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Name Team Age
Joe James Retired (2009, Age 37) 80
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 29
(1994)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 12 years (7 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 8/31/1972
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 1
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
A- (81.0 %) D- (8.1 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1994 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1998 DET 117 377 35 75 6 2 14 53 29 87 2 2 4 .597 .260 .337 .199
1999 DET 139 522 62 126 15 3 26 63 38 120 6 6 6 .726 .295 .431 .241
2000 DET 134 537 71 152 26 4 22 75 41 119 11 3 4 .803 .334 .469 .283
2001 DET 139 572 76 159 24 4 31 88 36 129 18 7 7 .818 .321 .497 .278
2002 DET 139 566 88 163 26 2 32 79 49 129 20 10 5 .860 .349 .511 .288
2003 DET-BAL 139 549 87 158 26 5 31 102 53 133 24 10 2 .874 .351 .523 .288
2004 BAL 139 546 83 136 19 6 27 85 54 119 7 7 1 .771 .317 .454 .249
2005 BAL 139 524 70 137 23 1 23 77 34 121 5 5 2 .750 .309 .441 .261
2006 BAL 141 523 68 134 23 3 16 71 53 129 3 6 4 .729 .325 .403 .256
2007 BAL 139 566 67 140 20 6 21 89 32 135 9 0 5 .703 .288 .415 .247
2008 BAL 103 263 34 66 7 2 11 41 26 56 2 5 0 .739 .321 .418 .251
2009 BAL 93 84 5 19 3 0 1 6 4 16 1 0 0 .567 .270 .298 .226
Total 1561 5629 746 1465 218 38 255 829 449 1293 108 61 40 .765 .316 .448 .260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2009-11-01Joe James has retired from the Baltimore IRISH
2004-10-17Joe James of the Baltimore IRISH is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
2003-10-13Trade #1229077 has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore IRISH. The Baltimore IRISH receive Joe James, Steve Pepper from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Draft Pick 2004 Round 1 BAL (Johnnie Freeze), Draft Pick 2005 Round 2 BAL (Chi-Chi Vitelli).
2003-08-05The Detroit Tigers have placed Joe James on the trade block.
2000-06-16Joe James of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1998-04-08The Detroit Tigers have promoted Joe James to the major league team.
1994-04-08The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates have promoted Henry Kommers to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates have promoted Vince Jackson to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates have sent Otto Martinez to the minors. The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates have sent Frank Morris to the minors. The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates have sent Joe James to the minors. The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates have sent Ken Perkowski to the minors.
1994-04-03The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates have auto-promoted Joe James to the major leagues.