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Jim
Constable		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 14, 1933 in Usa, TN, JONESBOROUGH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
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
1956 23 BOS AL   6 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6
1957 24 BOS AL   7 6 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6
1958 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 9 8 8
1959 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 8 8
1960 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 8 8
1961 28 MIN AL $ 2,371,429 7 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 8 8
1962 29 MIN AL $ 2,371,429 7 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1963 30 MIN AL $ 2,371,429 7 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1964 31 NYG NL $ 2,409,000 7 6 6 6 4 3 3 10 9 9
1965 32 SDP NL $ 2,409,000 7 6 6 6 3 2 3 10 9 9
1966 33 SDP NL   7 6 5 5 3 2 2 8 8 8
1967 34 OAK AL $ 320,000 7 5 5 5 3 2 2 8 7 7
1968 35 OAK AL $ 400,000 7 5 4 5 2 1 1 6 5 6
1969 36 DET AL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,409,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 10 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 23 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 24 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 28 MIN AL $ 2,371,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 29 MIN AL $ 2,371,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 30 MIN AL $ 2,371,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 31 NYG NL $ 2,409,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 32 SDP NL $ 2,409,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 33 SDP NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 34 OAK AL $ 320,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 35 OAK AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 36 DET AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,409,000   2 2 2 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
1956 23 AAA   4 2 .667 11 11 0 0 0 73.3 90 48 8 30 61 5.89 .294 .357 .422 .779  
    AA   8 3 .727 18 18 1 0 0 130.7 102 34 6 47 123 2.34 .213 .283 .298 .581  
1957 24 AAA   13 9 .591 28 28 0 0 0 201.3 179 72 14 75 168 3.22 .237 .306 .344 .650  
1958 25 MIN AL 9 18 .333 41 41 3 0 0 286.3 280 136 33 115 174 4.27 .255 .331 .407 .738 11.0
1959 26 MIN AL 12 14 .462 34 34 1 0 0 236.7 195 80 18 86 183 3.04 .225 .300 .340 .640 20.0
1960 27 MIN AL 11 13 .458 33 33 3 1 0 232.3 199 95 24 102 180 3.68 .235 .320 .377 .696 15.5
1961 28 MIN AL 2 3 .400 19 4 0 0 0 51.7 53 23 1 20 48 4.01 .276 .347 .380 .727 2.6
1962 29 MIN AL 2 6 .250 46 0 0 0 12 40.7 51 35 3 22 33 7.75 .298 .388 .439 .826 0.0
1963 30 MIN AL 4 3 .571 41 0 0 0 5 46.0 39 22 2 29 25 4.30 .225 .341 .318 .659 3.2
1964 31 NYG NL 15 8 .652 33 33 1 1 0 213.0 207 86 11 118 156 3.63 .255 .355 .358 .712 13.0
1965 32 SDP NL 19 10 .655 40 40 3 2 0 284.3 231 95 9 132 219 3.01 .221 .312 .291 .604 21.1
1966 33 SDP NL 3 1 .750 22 6 0 0 1 59.0 61 29 5 37 43 4.42 .268 .380 .395 .775 1.5
1967 34 OAK AL 6 6 .500 33 15 2 1 0 132.0 104 51 3 75 88 3.48 .219 .326 .276 .602 9.5
1968 35 OAK AL 3 4 .429 51 5 0 0 1 35.3 39 24 11 14 20 6.11 .285 .355 .577 .931 0.0
1969 36 DET AL 0 1 .000 13 0 0 0 0 16.7 26 20 5 13 4 10.80 .361 .455 .708 1.163 0.0
    AAA   2 2 .500 37 0 0 0 4 28.0 27 12 1 20 20 3.86 .260 .379 .317 .696  
12 Years Sim 86 87 .497 406 211 13 5 19 1634.0 1485 696 125 763 1173 3.83 .243 .331 .361 .693 97.3
3 Years AAA 19 13 .594 76 39 0 0 4 302.7 296 132 23 125 249 3.93 .254 .327 .362 .688  
1 Years AA 8 3 .727 18 18 1 0 0 130.7 102 34 6 47 123 2.34 .213 .283 .298 .581  
4 Years Minors 27 16 .628 94 57 1 0 4 433.3 398 166 29 172 372 3.45 .242 .314 .343 .657  
Season Average 7 7 .500 33 17 1 0 1 136.2 123 58 10 63 97 3.83 .243 .331 .361 .693  
Career Highs 19 18 .750 51 41 3 2 12 286.3 280 136 33 132 219 10.80 .361 .455 .708 1.163  
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   1060 476 91 541 803   .248 .332 .367 .699
vs LH   425 220 34 222 370   .232 .315 .348 .663
Home 39 37 .513 203 102 5 4 9 812.3 719 322 52 357 611 3.57 .238 .319 .348 .667
Away 47 50 .485 203 109 8 1 10 821.6 766 374 73 406 562 4.10 .248 .335 .374 .709
Mar/Apr 15 19 .441 71 39 3 2 3 305.0 263 127 24 149 241 3.75 .234 .324 .358 .681
May 22 11 .667 82 43 5 3 6 357.0 300 126 25 142 259 3.18 .228 .303 .339 .643
June 13 16 .448 66 34 1 0 2 262.6 267 124 24 118 183 4.25 .268 .345 .399 .744
July 12 15 .444 69 34 3 0 7 266.0 244 121 18 130 174 4.09 .244 .331 .348 .680
August 12 15 .444 63 36 1 0 0 272.6 229 101 20 131 203 3.33 .228 .317 .338 .655
Sep/Oct 12 11 .522 55 25 0 0 1 170.6 182 97 14 93 113 5.12 .272 .360 .409 .769
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
1956 23 AA   1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
1958 25 MIN AL 41 91 4 13 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 34 .143 .143 .154 .297 -0.5 0.0
1959 26 MIN AL 34 77 3 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 33 .117 .127 .143 .269 -0.5 0.0
