Jim Scott Stats

Jim Scott was born on Monday, April 23, 1888, in Deadwood, South Dakota. Scott was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1909, with the Chicago White 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 Scott baseball stats page.

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Jim Scott



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Birth Name:   James Scott
Nickname:   Death Valley Jim
Born On:   04-23-1888  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Deadwood, South Dakota
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-07-1957 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Jacumba, California
Cemetery:   Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Nebraska Wesleyan University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   235
First Game:   04-25-1909 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-17-1917
Draft:   Not Applicable

Jim Scott

Jim Scott Pitching Stats

1909 21 White Sox 36 29 6 12 12 .500 2.30 20 4 0 250.1 976 194 64 86 0 93 - 135 6 16 0 -
1910 22 White Sox 41 23 17 8 18 .308 2.43 14 2 1 229.2 897 182 62 99 5 86 - 135 8 4 0 -
1911 23 White Sox 39 26 7 14 11 .560 2.39 13 3 0 222.0 899 195 59 82 3 81 - 128 4 4 0 -
1912 24 White Sox 6 4 1 2 2 .500 2.15 2 1 0 37.2 152 36 9 16 0 15 - 23 1 1 0 -
1913 25 White Sox 48 38 6 20 20 .500 1.90 25 4 1 312.1 1,203 252 66 96 2 86 - 158 3 9 0 -
1914 26 White Sox 43 33 6 14 18 .438 2.84 12 2 1 253.1 1,008 228 80 109 5 75 - 138 2 5 0 -
1915 27 White Sox 48 35 8 24 11 .686 2.03 23 7 2 296.1 1,160 256 67 98 3 78 - 120 4 5 2 -
1916 28 White Sox 32 21 7 7 14 .333 2.72 8 1 3 165.1 657 155 50 63 3 53 - 71 5 3 1 -
1917 29 White Sox 24 17 5 6 7 .462 1.87 6 2 1 125.0 516 126 26 37 0 42 - 37 0 6 0 -
9 Years 317 226 63 107 113 .486 2.30 123 26 9 1,892.0 7,468 1,624 483 686 21 609 - 945 33 53 3 -

Jim Scott

Jim Scott Hitting Stats

1909 21 White Sox 36 85 7 9 2 0 0 0 5 9 - - 2 - 0 - .106 .191 .129
1910 22 White Sox 41 74 6 15 3 1 0 0 6 3 - - 2 - 0 - .203 .234 .270
1911 23 White Sox 39 71 5 11 2 0 0 0 4 4 - - 5 - 1 - .155 .211 .183
1912 24 White Sox 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1913 25 White Sox 48 97 3 7 1 0 1 0 8 3 - 24 8 - 1 - .072 .109 .113
1914 26 White Sox 43 86 3 14 3 0 0 0 2 3 - 19 2 - 0 - .163 .191 .198
1915 27 White Sox 48 95 3 12 0 0 0 0 6 8 - 26 6 - 0 - .126 .194 .126
1916 28 White Sox 32 52 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 4 - 0 - .115 .115 .115
1917 29 White Sox 24 42 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 9 0 0 0 - .119 .196 .119
9 Years 317 614 30 79 11 1 1 0 34 34 0 91 29 0 2 - .129 .177 .155

Jim Scott

Jim Scott Fielding Stats

1909 White Sox P 36 29 751 80 2.2 76 6 70 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.73
1910 White Sox P 41 23 689 98 2.4 95 11 84 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .969 3.72
1911 White Sox P 39 26 666 58 1.5 50 7 43 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .862 2.03
1912 White Sox P 6 4 113 12 2.0 11 0 11 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.63
1913 White Sox P 48 38 937 107 2.2 98 7 91 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .916 2.82
1914 White Sox P 43 33 760 100 2.3 93 6 87 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .930 3.30
1915 White Sox P 48 35 889 114 2.4 109 6 103 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .956 3.31
1916 White Sox P 32 21 496 50 1.6 49 4 45 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.67
1917 White Sox P 24 17 375 46 1.9 44 7 37 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.17
P Totals 317 226 5,676 665 2.1 625 54 571 40 18 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.97
9 Years 317 226 5,676 665 2.1 625 54 571 40 18 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.97

Jim Scott

Jim Scott Miscellaneous Stats

1909 White Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 17.0 1.45 4.85 3.34
1910 White Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 12.3 1.57 5.29 3.37
1911 White Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 17.8 1.58 5.19 3.28
1912 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.53 5.50 3.58
1913 White Sox 2 - - 0 0 n/a 97.0 4.0 12.1 1.84 4.55 2.48
1914 White Sox 0 2 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 43.0 1.84 4.90 2.66
1915 White Sox 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.7 15.8 1.54 3.64 2.37
1916 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 17.3 1.34 3.86 2.89
1917 White Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.88 2.66 3.02
9 Years 3 2 .600 0 0 n/a 614.0 6.7 18.1 1.55 4.50 2.90

Jim Scott

Jim Scott Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1909 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
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1911 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1912 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1913 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -

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