Jim Napier
James Carol Napier
Born: August 2, 1938
Wasco, CA US
Deceased: February 11, 2018
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
Career: 1958-1972
Jim Napier compiled a career batting average of .222 with 67 home runs and 444 RBI in his 1174-game career with the Dubuque Packers, Duluth-Superior Dukes, Charleston White Sox, San Diego Padres, Indianapolis Indians, Lynchburg White Sox, Jacksonville Suns, Hawaii Islanders and Tucson Toros. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
 Dubuque Packers |
 Duluth-Superior Dukes |
 Charleston White Sox |
 San Diego Padres |
 San Diego Padres |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Tucson Toros |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 113 | 471 | 402 | 73 | 102 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 79 | 11 | 55 | 110 | .254 | .352 | .463 | .815 | 186 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | 121 | 474 | 424 | 58 | 89 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 4 | 41 | 86 | .210 | .285 | .316 | .601 | 134 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charleston White Sox | 79 | 303 | 266 | 27 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 64 | .214 | .301 | .286 | .587 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 14 | 43 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .195 | .233 | .220 | .452 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 81 | 244 | 219 | 20 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 49 | .215 | .270 | .324 | .595 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 63 | 217 | 197 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 52 | .244 | .302 | .299 | .602 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 79 | 290 | 269 | 28 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 70 | .227 | .280 | .323 | .604 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | 122 | 475 | 422 | 52 | 99 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 112 | .235 | .306 | .353 | .659 | 149 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 55 | 154 | 137 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 33 | .182 | .257 | .248 | .505 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 40 | 115 | 101 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | .208 | .296 | .307 | .603 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 58 | 191 | 176 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 52 | .182 | .238 | .256 | .494 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 89 | 255 | 236 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 60 | .220 | .262 | .309 | .571 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 127 | 433 | 379 | 47 | 85 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 85 | .224 | .312 | .298 | .610 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 50 | 145 | 125 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 30 | .288 | .366 | .376 | .742 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 43 | 136 | 121 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 36 | .182 | .257 | .215 | .472 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 36 | 78 | 68 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | .176 | .250 | .309 | .559 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 1174 | 4034 | 3592 | 424 | 796 | 126 | 19 | 67 | 444 | 51 | 11 | 365 | 897 | .222 | .295 | .323 | .618 | 1161 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | C | 85 | 568 | 70 | 17 | 7 | .974 | 7.506 | 15 | |||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 3B | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .778 | 1.909 | ||||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | SS | 10 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .889 | 3.200 | ||||
| 1959 | C | NORL1 | Duluth-Superior Dukes | C | 116 | 746 | 87 | 16 | 13 | .981 | 7.181 | 21 | |||
| 1960 | A | SALL2 | Charleston White Sox | C | 78 | 492 | 67 | 13 | 4 | .977 | 7.167 | 12 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | C | 13 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .973 | 5.615 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | C | 78 | 428 | 36 | 8 | 4 | .983 | 5.949 | 8 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | C | 58 | 333 | 31 | 6 | 0 | .984 | 6.276 | 8 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | C | 76 | 479 | 40 | 9 | 9 | .983 | 6.829 | 16 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | C | 120 | 755 | 68 | 8 | 9 | .990 | 6.858 | 9 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | C | 53 | 265 | 30 | 6 | 2 | .980 | 5.566 | 8 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | C | 32 | 202 | 22 | 3 | 1 | .987 | 7.000 | 3 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | C | 54 | 303 | 28 | 5 | 4 | .985 | 6.130 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | C | 71 | 424 | 53 | 4 | 7 | .992 | 6.718 | 10 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 106 | 479 | 74 | 9 | 4 | .984 | 5.217 | 15 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 24 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.958 | ||||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 11 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.818 | 2 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 1B | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 15.000 | ||||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 18 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 1.944 | ||||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 16 | 86 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 5.875 | 1 | |||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 | ||||
| 1972 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 22 | 103 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 5.182 | 7 | |||
| Totals | 1072 | 5925 | 674 | 124 | 72 | .982 | 6.156 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | CHA | ||
| 1959 | C | Northern League | Duluth-Superior Dukes | CHA | ||
| 1960 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CHA | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CHA | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Lynchburg White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | SLN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CHA | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | CHA | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | CHA | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | CHA | ||
| 1972 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | CHA |
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