Jim Abbott

Former Prospect Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1986-1999 (1989-1999)
Proper Name
James Anthony Abbott
Positions
P (285)
Height / Weight
6-3 / 210
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Birthdate
September 19,1967   Age:  58.266
High School
Flint Central (Flint,MI)
Colleges
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor,MI)
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
Contract Info
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
abboj001
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[1987] Winner of the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's best amateur athlete ... Flag-bearer for the United States at the Pan-American games ... Golden Spikes award winner as best amateur baseball player in US   [1988] Golden Spikes award finalist ... Played for United States in the Seoul Olympics ... 1st Round Draft Pick (#8 overall) by the California Angels   [1989] Born without a right hand ... Advanced directly to the Major Leagues from college without playing the minors ... Topps All-Star Rookie   [1993] Pitched 4-0 no-hitter for New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians on September 4,1993   [2004] Inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor   [2007] Elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame   [2009] His #31 was retired by the University of Michigan on April 18   [2012] Released a book entitled "Imperfect: An Improbably Life" Co-authored with Tim Brown

Games - Pitching

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Glossary
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1989CAL29294001212.5001613.552000100.013.8292929282522161030000181.10.06.3--15050.3152.41
1990CAL33334001014.4171221.364000100.012.1333332323129191241000211.20.06.4--22046.8549.85
1991CAL34345001811.6212014.588000100.014.7343434343431261791000243.00.07.1--17057.6560.82
1992CAL2929700715.3181019.345000100.024.1292929292826231870000211.00.07.3--11056.8659.90
1993NYA32324001114.4401319.406000100.012.5323231312926231650000214.00.06.7--16048.9450.84
1994NYA242420098.5291311.542000100.08.324242424242112920000160.10.06.7--8048.7148.46
1995CHA,CAL3030400118.5791317.433000100.013.3303030292924191070000197.00.06.6--16050.5053.17
1996CAL2723142218.100423.14800085.24.325252523222010420000127.214.15.63.621335.7036.00
1998CHA55000501.000501.000000100.00.0555554310000031.20.06.3--2047.0050.00
1999MIL201505328.200416.20000075.00.015151514128433000075.07.05.01.412136.5336.53
Tot: 263254319587108.446110153.41800096.612.22562562542492392111551004220001,652.721.36.52.4140449.0951.11
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

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Glossary
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1989CAL29788694268302.340.383190744131200147264132720494000731723.29141435648712.3
1990CAL33925833323374.349.4042467251343401923621633174105100962323.96201241455614.4
1991CAL341002909300352.299.35122273596360170353144618383210752432.00171040453811.3
1992CAL29874790280318.320.36420868493260166282124015355200662131.82151037850610.7
1993NYA32906814297343.328.37922173310231016039022331728104001044038.4619738752615.6
1994NYA24692612233261.337.377167642741601053622410153146400843845.24131531640714.7
1995CHA,CAL30842764275330.327.3922096421643501613311424152112100791822.78131036750712.8
1996CAL27654558253281.387.4301717849018010936323151011083201114338.7423930543520.2
1998CHA51341204855.358.4103512101602760211222000014214.2942587815.4
1999MIL20394347154177.391.44911042291120771811499265210632641.2711518525519.2
Tot: 263721164412431177.337.38717796203295262340131429318154248138268348194076525232.94149943170429514.2
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

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1989CAL29788694202241561.44833637501287391211514.591697181202315614.73011307691897010282
1990CAL33925833162881891.52965637564361501710511.351581244342718015.041943879712911310795
1991CAL341002909273261941.68108582859740573915815.7736113456362216413.44555396111150956454
1992CAL29874790242581921.3497554054932562813014.8732103273262217212.83084475100117947361
1993NYA32906814213131821.729745405243824199510.491684112312918016.1464358814910412311251
1994NYA24692612172031461.399230244502424299013.011480104161911916.020242387384958464
1995CHA,CAL30842764142651911.39103424651532744138610.21973134352517514.331631858712610710891
1996CAL27654558241861401.337131384162383312588.87124990181714012.126425478672907861
1998CHA51341201549222.2312647856411410.4551311672725.911011101817131113
1999MIL2039434711106851.25551812264130132379.39633411296913.019318382841415951
Tot: 26372116441189221814971.48814377306445827534019288812.3116172616226234200138214.529952332640840929841798623
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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Glossary
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1989CAL29788694272250077.18701770126343028026.4900--281553.57
1990CAL33925833151140078.944009311266637410427.8100--361233.33
1991CAL34100290911920044.0141310124244753527922.4400--20630.00
1992CAL29874790141310051.9131300144244473187022.0100--16318.75
1993NYA32906814151410071.4651011401551734310931.7800--20630.00
1994NYA24692612131030065.077001141155242618632.9500--10220.00
1995CHA,CAL30842764151230062.59720114136083308525.7600--26830.77
1996CAL27654558161330066.785309301844528111841.998675.00301860.00
1998CHA51341206510075.02110200081551527.2700--2150.00
1999MIL20394347151050068.2770072081701776637.29100.0023521.74
Tot: 26372116441147119280065.378698196579145247279381229.079666.672117636.02
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

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Glossary
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1989CAL29788694289417931098509245432595135411043.6761.9637.9446.881.517.5920.645625932.910913.83312641.25
1990CAL33925833310619191187493243455724146212173.3661.7838.2247.183.215.8723.352330833.314816.04023361.20
1991CAL341002909358823211267703298551766177014693.5864.6935.3149.383.019.5921.361133433.316116.14333321.30
1992CAL29874790308719721115578230491672148112503.5363.8836.1248.084.418.7221.851027531.512814.63473251.07
1993NYA32906814288618291057546189397689143212353.1963.3736.6349.686.218.9223.952930934.114415.94223021.40
1994NYA246926122396143795740418232152011169243.4659.9739.9446.682.816.8621.736821130.59714.02692621.03
1995CHA,CAL30842764279217231069460167434657128911173.3261.7138.2946.286.716.4823.548825830.614717.53693141.18
1996CAL276545582336140693036616535851410488803.5760.1939.8144.984.015.6722.037118628.49915.12512620.96
1998CHA51341204522861668130671062191873.3763.2736.7348.585.417.9223.5814332.12216.467401.68
1999MIL203943471412842570221932133136295343.5859.6340.3744.584.915.6522.221310927.75915.01581551.02
Tot: 263721164412494915528941643611842371955561180099173.4662.2437.7447.384.017.4822.34150229231.8111415.4304925921.18
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1999MIL17122300570.616.7905000000001217000000000
Tot: 17122300570.616.7905000000001217000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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1999MIL17242124.083.167200101020000600000000300.00300132114.349714.29300.00000
Tot: 17242124.083.167200101020000600000000300.00300132114.349714.29300.00000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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1999MIL17242119632.00201159101041.6755501050.0411220310
Tot: 17242119632.00201159101041.6755501050.0411220310
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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1999MIL172400000--0000100000010.000010040.00
Tot: 172400000--0000100000010.000010040.00
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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1999MIL1724745915209131446343.0879.7320.2762.273.927.0318.9171979.2625.0001133.67
Tot: 1724745915209131446343.0879.7320.2762.273.927.0318.9171979.2625.0001133.67
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%