Player

Jim Sundberg

Player Info
Full Name
James Howard
Born
May 18, 1951
Galesburg, IL, USA
Size
6'0" / 190 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 4, 1974
Final Game
September 24, 1989
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1984, 1978, 1974
1981 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1981 - Gold Glove (AL)
1980 - Gold Glove (AL)
1979 - Gold Glove (AL)
1978 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1978 - Player of the Week (AL)
1978 - Gold Glove (AL)
1977 - Gold Glove (AL)
1976 - Gold Glove (AL)
Career Batting
1,962
G
.248
AVG
1,493
H
95
HR
624
RBI
.674
OPS
89
OPS vs Lg
88% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1989 Texas Rangers 76 147 29 7 1 2 13 .197
1988 Chicago Cubs 24 54 13 1 0 2 8 .241
1988 Texas Rangers 38 91 26 4 0 4 13 .286
1987 Chicago Cubs 61 139 28 2 0 4 9 .201
1986 Kansas City Royals 140 429 91 9 1 12 41 .212
1985 Kansas City Royals 115 367 90 12 4 10 38 .245
1984 Milwaukee Brewers 110 348 91 19 4 7 43 .261
1983 Texas Rangers 131 378 76 14 0 2 30 .201
1982 Texas Rangers 139 470 118 22 5 10 37 .251
1981 Texas Rangers 102 339 94 17 2 3 42 .277
1980 Texas Rangers 151 505 138 24 1 10 59 .273
1979 Texas Rangers 150 495 136 23 4 5 50 .275
1978 Texas Rangers 149 518 144 23 6 6 54 .278
1977 Texas Rangers 149 453 132 20 3 6 61 .291
1976 Texas Rangers 140 448 102 24 2 3 33 .228
1975 Texas Rangers 155 472 94 9 0 6 45 .199
1974 Texas Rangers 132 368 91 13 3 3 45 .247
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1989 AL 178 .102 .248 12.9 20.8 72 2.0
1988 AL 165 .159 .306 7.9 19.4 110 6.0
1987 NL 161 .101 .253 11.8 24.8 68 4.0
1986 AL 491 .110 .240 11.6 18.5 71 12.0
1985 AL 407 .136 .274 8.1 16.5 88 10.0
1984 AL 395 .138 .299 9.6 15.9 102 7.0
1983 AL 423 .053 .236 8.3 15.1 47 2.0
1982 AL 530 .132 .267 9.2 10.8 94 10.0 ✓
1981 AL 396 .089 .313 12.6 12.1 114 4.6 ✓
1980 AL 581 .111 .296 11.0 11.5 103 9.9 ✓
1979 AL 561 .093 .295 9.1 9.1 94 5.0 ✓
1978 AL 592 .102 .309 10.8 11.8 109 6.0 ✓
1977 AL 533 .097 .336 9.9 14.4 107 6.0 ✓
1976 AL 496 .083 .257 7.5 12.3 75 3.0
1975 AL 540 .057 .226 9.4 14.3 54 6.0 ✓
1974 AL 449 .076 .288 13.8 13.6 97 3.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 1,927 9,767 1,007 81 145 .993
OF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1989 Texas Rangers C 73 353 27 3 3 .992
1988 Texas Rangers C 36 141 9 0 2 1.000
1988 Chicago Cubs C 20 88 7 0 1 1.000
1987 Chicago Cubs C 57 273 34 2 2 .994
1986 Kansas City Royals C 134 686 46 4 11 .995
1985 Kansas City Royals C 112 572 41 5 10 .992
1984 Milwaukee Brewers C 109 556 55 3 6 .995
1983 Texas Rangers C 131 618 56 5 2 .993
1982 Texas Rangers C 132 607 69 6 15 .991
1982 Texas Rangers OF 1 5 0 0 0 1.000
1981 Texas Rangers C 98 464 52 2 9 .996
1981 Texas Rangers OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1980 Texas Rangers C 151 853 76 7 7 .993
1979 Texas Rangers C 150 754 75 4 14 .995
1978 Texas Rangers C 148 769 91 3 14 .997
1977 Texas Rangers C 149 801 103 5 12 .994
1976 Texas Rangers C 140 719 96 7 11 .991
1975 Texas Rangers C 155 791 101 17 11 .981
1974 Texas Rangers C 132 722 69 8 15 .990
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 14 48 10 1 7 .208
1985 AL Championship Series Kansas City Royals 7 24 4 1 6 .167
1985 World Series Kansas City Royals 7 24 6 0 1 .250