Johnny James
John Phillip James
Born: July 23, 1933
Bonners Ferry, ID US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1953-1962
Major League Statistics
Johnny James compiled a career record of 80 wins and 54 losses and a 3.87 ERA in his 351-game pitching career with the Boise Yankees, Modesto Reds, Binghamton Triplets, Birmingham Barons, Richmond Virginians, Tri-City Braves, Hawaii Islanders and Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers. He began playing during the 1953 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | PION | Boise Yankees | 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.70 | 31 | 23 | 184.0 | 182 | 111 | 96 | 5 | 151 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.41 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 155.0 | 157 | 90 | 76 | 11 | 111 | 112 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1955 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.51 | 43 | 1 | 100.0 | 70 | 49 | 39 | 5 | 96 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 11 | 2 | .846 | 2.74 | 52 | 0 | 105.0 | 76 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.64 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 92.0 | 64 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 58 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.35 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 120.0 | 118 | 67 | 58 | 10 | 78 | 3 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.06 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131.0 | 101 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 57 | 7 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.66 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.62 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 58 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 80 | 54 | .597 | 3.87 | 351 | 73 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 999.0 | 897 | 517 | 430 | 63 | 701 | 19 | 401 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | PION | Boise Yankees | 35 | 69 | 69 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .232 | .232 | .464 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | 40 | 73 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .153 | .286 | .153 | .438 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 44 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .172 | .345 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 52 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .160 | .160 | .320 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 50 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .312 | .421 | .312 | .734 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 39 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .057 | .108 | .057 | .165 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 70 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .048 | .130 | .048 | .178 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 10 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 378 | 319 | 283 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 43 | .159 | .215 | .159 | .374 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | PION | Boise Yankees | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | P | 34 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | .897 | .765 |
| 1955 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | P | 52 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 48 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .895 | .354 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 28 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .840 | .750 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 70 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .967 | .414 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Richmond Virginians | P | 22 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .636 |
| 1962 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 351 | 26 | 85 | 11 | 7 | .910 | .316 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | C | Pioneer League | Boise Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1954 | C | California League | Modesto Reds | NYA | ||
| 1955 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1956 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1956 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | NYA | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Richmond Virginians | NYA | ||
| 1962 | B | Northwest League | Tri-City Braves | LAA | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | LAA |
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