Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1973
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1973
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,328
- AB
- 2,761
- R
- 409
- H
- 719
- HR
- 77
- RBI
- 349
- SB
- 26
- AVG
- .260
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | STL | 28 | 57 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| 1974 | STL | 74 | 86 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .279 |
| 1975 |  STL/WSH | 81 | 206 | 26 | 56 | 3 | 21 | 4 | .272 |
| 1976 |  WSH/NYM | 61 | 105 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .181 |
| 1977 | STL | 13 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .226 |
| 1978 |  STL/SF | 107 | 238 | 30 | 53 | 6 | 26 | 7 | .223 |
| 1979 | BOS | 76 | 113 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 3 | .265 |
| 1980 | BOS | 93 | 260 | 41 | 74 | 9 | 38 | 3 | .285 |
| 1981 | BAL | 68 | 134 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .224 |
| 1982 | BAL | 71 | 148 | 28 | 45 | 6 | 15 | 2 | .304 |
| 1983 | BAL | 100 | 196 | 37 | 56 | 8 | 38 | 1 | .286 |
| 1984 | BAL | 76 | 161 | 22 | 41 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .255 |
| 1985 | BAL | 101 | 233 | 35 | 58 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .249 |
| 1986 | BAL | 94 | 160 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .244 |
| 1987 | BAL | 92 | 241 | 54 | 66 | 15 | 33 | 4 | .274 |
| 1988 |  BAL/MIN | 55 | 94 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .255 |
| 1989 | WSH/MIN | 101 | 235 | 35 | 74 | 3 | 25 | 2 | .315 |
| 1990 | MIN | 37 | 63 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .190 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- AB
- 12
- R
- 4
- H
- 4
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .333
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,234
- TB
- 1,099
- XBH
- 209
- HBP
- 12
- IBB
- 34
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | STL | 58 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | STL | 100 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | STL/WSH | 247 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | WSH/NYM | 119 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | STL/SF | 283 | 87 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | BOS | 133 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | BOS | 292 | 114 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | BAL | 157 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 178 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 229 | 99 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 195 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 274 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 189 | 78 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 281 | 120 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | BAL/MIN | 122 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH/MIN | 265 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 75 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 4.8
- RC
- 428.3
- RC/27
- 5.50
- ISOP
- .138
- SECA
- .287
- BB/K
- 1.00
- AB/HR
- 35.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | STL | -0.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .053 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | STL | 0.4 | 12.6 | 5.3 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 43 | 0 |
| 1975 | STL/WSH | 0.9 | 30.2 | 4.9 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 68.7 | 0 |
| 1976 | WSH/NYM | -0.7 | 6.9 | 2.2 | .048 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL | -0.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | .032 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | STL/SF | -0.4 | 33.5 | 4.7 | .143 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 39.7 | 0 |
| 1979 | BOS | -0.3 | 17.8 | 5.6 | .115 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 56.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | BOS | 0.5 | 42.7 | 6.1 | .154 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 28.9 | 0 |
| 1981 | BAL | -0.1 | 14.5 | 3.6 | .082 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 44.7 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 1.1 | 31.8 | 8.1 | .189 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 1.0 | 39 | 7.4 | .219 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 0.1 | 22 | 4.5 | .106 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 80.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 1.0 | 35.1 | 5.2 | .150 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 0.6 | 27.7 | 5.9 | .244 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | BAL | 1.4 | 46.7 | 7.1 | .224 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | BAL/MIN | 0.2 | 16.4 | 6.2 | .074 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 47 | 0 |
| 1989 | WSH/MIN | 0.7 | 39.9 | 6.7 | .089 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 78.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | -0.5 | 5.9 | 3.1 | .048 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 63 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jim Dwyer's career stats?
Jim Dwyer played 18 seasons for the Cardinals, the Red Sox, the Orioles and the Twins. He was a career .260 hitter with 719 hits, 77 home runs and 349 RBI. His best season was 1989: a .315 batting average, 3 home runs and 25 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 1 postseason, 1973 to 1990
Championships
- 1983 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
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