Jim 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 Jim Piersall baseball stats page.
"(Jimmy) Piersall was an outstanding center fielder, a solid hitter and a two-time All-Star, playing in the major leagues for 17 seasons. But his career nearly ended just when it was getting underway. Envisioned as the ultimate successor to the Red Sox' star center fielder Dom DiMaggio, Piersall clowned on the field early in his rookie season, 1952; fought with or simply outraged teammates and opposing players; and harangued umpires. 'I was a funny man, a baseball clown, and where the Red Sox went, the fans flocked to see me,' Piersall said in his 1955 book, Fear Strikes Out, written with Al Hirshberg. The book was the basis for the movie, in which Piersall was portrayed by Anthony Perkins." - Goldstein, Richard. The New York Times: Jimmy Piersall, Whose Mental Illness Was Portrayed in ‘Fear Strikes Out,’ Dies at 87. 4 June 2017.
Jim PiersallJimmy Piersall Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#286 | Checklist) |
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Jim PiersallJim Piersall Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jim PiersallJim Piersall Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1950 | 21 | Red Sox | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .545 | .286 |
1952 | 23 | Red Sox | 56 | 161 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 26 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | .267 | .379 | .335 |
1953 | 24 | Red Sox | 151 | 585 | 76 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 41 | 1 | 52 | 19 | - | 9 | 12 | .272 | .329 | .354 |
1954 | 25 | Red Sox | 133 | 474 | 77 | 135 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 36 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | .285 | .338 | .395 |
1955 | 26 | Red Sox | 149 | 515 | 68 | 146 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 62 | 67 | 7 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .283 | .364 | .427 |
1956 | 27 | Red Sox | 155 | 601 | 91 | 176 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 87 | 58 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 19 | .293 | .350 | .449 |
1957 | 28 | Red Sox | 151 | 609 | 103 | 159 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | .261 | .331 | .415 |
1958 | 29 | Red Sox | 130 | 417 | 55 | 99 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | .237 | .303 | .350 |
1959 | 30 | Indians | 100 | 317 | 42 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .246 | .303 | .338 |
1960 | 31 | Indians | 138 | 486 | 70 | 137 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 66 | 24 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | .282 | .313 | .434 |
1961 | 32 | Indians | 121 | 484 | 81 | 156 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .322 | .378 | .442 |
1962 | 33 | Senators | 135 | 471 | 38 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .244 | .301 | .329 |
1963 | 34 | Senators | 29 | 94 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .284 | .287 |
1963 | 34 | Mets | 40 | 124 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .194 | .250 | .266 |
1963 | 34 | Angels | 20 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .368 | .327 |
1964 | 35 | Angels | 87 | 255 | 28 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .314 | .353 | .380 |
1965 | 36 | Angels | 53 | 112 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .268 | .305 | .402 |
1966 | 37 | Angels | 75 | 123 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .211 | .283 | .252 |
1967 | 38 | Angels | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | 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 | 25 | 583 | 104 | 48 | 25 | 161 | .272 | .332 | .386 |
Jim PiersallJim Piersall Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 Red Sox | CF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1952 Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 |
1952 Red Sox | CF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1952 Red Sox | RF | 21 | 15 | 435 | 37 | 1.8 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
1952 Red Sox | SS | 30 | 29 | 753 | 125 | 4.2 | 116 | 41 | 75 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 4.16 |
1953 Red Sox | CF | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 1.35 |
1953 Red Sox | LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1953 Red Sox | RF | 150 | 148 | 423 | 368 | 2.5 | 364 | 349 | 15 | 4 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 23.23 |
1954 Red Sox | CF | 30 | 27 | 690 | 69 | 2.3 | 68 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.66 |
1954 Red Sox | RF | 96 | 85 | 2,385 | 191 | 2.0 | 188 | 180 | 8 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.13 |
1955 Red Sox | CF | 147 | 144 | 3,882 | 433 | 2.9 | 430 | 425 | 5 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.99 |
1956 Red Sox | CF | 155 | 155 | 453 | 471 | 3.0 | 467 | 457 | 10 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 27.83 |
1957 Red Sox | CF | 151 | 147 | 438 | 411 | 2.7 | 407 | 395 | 12 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 25.09 |
1958 Red Sox | CF | 125 | 112 | 3,051 | 323 | 2.6 | 318 | 310 | 8 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.81 |
1959 Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1959 Indians | CF | 91 | 77 | 2,088 | 227 | 2.5 | 223 | 219 | 4 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.88 |
1960 Indians | CF | 126 | 119 | 3,051 | 359 | 2.8 | 356 | 351 | 5 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.15 |
