Jim Lentine Stats

Jim Lentine was born on Friday, July 16, 1954, in Los Angeles, California. Lentine was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1978, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Lentine baseball stats page.

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Jim Lentine

Jim Lentine Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#476)

Jim Lentine Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#476)

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Birth Name:   James Matthew Lentine
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   07-16-1954  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Sierra High School (Whittier, CA)
College:   Arizona State & La Verne
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-03-1978 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-05-1980
Draft:   1975 : 12th Round (280th)

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Jim Lentine Pitching Stats

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Jim Lentine Hitting Stats

1978 24 Cardinals 8 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182
1979 25 Cardinals 11 23 2 9 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 .391 .462 .435
1980 26 Cardinals 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100
1980 26 Tigers 67 161 19 42 8 1 1 0 17 28 1 30 4 0 2 3 .261 .377 .342
3 Years 95 205 23 54 9 1 1 0 20 31 1 38 4 0 3 3 .263 .368 .332

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Jim Lentine Fielding Stats

1978 Cardinals LF 2 2 48 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.56
1978 Cardinals RF 1 1 27 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1979 Cardinals CF 2 1 36 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.75
1979 Cardinals LF 3 1 39 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.69
1979 Cardinals RF 4 2 69 7 1.8 7 6 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.74
1980 Tigers CF 10 7 171 17 1.7 17 17 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.68
1980 Cardinals CF 2 1 24 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1980 Tigers LF 40 29 807 83 2.1 81 77 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.71
1980 Cardinals LF 5 0 33 2 0.4 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1980 Tigers RF 6 4 123 10 1.7 8 7 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.76
LF Totals 50 32 927 87 1.7 85 81 4 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.48
CF Totals 14 9 231 24 1.7 24 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.81
RF Totals 11 7 219 20 1.8 18 16 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.22
3 Years 75 48 1,377 131 1.7 127 121 6 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.49

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Jim Lentine Miscellaneous Stats

1978 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 2 3 n/a 0.0 0.0 11.0 - - -
1979 Cardinals 0 1 .000 3 1 n/a 0.0 3.8 23.0 - - -
1980 Cardinals 0 0 .000 4 1 n/a 0.0 5.0 10.0 - - -
1980 Tigers 2 1 .667 8 4 9 161.0 5.4 9.5 - - -
3 Years 3 2 .600 17 9 9 205.0 5.4 10.3 - - -

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Jim Lentine Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 St. Louis Cardinals 21 $21,000.00 - -
1979 St. Louis Cardinals 21 $21,000.00 - -
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 21 $30,000.00 - -
1980 Detroit Tigers 27 $30,000.00 - -

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