Jim
Turner
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: August 6, 1903 in Usa, TN, ANTIOCH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1937   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 33 DET AL $ 300,000 10 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
1938 34 TAM AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 8 7 3 3 3
1939 35 TAM AL   10 3 4 3 7 8 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 3 3 3 7 8 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 10 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1937 33 DET AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1938 34 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1939 35 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1937 33 DET AL 15 8 .652 29 23 18 3 0 204.3 206 67 14 35 54 2.95 .261 .296 .357 .653 21.5
1938 34 TAM AL 1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 2 16.7 26 10 2 0 2 5.40 .338 .338 .481 .818 0.6
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .500 .500 .500 1.000  
1939 35 AAA   2 2 .500 78 0 0 0 6 69.0 86 32 6 20 32 4.17 .310 .357 .458 .815  
2 Years Sim 16 8 .667 43 23 18 3 2 221.0 232 77 16 35 56 3.14 .268 .300 .368 .668 22.1
2 Years AAA 3 2 .600 79 0 0 0 6 70.0 87 32 6 20 32 4.11 .312 .358 .459 .817  
Season Average 8 4 .667 21 11 9 1 1 110.5 116 38 8 17 28 3.14 .268 .300 .368 .668  
Career Highs 15 8 1.000 29 23 18 3 2 204.3 206 67 14 35 54 5.40 .338 .338 .481 .818  
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   119 43 9 15 36   .275 .300 .387 .686
vs LH   113 34 7 20 20   .260 .293 .350 .643
Home 6 3 .667 21 10 6 1 1 102.7 109 40 10 13 24 3.51 .268 .291 .374 .666
Away 10 5 .667 22 13 12 2 1 118.3 123 37 6 22 32 2.81 .267 .301 .363 .664
Mar/Apr 5 1 .833 8 7 6 2 0 62.3 46 9 2 9 19 1.30 .210 .241 .269 .511
May 5 2 .714 11 7 6 0 0 66.7 71 28 7 9 19 3.78 .261 .285 .393 .678
June 3 3 .500 7 6 3 0 0 48.0 66 31 4 11 11 5.81 .332 .367 .437 .804
July 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 2 8.0 8 2 0 0 2 2.25 .250 .250 .344 .594
August 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 0 9.0 13 3 2 1 1 3.00 .325 .341 .475 .816
Sep/Oct 2 1 .667 4 3 3 1 0 27.0 28 4 1 5 4 1.33 .269 .303 .346 .649
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
1937 33 DET AL 29 76 6 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .184 .192 .211 .403 2.3 0.0
1938 34 TAM AL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2 Years Sim 43 77 6 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .182 .190 .208 .398 2.2 0.0
162 Game Average 290 22 52 7 0 0 11 0 0 3 30 .182 .190 .208 .398 8.5  
Career Highs 29 76 6 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .184 .192 .211 .403 2.3  
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   54 6 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .241 .255 .278 .532 3.3
vs LH   23 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .043 .042 .043 .085 -1.6
Home 21 32 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .188 .212 .188 .400 0.8
Away 22 45 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .178 .174 .222 .396 0.9
RISP   16 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 7 24 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583 1.7
May 11 23 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .130 .167 .130 .297 -0.1
June 6 20 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .200 .190 .200 .390 0.5
July 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Sep/Oct 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1937 33 DET AL P 29 23 204.3 10 40 1 6 .980 2.20    
1938 34 TAM AL P 14 0 16.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.08    
Career Totals   43 23 221.0 11 41 1 6 .981 2.12    
Career Highs   29 23 204.3 10 40 1 6 1.000 2.20    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1937-1-2.95
Winning Pct
1937-3-.652
Complete Games
1937-8-18
Shutouts
1937-3-3
Walks per 9IP
1937-3-1.5
WHiP
1937-3-1.18
OAVG
1937-10-.261
OOBP
1937-3-.296
OSLG
1937-5-.357
OOPS
1937-4-.653
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 40th overall pick, by Detroit in 1937
Earned first career win on 4/3/1937
Had first career hit on 4/12/1937, off Roy Mahaffey (BSN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1937, going 5-1, 1.31
Won Bronze Rookie in 1937, going 15-8, 2.95 ERA
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1938 (Going to DET: P Frank Gabler. Going to TAM: P Jim Turner, P Garland Braxton, C Rollie Hemsley, SS Bill Cissell, 2B Greg Mulleavy)
Injured on 6/7/1939 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week