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Chris James   |   Major Leaguer   1986-1995

Full Name:  Donald Christopher James
Born:  October 4,1962  in  Rusk, Texas
Height:  6-1  Weight:  190  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Stratford (Houston,TX)
College:  Blinn College

Debut:  April 23,1986

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Transactions:   [Oct 30,1981] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Phillies.  [Jun 2,1989] - Traded by Phillies to Padres for John Kruk and Randy Ready.  [Dec 6,1989] - Traded by Padres with Carlos Baerga and Sandy Alomar to Indians for Joe Carter.  [Dec 20,1991] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 15,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Giants.  [Oct 29,1992] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 8,1993] - Signed as Free Agent by Astros.  [Sep 17,1993] - Traded by Astros to Rangers for Dave Gandolph.  [Oct 21,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  [Apr 8,1995] - Signed as Free Agent by Royals.  [Aug 14,1995] - Traded by Royals to Red Sox for Wes Chamberlain.  [Oct 14,1995] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1982BendNwest19PhiA- 3b-of 632274772193125010420564011  .317.381.586967--
1983SprtanburgSAL20PhiA of-3b 1294999414823426121113419312119  .297.358.515873--
1984ReadingEast21PhiAA 3b 12845766117191285719540743134  .256.317.403720--
1985PortlandPCL22PhiAAA of 135507781603581173231033727153  .316.364.481845--
1986PortlandPCL23PhiAAA of-3b 6926630646212413617450132  .241.284.414698--
 PhiladelphNL23PhiMLB of6,9,1164651330150011300101 .283.298.41371162%
1987MaineIL24PhiAAA of-3b 134059210300390102  .225.267.325592--
 PhiladelphNL24PhiMLB of6,7,311535848105206175431276720134 .293.344.52586952%
1988PhiladelphNL25PhiMLB of-3b5,7150566571372411966743173320515 .242.283.38967245%
1989San DiegoNL26SdMLB of58730341801321146212245123211 .264.314.42974346%
 PhiladelphNL26PhiMLB of-3b5451791437402193142300119 .207.223.26348646%
1990ClevelandAL27CleMLB dh5,3140528621583241270433171443311 .299.341.44378447%
1991ClevelandAL28CleMLB dh-of2,7,51154373110416254134186142229 .238.273.31859146%
1992SF GiantsNL29SfMLB of4,9111248256010453223144522032 .242.285.37566046%
1993TexasAL30TexMLB of1,28315111037003600000 .355.412.677108939%
 HoustonNL30HouMLB of6,9,465129193310161920153412122 .256.333.48882137%
1994TexasAL31TexMLB of2,85213328348471900203830123 .256.361.53489537%
1995OmahaAmer32KcAAA   312321013001200000 .167.231.500731--
 BostonAL32BosMLB of-dh7,5,41624241001001400201 .167.200.20840850%
 Kansas CtyAL32KcMLB dh-of5265861830271061010021 .310.373.46683951%
 
Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)9463040343794145249038627171934902114152569 .261.307.41372046%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)5402008323572105307034866281553512651321 .285.341.472813--


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1982BendNwest19PhiA-3B3224498814---.901--
1982BendNwest19PhiA-OF316952760---.974--
 
1983SprtanburgSAL20PhiA3B553284812411---.935--
1983SprtanburgSAL20PhiAOF71118481300---.938--
 
1984ReadingEast21PhiAA3B1231002093934821---.888--
1984ReadingEast21PhiAAOF340040---1.000--
 
1985PortlandPCL22PhiAAAOF1333281673513---.980--
 
1986PortlandPCL23PhiAAA3B1714374552---.927--
1986PortlandPCL23PhiAAAOF456974802---.950--
1986PhiladelphNL23PhiMLBOF111900190---1.000--
 
1987MaineIL24PhiAAA3B634070---1.000--
1987MaineIL24PhiAAAOF71900190---1.000--
1987PhiladelphNL24PhiMLBOF108198522051---.990--
 
1988PhiladelphNL25PhiMLB3B3126446763---.921--
1988PhiladelphNL25PhiMLBOF116256732663---.989--
 
1989PhiladelphNL26PhiMLB3B115132202---.900--
1989PhiladelphNL26PhiMLBOF376131650---.985--
1989San DiegoNL26SdMLB3B6482142---.857--
1989San DiegoNL26SdMLBOF79145321500---.987--
 
1990ClevelandAL27CleMLBOF142510260---1.000--
1990ClevelandAL27CleMLBDH124--------
 
1991ClevelandAL28CleMLB1B1595801037---1.000--
1991ClevelandAL28CleMLBOF397820801---1.000--
1991ClevelandAL28CleMLBDH60--------
 
1992SF GiantsNL29SfMLBOF62112231172---.974--
 
1993HoustonNL30HouMLBOF346543721---.958--
1993TexasAL30TexMLBOF71400140---1.000--
 
1994TexasAL31TexMLBOF486320650---1.000--
 
1995BostonAL32BosMLBOF81400140---1.000--
1995BostonAL32BosMLBDH6--------
1995Kansas CtyAL32KcMLBOF590090---1.000--
1995Kansas CtyAL32KcMLBDH14--------
 


 Awards
[1987] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1986*60,000  325,46676
198765,000  292,85359
1988138,000  325,30549
1989230,000  375,25739
1990560,000  426,35829
19911,367,500  617,62717
1992650,000  798,18533
1993500,000  815,72335
1994500,000  914,15738
1995310,000  831,50438
 
Career:  $4,380,500   estimate
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