Jim Spencer stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1982

First Baseman

1946–2002 · 6' 2"

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Jim Spencer played 15 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1982.

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Career regular season

GP
1,553
AB
4,908
R
541
H
1,227
HR
146
RBI
599
SB
11
AVG
.250

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.
1968LAA1968213050.191
1969LAA113386399810311.254
1970LAA1465116114012680.274
1971LAA1485105012118590.237
1972LAA8221213471140.222
1973LAA/TEX131439451156540.262
1974TEX11835236987441.278
1975TEX1324035010711470.266
1976CHW1505185313114706.253
1977CHW1284705611618691.247
1978NYY7115012347240.227
1979NYY106295608523530.288
1980NYY97259386113431.236
1981NYY/ATH7923420444131.188
1982ATH33101617250.168

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

Career Postseason

GP
8
AB
19
R
3
H
3
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.158

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,409
TB
1,898
XBH
352
HBP
17
IBB
86
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.
1968LAA731411000
1969LAA422148272600
1970LAA550204360600
1971LAA572200413700
1972LAA2255560100
1973LAA/TEX489159272700
1974TEX384138223300
1975TEX443160302600
1976CHW5791902911900
1977CHW5151883521100
1978NYY16666170300
1979NYY3361754101100
1980NYY295109221200
1981NYY/ATH25564120300
1982ATH1052860100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
0.1
RC
615.1
RC/27
4.40
ISOP
.137
SECA
.218
BB/K
0.70
AB/HR
33.6
GO/FO
0.00
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.
1968LAA-0.12.81.4.0150.10.300
1969LAA-0.147.34.3.1300.20.538.60
1970LAA0.6654.6.1250.20.542.60
1971LAA0.964.94.4.1550.20.828.30
1972LAA-1.313.92.3.0380.10.52120
1973LAA/TEX0.455.44.5.1000.20.973.20
1974TEX0.346.64.8.1140.20.850.30
1975TEX0.654.84.9.1320.20.836.60
1976CHW-0.364.64.3.1140.20.9370
1977CHW-0.559.34.4.1530.20.726.10
1978NYY-0.120.24.6.2130.30.521.40
1979NYY2.063.78.3050.41.512.80
1980NYY-0.3374.9.1850.30.719.90
1981NYY/ATH-1.1162.3.0850.20.758.50
1982ATH-0.94.41.4.1090.10.250.50

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

Bio

Died
Feb 10, 2002Aged 55, born Jul 30, 1946
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Hanover, PA
AL Gold Glove
2x

What were Jim Spencer's career stats?

Jim Spencer played 15 seasons for the Angels, the Rangers, the White Sox, the Yankees and the Athletics. He was a career .250 hitter with 1,227 hits, 146 home runs and 599 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .288 batting average, 23 home runs and 53 RBI.

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15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1968 to 1982

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