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Jim Hickman
James Lucius Hickman (Gentleman Jim)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.

MLB Debut April 14, 1962
Final Game July 14, 1974
Born May 10, 1937 in Henning, TN
Died June 25, 2016 (age 79)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 25 CIN NL   62   90    4   19   3   1   0    4   0   0    9   27  .211  .283  .267  .549    76    24   4   0   1   0   2  
 1963 26 CIN NL  146  503   59  111  13   7  22   73   0   0   48  115  .221  .286  .406  .692    98   204   9   4   1   0  13  
         CHN NL    3    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .286  .375  .429  .804   116     3   0   0   0   0   1  
         TOT     149  510   60  113  14   7  22   73   0   0   49  117  .222  .288  .406  .694         207   9   4   1   0  14 
 1964 27 CHN NL   75  227   25   55  12   0   9   33   0   0   23   45  .242  .311  .414  .725    98    94   0   3   0   1   4  
 1965 28 CHN NL   71  190   28   40   7   0   9   31   2   1   21   27  .211  .294  .389  .684    95    74   1   1   1   2   5  
 1966 29 CHN NL   69  157   26   37   6   0  12   31   1   0   18   26  .236  .311  .503  .814   114    79   1   4   0   1   6  
 1967 30 LAN NL   20   71    2   10   3   0   0    5   0   0    5   23  .141  .197  .183  .380    58    13   2   0   0   0   1  
 1968 31 CHN NL   62  170   23   38   5   3   8   16   3   2   17   34  .224  .298  .429  .727   116    73   1   0   0   1   5  
 1969 32 CHN NL   29   90    7   12   2   0   3   15   0   0   11   20  .133  .225  .256  .481    69    23   1   1   0   0   1  
         KCA AL   82  307   53   78   9   2  21   58   2   0   35   60  .254  .330  .502  .832   125   154   0   0   2   0   8  
         TOT     111  397   60   90  11   2  24   73   2   0   46   80  .227  .306  .446  .752         177   1   1   2   0   9 
 1970 33 KCA AL  153  572  112  183  42   1  37  118   1   0   85  113  .320  .404  .591  .995   138   338   0   6   5   0  11  MVP-5
 1971 34 KCA AL  123  428   44   83   8   3  15   55   1   0   48   77  .194  .285  .332  .617    90   142   1   1   4   7   9  
 1972 35 KCA AL  117  331   64   98  15   2  14   60   6   0   43   56  .296  .376  .480  .856   130   159   0   3   1   1   4  
 1973 36 KCA AL   78  221   26   49   3   0   3   21   0   0   51   54  .222  .362  .276  .638    88    61   3   4   4   0   6  
 1974 37 BOA AL    6   19    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .211  .286  .263  .549    75     5   0   0   0   1   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     1096 3383  476  819 130  19 153  521  16   3  416  684  .242  .325  .427  .753        1446  23  27  19  14  76
 Per 600 PA           525   74  127  20   3  24   81   2   0   65  106                                 225   4   4   3   2  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      553 1859  299  491  77   8  90  312  10   0  262  360  .264  .355  .459  .814         854   4  14  16   8  38
   With CHN      309  841  110  184  33   3  41  126   6   3   91  154  .219  .296  .411  .707         346   4   9   1   5  22
   With CIN      208  593   63  130  16   8  22   77   0   0   57  142  .219  .286  .384  .670         228  13   4   2   0  15
   With LAN       20   71    2   10   3   0   0    5   0   0    5   23  .141  .197  .183  .380          13   2   0   0   0   1
   With BOA        6   19    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .211  .286  .263  .549           5   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1421 3974  518 1002 163  25 159  560  17  19  491  832  .252  .335  .426  .760        1692  25  29  36  16  99
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1962 25 CIN NL  77    7   2.5   8   0   0  .000   2    9    6  .667    0    0  .000  OF   2(-2)e13 -179   
 1963 26 CIN NL  36   57   3.7   2   1   0  .500  13   53   30  .566    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e15    2   
         CHN NL  75    0   3.7   1   1   0 1.000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e15  114   
         TOT                     3   2   0  .667  13   53   30  .566    0    0  .000
 1964 27 CHN NL  78   30   4.5  17   5   1  .294   2   17   10  .588    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e10   29   
 1965 28 CHN NL  80   21   3.7  14   1   0  .071   3   40   17  .425    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e13  -13   
 1966 29 CHN NL  74   24   5.0  14   2   0  .143   5   19   10  .526    0    0  .000  1B   4e13      159   
 1967 30 LAN NL   7    2   1.2   0   0   0  .000   0   10    7  .700    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e3  -132   
 1968 31 CHN NL  73   20   4.0  13   1   0  .077   3   16    5  .312    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e10   70   
 1969 32 CHN NL  53    5   1.9   3   0   0  .000   0    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5  -313   
         KCA AL  32   50   5.7   5   1   0  .200   3   29   23  .793    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5    38   
