James Boone

James Boone [James L. Boone] is a former American Minor League Baseball Player active during the 2003-2009 seasons whose highest minor level was AA. He last played in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2009. Boone was born on March 16th, 1983 in Clinton, Oklahoma and is currently 43 years old. He played his high school baseball for the Clinton High School Red Tornadoes in Clinton, Oklahoma. He played 3 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the University of Missouri Tigers [Big 12 Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Justin James, Ian Kinsler, Doug Mathis and Max Scherzer. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in 2003 [Regionals], 2004 [Regionals] and 2005 [Regionals]. He was drafted and signed in the 3rd round (91st overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, ...

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receiving a $420,000 signing bonus. Ranked by Baseball America as the Pittsburgh Pirates No. 14 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Steven Lerud, Brad Corley and Jason Delaney. Boone played 5 minor league seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played collegiate summer league baseball in the Cape Cod League for the Brewster Whitecaps. Played 1 year of Independent League Baseball in 2009.

Awards: Named Big 12 Conference All-Conference in 2005. Named to Big 12 Conference All-Tournament Team in 2x [2004,2005].

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	lnp	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2003	Missouri	Big12	NCAA-1	Fr	21	20			89	38	109	31	27	5	1	3	22	6	1	13	33	4	0	3	0	0	43	129	9	18	.248	.341	.394	.735	.312	.146	.316	10.08	25.58	2.54	36.33
2004	Missouri	Big12	NCAA-1	So	21	21			107	54	205	44	68	11	4	4	37	4	3	33	42	1	1	4	0	5	99	244	19	49	.332	.420	.483	.903	.317	.151	.393	13.52	17.21	1.27	51.25
2005	Missouri	Big12	NCAA-1	Jr	21	22			125	55	194	53	66	15	5	8	72	14	2	38	61	8	0	5	0	0	115	245	28	38	.340	.457	.593	1.050	.510	.253	.446	15.51	24.90	1.61	24.25
2005	Williamsport Crosscutters	NYPL	A-	PIT	12	22			111	68	278	44	81	12	4	8	42	8	4	16	85	7	0	2	0	1	125	303	24	57	.291	.343	.450	.793	.230	.159	.390	5.28	28.05	5.31	34.75
2006	Hickory Crawdads	SAL	A	PIT	-	23			81*	28	99	11	19	3	0	0	3	3	0	13	30	3	0	1	0	2	22	116	3	16	.192	.302	.222	.524	.192	.030	.271	11.21	25.86	2.31	0.00
2007	Hickory Crawdads	SAL	A	PIT	-	24			119*	27	107	18	35	6	0	4	17	0	2	8	20	5	0	0	0	2	53	120	10	25	.327	.400	.495	.895	.224	.168	.373	6.67	16.67	2.50	26.75
2007	Lynchburg Hillcats	Caro	A+	PIT	22	24			103	50	192	31	49	12	0	6	34	8	4	17	35	8	0	2	0	7	79	219	18	31	.255	.338	.411	.749	.266	.156	.281	7.76	15.98	2.06	32.00
2008	Altoona Curve	East	AA	PIT	10	25			89	96	329	36	72	12	2	10	40	2	3	39	107	5	3	5	4	2	118	381	24	48	.219	.307	.359	.666	.255	.140	.286	10.24	28.08	2.74	32.90
2009	Sioux City Explorers	AmAs	Indy		2	26			106*	24	89	17	25	11	0	1	10	5	0	9	10	1	2	1	0	1	39	102	12	13	.281	.350	.438	.788	.315	.157	.304	8.82	9.80	1.11	89.00
2009	Altoona Curve	East	AA	PIT	3	26			70*	43	123	11	22	5	0	1	10	2	0	7	29	2	1	0	0	3	30	133	6	16	.179	.235	.244	.479	.138	.065	.226	5.26	21.80	4.14	123.00
Tot:	Minors (5 yrs)		Minors							312	1128	151	278	50	6	29	146	23	13	100	306	30	4	10	4	17	427	1272	85	193	.246	.322	.379	.700	.230	.132	.310	7.86	24.06	3.06	38.90
Tot:	Indy (1 yrs)		Indy							24	89	17	25	11	0	1	10	5	0	9	10	1	2	1	0	1	39	102	12	13	.281	.350	.438	.788	.315	.157	.304	8.82	9.80	1.11	89.00
Tot:	A- (1 yrs)		A-							68	278	44	81	12	4	8	42	8	4	16	85	7	0	2	0	1	125	303	24	57	.291	.343	.450	.793	.230	.158	.390	5.28	28.05	5.31	34.75
Tot:	A (2 yrs)		A							55	206	29	54	9	0	4	20	3	2	21	50	8	0	1	0	4	75	236	13	41	.262	.352	.364	.716	.209	.102	.327	8.90	21.19	2.38	51.50
Tot:	A+ (1 yrs)		A+							50	192	31	49	12	0	6	34	8	4	17	35	8	0	2	0	7	79	219	18	31	.255	.338	.411	.749	.266	.156	.281	7.76	15.98	2.06	32.00
Tot:	AA (2 yrs)		AA							139	452	47	94	17	2	11	50	4	3	46	136	7	4	5	4	5	148	514	30	64	.208	.288	.327	.616	.223	.119	.268	8.95	26.46	2.96	41.09
Tot:	College (3 yrs)		College							147	508	128	161	31	10	15	131	24	6	84	136	13	1	12	0	5	257	618	56	105	.317	.418	.506	.924	.390	.189	.396	13.59	22.01	1.62	33.87
Avg:	Minors - 162 game avg		Minors							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	College - 162 game avg		College							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒

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year	team name	league	category	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2004	Brewster Whitecaps	Cape Cod League	College Summer	21	39	134	18	30	4	0	1	13	6	3	14	40	1	3	0	0	0	37	152	5	25	.224	.302	.276	.578	.179	.052	.312	9.21	26.32	2.86	134.00
2008	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB Spring Training	Spring	25	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	2	.750	.750	1.000	1.750	.250	.250	.750	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2009	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB Spring Training	Spring	26	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	.333	.000	.000	25.00	25.00	1.00	0.00
Tot:	CollegeSummer (1 Yrs)		CollegeSummer		39	134	18	30	4	0	1	13	6	3	14	40	1	3	0	0	0	37	152	5	25	.224	.302	.276	.578	.179	.052	.312	9.21	26.32	2.86	134.00
Tot:	Spring (2 Yrs)		Spring		6	7	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	1	2	.429	.500	.571	1.071	.286	.143	.500	12.50	12.50	1.00

Speed	Power	Contact	Xtra	Rbis	Runs	Hitting	Durability	Team Success
63	60	28	55	60	57	48	63	.506

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