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James
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Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: April 2, 1991 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2013 22 FLO NL   10 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 5 5
2014 23 FLO NL   10 3 3 3 4 3 3 6 6 6
2015 24 NYA AL   10 3 3 3 5 4 4 7 7 7
2016 25 NYA AL   10 4 3 3 5 4 4 7 7 7
2017 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 8 6 7 7 7 7
2018 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
2019 28 DET AL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
2020 29 DET AL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
2021 30 DET AL $ 920,000 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
2022 31 DET AL $ 3,000,000 8 8 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 2 2 4 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2013 22 A   5 2 .714 11 10 0 0 0 56.7 65 25 2 30 39 3.97 .293 .377 .405 .782  
2014 23 A   7 13 .350 29 29 0 0 0 170.0 182 93 16 71 102 4.92 .269 .338 .414 .752  
2015 24 AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.3 6 5 2 1 0 33.83 .600 .636 1.200 1.836  
    AA   9 9 .500 27 27 0 0 0 159.0 176 81 13 69 99 4.58 .280 .352 .398 .750  
2016 25 AAA   5 8 .385 22 19 0 0 0 109.3 120 66 17 75 66 5.43 .284 .392 .456 .848  
    AA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 7 1 0 2 7 1.23 .259 .310 .333 .644  
2017 26 NYA AL 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 18.3 29 16 1 10 7 7.86 .363 .435 .463 .897 0.0
    AAA   6 4 .600 21 21 0 0 0 131.3 133 54 6 52 86 3.70 .264 .333 .376 .709  
2018 27 NYA AL 7 10 .412 26 26 1 0 0 137.0 163 98 23 62 129 6.44 .293 .364 .469 .833 1.6
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 0 1 9 3.00 .200 .238 .250 .488  
2019 28 DET AL 10 15 .400 32 32 1 0 0 199.0 208 116 20 104 177 5.25 .266 .352 .410 .762 5.9
2020 29 DET AL 9 9 .500 32 25 1 1 1 164.0 198 94 11 77 132 5.16 .300 .376 .421 .796 7.1
2021 30 DET AL 20 7 .741 32 32 5 4 0 213.0 189 72 13 63 185 3.04 .231 .289 .333 .622 19.5
2022 31 DET AL 11 11 .500 32 32 1 0 0 199.7 230 122 28 88 147 5.50 .292 .364 .478 .842 6.1
6 Years Sim 57 53 .518 157 150 9 5 1 931.0 1017 518 96 404 777 5.01 .276 .349 .419 .768 40.3
4 Years AAA 12 13 .480 45 42 0 0 0 248.0 263 127 25 129 161 4.61 .275 .361 .417 .779  
2 Years AA 10 9 .526 28 28 0 0 0 166.3 183 82 13 71 106 4.44 .279 .350 .395 .745  
2 Years A 12 15 .444 40 39 0 0 0 226.7 247 118 18 101 141 4.69 .275 .348 .412 .760  
8 Years Minors 34 37 .479 113 109 0 0 0 641.0 693 327 56 301 408 4.59 .276 .354 .410 .763  
Season Average 9 8 .529 26 25 1 0 0 155.2 169 86 16 67 129 5.01 .276 .349 .419 .768  
Career Highs 20 15 .741 32 32 5 4 1 213.0 230 122 28 104 185 7.86 .363 .435 .478 .897  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   793 416 78 334 577   .280 .356 .427 .783
vs LH   224 102 18 70 200   .263 .319 .393 .712
Home 32 26 .552 76 75 5 2 0 470.7 487 246 49 204 378 4.70 .264 .337 .402 .739
Away 25 27 .481 81 75 4 3 1 460.3 530 272 47 200 399 5.32 .288 .357 .437 .795
Mar/Apr 6 9 .400 24 24 0 0 0 129.6 169 95 17 68 120 6.60 .311 .388 .473 .861
May 8 12 .400 32 25 1 0 1 165.0 167 87 10 79 150 4.75 .260 .341 .379 .720
June 14 10 .583 27 27 3 1 0 175.7 184 92 19 62 134 4.71 .270 .331 .413 .744
July 9 9 .500 27 27 3 2 0 166.7 196 100 21 74 119 5.40 .295 .366 .465 .831
August 11 5 .688 26 26 0 0 0 163.7 161 70 15 63 153 3.85 .251 .318 .374 .693
Sep/Oct 9 8 .529 21 21 2 2 0 130.3 140 74 14 58 101 5.11 .271 .345 .419 .764
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2017 26 NYA AL P 3 3 18.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.47    
2018 27 NYA AL P 26 26 137.0 6 8 0 0 1.000 0.92    
2019 28 DET AL P 32 32 199.0 9 15 2 1 .923 1.09    
2020 29 DET AL P 32 25 164.0 7 18 0 2 1.000 1.37    
2021 30 DET AL P 32 32 213.0 6 23 3 2 .906 1.23    
2022 31 DET AL P 32 32 199.7 16 20 0 3 1.000 1.62    
Career Totals   157 150 931.0 45 86 5 8 .963 1.27    
Career Highs   32 32 213.0 16 23 3 3 1.000 1.62    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2019 28 DET AL 0 1 .000 2 1 0 0 0 3.7 6 5 1 2 3 12.30 .353 .421 .647 1.068
2022 31 DET AL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 4 0.00 .111 .111 .111 .222
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 2 .000 3 1 0 0 0 6.3 7 5 1 2 7 7.12 .269 .321 .462 .783
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
2021-2-20
 Losses
2019-8-15
 Winning Pct
2021-4-.741
 Complete Games
2021-7-5
 Shutouts
2020-9-1
2021-1-4
 Hits Allowed
2022-7-230
Homeruns Allowed
2022-10-28
 Walks Allowed
2019-4-104
 OAVG
2021-9-.231
 OOBP
2021-9-.289
 OOPS
2021-10-.622
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 82nd overall pick, by Florida in 2013
Injured on 5/17/2014 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Traded from Florida to New York (A) on 5/30/2015 (Going to NYA: P James People, C Stephen Stairs. Going to FLO: 3B James Varnado, CF Neville Maske)
Injured on 8/5/2017 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 8-9 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/15/2018
Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 2/2/2019 (Going to NYA: LF William Mikesell, P John Hayes. Going to DET: LF Raymond McLaurin, P James People, C Benny Steffens)
1/29/2021: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2021, going 5-0, 1.14
7/3/2021: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/25/2021, winning 2 games with a 0.51 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/5/2021, winning 2 games with a 1.02 ERA
 
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