James Skelton
James D. Skelton
Born: October 28, 1985
West Covina, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 14 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
Draft: Round 1 (2008 Rule V Draft, Arizona Diamondbacks)
School: West Covina HS (CA)
N/A
Career: 2004-2019
James Skelton compiled a career batting average of .260 with 71 home runs and 487 RBI in his 1268-game career with the Tigers, Lakeland Tigers, Oneonta Tigers, West Michigan Whitecaps, West Oahu CaneFires, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Erie SeaWolves, Visalia Rawhide, Mobile BayBears, Bradenton Marauders, Altoona Curve, Carolina Mudcats, Louisville Bats, Potomac Nationals, Harrisburg Senators, Syracuse Chiefs, Somerset Patriots, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Lancaster Barnstormers, New Britain Bees and York Revolution. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | GULF | Tigers | 23 | 51 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .140 | .260 | .163 | .423 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | R | GULF | Tigers | 17 | 47 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .182 | .413 | .212 | .625 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Oneonta Tigers | 42 | 154 | 130 | 20 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 29 | .300 | .403 | .400 | .803 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 101 | 417 | 353 | 60 | 109 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 55 | 53 | .309 | .402 | .448 | .850 | 158 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 63 | 282 | 212 | 43 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 64 | 50 | .307 | .468 | .406 | .873 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | HWB | West Oahu CaneFires | 21 | 83 | 64 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | .281 | .405 | .391 | .796 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 24 | 106 | 85 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 23 | .294 | .425 | .388 | .813 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 68 | 273 | 214 | 34 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 40 | .182 | .341 | .238 | .579 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | 51 | 223 | 178 | 28 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 51 | .236 | .359 | .348 | .708 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Bradenton Marauders | 69 | 260 | 207 | 27 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 45 | .280 | .406 | .391 | .798 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 49 | 162 | 127 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 29 | .236 | .375 | .370 | .745 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 24 | 67 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .292 | .455 | .333 | .788 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | 4 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .333 | .538 | .333 | .872 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 17 | 61 | 50 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | .280 | .410 | .360 | .770 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 83 | 305 | 235 | 46 | 63 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 52 | 57 | .268 | .397 | .417 | .814 | 98 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 58 | 221 | 179 | 32 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 45 | .268 | .373 | .330 | .703 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 42 | 145 | 123 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 32 | .203 | .319 | .431 | .750 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 84 | 315 | 257 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 50 | 82 | .206 | .334 | .280 | .615 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | 113 | 505 | 402 | 67 | 107 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 91 | 114 | .266 | .399 | .391 | .790 | 157 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | 117 | 510 | 392 | 69 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 101 | 143 | .255 | .408 | .401 | .809 | 157 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | 89 | 333 | 267 | 45 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 84 | .255 | .382 | .337 | .719 | 90 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 99 | 408 | 331 | 62 | 93 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 72 | 96 | .281 | .409 | .438 | .847 | 145 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1268 | 4958 | 3953 | 657 | 1026 | 205 | 17 | 71 | 487 | 165 | 46 | 855 | 1038 | .260 | .391 | .374 | .765 | 1478 | 30 | 26 | 77 | 47 | 17 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | GULF | Tigers | C | 21 | 127 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.905 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 27.6 |
| 2005 | R | GULF | Tigers | C | 16 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .978 | 5.562 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 42.1 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Short Season A | NYPL | Oneonta Tigers | C | 26 | 149 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.538 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 39.1 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | C | 84 | 615 | 56 | 7 | 4 | .990 | 7.988 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 42.5 |
| 2007 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | C | 54 | 361 | 31 | 5 | 1 | .987 | 7.259 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 35.2 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | C | 23 | 154 | 16 | 4 | 4 | .977 | 7.391 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 47.4 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | HWB | West Oahu CaneFires | C | 19 | 131 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 7.579 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 66.7 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | HWB | West Oahu CaneFires | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | C | 47 | 304 | 19 | 12 | 2 | .964 | 6.872 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 25.6 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | RF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 | ||||
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | 2B | 19 | 31 | 47 | 2 | 9 | .975 | 4.105 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 2B | 19 | 28 | 54 | 3 | 11 | .965 | 4.316 | ||||
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | OF | 17 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | LF | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.857 | ||||
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | C | 13 | 106 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .974 | 8.538 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Bradenton Marauders | 2B | 32 | 43 | 101 | 6 | 17 | .960 | 4.500 | ||||
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Bradenton Marauders | C | 31 | 167 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.097 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 48.5 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | C | 43 | 257 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 6.465 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 31.9 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Carolina Mudcats | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | C | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2011 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | C | 6 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 7.833 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | LF | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.833 | ||||
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | OF | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.833 | ||||
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | C | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.667 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 80.0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | C | 16 | 108 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .974 | 7.062 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2012 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | C | 55 | 354 | 27 | 5 | 1 | .987 | 6.927 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 39.4 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 2B | 19 | 32 | 61 | 4 | 13 | .959 | 4.895 | ||||
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | C | 54 | 320 | 31 | 5 | 6 | .986 | 6.500 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 31.6 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | C | 35 | 207 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 6.400 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 14.3 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | OF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 | ||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | C | 64 | 436 | 41 | 8 | 3 | .984 | 7.453 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 31.4 |
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 1B | 12 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 9.250 | ||||
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | 2B | 8 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .970 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2016 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | C | 106 | 689 | 51 | 4 | 5 | .995 | 6.981 | 6 | 72 | 21 | 22.6 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | C | 114 | 678 | 63 | 9 | 8 | .988 | 6.500 | 10 | 116 | 33 | 22.1 |
| 2017 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | C | 73 | 539 | 42 | 4 | 3 | .993 | 7.959 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 26.0 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | 2B | 12 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 5 | .978 | 3.750 | ||||
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | C | 91 | 633 | 44 | 8 | 6 | .988 | 7.440 | 9 | 105 | 25 | 19.2 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 1B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | ||||
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 2B | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1199 | 6861 | 904 | 107 | 127 | .986 | 6.476 | 83 | 708 | 287 | 28.8 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers | DET | June 29, 2004 | August 28, 2004 |
| 2005 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers | DET | June 24, 2005 | August 19, 2005 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | July 3, 2005 | July 3, 2005 |
| 2006 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Oneonta Tigers | DET | June 22, 2006 | September 7, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | April 7, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Flying Tigers | DET | April 3, 2008 | July 30, 2008 |
| 2008 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | August 1, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2008 | Winter Rookie | Hawaii Winter Baseball | West Oahu CaneFires | September 27, 2008 | November 11, 2008 | |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | ARI | April 9, 2009 | July 5, 2009 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Rawhide | ARI | July 6, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Bradenton Marauders | PIT | May 6, 2010 | September 5, 2010 |
| 2010 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | June 11, 2010 | July 29, 2010 |
| 2011 | AA | Southern League | Carolina Mudcats | FLO | May 16, 2011 | August 21, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | August 26, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Potomac Nationals | WAS | April 8, 2012 | August 5, 2012 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | April 24, 2012 | August 30, 2012 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | May 17, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | April 18, 2013 | September 7, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | April 24, 2014 | June 23, 2014 | |
| 2014 | Ind | Atlantic League | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | June 27, 2014 | September 20, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | April 26, 2015 | September 19, 2015 | |
| 2016 | Ind | Atlantic League | New Britain Bees | April 21, 2016 | September 16, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Ind | Atlantic League | New Britain Bees | April 21, 2017 | September 17, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Ind | Atlantic League | New Britain Bees | April 27, 2018 | September 16, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | York Revolution | May 7, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
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