James Richard Poole
[edit] Biography
Born on April 28, 1966 in Rochester, New York, Jim Poole (James Richard Poole) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 11 year career. Poole broke into the bigs on June 15, 1990 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 2.15 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched in 1993, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jim Poole's best season was 1996, when he posted a 2.86 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.22
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.00
| 34
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 19
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2.36
| 38
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 42
| 29
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.15
| 29
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 50.1
| 30
| 2
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6.64
| 18
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.1
| 32
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 3.75
| 41
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 50.1
| 40
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.66
| 19
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.2
| 15
| 2
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3.04
| 19
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.2
| 29
| 3
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 67
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2.86
| 38
| 22
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 50.1
| 44
| 5
| 27
| 7
| 3
| 1
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 63
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 7.11
| 26
| 44
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.1
| 73
| 6
| 25
| 4
| 5
| 4
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5.29
| 16
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 32.1
| 38
| 5
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.14
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5.26
| 27
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.1
| 47
| 5
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1999
| PHI
| N
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.33
| 22
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 35.1
| 48
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 18.00
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.71
| 22
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 36.1
| 50
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.00
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7.27
| 5
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.97
| 8
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 196
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 5.46
| 92
| 102
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 153.1
| 189
| 18
| 73
| 18
| 13
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 235
| 0
| 15
| 6
| 3.48
| 164
| 101
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 209.2
| 187
| 23
| 83
| 15
| 7
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 431
| 0
| 22
| 12
| 4.31
| 256
| 203
| 174
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 363
| 376
| 41
| 156
| 33
| 20
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1990
| LA
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 10.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| P
| 24
| 0
| 36
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 42
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| P
| 6
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 50.1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .917
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 20.1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 50.1
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| .917
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 23.2
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .900
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 26.2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| P
| 67
| 0
| 50.1
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| .941
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 49.1
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 1
| .800
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 32.1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| P
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| P
| 38
| 0
| 39.1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| PHI
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 35.1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| P
| 54
| 0
| 36.1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| P
| 18
| 0
| 8.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| P
| 23
| 0
| 10.2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .750
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 431
| 0
| 363
| 22
| 59
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 16
| 7
| .910
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 35
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| Total
|
| 67
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 38
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| PHI
| N
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 54
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MON
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 196
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 235
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 431
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 34th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1987).
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 9, 1988).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with cash to Texas Rangers in exchange for Steve Allen and David Lynch (December 30, 1990).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Texas Rangers (May 31, 1991).
- Granted free agency (December 23, 1994).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (March 18, 1995).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with cash to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Mark Carreon (July 9, 1996).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (July 15, 1998).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (July 22, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 3, 1998).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 17, 1998).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (August 23, 1999).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (August 26, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 4, 1999).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 20, 1999).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (May 17, 2000).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (May 19, 2000).
- Released by Montreal Expos (June 7, 2000).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (June 9, 2000).
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