LF Dion James #18
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
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LF DION JAMES #18 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 7 7 7 7
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 1 9
Arm: - 1 5
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Dion is a good teammate who never misses a chance to golf.
Birthday:11/09/1933
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 15 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 11th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Chicago - FORT 20 130 485 156 38 9 8 77 93 49 3 3 37 8 4 .322 .385 .487 .872 147 138 4.0
1955 Chicago - FORT 21 64 248 85 16 4 7 41 51 30 1 1 16 3 2 .343 .414 .524 .938 163 152 2.5
1955 Arizona - FORT 21 67 261 84 11 6 4 37 51 26 0 2 19 5 0 .322 .381 .456 .837 132 127 1.7
1955 Total - FORT 21 131 509 169 27 10 11 78 102 56 1 3 35 8 2 .332 .397 .489 .886 142 139 4.1
1956 Arizona - FORT 22 151 534 145 25 7 12 94 79 67 6 7 49 6 5 .272 .355 .412 .767 112 110 2.4
1957 Arizona - FORT 23 56 215 67 13 3 9 59 38 18 2 3 24 5 4 .312 .366 .526 .891 147 144 2.2
1958 Arizona - FORT 24 132 526 159 17 8 19 84 78 44 2 3 63 12 6 .302 .357 .473 .830 127 125 2.4
1959 Arizona - FORT 25 135 537 159 25 6 14 79 82 54 1 3 49 15 8 .296 .360 .443 .803 132 134 3.4
1960 Baltimore - FORT 26 139 563 163 30 5 10 61 87 36 4 8 59 22 9 .290 .332 .414 .746 104 100 2.2
1961 Baltimore - FORT 27 139 550 149 28 9 15 62 83 44 5 3 72 28 13 .271 .329 .436 .765 112 107 2.9
1962 Baltimore - FORT 28 126 537 168 31 7 10 54 91 45 3 5 69 51 20 .313 .366 .453 .819 123 124 3.3
1963 Baltimore - FORT 29 128 490 111 16 4 11 56 67 40 6 2 65 21 11 .227 .292 .343 .635 87 88 0.3
1964 Kansas City - FORT 30 140 506 148 25 2 10 69 78 46 4 4 60 11 5 .292 .354 .409 .763 126 126 4.0
1965 Kansas City - FORT 31 60 225 60 10 1 3 29 34 22 4 0 26 3 5 .267 .343 .360 .703 107 104 0.7
1965 Miami - FORT 31 83 296 80 14 5 2 25 36 32 2 4 46 0 1 .270 .341 .372 .713 104 107 1.0
1965 Total - FORT 31 143 521 140 24 6 5 54 70 54 6 4 72 3 6 .269 .342 .367 .708 106 107 1.7
1966 Miami - FORT 32 158 643 171 29 4 16 64 82 59 3 1 88 3 0 .266 .330 .398 .728 114 118 2.4
1967 Miami - FORT 33 121 470 120 13 2 11 38 61 31 5 3 75 1 0 .255 .306 .362 .668 96 99 0.3
Total FORT 1829 7086 2025 341 82 161 929 1091 643 51 52 817 194 93 .286 .347 .425 .772 119 117 35.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1953 Plano - AAA 19 130 518 152 39 1 11 65 113 100 8 2 94 18 8 .293 .414 .436 .850 129 123 0.0
1954 Mesa - AAA 20 17 60 18 1 0 5 14 15 15 2 1 8 4 1 .300 .449 .567 1.015 162 149 0.0
1957 Phoenix - AAA 23 14 61 19 4 0 2 11 8 7 0 0 10 6 0 .311 .382 .475 .858 127 113 0.0
1968 Huntington Beach - AAA 34 34 128 38 11 0 6 16 21 9 3 0 29 2 0 .297 .357 .523 .881 155 151 0.0
1968 Hudson Valley - AAA 34 67 241 76 19 3 9 39 49 30 12 3 39 17 9 .315 .413 .531 .944 165 175 0.0
1968 Total - AAA 34 101 369 114 30 3 15 55 70 39 15 3 68 19 9 .309 .394 .528 .923 0 0 0.0
Total MAAA 262 1008 303 74 4 33 145 206 161 25 6 180 47 18 .301 .407 .480 .888 143 140
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Chicago - FORT 20 4 15 7 1 1 0 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 .467 .600 .667 1.267 0 0 0.0
1955 Arizona - FORT 21 13 48 11 1 0 0 3 6 9 1 1 7 0 1 .229 .356 .250 .606 0 0 0.0
1956 Arizona - FORT 22 12 49 16 0 1 1 8 6 5 0 0 6 2 1 .327 .389 .429 .817 0 0 0.0
1959 Arizona - FORT 25 12 48 11 4 0 1 7 12 4 0 1 6 2 1 .229 .283 .375 .658 0 0 0.0
