Jim Hardin was born on Friday, August 6, 1943, in Morris Chapel, Tennessee. Hardin was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 23, 1967, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Hardin baseball stats page.
"He (Jim Hardin) could flat-out pitch. He learned self-hypnosis. He had his mantra — jam, J-A-M, and he had learned down in Puerto Rico to put himself under self-hypnosis. He put himself in a trance. He had great stuff, great command, great change-up, good fastball." - Palmer, Jim. Teammate / Hall of Fame Pitcher. Pitching, Defense, and Three-Run Homers: The 1970 Baltimore Orioles. Nowlin, Bill. Author. University of Nebraska Press. 1 May 2012. Page 75.
Jim HardinJim 'Stinger' Hardin Autograph on a 1968 Topps Baseball Card (#222 | Checklist) |
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Jim HardinJim Hardin 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 |
1967 | 24 | Orioles | 19 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 111.0 | 435 | 85 | 28 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1968 | 25 | Orioles | 35 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2.51 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 244.0 | 974 | 188 | 68 | 79 | 20 | 70 | 5 | 160 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
1969 | 26 | Orioles | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.60 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 137.2 | 577 | 128 | 55 | 62 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
1970 | 27 | Orioles | 36 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 145.1 | 597 | 150 | 57 | 60 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1971 | 28 | Orioles | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1971 | 28 | Yankees | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.1 | 126 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1972 | 29 | Braves | 26 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 4.41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79.2 | 356 | 93 | 39 | 47 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
6 Years | 164 | 100 | 18 | 43 | 32 | .573 | 3.18 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 751.2 | 3,096 | 691 | 266 | 302 | 70 | 202 | 23 | 408 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Jim HardinJim Hardin 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 |
1967 | 24 | Orioles | 19 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .154 | .189 |
1968 | 25 | Orioles | 35 | 82 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .085 | .085 | .122 |
1969 | 26 | Orioles | 30 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .191 | .289 |
1970 | 27 | Orioles | 36 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .143 | .111 |
1971 | 28 | Orioles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1971 | 28 | Yankees | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1972 | 29 | Braves | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .269 | .238 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 164 | 234 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 98 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .146 | .171 |
Jim HardinJim Hardin Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1967 Orioles | P | 19 | 14 | 333 | 22 | 1.2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.78 |
1968 Orioles | P | 35 | 35 | 732 | 52 | 1.5 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.88 |
1969 Orioles | P | 30 | 20 | 413 | 30 | 1.0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.83 |
1970 Orioles | P | 36 | 19 | 436 | 23 | 0.6 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
1971 Orioles | P | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.18 |
1971 Yankees | P | 12 | 3 | 85 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.91 |
1972 Braves | P | 26 | 9 | 239 | 13 | 0.5 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 164 | 100 | 2,255 | 148 | 0.9 | 145 | 60 | 85 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.74 | |
6 Years | 164 | 100 | 2,255 | 148 | 0.9 | 145 | 60 | 85 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.74 |
Jim HardinJim Hardin 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 |
1967 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 2.37 | 5.19 | 2.19 |
1968 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 27.3 | 2.29 | 5.90 | 2.58 |
1969 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 22.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 1.49 | 4.18 | 2.81 |
1970 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 3.00 | 4.83 | 1.61 |
1971 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.76 | 4.76 |
1971 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.56 | 4.45 | 2.86 |
1972 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.0 | 1.8 | 21.0 | 1.04 | 2.82 | 2.71 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 78.0 | 2.4 | 13.8 | 2.02 | 4.89 | 2.42 |
Jim HardinJim Hardin Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1967 Baltimore Orioles | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 Baltimore Orioles | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Baltimore Orioles | 44 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1970 Baltimore Orioles | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1971 Baltimore Orioles | 44 | $27,000.00 | - | - |
1971 New York Yankees | 29 | " " | - | - |
1972 Atlanta Braves | 27 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
Jim Hardin Stats by Baseball Almanac |
James Warren Hardin was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (1967-1971), New York Yankees (1971), and Atlanta Braves (1972). Jim, his common name, "earned" a different nickname when the poisonous tail of a stingray cut him badly enough to require a trip to the hospital. Hardin's foot was so swollen he could not put on a shoe and compete for a spot during Spring Training (1967), prompting the Orioles to send Jim back down to the minors, with the nickname Stingray!
Jim Hardin Rookie Card | 1968 Topps Baseball Card (#222 | Checklist)
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Did you know that Jim Hardin was originally a catcher at South Side High School (Memphis, TN)? During his senior year, the team ran out of pitchers and Hardin took the mound — and never left! After posting a near perfect record, he received several professional contract offers, but took a scholarship offer to pitch at Memphis State University.
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On March 9, 1991, Jim Hardin was piloting a single-engine Beechcraft airplane that developed engine troubles after taking off from Key West International Airport. The small plane crashed into a shopping-center parking lot in Key West (Florida), nose first, killing Hardin, and his two passengers, James R. Bond & Dr. Mark Wein. [Baseball Players That Died in a Plane Crash]
Jim Hardin Plane Crash | The Baltimore Sun | March 11, 1991 | Page 6C