LF Elvin James #36
Age: 41 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
09/27/2005
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LF ELVIN JAMES #36 - AGE: 41 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Normal
Desire f. Win:Normal
Greed:Very High
Intelligence:Very Low
Work Ethic:Very High
Birthday:04/28/1964
Born in:Bloomington, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:13 Years, 58 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 58 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1986, 3rd Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 Evansville - HBL 23 47 170 48 4 5 3 8 31 19 1 0 26 20 7 .282 .358 .418 .776 107 106 1.1
1988 Evansville - HBL 24 141 492 134 14 5 25 68 90 53 8 2 79 65 16 .272 .351 .474 .825 113 115 3.3
1989 Evansville - HBL 25 140 540 148 16 4 33 85 95 69 2 4 106 71 12 .274 .356 .502 .858 130 135 4.5
1990 Evansville - HBL 26 142 543 157 16 4 29 94 101 66 4 8 108 89 24 .289 .366 .494 .859 129 131 3.9
1991 Evansville - HBL 27 139 520 179 19 5 34 98 96 49 1 6 77 68 31 .344 .398 .596 .994 163 172 6.3
1992 Evansville - HBL 28 140 560 167 23 1 32 81 91 45 2 4 94 66 28 .298 .350 .514 .865 131 135 2.9
1993 Evansville - HBL 29 139 566 170 17 3 29 88 89 37 3 4 112 65 25 .300 .344 .495 .839 117 124 2.7
1994 Evansville - HBL 30 141 554 154 14 8 25 70 87 41 1 2 108 58 19 .278 .328 .468 .795 110 116 1.6
1995 Evansville - HBL 31 133 487 144 18 2 30 66 85 31 3 5 92 30 23 .296 .338 .526 .864 122 129 2.0
1996 Evansville - HBL 32 139 514 141 15 4 25 83 79 38 3 5 109 32 17 .274 .325 .465 .790 102 109 0.5
1997 Springfield - HBL 33 139 540 156 20 3 37 108 96 48 2 3 113 18 12 .289 .347 .543 .890 121 122 1.8
1998 Springfield - HBL 34 135 445 118 12 1 22 63 63 33 5 5 92 20 11 .265 .320 .445 .765 106 112 0.3
1999 Springfield - HBL 35 120 358 98 18 2 21 51 54 27 3 2 68 12 4 .274 .328 .511 .839 126 134 1.5
2000 Springfield - HBL 36 114 137 40 8 0 8 29 25 12 1 1 22 8 4 .292 .351 .526 .877 138 132 0.9
Total HBL 1809 6426 1854 214 47 353 992 1082 568 39 51 1206 622 233 .289 .347 .501 .849 123 127 33.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1983 Ohio State - COL 19 74 287 88 9 1 26 53 71 52 3 1 88 50 36 .307 .417 .617 1.034 180 176 0.0
1984 Ohio State - COL 20 75 286 85 13 2 27 64 62 43 2 2 92 24 17 .297 .390 .640 1.030 181 179 0.0
1985 Ohio State - COL 21 76 296 91 11 1 29 57 60 47 3 0 92 38 13 .307 .408 .645 1.053 183 177 0.0
1986 Ohio State - COL 22 74 276 90 9 4 31 71 71 52 3 3 84 44 20 .326 .434 .725 1.159 218 228 0.0
1987 Auburn Hills - AA 23 54 182 54 7 1 5 32 36 53 4 2 28 31 18 .297 .461 .429 .889 128 135 0.0
1987 Fort Wayne - AAA 23 32 102 39 9 0 5 17 30 26 2 1 13 14 7 .382 .511 .618 1.129 165 168 0.0
Total HBLAAA 32 102 39 9 0 5 17 30 26 2 1 13 14 7 .382 .511 .618 1.129 165 168
Total HBLAA 54 182 54 7 1 5 32 36 53 4 2 28 31 18 .297 .461 .429 .889 128 135
Total HCBL 299 1145 354 42 8 113 245 264 194 11 6 356 156 86 .309 .412 .656 1.068 190 190
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1999 Springfield - HBL 35 8 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .071 .071 .143 .214 0 0 0.0
2000 Springfield - HBL 36 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167 0 0 0.0
Total HBL 12 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 .118 .167 .235 .402 15 54
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1983 Ohio State - COL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .940
1983 Ohio State - COL RF 74 74 111 3 0 115 1 .991 665.2 1.54 +0.5 1.007
1984 Ohio State - COL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1984 Ohio State - COL RF 75 75 115 5 1 123 3 .976 672.0 1.61 +1.9 1.024
1985 Ohio State - COL RF 76 76 153 4 1 158 1 .994 686.0 2.06 +4.0 1.038
1986 Ohio State - COL RF 74 74 160 5 0 168 3 .982 667.0 2.23 +4.9 1.045
1987 Evansville - ML LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .951
1987 Evansville - ML CF 5 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 33.0 2.18 -0.4 .944
