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Frank Thomas League
4-15-2075
Jim Bates Relief Pitcher
Retired (1995, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.73 Total Rating 64   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 34-21 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
SV 10 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 06-12-1959
K 295 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1981)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(7 games)
IP 429.0
WHIP 1.44
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 16 Contact vs. L 7 Endurance 20   Ldrship 57
Power vs. R 6 Power vs. L 8 Velocity 69   Mentor Val 78
Speed 19 Bunt 23 Control 60
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 19 WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm 88 WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health 14 LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1981 Minors 22 51.00 2 / 6 3 / 28 2 / 17 7 / 51
1982 Minors 23 42.00 0 / 0 1 / 21 5 / 21 6 / 42
1983 Minors 24 19.00 0 / 2 2 / 14 1 / 3 3 / 19
1984 Minors 25 29.00 1 / 7 0 / 8 4 / 14 5 / 29
1984 Majors 25 0.44 5 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1985 Minors 26 17.00 0 / 1 0 / 7 3 / 9 3 / 17
1985 Majors 26 5.34 50 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 5
1986 Minors 27 19.00 0 / 0 2 / 9 4 / 10 6 / 19
1986 Majors 27 1.93 15 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1
1987 Minors 28 10.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 10
1987 Majors 28 26.56 117 0 0 0 / 0 1 / 11 2 / 15 3 / 26
1988 Majors 29 32.33 148 0 14 0 / 3 0 / 13 1 / 16 1 / 32
1989 Majors 30 34.11 162 0 0 0 / 1 1 / 16 0 / 17 1 / 34
1990 Majors 31 31.90 162 0 0 0 / 2 0 / 16 0 / 13 0 / 31
1991 Majors 32 33.29 162 0 0 0 / 3 1 / 19 0 / 11 1 / 33
1992 Majors 33 38.67 141 0 20 0 / 4 0 / 22 1 / 12 1 / 38
1993 Majors 34 41.50 162 0 0 -1 / 10 -5 / 15 -2 / 16 -8 / 41
1994 Majors 35 39.64 162 0 0 -2 / 8 -4 / 16 -1 / 15 -7 / 39
1995 Majors 36 22.00 0 / 0 1 / 14 0 / 8 1 / 22
Total 1286 0 34 0 / 48 3 / 235 20 / 206 23 / 489
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Jim Bates has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1995-04-11The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have waived Jim Bates.
1995-04-01The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Jim Bates for assignment.
1992-07-13Jim Bates of the Tampa Bay Blue Claws is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1988-06-04Jim Bates of the Tampa Bay Blue Claws is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1987-05-22The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team.
1986-10-04The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Jim Bates to the minors.
1986-09-16The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team.
1985-06-27The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted George Scheib to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Jim Bates to the minors.
1985-05-01The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have designated Buck Crespi for assignment.
1984-08-28The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Dwight Randall to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have sent Jim Bates to the minors.
1984-08-23The Tampa Bay Blue Claws have promoted Jim Bates to the major league team.