Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- Iowa
- AL Gold Glove
- 6x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- Iowa
- AL Gold Glove
- 6x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,962
- AB
- 6,021
- R
- 621
- H
- 1,493
- HR
- 95
- RBI
- 624
- SB
- 20
- AVG
- .248
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | TEX | 132 | 368 | 45 | 91 | 3 | 36 | 2 | .247 |
| 1975 | TEX | 155 | 472 | 45 | 94 | 6 | 36 | 3 | .199 |
| 1976 | TEX | 140 | 448 | 33 | 102 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .228 |
| 1977 | TEX | 149 | 453 | 61 | 132 | 6 | 65 | 2 | .291 |
| 1978 | TEX | 149 | 518 | 54 | 144 | 6 | 58 | 2 | .278 |
| 1979 | TEX | 150 | 495 | 50 | 136 | 5 | 64 | 3 | .275 |
| 1980 | TEX | 151 | 505 | 59 | 138 | 10 | 63 | 2 | .273 |
| 1981 | TEX | 102 | 339 | 42 | 94 | 3 | 28 | 2 | .277 |
| 1982 | TEX | 139 | 470 | 37 | 118 | 10 | 47 | 2 | .251 |
| 1983 | TEX | 131 | 378 | 30 | 76 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .201 |
| 1984 | MIL | 110 | 348 | 43 | 91 | 7 | 43 | 1 | .261 |
| 1985 | KC | 115 | 367 | 38 | 90 | 10 | 35 | 0 | .245 |
| 1986 | KC | 140 | 429 | 41 | 91 | 12 | 42 | 1 | .212 |
| 1987 | CHC | 61 | 139 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .201 |
| 1988 |  CHC/TEX | 62 | 145 | 21 | 39 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .269 |
| 1989 | TEX | 76 | 147 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .197 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 48
- R
- 9
- H
- 10
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 7
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .208
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,898
- TB
- 2,093
- XBH
- 374
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 31
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | TEX | 449 | 119 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | TEX | 540 | 121 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | TEX | 496 | 139 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 533 | 176 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | TEX | 592 | 197 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 561 | 182 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 581 | 194 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 396 | 124 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 530 | 180 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 423 | 96 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIL | 395 | 139 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC | 407 | 140 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | 491 | 138 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHC | 161 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHC/TEX | 165 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | 178 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 37.3
- RC
- 744.1
- RC/27
- 4.30
- ISOP
- .100
- SECA
- .213
- BB/K
- 0.73
- AB/HR
- 63.4
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | TEX | 3.7 | 48.7 | 4.4 | .076 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 122.7 | 0 |
| 1975 | TEX | 1.3 | 37.5 | 2.6 | .057 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 78.7 | 0 |
| 1976 | TEX | 2.6 | 42.2 | 3.2 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 149.3 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 4.8 | 69.8 | 5.4 | .097 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 75.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | TEX | 5.0 | 75.8 | 5.3 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 86.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX | 3.1 | 68.4 | 5 | .093 | 0.2 | 1 | 99 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 3.4 | 74.8 | 5.3 | .111 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 50.5 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 3.8 | 50 | 5.3 | .088 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 113 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 3.2 | 60.5 | 4.4 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 0.3 | 25.9 | 2.2 | .053 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 189 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIL | 3.0 | 49.3 | 5 | .138 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 49.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC | 0.8 | 45 | 4.3 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | 0.9 | 45.9 | 3.6 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHC | -0.1 | 14.3 | 3.4 | .101 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 34.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHC/TEX | 1.0 | 21.4 | 5.1 | .159 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 1989 | TEX | 0.5 | 15.4 | 3.3 | .102 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 73.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jim Sundberg's career stats?
Jim Sundberg played 16 seasons for the Rangers, the Brewers, the Royals and the Cubs. He was a career .248 hitter with 1,493 hits, 95 home runs and 624 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .291 batting average, 6 home runs and 65 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1974 to 1989
Championships
- 1985 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
Awards
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