Jim Baskette Stats

Jim Baskette was born on Saturday, December 10, 1887, in Athens, Tennessee. Baskette was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1911, with the Cleveland Naps. 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 Baskette baseball stats page.

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Jim Baskette



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Birth Name:   James Blaine Baskette
Nickname:   Big Jim
Born On:   12-10-1887  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Athens, Tennessee
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-30-1942 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Athens, Tennessee
Cemetery:   Cedar Grove Cemetery, Athens, Tennessee
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   09-22-1911 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-09-1913
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Jim Baskette Pitching Stats

1911 24 Naps 4 2 2 1 2 .333 3.38 2 0 0 21.1 87 21 8 8 0 9 - 8 1 1 1 -
1912 25 Naps 29 11 17 8 4 .667 3.18 7 1 1 116.0 485 109 41 50 2 46 - 51 3 7 0 -
1913 26 Naps 2 1 1 0 0 .000 5.79 0 0 0 4.2 22 8 3 3 1 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
3 Years 35 14 20 9 6 .600 3.30 9 1 1 142.0 594 138 52 61 3 57 - 59 4 8 1 -

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Jim Baskette Hitting Stats

1911 24 Naps 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 1 - .333 .429 .333
1912 25 Naps 29 40 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 - - 1 - 1 - .125 .255 .175
1913 26 Naps 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 1.000 2.000
3 Years 35 47 5 8 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 2 - .170 .291 .234

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Jim Baskette Fielding Stats

1911 Naps P 4 2 64 6 1.5 6 4 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53
1912 Naps P 29 11 348 24 0.8 23 4 19 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.78
1913 Naps P 2 1 14 4 2.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.71
P Totals 35 14 426 34 1.0 33 8 25 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.09
3 Years 35 14 426 34 1.0 33 8 25 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.09

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Jim Baskette Miscellaneous Stats

1911 Naps 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.89 3.38 3.80
1912 Naps 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 20.0 1.11 3.96 3.57
1913 Naps 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.86
3 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 15.7 1.04 3.74 3.61

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Jim Baskette Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1911 Cleveland Naps n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Cleveland Naps n/a Undetermined n/a -
1913 Cleveland Naps n/a Undetermined n/a -

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