Dion James
[edit] Biography
Dion James (Dion James) was born on November 9, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1983 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .295 with 1 home run and 30 RBI. James played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Dion James's best season was 1987, when he hit for a .312 average and knocked in 61 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 11
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 128
| 387
| 52
| 114
| 1
| 30
| .295
| .351
| .377
| 19
| 5
| 32
| 41
| 3
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 7
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 18
| 49
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .224
| .309
| .245
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 134
| 494
| 80
| 154
| 10
| 61
| .312
| .397
| .472
| 37
| 6
| 70
| 63
| 2
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 8
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 132
| 386
| 46
| 99
| 3
| 30
| .256
| .353
| .350
| 17
| 5
| 58
| 59
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 5
| 12
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 71
| 245
| 26
| 75
| 4
| 29
| .306
| .368
| .400
| 11
| 0
| 24
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 5
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 63
| 170
| 15
| 44
| 1
| 11
| .259
| .355
| .318
| 7
| 0
| 25
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 134
| 415
| 41
| 119
| 5
| 40
| .287
| .363
| .366
| 18
| 0
| 49
| 49
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 9
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 87
| 248
| 28
| 68
| 1
| 22
| .274
| .347
| .363
| 15
| 2
| 27
| 23
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 6
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| 67
| 145
| 24
| 38
| 3
| 17
| .262
| .359
| .379
| 8
| 0
| 22
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| 115
| 343
| 62
| 114
| 7
| 36
| .332
| .390
| .466
| 21
| 2
| 31
| 31
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 85
| 209
| 22
| 60
| 2
| 26
| .287
| .346
| .354
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 5
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .231
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 329
| 1050
| 141
| 297
| 14
| 102
| .283
| .374
| .402
| 61
| 11
| 153
| 145
| 4
| 10
| 20
| 9
| 24
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 588
| 1658
| 221
| 484
| 18
| 164
| .292
| .357
| .385
| 81
| 10
| 165
| 162
| 7
| 12
| 23
| 11
| 32
|
| Total
|
|
| 917
| 2708
| 362
| 781
| 32
| 266
| .288
| .364
| .392
| 142
| 21
| 318
| 307
| 11
| 22
| 43
| 20
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 8
| 3
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 25
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 9
| 5
| 53
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 30
| 27
| 242.1
| 79
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 118
| 101
| 915
| 252
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 93
| 74
| 667.2
| 172
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 11
| 11
| 93
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 11
| 11
| 93
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 99
| 96
| 858
| 213
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 29
| 22
| 202
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 126
| 118
| 1060
| 262
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 86
| 64
| 570.1
| 128
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 49
| 35
| 336.1
| 90
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 120
| 101
| 925.2
| 222
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 36
| 32
| 281.2
| 82
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 10
| 7
| 69.1
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1989
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 26
| 25
| 212.1
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 23
| 20
| 157
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 46
| 41
| 357
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 4
| 47
| 39
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 25
| 20
| 191
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| LF
| 51
| 45
| 403.1
| 78
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 1B
| 10
| 4
| 49
| 42
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| OF
| 82
| 73
| 638.2
| 169
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| CF
| 11
| 8
| 78.1
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 33
| 28
| 237.1
| 54
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 8
| 8
| 63
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 25
| 20
| 174.1
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 35
| 29
| 250
| 228
| 17
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1990
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| CF
| 12
| 9
| 88.2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| OF
| 46
| 32
| 301.2
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| LF
| 8
| 5
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| RF
| 27
| 18
| 166
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| NY
| A
| DH
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| OF
| 103
| 83
| 705
| 140
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| LF
| 91
| 71
| 609
| 126
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| CF
| 14
| 12
| 95
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1993
| NY
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| OF
| 29
| 23
| 169.2
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 3
| 28
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| DH
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| RF
| 6
| 3
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| NY
| A
| LF
| 23
| 20
| 140.2
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 77
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 155
| 117
| 1045.2
| 266
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 52
| 36
| 328
| 302
| 28
| 2
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 322
| 252
| 2198.2
| 462
| 13
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 242
| 209
| 1878.2
| 490
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 681
| 578
| 5123
| 1226
| 23
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (25th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Brad Komminsk (January 20, 1987).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Oddibe McDowell (July 2, 1989).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (October 30, 1990).
- Signed by New York Yankees (April 3, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1993).
- Signed by New York Yankees (April 24, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1995).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 19, 1996).
- Released by Montreal Expos (March 31, 1996).
- Signed by New York Yankees (April 5, 1996).
- Released by New York Yankees (May 1, 1996).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (June 19, 1996).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (July 8, 1996).
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