1960 27 MIN AL 33 73 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 .082 .082 .082 .164 -3.5 0.0
1961 28 MIN AL 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1963 30 MIN AL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1964 31 NYG NL 33 77 8 13 3 1 0 3 0 0 1 15 .169 .179 .234 .413 2.0 0.0
1965 32 SDP NL 40 99 3 15 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 34 .152 .168 .172 .340 1.1 0.0
1966 33 SDP NL 22 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7 0.0
1967 34 OAK AL 33 41 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .171 .171 .171 .341 0.4 0.0
1968 35 OAK AL 51 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
10 Years Sim 347 486 23 65 8 1 0 16 2 2 3 160 .134 .141 .154 .295 -2.2 0.0
1 Years AA 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
162 Game Average 226 10 30 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 74 .134 .141 .154 .295 -1.0  
Career Highs 51 99 8 15 3 1 0 5 2 1 1 34 .333 .333 .333 .667 2.0  
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   321 11 51 8 0 0 11 2 2 1 111 .159 .164 .184 .347 1.4
vs LH   165 12 14 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 49 .085 .096 .097 .193 -6.3
Home 155 222 8 27 3 1 0 13 1 0 1 75 .122 .125 .144 .269 -3.5
Away 148 264 15 38 5 0 0 3 1 2 2 85 .144 .154 .163 .316 -1.4
RISP   121 0 10 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 45 .083 .082 .091 .173 -5.4
Close/Late   30 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.5
Mar/Apr 44 85 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 26 .129 .129 .141 .271 -1.4
May 46 109 3 13 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 34 .119 .118 .138 .256 -2.1
June 45 76 4 10 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 28 .132 .143 .158 .301 -0.9
July 46 83 2 13 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 30 .157 .176 .157 .333 -0.2
August 41 85 7 8 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 29 .094 .094 .141 .235 -2.2
Sep/Oct 25 48 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .208 .224 .229 .454 1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 25 MIN AL P 41 41 286.3 15 46 2 5 .968 1.92    
1959 26 MIN AL P 34 34 236.7 9 38 1 5 .979 1.79    
1960 27 MIN AL P 33 33 232.3 12 35 1 4 .979 1.82    
1961 28 MIN AL P 19 4 51.7 4 5 1 0 .900 1.57    
1962 29 MIN AL P 46 0 40.7 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.21    
1963 30 MIN AL P 41 0 46.0 6 4 0 0 1.000 1.96    
1964 31 NYG NL P 33 33 213.0 16 30 1 1 .979 1.94    
1965 32 SDP NL P 40 40 284.3 18 51 0 3 1.000 2.18    
1966 33 SDP NL P 22 6 59.0 4 13 1 1 .944 2.59    
1967 34 OAK AL P 33 15 132.0 5 20 1 2 .962 1.70    
1968 35 OAK AL P 51 5 35.3 0 7 0 0 1.000 1.78    
1969 36 DET AL P 13 0 16.7 0 4 1 1 .800 2.16    
Career Totals   406 211 1634.0 92 260 9 22 .975 1.94    
Career Highs   51 41 286.3 18 51 2 5 1.000 2.59    
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
1965 32 SDP NL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.3 11 2 1 10 6 1.46 .239 .375 .391 .766
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 12.3 11 2 1 10 6 1.46 .239 .375 .391 .766
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
1965 32 SDP NL 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Career Post-Season Batting 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1959-4-3.04
 Wins
1965-8-19
 Losses
1958-5-18
 Winning Pct
1964-7-.652
 Saves
1962-7-12
 Games Started
1958-4-41
Shutouts
1965-9-2
 Innings Pitched
1958-10-286.3
 Hits Allowed
1958-10-280
 Walks Allowed
1958-7-115
1960-10-102
1964-3-118
1965-1-132
 Hits per 9IP
1959-7-7.4
1965-7-7.3
 OAVG
1959-7-.225
1965-6-.221
OSLG
1959-6-.340
1965-2-.291
 OOPS
1959-4-.640
1965-7-.604
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1956
Traded from Boston (A) to Minnesota on 2/21/1958 (Going to MIN: RF Al Kaline, 1B Ed Bouchee, P Jim Constable, P Pedro Ramos, CF Jim Busby. Going to BOS: P Bob Miller, CF Duke Snider, SS Johnny Logan)
Had first career hit on 4/13/1958, off Russ Kemmerer (TAM)
Earned first career win on 4/13/1958
Injured on 8/20/1959 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/21/1960 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,371,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/16/1964 to a 4-year deal worth $2,409,000 per year
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Traded from New York (N) to San Diego on 3/3/1965 (Going to SDP: P Jim Constable, C Frank House, CF Vic Davalillo. Going to NYG: P Jim Kaat, P Don Gross)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1965, winning 2 games with a 1.23 ERA
Released by San Diego on 10/22/1966
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/16/1967 to a 1-year deal worth $320,000 per year
Injured on 8/22/1967 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/7/1968 to a 1-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/2/1969 to a minor league contract
 
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