1960 Baltimore - FORT 26 4 17 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059 .059 .059 .118 0 0 0.0
1961 Baltimore - FORT 27 19 73 11 2 0 2 9 9 11 2 0 8 3 4 .151 .279 .260 .539 0 0 0.0
1963 Baltimore - FORT 29 14 59 11 0 0 1 3 6 5 0 0 9 0 2 .186 .250 .237 .487 0 0 0.0
1964 Kansas City - FORT 30 18 68 23 5 0 3 17 10 7 2 2 8 1 0 .338 .405 .544 .949 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 96 377 91 13 2 8 49 57 45 6 4 44 9 9 .241 .329 .350 .679 96 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Chicago - MLB LF 26 26 62 1 0 64 1 .984 226.2 2.50 -0.8 .958
1954 Chicago - MLB RF 103 101 243 6 0 249 0 1.000 890.1 2.52 -2.2 1.019
1955 Arizona - MLB LF 11 11 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 96.0 2.16 -0.9 .988
1955 Chicago - MLB CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -0.8 .666
1955 Chicago - MLB RF 64 64 155 3 2 158 0 1.000 556.1 2.56 -1.5 .991
1955 Arizona - MLB RF 54 52 156 3 1 162 3 .981 472.0 3.03 -1.1 .977
1956 Arizona - MLB LF 51 49 98 1 0 100 1 .990 380.2 2.34 +1.1 1.038
1956 Arizona - MLB RF 96 91 263 9 3 275 3 .989 791.1 3.09 +1.8 1.006
1957 Arizona - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.3 .990
1957 Arizona - MLB RF 53 53 147 4 2 153 2 .987 455.2 2.98 +2.0 .993
1958 Arizona - MLB LF 127 127 283 7 1 292 2 .993 1125.1 2.32 -4.6 1.027
1959 Arizona - MLB LF 113 110 226 4 0 234 4 .983 999.1 2.07 -2.9 .992
1959 Arizona - MLB CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.2 3.57 -0.7 .861
1959 Arizona - MLB RF 20 19 53 0 0 53 0 1.000 175.2 2.72 -0.4 .990
1960 Baltimore - MLB LF 134 133 317 8 1 326 1 .997 1198.1 2.44 +4.0 1.035
1960 Baltimore - MLB CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -1.4 .595
1960 Baltimore - MLB RF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 19.0 2.84 +0.3 .990
1961 Baltimore - MLB LF 47 46 108 2 1 110 0 1.000 429.2 2.30 +2.8 .991
1961 Baltimore - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .983
1961 Baltimore - MLB RF 91 91 208 14 0 224 2 .991 823.1 2.43 -0.6 .994
1962 Baltimore - MLB RF 124 123 287 12 1 301 2 .993 1111.0 2.42 -3.2 .983
1963 Baltimore - MLB LF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.2 3.72 -0.2 .979
1963 Baltimore - MLB RF 118 115 254 10 1 269 5 .981 1028.0 2.31 -7.8 .956
1964 Kansas City - MLB LF 139 139 270 1 1 272 1 .996 1043.2 2.34 +2.3 .988
1964 Kansas City - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.3 .976
1965 Kansas City - MLB LF 58 57 105 1 1 107 1 .991 509.2 1.87 -0.8 1.006
1965 Miami - MLB LF 75 73 167 5 0 176 4 .977 642.1 2.41 -2.6 .976
1965 Miami - MLB CF 4 4 8 0 0 9 1 .889 35.0 2.06 -1.4 .874
1965 Kansas City - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Miami - MLB LF 140 138 291 8 3 302 3 .990 1249.0 2.15 -13.2 .975
1966 Miami - MLB RF 20 17 45 2 0 47 0 1.000 144.0 2.94 +0.5 .963
1967 Miami - MLB LF 28 27 45 1 1 46 0 1.000 239.1 1.73 -4.1 .976
1967 Miami - MLB RF 78 78 171 7 1 180 2 .989 692.1 2.31 -8.4 .965
TOTAL LF 951 936 1999 39 9 2056 18 .991 8149.2 2.25 -20.1 1.000
TOTAL CF 11 7 22 0 0 23 1 .957 73.0 2.71 -4.6 .804
TOTAL RF 828 806 1990 70 11 2079 19 .991 7166.0 2.59 -20.1 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
10/24/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Baltimore Orioles (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/06/1953 Named the #14 prospect in the FORT
08/23/1953 Injured (Bruised thumb), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/28/1953 Wins the 1953 MAAA SL1 Great Glove Award at RF.
