Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1983
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 917
- AB
- 2,708
- R
- 362
- H
- 781
- HR
- 32
- RBI
- 266
- SB
- 43
- AVG
- .288
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | MIL | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 |
| 1984 | MIL | 128 | 387 | 52 | 114 | 1 | 30 | 10 | .295 |
| 1985 | MIL | 18 | 49 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .224 |
| 1987 | ATL | 134 | 494 | 80 | 154 | 10 | 61 | 10 | .312 |
| 1988 | ATL | 132 | 386 | 46 | 99 | 3 | 30 | 9 | .256 |
| 1989 |  ATL/CLE | 134 | 415 | 41 | 119 | 5 | 40 | 2 | .287 |
| 1990 | CLE | 87 | 248 | 28 | 68 | 1 | 22 | 5 | .274 |
| 1992 | NYY | 67 | 145 | 24 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .262 |
| 1993 | NYY | 115 | 343 | 62 | 114 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .332 |
| 1995 | NYY | 85 | 209 | 22 | 60 | 2 | 26 | 4 | .287 |
| 1996 | NYY | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 12
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .083
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,074
- TB
- 1,061
- XBH
- 195
- HBP
- 11
- IBB
- 20
- GIDP
- 56
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | MIL | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIL | 431 | 146 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIL | 55 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 574 | 233 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL | 449 | 135 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATL/CLE | 471 | 152 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | 280 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | 170 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYY | 378 | 160 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY | 231 | 74 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | NYY | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 5.0
- RC
- 390.6
- RC/27
- 5.10
- ISOP
- .103
- SECA
- .223
- BB/K
- 1.04
- AB/HR
- 84.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | MIL | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIL | 1.3 | 50.5 | 4.6 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 387 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIL | -0.3 | 4.2 | 3 | .020 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 2.7 | 92.6 | 6.9 | .160 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 49.4 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL | -0.5 | 47.8 | 4.1 | .093 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 128.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATL/CLE | 1.0 | 54.8 | 4.6 | .080 | 0.2 | 1 | 83 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | 0.1 | 31.7 | 4.4 | .089 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 248 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | 0.4 | 21.3 | 5.1 | .117 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 48.3 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYY | 1.2 | 61.6 | 7 | .134 | 0.2 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY | -0.3 | 26.5 | 4.5 | .067 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 104.5 | 0 |
| 1996 | NYY | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dion James's career stats?
Dion James played 11 seasons for the Brewers, the Braves, the Guardians and the Yankees. He was a career .288 hitter with 781 hits, 32 home runs and 266 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .332 batting average, 7 home runs and 36 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1983 to 1996
Dion James finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1993 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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