1B Jim 'Sunny Jim' Bottomley #3
Boston Red Sox MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/03/1934
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1B JIM 'SUNNY JIM' BOTTOMLEY #3 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 597 163 23 10 11 88 43 40 .273 .326 .400 3 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 55 55 60 55
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 60 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 20
Errors: - 40 25
Arm: - 40 25
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1933 @ NYY Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1933 @ PHA Win, 4-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1933 @ PHA Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1933 @ PHA Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1933 NYY Loss, 4-7 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/23/1933 NYY Loss, 1-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1933 CLE Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1933 CLE Loss, 2-3 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/19/1933 CLE Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1933 CWS Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:04/23/1900
Born in:Oglesby, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,727
Signed Through:1934 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 155 Days
Service This Yr:173 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1933 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 597 163 23 10 11 88 76 43 40 .273 .326 .400 .726 .335 .127 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 147 650 6 2 0 9 2 4 239 44 3 6 33.3 77.3 4.59 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   215 55 6 5 3 25 27 14 11 1 1 2 .256 .306 .372 .678
Versus Right   382 108 17 5 8 63 49 29 29 3 1 4 .283 .337 .416 .754
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   66 10 2 0 1 7 5 7 4 2 0 1 .152 .237 .227 .464
May   103 34 6 0 5 18 18 11 8 0 1 0 .330 .395 .534 .929
June   107 29 4 3 2 16 15 6 9 0 0 3 .271 .328 .421 .748
July   105 32 4 1 2 19 10 9 5 1 0 1 .305 .362 .419 .781
August   107 27 3 1 0 13 13 8 6 1 0 1 .252 .308 .299 .607
September   106 31 4 5 1 15 15 2 8 0 0 0 .292 .306 .453 .758
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   88 26 4 1 2 11 13 6 3 0 0 1 .295 .347 .432 .779
Last Year   597 163 23 10 11 88 76 43 40 4 2 6 .273 .326 .400 .726
2 Years Ago   623 172 29 10 10 79 80 47 28 5 1 4 .276 .328 .403 .731
Career   6750 2169 402 146 191 1299 1130 597 477 69 31 38 .321 .376 .509 .885
Home   295 75 9 6 5 43 31 20 15 2 0 2 .254 .304 .376 .680
Road   302 88 14 4 6 45 45 23 25 2 2 4 .291 .347 .424 .771
Grass   597 163 23 10 11 88 76 43 40 4 2 6 .273 .326 .400 .726
Day   597 163 23 10 11 88 76 43 40 4 2 6 .273 .326 .400 .726
As Starter   591 161 23 9 11 88 75 43 39 4 2 6 .272 .326 .398 .724
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Close/Late   116 33 3 6 2 15 16 10 8 2 1 0 .284 .336 .466 .801
Inning 1-3   208 50 9 3 3 30 25 11 18 1 0 2 .240 .284 .356 .640
Inning 4-6   206 54 8 0 2 24 22 15 12 1 1 2 .262 .317 .330 .647
Inning 7-9   174 57 6 6 6 33 27 17 9 2 1 2 .328 .390 .534 .924
Extra Innings   9 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
0 Outs   200 57 7 4 5 14 37 17 15 0 1 1 .285 .344 .435 .779
1 Outs   185 51 5 3 3 37 23 9 10 4 1 3 .276 .313 .384 .697
2 Outs   212 55 11 3 3 37 16 17 15 0 0 2 .259 .320 .382 .702
Scoring Position   202 55 8 4 1 67 28 16 10 4 2 3 .272 .329 .366 .695
Bases Empty   281 77 9 5 4 4 33 22 23 0 0 3 .274 .333 .384 .718
Runner on 1st   114 31 6 1 6 17 15 5 7 0 0 0 .272 .303 .500 .803
Runner on 2nd   73 19 4 1 1 16 9 6 4 0 2 2 .260 .333 .384 .717
Runner on 3rd   25 5 0 1 0 8 3 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .286 .280 .566
Runner on 1st & 2nd   58 17 3 1 0 15 8 4 1 0 0 0 .293 .339 .379 .718
Runner on 1st & 3rd   20 4 0 0 0 7 4 1 2 2 0 1 .200 .250 .200 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 7 1 1 0 15 4 2 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 .714 1.214
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   199 51 9 5 3 28 24 18 40 2 0 2 .256 .321 .397 .718