         TOT                     8   1   0  .125   3   34   26  .765    0    0  .000
 1970 33 KCA AL  25  140   9.3   0   0   0  .000   7   54   34  .630    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e9    -6   
 1971 34 KCA AL  32   41   3.2   5   0   0  .000   3   32   15  .469    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e6  -175   
 1972 35 KCA AL  56   63   7.2  24   9   1  .375   4   26   13  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e6     30   
 1973 36 KCA AL  13   25   3.8   7   1   0  .143   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  DH             -44   
 1974 37 BOA AL  85    1   2.8   0   0   0  .000   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   4e22     -171   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 13 Seasons          494   5.0 113  22   2  .195  46  312  174  .558    0    0  .000                 -23   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 15.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 13.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1962 25 CIN NL  LF    33    33     0    1    0   .971    14   145.2   2.04
                 RF    18    16     0    1    0   .941     9    83.2   1.72
                 1B     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0  13.50
                 CF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0  13.50
 1963 26 CIN NL  RF   122   174     5   10    2   .947   121   962.1   1.67
                 LF    27    31     1    3    0   .914    21   174.0   1.66
                 CF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   2.00
         CHN NL  RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   0.56
 1964 27 CHN NL  RF    49    88     1    2    0   .978    47   436.2   1.83
                 CF     6    15     0    0    0  1.000     6    45.0   3.00
                 LF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    17.0   1.59
 1965 28 CHN NL  CF    53   104     4    2    0   .982    49   401.1   2.42
                 1B     4     6     0    0    1  1.000     0     6.0   9.00
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
                 3B     2     0     1    1    0   .500     0     3.0   3.00
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1966 29 CHN NL  1B    35   313    36    5   34   .986    34   302.1  10.39
                 RF    20    14     0    0    0  1.000     1    44.2   2.82
 1967 30 LAN NL  LF    20    51     1    0    0  1.000    20   174.0   2.69
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1968 31 CHN NL  RF    48    87     1    3    0   .967    44   381.0   2.08
                 CF     6     6     0    0    0  1.000     0    24.2   2.19
 1969 32 CHN NL  RF    23    34     1    0    0  1.000    23   208.2   1.51
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.1   3.86
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
         KCA AL  RF    78   149     5    3    1   .981    77   706.2   1.96
 1970 33 KCA AL  RF   153   301    14    7    4   .978   152  1391.1   2.04
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1971 34 KCA AL  RF   118   215    10    2    1   .991   117   986.0   2.05
                 LF     1     1     0    1    0   .500     1     8.0   1.12
 1972 35 KCA AL  LF    70    83     0    1    0   .988    50   453.2   1.65
                 RF    30    36     1    3    0   .925    23   195.0   1.71
                 CF     4     7     0    0    0  1.000     4    26.0   2.42
                 1B     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0  18.00
 1973 36 KCA AL  LF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     1    14.0   0.64
                 1B     2     8     0    0    0  1.000     1     7.0  10.29
 1974 37 BOA AL  1B     3    20     2    1    4   .957     3    25.0   7.92
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   663  1116    38   31    8   .974   616  5415.0   1.92
                 LF   158   204     2    6    0   .972   109   991.1   1.87
                 CF    74   138     4    2    0   .986    60   510.1   2.50
                 1B    47   353    38    6   39   .985    38   344.1  10.22
                 3B     3     0     1    1    0   .500     0     4.0   2.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1972 ALCS  KCA NYA   L    5   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .250  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1962  CIN   94-68   Larry Cupp
 1963  CIN   72-90   Larry Cupp
 1963  CHN   96-66   Alan Boodman
 1964  CHN   97-66   Alan Boodman
 1965  CHN   87-75   Alan Boodman
 1966  CHN   78-84   Alan Boodman
 1967  LAN   67-95   Dave Jackson
 1968  CHN   65-97   Alan Bosslet
 1969  CHN   77-85   Alan Bosslet
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 1970  KCA   91-71   Mike Rodriguez
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 1974  BOA   93-69   Mike Tomeo

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