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Jim
Norris		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 185
 
Born: December 20, 1948 in Usa, NY, BROOKLYN
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 7 8 7 8 10 9 7 8 8
1978 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 7 8 7 8 10 9 8 8 8
1979 30 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 7 8 8 8 9 9 8 8 8
1980 31 OAK AL $ 1,450,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 8
1981 32 OAK AL $ 1,450,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 7
1982 33 OAK AL $ 1,450,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 8 8 7 8 8 6 7 7
1983 34 COL NL     6 6 6 1 1 1 6 7 7 6 8 7 6 6 6
1984 35 BOS AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,450,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 7 8 8 8 10 9 8 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
1977 28 OAK AL 143 490 66 118 13 7 2 46 31 8 69 46 .241 .333 .308 .641 56.8 6.9
1978 29 OAK AL 139 501 67 117 18 9 3 54 22 13 49 46 .234 .302 .323 .625 50.3 6.8
1979 30 OAK AL 152 554 56 132 25 3 3 57 21 17 63 47 .238 .316 .310 .626 53.3 5.8
1980 31 OAK AL 22 78 9 22 8 0 0 12 5 5 12 6 .282 .378 .385 .762 9.9 2.0
1981 32 OAK AL 117 267 34 74 10 6 1 23 17 10 42 32 .277 .374 .371 .745 36.4 9.6
1982 33 OAK AL 72 195 18 48 8 1 0 18 13 5 30 29 .246 .348 .297 .645 22.8 3.4
    AAA   24 32 4 9 1 1 0 3 3 0 3 3 .281 .343 .375 .718 4.6  
1983 34 COL NL 39 38 10 10 5 0 0 3 1 2 9 6 .263 .404 .395 .799 5.4 1.1
    AAA   23 17 2 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 2 .353 .476 .412 .888 3.7  
1984 35 BOS AL 10 13 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 .308 .308 .615 0.8 0.0
    AAA   17 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 1.2  
8 Years Sim 694 2136 262 525 87 26 9 213 110 60 274 214 .246 .331 .324 .654 235.7 35.7
3 Years AAA 64 61 7 19 2 1 0 7 4 0 7 7 .311 .382 .377 .759 9.5  
162 Game Average 498 61 122 20 6 2 49 25 14 63 49 .246 .331 .324 .654 55.0  
Career Highs 152 554 67 132 25 9 3 57 31 17 69 47 .308 .404 .395 .799 56.8  
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   1760 216 438 67 20 8 177 91 49 226 175 .249 .334 .323 .657 202.7
vs LH   376 46 87 20 6 1 36 19 11 48 39 .231 .319 .324 .643 40.6
Home 349 1056 127 251 33 15 3 96 51 34 144 106 .238 .329 .306 .635 113.7
Away 342 1080 135 274 54 11 6 117 59 26 130 108 .254 .333 .341 .674 129.6
RISP   496 0 127 27 4 4 190 0 0 67 53 .256 .340 .351 .691 62.7
Pinch Hitting   77 7 28 6 1 0 18 1 0 7 6 .364 .412 .468 .879 13.7
Close/Late   299 44 69 11 2 2 28 0 0 51 31 .231 .341 .301 .642 35.1
Mar/Apr 132 393 46 103 18 3 1 41 24 14 38 38 .262 .325 .331 .656 42.9
May 142 471 55 101 19 4 2 39 26 12 73 56 .214 .320 .285 .604 48.9
June 118 360 47 94 15 3 1 37 18 6 51 32 .261 .353 .328 .681 46.0
July 105 292 40 76 9 8 0 34 13 11 38 29 .260 .345 .346 .691 35.3
August 97 325 38 81 12 4 3 31 16 9 35 36 .249 .321 .338 .660 36.6
Sep/Oct 100 295 36 70 14 4 2 31 13 8 39 23 .237 .325 .332 .658 33.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1977 28 OAK AL CF 61 54 485.0 114 8 5 2 .961 2.26   1.4
    LF 8 0 24.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
    RF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1978 29 OAK AL RF 18 9 101.0 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.69   0.3
    CF 13 3 49.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
    LF 4 1 16.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.38    
1979 30 OAK AL RF 145 142 1248.3 292 12 1 3 .997 2.19   2.1
    CF 2 2 18.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
    LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1980 31 OAK AL RF 19 19 157.0 38 2 0 0 1.000 2.29   0.3
    LF 1 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.46    
1981 32 OAK AL CF 59 41 387.7 100 0 2 0 .980 2.32   0.8
    RF 22 7 97.7 22 2 0 0 1.000 2.21    
    LF 23 7 90.0 17 1 2 0 .900 1.80    
1982 33 OAK AL LF 18 18 158.0 19 2 0 0 1.000 1.20   0.7
    RF 12 6 75.0 17 1 0 1 1.000 2.16    
    CF 15 4 65.3 12 1 0 1 1.000 1.79    
1983 34 COL NL CF 11 4 45.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.58   0.3
    RF 10 4 35.0 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.80    
    LF 6 2 22.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1984 35 BOS AL CF 6 2 27.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.33   0.1
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  RF 229 187 1721.0 395 18 1 4 .998 2.16   2.8
  CF 167 110 1077.7 253 10 7 3 .974 2.20   2.7
  LF 62 28 316.7 53 3 2 0 .966 1.59   0.7
Career Totals   458 325 3115.3 701 31 10 7 .987 2.11   6.1
Career Highs   149 144 1269.3 294 12 5 3 1.000 2.30    
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.
Triples
1978-4-9
 Stolen Bases
1977-10-31
 Caught Stealing
1978-9-13
1979-8-17
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Omar Moreno (968)
  2. Frenchy Bordagaray (961)
  3. Jose Zardon (957)
  4. Horace Speed (957)
  5. Pepe Mangual (955)
  6. Rudy Law (951)
  7. Mike Hershberger (951)
  8. Steve Bowling (951)
  9. Dane Iorg (950)
  10. Clint Conatser (948)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Oakland in 1977
Had first career hit on 4/3/1977, off Mike Mcqueen (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 5/28/1977, off Rawly Eastwick (TAM)
Injured on 8/4/1977 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/26/1980 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
 
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