1987 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .972
1987 Auburn Hills - AA CF 54 54 121 5 0 129 3 .977 473.2 2.39 -8.4 .916
1987 Evansville - ML RF 42 42 74 2 1 80 4 .950 353.2 1.93 +4.3 1.082
1987 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 .973
1988 Evansville - ML LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.13 -0.0 .971
1988 Evansville - ML CF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.7 1.453
1988 Evansville - ML RF 123 121 218 7 1 228 3 .987 1072.2 1.89 +2.2 1.015
1989 Evansville - ML CF 103 103 238 7 0 252 7 .972 923.2 2.39 -10.9 .942
1989 Evansville - ML RF 36 35 66 1 0 69 2 .971 309.0 1.95 +0.8 1.017
1990 Evansville - ML LF 142 142 255 6 1 264 3 .989 1256.2 1.87 -6.3 .964
1990 Evansville - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1991 Evansville - ML LF 65 65 110 1 0 111 0 1.000 572.2 1.74 +4.0 1.061
1991 Evansville - ML CF 39 35 67 0 0 70 3 .957 285.0 2.12 -3.7 .932
1991 Evansville - ML RF 30 30 59 5 1 66 2 .970 275.0 2.09 -0.7 .983
1992 Evansville - ML LF 20 20 31 1 0 32 0 1.000 185.0 1.56 +0.2 1.013
1992 Evansville - ML CF 99 99 227 5 2 235 3 .987 864.1 2.42 -14.9 .920
1992 Evansville - ML RF 21 21 40 2 0 42 0 1.000 189.2 1.99 -1.8 .941
1993 Evansville - ML LF 111 107 226 10 3 240 4 .983 969.2 2.19 -4.3 .972
1993 Evansville - ML CF 32 31 57 2 0 59 0 1.000 266.0 2.00 -3.7 .919
1994 Evansville - ML LF 9 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 68.2 1.70 +0.6 1.070
1994 Evansville - ML CF 119 119 270 12 0 288 6 .979 1009.2 2.51 -17.9 .919
1994 Evansville - ML RF 17 15 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 133.0 1.76 -2.0 .899
1995 Evansville - ML 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.051
1995 Evansville - ML LF 118 118 218 12 2 236 6 .975 1032.0 2.01 -5.4 .965
1995 Evansville - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 Evansville - ML LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .942
1996 Evansville - ML CF 138 138 278 4 0 287 5 .983 1077.0 2.36 -20.1 .912
1996 Evansville - ML RF 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 -0.0 .982
1997 Springfield - ML LF 60 60 99 3 1 104 2 .981 533.1 1.72 -4.6 .931
1997 Springfield - ML CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Springfield - ML RF 79 79 129 2 0 136 5 .963 695.0 1.70 -5.7 .942
1998 Springfield - ML LF 113 107 158 4 1 165 3 .982 925.2 1.58 -12.2 .898
1998 Springfield - ML RF 9 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 50.0 1.26 -2.2 .712
1999 Springfield - ML 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Springfield - ML LF 76 74 114 2 0 117 1 .991 618.0 1.69 -8.5 .902
1999 Springfield - ML RF 12 11 12 1 0 14 1 .929 93.1 1.25 -1.2 .884
2000 Springfield - ML LF 13 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 97.0 1.67 -0.5 .962
2000 Springfield - ML RF 11 5 5 0 0 6 1 .833 55.2 0.81 -0.6 .872
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.051
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 735 710 1246 39 8 1304 19 .985 6274.2 1.84 -37.1 .957
TOTAL CF 599 582 1270 35 2 1332 27 .980 4954.2 2.37 -79.5 .923
TOTAL RF 683 663 1177 39 6 1242 26 .979 5927.2 1.85 +4.5 1.005
PLAYER HISTORY
06/27/1982 Joined the Ohio State Buckeyes.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/03/1983 Hits three home runs against the Iowa State Cyclones, going 3-3 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
05/09/1983 Wins the B12 East Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1983 Wins the B12 East Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/07/1984 Wins the B12 East Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1984 Wins the B12 East Batter of the Month Award.
06/18/1984 Wins the B12 East Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/09/1985 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/22/1985 Wins the B12 East Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1985 Won the 1985 Big 12 Big 12 Championship with the Ohio State Buckeyes!
