Jim Gentile Stats

Jim Gentile was born on Sunday, June 3, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Gentile was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1957, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Gentile baseball stats page.

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Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#365)

Jim Gentile Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#365)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Edward Gentile
Nickname:   Diamond Jim
Born On:   06-03-1934
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Francisco, California
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   09-10-1957 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-30-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 Dodgers 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667
1958 Dodgers 12 30 0 4 1 0 0 0 4 4 1 6 0 0 0 1 .133 .235 .167
1960 Orioles 138 384 67 112 17 0 21 1 98 68 5 72 0 5 7 8 .292 .403 .500
1961 Orioles 148 486 96 147 25 2 46 5 141 96 5 106 0 8 11 12 .302 .423 .646
1962 Orioles 152 545 80 137 21 1 33 0 87 77 16 100 0 10 7 13 .251 .346 .475
1963 Orioles 145 496 65 123 16 1 24 0 72 76 9 101 1 3 6 14 .248 .353 .429
1964 Athletics 136 439 71 110 10 0 28 0 71 84 6 122 1 5 4 9 .251 .372 .465
1965 Athletics 38 118 14 29 5 0 10 0 22 9 1 26 0 0 1 3 .246 .305 .542
1965 Astros 81 227 22 55 11 1 7 0 31 34 7 72 2 1 5 5 .242 .352 .392
1966 Astros 49 144 16 35 6 1 7 0 18 21 3 39 1 0 4 3 .243 .355 .444
1966 Indians 33 47 2 6 1 0 2 0 4 5 1 18 0 0 0 1 .128 .212 .277
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 936 2,922 434 759 113 6 179 6 549 475 54 663 5 32 45 69 .260 .368 .486
Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1957 Dodgers 1B 2 - - 14 7.0 14 14 0 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Dodgers 1B 8 - - 53 6.6 52 50 2 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1960 Orioles 1B 124 - - 944 7.6 937 885 52 7 98 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1961 Orioles 1B 144 - - 1,323 9.2 1,309 1,209 100 14 129 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1962 Orioles 1B 150 - - 1,351 9.0 1,335 1,214 121 16 121 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1963 Orioles 1B 143 - - 1,301 9.1 1,295 1,185 110 6 122 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1964 Athletics 1B 128 - - 1,115 8.7 1,102 1,018 84 13 92 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1965 Athletics 1B 35 - - 261 7.5 256 239 17 5 24 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1965 Astros 1B 68 - - 591 8.7 587 544 43 4 41 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1966 Astros 1B 43 - - 355 8.3 351 321 30 4 28 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1966 Indians 1B 9 - - 54 6.0 51 46 5 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 854 0 0 7,362 8.6 7,289 6,725 564 73 671 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
9 Years 854 - - 7,362 8.6 7,289 6,725 564 73 671 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 --
Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1957 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 6.0 6.0 6.0 - - -
1958 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 7.5 - - -
1960 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 18.3 5.3 3.9 - - -
1961 Orioles 1 1 .500 - - n/a 10.6 4.6 3.4 - - -
1962 Orioles 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 16.5 5.5 6.3 - - -
1963 Orioles 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 20.7 4.9 6.9 - - -
1964 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 15.7 3.6 6.2 - - -
1965 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 11.8 4.5 5.4 - - -
1965 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 32.4 3.2 7.3 - - -
1966 Astros 0 0 .000 - - n/a 20.6 3.7 8.0 - - -
1966 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 23.5 2.6 11.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 3 1 .750 - - n/a 16.3 4.4 5.3 - - -
Jim Gentile

Jim Gentile Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 27 Undetermined - -
1960 Baltimore Orioles 4 Undetermined Stats -
1961 Baltimore Orioles 4 Undetermined Stats -
1962 Baltimore Orioles 4 Undetermined Stats -
1963 Baltimore Orioles 4 Undetermined - -
1964 Kansas City Athletics 6 Undetermined - -
1965 Kansas City Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1965 Houston Astros 52, 4 $28,500.00 - -
1966 Houston Astros 4 Undetermined - -
1966 Cleveland Indians 12 $26,500.00 - -


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