Jim Birdwell
Retired
Jim Birdwell
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Birthdate:
Jan. 29, 1915 (47 y, 4 m, 6 d)
Born In:
Buffalo, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'11"/194
Entry:
1936 Draft - Round: 3, Overall: 36, Team: New York Stars
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1956 Portland (GWL)
Player of the Week May 5, 1958 Portland (GWL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 0 61.9 47.9
Grey Ink 18 239.8 220.3
HoF Standard 0 61.5 62.8
WAR 8.2 99.4 103.4
WAR7 11.5 67.0 61.5
JAWS 9.8 83.2 82.5
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Babe Freese R 943
Ernie Miller R 942
Vince DaCosta R 942
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1942 17 6
1946 16 5
1947 17 5
Year W Rank
1946 16 4
Year L Rank
1947 13 10
1949 16 5
Year Win % Rank
1942 0.600 9
1946 0.615 7
Year BF Rank
1946 1017 7
Year HR Rank
1939 19 7
1946 17 6
1947 23 5
1948 24 2
1949 32 2
Year BB Rank
1942 96 10
1946 95 4
Year K Rank
1942 109 10
Year BABIP Rank
1946 0.243 6
Year H/9 Rank
1946 7.801 7
Year CG Rank
1947 13 8
Year SHO Rank
1946 3 5
1947 2 5
Year W (Low) Rank
1947 10 7
1949 9 5
Year L (Low) Rank
1942 10 6
1946 10 9
1948 10 9