Jim Piersall Stats
Jim Piersall
| Primary Position: Center Field |
Bats: R Throws: R |
| Born: November 14, 1929 |
Location: Waterbury, CT USA |
| Played in 17
Major League seasons (1950-1967) |
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Career Shark War: 25.3564
- Hitting WAR: 16.43
- Fielding WAR: 8.9264
- Pitching WAR: 0.0
Hitting Statistics
| Year | League | Team | Age | Shark WAR | Batting WAR | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | CS | wRC | OBP | SLG | Pos |
| 1950 |
AL |
BOS |
20 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2.189 |
0.545 |
0.286 |
CF |
| 1952 |
AL |
BOS |
22 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
56 |
194 |
43 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
3 |
3 |
22.630 |
0.379 |
0.335 |
SS |
| 1953 |
AL |
BOS |
23 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
151 |
654 |
159 |
21 |
9 |
3 |
41 |
11 |
10 |
58.141 |
0.329 |
0.354 |
RF |
| 1954 |
AL |
BOS |
24 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
133 |
520 |
135 |
24 |
2 |
8 |
36 |
5 |
1 |
55.232 |
0.338 |
0.395 |
RF |
| 1955 |
AL |
BOS |
25 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
149 |
599 |
146 |
25 |
5 |
13 |
67 |
6 |
1 |
75.155 |
0.364 |
0.427 |
CF |
| 1956 |
AL |
BOS |
26 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
155 |
681 |
176 |
40 |
6 |
14 |
58 |
7 |
7 |
83.309 |
0.350 |
0.449 |
CF |
| 1957 |
AL |
BOS |
27 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
151 |
687 |
159 |
27 |
5 |
19 |
62 |
14 |
6 |
74.662 |
0.331 |
0.415 |
CF |
| 1958 |
AL |
BOS |
28 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
130 |
469 |
99 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
42 |
12 |
2 |
37.901 |
0.303 |
0.350 |
CF |
| 1959 |
AL |
CLE |
29 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
100 |
354 |
78 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
25 |
6 |
3 |
27.393 |
0.303 |
0.338 |
CF |
| 1960 |
AL |
CLE |
30 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
138 |
522 |
137 |
12 |
4 |
18 |
24 |
18 |
5 |
55.827 |
0.313 |
0.434 |
CF |
| 1961 |
AL |
CLE |
31 |
5.1 |
4.1 |
121 |
536 |
156 |
26 |
7 |
6 |
43 |
8 |
2 |
72.586 |
0.378 |
0.442 |
CF |
| 1962 |
AL |
WS2 |
32 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
135 |
515 |
115 |
20 |
4 |
4 |
39 |
12 |
7 |
37.618 |
0.301 |
0.329 |
CF |
| 1963 |
AL |
LAA |
33 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
20 |
60 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
5.841 |
0.368 |
0.327 |
CF |
| AL |
WS2 |
33 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
29 |
104 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
5.667 |
0.284 |
0.287 |
CF |
| NL |
NYN |
33 |
-0.9 |
-0.8 |
40 |
140 |
24 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
5.311 |
0.250 |
0.266 |
CF |
| 1964 |
AL |
LAA |
34 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
87 |
276 |
80 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
29.601 |
0.353 |
0.380 |
LF |
| 1965 |
AL |
CAL |
35 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
53 |
121 |
30 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
11.631 |
0.305 |
0.402 |
LF |
| 1966 |
AL |
CAL |
36 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
75 |
144 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
6.982 |
0.283 |
0.252 |
RF |
| 1967 |
AL |
CAL |
37 |
-0.0 |
-0.1 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-0.387 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
LF |
| Career Totals | 25.4 | 16.4 | 1734 | 6591 | 1604 | 256 | 52 | 104 | 524 | 115 | 57 | 667.29 | 0.327 | 0.386 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year | Position | Team | Age | Fielding WAR | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Def Runs Saved |
| 1950 |
CF |
BOS |
20 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
17.4 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.662 |
| 1952 |
3B |
BOS |
22 |
-0.1 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-0.695 |
