James Lucius Hickman
[edit] Biography
Jim Hickman (James Lucius Hickman) was born on May 10, 1937 in Henning, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1962 for the New York Mets. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI. Hickman played for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Hickman's best season was 1970, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .315 average and knocked in 115 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| NY
| N
| 140
| 392
| 54
| 96
| 13
| 46
| .245
| .328
| .401
| 18
| 2
| 47
| 96
| 3
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 9
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| 146
| 494
| 53
| 113
| 17
| 51
| .229
| .291
| .399
| 21
| 6
| 44
| 120
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| 139
| 409
| 48
| 105
| 11
| 57
| .257
| .319
| .377
| 14
| 1
| 36
| 90
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 141
| 369
| 32
| 87
| 15
| 40
| .236
| .291
| .407
| 18
| 0
| 27
| 76
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 9
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 58
| 160
| 15
| 38
| 4
| 16
| .237
| .299
| .356
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 65
| 98
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 10
| .163
| .268
| .245
| 6
| 1
| 14
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| 75
| 188
| 22
| 42
| 5
| 23
| .223
| .290
| .367
| 6
| 3
| 18
| 38
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 134
| 338
| 38
| 80
| 21
| 54
| .237
| .326
| .467
| 11
| 2
| 47
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 8
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 149
| 514
| 102
| 162
| 32
| 115
| .315
| .419
| .582
| 33
| 4
| 93
| 99
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 10
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 117
| 383
| 50
| 98
| 19
| 60
| .256
| .342
| .449
| 13
| 2
| 50
| 61
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 12
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 115
| 368
| 65
| 100
| 17
| 64
| .272
| .364
| .462
| 15
| 2
| 52
| 64
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 7
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 92
| 201
| 27
| 49
| 3
| 20
| .244
| .368
| .313
| 1
| 2
| 42
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 50
| 60
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 4
| .267
| .353
| .367
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1421
| 3974
| 518
| 1002
| 159
| 560
| .252
| .335
| .426
| 163
| 25
| 491
| 832
| 16
| 25
| 17
| 36
| 99
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| NY
| N
| RF
| 33
| 28
| 244.2
| 48
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| OF
| 124
| 106
| 950.1
| 265
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| LF
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| CF
| 84
| 78
| 688.2
| 198
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 59
| 54
| 476.1
| 45
| 103
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| LF
| 19
| 12
| 119
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| CF
| 42
| 42
| 363
| 86
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| OF
| 82
| 72
| 646
| 149
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| RF
| 22
| 18
| 164
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| RF
| 19
| 15
| 135.2
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| OF
| 113
| 98
| 881
| 237
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| LF
| 9
| 2
| 38
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| CF
| 89
| 81
| 707.1
| 198
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1964
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| OF
| 91
| 62
| 576.1
| 136
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 30
| 25
| 228.2
| 240
| 20
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| CF
| 45
| 39
| 340.2
| 86
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| RF
| 16
| 9
| 84.1
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| LF
| 36
| 14
| 151.1
| 36
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1965
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 6
| 58
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| OF
| 45
| 31
| 278.2
| 63
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 17
| 11
| 104.2
| 120
| 12
| 1
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| RF
| 23
| 18
| 147.2
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| CF
| 8
| 6
| 56
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| LF
| 17
| 7
| 75
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| LF
| 14
| 2
| 45.2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| CF
| 12
| 11
| 105
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| OF
| 37
| 16
| 190
| 52
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| RF
| 12
| 3
| 39.1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 21
| 19
| 160.1
| 44
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 66
| 49
| 471.2
| 115
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 49
| 30
| 306.2
| 68
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 116
| 82
| 781.2
| 138
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 9
| 5
| 52
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 125
| 87
| 846
| 153
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 5
| 0
| 12.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 79
| 75
| 630.2
| 143
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 28
| 24
| 201
| 47
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 74
| 71
| 579.2
| 563
| 60
| 6
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 53
| 50
| 418.2
| 91
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 65
| 60
| 511.2
| 93
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 43
| 38
| 341.2
| 364
| 31
| 1
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 69
| 63
| 541.2
| 106
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 26
| 26
| 193.1
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 77
| 69
| 628.1
| 670
| 70
| 6
| 61
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 27
| 27
| 202.1
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 13
| 11
| 83
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 11
| 8
| 64
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 51
| 38
| 366.1
| 398
| 31
| 5
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 6
| 63
| 64
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1974
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 420
| 321
| 2874
| 571
| 24
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 77
| 60
| 541.1
| 56
| 110
| 16
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 871
| 697
| 6297.2
| 1470
| 51
| 38
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 367
| 334
| 2917.2
| 774
| 21
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 307
| 258
| 2313.1
| 2421
| 231
| 22
| 219
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 117
| 42
| 506
| 113
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1956).
- Selected by New York Mets from St. Louis Cardinals in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
- Traded by New York Mets with Ron Hunt to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Tommy Davis and Derrell Griffith (November 29, 1966).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Phil Regan to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ted Savage and Jim Ellis (April 23, 1968).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Scipio Spinks (March 23, 1974).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (July 16, 1974).
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