Bob James
[edit] Biography
Born on August 18, 1958 in Glendale, California, Bob James (Robert Harvey James) played for the Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 8 year career. James broke into the bigs on September 7, 1978 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 3.50 ERA in 54 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bob James's best season was 1985, when he posted a 2.13 ERA, notched 32 saves and struck out 88 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1978
| MON
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9.00
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 11
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5.03
| 20
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.2
| 22
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5.34
| 31
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.2
| 32
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 6
| 0
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2.88
| 56
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 50
| 37
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.25
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.50
| 60
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 54
| 42
| 5
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 3.66
| 91
| 47
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 96
| 92
| 6
| 45
| 7
| 4
| 4
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 69
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 2.13
| 88
| 31
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 110
| 90
| 5
| 23
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 5.25
| 32
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 58.1
| 61
| 8
| 23
| 3
| 5
| 4
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 43
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 4.67
| 34
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 54
| 54
| 10
| 17
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 102
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 3.80
| 162
| 77
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 161
| 145
| 10
| 83
| 11
| 9
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 177
| 1
| 17
| 19
| 3.80
| 178
| 117
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 246
| 232
| 29
| 74
| 13
| 15
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 279
| 2
| 24
| 26
| 3.80
| 340
| 194
| 172
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 407
| 377
| 39
| 157
| 24
| 24
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| MON
| N
| P
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| P
| 12
| 1
| 19.2
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .571
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| P
| 19
| 1
| 28.2
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .625
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 50
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .889
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| P
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| P
| 31
| 0
| 54
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .889
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 96
| 5
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 110
| 12
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 1
| .952
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| P
| 49
| 0
| 58.1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 54
| 3
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 279
| 2
| 407
| 28
| 47
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 50
| 5
| 3
| .852
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| MON
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| MON
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 27
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 31
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| 62
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 102
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .190
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 177
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 279
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .190
| .190
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).
- Sent to Detroit Tigers by Montreal Expos for future considerations (June 10, 1982).
- Returned to Montreal Expos (May 4, 1983).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Vance Law (December 7, 1984).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (December 21, 1987).
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