Jim Jefferson
James Allen Jefferson
Born: August 8, 1962
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Draft: Round 2 (1982 January Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Palm Beach College
Career: 1983-1989
Jim Jefferson compiled a career record of 34 wins and 40 losses, with 39 saves, and a 4.03 ERA in his 229-game pitching career with the West Palm Beach Expos, Jacksonville Suns, Vermont Reds, Tampa Tarpons, Denver Zephyrs, Chattanooga Lookouts and Nashville Sounds. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1989 campaign.
 West Palm Beach Expos |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Vermont Reds |
 Tampa Tarpons |
 Denver Zephyrs |
 Chattanooga Lookouts |
 Nashville Sounds |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 54 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1984 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.38 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 | 81 | 48 | 37 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 0 | 4 | .000 | 7.31 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 44 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.09 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1985 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4.32 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148.0 | 154 | 78 | 71 | 9 | 85 | 3 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1986 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.37 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 57.0 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.93 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3.04 | 41 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 50.3 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.91 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.3 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.92 | 30 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37.0 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.06 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64.7 | 69 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Totals | 34 | 40 | .459 | 4.03 | 229 | 58 | 112 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 603.3 | 618 | 331 | 270 | 33 | 305 | 30 | 457 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .357 | .250 | .607 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 25 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .231 | .355 | .231 | .586 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 211 | 68 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | .170 | .290 | .170 | .460 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .778 |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | P | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 1984 | A | FLOR | West Palm Beach Expos | P | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .917 |
| 1985 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | P | 25 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | .923 | .960 |
| 1986 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | P | 31 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .484 |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
| 1986 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .333 |
| 1987 | AA | EL | Vermont Reds | P | 41 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .727 | .195 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .200 |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Nashville Sounds | P | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1989 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 34 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .909 | .588 |
| Totals | 229 | 33 | 77 | 14 | 0 | .887 | .480 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1984 | A | Florida State League | West Palm Beach Expos | MON | ||
| 1984 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | MON | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | Vermont Reds | CIN | ||
| 1985 | AA | Eastern League | Vermont Reds | CIN | ||
| 1986 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | CIN | ||
| 1986 | AA | Eastern League | Vermont Reds | CIN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | CIN | ||
| 1987 | AA | Eastern League | Vermont Reds | CIN | ||
| 1988 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1989 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN |
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