CF Jim Piersall #37
Boston Red Sox MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/13/1955
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CF JIM PIERSALL #37 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 610 180 23 3 15 74 48 55 .295 .348 .416 10 5.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 65
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 45 45 45 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 60 60 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 75
Errors: - 20 75
Arm: - 20 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 75
2nd Base: - Right Field: 80
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 WS1 Win, 7-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1954 WS1 Win, 9-3 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 0
09/24/1954 WS1 Loss, 3-8 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1954 KC1 Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1954 KC1 Win, 10-1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/1954 KC1 Loss, 7-8 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1954 @ WS1 Loss, 0-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1954 @ WS1 Loss, 3-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1954 @ WS1 Win, 6-4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/15/1954 @ BAL Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:11/14/1929
Born in:Waterbury, CT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$57,475
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 19 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 610 180 23 3 15 74 107 48 55 .295 .348 .416 .765 .351 .121 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 669 5 0 0 9 38 6 254 41 10 12 45.5 88.7 4.84 5.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   257 79 13 2 7 33 47 20 24 3 13 3 .307 .360 .455 .816
Versus Right   353 101 10 1 8 41 60 28 31 3 25 2 .286 .339 .388 .727
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 19 1 0 2 7 9 1 4 0 5 0 .275 .286 .377 .663
May   118 37 4 0 2 14 23 12 11 3 4 3 .314 .382 .398 .781
June   101 32 3 0 3 15 21 6 9 2 11 0 .317 .349 .436 .784
July   126 35 4 3 4 11 19 4 14 0 8 2 .278 .311 .452 .763
August   103 30 4 0 1 15 15 11 9 1 6 0 .291 .357 .359 .716
September   93 27 7 0 3 12 20 14 8 0 4 0 .290 .383 .462 .846
Spring Training   56 15 7 0 0 3 8 2 3 1 5 1 .268 .300 .393 .693
Last Year   610 180 23 3 15 74 107 48 55 6 38 5 .295 .348 .416 .765
2 Years Ago   83 25 3 1 0 6 18 6 6 1 10 1 .301 .352 .361 .713
Career   1294 348 46 9 21 116 216 110 129 8 77 10 .269 .329 .367 .696
Home   302 102 15 2 8 41 55 24 31 1 20 1 .338 .387 .480 .867
Road   308 78 8 1 7 33 52 24 24 5 18 4 .253 .311 .354 .665
Grass   610 180 23 3 15 74 107 48 55 6 38 5 .295 .348 .416 .765
Day   441 137 20 3 10 58 78 29 38 5 27 2 .311 .352 .438 .790
Night   169 43 3 0 5 16 29 19 17 1 11 3 .254 .339 .361 .699
As Starter   609 180 23 3 15 74 107 48 54 6 38 5 .296 .349 .417 .766
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   124 37 6 1 3 19 21 9 13 4 8 2 .298 .345 .435 .781
Inning 1-3   248 74 12 0 8 24 48 20 24 1 22 0 .298 .349 .444 .793
Inning 4-6   181 57 4 2 4 28 34 14 8 0 8 3 .315 .374 .425 .799
Inning 7-9   168 45 7 1 3 21 23 14 22 5 7 2 .268 .323 .375 .698
Extra Innings   13 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
0 Outs   191 58 10 1 7 22 43 11 13 0 29 1 .304 .345 .476 .821
1 Outs   268 76 6 1 6 25 42 25 24 6 9 4 .284 .347 .381 .727
2 Outs   151 46 7 1 2 27 22 12 18 0 0 0 .305 .356 .404 .760
Scoring Position   142 48 5 0 4 57 28 7 15 6 38 2 .338 .363 .458 .821
Bases Empty   347 105 15 2 9 9 58 35 32 0 0 3 .303 .371 .435 .807
Runner on 1st   121 27 3 1 2 8 21 6 8 0 0 0 .223 .260 .314 .574
Runner on 2nd   65 23 3 0 3 18 13 2 8 0 33 2 .354 .391 .538 .930
Runner on 3rd   17 7 1 0 0 10 3 3 2 2 1 0 .412 .455 .471 .925
