Jimmy Sexton stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1983

Shortstop

Age 71 · 5' 10"

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Jimmy Sexton played 6 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1983.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
236
AB
372
R
53
H
81
HR
5
RBI
24
SB
36
AVG
.218
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.
1977SEA143758131.216
1978HOU8814117292616.206
1979HOU524389011.209
1981ATH7330002.000
1982ATH69139193421416.245
1983STL6911000.111

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

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
412
TB
111
XBH
17
HBP
1
IBB
2
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
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.
1977SEA401430000
1978HOU1554270100
1979HOU50900000
1981ATH3000000
1982ATH1544461000
1983STL10210100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
0.4
RC
37.5
RC/27
3.30
ISOP
.081
SECA
.247
BB/K
0.45
AB/HR
74.4
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.
1977SEA0.03.53.1.1620.20.3370
1978HOU0.414.23.3.0920.30.570.50
1979HOU-0.22.71.9.0000.1100
1981ATH0.000.2.0000.7000
1982ATH0.216.84.1.0720.30.469.50
1983STL0.00.31.1110.20.300

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

Bio

Age
71 yearsDec 15, 1954
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Mobile, AL

What were Jimmy Sexton's career stats?

Jimmy Sexton played 6 seasons for the Mariners, the Astros, the Athletics and the Cardinals. He was a career .218 hitter with 81 hits, 5 home runs and 24 RBI. His best season was 1982: a .245 batting average, 2 home runs and 14 RBI.

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