James
Mickel
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 11, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Glove Award 1954   
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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 24 KC PL $ 300,000  
1953 25 KC PL $ 300,000  
1954 26 KC PL $ 614,286  
1955 27 KC PL $ 614,286  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 614,286  
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 24 KC PL 134 451 52 112 24 5 4 43 8 8 45 103 .248 .315 .350 .666 49.5 3.3
1953 25 KC PL 133 472 66 119 33 6 5 48 36 12 42 112 .252 .316 .379 .695 57.7 4.9
1954 26 KC PL 144 509 63 116 32 8 6 54 31 11 49 126 .228 .303 .358 .660 57.2 3.9
1955 27 KC PL 127 412 47 88 25 4 2 40 27 7 44 112 .214 .286 .308 .595 41.4 1.7
    AAA   12 47 10 16 3 1 1 7 1 0 7 5 .340 .426 .511 .937 9.7  
4 Years Sim 538 1844 228 435 114 23 17 185 102 38 180 453 .236 .305 .350 .656 205.8 13.8
1 Years AAA 12 47 10 16 3 1 1 7 1 0 7 5 .340 .426 .511 .937 9.7  
162 Game Average 555 68 130 34 6 5 55 30 11 54 136 .236 .305 .350 .656 62.0  
Career Highs 144 509 66 119 33 8 6 54 36 12 49 126 .252 .316 .379 .695 57.7  
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   1459 166 336 89 15 12 149 81 33 139 358 .230 .300 .337 .636 150.4
vs LH   385 62 99 25 8 5 36 21 5 41 95 .257 .328 .403 .730 52.7
Home 272 901 117 226 61 14 7 99 54 18 85 216 .251 .317 .373 .690 108.6
Away 266 943 111 209 53 9 10 86 48 20 95 237 .222 .295 .329 .624 94.5
RISP   483 0 116 30 3 9 163 0 0 49 137 .240 .307 .371 .678 56.1
Pinch Hitting   15 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 .200 .235 .200 .435 0.9
Close/Late   175 19 31 9 0 1 11 0 1 26 55 .177 .282 .246 .528 13.1
Mar/Apr 60 199 27 37 7 6 1 21 10 2 19 60 .186 .259 .296 .556 16.3
May 107 349 37 74 14 1 6 35 20 11 35 80 .212 .286 .309 .596 31.8
June 106 356 40 91 23 6 1 33 19 6 34 84 .256 .323 .362 .686 42.4
July 98 356 45 88 28 5 2 34 21 10 25 92 .247 .299 .371 .670 38.1
August 95 348 46 80 24 3 6 37 21 4 33 90 .230 .297 .368 .665 40.5
Sep/Oct 72 236 33 65 18 2 1 25 11 5 34 47 .275 .367 .381 .748 34.0
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   DWS
1952 24 KC PL SS 109 109 893.0 122 311 23 48 .950 4.36   2.8
    2B 25 25 210.0 54 80 3 17 .978 5.74   0.9
1953 25 KC PL SS 110 109 895.3 152 318 31 53 .938 4.72   2.4
    2B 21 21 180.7 44 67 0 15 1.000 5.53   0.6
1954 26 KC PL SS 112 112 967.7 188 337 18 57 .967 4.88   2.8
    2B 32 32 281.0 66 91 2 21 .987 5.03   0.7
1955 27 KC PL SS 108 100 906.3 158 287 15 65 .967 4.42   5.1
    2B 13 11 100.0 30 28 0 10 1.000 5.22   0.6
  SS 439 430 3662.3 620 1253 87 223 .956 4.60   13.1
  2B 91 89 771.7 194 266 5 63 .989 5.37   2.8
Career Totals   530 519 4434.0 814 1519 92 286 .962 4.74   15.9
Career Highs   144 144 1248.7 254 428 31 78 .972 4.92    
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.
Games
1954-1-144
CAR-30-538
Doubles
CAR-45-114
Triples
1954-10-8
CAR-30-23
Stolen Bases
CAR-43-102
Caught Stealing
CAR-44-38
Strikeouts
1952-4-103
1953-1-112
1954-1-126
1955-3-112
CAR-1-453
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 2
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21
 
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  1. Timothy Deese (941)
  2. Sabino Martinez (933)
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  4. Franklin Grimshaw (916)
  5. Vicente Loehr (906)
  6. Eugene Vogl (904)
  7. Pedro Rico (902)
  8. Ray Card (901)
  9. Nicholas Burpo (897)
  10. Shawn Cosentino (889)
History
Drafted in 13th round, 253rd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/14/1952, off Tracy Dodson (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/1/1952, off Fabian Cordova (DEN)
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration
Won Platinum Glove Award at Shortstop in 1954
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration