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Jim
Archer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 25, 1932 in Usa, VA, MAX MEADOWS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1964   
All-Star Selections 1964   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 29 STL NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5
1962 30 STL NL   8 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5
1963 31 STL NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5
1964 32 STL NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1965 33 STL NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1966 34 STL NL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1967 35 STL NL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1968 36 STL NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 3 3 3
1969 37 TOR AL   8 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 29 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 30 STL NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 31 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 32 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 33 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 34 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 35 STL NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 36 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 37 TOR AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1961 29 STL NL 12 16 .429 33 33 9 1 0 248.3 252 103 19 58 191 3.73 .257 .303 .383 .686 13.5
1962 30 AAA   2 3 .400 29 0 0 0 0 25.0 24 9 2 8 25 3.24 .253 .311 .368 .679  
1963 31 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0.00 .083 .154 .167 .321 1.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 18 0 0 0 0 22.7 32 13 2 7 20 5.16 .337 .382 .432 .814  
1964 32 STL NL 6 4 .600 51 0 0 0 6 76.7 93 34 11 15 43 3.99 .296 .330 .465 .795 4.4
1965 33 STL NL 1 2 .333 29 0 0 0 5 34.0 40 14 3 8 13 3.71 .290 .329 .406 .735 2.1
1966 34 STL NL 2 4 .333 25 0 0 0 1 47.7 61 34 9 15 17 6.42 .310 .361 .492 .853 0.0
1967 35 STL NL 0 2 .000 28 0 0 0 2 45.7 59 30 4 11 22 5.91 .307 .340 .469 .809 0.0
1968 36 STL NL 2 1 .667 24 0 0 0 2 38.0 53 26 6 18 19 6.16 .333 .398 .497 .895 0.0
1969 37 A   5 4 .556 12 12 2 0 0 84.3 78 24 6 20 78 2.56 .240 .284 .338 .623  
7 Years Sim 24 29 .453 193 33 9 1 16 494.3 559 241 52 126 308 4.39 .281 .326 .424 .750 21.1
2 Years AAA 3 4 .429 47 0 0 0 0 47.7 56 22 4 15 45 4.15 .295 .346 .400 .746  
1 Years A 5 4 .556 12 12 2 0 0 84.3 78 24 6 20 78 2.56 .240 .284 .338 .623  
3 Years Minors 8 8 .500 59 12 2 0 0 132.0 134 46 10 35 123 3.14 .260 .307 .361 .668  
Season Average 3 4 .429 27 4 1 0 2 70.6 79 34 7 18 44 4.39 .281 .326 .424 .750  
Career Highs 12 16 1.000 51 33 9 1 6 248.3 252 103 19 58 191 6.42 .333 .398 .497 .895  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   408 179 37 80 211   .299 .337 .447 .784
vs LH   151 62 15 46 97   .241 .293 .375 .669
Home 17 14 .548 108 18 4 0 4 286.0 345 162 35 78 179 5.10 .295 .339 .455 .795
Away 7 15 .318 85 15 5 1 13 208.3 214 79 17 48 129 3.41 .260 .300 .380 .680
Mar/Apr 2 7 .222 30 6 0 0 2 82.3 100 47 6 22 48 5.14 .295 .338 .425 .763
May 4 5 .444 33 5 1 0 6 78.0 89 28 3 16 48 3.23 .283 .317 .375 .692
June 2 2 .500 22 6 3 0 5 62.6 74 28 8 12 45 4.02 .285 .316 .427 .743
July 6 8 .429 41 5 2 0 0 104.0 129 72 18 37 59 6.23 .301 .356 .499 .855
August 3 4 .429 33 5 1 1 2 78.0 86 38 10 21 49 4.39 .277 .323 .445 .768
Sep/Oct 7 3 .700 34 6 2 0 2 89.3 81 28 7 18 59 2.82 .239 .277 .354 .631
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 29 STL NL 33 80 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 .063 .062 .075 .137 -3.6 0.0
1964 32 STL NL 51 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1965 33 STL NL 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1966 34 STL NL 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1967 35 STL NL 28 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4 0.0
1968 36 STL NL 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
6 Years Sim 190 119 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 40 .059 .058 .076 .134 -5.8 0.0
162 Game Average 101 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 .059 .058 .076 .134 -4.9  
Career Highs 51 80 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0  
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   73 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 .055 .054 .068 .123 -4.4
vs LH   46 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .065 .065 .087 .152 -2.4
Home 106 69 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .058 .058 .072 .130 -4.0
Away 73 50 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .060 .059 .080 .139 -2.8
RISP   30 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .033 .032 .033 .066 -2.3
Close/Late   13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
Mar/Apr 27 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .083 .167 -1.1
May 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5
June 7 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .154 .143 .154 .297 -0.1
July 30 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.3
August 19 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .053 .053 .105 .158 -1.0
Sep/Oct 24 23 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .087 .087 .130 .217 -0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 29 STL NL P 33 33 248.3 11 38 1 3 .980 1.78    
1963 31 STL NL P 3 0 4.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 4.50    
1964 32 STL NL P 51 0 76.7 7 15 0 1 1.000 2.58    
1965 33 STL NL P 29 0 34.0 4 5 1 1 .900 2.38    
1966 34 STL NL P 25 0 47.7 4 8 0 1 1.000 2.27    
1967 35 STL NL P 28 0 45.7 2 11 2 1 .867 2.56    
1968 36 STL NL P 24 0 38.0 1 4 2 0 .714 1.18    
Career Totals   193 33 494.3 29 83 6 8 .949 2.04    
Career Highs   51 33 248.3 11 38 2 3 1.000 4.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1963 31 STL NL 1 1 .500 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 3.00 .250 .308 .500 .808
1964 32 STL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 0.7 1 1 1 0 2 13.64 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 3 0 0 0 1 3.7 4 2 2 1 5 4.92 .267 .313 .667 .979
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1961-8-16
 Shutouts
1961-10-1
 Walks per 9IP
1961-9-2.1
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Mike Flanagan (977)
  2. Tom Glavine (973)
  3. Hank Aguirre (972)
  4. John Cooney (970)
  5. Milt Shoffner (964)
  6. Bill Scherrer (964)
  7. Dennis Powell (964)
  8. Roger Nelson (964)
  9. Israel Sanchez (963)
  10. Ray Sadecki (962)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1961
Earned first career win on 4/7/1961
Had first career hit on 4/13/1961, off Jim Mcdonald (BSN)
Injured on 5/25/1964 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 1964
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/2/1967: Signed a minor league contract extension with St. Louis
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 5/1/1969 to a minor league deal
Injured on 7/9/1969 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
 
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