Jim Davenport was born on Thursday, August 17, 1933, in Siluria, Alabama. Davenport was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1958, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 Davenport baseball stats page.
"Jim (Davenport) was a human vacuum at third base, and a hell of a major league prospect. A great teammate. I liked him right away." - Orlando Cepeda in Baseball Digest (Herb Fagen, Where Are They Now?: Former Giant Jim Davenport Looks back on Big League Career, May 2000 Issue)
Jim DavenportJim 'Peanut' Davenport Autograph on a 1989 Pacific Trading Baseball Card (#118) |
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Jim DavenportJim Davenport 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 DavenportJim Davenport 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 |
1958 | 25 | Giants | 134 | 434 | 70 | 111 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .256 | .317 | .403 |
1959 | 26 | Giants | 123 | 469 | 65 | 121 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .258 | .301 | .343 |
1960 | 27 | Giants | 112 | 363 | 43 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .251 | .306 | .358 |
1961 | 28 | Giants | 137 | 436 | 64 | 121 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 45 | 1 | 65 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | .278 | .342 | .443 |
1962 | 29 | Giants | 144 | 485 | 83 | 144 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 58 | 45 | 3 | 76 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .297 | .357 | .456 |
1963 | 30 | Giants | 147 | 460 | 40 | 116 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 87 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | .252 | .297 | .333 |
1964 | 31 | Giants | 116 | 297 | 24 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .236 | .299 | .330 |
1965 | 32 | Giants | 106 | 271 | 29 | 68 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .251 | .304 | .369 |
1966 | 33 | Giants | 111 | 305 | 42 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .249 | .300 | .370 |
1967 | 34 | Giants | 124 | 295 | 42 | 81 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 39 | 6 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .275 | .366 | .380 |
1968 | 35 | Giants | 113 | 272 | 27 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .224 | .292 | .246 |
1969 | 36 | Giants | 112 | 303 | 20 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .241 | .304 | .300 |
1970 | 37 | Giants | 22 | 37 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .356 | .270 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,501 | 4,427 | 552 | 1,142 | 177 | 37 | 77 | 3 | 456 | 382 | 23 | 673 | 111 | 38 | 23 | 104 | .258 | .318 | .367 |
Jim DavenportJim Davenport Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1958 Giants | 3B | 129 | 104 | 2,832 | 326 | 2.5 | 313 | 92 | 221 | 13 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.98 |
1958 Giants | SS | 7 | 6 | 147 | 16 | 2.3 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.76 |
1959 Giants | 3B | 121 | 112 | 3,009 | 319 | 2.6 | 312 | 91 | 221 | 7 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.80 |
1959 Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1960 Giants | 3B | 103 | 90 | 2,349 | 258 | 2.5 | 248 | 77 | 171 | 10 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.85 |
1960 Giants | SS | 7 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 1.9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.68 |
1961 Giants | 3B | 132 | 120 | 3,159 | 367 | 2.8 | 354 | 119 | 235 | 13 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.03 |
1962 Giants | 3B | 141 | 132 | 3,531 | 400 | 2.8 | 381 | 125 | 256 | 19 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.91 |
1963 Giants | 2B | 23 | 20 | 483 | 78 | 3.4 | 77 | 30 | 47 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 4.30 |
1963 Giants | 3B | 126 | 99 | 2,814 | 317 | 2.5 | 305 | 122 | 183 | 12 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.93 |
1963 Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1964 Giants | 2B | 31 | 22 | 627 | 116 | 3.7 | 112 | 47 | 65 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 4.82 |
1964 Giants | 3B | 40 | 16 | 558 | 82 | 2.1 | 79 | 26 | 53 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 3.82 |
1964 Giants | SS | 64 | 38 | 1,155 | 188 | 2.9 | 184 | 65 | 119 | 4 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 4.30 |
1965 Giants | 2B | 26 | 9 | 315 | 59 | 2.3 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 4.63 |
1965 Giants | 3B | 39 | 22 | 693 | 78 | 2.0 | 74 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.88 |
1965 Giants | SS | 37 | 32 | 873 | 121 | 3.3 | 116 | 50 | 66 | 5 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 3.59 |
1966 Giants | 1B | 2 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.71 |
1966 Giants | 2B | 21 | 5 | 210 | 43 | 2.0 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 5.27 |
1966 Giants | 3B | 36 | 19 | 618 | 62 | 1.7 | 58 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 2.53 |
1966 Giants | SS | 58 | 41 | 1,125 | 205 | 3.5 | 197 | 62 | 135 | 8 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 4.73 |
