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Jim
Poole		  
Nickname: Easy
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: May 12, 1895 in Taylorsville, NC
 
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
1925 30 SLN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 6 6 9 10 9 4 5 4 7 8 8
1926 31 SLN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 6 6 9 10 10 4 5 4 7 8 8
1927 32 SLN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 9 10 10 4 5 4 7 8 7
1928 33 SLN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 6 6 9 10 10 4 5 4 6 7 7
1929 34 SLN NL $ 580,000   6 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 9 3 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 9 3 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 580,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 9 10 10 4 5 4 7 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
1925 30 SLN NL 107 269 57 84 16 8 2 53 28 6 19 20 .312 .354 .454 .807 42.7 7.5
1926 31 SLN NL 92 126 23 30 7 4 2 21 10 5 12 8 .238 .298 .405 .703 13.7 0.8
1927 32 SLN NL 87 101 16 28 5 3 2 27 10 2 6 4 .277 .309 .446 .755 14.7 2.1
1928 33 SLN NL 104 132 28 35 2 9 1 18 10 9 8 8 .265 .301 .439 .740 15.4 1.3
1929 34 SLN NL 60 87 13 18 7 1 0 10 3 6 5 4 .207 .245 .310 .555 5.5 0.0
5 Years Sim 450 715 137 195 37 25 7 129 61 28 50 44 .273 .315 .424 .738 92.0 11.7
162 Game Average 257 49 70 13 9 2 46 21 10 18 15 .273 .315 .424 .738 33.1  
Career Highs 107 269 57 84 16 9 2 53 28 9 19 20 .312 .354 .454 .807 42.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   496 96 132 21 20 7 91 39 11 36 23 .266 .309 .431 .741 68.8
vs LH   219 41 63 16 5 0 38 22 17 14 21 .288 .326 .406 .733 26.0
Home 213 344 64 93 19 11 3 60 25 11 24 22 .270 .314 .416 .729 44.5
Away 237 371 73 102 18 14 4 69 36 17 26 22 .275 .315 .431 .747 50.3
RISP   250 0 72 14 11 2 113 0 0 17 16 .288 .317 .456 .773 35.6
Pinch Hitting   241 36 71 14 10 3 55 12 8 15 9 .295 .326 .473 .799 35.2
Close/Late   126 35 35 3 9 1 29 0 0 11 4 .278 .326 .468 .794 19.0
Mar/Apr 45 74 14 19 1 1 0 9 6 5 5 5 .257 .300 .297 .597 6.2
May 90 150 29 37 8 9 1 25 11 4 13 12 .247 .303 .440 .743 20.3
June 70 93 15 24 6 1 1 15 9 3 8 6 .258 .314 .376 .690 11.6
July 77 174 32 46 8 7 2 30 19 6 12 9 .264 .304 .425 .729 23.7
August 93 144 28 42 10 3 1 30 8 8 10 10 .292 .333 .424 .757 18.2
Sep/Oct 75 80 19 27 4 4 2 20 8 2 2 2 .338 .341 .563 .904 14.8
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 RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1925 30 SLN NL 1B 62 59 495.7 619 52 6 56 .991 12.18 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    SS 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1926 31 SLN NL 1B 26 18 169.0 212 19 5 21 .979 12.30 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1927 32 SLN NL 1B 21 13 113.0 136 11 1 11 .993 11.71 0 0 .000 0 0.2
1928 33 SLN NL 1B 33 17 166.7 218 11 0 24 1.000 12.37 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1929 34 SLN NL 1B 24 13 121.7 155 14 2 12 .988 12.50 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  1B 166 120 1066.0 1340 107 14 124 .990 12.22 0 0 .000 0 2.4
  SS 3 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   174 120 1079.0 1341 108 14 124 .990 12.09 0 0 .000 0 2.4
Career Highs   65 59 501.7 620 53 6 56 1.000 12.22 0 0 .000 0  
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.
Stolen Bases
1925-9-28
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1908
Injured on 5/16/1908 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 5/14/1909, off Bill Donovan (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 6/15/1909, off Louis Leroy (WS1)
6/13/1910: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,610,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1911, hitting .372 with 2 HR, 13 RBI
Injured on 8/11/1912 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
2/10/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,164,286 through salary arbitration
2/8/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,164,286 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1914, hitting .350 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,164,286 through salary arbitration
6/1/1915: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $8,300,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1916
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 9/22/1917
Injured on 3/30/1918 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
7/31/1918: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $9,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/2/1919 with a Fractured Knee, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/27/1920, hitting .476 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
5/16/1922: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $2,270,000 per year, for 2 years
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 8/10/1923
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1925
Had first career hit on 4/30/1925, off Jesse Barnes (NY1)
Hit first career homerun on 6/20/1925, off Joe Gleason (BRO)
 
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