| CF |
BOS |
22 |
-0.0 |
1.8 |
14.3 |
3.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.117 |
| RF |
BOS |
22 |
0.1 |
20.2 |
145.0 |
34.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.210 |
| SS |
BOS |
22 |
-0.5 |
30.0 |
246.5 |
41.0 |
75.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
-5.107 |
| 1953 |
CF |
BOS |
23 |
-0.0 |
2.0 |
16.3 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
-0.025 |
| LF |
BOS |
23 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.126 |
| RF |
BOS |
23 |
1.4 |
148.0 |
1274.5 |
345.1 |
14.7 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
11.332 |
| 1954 |
CF |
BOS |
24 |
0.0 |
30.0 |
230.3 |
67.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.084 |
| RF |
BOS |
24 |
0.3 |
96.0 |
795.7 |
180.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.840 |
| 1955 |
CF |
BOS |
25 |
0.9 |
147.0 |
1294.3 |
422.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
6.657 |
| 1956 |
CF |
BOS |
26 |
1.4 |
155.0 |
1373.0 |
457.0 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
10.898 |
| 1957 |
CF |
BOS |
27 |
0.7 |
151.0 |
1320.7 |
396.0 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
6.078 |
| 1958 |
CF |
BOS |
28 |
0.5 |
125.0 |
1017.3 |
310.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
5.082 |
| 1959 |
3B |
CLE |
29 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.208 |
| CF |
CLE |
29 |
0.3 |
91.0 |
696.7 |
219.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
2.906 |
| 1960 |
CF |
CLE |
30 |
1.5 |
126.0 |
1017.3 |
351.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
11.046 |
| LF |
CLE |
30 |
0.1 |
9.0 |
37.3 |
14.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.931 |
| RF |
CLE |
30 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.033 |
| 1961 |
CF |
CLE |
31 |
1.0 |
120.0 |
1036.3 |
337.0 |
9.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
9.240 |
| 1962 |
CF |
WS2 |
32 |
0.6 |
132.0 |
1073.0 |
314.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
5.477 |
| 1963 |
CF |
LAA |
33 |
-0.1 |
11.0 |
92.0 |
19.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.762 |
| CF |
NYN |
33 |
-0.1 |
38.0 |
289.7 |
63.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.718 |
| CF |
WS2 |
33 |
0.3 |
25.0 |
199.3 |
68.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.518 |
| LF |
LAA |
33 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.151 |
| RF |
LAA |
33 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
44.3 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.184 |
| 1964 |
CF |
LAA |
34 |
0.0 |
32.0 |
209.7 |
53.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.290 |
| LF |
LAA |
34 |
0.2 |
48.0 |
333.3 |
68.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.437 |
| 1965 |
CF |
CAL |
35 |
-0.0 |
10.0 |
55.0 |
14.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-0.241 |
| LF |
CAL |
35 |
0.2 |
29.0 |
165.0 |
42.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.822 |
| RF |
CAL |
35 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.229 |
| 1966 |
CF |
CAL |
36 |
-0.1 |
14.0 |
66.0 |
15.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-0.530 |
| LF |
CAL |
36 |
0.0 |
25.0 |
118.3 |
23.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.212 |
| RF |
CAL |
36 |
0.1 |
27.0 |
143.0 |
32.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.495 |
| 1967 |
LF |
CAL |
37 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.129 |
| 3B (2 seasons) | -0.1 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.4867 |
| CF (16 seasons) | 7.0 | 1213.0 | 10018.7 | 3122.0 | 63.0 | 30.0 | 11.0 | 58.545 |
| LF (7 seasons) | 0.6 | 114.0 | 662.1 | 151.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.8074 |
| RF (7 seasons) | 1.9 | 303.0 | 2420.5 | 607.0 | 27.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 16.3214 |
| SS (1 season) | -0.5 | 30.0 | 246.5 | 41.0 | 75.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | -5.107 |