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Jim Delsing
James Henry Delsing

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 21, 1948
Final Game September 30, 1960
Born November 13, 1925 in Rudolph, WI
Died May 4, 2006 in Chesterfield, MO

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 22 CHW AL  20   63    5   12   0  0   0    5   0  0   5  12  .190  .261  .190   23   12   1           1   2
 1949 23 NYY AL   9   20    5    7   1  0   1    3   0  0   1   2  .350  .381  .550  145   11   0           0   0
 1950 24 TOT AL  81  219   27   59   5  2   0   17   1  4  22  23  .269  .336  .311   64   68   1           0   4
         NYY AL  12   10    2    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   0  .400  .500  .400  136    4   0           0   0
         SLB AL  69  209   25   55   5  2   0   15   1  4  20  23  .263  .328  .306   60   64   1           0   4
 1951 25 SLB AL 131  449   59  112  20  2   8   45   2  9  56  39  .249  .338  .356   86  160   3           4  16
 1952 26 TOT AL 126  411   48  107  15  7   4   49   4  3  36  37  .260  .329  .360   90  148   6           6  11
         SLB AL  93  298   34   76  13  6   1   34   3  3  25  29  .255  .323  .349   85  104   4           5  10
         DET AL  33  113   14   31   2  1   3   15   1  0  11   8  .274  .344  .389  103   44   2           1   1
 1953 27 DET AL 138  479   77  138  26  6  11   62   1  3  66  39  .288  .380  .436  121  209   2           5   8
 1954 28 DET AL 122  371   39   92  24  2   6   38   4  4  49  38  .248  .336  .372   96  138   3   2       1   6
 1955 29 DET AL 114  356   49   85  15  2  10   60   2  0  48  40  .239  .328  .376   91  134   0   4   2   1   6
 1956 30 TOT AL  65   53   11    5   3  0   0    2   1  0  13  16  .094  .284  .151   17    8   1   0   0   1   0
         DET AL  10   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   3  .000  .250  .000  -29    0   0   0   0   1   0
         CHW AL  55   41   11    5   3  0   0    2   1  0  10  13  .122  .294  .195   31    8   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 34 KCA AL  16   40    2   10   3  0   0    5   0  0   3   5  .250  .302  .325   70   13   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     822 2461  322  627 112 21  40  286  15 23 299 251  .255  .339  .366   90  901  17   6   2  19  53
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        485   63  124  22  4   8   56   3  5  59  49  .255  .339  .366   90  178   3   1   0   4  10
 Career High    138  479   77  138  26  7  11   62   4  9  66  40  .288  .380  .436  121  209   6   4   2   6  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 22 CHW AL   70   54    3   1.5   103| .190  .269| .261  .354| .190  .389| .451  .743|  23  .111  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1949 23 NYY AL   21   13    4   8.2   107| .350  .271| .381  .363| .550  .393| .931  .756| 145  .743   1.1   0.1   0%
 1950 24 TOT AL  242  169   22   3.4   117| .269  .283| .336  .371| .311  .424| .647  .795|  64  .340 -12.2  -1.1  20%
         NYY AL   12    6    2   8.8   111| .400  .275| .500  .361| .400  .412| .900  .773| 136  .742   0.8   0.1   0%
         SLB AL  230  163   20   3.2   117| .263  .283| .328  .371| .306  .424| .634  .796|  60  .316 -13.0  -1.2  20%
 1951 25 SLB AL  512  365   51   3.8   105| .249  .271| .338  .353| .356  .397| .694  .750|  86  .416  -8.9  -0.9  18%
 1952 26 TOT AL  459  324   47   3.9    98| .260  .263| .329  .343| .360  .384| .689  .727|  90  .474  -6.6  -0.7  57%
         SLB AL  332  239   32   3.6    99| .255  .264| .323  .344| .349  .385| .672  .729|  85  .437  -6.7  -0.7  50%
         DET AL  127   85   15   4.8    97| .274  .261| .344  .341| .389  .381| .733  .723| 103  .562   0.2   0.0 100%
 1953 27 DET AL  552  354   77   5.8   102| .288  .268| .380  .344| .436  .395| .816  .740| 121  .621  15.7   1.6  25%
 1954 28 DET AL  426  294   46   4.2    97| .248  .263| .336  .338| .372  .385| .708  .723|  96  .494  -1.0  -0.1  50%
 1955 29 DET AL  409  281   47   4.5   101| .239  .264| .328  .343| .376  .393| .704  .736|  91  .490  -4.1  -0.4 100%
 1956 30 TOT AL   68   49    3   1.6   108| .094  .269| .284  .352| .151  .411| .435  .763|  17  .122  -6.1  -0.6 100%
         DET AL   16   12    0   0.0   107| .000  .268| .250  .351| .000  .410| .250  .760| -29  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
         CHW AL   52   37    3   2.2   108| .122  .270| .294  .352| .195  .411| .489  .763|  31  .189  -3.9  -0.4 100%
