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LF Dion James #39
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L
08/30/1995
LF DION JAMES #39 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 370 108 26 3 6 39 40 36 .292 .365 .427 15 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 16 14 16 16
Gap 15 12 16 15
Power 7 6 7 7
Eye 13 11 14 15
Avoid K's 16 14 16 16
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 8
Errors: - 3 10
Arm: - 5 9
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 8
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 18
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/27/1995 TEX Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1995 CLE Win, 7-2 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
08/22/1995 CLE Win, 9-6 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1995 CLE Win, 6-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1995 BOS Win, 11-3 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/19/1995 BOS Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/18/1995 BOS Win, 2-1 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
08/16/1995 @ MIN Win, 9-3 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/13/1995 CWS Loss, 3-9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/10/1995 NYY Loss, 2-5 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Birthday:11/09/1962
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1982, 18th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1995 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 370 108 26 3 6 39 64 40 36 .292 .365 .427 .792 .335 .135 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 86 422 4 0 0 3 6 2 158 35 15 3 83.3 62.8 6.14 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 13 4 0 0 2 6 4 3 0 2 0 .351 .415 .459 .874
Versus Right   333 95 22 3 6 37 58 36 33 2 4 4 .285 .360 .423 .783
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 8 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .529 .625 1.154
March   14 6 0 1 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .529 .571 1.101
April   79 20 7 0 1 5 12 4 5 1 1 1 .253 .294 .380 .674
May   68 21 5 0 1 8 12 6 9 0 2 0 .309 .365 .426 .791
June   75 16 3 0 2 8 10 13 8 0 0 0 .213 .330 .333 .663
July   61 21 8 1 1 6 15 6 2 1 3 2 .344 .414 .557 .972
August   73 24 3 1 1 9 12 8 11 0 0 1 .329 .402 .438 .841
Last Year   458 125 31 4 7 43 78 56 65 5 4 1 .273 .350 .404 .754
2 Years Ago   622 169 27 2 15 74 91 66 91 3 3 2 .272 .342 .394 .736
Career   6378 1795 372 63 132 750 1009 715 789 51 83 26 .281 .354 .422 .775
Home   168 51 16 2 1 14 32 21 17 0 1 3 .304 .391 .440 .831
Road   202 57 10 1 5 25 32 19 19 2 5 1 .282 .344 .416 .760
Grass   267 84 21 2 3 19 54 29 21 0 3 3 .315 .388 .442 .830
Turf   103 24 5 1 3 20 10 11 15 2 3 1 .233 .308 .388 .696
Day   130 40 8 3 2 17 24 15 10 1 3 3 .308 .389 .462 .851
Night   240 68 18 0 4 22 40 25 26 1 3 1 .283 .352 .408 .760
As Starter   362 106 26 2 6 38 63 40 36 2 5 4 .293 .368 .425 .793
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
Close/Late   88 24 4 1 1 12 10 10 9 0 2 2 .273 .360 .375 .735
Inning 1-3   155 46 9 1 1 9 31 15 17 1 1 1 .297 .360 .387 .748
Inning 4-6   100 28 9 1 3 13 18 11 10 1 2 1 .280 .354 .480 .834
Inning 7-9   104 31 7 1 2 16 15 14 7 0 3 2 .298 .392 .442 .834
Extra Innings   11 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
0 Outs   167 56 17 3 2 8 38 12 16 0 6 2 .335 .387 .509 .896
1 Outs   106 25 4 0 2 14 19 12 10 2 0 1 .236 .314 .330 .644
2 Outs   97 27 5 0 2 17 7 16 10 0 0 1 .278 .386 .392 .778
Scoring Position   75 24 3 0 2 32 13 14 7 2 6 0 .320 .418 .440 .858
Bases Empty   245 73 21 2 3 3 45 24 25 0 0 4 .298 .370 .437 .807
Runner on 1st   50 11 2 1 1 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 .220 .250 .360 .610
Runner on 2nd   34 10 2 0 1 9 5 6 2 0 4 0 .294 .400 .441 .841
Runner on 3rd   9 5 1 0 1 8 4 1 1 1 1 0 .556 .545 1.000 1.545
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 5 0 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .278 .381 .278 .659
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   4 2 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Two Strikes   156 44 16 3 1 13 24 15 36 1 0 2 .282 .351 .442 .793
First Pitch   50 11 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .220 .300 .520
Count 0-1   34 9 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 .265 .286 .382 .668
Count 0-2   23 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 .130 .167 .130 .297
Count 1-0   37 11 1 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .316 .405 .721
Count 1-1   34 13 1 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 .382 .371 .500 .871
Count 1-2   53 12 7 0 0 3 7 0 16 1 0 0 .226 .222 .358 .581
