Jimmy
Wynn
 
Nickname: The Toy Cannon
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 175
 
Born: March 12, 1942 in Usa, OH, HAMILTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1976    1977   
Gold Glove 1965   
All-Star Selections 1967    1969   
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
1963 21 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 5 4 5
1964 22 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 5 4 5
1965 23 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 10 10 10 5 5 5
1966 24 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 10 10 10 6 5 5
1967 25 KCR AL $ 3,250,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
1968 26 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 4 3 4
1969 27 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 3 3 3
1970 28 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 3 3 3
1971 29 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   6 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 4 4 4
1972 30 KCR AL $ 5,250,000   6 6 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 3 3 3
1973 31 COL NL $ 5,250,000   6 6 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 3 3 3
1974 32 COL NL $ 5,250,000   5 5 5 7 6 7 6 5 5 10 10 10 3 3 3
1975 33 COL NL $ 5,250,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 6 10 10 10 4 4 4
1976 34 KCR AL $ 4,700,000   5 5 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
1977 35 KCR AL $ 4,700,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
1978 36 BAL AL $ 4,700,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,250,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 6 6 6
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
1963 21 NYG NL 131 449 71 109 20 2 21 50 6 1 62 116 .243 .334 .437 .771 68.2 12.7
    AAA   26 85 14 16 3 1 7 16 1 0 24 15 .188 .367 .494 .861 17.5  
1964 22 NYG NL 156 554 84 134 38 3 19 74 7 2 72 138 .242 .326 .424 .750 79.5 13.0
1965 23 NYG NL 155 575 100 146 24 7 26 73 17 4 95 126 .254 .361 .456 .817 95.2 20.2
1966 24 KCR AL 154 529 73 124 21 3 22 88 26 10 107 129 .234 .363 .410 .773 85.2 15.4
1967 25 KCR AL 152 541 83 130 15 3 20 93 29 8 103 133 .240 .357 .390 .747 83.6 13.5
1968 26 KCR AL 149 533 86 126 16 3 23 84 19 7 87 153 .236 .340 .407 .747 77.6 13.5
1969 27 KCR AL 155 562 102 158 30 1 20 92 28 5 109 158 .281 .398 .445 .842 105.5 24.4
1970 28 KCR AL 153 519 74 127 28 3 15 81 19 7 105 147 .245 .369 .397 .766 82.5 16.2
1971 29 KCR AL 153 544 84 143 31 4 19 74 22 6 85 156 .263 .360 .439 .799 90.0 19.2
1972 30 KCR AL 153 611 92 157 27 3 20 64 20 11 101 158 .257 .364 .409 .773 93.5 16.1
1973 31 COL NL 157 576 85 148 25 0 19 71 16 5 94 167 .257 .361 .399 .760 86.6 15.8
1975 33 COL NL 108 308 57 87 10 2 12 65 14 1 52 81 .282 .377 .445 .821 58.1 11.5
1976 34 KCR AL 153 596 96 152 25 3 18 68 27 14 81 161 .255 .343 .398 .741 84.3 13.0
1977 35 KCR AL 41 85 10 17 3 1 2 6 1 0 16 21 .200 .330 .329 .660 11.6 1.6
1978 36 BAL AL 156 486 47 91 15 5 9 44 6 6 72 114 .187 .293 .294 .587 41.1 0.8
15 Years Sim 2126 7468 1144 1849 328 43 265 1027 257 87 1241 1958 .248 .353 .409 .763 1142.4 206.9
1 Years AAA 26 85 14 16 3 1 7 16 1 0 24 15 .188 .360 .494 .854 17.5  
162 Game Average 569 87 140 24 3 20 78 19 6 94 149 .248 .353 .409 .763 87.1  
Career Highs 157 611 102 158 38 7 26 93 29 14 109 167 .282 .398 .456 .842 105.5  
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   4824 704 1155 203 29 148 620 160 50 714 1271 .239 .336 .386 .722 680.3