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 6 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .100 .167 .100 .267
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 4 1 0 1 7 3 0 3 0 2 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Bases Loaded   12 7 0 0 0 14 4 0 0 3 0 0 .583 .467 .583 1.050
Two Strikes   231 53 12 0 2 23 35 25 55 0 0 0 .229 .305 .307 .612
First Pitch   114 31 3 1 1 15 17 0 0 0 17 2 .272 .284 .342 .627
Count 0-1   73 22 2 0 3 10 10 0 0 1 4 0 .301 .297 .452 .749
Count 0-2   42 8 2 0 0 4 6 0 11 0 0 0 .190 .190 .238 .429
Count 1-0   60 30 1 0 7 15 17 0 0 2 7 0 .500 .484 .867 1.351
Count 1-1   60 20 2 1 1 3 11 0 0 1 3 3 .333 .359 .450 .809
Count 1-2   73 19 4 0 1 10 12 0 17 0 0 0 .260 .260 .356 .616
Count 2-0   19 8 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 .421 .421 .684 1.105
Count 2-1   38 14 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 1 3 0 .368 .359 .447 .806
Count 2-2   70 11 1 0 0 4 2 0 21 0 0 0 .157 .157 .171 .329
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .917 .000 .917
Count 3-1   14 2 0 0 0 1 5 12 0 1 1 0 .143 .519 .143 .661
Full Count   46 15 5 0 1 5 15 25 6 0 0 0 .326 .563 .500 1.063
Behind in Count   188 49 8 0 4 24 28 0 28 1 4 0 .261 .259 .367 .626
Ahead in Count   132 54 4 1 8 23 34 23 0 4 14 0 .409 .484 .636 1.121
Batting Leadoff   15 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 .267 .389 .267 .656
Batting 2nd   594 176 23 3 15 73 105 47 51 6 37 3 .296 .348 .421 .769
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   324 93 9 2 6 20 45 29 36 2 1 2 .287 .347 .383 .730
Medium Leverage   197 63 10 1 7 33 47 16 11 1 25 2 .320 .375 .487 .862
High Leverage   86 23 4 0 2 21 15 3 8 3 12 1 .267 .290 .384 .674
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
1952 Boston - MLB 22 148 601 143 20 5 6 36 91 56 4 1 68 11 9 .238 .307 .318 .624 79 79 2.8
1953 Boston - MLB 23 22 83 25 3 1 0 6 18 6 1 1 6 5 0 .301 .352 .361 .713 90 94 0.8
1954 Boston - MLB 24 153 610 180 23 3 15 74 107 48 5 6 55 10 12 .295 .348 .416 .765 98 110 5.0
Total MLB 323 1294 348 46 9 21 116 216 110 10 8 129 26 21 .269 .329 .367 .696 88 94 8.6
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%
1952 Boston - MLB SS 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.1 1.044
1952 Boston - MLB CF 142 137 422 20 4 443 1 .998 1223.2 3.25 +18.9 1.058
1952 Boston - MLB RF 11 11 20 0 0 21 1 .952 86.0 2.09 +0.7 1.146
1953 Boston - MLB RF 22 22 53 2 0 56 1 .982 194.0 2.55 +3.6 1.085
1953 Boston - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Boston - MLB RF 124 124 279 14 1 297 4 .987 1086.2 2.43 +14.3 1.058
1954 Boston - MLB CF 33 28 97 5 0 103 1 .990 265.0 3.46 +7.4 1.115
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.1 1.044
TOTAL CF 176 165 519 25 4 546 2 .996 1491.2 3.28 +26.3 1.068
TOTAL RF 157 157 352 16 1 374 6 .984 1366.2 2.42 +18.6 1.067
PLAYER HISTORY
10/14/1949 Signed with the Boston Red Sox.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
04/18/1950 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
07/10/1950 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
04/16/1951 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1951 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
10/12/1951 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/15/1952 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1952 Wins the 1952 MLB AL Great Glove Award at CF.
10/23/1952 Finished 3rd in 1952 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
10/16/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB AL Great Glove Award at RF.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1954 152 1
Year AB Rank
1952 601 5
1954 610 9
Year SB Rank
1952 11 5
1954 10 5
Year R Rank
1952 91 10
1954 107 5
Year HP Rank
1954 5 7
Year SH Rank
1952 29 3
1954 38 1
Year WAR Rank
1954 5.0 9
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