Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1968
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1968
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LAA | 19 | 68 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .191 |
| 1969 | LAA | 113 | 386 | 39 | 98 | 10 | 31 | 1 | .254 |
| 1970 | LAA | 146 | 511 | 61 | 140 | 12 | 68 | 0 | .274 |
| 1971 | LAA | 148 | 510 | 50 | 121 | 18 | 59 | 0 | .237 |
| 1972 | LAA | 82 | 212 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .222 |
| 1973 |  LAA/TEX | 131 | 439 | 45 | 115 | 6 | 54 | 0 | .262 |
| 1974 | TEX | 118 | 352 | 36 | 98 | 7 | 44 | 1 | .278 |
| 1975 | TEX | 132 | 403 | 50 | 107 | 11 | 47 | 0 | .266 |
| 1976 | CHW | 150 | 518 | 53 | 131 | 14 | 70 | 6 | .253 |
| 1977 | CHW | 128 | 470 | 56 | 116 | 18 | 69 | 1 | .247 |
| 1978 | NYY | 71 | 150 | 12 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .227 |
| 1979 | NYY | 106 | 295 | 60 | 85 | 23 | 53 | 0 | .288 |
| 1980 | NYY | 97 | 259 | 38 | 61 | 13 | 43 | 1 | .236 |
| 1981 |  NYY/ATH | 79 | 234 | 20 | 44 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .188 |
| 1982 | ATH | 33 | 101 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .168 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LAA | 73 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | LAA | 422 | 148 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAA | 550 | 204 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAA | 572 | 200 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAA | 225 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAA/TEX | 489 | 159 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | TEX | 384 | 138 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | TEX | 443 | 160 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHW | 579 | 190 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHW | 515 | 188 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 166 | 66 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 336 | 175 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 295 | 109 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY/ATH | 255 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 105 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | LAA | -0.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .015 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | LAA | -0.1 | 47.3 | 4.3 | .130 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 38.6 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAA | 0.6 | 65 | 4.6 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 42.6 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAA | 0.9 | 64.9 | 4.4 | .155 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.3 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAA | -1.3 | 13.9 | 2.3 | .038 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 212 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAA/TEX | 0.4 | 55.4 | 4.5 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 73.2 | 0 |
| 1974 | TEX | 0.3 | 46.6 | 4.8 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 50.3 | 0 |
| 1975 | TEX | 0.6 | 54.8 | 4.9 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 36.6 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHW | -0.3 | 64.6 | 4.3 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHW | -0.5 | 59.3 | 4.4 | .153 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | -0.1 | 20.2 | 4.6 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 2.0 | 63.7 | 8 | .305 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | -0.3 | 37 | 4.9 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY/ATH | -1.1 | 16 | 2.3 | .085 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 58.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | -0.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .109 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1968 to 1982
Championships
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×2: 1970, 1977
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