First Pitch   107 35 7 2 1 19 12 1 0 1 1 2 .327 .342 .458 .800
Count 0-1   59 18 1 2 1 15 6 0 0 0 1 1 .305 .317 .441 .757
Count 0-2   30 7 3 0 1 3 2 0 10 0 0 1 .233 .258 .433 .691
Count 1-0   75 15 3 0 2 5 9 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .211 .320 .531
Count 1-1   62 21 1 1 4 13 10 0 0 1 0 0 .339 .333 .581 .914
Count 1-2   68 16 1 0 0 8 3 0 8 1 0 0 .235 .232 .250 .482
Count 2-0   26 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .269 .500
Count 2-1   51 11 1 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .216 .235 .451
Count 2-2   61 17 3 3 0 11 5 0 17 1 0 1 .279 .286 .426 .712
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 6 0 0 0 2 5 16 0 0 0 0 .333 .647 .333 .980
Full Count   40 11 2 2 2 6 14 18 5 0 0 0 .275 .500 .575 1.075
Behind in Count   157 41 5 2 2 26 11 0 18 1 1 2 .261 .269 .357 .625
Ahead in Count   170 38 5 0 2 13 24 24 0 0 0 1 .224 .323 .288 .611
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Batting 3rd   48 13 3 1 2 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 .271 .314 .500 .814
Batting 4th   543 148 20 8 9 83 72 41 38 4 2 5 .273 .327 .389 .716
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   174 55 6 3 5 21 21 17 12 0 0 2 .316 .383 .471 .855
Medium Leverage   277 66 12 2 4 25 29 15 20 0 0 3 .238 .285 .339 .624
High Leverage   145 42 5 5 2 42 26 11 7 4 2 1 .290 .335 .434 .770
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
1922 St. Louis - MLB 22 112 170 65 14 2 3 27 29 9 0 1 16 11 2 .382 .411 .541 .952 149 149 1.9
1923 St. Louis - MLB 23 153 620 196 33 15 9 126 94 41 4 4 54 6 9 .316 .360 .461 .822 120 119 2.6
1924 St. Louis - MLB 24 154 620 253 40 22 13 150 114 59 3 8 39 10 10 .408 .457 .606 1.063 189 187 8.2
1925 St. Louis - MLB 25 153 632 227 50 10 26 139 112 41 1 7 35 8 6 .359 .395 .593 .988 157 159 6.4
1926 St. Louis - MLB 26 152 610 175 28 11 20 108 97 60 0 3 48 8 5 .287 .349 .467 .816 122 118 2.6
1927 St. Louis - MLB 27 151 614 215 43 25 17 124 113 60 6 14 40 14 33 .350 .405 .585 .990 165 160 4.4
1928 St. Louis - MLB 28 153 596 186 43 17 26 159 99 62 3 6 40 10 4 .312 .376 .572 .948 155 150 5.3
1929 St. Louis - MLB 29 150 569 178 35 13 32 136 112 70 3 12 56 7 9 .313 .384 .589 .973 151 140 4.0
1930 St. Louis - MLB 30 133 491 149 29 6 16 63 107 51 5 2 39 12 2 .303 .373 .485 .858 115 114 2.3
1931 Boston - MLB 31 152 608 190 35 5 8 100 97 54 3 3 42 18 14 .312 .370 .426 .796 110 112 3.1
1932 Boston - MLB 32 152 623 172 29 10 10 79 80 47 4 5 28 2 5 .276 .328 .403 .731 96 98 0.6
1933 Boston - MLB 33 152 597 163 23 10 11 88 76 43 6 4 40 3 6 .273 .326 .400 .726 97 105 1.5
Total MLB 1767 6750 2169 402 146 191 1299 1130 597 38 69 477 109 105 .321 .376 .509 .885 135 134 43.0
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1922 St. Louis - MLB 1B 30 21 225 15 13 243 3 .988 195.0 11.08 -0.1 .991
1923 St. Louis - MLB 1B 148 148 1560 113 141 1696 23 .986 1280.1 11.76 -3.1 .974
1924 St. Louis - MLB 1B 150 149 1565 117 150 1701 19 .989 1318.0 11.49 -5.2 .972
1925 St. Louis - MLB 1B 149 149 1633 105 137 1754 16 .991 1333.2 11.73 +6.5 1.045
1926 St. Louis - MLB 1B 149 148 1622 101 120 1737 14 .992 1320.2 11.74 +0.4 .999
1927 St. Louis - MLB 1B 149 149 1681 96 121 1800 23 .987 1335.1 11.98 -8.2 .951
1928 St. Louis - MLB 1B 149 149 1511 98 119 1623 14 .991 1307.2 11.07 -0.6 .985
1929 St. Louis - MLB 1B 144 142 1467 133 108 1613 13 .992 1247.1 11.54 -3.6 .979
1930 St. Louis - MLB 1B 116 116 1167 81 118 1264 16 .987 1016.1 11.05 -2.2 .982
1931 Boston - MLB 1B 147 147 1417 102 102 1527 8 .995 1287.1 10.62 +5.1 1.028
1932 Boston - MLB 1B 149 149 1421 107 89 1547 19 .988 1323.2 10.39 -1.3 .987
1933 Boston - MLB 1B 149 147 1442 104 89 1562 16 .990 1307.2 10.64 +2.5 1.019
TOTAL 1B 1629 1614 16711 1172 1307 18067 184 .990 14273.0 11.28 -9.7 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
10/18/1921 Signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
04/12/1922 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
05/28/1922 Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
07/30/1923 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1923 Goes 0-4 against the Brooklyn Robins, ending his hitting streak at 30 games.
