P Jim Place #20
Los Angeles Suns FABL
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
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P JIM PLACE #20 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
35 35 12-7 0 2.85 246.2 216 16 81 153 1.20 5.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/04/1974 @ ATL Loss, 3-4 X 6.2 2 2 0 1 3
09/26/1974 @ MIN Win, 6-4 X 6.0 6 3 3 1 4
09/21/1974 CHI Win, 4-3 X 6.0 6 1 1 3 6
09/15/1974 HOU Win, 2-0 X 9.0 5 0 0 3 6 Win
09/10/1974 DET Win, 4-3 X 8.0 7 2 2 2 3
09/05/1974 @ HOU Loss, 4-8 X 6.0 7 5 5 1 6 Loss
08/31/1974 BAL Win, 9-0 X 7.0 5 0 0 4 7 Win
08/26/1974 WAS Loss, 0-5 X 7.0 8 5 2 1 7 Loss
08/21/1974 @ WAS Win, 11-2 X 6.0 4 2 2 3 4 Win
08/16/1974 @ BAL Loss, 3-7 X 6.0 11 7 7 4 3 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/16/1943
Born in:Lexington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$54,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 134 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 10th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 35 35 12 7 0 2.85 246.2 216 90 78 16 81 153 4 11.4 2 28 80.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.87 7.88 5.58 2.96 3.30 1.20 86 5.0 .268        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 254 62 9 1 7 26 18 47 2 3 0 .244 .292 .370 .662      
vs. RHB 654 154 16 3 9 64 63 106 4 9 1 .235 .302 .310 .612      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 3 0 0 2.94 33.2 29 11 11 4 13 20  
May 6 6 2 2 0 2.27 43.2 32 13 11 3 14 28  
June 6 6 1 0 0 2.18 41.1 39 15 10 1 14 18  
July 6 6 2 1 0 2.86 44.0 32 16 14 2 12 26  
August 7 7 3 3 0 3.86 49.0 53 24 21 3 18 36  
September 5 5 1 1 0 2.83 35.0 31 11 11 3 10 25  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1  
Spring Training 3 3 0 3 0 9.31 9.2 16 10 10 2 0 5  
Postseason 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 6.2 2 2 0 1 1 3  
Last Year 18 18 4 7 0 4.40 118.2 131 67 58 10 35 72  
2 Years Ago 31 31 8 12 0 3.73 207.2 210 95 86 13 56 130  
Career 214 170 59 65 5 3.35 1271.1 1212 543 473 91 393 851  
Home 19 19 8 3 0 2.41 138.1 113 42 37 9 45 88  
Road 16 16 4 4 0 3.41 108.1 103 48 41 7 36 65  
Grass 35 35 12 7 0 2.85 246.2 216 90 78 16 81 153  
Day 14 14 8 1 0 2.06 100.1 74 27 23 6 44 65  
Night 21 21 4 6 0 3.38 146.1 142 63 55 10 37 88  
As Starter 35 35 12 7 0 2.85 246.2 216 90 78 16 81 153  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Los Angeles - FABL 24 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.27 .000 1.36 0.1 999
1969 Los Angeles - FABL 25 58 19 11 16 5 3.47 215.0 198 98 83 21 72 130 4 2 1.26 .269 3.90 2.3 115
1970 Los Angeles - FABL 26 32 32 11 10 0 3.20 219.1 205 92 78 10 72 188 5 2 1.26 .298 3.35 6.2 143
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 27 35 35 13 13 0 3.11 260.1 252 101 90 21 76 174 7 3 1.26 .291 3.40 4.8 123
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 28 31 31 8 12 0 3.73 207.2 210 95 86 13 56 130 1 0 1.28 .294 3.10 4.3 96
1973 Los Angeles - FABL 29 18 18 4 7 0 4.40 118.2 131 67 58 10 35 72 1 0 1.40 .319 3.79 2.1 94
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 30 35 35 12 7 0 2.85 246.2 216 90 78 16 81 153 4 2 1.20 .268 3.30 5.0 134
Total FABL 214 170 59 65 5 3.35 1271.1 1212 543 473 91 393 851 22 9 1.26 .287 3.44 24.8 118
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 La Crosse - R 18 11 11 6 1 0 4.39 67.2 72 40 33 7 73 74 1 0 2.14 .355 5.38 0.9 125
1963 La Crosse - R 19 6 6 4 2 0 3.26 47.0 43 20 17 2 19 46 4 1 1.32 .313 2.99 2.1 181
1963 San Jose - A 19 9 9 2 4 0 5.81 52.2 79 35 34 6 7 37 0 0 1.63 .388 3.50 0.6 58
1964 La Crosse - R 20 8 8 6 1 0 3.94 61.2 56 30 27 7 30 45 2 0 1.39 .277 5.37 1.1 152
1964 San Jose - A 20 7 7 2 3 0 3.94 45.2 69 21 20 2 4 39 0 0 1.60 .424 2.42 1.3 85
1964 Rockford - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 4.76 5.2 5 6 3 1 5 1 0 0 1.76 .222 8.14 -0.1 92
1965 Monroe - R 21 9 0 0 1 0 7.36 14.2 23 12 12 4 11 8 0 0 2.32 .358 7.81 -0.4 68
