 | 284 | 51 | 395 | 7 | 733 | 18 | 3 | 45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 69 | 278 | 254 | 33 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 82 | .220 | .282 | .299 | .581 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Tigers | 125 | 523 | 451 | 83 | 121 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 88 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 164 | .268 | .362 | .428 | .790 | 193 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Tigers | 119 | 529 | 455 | 101 | 128 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 80 | 27 | 4 | 66 | 134 | .281 | .376 | .455 | .831 | 207 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 115 | 474 | 412 | 82 | 112 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 78 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 127 | .272 | .358 | .493 | .851 | 203 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 27 | 84 | 79 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | .177 | .214 | .329 | .543 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 77 | 296 | 251 | 35 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 81 | .227 | .338 | .378 | .716 | 95 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 33 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .167 | .255 | .286 | .541 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 26 | 47 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .125 | .239 | .175 | .414 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 43 | 80 | 75 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .213 | .241 | .373 | .614 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | 16 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .321 | .345 | .607 | .952 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 31 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .173 | .189 | .250 | .439 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 34 | 81 | 77 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .208 | .225 | .364 | .589 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | High Point-Thomasville Royals | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 7 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .062 | .167 | .250 | .417 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 8 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .143 | .174 | .143 | .317 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 738 | 2575 | 2261 | 370 | 558 | 69 | 41 | 69 | 350 | 64 | 16 | 267 | 754 | .247 | .330 | .405 | .735 | 916 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | OF | 69 | 133 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .954 | 2.087 |
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Tigers | OF | 125 | 283 | 17 | 13 | 1 | .958 | 2.400 |
| 1962 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Tigers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Tigers | OF | 119 | 214 | 23 | 10 | 4 | .960 | 1.992 |
| 1963 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | OF | 113 | 276 | 20 | 11 | 2 | .964 | 2.619 |
| 1964 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | OF | 55 | 128 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .978 | 2.436 |
| 1964 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 1B | 14 | 120 | 7 | 2 | 20 | .984 | 9.071 |
| 1964 | A | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | P | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .812 | 1.182 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | OF | 10 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .917 | 4.400 |
| 1965 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | P | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .867 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .692 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | P | 23 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .973 | 1.565 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Rebels | P | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .895 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 25 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 2 | .975 | 1.560 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | High Point-Thomasville Royals | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 1972 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 1.625 |
| Totals | 651 | 1235 | 216 | 59 | 46 | .961 | 2.229 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | DET | ||
| 1961 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Tigers | DET | ||
| 1962 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Tigers | DET | ||
| 1963 | A | Northern League | Duluth-Superior Dukes | DET | ||
| 1964 | A | Northern League | Duluth-Superior Dukes | DET | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1965 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | DET | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | DET | ||
| 1966 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Rebels | DET | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | High Point-Thomasville Royals | KCA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1972 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA |
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