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Name	Team	Age
"Big" Jim Allison	Retired (1973, Age 38)	Died (2026, Age 91)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 6 (1957)	2B	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mike Schmidt League	0	16 years (64 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	A-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A	0	10/16/1935
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
3	4	8
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
C- (29.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1957	B-	C+	B-	C	C-	C-	C-
1958	B-	C+	B-	C+	C	C	C+
1959	B	B-	B-	C+	C	C+	C+
1960	B+	B-	B	C+	C	C+	B-
1961	B+	B-	B+	B-	C+	B-	B
1962	B+	B-	A-	B-	C+	B-	B
1963	B+	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1964	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1965	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1966	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1967	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1968	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1969	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1970	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1971	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1972	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+
1973	A-	B	A-	B-	B-	B	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1973-11-01	"Big" Jim Allison has retired from the New York Metropolitans
1967-04-01	A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Boston Believers. The Boston Believers receive Joe Bonin, Red Walker, Dennis Robinson, Brett Lyons, Draft Pick - 1970 Round 2 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Josh "Radio" Kell, Charlie Erickson, "Big" Jim Allison, Tom "Indian" Navarro.
1961-04-01	The Boston Believers have renamed Jim Allison to "Big" Jim Allison.
1958-04-11	The Boston Believers have promoted Jim Allison to the major league team.