 1960 34 KCA AL   43   30    4   3.6   101| .250  .263| .302  .337| .325  .403| .627  .740|  70  .399  -1.6  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2802 1933  304   4.2   102| .255  .268| .339  .347| .366  .395| .705  .742|  90  .475 -30.8  -3.0  39%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1948 22 CHW AL OF 15 36 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.47 2.36 0 15 0 1949 23 NYY AL OF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 2.28 0 5 0 1950 24 SLB AL OF 53 150 4 1 3 .994 .979 2.91 2.34 0 53 0 1951 25 SLB AL OF 124 340 15 6 5 .983 .977 2.86 2.23 4 118 4 1952 26 TOT AL OF 117 273 5 6 2 .979 .980 2.38 2.18 66 44 10 SLB AL OF 85 206 4 3 2 .986 .980 2.47 2.18 34 44 10 DET AL OF 32 67 1 3 0 .958 .980 2.12 2.18 32 0 0 1953 27 DET AL OF 133 354 7 3 2 .992 .981 2.71 2.18 0 133 0 1954 28 DET AL OF 108 221 5 1 0 .996 .979 2.09 2.17 90 5 16 1955 29 DET AL OF 101 178 3 1 1 .995 .982 1.79 2.08 98 3 0 1956 30 TOT AL OF 32 24 1 1 0 .962 .977 0.78 2.04 2.17 2.33 5 103.7 TOT AL LF 16 10 0 1 0 .909 .971 0.62 1.69 1.68 2.09 4 53.7 DET AL LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.70 1.42 2.08 2 19.0 CHW AL OF 29 21 1 1 0 .957 .978 0.76 2.04 2.34 2.34 3 84.7 LF 13 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 0.54 1.69 1.82 2.10 2 34.7 RF 10 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.90 1.80 2.45 2.10 1 33.0 CF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 2.50 2.12 2.81 0 17.0 1960 34 KCA AL OF 10 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 1.95 2.63 2.25 10 82.0 LF 9 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.67 1.67 2.88 2.14 9 75.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.93 1 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 30 CHW AL CF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 2.50 2.12 2.81 0 17.0 1956 30 TOT AL LF 16 10 0 1 0 .909 .971 0.62 1.69 1.68 2.09 4 53.7 DET AL LF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.70 1.42 2.08 2 19.0 CHW AL LF 13 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 0.54 1.69 1.82 2.10 2 34.7 1960 34 KCA AL LF 9 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.67 1.67 2.88 2.14 9 75.0 1948 22 CHW AL OF 15 36 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.47 2.36 0 15 0 1949 23 NYY AL OF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 2.28 0 5 0 1950 24 SLB AL OF 53 150 4 1 3 .994 .979 2.91 2.34 0 53 0 1951 25 SLB AL OF 124 340 15 6 5 .983 .977 2.86 2.23 4 118 4 1952 26 TOT AL OF 117 273 5 6 2 .979 .980 2.38 2.18 66 44 10 SLB AL OF 85 206 4 3 2 .986 .980 2.47 2.18 34 44 10 DET AL OF 32 67 1 3 0 .958 .980 2.12 2.18 32 0 0 1953 27 DET AL OF 133 354 7 3 2 .992 .981 2.71 2.18 0 133 0 1954 28 DET AL OF 108 221 5 1 0 .996 .979 2.09 2.17 90 5 16 1955 29 DET AL OF 101 178 3 1 1 .995 .982 1.79 2.08 98 3 0 1956 30 TOT AL OF 32 24 1 1 0 .962 .977 0.78 2.04 2.17 2.33 5 103.7 DET AL OF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 2.03 1.42 2.32 2 19.0 CHW AL OF 29 21 1 1 0 .957 .978 0.76 2.04 2.34 2.34 3 84.7 1960 34 KCA AL OF 10 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 1.95 2.63 2.25 10 82.0 1956 30 CHW AL RF 10 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.90 1.80 2.45 2.10 1 33.0 1960 34 KCA AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.93 1 7.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 698 1606 41 19 13 .989 .979 2.36 2.18 15 185.7 283 383 41# LF* 25 34 0 1 0 .971 .980 1.36 1.68 13 128.7 RF* 11 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.82 1.79 2 40.0 CF* 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 2.50 0 17.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 698 1606 41 19 13 .989 .979 2.36 2.18
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1952 AL-6-7
1953 AL-5-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1951 AL-16-6

Caught Stealing
1951 AL-9-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1943 Season: Sent from the Green Bay (Wisconsin State) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

Before 1945 Season: Returned to the Milwaukee (American Association) by the Chicago Cubs after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1946 Season: Obtained by the Chicago White Sox from the Milwaukee (American Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

December 14, 1948: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the New York Yankees for Steve Souchock.

June 15, 1950: Traded by the New York Yankees with Don Johnson, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss, and $50,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Tom Ferrick, Joe Ostrowski, and Leo Thomas.

August 14, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Bud Black, Ned Garver, and Dave Madison to the Detroit Tigers for Dick Littlefield, Marlin Stuart, Don Lenhardt, and Vic Wertz.

May 15, 1956: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Fred Hatfield to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Kennedy, Jim Brideweser, and Harry Byrd.

December 12, 1957: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the Chicago White Sox.

December 6, 1958: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Reno Bertoia and Ron Samford to the Washington Senators for Eddie Yost, Rocky Bridges, and Neil Chrisley.

April 16, 1959: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Houston (American Association) for Herb Adams and cash.

December 17, 1959: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Houston (American Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 6, 1960: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Washington Senators. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


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