Jimmy
Hildreth
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 235
 
Born: July 2, 1924 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952    1954   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 NO PL $ 2,807,143  
1953 28 NO PL $ 6,600,000  
1954 29 NO PL $ 6,600,000  
1955 30 NO PL $ 6,600,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,807,143  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,600,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 NO PL 132 524 88 170 34 3 13 63 0 0 41 62 .324 .373 .475 .848 88.7 14.9
1953 28 NO PL 123 486 76 152 31 2 13 74 0 2 20 69 .313 .345 .465 .810 70.0 10.4
1954 29 NO PL 134 514 105 194 30 2 20 78 4 1 45 73 .377 .428 .560 .989 109.5 22.5
1955 30 NO PL 60 232 35 81 18 0 10 57 1 0 17 37 .349 .394 .556 .950 44.7 8.4
4 Years Sim 449 1756 304 597 113 7 56 272 5 3 123 241 .340 .385 .508 .893 312.9 56.2
162 Game Average 633 109 215 40 2 20 98 1 1 44 86 .340 .385 .508 .893 112.9  
Career Highs 134 524 105 194 34 3 20 78 4 2 45 73 .377 .428 .560 .989 109.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1373 223 470 85 5 42 208 3 2 93 195 .342 .385 .503 .889 240.7
vs LH   383 81 127 28 2 14 64 2 1 30 46 .332 .382 .525 .907 69.6
Home 226 869 145 306 47 4 30 145 5 2 57 110 .352 .393 .519 .912 159.3
Away 223 887 159 291 66 3 26 127 0 1 66 131 .328 .376 .497 .873 151.0
RISP   460 0 144 27 3 12 197 0 0 37 67 .313 .355 .463 .819 73.1
Pinch Hitting   45 5 13 4 1 2 16 0 0 8 7 .289 .396 .556 .952 9.4
Close/Late   170 23 58 12 1 6 32 0 0 18 34 .341 .396 .529 .925 33.2
Mar/Apr 59 233 39 88 20 0 8 41 1 0 11 39 .378 .402 .567 .968 45.9
May 100 387 70 128 32 1 10 62 2 0 30 60 .331 .382 .496 .878 66.7
June 90 364 68 133 22 3 18 61 1 2 22 39 .365 .404 .591 .994 74.7
July 73 270 45 90 11 0 7 39 0 0 21 30 .333 .382 .452 .834 43.9
August 74 288 45 85 12 1 9 33 0 0 22 41 .295 .347 .438 .785 42.1
Sep/Oct 53 214 37 73 16 2 4 36 1 1 17 32 .341 .393 .491 .884 37.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 27 NO PL C 125 117 1057.0 718 49 18 1 .977 6.53 211 30 .142 0 1.8
    SS 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1953 28 NO PL C 118 109 977.0 598 49 12 1 .982 5.96 211 32 .152 3 3.3
1954 29 NO PL C 127 114 1038.0 681 70 20 1 .974 6.51 248 43 .173 3 2.5
1955 30 NO PL C 58 52 473.7 323 33 8 1 .978 6.76 126 25 .198 0 2.5
  C 428 392 3545.7 2320 201 58 4 .978 6.40 796 130 .163 6 10.2
  SS 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   429 393 3553.7 2321 202 58 4 .978 6.39 796 130 .163 6 10.2
Career Highs   127 118 1065.0 719 70 20 1 .982 6.76 248 43 .198 3  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1954-1-.377
On-Base Pct
1954-8-.428
Slugging Pct
1954-6-.560
OPS
1954-5-.989
XR
1954-6-109.5
At-Bats
1952-3-524
Runs
1954-8-105
Hits
1952-6-170
1954-1-194
CAR-30-597
Total Bases
1954-5-288
CAR-41-892
Singles
1952-7-120
1954-1-142
CAR-26-421
Doubles
CAR-46-113
Homeruns
CAR-45-56
 
   Black Ink Test: 7
   Gray Ink Test: 17
   Hall of Fame Standards: 52
 
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  6. Jerry Barber (914)
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 168th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/14/1952, off Victor Bell (HOU)
Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1952, off Adolph Wright (DEN)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
10/9/1952: Signed a contract extension with New Orleans, $6,600,000 per year, for 3 years
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Denver on 4/20/1953
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1953, hitting .600 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Minneapolis on 6/14/1954
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
Injured on 6/24/1955 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season