James
Savard
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: October 18, 1922 in Usa
 
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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 29 SEA CL $ 3,060,000  
1953 30 SEA CL $ 6,750,000  
1954 31 SEA CL $ 6,750,000  
1955 32 SEA CL $ 6,750,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,060,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,750,000  
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 29 SEA CL 122 413 72 130 26 5 12 64 29 9 41 91 .315 .381 .489 .870 72.2 14.2
1953 30 SEA CL 136 449 62 109 19 6 13 81 39 23 49 123 .243 .326 .399 .725 59.8 6.6
1954 31 SEA CL 125 407 51 97 19 2 8 43 26 26 49 102 .238 .332 .354 .686 45.9 3.5
1955 32 SEA CL 123 397 50 104 19 5 8 63 30 10 44 96 .262 .344 .395 .739 59.2 7.9
4 Years Sim 506 1666 235 440 83 18 41 251 124 68 183 412 .264 .345 .409 .754 237.1 32.2
162 Game Average 533 75 140 26 5 13 80 39 21 58 131 .264 .345 .409 .754 75.9  
Career Highs 136 449 72 130 26 6 13 81 39 26 49 123 .315 .381 .489 .870 72.2  
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   1273 176 313 64 12 34 183 98 46 132 344 .246 .325 .395 .720 164.7
vs LH   393 59 127 19 6 7 68 26 22 51 68 .323 .408 .455 .864 66.9
Home 250 809 113 215 39 8 20 129 61 31 94 194 .266 .350 .408 .758 115.2
Away 256 857 122 225 44 10 21 122 63 37 89 218 .263 .341 .411 .751 116.4
RISP   508 0 135 23 6 13 206 0 0 67 123 .266 .348 .411 .759 75.0
Pinch Hitting   37 7 14 2 0 0 5 1 2 8 6 .378 .500 .432 .932 7.5
Close/Late   212 37 62 11 5 8 41 0 1 28 46 .292 .389 .505 .893 38.4
Mar/Apr 55 188 18 44 7 1 3 24 6 4 16 50 .234 .306 .330 .636 18.3
May 99 321 53 89 18 4 13 60 29 16 32 80 .277 .349 .480 .829 51.5
June 96 313 49 77 15 6 4 40 19 14 44 91 .246 .342 .371 .713 40.0
July 92 294 46 83 14 3 8 48 26 13 35 58 .282 .374 .432 .806 45.9
August 96 315 38 81 15 3 7 39 22 11 35 81 .257 .340 .390 .730 41.9
Sep/Oct 68 235 31 66 14 1 6 40 22 10 21 52 .281 .345 .426 .770 33.9
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 29 SEA CL C 119 110 997.7 698 73 19 1 .976 6.96 183 46 .251 3 4.4
1953 30 SEA CL C 128 114 1043.3 795 65 15 2 .983 7.42 185 49 .265 2 5.1
1954 31 SEA CL C 119 111 1011.3 731 54 9 2 .989 6.99 135 37 .274 2 5.7
1955 32 SEA CL C 121 114 1002.3 636 56 12 0 .983 6.21 134 35 .261 0 4.3
Career Totals   487 449 4054.7 2860 248 55 5 .983 6.90 637 167 .262 7 19.5
Career Highs   128 114 1043.3 795 73 19 2 .989 7.42 185 49 .274 3  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 29 SEA CL 5 18 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 .167 .250 .389 .639
1954 31 SEA CL 9 37 8 10 4 0 1 8 3 1 2 9 .270 .308 .459 .767
Career Post-Season Batting 14 55 10 13 5 0 2 9 3 1 3 16 .236 .288 .436 .724
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.
Triples
CAR-47-18
Stolen Bases
1955-9-30
CAR-32-124
Caught Stealing
1953-1-23
1954-1-26
CAR-8-68
Strikeouts
1953-2-123
1954-3-102
1955-8-96
CAR-2-412
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31
 
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  1. Kelvin Hinton (972)
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  4. Long Daniel (953)
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  6. Larry Dancer (930)
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 255th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/17/1952, off Jack Hitchcock (POR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1952, off Alex Sainz (VAN)
10/8/1952: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $6,750,000 per year, for 3 years
Hit 3 homeruns against Long Beach, driving in 8 runs on 5/25/1953
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against San Francisco on 7/9/1953
Drove in 7 runs against Los Angeles on 9/25/1954