Jim
Lentine
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: July 16, 1954 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 23 NYG NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1979 24 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1980 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1981 26 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1982 27 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1983 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1984 29 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1985 30 OAK AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 5 5
1986 31 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5
1987 32 OAK AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
1988 33 OAK AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
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
1978 23 AAA   57 209 24 59 11 1 1 11 5 1 26 32 .282 .362 .359 .721 28.4  
    AA   37 140 17 42 7 1 0 10 3 1 28 14 .300 .417 .364 .781 23.4  
1979 24 OAK AL 43 136 17 38 8 1 3 18 1 1 26 26 .279 .400 .419 .819 23.4 5.1
    AAA   104 371 49 102 24 3 5 34 4 2 56 44 .275 .370 .396 .766 55.9  
1980 25 OAK AL 154 484 55 106 18 0 1 40 5 3 61 87 .219 .316 .262 .578 40.5 2.8
1981 26 AAA   137 479 62 124 20 1 5 48 6 3 82 62 .259 .367 .336 .703 65.6  
1982 27 AAA   137 498 63 119 20 0 4 42 7 2 89 83 .239 .354 .303 .658 62.2  
1983 28 OAK AL 54 130 11 37 7 0 0 16 2 1 16 15 .285 .361 .338 .699 15.2 3.0
1984 29 AAA   131 510 77 148 26 1 11 48 4 6 71 78 .290 .377 .410 .787 78.8  
1985 30 AAA   137 556 76 159 33 2 13 71 6 4 71 103 .286 .367 .423 .789 85.9  
1986 31 OAK AL 82 160 19 33 6 0 1 17 0 1 20 32 .206 .298 .263 .561 10.7 0.0
1987 32 OAK AL 21 22 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 5 .136 .296 .227 .524 1.6 0.0
    AAA   76 184 25 44 10 0 2 18 2 1 28 37 .239 .340 .326 .666 22.2  
1988 33 AAA   130 466 41 103 21 1 7 33 4 5 92 106 .221 .349 .315 .665 58.8  
5 Years Sim 354 932 105 217 39 2 5 93 8 6 127 165 .233 .331 .295 .627 91.5 10.8
8 Years AAA 909 3273 417 858 165 9 48 305 38 24 515 545 .262 .369 .362 .731 457.7  
1 Years AA 37 140 17 42 7 1 0 10 3 1 28 14 .300 .438 .364 .802 23.4  
9 Years Minors 946 3413 434 900 172 10 48 315 41 25 543 559 .264 .372 .362 .734 481.1  
162 Game Average 426 48 99 17 0 2 42 3 2 58 75 .233 .331 .295 .627 41.9  
Career Highs 154 484 55 106 18 1 3 40 5 3 61 87 .285 .400 .419 .819 40.5  
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   598 69 134 25 2 2 49 3 4 76 114 .224 .319 .283 .602 56.0
vs LH   334 36 83 14 0 3 44 5 2 51 51 .249 .353 .317 .670 40.9
Home 171 463 51 109 20 1 0 46 4 4 56 73 .235 .324 .283 .607 43.9
Away 183 469 54 108 19 1 5 47 4 2 71 92 .230 .339 .307 .646 53.0
RISP   228 0 58 7 0 2 77 0 0 27 32 .254 .332 .311 .643 25.3
Pinch Hitting   21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .182 .143 .325 0.1
Close/Late   119 13 22 4 2 1 8 0 0 13 18 .185 .271 .277 .548 9.0
Mar/Apr 53 139 19 26 4 0 1 15 1 0 20 23 .187 .311 .237 .548 11.0
May 66 146 10 32 4 1 0 11 0 0 22 32 .219 .333 .260 .594 14.0
June 45 119 14 26 5 0 1 13 1 0 14 12 .218 .304 .286 .589 11.1
July 42 124 14 30 4 0 0 16 1 0 10 24 .242 .296 .274 .570 10.4
August 78 211 20 47 6 0 1 17 2 2 31 38 .223 .321 .265 .587 20.3
Sep/Oct 70 193 28 56 16 1 2 21 3 4 30 36 .290 .394 .415 .808 30.2
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
1979 24 OAK AL CF 43 42 318.7 85 1 1 1 .989 2.43   0.6
1980 25 OAK AL CF 148 146 1257.7 367 6 1 1 .997 2.67   3.0
    RF 3 3 29.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.52    
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    1B 2 0 3.0 4 0 0 1 1.000 12.00   0.0
1983 28 OAK AL RF 35 33 272.7 41 1 0 0 1.000 1.39   1.0
    CF 13 4 53.0 14 1 0 0 1.000 2.55    
    1B 4 0 4.3 5 0 0 1 1.000 10.39   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1986 31 OAK AL 1B 15 15 121.0 146 7 1 17 .994 11.38   0.1
    CF 22 8 83.7 32 0 0 0 1.000 3.44   0.9
    RF 14 6 71.7 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.01    
    LF 8 7 55.7 7 0 2 0 .778 1.13    
    SS 15 5 51.0 6 25 1 2 .969 5.47   0.3
    2B 11 3 46.3 11 24 0 6 1.000 6.80   0.3
1987 32 OAK AL 1B 5 1 15.0 19 1 1 2 .952 12.00   0.0
    SS 4 0 12.3 2 6 0 2 1.000 5.84   0.1
    2B 4 0 10.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 5.40   0.1
    RF 3 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 227 200 1715.0 498 8 2 2 .996 2.66   4.5
  RF 55 42 384.0 62 1 0 0 1.000 1.48   1.0
  1B 26 16 143.3 174 8 2 21 .989 11.43   0.1
  LF 11 7 66.7 8 0 2 0 .800 1.08    
  SS 19 5 63.3 8 31 1 4 .975 5.54   0.4
  2B 15 3 56.3 12 29 0 7 1.000 6.55   0.4
Career Totals   353 273 2428.6 762 77 7 34 .992 3.11   6.4
Career Highs   154 149 1293.3 376 56 4 25 1.000 5.74    
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 58th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1978
Injured on 4/26/1978 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/29/1979 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from New York (N) to Oakland on 7/31/1979 (Going to NYG: CF Mike Easler. Going to OAK: CF Jim Lentine, 2B Tucker Ashford, RF Terry Crowley)
Had first career hit on 8/1/1979, off Stan Perzanowski (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/9/1979, off Mario Soto (BOS)
Injured on 9/21/1979 with a Tight Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/5/1981 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Injured on 6/13/1984 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/5/1988 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week