07/14/1985 Wins the 1985 B12 East Outstanding Hitter Award.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/28/1986 Wins the B12 East Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1986 Wins the B12 East Batter of the Month Award.
06/23/1986 Wins the B12 East Player of the Week Award.
07/02/1986 Released by the Ohio State Buckeyes.
07/14/1986 Wins the 1986 B12 East Outstanding Hitter Award.
12/01/1986 Drafted in the 1986 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Evansville Twisters.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/01/1987 Named the #6 prospect in the HBL
10/11/1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/14/1988 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/12/1989 Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 6 days.
05/01/1989 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
05/15/1989 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Heartland Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/14/1989 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/30/1990 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1990 Was selected to the 1990 Heartland Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/1990 Wins the HBL South Batter of the Month Award.
10/13/1990 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/31/1991 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $1,450,000 with the Evansville Twisters organization.
05/27/1991 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1991 Wins the HBL South Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Heartland Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/03/1991 Named 1991 HBL All-Star Game MVP(2-6, 2 RS, 2 RBI)
09/01/1991 Wins the HBL South Batter of the Month Award.
09/02/1991 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1991 Wins the 1991 HBL South Hitter of the Year Award.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/31/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Heartland Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/17/1992 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/01/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Heartland Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/31/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Heartland Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/04/1995 Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/06/1996 Injured (knee soreness), out for 5 days.
05/10/1996 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/26/1996 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/21/1996 Became a free agent.
12/02/1996 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,660,000 with the Springfield Storm organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/09/1997 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
09/05/1997 Hits his 300th career Heartland Baseball League home run!
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/23/1998 Goes 5-6 against the Evansville Twisters, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/06/1998 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1998 Scores his 1000th career Heartland Baseball League run!
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/04/1999 Injured (hamstring strain), out for 3 weeks.
06/28/1999 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
07/12/1999 Wins the HBL South Player of the Week Award.
07/24/1999 Injured (hamstring tendinitis), out for one week.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/01/2000 Became a free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/2002 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1990 142 2
1992 140 7
1994 141 5
1996 139 10
1997 139 8
Year PA Rank
1989 615 9
1990 621 4
1992 611 8
1993 610 8
1994 598 10
1997 593 9
Year AB Rank
1989 540 10
1990 543 10
1992 560 6
1993 566 8
1994 554 8
1997 540 9
Year H Rank
1991 179 2
1992 167 5
1993 170 7
1997 156 10
Year K Rank
1989 106 7
1990 108 9
1994 108 10
1997 113 10
Year TB Rank
1989 271 5
1990 268 7
1991 310 1
1992 288 6
1993 280 7
1997 293 5
Year 3B Rank
1988 5 5
1990 4 10
1991 5 9
1994 8 3
Year HR Rank
1988 25 7
1989 33 2
1990 29 4
1991 34 2
1992 32 4
1993 29 6
1994 25 10
1995 30 8
1996 25 10
1997 37 2
1998 22 10
Year SB Rank
1988 65 1
1989 71 1
1990 89 1
1991 68 1
1992 66 1
1993 65 1
1994 58 2
Year RBI Rank
1989 85 6
1990 94 7
1991 98 4
1992 81 8
1993 88 7
1997 108 5
Year R Rank
1988 90 10
1989 95 4
1990 101 2
1991 96 3
1992 91 8
1993 89 10
1994 87 8
1997 96 7
Year BB Rank
1989 69 7
1990 66 6
Year IBB Rank
1988 8 6
1989 10 6
1990 11 4
1992 11 5
Year HP Rank
1988 8 6
Year SF Rank
1990 8 2
1991 6 3
1992 4 7
1995 5 5
1996 5 7
1998 5 9
Year EBH Rank
1989 53 8
1991 58 9
1992 56 9
1997 60 8
Year AVG Rank
1991 .344 1
1995 .296 10
Year OBP Rank
1991 .398 3
Year SLG Rank
1989 .502 5
1990 .494 9
1991 .596 1
1992 .514 7
1993 .495 10
1995 .526 10
Year RC Rank
1989 97.95 6
1990 95.09 8
1991 111.54 1
1992 91.75 7
1997 97.35 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1989 6.45 7
1991 7.97 2
Year ISO Rank
1988 .201 10
1989 .228 4
1990 .204 8
1991 .252 3
1992 .216 8
1995 .230 9
1997 .254 8
Year WOBA Rank
1989 .358 7
1991 .411 1
1992 .357 10
1995 .359 10
Year OPS Rank
1989 .858 6
1990 .859 9
1991 .994 1
1992 .865 6
1995 .864 10
Year WAR Rank
1989 3.6 8
1990 3.9 7
1991 7.1 1
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