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Jim
Brideweser		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: February 13, 1927 in Usa, OH, LANCASTER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1959    1960   
All-Star Selections 1955    1958    1959   
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
1951 24 SEM AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
1952 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1953 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1954 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 5 5 8 8 8
1955 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1956 29 OAK AL $ 2,321,429   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 6 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1957 30 OAK AL $ 2,321,429   7 7 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 8 8 8
1958 31 OAK AL $ 2,321,429   7 7 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1959 32 OAK AL $ 3,660,000   7 7 8 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 8 8
1960 33 OAK AL $ 3,660,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1961 34 OAK AL $ 3,660,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1962 35 OAK AL $ 4,660,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1963 36 OAK AL $ 4,660,000   6 6 7 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6
1964 37 COL NL $ 4,660,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
1965 38 LAD NL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,660,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 6 7 6 6 6 9 8 8
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
1951 24 AAA   30 106 12 29 9 2 0 13 2 0 17 11 .274 .374 .396 .770 16.3  
    AA   98 416 56 120 17 3 3 28 16 8 42 46 .288 .354 .365 .719 54.4  
1952 25 OAK AL 25 86 10 21 5 1 0 0 5 0 9 10 .244 .316 .326 .641 10.2 1.2
    AAA   123 454 75 125 20 5 7 43 19 8 56 46 .275 .355 .388 .743 64.5  
1953 26 OAK AL 145 516 52 124 13 0 5 30 23 5 42 61 .240 .296 .295 .590 46.1 2.3
1954 27 OAK AL 158 599 90 179 25 6 1 58 34 10 56 52 .299 .359 .366 .724 82.7 15.1
1955 28 OAK AL 154 637 89 192 21 6 8 61 35 11 51 66 .301 .352 .391 .743 86.9 15.3
1956 29 OAK AL 141 550 67 156 26 2 11 64 30 4 52 51 .284 .343 .398 .741 77.6 12.1
1957 30 OAK AL 116 504 78 141 23 3 4 42 22 3 38 60 .280 .330 .361 .691 61.6 9.9
1958 31 OAK AL 157 607 92 184 31 8 7 68 31 8 46 61 .303 .352 .415 .767 88.0 14.8
1959 32 OAK AL 148 607 96 169 31 6 11 75 28 5 62 67 .278 .345 .404 .749 85.5 15.8
1960 33 OAK AL 152 589 64 159 18 3 10 59 15 9 39 67 .270 .316 .362 .678 66.5 11.0
1961 34 OAK AL 154 619 88 191 25 6 6 72 30 6 38 86 .309 .351 .397 .748 84.8 19.8
1962 35 OAK AL 146 548 67 141 19 7 7 63 19 6 37 62 .257 .303 .356 .659 57.6 8.4
1963 36 OAK AL 134 510 55 137 13 4 4 52 24 7 29 86 .269 .308 .333 .641 55.4 9.8
1964 37 COL NL 93 140 20 36 3 1 1 11 6 4 10 33 .257 .305 .314 .619 13.4 1.7
1965 38 COL NL 87 275 23 54 4 1 5 15 6 3 19 81 .196 .251 .273 .524 18.8 0.2
    A   31 114 15 27 4 0 3 15 3 1 13 22 .237 .315 .351 .666 13.5  
14 Years Sim 1810 6787 891 1884 257 54 80 670 308 81 528 843 .278 .329 .367 .696 834.9 137.2
2 Years AAA 153 560 87 154 29 7 7 56 21 8 73 57 .275 .357 .389 .747 80.8  
1 Years AA 98 416 56 120 17 3 3 28 16 8 42 46 .288 .356 .365 .721 54.4  
1 Years A 31 114 15 27 4 0 3 15 3 1 13 22 .237 .331 .351 .682 13.5  
4 Years Minors 282 1090 158 301 50 10 13 99 40 17 128 125 .276 .354 .376 .730 148.7  
162 Game Average 607 79 168 23 4 7 59 27 7 47 75 .278 .329 .367 .696 74.7  
Career Highs 158 637 96 192 31 8 11 75 35 11 62 86 .309 .359 .415 .767 88.0  
