Jim Rooker Stats

Jim Rooker was born on Wednesday, September 23, 1942, in Lakeview, Oregon. Rooker was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 30, 1968, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Rooker baseball stats page.
"(Manager) Chuck Tanner used to have a bedcheck just for me every night. No problem. My bed was always there." - Pitcher Jim Rooker (1981)

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Jim Rooker

Jim Rooker Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#694)

Jim Rooker Autograph on a 1980 Topps (#694)
 

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Birth Name:   James Phillip Rooker
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   09-23-1942  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lakeview, Oregon
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   201
First Game:   06-30-1968 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-02-1980
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Rooker

Jim Rooker 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
1968 26 Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 .000 3.86 0 0 0 4.2 18 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 -
1969 27 Royals 28 22 2 4 16 .200 3.75 8 1 0 158.1 679 136 66 80 13 73 3 108 5 1 1 -
1970 28 Royals 38 29 5 10 15 .400 3.54 6 3 1 203.2 879 190 80 99 11 102 4 117 3 1 1 -
1971 29 Royals 20 7 3 2 7 .222 5.33 1 1 0 54.0 240 59 32 35 2 24 1 31 4 1 0 -
1972 30 Royals 18 10 3 5 6 .455 4.38 4 2 0 72.0 310 78 35 37 3 24 0 44 3 1 0 -
1973 31 Pirates 41 18 9 10 6 .625 2.85 6 3 5 170.1 694 143 54 59 12 52 10 122 4 2 0 -
1974 32 Pirates 33 33 0 15 11 .577 2.78 15 1 0 262.2 1,068 228 81 93 11 83 6 139 9 4 0 -
1975 33 Pirates 28 28 0 13 11 .542 2.97 7 1 0 196.2 839 177 65 80 16 76 13 102 5 3 1 -
1976 34 Pirates 30 29 1 15 8 .652 3.35 10 1 1 198.2 851 201 74 83 12 72 5 92 7 2 1 -
1977 35 Pirates 30 30 0 14 9 .609 3.08 7 2 0 204.1 854 196 70 87 24 64 4 89 8 0 2 -
1978 36 Pirates 28 28 0 9 11 .450 4.24 1 0 0 163.1 717 160 77 94 13 81 4 76 1 3 0 -
1979 37 Pirates 19 17 0 4 7 .364 4.60 1 0 0 103.2 444 106 53 58 11 39 5 44 6 0 0 -
1980 38 Pirates 4 4 0 2 2 .500 3.50 0 0 0 18.0 75 16 7 7 0 12 0 8 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
13 Years 319 255 23 103 109 .486 3.46 66 15 7 1,810.1 7,668 1,694 696 814 128 703 55 976 55 18 6 -
Jim Rooker

Jim Rooker Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1968 26 Tigers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1969 27 Royals 34 57 7 16 3 0 4 0 8 1 0 19 0 0 1 2 .281 .305 .544
1970 28 Royals 41 70 12 14 4 0 1 0 13 2 0 35 2 1 1 3 .200 .230 .300
1971 29 Royals 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000
1972 30 Royals 18 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 .100 .095 .100
1973 31 Pirates 42 49 5 12 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 24 5 0 1 0 .245 .288 .245
1974 32 Pirates 33 95 8 29 5 2 0 0 8 5 0 31 5 1 0 1 .305 .337 .400
1975 33 Pirates 28 63 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20 9 0 0 1 .095 .136 .095
1976 34 Pirates 33 74 9 16 2 1 1 0 6 1 0 31 5 1 0 1 .216 .224 .311
1977 35 Pirates 30 70 4 13 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 27 1 0 0 2 .186 .230 .200
1978 36 Pirates 32 56 2 9 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 17 1 1 0 2 .161 .158 .232
1979 37 Pirates 19 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2 0 0 1 .121 .147 .121
1980 38 Pirates 4 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 337 606 54 122 17 4 7 0 56 21 0 229 32 5 3 14 .201 .230 .277
Jim Rooker

Jim Rooker Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1968 Tigers P 2 0 14 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.86
1969 Royals P 28 22 475 31 1.1 27 3 24 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .871 1.53
1970 Royals LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1970 Royals P 38 29 611 40 1.1 38 6 32 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.68
1971 Royals P 20 7 162 7 0.4 6 1 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.00
1972 Royals P 18 10 216 19 1.1 19 3 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.38
1973 Pirates P 41 18 511 37 0.9 35 6 29 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .946 1.85
1974 Pirates P 33 33 788 60 1.8 59 14 45 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.02
1975 Pirates P 28 28 590 46 1.6 42 10 32 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.92
1976 Pirates P 30 29 596 39 1.3 37 8 29 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .949 1.68
1977 Pirates P 30 30 613 35 1.2 33 6 27 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.45
1978 Pirates P 28 28 490 38 1.4 38 14 24 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09
1979 Pirates P 19 17 311 23 1.2 21 8 13 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.82
1980 Pirates P 4 4 54 5 1.3 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.50
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 319 255 5,431 382 1.2 362 80 282 20 22 n/a n/a n/a .948 1.80
LF Totals 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
13 Years 320 255 5,437 382 1.2 362 80 282 20 22 n/a n/a n/a .948 1.80
Jim Rooker

Jim Rooker Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1968 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 4.00 7.71 1.93
1969 Royals 0 0 .000 3 4 n/a 14.3 3.0 7.1 1.48 6.14 4.15
1970 Royals 0 0 .000 2 2 n/a 70.0 2.0 5.4 1.15 5.17 4.51
1971 Royals 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.29 5.17 4.00
1972 Royals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 10.0 1.83 5.50 3.00
1973 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.0 9.8 2.35 6.45 2.75
1974 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.1 11.9 1.67 4.76 2.84
1975 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 31.5 1.34 4.67 3.48
1976 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 74.0 2.4 12.3 1.28 4.17 3.26
1977 Pirates 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 14.0 1.39 3.92 2.82
1978 Pirates 2 0 1.000 0 4 n/a 0.0 3.3 11.2 0.94 4.19 4.46
1979 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.13 3.82 3.39
1980 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 7.0 3.5 3.5 0.67 4.00 6.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 3 0 1.000 5 15 n/a 86.6 2.6 10.8 1.39 4.85 3.49
Jim Rooker

Jim Rooker Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1968 Detroit Tigers 34 Undetermined - -
1969 Kansas City Royals 22, 13 $15,000.00 - -
1970 Kansas City Royals 13 Undetermined - -
1971 Kansas City Royals 14 Undetermined - -
1972 Kansas City Royals 25 Undetermined - -
1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 $50,000.00 - -
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 $115,000.00 - -
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - Stats
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates 19 Undetermined - -




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