10/25/1953 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago Cubs, along with LF Dave Philley, SP Jeff C D'Amico, in exchange for SP Matt Clement, 1B Ron Fairly.
11/14/1953 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 7 (7).
04/05/1954 Named the #5 prospect in the FORT
05/11/1954 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/21/1954 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1954 Wins the FORT AL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/26/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB Triple A World Series with the Mesa Prairie Thunder!
09/28/1954 Goes 0-3 against the New York Yankees, ending his hitting streak at 30 games.
11/09/1954 Wins the 1954 FORT AL Silver Slugger Award at RF.
11/10/1954 Finished 2nd in 1954 FORT AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/21/1954 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
11/25/1954 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $37,200,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (7).
03/10/1955 Injured (Bruised hand), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/07/1955 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 1-2 weeks.
06/13/1955 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1955 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SP Robbie Erlin, in exchange for SP Brett Cecil.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
06/29/1956 Injured (Bruised shin), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/09/1956 Injured (Bruised finger), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/29/1957 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
04/30/1957 Injured (Shoulder bursitis), out for 6 weeks.
08/13/1957 Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for 4-5 weeks.
09/07/1957 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/23/1958 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/28/1958 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
08/15/1959 Goes 0-4 against the St. Louis Cardinals, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
11/04/1959 Wins the 1959 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
11/05/1959 Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for $1.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
03/20/1960 Injured (Strained back), out for 2-3 weeks.
04/09/1960 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/04/1960 Goes 5-9 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 RBI and 3 R.
08/01/1960 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
11/04/1960 Wins the 1960 FORT AL Golden Glove Award at LF.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
10/02/1961 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $99,000,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
07/08/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/18/1962 Injured (Strained back), out for 2-3 weeks.
09/10/1962 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (5).
04/04/1963 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/22/1963 Injured (Sore knee), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (5).
01/01/1964 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Kansas City Royals, along with 1B Bob Chance, 3B Tony Phillips, in exchange for 3B Jonathan Villar, RP Michael Kirkman, LF Rusty Torres, C Jody Davis.
04/13/1964 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
10/14/1964 Wins the 1964 FORT AL Divisional Series MVP Award.
11/03/1964 Wins the 1964 World Series MVP Award.
11/04/1964 Wins the 1964 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
06/16/1965 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Miami Marlins in exchange for LF Billy L Williams.
08/27/1965 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
05/16/1966 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1966 Scores his 1000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust run!
09/30/1966 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
07/22/1967 Collects his 2000th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust hit!
08/30/1967 Injured (Torn groin), out for 6 weeks.
11/21/1967 Became a free agent.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
02/28/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
05/16/1968 Released by the Kansas City organization.
06/03/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Expos organization.
09/01/1968 Wins the MAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award.
09/14/1968 Wins the 1968 MLB Triple A World Series with the Hudson Valley Renegades!
09/25/1968 Wins the 1968 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/18/1968 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
11/06/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 155 8
Year PA Rank
1966 706 3
Year AB Rank
1966 643 1
Year H Rank
1966 171 5
Year TB Rank
1966 256 5
Year 2B Rank
1954 38 2
1962 31 7
1966 29 3
Year 3B Rank
1961 9 7
1962 7 9
1965 6 7
Year SB Rank
1954 8 5
1958 12 9
1959 15 9
1960 22 6
1961 28 3
1962 51 2
1963 21 3
Year RBI Rank
1956 94 10
Year R Rank
1954 93 10
1966 82 7
Year IBB Rank
1955 2 9
1956 3 6
1958 3 9
Year SH Rank
1954 8 7
1960 15 3
1961 15 1
Year SF Rank
1956 7 8
1960 8 3
Year EBH Rank
1954 55 5
1966 49 6
Year AVG Rank
1954 .322 6
1959 .296 7
1962 .313 8
1964 .292 5
Year OBP Rank
1954 .385 8
1959 .360 9
1964 .354 10
Year SLG Rank
1954 .487 5
Year RC Rank
1966 89.85 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1954 7.45 5
1959 6.18 5
1964 5.59 10
Year ISO Rank
1954 .165 10
Year WOBA Rank
1954 .388 9
1959 .358 10
Year OPS Rank
1954 .872 5
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