Count 2-0   14 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Count 2-1   36 12 2 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889
Count 2-2   44 16 6 2 0 4 6 0 11 0 0 0 .364 .364 .591 .955
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 1 0 0 3 5 12 0 0 0 0 .333 .714 .444 1.159
Full Count   36 13 3 1 1 4 10 15 3 0 0 1 .361 .558 .583 1.141
Behind in Count   110 24 8 0 1 9 13 0 22 1 2 2 .218 .230 .318 .548
Ahead in Count   96 31 4 0 3 14 28 25 0 0 3 1 .323 .467 .458 .926
Batting Leadoff   357 105 26 2 6 38 63 40 35 2 5 4 .294 .370 .429 .798
Batting 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   134 40 8 1 2 9 17 13 12 0 2 1 .299 .365 .418 .783
Medium Leverage   184 55 16 1 3 11 43 23 20 1 1 3 .299 .384 .446 .830
High Leverage   52 13 2 1 1 19 4 4 4 1 3 0 .250 .298 .385 .683
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
1983 Kansas City - DBL 20 44 150 49 16 2 3 20 21 10 1 0 10 1 0 .327 .373 .520 .893 139 134 1.0
1984 Kansas City - DBL 21 116 450 121 21 6 5 45 61 55 2 3 48 8 2 .269 .349 .376 .725 97 99 1.3
1985 Kansas City - DBL 22 142 525 161 32 8 8 58 94 61 2 6 47 12 1 .307 .377 .444 .821 122 123 3.0
1986 Kansas City - DBL 23 113 430 149 30 8 8 58 96 56 2 6 51 6 0 .347 .419 .509 .928 147 141 3.8
1987 Washington - DBL 24 145 520 142 28 1 8 59 77 84 1 6 54 30 11 .273 .372 .377 .748 115 114 3.0
1988 Cincinnati - DBL 25 139 564 162 37 5 15 78 89 51 3 6 66 15 5 .287 .346 .450 .797 108 106 1.5
1989 Cincinnati - DBL 26 138 526 139 24 7 14 67 83 54 3 7 64 19 9 .264 .332 .416 .749 104 107 1.9
1990 Cincinnati - DBL 27 155 624 164 29 4 18 82 92 60 1 2 75 14 5 .263 .328 .409 .736 99 100 -0.0
1991 Cincinnati - DBL 28 8 35 5 2 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 7 0 0 .143 .189 .286 .475 28 32 -0.3
1991 Los Angeles - DBL 28 137 542 151 34 9 11 71 77 53 1 3 92 13 4 .279 .342 .435 .778 126 124 2.9
1991 Total - DBL 28 145 577 156 36 9 12 75 82 55 1 3 99 13 4 .270 .333 .426 .760 109 109 2.0
1992 Los Angeles - DBL 29 146 562 150 35 4 13 52 81 67 3 2 83 19 11 .267 .347 .413 .760 123 118 2.7
1993 Los Angeles - DBL 30 155 622 169 27 2 15 74 91 66 2 3 91 33 7 .272 .342 .394 .736 114 114 3.1
1994 Chicago - DBL 31 119 458 125 31 4 7 43 78 56 1 5 65 15 5 .273 .350 .404 .754 110 108 1.6
1995 Chicago - DBL 32 94 370 108 26 3 6 39 64 40 4 2 36 15 3 .292 .365 .427 .792 129 126 2.4
Total DBL 1651 6378 1795 372 63 132 750 1009 715 26 51 789 200 63 .281 .354 .422 .775 116 114 27.7
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 Omaha - CBL 20 94 365 112 16 9 3 48 61 37 5 4 30 8 3 .307 .375 .425 .799 142 138 0.0
Total CBL 94 365 112 16 9 3 48 61 37 5 4 30 8 3 .307 .375 .425 .799 142 138
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
1983 Kansas City - DBL 20 11 46 16 3 2 0 3 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 .348 .367 .500 .867 0 0 0.0
1984 Kansas City - DBL 21 12 38 12 5 1 0 2 7 8 0 1 1 0 0 .316 .426 .500 .926 0 0 0.0
1985 Kansas City - DBL 22 12 52 12 4 1 0 7 6 8 0 1 9 1 0 .231 .328 .346 .674 0 0 0.0
1986 Kansas City - DBL 23 16 58 18 5 1 0 4 10 12 0 0 8 0 0 .310 .429 .431 .860 0 0 0.0
1988 Cincinnati - DBL 25 13 47 12 1 4 1 4 5 6 0 0 8 2 0 .255 .340 .511 .850 0 0 0.0
1993 Los Angeles - DBL 30 13 52 13 2 1 0 3 5 8 0 0 9 1 0 .250 .350 .327 .677 0 0 0.0
1994 Chicago - DBL 31 15 56 15 6 0 2 7 10 8 0 0 8 2 0 .268 .359 .482 .842 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 92 349 98 26 10 3 30 49 52 0 3 48 6 0 .281 .371 .438 .810 121 117
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1983 Kansas City - DBL 1B 2 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 +0.0 1.050
1983 Kansas City - DBL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1983 Omaha - CBL LF 77 77 165 2 0 176 9 .949 688.0 2.18 -5.1 .964
1983 Kansas City - DBL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.2 13.50 +0.0 1.001
1983 Omaha - CBL CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.014
1983 Omaha - CBL RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.2 1.006
1984 Kansas City - DBL 1B 1 1 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 9.0 13.00 +0.0 1.054
1984 Kansas City - DBL LF 41 34 77 3 1 81 1 .988 325.1 2.21 +0.9 .987
1985 Kansas City - DBL 1B 5 4 44 1 2 47 2 .957 36.0 11.25 -1.1 .627
1985 Kansas City - DBL LF 10 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 62.1 2.31 +0.7 .988
1985 Kansas City - DBL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.3 .000
1986 Kansas City - DBL 1B 4 3 22 1 2 23 0 1.000 28.0 7.39 +0.1 1.046
1986 Kansas City - DBL LF 8 7 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 67.0 2.82 -0.0 .987
1987 Washington - DBL LF 134 133 300 9 2 314 5 .984 1159.0 2.40 +0.8 .983
1988 Cincinnati - DBL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.4 .000
1988 Cincinnati - DBL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 0.0 .000
