Jim Hickman stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1974

Age 89

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Jim Hickman played 13 MLB seasons, 1962 to 1974.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,421
AB
3,974
R
518
H
1,002
HR
159
RBI
560
SB
17
AVG
.252

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.

Standard by season
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.
1962NYM140392549613464.245
1963NYM1464945311317510.229
1964NYM1394094810511570.257
1965NYM141369328715403.236
1966NYM5816015384162.238
1967LAD65987160101.163
1968CHC7518822425231.223
1969CHC134338388021542.237
1970CHC149514102162321150.315
1971CHC117383509819600.256
1972CHC1153686510017643.272
1973CHC9220127493201.244
1974STL5060516240.267

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,535
TB
1,692
XBH
347
HBP
16
IBB
36
GIDP
0
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.

Expanded by season
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.
1962NYM452157333200
1963NYM546197441100
1964NYM448154262400
1965NYM400150332300
1966NYM17457111000
1967LAD1142470100
1968CHC21369141200
1969CHC389158340300
1970CHC613299691800
1971CHC444172343700
1972CHC425170342300
1973CHC2496360200
1974STL682220000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
11.5
RC
600.5
RC/27
5.30
ISOP
.174
SECA
.297
BB/K
0.59
AB/HR
25.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1962NYM1.154.94.8.1560.30.530.20
1963NYM-0.158.64.1700.20.429.10
1964NYM1.251.44.5.1200.20.437.20
1965NYM0.545.64.3.1710.20.424.60
1966NYM-0.117.83.9.1190.20.4400
1967LAD0.16.72.1.0820.20.500
1968CHC0.521.53.8.1440.20.537.60
1969CHC0.9555.6.2310.40.616.10
1970CHC4.7124.89.4.2670.40.916.10
1971CHC0.462.85.8.1930.30.820.20
1972CHC2.365.46.5.1900.30.821.60
1973CHC-0.528.64.9.0700.31670
1974STL0.58.55.2.1000.20.8300

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
89 yearsMay 10, 1937
Debut
1962

What were Jim Hickman's career stats?

Jim Hickman played 13 seasons for the Mets, the Dodgers, the Cubs and the Cardinals. He was a career .252 hitter with 1,002 hits, 159 home runs and 560 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .315 batting average, 32 home runs and 115 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1962 to 1974

Jim Hickman finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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