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Jim
Bottomley		  
Nickname: Sunny Jim
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: April 23, 1900 in Usa, IL, OGLESBY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1923   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1922 22 BRO NL $ 300,000   9 9 9 5 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4 8 8 8
1923 23 BRO NL $ 300,000   9 9 9 6 7 7 9 9 9 4 4 4 8 8 8
1924 24 BRO NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 6 7 6 9 10 10 3 4 4 8 8 8
1925 25 BRO NL $ 3,300,000   8 8 8 6 7 7 9 10 10 3 4 4 8 8 8
1926 26 BRO NL $ 3,300,000   8 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 9 4 5 4 8 8 8
1927 27 BRO NL $ 3,300,000   7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 4 5 4 8 8 8
1928 28 BRO NL $ 3,300,000   6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 4 5 5 7 7 7
1929 29 PHI NL     6 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 9 4 5 5 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 9 3 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,300,000   9 9 9 7 8 8 9 10 10 4 5 5 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1922 22 BRO NL 153 578 100 183 37 6 7 73 0 0 56 39 .317 .378 .438 .816 92.0 16.7
1923 23 BRO NL 149 579 96 190 33 10 18 114 0 4 55 33 .328 .385 .513 .898 106.4 21.6
1924 24 BRO NL 147 592 118 193 28 9 17 98 4 0 51 32 .326 .378 .490 .868 101.6 20.9
1925 25 BRO NL 147 596 88 164 31 13 8 92 1 3 36 32 .275 .315 .411 .726 73.8 11.8
1926 26 BRO NL 142 561 86 141 32 9 12 81 0 0 43 31 .251 .304 .405 .709 66.3 10.2
1927 27 BRO NL 145 574 85 153 33 11 16 97 2 2 32 43 .267 .303 .446 .749 75.5 11.0
1928 28 BRO NL 122 385 45 92 19 7 9 67 0 0 33 21 .239 .302 .395 .697 45.3 5.8
1929 29 AAA   129 505 127 165 24 5 47 146 5 10 84 30 .327 .423 .673 1.096 128.3  
7 Years Sim 1005 3865 618 1116 213 65 87 622 7 9 306 231 .289 .340 .445 .785 560.9 98.0
1 Years AAA 129 505 127 165 24 5 47 146 5 10 84 30 .327 .415 .673 1.088 128.3  
162 Game Average 623 99 179 34 10 14 100 1 1 49 37 .289 .340 .445 .785 90.4  
Career Highs 153 596 118 193 37 13 18 114 4 4 56 43 .328 .385 .513 .898 106.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2903 486 850 164 45 81 486 5 8 253 169 .293 .349 .464 .813 448.8
vs LH   962 132 266 49 20 6 136 2 1 53 62 .277 .315 .388 .703 111.5
Home 498 1873 304 519 90 38 43 297 2 5 144 108 .277 .330 .435 .764 258.0
Away 507 1992 314 597 123 27 44 325 5 4 162 123 .300 .351 .455 .806 302.3
RISP   1130 0 334 56 13 24 502 0 0 106 69 .296 .346 .432 .778 168.5
Pinch Hitting   41 6 9 1 2 0 8 0 0 3 4 .220 .271 .341 .612 3.7
Close/Late   424 68 142 21 12 13 82 0 0 42 23 .335 .398 .533 .931 81.5
Mar/Apr 115 465 74 146 29 9 13 92 0 2 40 28 .314 .363 .499 .862 78.8
May 185 702 111 201 36 9 7 92 2 3 68 52 .286 .348 .393 .741 94.3
June 186 727 138 219 45 17 14 115 3 0 62 39 .301 .356 .468 .824 114.6
July 188 734 100 213 43 5 22 114 0 1 50 34 .290 .335 .452 .787 106.0
August 168 612 81 169 30 8 12 101 1 1 42 45 .276 .319 .410 .729 78.3
Sep/Oct 163 625 114 168 30 17 19 108 1 2 44 33 .269 .323 .462 .785 88.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1922 22 BRO NL 1B 151 143 1284.7 1667 140 13 137 .993 12.66   3.1
1923 23 BRO NL 1B 148 143 1279.3 1775 131 7 158 .996 13.41   3.3
1924 24 BRO NL 1B 147 143 1270.3 1786 147 13 160 .993 13.69   2.9
1925 25 BRO NL 1B 146 142 1280.0 1582 151 15 139 .991 12.19   3.5
1926 26 BRO NL 1B 141 139 1246.3 1629 124 15 146 .992 12.66   3.6
1927 27 BRO NL 1B 143 138 1247.7 1594 136 10 145 .994 12.48   3.3
1928 28 BRO NL 1B 114 93 883.7 1130 93 13 100 .989 12.46   3.3
Career Totals   990 941 8492.0 11163 922 86 985 .993 12.81   23.0
Career Highs   151 143 1284.7 1786 151 15 160 .996 13.69    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1927 27 BRO NL 6 24 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .250 .333 .292 .625
1928 28 BRO NL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 9 28 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .214 .290 .250 .540
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1924-10-.326
 Slugging Pct
1923-6-.513
1924-7-.490
CAR-28-.445
 OPS
1923-9-.898
1924-10-.868
 XR
1923-4-106.4
1924-7-101.6
 Games
1922-1-153
1923-6-149
 At-Bats
1922-9-578
1923-8-579
1924-3-592
1925-3-596
1926-8-561
1927-6-574
Runs
1922-10-100
1924-3-118
 Hits
1923-4-190
1924-3-193
 Total Bases
1923-6-297
1924-6-290
1927-9-256
 Singles
1923-6-129
1924-5-139
 Doubles
1922-7-37
1923-8-33
1925-9-31
1927-5-33
 Homeruns
1923-8-18
1924-5-17
1926-10-12
1927-10-16
CAR-37-87
RBIs
1923-5-114
1924-6-98
1927-8-97
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 66    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. Buck Freeman (942)
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  4. Harry Davis (922)
  5. Bill Terry (912)
  6. Snake Henry (909)
  7. Rap Dixon (909)
  8. Jimmy Hudgens (904)
  9. Bing Miller (902)
  10. Frank Brower (901)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1922
Had first career hit on 4/12/1922, off Joe Rogan (PHI)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (N) on 5/6/1922
Hit first career homerun on 6/17/1922, off Gene Dale (CHN)
Injured on 3/28/1923 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
Had 24-game hitting streak snapped on 7/14/1923
Won Player of the Week award on 7/16/1923, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/14/1923
Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 9/15/1923
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1923, hitting .636 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1923
Won Player of the Week award on 9/9/1924, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/4/1926 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration
 
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