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Yogi Berra League
4-28-2222
Jim Command Left Field
Retired (1969, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .729 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 1547 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 07-10-1933
HR 198 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(141 games)
RBI 779
SB 108
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance D-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B F  (3.8%) LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A  (90.8%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (93.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 90% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 PIT
122
469
63
117
19
7
14
57
35
 100 1 4
11
 4 7
.710
.301
.409
.160
.249
1955 PIT-WAS
126
247
38
66
13
4
9
33
30
 59 3 4
4
 1 0
.810
.349
.462
.194
.267
1956 WAS
112
315
44
84
13
7
10
44
30
 64 5 2
5
 4 1
.786
.338
.448
.181
.267
1957 WAS-DET
111
382
51
90
9
7
9
44
32
 71 1 3
7
 1 12
.661
.294
.366
.131
.236
1958 DET
101
400
52
96
12
4
12
51
27
 66 1 2
4
 1 6
.668
.288
.380
.140
.240
1959 DET
135
476
59
129
19
4
19
75
42
 88 0 3
2
 1 3
.776
.328
.447
.176
.271
1960 DET
140
507
73
128
19
3
21
70
49
 101 2 2
6
 5 6
.746
.320
.426
.174
.252
1961 DET
140
545
94
132
18
8
19
60
61
 97 3 5
12
 1 5
.728
.319
.409
.167
.242
1962 DET
139
556
82
144
22
9
20
80
63
 110 2 5
12
 0 2
.773
.334
.439
.180
.259
1963 DET
101
293
36
70
8
3
10
40
27
 56 2 3
10
 0 2
.694
.305
.389
.150
.239
1964 DET
130
522
64
138
19
3
15
50
46
 94 4 2
10
 2 7
.726
.328
.398
.134
.264
1965 DET
139
532
64
136
22
10
15
65
47
 93 1 6
7
 8 5
.733
.314
.419
.164
.256
1966 DET
50
194
19
51
8
2
1
19
10
 29 0 2
5
 0 1
.636
.296
.340
.077
.263
1967 DET-CHN
111
259
27
67
9
1
12
47
25
 55 0 2
5
 2 4
.762
.322
.440
.181
.259
1968 CHN-PIT
113
265
37
62
11
2
9
28
27
 44 0 1
4
 2 3
.696
.304
.392
.158
.234
1969 PIT-NYA
72
137
16
37
5
1
3
16
7
 20 0 1
4
 0 2
.690
.303
.387
.117
.270
Total
1842
6099
819
1547
226
75
198
779
558
 1147 25 47
108
 32 66
.729
.317
.413
.159
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Jim Command has retired from the New York Yankees
1969-04-15The New York Yankees have acquired Jim Command from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jose Pagan to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Jim Command for assignment.
1968-06-10A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Draft Pick - 1970 Round 3 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jim Command.
1967-07-23The Chicago Cubs have acquired Jim Command from the waiver wire.
1967-07-10The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dave Reidy to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Jim Command for assignment.
1958-08-10The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jim Command to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Sean Blosser to the minors.
1958-07-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Sean Blosser to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Jim Command to the minors.
1957-06-22A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers receive Bobby Del Greco, Charles Harris, Jim Command, Sean Blosser from the Washington Senators in exchange for Sal Beckendorf, Billy Pierce, Johnny Groth, Hank Majeski.
1957-06-05The Washington Senators have promoted Bill Rigney to the major league team. The Washington Senators have sent Jim Command to the minors.
1955-04-01A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Jim Command, Danny Kravitz, Ike Colbern, Paul Smith from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Marty Marion, Eddie Yost.
1954-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Catfish Metkovich to Jim Command.
1954-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Jim Command to Catfish Metkovich.
1954-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Command to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Carlos Bernier to the minors.
1953-05-21A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Jim Command from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Stan Rojek.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Jeff Burright to Jim Command.