Jimmy Piersall Stats

Jimmy Piersall was born on Thursday, November 14, 1929, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Piersall was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1950, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Jimmy Piersall baseball stats page.

"Everybody knows that Casey Stengel has forgotten more baseball than I'll ever know. That's the trouble, he's forgotten it." - Jimmy Piersall (1963)

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Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#286)

Jimmy Piersall Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#286)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Anthony Piersall
Nickname:   Jim or Jimmy
Born On:   11-14-1929
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waterbury, Connecticut
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-07-1950 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-01-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1950 Red Sox 6 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 .286 .545 .286
1952 Red Sox 56 161 28 43 8 0 1 0 16 28 - 26 4 - 1 2 .267 .379 .335
1953 Red Sox 151 585 76 159 21 9 3 0 52 41 - 52 19 - 9 12 .272 .329 .354
1954 Red Sox 133 474 77 135 24 2 8 0 38 36 - 42 5 2 3 13 .285 .338 .395
1955 Red Sox 149 515 68 146 25 5 13 0 62 67 7 52 9 6 2 16 .283 .364 .427
1956 Red Sox 155 601 91 176 40 6 14 0 87 58 2 48 9 12 1 19 .293 .350 .449
1957 Red Sox 151 609 103 159 27 5 19 0 63 62 1 54 7 5 4 17 .261 .331 .415
1958 Red Sox 130 417 55 99 13 5 8 0 48 42 2 43 4 6 0 11 .237 .303 .350
1959 Indians 100 317 42 78 13 2 4 0 30 25 1 31 8 2 2 2 .246 .303 .338
1960 Indians 138 486 70 137 12 4 18 0 66 24 3 38 8 4 0 17 .282 .313 .434
1961 Indians 121 484 81 156 26 7 6 0 40 43 1 46 4 3 2 18 .322 .378 .442
1962 Senators 135 471 38 115 20 4 4 0 31 39 3 53 4 1 0 12 .244 .301 .329
1963 Senators 29 94 9 23 1 0 1 0 5 6 0 11 2 2 0 2 .245 .284 .287
1963 Mets 40 124 13 24 4 1 1 0 10 10 1 14 4 2 0 3 .194 .250 .266
1963 Angels 20 52 4 16 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 5 3 0 0 1 .308 .368 .327
1964 Angels 87 255 28 80 11 0 2 0 13 16 1 32 4 1 0 5 .314 .353 .380
1965 Angels 53 112 10 30 5 2 2 0 12 5 1 15 3 0 1 3 .268 .305 .402
1966 Angels 75 123 14 26 5 0 0 0 14 13 0 19 6 2 0 8 .211 .283 .252
1967 Angels 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 1,734 5,890 811 1,604 256 52 104 0 591 524 23 583 104 48 25 161 .272 .332 .386
Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1950 Red Sox CF 2 - - 9 4.5 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Red Sox 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.00 -
1952 Red Sox OF 22 - - 41 1.9 41 38 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1952 Red Sox SS 30 - - 125 4.2 116 41 75 9 13 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 -
1953 Red Sox OF 151 - - 372 2.5 367 352 15 5 7 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1954 Red Sox OF 126 - - 263 2.1 259 249 10 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1955 Red Sox CF 147 - - 435 3.0 432 425 7 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1956 Red Sox CF 155 - - 469 3.0 465 455 10 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1957 Red Sox CF 151 - - 413 2.7 409 397 12 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1958 Red Sox CF 125 - - 327 2.6 322 314 8 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1959 Indians 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Indians CF 91 - - 223 2.5 219 216 3 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1960 Indians OF 134 - - 363 2.7 360 355 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1961 Indians CF 120 - - 340 2.8 337 328 9 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1962 Senators CF 132 - - 314 2.4 313 308 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .997 0.00 -
1963 Senators CF 25 - - 65 2.6 65 65 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Mets CF 38 - - 68 1.8 68 65 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Angels OF 18 - - 28 1.6 28 28 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1964 Angels OF 72 - - 117 1.6 117 115 2 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1965 Angels OF 41 - - 63 1.5 62 62 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1966 Angels OF 63 - - 74 1.2 72 69 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1967 Angels LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 986 0 0 2,663 2.7 2,639 2,582 57 24 10 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 --
OF Totals 627 0 0 1,321 2.1 1,306 1,268 38 15 11 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
SS Totals 30 0 0 125 4.2 116 41 75 9 13 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 --
3B Totals 2 0 0 3 1.5 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
17 Years 1,646 - - 4,113 2.5 4,064 3,892 172 49 34 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 --
Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1950 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1952 Red Sox 3 3 .500 - - n/a 161.0 6.2 10.1 - - -
1953 Red Sox 11 10 .524 - - n/a 195.0 11.3 11.3 - - -
1954 Red Sox 5 1 .833 - - n/a 59.3 11.3 12.5 - - -
1955 Red Sox 6 1 .857 - - n/a 39.6 9.9 8.3 - - -
1956 Red Sox 7 7 .500 - - n/a 42.9 12.5 6.9 - - -
1957 Red Sox 14 6 .700 - - n/a 32.1 11.3 9.7 - - -
1958 Red Sox 12 2 .857 - - n/a 52.1 9.7 8.7 - - -
1959 Indians 6 3 .667 - - n/a 79.3 10.2 10.6 - - -
1960 Indians 18 5 .783 - - n/a 27.0 12.8 7.4 - - -
1961 Indians 8 2 .800 - - n/a 80.7 10.5 12.1 - - -
1962 Senators 12 7 .632 - - n/a 117.8 8.9 15.2 - - -
1963 Senators 4 0 1.000 - - n/a 94.0 8.5 18.8 - - -
1963 Mets 1 2 .333 - - n/a 124.0 8.9 12.4 - - -
1963 Angels 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 10.4 13.0 - - -
1964 Angels 5 3 .625 - - n/a 127.5 8.0 19.6 - - -
1965 Angels 2 2 .500 - - n/a 56.0 7.5 9.3 - - -
1966 Angels 1 2 .333 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 8.8 - - -
1967 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 115 57 .669 - - n/a 56.6 10.1 10.0 - - -
Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1950 Boston Red Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1952 Boston Red Sox 2 Undetermined - -
1953 Boston Red Sox 37 Undetermined - -
1954 Boston Red Sox 37 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Boston Red Sox 37 Undetermined - -
1956 Boston Red Sox 37 Undetermined Stats -
1957 Boston Red Sox 37 Undetermined - -
1958 Boston Red Sox 37 Undetermined - -
1959 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1960 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1961 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1962 Washington Senators 37 Undetermined - -
1963 Washington Senators 37 Undetermined - -
1963 New York Mets 34 Undetermined - -
1963 Los Angeles Angels 4 Undetermined - -
1964 Los Angeles Angels 4 Undetermined - -
1965 California Angels 4 Undetermined - -
1966 California Angels 4 Undetermined - -
1967 California Angels 4 Undetermined - -


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