1967 Giants | 2B | 13 | 4 | 153 | 35 | 2.7 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.18 |
1967 Giants | 3B | 63 | 45 | 1,290 | 137 | 2.2 | 137 | 37 | 100 | 0 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.87 |
1967 Giants | SS | 28 | 18 | 504 | 107 | 3.8 | 103 | 24 | 79 | 4 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 5.52 |
1968 Giants | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1968 Giants | 3B | 82 | 59 | 1,722 | 176 | 2.1 | 169 | 49 | 120 | 7 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.65 |
1968 Giants | SS | 18 | 4 | 174 | 27 | 1.5 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.03 |
1969 Giants | 1B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.88 |
1969 Giants | 3B | 104 | 68 | 2,118 | 243 | 2.3 | 235 | 77 | 158 | 8 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.00 |
1969 Giants | LF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1969 Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1970 Giants | 3B | 10 | 6 | 207 | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.83 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 1,126 | 892 | 24,900 | 2,779 | 2.5 | 2,679 | 863 | 1,816 | 100 | 155 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.90 | |
SS Totals | 222 | 141 | 4,065 | 678 | 3.1 | 655 | 220 | 435 | 23 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 4.35 | |
2B Totals | 115 | 60 | 1,791 | 331 | 2.9 | 319 | 138 | 181 | 12 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 4.81 | |
1B Totals | 3 | 3 | 66 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.77 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 | |
13 Years | 1,467 | 1,097 | 30,840 | 3,808 | 2.6 | 3,673 | 1,240 | 2,433 | 135 | 251 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.22 |
Jim DavenportJim Davenport 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 |
1958 Giants | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 36.2 | 6.8 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1959 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 78.2 | 7.2 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
1960 Giants | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9 | 3 | n/a | 60.5 | 6.3 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1961 Giants | 4 | 3 | .571 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 36.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1962 Giants | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 34.6 | 6.4 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1963 Giants | 5 | 2 | .714 | 14 | 1 | n/a | 115.0 | 5.3 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1964 Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 4 | n/a | 148.5 | 6.5 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
1965 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 1 | n/a | 67.8 | 5.8 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1966 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 24 | 2 | n/a | 33.9 | 7.6 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1967 Giants | 1 | 4 | .200 | 38 | 1 | n/a | 59.0 | 5.9 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1968 Giants | 0 | 3 | .000 | 25 | 2 | n/a | 272.0 | 8.5 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
1969 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 1 | n/a | 151.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1970 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 16 | 25 | .390 | 178 | 22 | n/a | 57.5 | 6.6 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
Jim DavenportJim Davenport Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1958 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
1963 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 San Francisco Giants | 12 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1969 San Francisco Giants | 12 | $28,000.00 | - | - |
1970 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
Jim Davenport Stats by Baseball Almanac |
James Houston Davenport was a Major League Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants (1958-1970). When Jim, his nickname, first stepped onto the field / making his Major League debut on April 15, 1958, in Seals Stadium, it was the first time a player in a San Francisco Giants uniform ever wore #12 in a regular season game!
In the bottom of the first inning, leading off the historic west coast game, Jim Davenport was struck out by Don Drysdale— the first at-bat by a SAN FRANCISCO Giant! The Giants played in the majors the year before, but were the New York Giants) at that time.
First San Francisco Giants Game | The Hartford Courant | April 15, 1958 | Page 18
In 1962, Jim Davenport won a Gold Glove Award, the first by a San Francisco Giants third baseman. Do you know who the next Giant third baseman was to receive the honor? [Answer]
Did you know that as a high school senior, Jim Davenport was recruited to be the quarterback at Alabama? The University had a rule against signing married athletes so Bi Jim attended Mississippi Southern and led the Golden Eagles to two upset victories against the Crimson Tide.