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Jim
Hearn		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: April 11, 1921 in Usa, GA, ATLANTA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1948 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6
1949 28 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7
1950 29 CIN NL $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1951 30 DET AL $ 350,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7
1952 31 DET AL $ 1,250,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6
1953 32 NYA AL $ 1,250,000 7 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6
1954 33 NYA AL $ 1,250,000 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1955 34 NYA AL   7 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
1956 35 MIN AL $ 700,000 7 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 6
1957 36 MIN AL $ 700,000 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,250,000 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 28 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 29 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 30 DET AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 31 DET AL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 32 NYA AL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 33 NYA AL $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 34 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 35 MIN AL $ 700,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 36 MIN AL $ 700,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1947 26 CIN NL 1 6 .143 37 1 0 0 9 43.0 41 20 2 21 12 4.19 .259 .342 .354 .697 3.9
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 1 0 0 43.7 43 15 4 12 30 3.09 .251 .301 .374 .675  
1948 27 CIN NL 0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 1 18.3 18 1 0 6 3 0.49 .265 .320 .279 .599 2.6
    AAA   1 1 .500 32 0 0 0 2 24.7 18 5 2 7 12 1.82 .200 .258 .278 .536  
1949 28 CIN NL 4 9 .308 68 1 0 0 2 102.7 144 69 18 57 30 6.05 .342 .415 .539 .954 0.0
1950 29 CIN NL 3 3 .500 46 0 0 0 2 62.7 78 43 13 35 15 6.18 .310 .391 .520 .911 1.3
1951 30 DET AL 10 4 .714 75 2 0 0 9 108.7 109 59 10 50 34 4.89 .263 .339 .418 .757 8.8
1952 31 DET AL 3 6 .333 52 2 0 0 4 67.7 80 41 11 30 20 5.45 .300 .366 .491 .857 2.2
1953 32 NYA AL 3 6 .333 57 0 0 0 4 77.0 95 40 3 34 24 4.68 .303 .371 .395 .766 4.0
1954 33 NYA AL 2 2 .500 73 0 0 0 6 99.0 122 71 17 53 24 6.45 .301 .381 .506 .887 0.7
1955 34 NYA AL 5 4 .556 53 0 0 0 8 69.0 77 38 11 26 28 4.96 .286 .344 .480 .824 5.6
    AA   0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 1 14.0 6 4 1 4 12 2.57 .133 .204 .222 .426  
1956 35 MIN AL 3 1 .750 51 0 0 0 3 59.0 63 26 7 25 24 3.97 .272 .341 .405 .746 4.2
1957 36 MIN AL 0 3 .000 26 0 0 0 2 24.3 32 22 5 16 16 8.14 .311 .400 .495 .895 0.0
11 Years Sim 34 45 .430 550 6 0 0 50 731.3 859 430 97 353 230 5.29 .296 .369 .462 .831 33.2
2 Years AAA 4 3 .571 38 6 1 0 2 68.3 61 20 6 19 42 2.63 .234 .286 .341 .627  
1 Years AA 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 1 14.0 6 4 1 4 12 2.57 .133 .204 .222 .426  
3 Years Minors 4 4 .500 47 6 1 0 3 82.3 67 24 7 23 54 2.62 .219 .274 .324 .597  
Season Average 3 4 .429 50 0 0 0 4 66.5 78 39 8 32 20 5.29 .296 .369 .462 .831  
Career Highs 10 9 .750 75 2 0 0 9 108.7 144 71 18 57 34 8.14 .342 .415 .539 .954  
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   490 226 49 168 145   .290 .355 .438 .793
vs LH   369 204 48 185 85   .304 .396 .494 .890
Home 20 23 .465 304 1 0 0 27 428.6 479 235 59 178 129 4.93 .286 .355 .449 .804
Away 14 22 .389 246 5 0 0 25 302.6 380 195 38 175 101 5.80 .309 .395 .478 .873
Mar/Apr 6 3 .667 84 0 0 0 6 116.6 132 53 12 41 31 4.09 .286 .345 .425 .770
May 7 7 .500 84 0 0 0 8 110.0 129 77 17 64 37 6.30 .295 .384 .459 .843
June 8 12 .400 102 2 0 0 8 125.0 155 86 18 65 37 6.19 .307 .386 .487 .873
July 7 9 .438 95 0 0 0 11 106.3 116 48 13 49 35 4.06 .278 .353 .431 .784
August 3 9 .250 88 2 0 0 6 135.3 154 75 13 70 32 4.99 .292 .375 .440 .815
Sep/Oct 3 5 .375 97 2 0 0 13 138.0 173 91 24 64 58 5.94 .312 .383 .514 .898
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
1947 26 CIN NL 38 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1948 27 CIN NL 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
    AAA   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