1965 Stockton - A 21 15 15 2 8 0 3.47 98.2 126 46 38 9 10 72 1 0 1.38 .355 3.43 1.5 100
1965 Tulsa - A 21 2 2 0 2 0 3.97 11.1 10 6 5 3 3 11 0 0 1.15 .233 5.75 -0.0 107
1966 Monroe - R 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.30 .111 2.35 0.1 999
1966 Stockton - A 22 21 21 6 8 0 2.91 133.0 159 47 43 12 8 105 0 0 1.26 .343 2.89 2.9 117
1966 Tulsa - A 22 2 2 0 1 0 3.75 12.0 10 5 5 2 3 9 0 0 1.08 .235 4.38 0.0 89
1966 El Paso - AA 22 4 4 2 0 0 1.93 23.1 22 6 5 1 7 16 0 0 1.24 .304 3.53 0.5 225
1967 Tulsa - A 23 5 5 3 0 0 3.09 32.0 28 11 11 3 8 34 0 0 1.12 .309 2.71 0.7 103
1967 El Paso - AA 23 10 10 4 2 0 2.98 57.1 43 19 19 6 18 55 0 0 1.06 .261 3.72 1.4 157
1967 Hawaii - AAA 23 17 17 9 5 0 2.41 130.2 103 40 35 9 38 92 5 1 1.08 .243 3.13 2.4 142
1968 Hawaii - AAA 24 27 27 9 15 0 4.69 193.2 224 119 101 22 62 116 8 2 1.48 .310 3.96 2.0 79
1973 Hawaii - AAA 29 3 3 2 1 0 2.25 20.0 19 11 5 0 4 17 0 0 1.15 .306 2.24 0.9 200
Total GWL 47 47 20 21 0 3.69 344.1 346 170 141 31 104 225 13 3 1.31 .286 3.54 98.9
Total HL 10 10 3 4 0 3.54 61.0 53 28 24 9 19 55 0 0 1.18 .270 4.10 99.5
Total COW 52 52 12 23 0 3.68 330.0 433 149 135 29 29 253 1 0 1.40 .366 3.08 92.3
Total LSA 14 14 6 2 0 2.68 80.2 65 25 24 7 25 71 0 0 1.12 .275 3.66 172.0
Total GSL 11 0 0 1 0 6.00 18.0 24 12 12 4 11 10 0 0 1.94 .323 6.80 83.8
Total UMVA 25 25 16 4 0 3.93 176.1 171 90 77 16 122 165 7 1 1.66 .316 4.74 146.4
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 27 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 8 5 4 1 2 3 0 0 1.67 .333 5.01 -0.0 64
1974 Los Angeles - FABL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 6.2 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0.45 .056 4.28 0.1 999
Total FABL 2 2 0 0 0 2.84 12.2 10 7 4 2 3 6 0 0 1.03 .205 4.62 134.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 La Crosse - R P 11 11 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 67.2 1.20 +1.8 1.987
1963 San Jose - A P 9 9 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 52.2 1.20 -0.2 1.503
1963 La Crosse - R P 6 6 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 47.0 1.53 +0.8 1.255
1964 Rockford - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 +0.1 .000
1964 San Jose - A P 7 7 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 45.2 1.58 +0.3 1.063
1964 La Crosse - R P 8 8 3 10 0 15 2 .867 61.2 1.90 -0.6 .806
1965 Tulsa - A P 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 11.1 2.38 +0.1 1.030
1965 Stockton - A P 15 15 5 10 0 16 1 .938 98.2 1.37 +0.1 .966
1965 Monroe - R P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1966 El Paso - AA P 4 4 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 23.1 1.93 +1.4 1.336
1966 Tulsa - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1966 Stockton - A P 21 21 7 17 0 24 0 1.000 133.0 1.62 +1.1 1.080
1966 Monroe - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Hawaii - AAA P 17 17 2 13 1 16 1 .938 130.2 1.03 -1.3 .995
1967 El Paso - AA P 10 10 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 57.1 0.94 +0.3 1.030
1967 Tulsa - A P 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 32.0 0.56 +1.2 .000
1968 Los Angeles - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Hawaii - AAA P 27 27 6 23 1 30 1 .967 193.2 1.35 -0.7 .857
1969 Los Angeles - MLB P 58 19 8 20 1 29 1 .966 215.0 1.17 +3.6 1.047
1970 Los Angeles - MLB P 32 32 8 24 0 33 1 .970 219.1 1.31 +0.2 .994
1971 Los Angeles - MLB P 35 35 12 15 0 28 1 .964 260.1 0.93 +2.5 .994
1972 Los Angeles - MLB P 31 31 8 18 0 26 0 1.000 207.2 1.13 -0.1 1.048
1973 Los Angeles - MLB P 18 18 4 15 1 21 2 .905 118.2 1.44 +0.3 .936
1973 Hawaii - AAA P 3 3 2 2 0 5 1 .800 20.0 1.80 -0.2 .656
1974 Los Angeles - MLB P 35 35 11 30 1 42 1 .976 246.2 1.50 +3.8 1.081
TOTAL P 373 318 99 222 6 333 12 .964 2281.2 1.27 +14.3 1.017
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 30th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Holden (Holden; Holden, WV).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
