James Baldwin
[edit] Biography
Born on July 15, 1971 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, James Baldwin (James Baldwin) played for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 11 year career. Baldwin broke into the bigs on April 30, 1995 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 4.42 ERA in 169 innings pitched in 1996, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was James Baldwin's most productive season. Some believe that it was 2000, when he posted a 4.65 ERA, won 14 games and struck out 116 batters. However, others believe that it was 1996, when he posted a 4.42 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 127 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 12.89
| 10
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 32
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 28
| 11
| 6
| 4.42
| 127
| 88
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 169
| 168
| 24
| 57
| 3
| 12
| 4
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 15
| 5.26
| 140
| 128
| 117
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 200
| 205
| 19
| 83
| 3
| 14
| 5
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| 37
| 24
| 13
| 6
| 5.32
| 108
| 103
| 94
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 159
| 176
| 18
| 60
| 2
| 5
| 10
|
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 33
| 12
| 13
| 5.10
| 123
| 119
| 113
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 199.1
| 219
| 34
| 81
| 1
| 11
| 7
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 28
| 14
| 7
| 4.65
| 116
| 96
| 92
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 178
| 185
| 34
| 59
| 3
| 4
| 8
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 12
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 4.20
| 53
| 39
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 79.1
| 82
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 16
| 7
| 5
| 4.61
| 42
| 56
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 95.2
| 109
| 15
| 38
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 29
| 28
| 10
| 11
| 4.42
| 95
| 95
| 86
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 175
| 191
| 25
| 63
| 1
| 7
| 7
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 23
| 7
| 10
| 5.28
| 88
| 95
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 179
| 26
| 49
| 2
| 1
| 7
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.40
| 7
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 21
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 15.00
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5.19
| 9
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17.1
| 18
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.61
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.1
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.29
| 8
| 14
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 19
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3.81
| 29
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 56.2
| 54
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 14
| 14
| 3
| 8
| 4.96
| 54
| 49
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 85.1
| 95
| 13
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 252
| 188
| 76
| 66
| 5.02
| 790
| 745
| 690
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 1237.1
| 1348
| 190
| 456
| 17
| 54
| 48
|
| Total
|
|
| 266
| 202
| 79
| 74
| 5.01
| 844
| 794
| 737
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 1322.2
| 1443
| 203
| 486
| 19
| 57
| 52
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| P
| 6
| 4
| 14.2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .750
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 28
| 169
| 12
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 8
| 0
| .903
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 200
| 15
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 7
| 2
| .949
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| P
| 37
| 24
| 159
| 7
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 0
| .815
|
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| P
| 35
| 33
| 199.1
| 12
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 5
| 1
| .943
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| P
| 29
| 28
| 178
| 14
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 8
| 2
| .952
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| P
| 12
| 12
| 79.1
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| .929
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| P
| 17
| 16
| 95.2
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 29
| 28
| 175
| 12
| 25
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 7
| 1
| .974
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| P
| 30
| 23
| 150
| 9
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| P
| 10
| 0
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 17.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 22.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 56.2
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 266
| 202
| 1322.2
| 89
| 162
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 14
| 87
| 48
| 7
| .937
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CHI
| A
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| 1.500
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 29
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| LA
| N
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .077
| .115
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 29
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .071
| .107
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2002
| SEA
| A
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TEX
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| BAL
| A
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 14
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .071
| .107
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 252
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 266
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .091
| .091
| .159
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed June 6, 1990).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with cash to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Jeff Barry, Onan Masaoka and Gary Majewski (July 26, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (January 30, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (January 28, 2003).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (June 1, 2003).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (June 10, 2003).
- Granted free agency (August 17, 2003).
- Signed by New York Mets (February 9, 2004).
- Granted free agency (May 20, 2004).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (June 6, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 14, 2005).
- Claimed on waivers by Texas Rangers from Baltimore Orioles (July 21, 2005).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Texas Rangers (August 22, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2005).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 30, 2006).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (April 22, 2006).
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