Jim
Roland
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: December 14, 1942 in Usa, NC, FRANKLIN
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1962 19 CLE AL   7 5 5 5 4 3 3 8 8 8
1963 20 NYG NL   7 5 5 5 4 3 3 8 7 8
1964 21 NYG NL   7 5 5 5 3 2 3 6 6 6
1965 22 NYG NL   7 5 5 5 3 2 3 6 6 6
1966 23 KCR AL   6 6 5 5 3 2 2 6 6 6
1967 24 KCR AL   6 6 6 6 3 2 2 6 6 6
1968 25 KCR AL   6 6 5 5 3 2 2 7 6 7
1969 26 KCR AL   6 6 6 6 3 2 2 7 7 7
1970 27 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 6 5 5 3 2 3 8 7 7
1971 28 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 6 5 6 4 3 3 7 7 7
1972 29 SDP NL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 4 3 3 7 7 7
1973 30 SDP NL $ 350,000 5 6 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1974 31 CLE AL $ 428,571 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 5 5 5 3 2 2 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 428,571 7 6 6 6 4 3 3 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
1962 19 AA   17 3 .850 37 23 3 2 2 182.7 134 40 7 71 184 1.97 .204 .282 .268 .550  
1963 20 AAA   3 4 .429 10 10 2 0 0 70.0 68 31 5 25 64 3.99 .255 .318 .363 .682  
    AA   11 3 .786 18 18 0 0 0 127.3 97 30 7 50 150 2.12 .206 .282 .282 .565  
1964 21 AAA   7 9 .438 23 23 0 0 0 142.3 154 62 10 81 114 3.92 .278 .370 .386 .756  
1965 22 AAA   3 13 .188 20 20 0 0 0 108.0 115 65 9 86 91 5.42 .269 .392 .370 .762  
1966 23 AA   10 12 .455 31 26 1 1 1 184.3 161 63 9 84 215 3.08 .234 .318 .313 .631  
1967 24 AA   12 7 .632 30 30 0 0 0 212.7 161 73 18 98 235 3.09 .205 .293 .314 .607  
1968 25 AAA   10 12 .455 29 29 1 0 0 175.3 183 92 15 104 145 4.72 .267 .364 .374 .737  
1969 26 AAA   2 0 1.000 59 0 0 0 7 57.0 75 31 9 32 52 4.89 .325 .407 .494 .900  
1970 27 SDP NL 3 5 .375 25 11 0 0 0 83.3 90 57 8 52 48 6.16 .270 .370 .393 .763 0.0
1971 28 SDP NL 0 7 .000 35 10 0 0 0 75.7 74 50 10 49 38 5.95 .255 .364 .407 .771 0.0
1972 29 SDP NL 2 4 .333 44 0 0 0 1 63.0 91 57 8 50 35 8.14 .343 .444 .494 .939 0.0
1973 30 SDP NL 3 3 .500 49 1 0 0 2 86.7 83 38 5 52 45 3.95 .252 .357 .330 .687 5.5
1974 31 AAA   2 1 .667 20 0 0 0 0 45.3 23 11 3 22 28 2.18 .149 .256 .253 .509  
1975 32 AAA   2 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 23.7 22 5 2 9 15 1.90 .247 .316 .348 .665  
4 Years Sim 8 19 .296 153 22 0 0 3 308.7 338 202 31 203 166 5.89 .278 .382 .401 .783 5.5
7 Years AAA 29 39 .426 173 82 3 0 7 621.7 640 297 53 359 509 4.30 .266 .361 .378 .739  
4 Years AA 50 25 .667 116 97 4 3 3 707.0 553 206 41 303 784 2.62 .213 .295 .296 .591  
11 Years Minors 79 64 .552 289 179 7 3 10 1328.6 1193 503 94 662 1293 3.41 .238 .327 .335 .663  
Season Average 2 4 .333 38 5 0 0 0 77.2 84 50 7 50 41 5.89 .278 .382 .401 .783  
Career Highs 3 7 .500 49 11 0 0 2 86.7 91 57 10 52 48 8.14 .343 .444 .494 .939  
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   235 141 18 158 115   .274 .387 .386 .773
vs LH   103 61 13 45 51   .286 .365 .439 .804
Home 4 11 .267 90 10 0 0 1 176.0 186 108 21 121 89 5.52 .272 .381 .406 .787
Away 4 8 .333 63 12 0 0 2 132.7 152 94 10 82 77 6.38 .285 .380 .396 .776
Mar/Apr 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 21.7 17 12 2 13 9 4.99 .210 .319 .370 .690
May 1 3 .250 27 0 0 0 1 33.7 44 30 5 32 16 8.02 .319 .447 .478 .925
June 1 3 .250 26 1 0 0 0 42.6 57 47 9 35 13 9.92 .320 .432 .534 .966
July 0 1 .000 26 1 0 0 0 46.6 45 20 3 28 31 3.86 .247 .348 .324 .672
August 2 4 .333 28 10 0 0 1 76.3 72 36 4 46 46 4.25 .252 .355 .325 .681
Sep/Oct 3 7 .300 31 10 0 0 1 87.7 103 57 8 49 51 5.85 .292 .378 .414 .792
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 27 SDP NL P 25 11 83.3 6 18 1 1 .960 2.59    
1971 28 SDP NL P 35 10 75.7 3 8 0 2 1.000 1.31    
1972 29 SDP NL P 44 0 63.0 3 10 1 1 .929 1.86    
1973 30 SDP NL P 49 1 86.7 4 12 1 2 .941 1.66    
Career Totals   153 22 308.7 16 48 3 6 .955 1.87    
Career Highs   49 11 86.7 6 18 1 2 1.000 2.59    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1962
Traded from New York (N) to Cleveland (A) on 2/21/1962 (Going to NYG: P Dave Hillman. Going to CLE: P Jim Roland)
Injured on 5/21/1962 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/29/1963 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Cleveland (A) to New York (N) on 7/1/1963 (Going to CLE: P Gus Keriazakos. Going to NYG: P Jim Roland)
Injured on 6/8/1964 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/23/1964 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 5/2/1965 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from New York (N) to Kansas City on 7/31/1966 (Going to NYG: RF Lou Clinton. Going to KCR: P Ron Willis, P Jim Roland, LF Mickey Stanley)
Injured on 4/19/1968 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 3/3/1970 (Going to SDP: P Gary Kroll, 2B Johnny Goryl, P Dick Lemay, P Jim Roland. Going to KCR: RF Tony Conigliaro, LF Chuck Hinton, P Seth Morehead)
Earned first career win on 8/4/1970
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $428,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Cleveland (A) on 3/3/1974 (Going to SDP: P Charlie Williams. Going to CLE: P Jim Roland)
Injured on 4/14/1974 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $428,571 through salary arbitration
Released by Cleveland (A) on 10/27/1975