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (55).
04/28/1924 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
05/26/1924 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
05/28/1924 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Reds, with 1 2B, 6 RBI and 3 R.
08/01/1924 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
08/25/1924 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/22/1924 Wins the 1924 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/25/1924 Finished 3rd in 1924 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award voting.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (55).
06/08/1925 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/28/1925 Goes 0-3 against the Chicago Cubs, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
07/13/1925 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/21/1925 Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R.
10/24/1925 Wins the 1925 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/27/1925 Finished 2nd in 1925 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award voting.
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (55).
05/16/1926 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Boston Braves, with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
04/25/1927 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/05/1927 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Brooklyn Robins, with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored.
09/01/1927 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
10/22/1927 Wins the 1927 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
06/01/1928 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
06/02/1928 Hits three home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/04/1928 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1928 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
08/26/1929 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1929 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
07/04/1930 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
01/07/1931 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox, along with RF George Watkins and LF George Puccinelli, in exchange for SP Satchel Paige.
10/18/1931 Wins the 1931 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
05/30/1932 Goes 5-6 against the New York Yankees, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
06/03/1932 Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run!
09/19/1932 Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit!
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
05/08/1933 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1923 148 5
1924 149 3
1925 149 2
1926 148 4
1927 149 2
1928 149 2
1929 142 6
1931 147 2
1932 149 2
1933 147 3
Year PA Rank
1923 669 10
1924 690 2
1925 681 8
1926 673 8
1927 694 3
1928 667 9
1929 654 9
1931 668 10
1932 679 7
Year AB Rank
1923 620 7
1924 620 6
1925 632 7
1926 610 10
1927 614 10
1931 608 5
1932 623 1
1933 597 10
Year H Rank
1923 196 10
1924 253 1
1925 227 2
1927 215 4
1931 190 10
Year K Rank
1929 56 7
Year TB Rank
1923 286 8
1924 376 2
1925 375 2
1926 285 6
1927 359 1
1928 341 2
1929 335 5
Year 2B Rank
1924 40 4
1925 50 2
1927 43 2
1928 43 9
Year 3B Rank
1923 15 7
1924 22 1
1927 25 1
1928 17 2
1929 13 7
Year HR Rank
1924 13 8
1925 26 3
1926 20 2
1927 17 6
1928 26 3
1929 32 4
Year SB Rank
1930 12 10
Year RBI Rank
1923 126 2
1924 150 1
1925 139 3
1926 108 5
1927 124 3
1928 159 1
1929 136 3
Year R Rank
1924 114 6
1927 113 4
Year IBB Rank
1924 7 10
1929 7 6
Year HP Rank
1932 4 5
1933 6 4
Year SH Rank
1930 15 9
Year SF Rank
1924 8 4
1925 7 8
1927 14 1
1928 6 8
1929 12 2
Year EBH Rank
1923 57 9
1924 75 3
1925 86 2
1927 85 1
1928 86 1
1929 80 3
Year AVG Rank
1924 .408 2
1925 .359 3
1927 .350 4
Year OBP Rank
1924 .457 2
1927 .405 7
Year SLG Rank
1924 .606 2
1925 .593 2
1927 .585 1
1928 .572 2
1929 .589 4
Year RC Rank
1924 167.39 2
1925 145.00 2
1927 135.09 4
1928 124.83 6
1929 130.62 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1924 11.27 2
1925 9.08 2
1927 8.00 7
1928 7.68 9
1929 8.40 8
Year ISO Rank
1924 .198 4
1925 .234 3
1926 .180 3
1927 .235 1
1928 .260 1
1929 .276 2
Year wOBA Rank
1924 .474 2
1925 .435 2
1927 .445 3
1928 .416 8
1929 .415 9
Year OPS Rank
1924 1.063 2
1925 .988 2
1927 .990 2
1928 .948 5
1929 .973 7
Year WAR Rank
1924 8.1 2
1925 5.9 4
1928 5.3 9
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