Marvin
James
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 9, 1940 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 OMA JL $ 1,914,000 4 3 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4
1974 34 OMA JL $ 1,914,000 4 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4
1975 35 OMA JL $ 1,914,000 4 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4
1976 36 OMA JL $ 1,914,000 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4
1977 37 SEA FL $ 450,000 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 450,000 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,914,000 4 3 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 33 OMA JL 131 382 43 77 15 1 12 42 3 0 31 86 .202 .260 .340 .601 33.4 0.8
1974 34 OMA JL 81 266 30 69 18 0 12 54 0 0 19 57 .259 .308 .462 .771 40.5 7.6
1975 35 OMA JL 92 280 28 64 15 1 9 34 0 0 13 68 .229 .264 .386 .650 27.6 3.5
1976 36 OMA JL 66 147 18 34 5 0 3 17 1 0 12 32 .231 .286 .327 .612 14.6 1.5
1977 37 SEA FL 73 180 19 44 8 0 8 22 0 0 13 34 .244 .299 .422 .721 21.5 3.2
5 Years Sim 443 1255 138 288 61 2 44 169 4 0 88 277 .229 .280 .386 .666 137.6 16.6
162 Game Average 458 50 105 22 0 16 61 1 0 32 101 .229 .280 .386 .666 50.3  
Career Highs 131 382 43 77 18 1 12 54 3 0 31 86 .259 .308 .462 .771 40.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   917 96 211 51 1 33 121 4 0 53 196 .230 .273 .396 .669 99.2
vs LH   338 42 77 10 1 11 48 0 0 35 81 .228 .299 .361 .660 38.4
Home 218 592 70 136 33 1 20 78 4 0 46 128 .230 .287 .390 .677 67.2
Away 225 663 68 152 28 1 24 91 0 0 42 149 .229 .273 .383 .657 70.5
RISP   299 0 64 14 0 13 118 0 0 25 62 .214 .269 .391 .660 33.2
Pinch Hitting   104 9 19 3 0 4 12 0 0 8 21 .183 .241 .327 .568 8.5
Close/Late   212 23 43 9 0 5 24 0 0 15 63 .203 .255 .316 .571 17.1
Mar/Apr 74 226 33 63 15 1 15 60 0 0 18 45 .279 .331 .553 .884 39.9
May 87 243 22 61 14 1 8 29 0 0 18 48 .251 .304 .416 .720 30.3
June 91 238 21 49 8 0 7 23 1 0 17 66 .206 .260 .328 .587 20.7
July 60 174 18 36 7 0 6 25 1 0 3 39 .207 .225 .351 .576 13.1
August 64 160 25 33 5 0 3 11 1 0 15 31 .206 .271 .294 .565 13.5
Sep/Oct 67 214 19 46 12 0 5 21 1 0 17 48 .215 .272 .341 .613 20.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 33 OMA JL C 117 87 833.0 549 44 6 3 .990 6.41 78 27 .346 5 6.2
    RF 1 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 34 OMA JL C 77 73 659.3 439 39 1 0 .998 6.52 67 28 .418 1 4.7
1975 35 OMA JL C 62 57 494.0 445 36 2 1 .996 8.76 44 26 .591 2 3.2
    1B 20 20 163.7 180 14 3 15 .985 10.67 0 0 .000 0 0.4
1976 36 OMA JL C 41 38 320.7 236 16 3 1 .988 7.07 33 9 .273 2 0.9
    CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1977 37 SEA FL C 46 43 391.7 398 29 6 0 .986 9.81 55 20 .364 2 1.6
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 343 298 2698.7 2067 164 18 5 .992 7.44 277 110 .397 12 16.6
  1B 20 20 163.7 180 14 3 15 .985 10.67 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  RF 1 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   367 318 2872.3 2251 178 21 20 .991 7.61 277 110 .397 12 17.0
Career Highs   118 87 839.0 625 50 6 16 .998 9.79 78 28 .591 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 33 OMA JL 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1975 35 OMA JL 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Dick Lotz (990)
  2. Nate Newton (970)
  3. John Gibbons (969)
  4. Jim Leyritz (966)
  5. Ernie Whitt (963)
  6. Theo Thomson (961)
  7. Brendon Yagi (960)
  8. Benjamin Benjamin (956)
  9. John Smith (955)
  10. Edwin Cifonte (955)
History
Drafted in 23rd round, 531st overall pick, by Omaha in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/10/1973, off B.J. Barnaby (CHI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1973, off Al Horton (CHI)
Injured on 7/10/1974 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 7 weeks
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Charlotte on 4/28/1976
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/23/1977 to a 2-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Released by Seattle on 2/20/1978