1988 Cincinnati - DBL 3B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.058
1988 Cincinnati - DBL SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1988 Cincinnati - DBL LF 46 46 118 3 0 122 1 .992 403.0 2.70 -2.8 .973
1989 Cincinnati - DBL 1B 1 1 6 0 1 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 .000
1989 Cincinnati - DBL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1989 Cincinnati - DBL 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1989 Cincinnati - DBL SS 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 .000
1989 Cincinnati - DBL LF 36 34 79 3 0 85 3 .965 300.2 2.45 +0.7 .958
1990 Cincinnati - DBL 1B 35 32 262 16 20 286 8 .972 293.2 8.52 -8.4 .674
1990 Cincinnati - DBL LF 3 3 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 21.0 3.00 -0.5 .976
1990 Cincinnati - DBL RF 79 78 150 5 3 161 6 .963 680.0 2.05 -9.7 .919
1991 Los Angeles - DBL LF 83 83 157 2 0 163 4 .975 718.1 1.99 -4.8 .977
1991 Los Angeles - DBL RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .996
1992 Los Angeles - DBL 1B 1 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 +0.1 1.064
1992 Los Angeles - DBL LF 94 94 207 11 2 226 8 .965 823.1 2.38 -4.2 .965
1992 Los Angeles - DBL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1993 Los Angeles - DBL LF 153 153 334 7 1 349 8 .977 1369.1 2.24 -6.5 .966
1994 Chicago - DBL 1B 1 1 8 0 1 9 1 .889 8.0 9.00 -0.5 .000
1994 Chicago - DBL LF 7 7 17 0 0 18 1 .944 63.0 2.43 -0.3 .979
1995 Chicago - DBL LF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 -0.4 .849
TOTAL 1B 51 42 369 19 26 399 11 .972 394.2 8.85 -10.2 .699
TOTAL 2B 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.2 3.38 -0.4 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.058
TOTAL SS 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 695 678 1503 41 6 1584 40 .975 6013.1 2.31 -21.6 .972
TOTAL CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 +0.0 1.009
TOTAL RF 84 79 153 5 3 164 6 .963 696.2 2.04 -9.1 .920
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1982 Drafted in the 1982 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (17); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 11 (12).
04/04/1983 Named the #7 prospect in the DBL
06/12/1983 Was selected to the 1983 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 12 (12).
10/06/1984 Wins the 1984 DBL FL Division Series MVP Award.
10/27/1984 Wins the 1984 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 3 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
09/16/1985 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
10/25/1986 Wins the 1986 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
12/16/1986 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Washington Senators, along with LF Jose Canseco, in exchange for draft picks.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
12/15/1987 Was traded by the Washington Senators to the Cincinnati Reds, along with CF John Cangelosi, in exchange for LF Jim Eisenreich, 2B Steve Buechele, C Geno Petralli, SP Doug Drabek.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (19); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (19); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
08/21/1990 Goes 5-5 against the Atlanta Braves, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (19); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
04/16/1991 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 1B Kevin McReynolds.
08/11/1991 Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (13).
08/25/1992 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (17); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 13 (14).
06/02/1993 Injured (Sinusitis), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/01/1993 Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 13 (14).
10/05/1994 Wins the 1994 DBL FL Division Series MVP Award.
10/07/1994 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for one week.
10/23/1994 Wins the 1994 World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (17); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 13 (15).
04/17/1995 Injured (Gout), out for 1 day.
05/22/1995 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
08/06/1995 Scores his 1000th career Doubleday Baseball League run!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1993 696 7
Year AB Rank
1993 622 8
Year H Rank
1993 169 10
Year 2B Rank
1991 34 6
1992 35 6
Year 3B Rank
1991 9 5
Year BB Rank
1987 84 6
Year IBB Rank
1986 6 7
1987 7 5
1992 5 7
Year SH Rank
1988 11 9
Year AVG Rank
1986 .347 2
1991 .279 8
Year OBP Rank
1985 .377 10
1986 .419 2
1987 .372 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1986 8.92 2
Year WOBA Rank
1986 .384 8
Year OPS Rank
1986 .928 7
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