Player

Jim Bottomley HOF 1974

Player Info
Full Name
James Leroy
Born
April 23, 1900
Oglesby, IL, USA
Died
December 11, 1959
Size
6'0" / 180 lbs
B/T
L / L
Debut
August 18, 1922
Final Game
September 16, 1937
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
1928 - Most Valuable Player (NL)
1928 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1925 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1925 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
Career Batting
1,991
G
.310
AVG
2,313
H
219
HR
1,422
RBI
.866
OPS
133
OPS vs Lg
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Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1937 St. Louis Browns 65 109 26 7 0 1 11 .239
1936 St. Louis Browns 140 544 162 39 11 12 72 .298
1935 Cincinnati Reds 107 399 103 21 1 1 44 .258
1934 Cincinnati Reds 142 556 158 31 11 11 72 .284
1933 Cincinnati Reds 145 549 137 23 9 13 57 .250
1932 St. Louis Cardinals 91 311 92 16 3 11 45 .296
1931 St. Louis Cardinals 108 382 133 34 5 9 73 .348
1930 St. Louis Cardinals 131 487 148 33 7 15 92 .304
1929 St. Louis Cardinals 146 560 176 31 12 29 108 .314
1928 St. Louis Cardinals 149 576 187 42 20 31 123 .325
1927 St. Louis Cardinals 152 574 174 31 15 19 95 .303
1926 St. Louis Cardinals 154 603 180 40 14 19 98 .299
1925 St. Louis Cardinals 153 619 227 44 12 21 92 .367
1924 St. Louis Cardinals 137 528 167 31 12 14 87 .316
1923 St. Louis Cardinals 134 523 194 34 14 8 79 .371
1922 St. Louis Cardinals 37 151 49 8 5 5 29 .325
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1937 AL 127 .092 .269 14.2 11.8 78 1.0
1936 AL 596 .178 .315 7.4 9.2 111 12.5 ✓
1935 NL 423 .065 .273 4.3 5.7 71 1.1
1934 NL 592 .155 .291 5.6 6.8 109 11.7 ✓
1933 NL 609 .146 .244 6.9 4.6 107 13.8 ✓
1932 NL 339 .177 .302 7.4 9.4 126 11.4
1931 NL 419 .186 .355 8.1 5.7 159 9.5
1930 NL 560 .189 .305 7.9 6.4 112 15.8 ✓
1929 NL 648 .254 .308 10.8 8.3 143 30.5 ✓
1928 NL 667 .304 .318 10.6 8.1 175 32.6 ✓
1927 NL 679 .206 .306 10.9 7.2 146 20.1 ✓
1926 NL 684 .207 .303 8.5 7.6 139 19.7 ✓
1925 NL 681 .212 .367 6.9 5.3 158 22.2 ✓
1924 NL 583 .184 .319 6.0 6.0 135 14.7 ✓
1923 NL 587 .164 .395 7.7 7.5 159 8.4 ✓
1922 NL 161 .219 .331 3.7 8.1 137 5.3
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1B 1,885 18,337 814 223 1,562 .988
2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1937 St. Louis Browns 1B 24 179 12 1 16 .995
1936 St. Louis Browns 1B 140 1250 47 10 103 .992
1935 Cincinnati Reds 1B 97 934 53 8 74 .992
1934 Cincinnati Reds 1B 139 1303 77 15 106 .989
1933 Cincinnati Reds 1B 145 1511 72 15 112 .991
1932 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 74 662 41 10 67 .986
1931 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 93 897 43 12 95 .987
1930 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 124 1164 41 12 127 .990
1929 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 145 1347 75 13 122 .991
1928 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 148 1454 52 20 113 .987
1927 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 152 1656 70 20 149 .989
1926 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 154 1607 54 19 118 .989
1925 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 153 1466 74 21 133 .987
1924 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 133 1297 48 24 110 .982
1924 St. Louis Cardinals 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1923 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 130 1264 43 18 95 .986
1922 St. Louis Cardinals 1B 34 346 12 5 22 .986
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 24 90 18 1 10 .200
1931 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 7 25 4 0 2 .160
1930 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 6 22 1 0 0 .045
1928 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 4 14 3 1 3 .214
1926 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 7 29 10 0 5 .345
Managerial record: 21-56 (.273) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1937 St. Louis Browns AL 78 21 56 .273 8 Player-Mgr