Jim Bibby
[edit] Biography
Born on October 29, 1944 in Franklinton, North Carolina, Jim Bibby (James Blair Bibby) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 12 year career. Bibby broke into the bigs on September 4, 1972 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.76 ERA in 196.1 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jim Bibby's best season was 1980, when he posted a 3.32 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 144 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 3.35
| 28
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.1
| 29
| 4
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 26
| 23
| 9
| 10
| 3.24
| 155
| 73
| 65
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 180.1
| 121
| 14
| 106
| 4
| 10
| 6
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 9.56
| 12
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 19
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 5
| 2
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 32
| 26
| 9
| 12
| 3.76
| 167
| 90
| 82
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 196.1
| 140
| 16
| 123
| 6
| 15
| 8
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| 41
| 41
| 19
| 19
| 4.74
| 149
| 146
| 139
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 264
| 255
| 25
| 113
| 4
| 11
| 9
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 12
| 12
| 2
| 6
| 5.00
| 31
| 41
| 38
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 68.1
| 73
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 24
| 12
| 5
| 9
| 3.20
| 62
| 48
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 112.2
| 99
| 7
| 50
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 24
| 7
| 15
| 3.88
| 93
| 89
| 78
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 181
| 172
| 9
| 78
| 3
| 8
| 2
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 21
| 13
| 7
| 3.20
| 84
| 61
| 58
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 163.1
| 162
| 6
| 56
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 30
| 12
| 13
| 3.57
| 141
| 100
| 82
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 206.2
| 197
| 17
| 73
| 2
| 12
| 4
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 14
| 8
| 7
| 3.53
| 72
| 52
| 42
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 107
| 100
| 10
| 39
| 7
| 5
| 2
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 17
| 12
| 4
| 2.81
| 103
| 51
| 43
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 137.2
| 110
| 9
| 47
| 6
| 5
| 4
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 34
| 19
| 6
| 3.32
| 144
| 95
| 88
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 238.1
| 210
| 20
| 88
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 14
| 6
| 3
| 2.50
| 48
| 30
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 93.2
| 79
| 4
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 29
| 12
| 5
| 12
| 6.69
| 44
| 60
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 78
| 92
| 10
| 51
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.41
| 6
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.1
| 19
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 158
| 100
| 51
| 37
| 3.66
| 451
| 323
| 289
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 711
| 639
| 59
| 287
| 23
| 25
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 182
| 139
| 60
| 64
| 3.83
| 628
| 477
| 430
| 41
| 13
| 5
| 1011.2
| 926
| 72
| 436
| 15
| 45
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 340
| 239
| 111
| 101
| 3.76
| 1079
| 800
| 719
| 56
| 19
| 8
| 1722.2
| 1565
| 131
| 723
| 38
| 70
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| STL
| N
| P
| 6
| 6
| 40.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| P
| 26
| 23
| 180.1
| 5
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 6
| 0
| .958
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| P
| 6
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 26
| 196.1
| 5
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 7
| 0
| .931
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| P
| 41
| 41
| 264
| 22
| 36
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 10
| 2
| .951
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| P
| 12
| 12
| 68.1
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| P
| 24
| 12
| 112.2
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| P
| 36
| 24
| 181
| 11
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 7
| 0
| .950
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| P
| 34
| 21
| 163.1
| 10
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 3
| 0
| .935
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| P
| 37
| 30
| 206.2
| 14
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 34
| 10
| 1
| .875
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| P
| 34
| 14
| 107
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 1
| 0
| .920
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| P
| 34
| 17
| 137.2
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 238.1
| 9
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 9
| 0
| .929
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| P
| 14
| 14
| 93.2
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| P
| 29
| 12
| 78
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 16.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 340
| 239
| 1722.2
| 88
| 216
| 20
| 16
| 0
| 8
| 224
| 59
| 3
| .938
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| STL
| N
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .300
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| TEX
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| STL
| N
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| TEX
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TEX
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 31
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2
| .129
| .206
| .226
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 45
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 5
| .178
| .196
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 77
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 7
| .156
| .224
| .234
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 32
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1981
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 28
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 3
| .143
| .200
| .321
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 29
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 158
| 209
| 15
| 31
| 5
| 17
| .148
| .208
| .249
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 88
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 183
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 341
| 209
| 15
| 31
| 5
| 17
| .148
| .208
| .249
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 88
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (July 19, 1965).
- Traded by New York Mets with Art Shamsky, Rich Folkers and Charlie Hudson to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker and Chip Coulter (October 18, 1971).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Texas Rangers in exchange for Mike Nagy and John Wockenfuss (June 6, 1973).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Jackie Brown, Rick Waits and $100000 to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gaylord Perry (June 13, 1975).
- Granted free agency (March 6, 1978).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 15, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (February 7, 1984).
- Released by Texas Rangers (June 1, 1984).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (June 9, 1984).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (July 1, 1984).
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