1949 28 CIN NL 68 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.1 0.0
1950 29 CIN NL 46 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1951 30 DET AL 75 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4 0.0
1952 31 DET AL 52 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .500 .875 0.9 0.1
1953 32 NYA AL 57 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.4 0.0
1954 33 NYA AL 73 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1955 34 NYA AL 53 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1957 36 MIN AL 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
10 Years Sim 500 87 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 28 .103 .103 .115 .218 -2.5 0.1
1 Years AAA 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
162 Game Average 28 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .103 .103 .115 .218 -0.8  
Career Highs 75 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .375 .375 .500 .875 0.9  
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   56 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 16 .161 .161 .179 .339 0.2
vs LH   31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.0
Home 264 49 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 .082 .082 .102 .184 -2.1
Away 223 38 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .132 .132 .132 .263 -0.7
RISP   19 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .211 .211 .211 .421 0.6
Close/Late   11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Mar/Apr 62 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
May 50 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
June 47 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
July 64 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
August 74 23 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .130 .130 .174 .304 -0.2
Sep/Oct 50 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .118 .118 .118 .235 -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    
1947 26 CIN NL P 37 1 43.0 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.09    
1948 27 CIN NL P 12 0 18.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.96    
1949 28 CIN NL P 68 1 102.7 4 22 0 0 1.000 2.28    
1950 29 CIN NL P 46 0 62.7 5 9 0 3 1.000 2.01    
1951 30 DET AL P 75 2 108.7 4 19 1 2 .958 1.91    
1952 31 DET AL P 52 2 67.7 2 12 1 1 .933 1.86    
1953 32 NYA AL P 57 0 77.0 2 11 1 0 .929 1.52    
1954 33 NYA AL P 73 0 99.0 5 21 1 2 .963 2.36    
1955 34 NYA AL P 53 0 69.0 6 18 0 2 1.000 3.13    
1956 35 MIN AL P 51 0 59.0 3 10 1 1 .929 1.98    
1957 36 MIN AL P 26 0 24.3 0 3 1 0 .750 1.11    
Career Totals   550 6 731.3 34 136 6 12 .966 2.09    
Career Highs   75 2 108.7 6 22 1 3 1.000 3.13    
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
1951 30 DET AL 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 2 10.0 11 5 1 6 5 4.50 .275 .370 .425 .795
1952 31 DET AL 1 1 .500 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1 1 4.50 .333 .400 .333 .733
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 12 0 0 0 2 12.0 14 6 1 7 6 4.50 .286 .375 .408 .783
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1947-8-9
1951-7-9
1955-7-8
 Games Pitched
1949-7-68
1951-6-75
1954-6-73
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Jim Winford (967)
  2. Jim Coates (958)
  3. Jim Brosnan (951)
  4. Hy Vandenberg (949)
  5. Ron Tompkins (943)
  6. Lou Lucier (940)
  7. Clem Labine (939)
  8. Steve Roser (936)
  9. Doug Bair (935)
  10. Cal McLish (934)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1947
Had first career hit on 6/27/1947, off Ed Head (OAK)
Earned first career win on 7/7/1947
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cincinnati to Detroit on 3/3/1951 (Going to CIN: P Everett Fagan. Going to DET: P Jim Hearn, P Bob Harris)
6/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $1,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 6/4/1951 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won World Series with Detroit in 1951
Traded from Detroit to New York (A) on 3/3/1953 (Going to NYA: CF Wally Judnich, 1B Ray Sanders, P Jim Hearn. Going to DET: RF Ted Beard)
Released by New York (A) on 9/22/1955
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/18/1956 to a 2-year deal worth $700,000 per year
 
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