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Name Team Age
Jim Ponson Retired (2007, Age 39) Died (2056, Age 88)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 22
(1991)		 C B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ford Hernandez League 0 14 years (46 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ B+ D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B  D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 8/4/1968
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (1.8 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1993 AHP 69 230 69 5 3 4 27 19 40 .752 .352 .400 .300
1993 HHP 69 227 48 8 1 3 24 22 49 .575 .280 .295 .211
1993 LHP 58 129 23 1 0 2 12 9 27 .463 .230 .233 .178
1993 RHP 118 328 94 12 4 5 39 32 62 .742 .349 .393 .287
1994 AHP 43 89 19 2 0 1 10 5 18 .527 .258 .270 .213
1994 HHP 47 97 24 3 0 4 14 6 23 .693 .291 .402 .247
1994 LHP 38 50 12 1 0 1 6 3 12 .603 .283 .320 .240
1994 RHP 66 136 31 4 0 4 18 8 29 .618 .272 .346 .228
1995 AHP 55 104 27 8 0 2 6 8 12 .707 .312 .394 .260
1995 HHP 55 94 29 6 1 2 18 9 10 .826 .369 .457 .309
1995 LHP 22 32 11 4 0 2 10 1 5 1.020 .364 .656 .344
1995 RHP 98 166 45 10 1 2 14 16 17 .715 .335 .380 .271
1996 AHP 53 96 23 5 0 0 11 10 14 .607 .315 .292 .240
1996 HHP 50 97 28 2 0 3 17 14 15 .777 .375 .402 .289
1996 LHP 29 42 15 2 0 0 5 3 3 .818 .413 .405 .357
1996 RHP 84 151 36 5 0 3 23 21 26 .659 .328 .331 .238
1997 AHP 59 150 46 9 1 3 19 11 21 .794 .354 .440 .307
1997 HHP 59 122 27 6 2 3 16 17 17 .696 .319 .377 .221
1997 LHP 45 60 19 4 1 1 7 4 13 .826 .359 .467 .317
1997 RHP 90 212 54 11 2 5 28 24 25 .728 .332 .396 .255
1998 AHP 62 112 35 7 2 6 19 8 13 .935 .364 .571 .312
1998 HHP 68 97 26 5 1 2 13 16 17 .785 .383 .402 .268
1998 LHP 49 51 14 5 1 1 9 8 6 .864 .393 .471 .275
1998 RHP 92 158 47 7 2 7 23 16 24 .866 .366 .500 .297
1999 AHP 64 105 29 3 0 6 13 20 22 .868 .392 .476 .276
1999 HHP 64 111 34 2 0 3 15 8 16 .758 .353 .405 .306
1999 LHP 60 55 20 1 0 3 6 12 6 1.023 .478 .545 .364
1999 RHP 82 161 43 4 0 6 22 16 32 .737 .333 .404 .267
2000 AHP 49 85 20 3 1 0 8 16 19 .651 .356 .294 .235
2000 HHP 59 104 21 4 0 2 6 20 24 .629 .331 .298 .202
2000 LHP 45 52 14 2 1 0 4 14 15 .770 .424 .346 .269
2000 RHP 71 137 27 5 0 2 10 22 28 .586 .308 .277 .197
2001 AHP 66 98 20 7 0 0 4 17 25 .594 .319 .276 .204
2001 HHP 72 110 38 6 0 2 8 15 15 .879 .424 .455 .345
2001 LHP 30 34 8 3 0 0 1 2 9 .601 .278 .324 .235
2001 RHP 113 174 50 10 0 2 11 30 31 .770 .390 .379 .287
2002 AHP 69 118 34 5 0 8 17 7 15 .862 .328 .534 .288
2002 HHP 70 133 45 4 2 4 17 16 15 .895 .407 .489 .338
2002 LHP 49 64 17 4 0 3 9 3 5 .767 .299 .469 .266
2002 RHP 109 187 62 5 2 9 25 20 25 .918 .394 .524 .332
2003 AHP 68 118 35 5 0 4 15 16 18 .818 .378 .441 .297
2003 HHP 66 105 26 5 0 1 9 10 15 .643 .319 .324 .248
2003 LHP 43 62 11 2 0 1 6 6 15 .508 .250 .258 .177
2003 RHP 109 161 50 8 0 4 18 20 18 .823 .388 .435 .311
2004 AHP 64 249 62 6 0 7 30 35 40 .699 .341 .357 .249
2004 HHP 69 248 73 8 4 5 35 29 47 .784 .364 .419 .294
2004 LHP 55 111 32 2 0 2 12 16 19 .740 .380 .360 .288
2004 RHP 122 386 103 12 4 10 53 48 68 .741 .345 .396 .267
2005 AHP 32 67 20 4 0 2 7 8 12 .821 .373 .448 .299
2005 HHP 41 74 20 1 0 4 12 8 16 .783 .337 .446 .270
2005 LHP 34 45 10 1 0 1 2 2 5 .566 .255 .311 .222
2005 RHP 50 96 30 4 0 5 17 14 23 .907 .396 .510 .312
2006 AHP 49 195 45 5 0 2 17 14 37 .573 .286 .287 .231
2006 HHP 47 180 50 7 1 2 19 22 30 .721 .360 .361 .278
2006 LHP 39 90 23 6 0 0 10 9 15 .645 .323 .322 .256
2006 RHP 89 285 72 6 1 4 26 27 52 .644 .322 .323 .253
2007 AHP 8 16 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 .732 .294 .438 .250
2007 HHP 7 14 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 .500 .214 .286 .214
2007 LHP 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
2007 RHP 15 26 7 1 0 1 3 1 5 .719 .296 .423 .269
Total AHP 810 1832 488 74 7 46 205 195 308 .727 .337 .390 .266
Total HHP 843 1813 492 68 12 40 224 212 314 .736 .348 .388 .271
Total LHP 598 881 229 38 3 17 99 92 157 .700 .332 .368 .260
Total RHP 1308 2764 751 104 16 69 330 315 465 .742 .346 .396 .272
Total 1653 3645 980 142 19 86 429 407 622 .732 .343 .389 .269
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2007-11-01Jim Ponson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2007-09-10The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Jim Ponson.
2007-05-24The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Dominic Hudson to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Clem Styles to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Tener to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Bill Alvarez to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Mike Moran to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Paddy Brown for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Heinie Raftery for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Jim Ponson for assignment.
1995-07-27Jim Ponson of the St. Louis Cardinals is injured and is expected to be out 1 days.
1993-04-02The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Scott Gorman to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jim Ponson to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Charlie Pauxtis to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Mike Walsh to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Jesus Garber to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Dalton Merullo for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Herb Fischlin for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Herold Gorman for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Sam Sockalexis for assignment. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Ernie Schuler for assignment.
1987-06-25Trade #1324539 has been completed between the Washington Northern Aggression and the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals receive Dalton Merullo, Nick Knox, Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 WAS (Jim Ponson), Draft Pick 1989 Round 1 WAS (Ernie Mullen) from the Washington Northern Aggression in exchange for Tom Sherdel, Ona Donahue.