Jim Small was born on Monday, March 8, 1937, in Portland, Oregon. Small was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 22, 1955, 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 Small baseball stats page.
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Jim SmallJim Small Autograph on a 1957 Topps Baseball Card (#33 | Checklist) |
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Jim SmallJim Small 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 SmallJim Small 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 |
1955 | 18 | Tigers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
1956 | 19 | Tigers | 58 | 91 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 | .361 | .407 |
1957 | 20 | Tigers | 36 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .250 | .262 |
1958 | 21 | Athletics | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
4 Years | 108 | 141 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .318 | .340 |
Jim SmallJim Small Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1955 Tigers | LF | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1955 Tigers | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1956 Tigers | CF | 14 | 13 | 327 | 42 | 3.0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.39 |
1956 Tigers | LF | 4 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1956 Tigers | RF | 8 | 4 | 129 | 9 | 1.1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .778 | 1.47 |
1957 Tigers | CF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1957 Tigers | LF | 7 | 4 | 126 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.71 |
1957 Tigers | RF | 6 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1958 Athletics | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 16 | 7 | 228 | 15 | 0.9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 1.54 | |
CF Totals | 15 | 14 | 345 | 46 | 3.1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 3.52 | |
LF Totals | 14 | 6 | 213 | 15 | 1.1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.90 | |
4 Years | 45 | 27 | 786 | 76 | 1.7 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.51 |
Jim SmallJim Small 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 |
1955 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1956 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 21 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1957 Tigers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 14 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1958 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
4 Years | 0 | 2 | .000 | 34 | 38 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.4 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
Jim SmallJim Small Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1955 Detroit Tigers | 20, 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Detroit Tigers | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Detroit Tigers | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Kansas City Athletics | 35 | Undetermined | - | - |
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