1960 Indians | LF | 9 | 3 | 111 | 14 | 1.6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.41 |
1960 Indians | RF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1961 Indians | CF | 120 | 119 | 3,108 | 349 | 2.9 | 346 | 337 | 9 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 3.01 |
1962 Senators | CF | 132 | 123 | 3,219 | 320 | 2.4 | 319 | 314 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 2.68 |
1963 Senators | CF | 25 | 22 | 597 | 68 | 2.7 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.08 |
1963 Angels | CF | 11 | 9 | 276 | 19 | 1.7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
1963 Angels | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1963 Angels | RF | 6 | 5 | 132 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.05 |
1963 Mets | CF | 38 | 34 | 867 | 66 | 1.7 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
1964 Angels | CF | 32 | 26 | 627 | 53 | 1.7 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.28 |
1964 Angels | LF | 48 | 39 | 999 | 70 | 1.5 | 70 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
1965 Angels | CF | 10 | 5 | 165 | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.29 |
1965 Angels | LF | 29 | 19 | 495 | 42 | 1.4 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 |
1965 Angels | RF | 4 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1966 Angels | CF | 14 | 5 | 198 | 17 | 1.2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.18 |
1966 Angels | LF | 25 | 9 | 354 | 23 | 0.9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.75 |
1966 Angels | RF | 27 | 17 | 429 | 35 | 1.3 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.14 |
1967 Angels | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 1,213 | 1,127 | 22,810 | 3,215 | 2.7 | 3,184 | 3,121 | 63 | 31 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 3.77 | |
RF Totals | 306 | 271 | 3,858 | 646 | 2.1 | 638 | 610 | 28 | 8 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 4.47 | |
LF Totals | 114 | 70 | 1,963 | 151 | 1.3 | 151 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 | |
SS Totals | 30 | 29 | 753 | 125 | 4.2 | 116 | 41 | 75 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 4.16 | |
3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 3.60 | |
17 Years | 1,665 | 1,497 | 29,399 | 4,140 | 2.5 | 4,091 | 3,921 | 170 | 49 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.76 |
Jim PiersallJim Piersall Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1950 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1952 Red Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 161.0 | 6.2 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1953 Red Sox | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 195.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1954 Red Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 7 | 6 | n/a | 59.3 | 11.3 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
1955 Red Sox | 6 | 1 | .857 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 39.6 | 9.9 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1956 Red Sox | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.9 | 12.5 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1957 Red Sox | 14 | 6 | .700 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 32.1 | 11.3 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1958 Red Sox | 12 | 2 | .857 | 6 | 3 | n/a | 52.1 | 9.7 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1959 Indians | 6 | 3 | .667 | 7 | 7 | n/a | 79.3 | 10.2 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1960 Indians | 18 | 5 | .783 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 27.0 | 12.8 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1961 Indians | 8 | 2 | .800 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 80.7 | 10.5 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1962 Senators | 12 | 7 | .632 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 117.8 | 8.9 | 15.2 | - | - | - |
1963 Senators | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 94.0 | 8.5 | 18.8 | - | - | - |
1963 Mets | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 124.0 | 8.9 | 12.4 | - | - | - |
1963 Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.4 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1964 Angels | 5 | 3 | .625 | 18 | 1 | n/a | 127.5 | 8.0 | 19.6 | - | - | - |
1965 Angels | 2 | 2 | .500 | 17 | 1 | n/a | 56.0 | 7.5 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1966 Angels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 20 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.5 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1967 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 115 | 57 | .669 | 111 | 29 | n/a | 56.6 | 10.1 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
Jim PiersallJim Piersall Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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 | $45,000.00 | - | - |
1963 Washington Senators | 37 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 New York Mets | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Los Angeles Angels | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Los Angeles Angels | 4 | $37,500.00 | - | - |
1965 Los Angeles Angels | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 California Angels | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 California Angels | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
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