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   4310 585 1191 165 37 40 429 201 40 311 518 .276 .324 .360 .684 519.1
vs LH   2477 306 693 92 17 40 241 107 41 217 325 .280 .339 .379 .718 322.2
Home 898 3263 427 891 113 21 40 310 154 37 247 427 .273 .324 .357 .681 391.4
Away 912 3524 464 993 144 33 40 360 154 44 281 416 .282 .334 .375 .710 449.8
RISP   1391 0 408 48 11 17 544 0 0 137 177 .293 .351 .380 .731 188.7
Pinch Hitting   60 5 15 4 0 2 11 0 0 5 4 .250 .308 .417 .724 7.6
Close/Late   781 127 251 33 10 13 100 0 0 60 88 .321 .368 .439 .807 119.9
Mar/Apr 308 1184 177 335 42 9 18 108 57 17 89 155 .283 .332 .379 .711 152.1
May 316 1189 158 320 35 12 14 117 56 10 90 141 .269 .320 .354 .674 141.4
June 278 988 124 270 40 10 14 119 37 8 96 124 .273 .339 .377 .716 130.2
July 292 1093 135 304 39 5 16 126 58 12 85 143 .278 .331 .367 .698 138.1
August 296 1122 143 328 46 9 6 100 49 19 82 132 .292 .341 .365 .706 139.0
Sep/Oct 320 1211 154 327 55 9 12 100 51 15 86 148 .270 .316 .360 .677 140.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 25 OAK AL 3B 24 23 181.0 14 61 0 3 1.000 3.73 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    2B 3 1 11.0 4 3 0 0 1.000 5.73 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1953 26 OAK AL 3B 144 144 1177.3 71 291 14 25 .963 2.77 0 0 .000 0 3.6
    2B 8 0 10.0 2 4 0 1 1.000 5.40 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 27 OAK AL 3B 87 85 723.0 38 162 4 10 .980 2.49 0 0 .000 0 2.9
    SS 66 63 554.7 108 246 10 61 .973 5.74 0 0 .000 0 3.5
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 28 OAK AL 3B 143 139 1231.7 77 320 11 27 .973 2.90 0 0 .000 0 7.7
    SS 8 8 71.7 10 33 3 8 .935 5.40 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1956 29 OAK AL 3B 119 111 995.0 82 219 8 14 .974 2.72 0 0 .000 0 4.3
    SS 18 14 134.7 10 54 2 9 .970 4.28 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1957 30 OAK AL 3B 114 114 1017.3 60 233 11 17 .964 2.59 0 0 .000 0 4.7
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1958 31 OAK AL 3B 150 144 1290.3 73 289 17 23 .955 2.52 0 0 .000 0 4.5
    2B 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1959 32 OAK AL 3B 146 144 1296.0 61 306 8 31 .979 2.55 0 0 .000 0 5.1
    SS 1 1 9.0 2 3 0 1 1.000 5.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1960 33 OAK AL 3B 149 145 1273.0 70 301 11 27 .971 2.62 0 0 .000 0 5.0
1961 34 OAK AL 3B 151 145 1308.0 61 328 19 24 .953 2.68 0 0 .000 0 4.8
    SS 2 0 4.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1962 35 OAK AL SS 109 108 944.0 151 424 21 90 .965 5.48 0 0 .000 0 8.7
    3B 34 33 300.3 12 75 2 9 .978 2.61 0 0 .000 0 1.0
1963 36 OAK AL 3B 111 109 960.3 44 247 12 11 .960 2.73 0 0 .000 0 2.8
    SS 18 18 158.0 19 60 5 11 .940 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1964 37 COL NL SS 29 12 130.7 17 56 4 11 .948 5.03 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    C 16 14 124.0 95 5 0 0 1.000 7.26 4 2 .500 15 0.3
    3B 16 6 76.0 4 18 0 4 1.000 2.61 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    2B 11 3 41.0 12 17 2 4 .935 6.37 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1965 38 COL NL 2B 75 73 580.3 108 214 8 48 .976 4.99 0 0 .000 0 3.0
    SS 7 6 53.7 8 15 2 4 .920 3.86 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    3B 2 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1390 1342 11834.3 667 2851 117 225 .968 2.68 0 0 .000 0 47.8
  SS 261 230 2064.3 325 895 47 195 .963 5.32 0 0 .000 0 15.2
  2B 105 77 658.3 131 245 10 55 .974 5.14 0 0 .000 0 3.5
  C 16 14 124.0 95 5 0 0 1.000 7.26 4 2 .500 15 0.3
  LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1773 1663 14682.9 1219 3996 174 475 .968 3.20 4 2 .500 15 66.8
Career Highs   155 148 1315.0 163 499 23 99 1.000 5.42 4 2 .500 15  
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
1955 28 OAK AL 6 25 5 10 2 0 1 3 1 2 3 1 .400 .464 .600 1.064
1959 32 OAK AL 6 25 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 .160 .154 .160 .314
1961 34 OAK AL 12 55 8 19 2 0 1 6 3 0 2 4 .345 .368 .436 .805
1962 35 OAK AL 5 17 3 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 .412 .412 .529 .941
1964 37 COL NL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 33 124 18 40 6 0 2 15 5 3 5 15 .323 .346 .419 .766
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
1955-10-.301
1958-8-.303
1961-5-.309
 Games
1954-2-158
1958-3-157
 At-Bats
1954-7-599
1955-2-637
1958-4-607
1959-2-607
1961-3-619
 Runs
1959-7-96
 Hits
1954-10-179
1955-1-192
1958-5-184
1959-6-169
1961-2-191
 Singles
1954-3-147
1955-1-157
1956-7-117
1957-10-111
1958-4-138
1959-5-121
1960-4-128
1961-1-154
Triples
1954-3-6
1955-5-6
1958-1-8
1959-7-6
1961-7-6
1962-6-7
 Stolen Bases
1953-4-23
1954-5-34
1955-2-35
1956-2-30
1957-2-22
1958-3-31
1959-1-28
1960-6-15
1961-1-30
1962-8-19
CAR-46-308
 Caught Stealing
1953-9-5
1954-4-10
1955-2-11
1956-9-4
1957-9-3
1958-2-8
1959-4-5
1960-2-9
1961-5-6
1962-9-6
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 63    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Tony Kubek (939)
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  4. Chris Speier (902)
  5. Luke Appling (899)
  6. Wayne Causey (894)
  7. Ken Oberkfell (891)
  8. Lee Lacy (888)
  9. Phil Rizzuto (886)
  10. Sonny Jackson (882)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Seattle in 1951
Injured on 4/12/1951 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/16/1952 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Seattle to Oakland on 7/31/1952 (Going to SEM: 1B Ted Kluszewski. Going to OAK: P Carl Scheib, 3B Jim Brideweser)
Had first career hit (double) on 9/1/1952, off Joe Black (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1953, off Connie Johnson (NYA)
Injured on 7/11/1953 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1955, hitting .464 with 0 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,321,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,321,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/29/1957 with a Fractured Knee, out for 7 weeks
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,321,429 through salary arbitration
6/1/1958: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $3,660,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1959
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1960
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Montreal on 5/12/1961
10/3/1961: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $4,660,000 per year, for 3 years
Won World Series with Oakland in 1961
Injured on 5/1/1962 with a Concussion, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/4/1963 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Oakland to Colorado on 4/2/1964 (Going to COL: SS Jim Brideweser, SS Leo Cardenas, P Gene Conley. Going to OAK: C Andy Etchebarren, 1B Billy Klaus, RF Lou Clinton, P Mickey Lolich)
7/31/1964: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $1,250,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/17/1965 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Colorado to Los Angeles on 7/31/1965 (Going to COL: SS J.c. Hartman. Going to LAD: SS Jim Brideweser, 3B Tommy Brown, P Paul Giel, 2B Pete Runnels, P Joey Jay)
 
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