Jim Sundberg was born on Friday, May 18, 1951, in Galesburg, Illinois. Sundberg was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 4, 1974, with the Texas Rangers. 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 Sundberg baseball stats page.
"In 15 years in the major leagues I've spent a lot of time behind the plate, catching a lot of pitchers, but I'm sure about one thing. I've never had a more enjoyable four innings of catching than I did in the seventh game of the 1985 World Series. That was total relaxtion, total pleasure." - Jim Sundberg in the Game I'll Never Forget (Baseball Digest, August 1988)
Jim SundbergJim Sundberg Autograph on a 1988 Topps Baseball Card (#516 | Checklist) |
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Jim SundbergJim Sundberg 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 SundbergJim Sundberg 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 |
1974 | 23 | Rangers | 132 | 368 | 45 | 91 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 61 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .247 | .354 | .323 |
1975 | 24 | Rangers | 155 | 472 | 45 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 51 | 0 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .199 | .283 | .256 |
1976 | 25 | Rangers | 140 | 448 | 33 | 102 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 0 | 61 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .228 | .285 | .310 |
1977 | 26 | Rangers | 149 | 453 | 61 | 132 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 53 | 0 | 77 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 8 | .291 | .365 | .389 |
1978 | 27 | Rangers | 149 | 518 | 54 | 144 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 64 | 6 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | .278 | .358 | .380 |
1979 | 28 | Rangers | 150 | 495 | 50 | 136 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 51 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | .275 | .345 | .368 |
1980 | 29 | Rangers | 151 | 505 | 59 | 138 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 64 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | .273 | .353 | .384 |
1981 | 30 | Rangers | 102 | 339 | 42 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 50 | 6 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .277 | .369 | .366 |
1982 | 31 | Rangers | 139 | 470 | 37 | 118 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 49 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .251 | .322 | .383 |
1983 | 32 | Rangers | 131 | 378 | 30 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .201 | .272 | .254 |
1984 | 33 | Brewers | 110 | 348 | 43 | 91 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 38 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .261 | .332 | .399 |
1985 | 34 | Royals | 115 | 367 | 38 | 90 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .245 | .308 | .381 |
1986 | 35 | Royals | 140 | 429 | 41 | 91 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 42 | 57 | 1 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .212 | .303 | .322 |
1987 | 36 | Cubs | 61 | 139 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .201 | .306 | .302 |
1988 | 37 | Cubs | 24 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .333 | .370 |
1988 | 37 | Rangers | 38 | 91 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .323 | .462 |
1989 | 38 | Rangers | 76 | 147 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .197 | .304 | .299 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 1,962 | 6,021 | 621 | 1,493 | 243 | 36 | 95 | 4 | 624 | 699 | 31 | 963 | 118 | 38 | 22 | 159 | .248 | .327 | .348 |
Jim SundbergJim Sundberg Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1974 Rangers | C | 132 | 121 | 3,283 | 799 | 6.1 | 791 | 722 | 69 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 67 | 43 | .990 | 6.51 |
1975 Rangers | C | 155 | 148 | 387 | 909 | 5.9 | 892 | 791 | 101 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | .981 | 62.23 |
1976 Rangers | C | 140 | 135 | 513 | 822 | 5.9 | 815 | 719 | 96 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .991 | 42.89 |
1977 Rangers | C | 149 | 137 | 3,642 | 909 | 6.1 | 904 | 801 | 103 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 43 | .994 | 6.70 |
1978 Rangers | C | 148 | 145 | 3,884 | 863 | 5.8 | 860 | 769 | 91 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 75 | .997 | 5.98 |
1979 Rangers | C | 150 | 144 | 411 | 833 | 5.6 | 829 | 754 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .995 | 54.46 |
1980 Rangers | C | 151 | 145 | 273 | 936 | 6.2 | 929 | 853 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 17 | .993 | 91.88 |
1981 Rangers | C | 98 | 97 | 285 | 518 | 5.3 | 516 | 464 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | .996 | 48.88 |
1981 Rangers | LF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
1982 Rangers | C | 132 | 129 | 3,410 | 682 | 5.2 | 676 | 607 | 69 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 77 | .991 | 5.35 |
1982 Rangers | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 |
1983 Rangers | C | 131 | 116 | 3,170 | 679 | 5.2 | 674 | 618 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 79 | 51 | .993 | 5.74 |
1984 Brewers | C | 109 | 100 | 2,702 | 614 | 5.6 | 611 | 556 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 42 | .995 | 6.11 |
1985 Royals | C | 112 | 107 | 2,881 | 618 | 5.5 | 613 | 572 | 41 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 25 | .992 | 5.74 |
1986 Royals | C | 134 | 124 | 3,301 | 736 | 5.5 | 732 | 686 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 68 | 43 | .995 | 5.99 |
1987 Cubs | C | 57 | 35 | 1,064 | 309 | 5.4 | 307 | 273 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 17 | .994 | 7.79 |
1988 Cubs | C | 20 | 14 | 426 | 95 | 4.8 | 95 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1.000 | 6.02 |
1988 Rangers | C | 36 | 25 | 698 | 150 | 4.2 | 150 | 141 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 1.000 | 5.80 |
1989 Rangers | C | 73 | 53 | 1,372 | 383 | 5.2 | 380 | 353 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 21 | .992 | 7.48 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,927 | 1,775 | 31,702 | 10,855 | 5.6 | 10,774 | 9,767 | 1,007 | 81 | 145 | 130 | 455 | 498 | .993 | 9.18 | |
LF Totals | 3 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.84 | |
16 Years | 1,930 | 1,777 | 31,759 | 10,861 | 5.6 | 10,780 | 9,773 | 1,007 | 81 | 145 | 130 | 455 | 498 | .993 | 9.16 |
Jim SundbergJim Sundberg 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 |
1974 Rangers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122.7 | 6.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1975 Rangers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.7 | 6.1 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
1976 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.3 | 7.3 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
1977 Rangers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1978 Rangers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86.3 | 7.4 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1979 Rangers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 99.0 | 9.7 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1980 Rangers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1981 Rangers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113.0 | 7.1 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1982 Rangers | 2 | 6 | .250 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 8.2 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1983 Rangers | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189.0 | 5.9 | 13.5 | - | - | - |
1984 Brewers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 49.7 | 5.5 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1985 Royals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 | 5.5 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
1986 Royals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 35.8 | 4.7 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1987 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 1 | n/a | 34.8 | 3.5 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1988 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 1 | n/a | 27.0 | 3.6 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1988 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22.8 | 5.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1989 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 73.5 | 4.0 | 18.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 20 | 37 | .351 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 63.4 | 6.3 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
Jim SundbergJim Sundberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1974 Texas Rangers | 10 | $15,000.00 | Stats | - |
1975 Texas Rangers | 10 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Texas Rangers | 10 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Texas Rangers | 10 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1979 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1982 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1984 Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1985 Kansas City Royals | 8 | $608,333.00 | - | Stats |
1986 Kansas City Royals | 8 | $653,128.00 | - | - |
1987 Chicago Cubs | 11 | $791,667.00 | - | - |
1988 Chicago Cubs | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1988 Texas Rangers | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1989 Texas Rangers | 10 | $475,000.00 | - | - |
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