Jim Colborn
[edit] Biography
Born on May 22, 1946 in Santa Paula, California, Jim Colborn (James William Colborn) played for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 10 year career. Colborn broke into the bigs on July 13, 1969 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.59 ERA in 72.2 innings pitched in 1970, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jim Colborn's best season was 1973, when he posted a 3.18 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 135 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3.07
| 4
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 15
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 3.59
| 50
| 37
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 72.2
| 88
| 3
| 23
| 6
| 1
| 1
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.97
| 2
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 18
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| 39
| 12
| 7
| 7
| 3.11
| 97
| 53
| 51
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 147.2
| 135
| 14
| 43
| 7
| 5
| 2
|
| 1973
| MIL
| A
| 43
| 36
| 20
| 12
| 3.18
| 135
| 133
| 111
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 314.1
| 297
| 21
| 87
| 5
| 6
| 3
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 33
| 31
| 10
| 13
| 4.06
| 83
| 104
| 101
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 224
| 230
| 27
| 60
| 4
| 3
| 6
|
| 1975
| MIL
| A
| 36
| 29
| 11
| 13
| 4.27
| 79
| 111
| 98
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 206.1
| 215
| 18
| 65
| 5
| 5
| 5
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 32
| 32
| 9
| 15
| 3.71
| 101
| 97
| 93
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 225.2
| 232
| 20
| 54
| 9
| 6
| 2
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 36
| 35
| 18
| 14
| 3.62
| 103
| 106
| 96
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 239
| 233
| 22
| 81
| 2
| 8
| 13
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| 20
| 19
| 3
| 10
| 5.35
| 26
| 77
| 68
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 114.1
| 125
| 21
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 4.76
| 8
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28.1
| 31
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 22
| 4
| 12
| 5.24
| 34
| 95
| 83
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 142.2
| 156
| 25
| 50
| 2
| 2
| 8
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 54
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 3.87
| 56
| 51
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 97.2
| 121
| 6
| 35
| 7
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 247
| 197
| 79
| 86
| 3.80
| 632
| 699
| 633
| 60
| 8
| 3
| 1499.2
| 1498
| 147
| 440
| 34
| 35
| 39
|
| Total
|
|
| 301
| 204
| 83
| 88
| 3.80
| 688
| 750
| 675
| 60
| 8
| 7
| 1597.1
| 1619
| 153
| 475
| 41
| 36
| 41
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| P
| 6
| 2
| 14.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 5
| 72.2
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .944
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 10.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| P
| 39
| 12
| 147.2
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| .962
|
| 1973
| MIL
| A
| P
| 43
| 36
| 314.1
| 19
| 55
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 12
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| P
| 33
| 31
| 224
| 19
| 35
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 12
| 4
| .931
|
| 1975
| MIL
| A
| P
| 36
| 29
| 206.1
| 15
| 36
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 9
| 2
| .962
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 225.2
| 11
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 9
| 6
| .977
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| P
| 36
| 35
| 239
| 27
| 39
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 5
| 1
| .930
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| P
| 20
| 19
| 114.1
| 8
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .951
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| P
| 8
| 3
| 28.1
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .909
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| P
| 28
| 22
| 142.2
| 10
| 39
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 2
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 301
| 204
| 1597.1
| 114
| 274
| 17
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 92
| 62
| 19
| .958
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 34
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .067
| .125
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| 39
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .081
| .105
| .135
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| MIL
| A
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MIL
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MIL
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| KC
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SEA
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| KC
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 54
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .056
| .105
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 248
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .081
| .105
| .135
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 302
| 55
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .073
| .105
| .109
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago Cubs (June 19, 1967).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Brock Davis and Earl Stephenson to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jose Cardenal (December 3, 1971).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Darrell Porter to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jim Wohlford, Jamie Quirk and a player to be named later (December 6, 1976); Milwaukee Brewers received Bob McClure (March 15, 1977).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Steve Braun (June 1, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 27, 1979).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (March 28, 1979).
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