vs LH   2644 440 694 125 14 117 407 97 37 527 687 .262 .383 .453 .836 489.6
Home 1064 3640 584 916 177 29 131 513 119 34 633 935 .252 .361 .424 .786 600.0
Away 1062 3828 560 933 151 14 134 514 138 53 608 1023 .244 .346 .396 .741 569.9
RISP   1800 0 435 79 9 67 716 0 0 339 507 .242 .352 .407 .759 286.9
Pinch Hitting   46 10 13 1 0 4 14 0 0 17 10 .283 .476 .565 1.041 13.1
Close/Late   754 95 209 31 7 33 122 0 0 126 203 .277 .379 .468 .848 136.6
Mar/Apr 332 1216 185 332 59 10 45 188 43 12 165 329 .273 .359 .449 .808 201.8
May 366 1288 208 310 55 14 43 172 54 17 218 327 .241 .346 .405 .752 199.6
June 362 1263 202 306 54 2 53 172 36 15 193 336 .242 .342 .414 .756 191.2
July 349 1221 197 303 57 1 43 171 46 16 229 321 .248 .368 .402 .770 197.9
August 369 1252 173 306 65 7 42 161 36 14 226 331 .244 .358 .408 .766 198.6
Sep/Oct 348 1228 179 292 38 9 39 163 42 13 210 314 .238 .348 .379 .726 180.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1963 21 NYG NL CF 124 123 1031.7 248 6 2 1 .992 2.22   2.8
    LF 3 3 26.0 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.73    
1964 22 NYG NL CF 150 146 1264.7 305 7 8 1 .975 2.22   4.2
    RF 2 1 12.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75    
    LF 3 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1965 23 NYG NL CF 148 147 1318.7 361 9 3 4 .992 2.53   6.0
    LF 4 0 7.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00    
1966 24 KCR AL CF 152 150 1302.3 317 8 10 4 .970 2.25   5.6
    LF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1967 25 KCR AL CF 148 148 1295.3 284 12 2 0 .993 2.06   4.4
    RF 4 3 28.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1968 26 KCR AL CF 147 146 1284.0 274 9 4 2 .986 1.98   4.5
    LF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1969 27 KCR AL CF 148 147 1271.3 308 13 6 3 .982 2.27   4.7
    RF 6 2 25.0 2 0 1 0 .667 0.72    
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1970 28 KCR AL CF 151 150 1289.3 346 8 7 1 .981 2.47   3.7
    RF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1971 29 KCR AL CF 148 147 1246.7 295 18 6 3 .981 2.26   4.2
    RF 3 3 28.0 7 0 1 0 .875 2.25    
    LF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1972 30 KCR AL CF 152 152 1306.0 342 17 9 6 .976 2.47   3.9
    LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1973 31 COL NL CF 154 148 1280.3 341 13 8 3 .978 2.49   6.7
    RF 2 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1975 33 COL NL CF 36 29 264.0 69 1 2 1 .972 2.39   1.2
    LF 7 3 36.0 9 0 2 0 .818 2.25    
    RF 6 0 12.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1976 34 KCR AL CF 151 151 1330.3 339 8 3 4 .991 2.35   5.1
    LF 2 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1977 35 KCR AL CF 25 22 174.0 52 2 2 2 .964 2.79   0.7
    RF 5 3 29.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.55    
    LF 7 2 25.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1978 36 BAL AL CF 146 141 1186.7 324 6 7 1 .979 2.50   2.1
    RF 9 9 73.0 11 2 0 0 1.000 1.60    
    LF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  CF 1980 1947 16845.3 4205 137 79 36 .982 2.32   59.8
  RF 40 21 222.0 32 3 2 0 .946 1.42    
  LF 39 8 131.0 25 1 3 0 .897 1.79    
Career Totals   2059 1976 17198.3 4262 141 84 36 .981 2.30   59.8
Career Highs   157 152 1338.3 361 18 10 6 .993 2.53    
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 23 NYG NL 11 41 11 7 0 0 3 5 2 1 11 10 .171 .340 .390 .730
