Jim Bibby | Major Leaguer 1972-1984

Full Name: James Blair Bibby
Born: October 29,1944 in Franklinton, North Carolina
Height: 6-5 Weight: 235 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: -
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Transactions: [Jul 19,1965] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Mets. [Oct 18,1971] - Traded by Mets with Charlie Hudson, Rich Folkers and Art Shamsky to Cardinals for Chip Coulter, Harry Parker, Chuck Taylor and Jim Beauchamp. [Jun 6,1973] - Traded by Cardinals to Rangers for John Wockenfuss and Mike Nagy. [Jun 13,1975] - Traded by Rangers with Rick Waits, Jackie Brown and Cash to Indians for Gaylord Perry. [Mar 6,1978] - Granted Free Agency. [Mar 15,1978] - Signed as Free Agent by Pirates. [Nov 7,1983] - Granted Free Agency. [Feb 7,1984] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers. [Jun 1,1984] - Released by Rangers. [Jun 9,1984] - Signed as Free Agent by Cardinals. [Jul 1,1984] - Released by Cardinals.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1965	Marion	App	20	Nym	Rk	2	3	11.25	13						24.0	30	35	30		27	24			11.25	---	10.13	9.00	2.38	--
1968	Ral./Dur.	Caro	23	Nym	A+	7	7	2.82	23						131.0	79	49	41		74	118			5.43	---	5.08	8.11	1.17	--
1969	Memphis	Tex	24	Nym	AA	10	6	3.32	17						122.0	94	58	45		57	115			6.93	---	4.20	8.48	1.24	--
	Tidewater	IL	24	Nym	AAA	4	4	3.48	11						75.0	64	33	29		34	65			7.68	---	4.08	7.80	1.31	--
1971	Tidewater	IL	26	Nym	AAA	15	6	9.36	27						76.0	145	87	79		109	150			17.17	---	12.91	17.76	3.34	--
1972	Tulsa	Amer	27	Stl	AAA	13	9	3.09	27						195.0	155	76	67		76	208			7.15	---	3.51	9.60	1.18	--
	St. Louis	NL	27	Stl	MLB	1	3	3.35	6	6	0	0	0	0	40.1	29	18	15	4	19	28	2	0	6.47	0.89	4.24	6.25	1.19	51%
1973	Texas	AL	28	Tex	MLB	9	10	3.24	26	23	11	2	1	1	180.1	121	73	65	14	106	155	10	1	6.04	0.70	5.29	7.74	1.26	47%
	St. Louis	NL	28	Stl	MLB	0	2	9.56	6	3	0	0	0	0	16.0	19	17	17	2	17	12	5	1	10.69	1.13	9.56	6.75	2.25	58%
1974	Texas	AL	29	Tex	MLB	19	19	4.74	41	41	11	5	0	0	264.0	255	146	139	25	113	149	11	1	8.69	0.85	3.85	5.08	1.39	56%
1975	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	5	9	3.20	24	12	2	0	5	1	112.2	99	48	40	7	50	62	3	0	7.91	0.56	3.99	4.95	1.32	53%
	Texas	AL	30	Tex	MLB	2	6	5.01	12	12	4	1	0	0	68.1	73	41	38	2	28	31	5	0	9.62	0.26	3.69	4.08	1.48	46%
1976	Cleveland	AL	31	Cle	MLB	13	7	3.20	34	21	4	3	4	1	163.1	162	61	58	6	56	84	3	0	8.93	0.33	3.09	4.63	1.33	48%
1977	Cleveland	AL	32	Cle	MLB	12	13	3.57	37	30	9	2	5	2	206.2	197	100	82	17	73	141	12	4	8.58	0.74	3.18	6.14	1.31	52%
1978	Pittsburgh	NL	33	Pit	MLB	8	7	3.53	34	14	3	2	10	1	107.0	100	52	42	10	39	72	5	0	8.41	0.84	3.28	6.06	1.30	47%
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	34	Pit	MLB	12	4	2.81	34	17	4	1	2	0	137.2	110	51	43	9	47	103	5	0	7.19	0.59	3.07	6.73	1.14	39%
1980	Pittsburgh	NL	35	Pit	MLB	19	6	3.32	35	34	6	1	1	0	238.1	210	95	88	20	88	144	5	3	7.93	0.76	3.32	5.44	1.25	43%
1981	Pittsburgh	NL	36	Pit	MLB	6	3	2.50	14	14	2	2	0	0	93.2	79	30	26	4	26	48	1	0	7.59	0.38	2.50	4.61	1.12	38%
1983	Pittsburgh	NL	38	Pit	MLB	5	12	6.69	29	12	0	0	6	2	78.0	92	60	58	10	51	44	2	2	10.62	1.15	5.88	5.08	1.83	45%
1984	Louisville	Amer	39	Stl	AAA	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	6	3	2		3.60	0.00	10.80	5.40	1.60	--
	Texas	AL	39	Tex	MLB	0	0	4.41	8	0	0	0	5	0	16.1	19	8	8	1	10	6	1	1	10.47	0.55	5.51	3.31	1.78	52%

Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)						111	101	3.76	340	239	56	19	39	8	1,722.2	1565	800	719	131	723	1079	70	13	8.18	0.68	3.78	5.64	1.33	48%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)						51	35	4.17	120						628.0	569	338	291		383	683			8.15	---	5.49	9.79	1.52	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1972	St. Louis	NL	27	Stl	MLB	p	9	6	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	.125	.300	.125	425	83%
1973	Texas	AL	28	Tex	MLB	p	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	St. Louis	NL	28	Stl	MLB	p	9	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	333	50%
1974	Texas	AL	29	Tex	MLB	p	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1975	Texas	AL	30	Tex	MLB	p	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	p	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1976	Cleveland	AL	31	Cle	MLB	p	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1977	Cleveland	AL	32	Cle	MLB	p	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1978	Pittsburgh	NL	33	Pit	MLB	p	9	34	31	1	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.206	.226	432	69%
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	34	Pit	MLB	p	9	34	45	3	8	1	0	2	5	0	0	0	25	1	0	6	0	0	.178	.196	.333	529	65%
1980	Pittsburgh	NL	35	Pit	MLB	p	9	35	77	6	12	3	0	1	7	0	0	6	32	1	0	10	1	1	.156	.224	.234	458	64%
1981	Pittsburgh	NL	36	Pit	MLB	p	9	14	28	4	4	2	0	1	3	0	0	1	11	1	0	4	0	0	.143	.200	.321	521	60%
1983	Pittsburgh	NL	38	Pit	MLB	p	9	29	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	.111	.111	.111	222	60%
1984	Texas	AL	39	Tex	MLB	p	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 12 Season(s)								341	209	15	31	6	0	5	17	0	0	13	88	3	0	24	1	1	.148	.208	.249	457	65%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	34		Ch	0	0	1.29	1		0			0	7.0	4		1		4	5			5.14	---	5.14	6.43	1.14	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	34		Ws	0	0	2.61	2		0			0	10.1	10		3		2	10			8.71	---	1.74	8.71	1.16	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						0	0	2.08	3		0			0	17.1	14		4		6	15			7.27	---	3.12	7.79	1.15	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	34	Pit	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	1.000	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	1.000	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1972	St. Louis	NL	27	Stl	MLB	P	6		40.1	2	6	0	8	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.79

1973	St. Louis	NL	28	Stl	MLB	P	6		16	0	4	1	5	0	-	-	-	.800	2.25
1973	Texas	AL	28	Tex	MLB	P	26		180.1	5	18	1	24	1	-	-	-	.958	1.15

1974	Texas	AL	29	Tex	MLB	P	41		264	22	36	3	61	4	-	-	-	.951	1.98

1975	Cleveland	AL	30	Cle	MLB	P	24		112.2	8	18	0	26	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.08
1975	Texas	AL	30	Tex	MLB	P	12		68.1	3	9	2	14	1	-	-	-	.857	1.58

1976	Cleveland	AL	31	Cle	MLB	P	34		163.1	10	19	2	31	2	-	-	-	.935	1.60

1977	Cleveland	AL	32	Cle	MLB	P	37		206.2	14	21	5	40	0	-	-	-	.875	1.52

1978	Pittsburgh	NL	33	Pit	MLB	P	34		107	3	20	2	25	0	-	-	-	.920	1.93

1979	Pittsburgh	NL	34	Pit	MLB	P	34		137.2	5	12	0	17	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.11

1980	Pittsburgh	NL	35	Pit	MLB	P	35		238.1	9	30	3	42	1	-	-	-	.929	1.47

1981	Pittsburgh	NL	36	Pit	MLB	P	14		93.2	2	11	1	14	3	-	-	-	.929	1.25

1983	Pittsburgh	NL	38	Pit	MLB	P	29		78	4	10	0	14	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.62

1984	Texas	AL	39	Tex	MLB	P	8		16.1	1	2	0	3	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.65

Awards

[1980] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #14), NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #3), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1990] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.23%)

Trivia and Player Notes

Notes: Played in 1 all-star game during his career (1980)....Member of the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.

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