04/08/1963 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
07/04/1963 Named the #85 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1963 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Waterloo Chiefs with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/09/1963 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
04/13/1964 Named the #27 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1964 Outstandingly completed training to improve his pitch control at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
07/09/1964 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
10/27/1964 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Los Angeles Suns, along with SP Spider Munson, in exchange for SP Joe Cipolla.
04/12/1965 Named the #42 prospect in the FABL
07/08/1965 Named the #39 prospect in the FABL
04/11/1966 Named the #57 prospect in the FABL
04/18/1966 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
07/07/1966 Named the #94 prospect in the FABL
12/10/1966 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Los Angeles Suns.
04/10/1967 Named the #67 prospect in the FABL
08/21/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New Orleans Showboats with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/27/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Hawaii Suns!
10/01/1967 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
04/10/1968 Named the #57 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Sacramento Hawks with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/26/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
04/10/1969 Named the #58 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1969 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/25/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Minneapolis Millers with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/21/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
04/10/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
04/16/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/21/1970 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/07/1970 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Minneapolis Millers with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/13/1970 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/23/1970 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
03/21/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
06/15/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Clippers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/08/1971 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Houston Comets with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/15/1971 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/21/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
08/02/1972 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 4 weeks.
04/24/1973 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 3 months.
03/25/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
07/07/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/15/1974 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Comets with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 35 9
Year L Rank
1969 16 4
Year Win. % Rank
1974 .632 9
Year IP Rank
1971 260.1 4
1974 246.2 7
Year BF Rank
1971 1086 4
Year HRA Rank
1971 21 10
Year K Rank
1970 188 5
1971 174 6
1974 153 6
Year ERA Rank
1970 3.20 4
1974 2.85 8
Year WHIP Rank
1970 1.26 10
Year K/BB Rank
1970 2.61 6
1971 2.29 7
1974 1.89 10
Year RA/9 Rank
1970 11.53 10
1974 10.87 10
Year HR/9 Rank
1970 0.41 2
Year K/9 Rank
1970 7.71 7
Year QS Rank
1970 22 6
1974 28 1
Year QSP Rank
1970 .688 5
1974 .800 1
Year CG Rank
1970 5 7
1971 7 7
1974 4 6
Year CGP Rank
1969 .211 7
1970 .156 7
1971 .200 8
1974 .114 8
Year SHO Rank
1969 2 6
1970 2 3
1971 3 4
1974 2 4
Year WAR Rank
1970 6.3 2
1971 4.9 8
1974 5.0 6
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