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Jim
Gosger		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: November 6, 1942 in Usa, MI, PORT HURON
 
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 20 STL NL     4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 6 6
1964 21 STL NL     6 6 5 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 8 8 6 8 7
1965 22 STL NL     5 5 5 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 8 8 6 8 7
1966 23 STL NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 8 6 7 7
1967 24 STL NL     6 6 5 3 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 8 6 7 7
1968 25 STL NL     6 6 6 2 3 3 6 7 7 6 8 7 6 7 7
1969 26 STL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 3 3 6 7 6 6 8 7 5 6 6
1970 27 STL NL     6 6 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 6 8 7 5 6 6
1971 28 STL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 6 6
1972 29 STL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 6 6
1973 30 STL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 6 6 7 7 5 6 6
1974 31 STL NL     5 5 4 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 6 5 5 6 6 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 7 8 8 6 8 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
1963 20 A   136 498 86 135 15 6 18 76 11 10 93 75 .271 .386 .434 .820 86.5  
1964 21 A   137 506 88 148 26 1 20 69 16 9 125 71 .292 .433 .466 .899 107.2  
1965 22 AAA   31 101 18 33 4 0 5 10 4 5 21 16 .327 .443 .515 .957 21.8  
    A   79 279 61 92 18 3 16 50 3 9 80 28 .330 .479 .588 1.067 73.5  
1966 23 AAA   137 493 83 134 27 5 18 61 17 12 90 53 .272 .384 .456 .841 87.9  
1967 24 AAA   137 532 94 152 29 4 10 53 18 14 89 64 .286 .388 .412 .800 86.5  
1968 25 AAA   103 397 61 126 26 3 12 45 11 7 62 45 .317 .410 .489 .898 76.4  
1969 26 STL NL 115 346 44 93 18 2 5 30 17 10 45 56 .269 .351 .376 .727 47.1 7.3
1970 27 AAA   135 498 71 138 29 4 7 60 12 9 79 77 .277 .376 .394 .770 75.7  
1971 28 AAA   135 483 77 131 35 3 5 66 9 8 90 77 .271 .386 .387 .773 75.4  
1972 29 AAA   137 499 63 120 19 4 7 48 10 9 78 101 .240 .343 .337 .680 62.0  
1973 30 AAA   137 494 61 123 24 5 4 48 10 9 82 98 .249 .356 .342 .698 64.4  
1974 31 STL NL 36 48 9 8 3 0 0 4 3 4 6 11 .167 .259 .229 .488 1.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 151 394 53 101 21 2 5 34 20 14 51 67 .256 .340 .358 .698 48.3 7.3
8 Years AAA 952 3497 528 957 193 28 68 391 91 73 591 531 .274 .378 .403 .781 550.1  
3 Years A 352 1283 235 375 59 10 54 195 30 28 298 174 .292 .426 .480 .906 267.2  
11 Years Minors 1304 4780 763 1332 252 38 122 586 121 101 889 705 .279 .391 .424 .815 817.4  
162 Game Average 422 56 108 22 2 5 36 21 15 54 71 .256 .340 .358 .698 51.8  
Career Highs 115 346 44 93 18 2 5 30 17 10 45 56 .269 .351 .376 .727 47.1  
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   359 49 92 20 2 4 31 18 13 49 61 .256 .345 .357 .701 45.3
vs LH   35 4 9 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 6 .257 .289 .371 .661 3.9
Home 76 187 30 40 11 1 2 13 11 6 28 33 .214 .316 .316 .632 20.3
Away 75 207 23 61 10 1 3 21 9 8 23 34 .295 .362 .396 .758 28.9
RISP   77 0 19 6 0 2 28 0 0 12 12 .247 .341 .403 .743 11.2
Pinch Hitting   11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .091 .267 .091 .358 0.6
Close/Late   46 12 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .239 .271 .261 .532 3.0
Mar/Apr 24 69 9 17 2 0 1 6 4 3 10 10 .246 .338 .319 .656 8.0
May 21 45 6 7 3 0 0 5 2 1 10 10 .156 .309 .222 .531 4.0
June 24 82 7 20 2 0 0 2 2 4 4 12 .244 .279 .268 .547 4.9
July 22 63 8 18 2 1 2 9 4 4 8 9 .286 .366 .444 .811 9.7
August 32 80 13 23 5 0 1 6 4 0 11 13 .288 .374 .388 .761 12.5
Sep/Oct 28 55 10 16 7 1 1 6 4 2 8 13 .291 .375 .509 .884 10.1
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
1969 26 STL NL LF 89 86 694.3 151 4 3 3 .981 2.01   2.0
    CF 15 2 49.7 12 1 0 0 1.000 2.36    
    RF 8 0 13.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.35    
    3B 5 0 11.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.64   0.0
1974 31 STL NL LF 14 11 99.0 21 2 0 0 1.000 2.09   0.3
    RF 6 2 28.0 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.61    
    CF 4 0 6.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 7.50    
    3B 2 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    2B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 103 97 793.3 172 6 3 3 .983 2.02   2.2
  CF 19 2 55.7 17 1 0 0 1.000 2.91    
  RF 14 2 41.3 6 1 0 0 1.000 1.52    
  3B 7 0 15.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.80   0.0
  2B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   144 101 908.3 195 11 3 4 .986 2.04   2.3
Career Highs   117 88 768.3 165 7 3 4 1.000 2.19    
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.
Stolen Bases
1969-7-17
 Caught Stealing
1969-4-10
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by St. Louis in 1963
Injured on 8/7/1963 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/12/1965 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 7/27/1965 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/4/1965 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/19/1968 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/2/1969, off Rollie Fingers (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1969, off Joe Coleman (LAD)
Injured on 5/24/1969 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/4/1972 with a Bruised Neck, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/15/1973 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Injured on 4/18/1973 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week
Released by St. Louis on 10/22/1974
 
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