1966 24 KCR AL 11 42 3 9 0 0 1 7 5 1 6 7 .214 .313 .286 .598
1967 25 KCR AL 18 64 6 10 1 0 2 4 1 0 6 16 .156 .229 .266 .494
1968 26 KCR AL 11 38 5 9 3 0 1 5 1 0 8 10 .237 .370 .395 .764
1969 27 KCR AL 6 23 6 7 2 2 2 4 1 0 4 10 .304 .407 .826 1.233
1970 28 KCR AL 11 39 7 13 1 1 0 2 3 1 3 10 .333 .381 .410 .791
1971 29 KCR AL 12 48 6 16 1 0 3 8 2 2 3 13 .333 .365 .542 .907
1973 31 COL NL 11 41 7 14 4 1 1 4 1 0 5 13 .341 .413 .561 .974
1975 33 COL NL 11 34 4 8 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 7 .235 .381 .294 .675
1976 34 KCR AL 18 67 4 12 0 0 1 8 4 0 4 21 .179 .233 .224 .457
1977 35 KCR AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 123 438 60 105 14 4 14 47 22 6 58 117 .240 .328 .386 .714
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.
On-Base Pct
1969-2-.398
1970-8-.369
OPS
1969-4-.842
XR
1965-8-95.2
1969-4-105.5
Games
1964-8-156
1973-4-157
1978-2-156
At-Bats
1965-8-575
1972-9-611
1976-10-596
Runs
1965-3-100
1968-9-86
1969-4-102
1972-9-92
1976-10-96
Total Bases
1969-10-250
Doubles
1964-3-38
Triples
1965-2-7
Homeruns
1968-8-23
RBIs
1966-10-88
1967-7-93
1968-8-84
1969-8-92
Stolen Bases
1967-7-29
1976-10-27
Caught Stealing
1966-9-10
1972-9-11
1976-7-14
Walks
1964-7-72
1965-2-95
1966-5-107
1967-5-103
1968-3-87
1969-4-109
1970-3-105
1971-9-85
1972-5-101
1973-5-94
CAR-34-1241
Strikeouts
1963-9-116
1964-2-138
1965-5-126
1966-6-129
1968-2-153
1969-3-158
1970-6-147
1971-2-156
1972-2-158
1973-1-167
1976-2-161
1978-4-114
CAR-6-1958
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 68    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 44    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1963
Had first career hit on 5/2/1963, off Jim Brewer (COL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1963, off Don Drysdale (NYA)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1965, hitting .440 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1965
Traded from New York (N) to Kansas City on 2/1/1966 (Going to NYG: P Steve Blass, P Jim Merritt, LF Mickey Stanley. Going to KCR: CF Jimmy Wynn, C Orlando Mcfarlane)
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1966, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,250,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Injured on 4/24/1968 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cleveland (A) on 7/14/1968
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Had 6 hits with 5 RBI against New York (A) on 8/30/1969
Injured on 3/24/1971 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
7/1/1971: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $5,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 9/12/1971
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1972, hitting .417 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/21/1973 (Going to COL: CF Jimmy Wynn. Going to KCR: RF Leo Posada)
10/22/1975: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $4,700,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Colorado to Kansas City on 3/3/1976 (Going to KCR: SS Doug Rader, RF Jimmy Wynn. Going to COL: P Rusty Gerhardt, C Jack Hiatt, 1B Mike Epstein)
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1976
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1977
Traded from Kansas City to Baltimore on 2/2/1978 (Going to BAL: CF Jimmy Wynn, P John Morris. Going to KCR: SS Rob Belloir)
4/3/1978: Signed a minor league contract extension with Baltimore