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Rollie Fingers League
8-17-2010
Jim Wheaton Catcher
Retired (1988, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .773 Status Retired (1988) Option Years 0  
H 1963 Age 60 (OS 61) Date of Birth 11-04-1949
HR 222 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1967)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(4 games)
RBI 1048
SB 55
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 60% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1973 Away 66 251 31 64 11 4 6 36 30 45 2 2 1 .735 .332 .402 .147 .255
1973 Home 64 237 34 66 13 4 7 27 19 47 5 3 0 .793 .337 .456 .177 .278
1974 Away 67 260 35 68 13 0 6 38 27 49 4 2 0 .716 .336 .381 .119 .262
1974 Home 60 224 24 51 7 1 7 39 27 49 2 1 0 .673 .311 .362 .134 .228
1975 Away 64 249 30 70 6 4 9 34 38 48 3 0 2 .821 .375 .446 .165 .281
1975 Home 66 235 36 65 17 1 9 33 32 55 2 2 0 .835 .363 .472 .196 .277
1976 Away 65 262 43 79 11 5 8 44 27 46 5 5 0 .839 .366 .473 .172 .302
1976 Home 65 243 38 71 15 0 7 36 28 49 3 1 0 .805 .365 .440 .148 .292
1977 Away 66 263 36 76 11 2 9 35 23 45 1 1 2 .794 .345 .449 .160 .289
1977 Home 64 234 29 68 5 1 8 36 22 43 2 2 0 .776 .352 .423 .132 .291
1978 Away 64 257 44 75 15 3 12 50 23 45 2 3 1 .863 .350 .514 .222 .292
1978 Home 66 243 32 72 13 6 5 35 24 46 5 1 0 .822 .361 .461 .165 .296
1979 Away 60 155 19 41 9 0 7 25 14 28 4 0 0 .782 .324 .458 .194 .265
1979 Home 57 129 21 37 7 4 6 29 21 23 1 0 0 .929 .387 .543 .256 .287
1980 Away 68 199 26 57 12 2 5 37 22 34 0 0 1 .796 .354 .442 .156 .286
1980 Home 75 217 29 59 9 5 7 34 25 47 0 0 1 .805 .348 .456 .184 .272
1981 Away 58 190 25 46 7 0 5 27 16 36 0 0 2 .664 .306 .358 .116 .242
1981 Home 61 180 28 53 5 2 8 23 21 29 0 0 1 .846 .368 .478 .183 .294
1982 Away 74 214 24 53 13 1 5 26 21 50 0 0 1 .703 .315 .388 .140 .248
1982 Home 70 184 30 53 9 3 9 35 21 24 0 0 1 .876 .359 .516 .228 .288
1983 Away 65 183 26 58 8 1 8 25 14 27 0 0 0 .871 .369 .503 .186 .317
1983 Home 72 187 32 60 7 3 6 30 18 23 0 0 1 .863 .377 .487 .166 .321
1984 Away 67 239 29 73 12 1 10 37 30 49 4 2 2 .875 .385 .490 .184 .305
1984 Home 64 227 32 71 10 1 14 48 16 46 6 0 0 .910 .359 .551 .238 .313
1985 Away 58 209 30 60 13 1 2 25 26 41 3 1 1 .756 .369 .388 .100 .287
1985 Home 59 208 22 40 4 2 5 19 21 30 1 1 1 .570 .267 .303 .111 .192
1986 Away 64 240 35 62 8 2 6 32 29 37 0 0 0 .720 .337 .383 .125 .258
1986 Home 66 253 38 76 10 1 7 33 16 49 0 0 0 .770 .339 .431 .130 .300
1987 Away 65 253 18 63 13 3 2 34 22 54 0 0 1 .656 .308 .348 .099 .249
1987 Home 65 237 33 59 10 2 3 26 27 45 0 0 1 .667 .321 .346 .097 .249
1988 Away 66 269 25 64 13 0 7 34 18 59 0 0 4 .649 .285 .364 .126 .238
1988 Home 64 229 27 53 6 0 7 26 23 46 0 0 1 .654 .304 .349 .118 .231
Total Away 1037 3693 476 1009 175 29 107 539 380 693 28 16 18 .764 .341 .423 .150 .273
Total Home 1038 3467 485 954 147 36 115 509 361 651 27 11 7 .781 .344 .438 .163 .275
Total 2075 7160 961 1963 322 65 222 1048 741 1344 55 27 25 .773 .342 .430 .156 .274

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Jim Edmonds League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Jim Wheaton has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1985-04-25Jim Wheaton of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1984-04-28Trade #1869793 has been completed between the New York KNICKS and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Jim Wheaton from the New York KNICKS in exchange for Draft Pick 1985 Round 3 PIT (Herm Javier).
1982-08-03The New York KNICKS have placed Jim Wheaton on the trade block.
1981-06-09Jim Wheaton of the New York KNICKS is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1979-08-21Trade #1854463 has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston BANKERS. The Boston BANKERS receive Jim Wheaton from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Rich Waslewski, John Warren, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 1 (BOS).
1979-05-16The Chicago Cubs have placed Jim Wheaton on the trade block.
1974-05-24Jim Wheaton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1973-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Bill Friday to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jim Wheaton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated George Speck for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Leif Eriksson XXXIV for assignment.