James
Locke
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 5, 1930 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 21 SF CL    
1953 22 LB CL    
1954 23 LB CL $ 300,000  
1955 24 LB CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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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 SF CL    
1953 22 LB CL    
1954 23 LB CL $ 300,000  
1955 24 LB CL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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 AAA   7 7 .500 33 0 0 0 13 37.0 50 27 6 23 26 6.57 .323 .410 .523 .933  
1953 22 AA   2 8 .200 39 1 0 0 21 50.0 62 20 1 16 50 3.60 .305 .356 .369 .726  
1954 23 LB CL 3 4 .429 42 0 0 0 8 49.0 59 32 4 35 37 5.88 .306 .409 .446 .854 2.3
    AAA   1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 1 4.0 6 3 0 1 5 6.75 .333 .368 .389 .757  
    AA   3 3 .500 13 0 0 0 6 19.7 17 4 0 15 11 1.83 .246 .381 .319 .700  
1955 24 LB CL 4 0 1.000 23 0 0 0 8 27.0 22 7 2 8 20 2.33 .218 .275 .337 .612 6.7
2 Years Sim 7 4 .636 65 0 0 0 16 76.0 81 39 6 43 57 4.62 .276 .366 .408 .774 9.0
2 Years AAA 8 7 .533 37 0 0 0 14 41.0 56 30 6 24 31 6.59 .324 .406 .509 .915  
2 Years AA 5 11 .313 52 1 0 0 27 69.7 79 24 1 31 61 3.10 .290 .363 .357 .720  
4 Years Minors 13 18 .419 89 1 0 0 41 110.7 135 54 7 55 92 4.39 .303 .380 .416 .796  
Season Average 3 2 .600 32 0 0 0 8 38.0 40 19 3 21 28 4.62 .276 .366 .408 .774  
Career Highs 4 4 1.000 42 0 0 0 8 49.0 59 32 4 35 37 5.88 .306 .409 .446 .854  
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   52 28 5 22 31   .315 .396 .503 .899
vs LH   29 11 1 21 26   .225 .333 .287 .620
Home 4 1 .800 39 0 0 0 9 48.0 51 25 4 22 38 4.69 .280 .358 .434 .792
Away 3 3 .500 26 0 0 0 7 28.0 30 14 2 21 19 4.50 .268 .383 .366 .750
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 2 3.3 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
May 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .500 .750
June 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 4 11.7 13 8 2 6 10 6.17 .289 .373 .489 .861
July 1 0 1.000 15 0 0 0 3 18.7 14 9 1 13 12 4.34 .215 .346 .292 .638
August 3 1 .750 25 0 0 0 4 28.3 34 15 2 19 20 4.77 .301 .402 .407 .809
Sep/Oct 1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 2 13.0 19 7 1 5 10 4.85 .333 .387 .544 .931
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
1954 23 LB CL 42 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
1955 24 LB CL 23 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 1.0 0.2
2 Years Sim 65 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .429 .804 1.1 0.2
162 Game Average 17 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .286 .375 .429 .804 2.7  
Career Highs 42 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250 1.0  
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   6 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .500 .929 1.2
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 39 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0
Away 26 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 1.1
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0.7
June 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
July 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
August 25 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7
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    
1954 23 LB CL P 42 0 49.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.47    
1955 24 LB CL P 23 0 27.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33    
Career Totals   65 0 76.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.07    
Career Highs   42 0 49.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.47    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
CAR-45-16
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
History
Drafted in 17th round, 340th overall pick, by San Francisco in 1952
Traded from San Francisco to Oklahoma on 5/6/1953 (Going to OKC: P James Locke. Going to SF: P Ralph Coleman, C Calvin Boozer)
Traded from Oklahoma to Long Beach on 7/31/1953 (Going to OKC: P David Caviness. Going to LB: P James Locke, LF William Valazquez, LF Curtis Deacon)
Earned first career win on 7/6/1954
Injured on 6/27/1955 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Had first career hit on 6/27/1955, off George Bash (VAN)