Jim Wilson Stats

Jim Wilson was born on Monday, February 20, 1922, in San Diego, California. Wilson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1945, 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 Wilson baseball stats page.

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Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Autograph on a 1979 TCMA (#130)

Jim Wilson Autograph on a 1979 TCMA (#130)

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Birth Name:   James Alger Wilson
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   02-20-1922  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Diego, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-02-1986 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Newport Beach, California
Cemetery:   Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, California
High School:   Classical High School (Springfield, MA)
College:   San Diego State College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-18-1945 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-14-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable

Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Pitching Stats

1945 23 Red Sox 23 21 2 6 8 .429 3.30 8 2 0 144.1 634 121 53 61 7 88 4 50 2 1 0 -
1946 24 Red Sox 1 0 1 0 0 .000 26.99 0 0 0 0.2 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1948 26 Browns 4 0 1 0 0 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.2 18 5 4 4 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 -
1949 27 Athletics 2 0 1 0 0 .000 14.40 0 0 0 5.0 25 7 8 8 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 -
1951 29 Braves 20 15 3 7 7 .500 5.40 5 0 1 110.0 491 131 66 67 14 40 3 33 1 4 0 -
1952 30 Braves 33 33 0 12 14 .462 4.23 14 0 0 234.0 998 234 110 114 19 90 7 104 1 4 0 0
1953 31 Braves 20 18 2 4 9 .308 4.34 5 0 0 114.0 491 107 55 59 16 43 5 71 1 3 0 -
1954 32 Braves 27 19 3 8 2 .800 3.52 6 4 0 127.2 534 129 50 55 12 36 5 52 1 5 0 -
1955 33 Orioles 34 31 2 12 18 .400 3.44 14 4 0 235.1 991 200 90 104 17 87 5 96 7 4 0 -
1956 34 Orioles 7 7 0 4 2 .667 5.03 1 0 0 48.1 205 49 27 27 5 16 1 31 1 2 0 0
1956 34 White Sox 28 21 4 9 12 .429 4.06 6 3 0 159.2 680 149 72 82 15 70 5 82 3 2 2 -
1957 35 White Sox 30 29 0 15 8 .652 3.48 12 5 0 201.2 841 189 78 85 22 65 8 100 3 3 0 -
1958 36 White Sox 28 23 3 9 9 .500 4.10 4 1 1 155.2 661 156 71 75 21 63 8 70 1 1 0 -
12 Years 257 217 22 86 89 .491 4.01 75 19 2 1,539.0 6,573 1,479 686 743 151 608 51 692 22 29 2 0

Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Hitting Stats

1945 23 Red Sox 25 53 5 13 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 .245 .286 .302
1946 24 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1948 26 Browns 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1949 27 Athletics 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1951 29 Braves 20 39 4 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 3 0 0 0 .179 .200 .205
1952 30 Braves 33 86 4 14 2 0 0 0 8 2 0 15 3 0 0 0 .163 .182 .186
1953 31 Braves 20 36 2 6 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 3 .167 .211 .250
1954 32 Braves 27 44 5 7 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 2 0 0 1 .159 .196 .227
1955 33 Orioles 34 89 4 15 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 18 2 0 0 1 .169 .178 .191
1956 34 Orioles 7 15 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .267 .421 .333
1956 34 White Sox 28 62 6 19 2 0 1 0 8 1 0 13 2 1 0 2 .306 .313 .387
1957 35 White Sox 31 68 4 10 2 0 0 0 5 7 0 14 4 0 0 2 .147 .227 .176
1958 36 White Sox 28 51 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 4 0 1 0 .078 .161 .078
12 Years 260 546 38 99 16 0 2 0 34 26 0 108 24 1 2 11 .181 .221 .222

Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Fielding Stats

1945 Red Sox P 23 21 433 24 1.0 23 4 19 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.43
1946 Red Sox P 1 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1948 Browns P 4 0 8 2 0.5 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.75
1949 Athletics P 2 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1951 Braves P 20 15 330 20 1.0 20 4 16 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.64
1952 Braves P 33 33 702 54 1.6 53 21 32 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.04
1953 Braves P 20 18 342 33 1.7 33 10 23 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.61
1954 Braves P 27 19 383 33 1.2 33 7 26 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1955 Orioles P 34 31 706 56 1.6 54 15 39 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.07
1956 Orioles P 7 7 145 11 1.6 11 3 8 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.05
1956 White Sox P 28 21 479 32 1.1 32 7 25 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1957 White Sox P 30 29 605 40 1.3 40 14 26 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.79
1958 White Sox P 28 23 467 28 1.0 28 9 19 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.62
P Totals 257 217 4,617 333 1.3 329 94 235 4 13 n/a n/a n/a .988 1.92
12 Years 257 217 4,617 333 1.3 329 94 235 4 13 n/a n/a n/a .988 1.92

Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Miscellaneous Stats

1945 Red Sox 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 7.6 17.7 0.57 3.12 5.49
1946 Red Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
1948 Browns 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.20 3.37 16.87
1949 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.40 3.60 9.00
1951 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.9 19.5 0.83 2.70 3.27
1952 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.7 10.8 1.16 4.00 3.46
1953 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 36.0 12.0 18.0 1.65 5.61 3.39
1954 Braves 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 44.0 1.44 3.67 2.54
1955 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.9 22.3 1.10 3.67 3.33
1956 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 15.0 1.94 5.77 2.98
1956 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 62.0 4.8 7.8 1.17 4.62 3.95
1957 White Sox 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 4.9 13.6 1.54 4.46 2.90
1958 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 0.0 1.11 4.05 3.64
12 Years 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 273.0 5.1 16.1 1.14 4.05 3.56

Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1945 Boston Red Sox 16 $4,800.00 n/a -
1946 Boston Red Sox 10 $6,000.00 - -
1948 St. Louis Browns 28 $6,500.00 - -
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 28, 34 $7,500.00 - -
1951 Boston Braves 19 $11,000.00 - -
1952 Boston Braves 19 $11,000.00 - -
1953 Milwaukee Braves 19 $11,000.00 - -
1954 Milwaukee Braves 19 $10,500.00 Stats -
1955 Baltimore Orioles 36 $13,750.00 Stats -
1956 Baltimore Orioles 36 $18,500.00 Stats -
1956 Chicago White Sox 30 "     "     Stats -
1957 Chicago White Sox 30 $18,500.00 - -
1958 Chicago White Sox 30 $22,000.00 - -

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