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James
Kimbrough		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 4, 1930 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 21 DAL PL $ 300,000  
1953 22 DAL PL $ 300,000  
1954 23 DAL PL $ 960,000  
1955 24 DAL PL $ 2,564,286  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,564,286  
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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 21 DAL PL $ 300,000  
1953 22 DAL PL $ 300,000  
1954 23 DAL PL $ 960,000  
1955 24 DAL PL $ 2,564,286  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,564,286  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 21 DAL PL 2 3 .400 37 0 0 0 15 31.7 30 10 2 18 21 2.84 .254 .355 .347 .703 6.1
1953 22 DAL PL 6 7 .462 50 10 1 1 24 106.7 103 37 6 35 67 3.12 .256 .321 .381 .701 17.7
1954 23 DAL PL 14 17 .452 39 39 5 1 0 273.7 287 138 21 90 183 4.54 .271 .331 .412 .743 16.1
1955 24 DAL PL 6 9 .400 37 19 1 0 0 154.3 183 89 19 43 90 5.19 .299 .344 .475 .820 5.9
    AAA   1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 11 3 0 2 18 1.69 .190 .217 .276 .493  
4 Years Sim 28 36 .438 163 68 7 2 39 566.3 603 274 48 186 361 4.35 .275 .334 .421 .755 45.8
1 Years AAA 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 11 3 0 2 18 1.69 .190 .217 .276 .493  
Season Average 7 9 .438 40 17 1 0 9 141.6 150 68 12 46 90 4.35 .275 .334 .421 .755  
Career Highs 14 17 .462 50 39 5 1 24 273.7 287 138 21 90 183 5.19 .299 .355 .475 .820  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   284 138 23 99 208   .258 .319 .390 .709
vs LH   319 136 25 87 153   .293 .346 .451 .797
Home 9 18 .333 70 35 2 2 14 281.0 293 137 21 96 170 4.39 .269 .328 .402 .730
Away 19 18 .514 93 33 5 0 25 285.3 310 137 27 90 191 4.32 .282 .336 .439 .775
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 24 7 0 0 8 62.0 62 28 3 19 38 4.07 .264 .319 .383 .702
May 7 11 .389 30 15 4 1 7 117.7 122 57 12 34 64 4.36 .270 .321 .407 .728
June 4 9 .308 30 13 1 0 9 97.0 125 64 13 49 63 5.94 .319 .395 .505 .900
July 3 3 .500 26 10 1 0 9 92.0 80 38 6 28 50 3.72 .237 .296 .371 .667
August 7 5 .583 29 13 0 0 4 114.7 132 58 6 31 85 4.55 .289 .335 .436 .771
Sep/Oct 5 5 .500 24 10 1 1 2 83.0 82 29 8 25 61 3.14 .258 .312 .393 .705
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
1953 22 DAL PL 50 21 2 6 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 7 .286 .273 .381 .654 2.3 0.0
1954 23 DAL PL 39 102 6 15 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .147 .187 .167 .354 1.7 0.0
1955 24 DAL PL 37 49 6 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 17 .122 .173 .184 .357 -0.4 0.0
3 Years Sim 126 172 14 27 7 0 0 13 0 1 8 64 .157 .193 .198 .391 3.6 0.0
162 Game Average 221 18 34 9 0 0 16 0 1 10 82 .157 .193 .198 .391 4.6  
Career Highs 50 102 6 15 3 0 0 5 0 1 5 40 .286 .273 .381 .654 2.3  
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   134 10 17 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 55 .127 .157 .164 .321 0.1
vs LH   38 4 10 2 0 0 6 0 1 3 9 .263 .317 .316 .633 3.5
Home 60 78 6 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 28 .141 .193 .167 .359 1.2
Away 66 94 8 16 5 0 0 9 0 1 3 36 .170 .194 .223 .417 2.3
RISP   52 0 4 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 22 .077 .125 .115 .240 -1.1
Close/Late   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Mar/Apr 7 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .188 .235 .188 .423 0.6
May 15 36 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .111 .158 .139 .297 -0.2
June 13 29 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 13 .172 .250 .241 .491 1.7
July 10 28 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .107 .107 .143 .250 -0.7
August 22 39 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 17 .128 .128 .154 .282 -0.9
Sep/Oct 10 24 3 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 .292 .333 .375 .708 3.0
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    
1952 21 DAL PL P 37 0 31.7 0 4 1 0 .800 1.14    
1953 22 DAL PL P 50 10 106.7 8 14 0 5 1.000 1.86    
1954 23 DAL PL P 39 39 273.7 13 34 3 7 .940 1.55    
1955 24 DAL PL P 37 19 154.3 8 21 1 1 .967 1.69    
Career Totals   163 68 566.3 29 73 5 13 .953 1.62    
Career Highs   50 39 273.7 13 34 3 7 1.000 1.86    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1954-6-17
CAR-45-36
 Saves
1952-5-15
1953-5-24
CAR-24-39
 Games Pitched
1953-5-50
CAR-22-163
 Games Started
1954-1-39
 Innings Pitched
1954-9-273.7
 Hits Allowed
1954-7-287
Walks per 9IP
1954-10-3.0
1955-8-2.5
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 15
 
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History
Drafted in 12th round, 227th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Earned first career win on 7/20/1952
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Had first career hit (double) on 8/1/1953, off Charlie Correa (OMA)
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $960,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,564,286 through salary arbitration
 
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