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Jim Turner

Jim Turner

1937–1945  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 185 lb  ·  b. 1903 Antioch, TN

Career 69–60 · 3.22 ERA · 329 SO · 1132.0 IP · 238 G · 87 H · 1 HR · 22 RBI · .218 AVG

Seasons leading his league
6
1 best in baseball 5 league only
18 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1937 Best season

Spanning 1937–1945, peaking at 4 titles in 1937.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 956th League titles 6
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 1,692nd Top-5 finishes 18

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1938 1.000
Complete Games 1 1st — 1937 NL 24 1938 #2
Shutouts 1 1st — 1937 NL 5
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1937 NL 1.09 1938 #3
Saves 1 1st — 1945 AL 10
Earned Run Average 1 1st — 1937 NL 2.38
Pitcher Range Factor — #2 — 1938 #2
Pitcher Putouts — #3 — 1938 #3
Pitcher Assists — #2 — 1938 #2
Wins — #2 — 1937 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1945 1 SV 10
1938 1 P FPCT 1.000
1937 4 ERA 2.38 WHIP 1.09 SHO 5 CG 24

Pitching

  led the league   9 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1937 BSN NL 20 11 2.38 33 30 1 256.2 228 68 13 52 69 1.09
1938 BSN NL 14 18 3.46 35 34 0 268.0 267 103 21 54 71 1.20
1939 BSN NL 4 11 4.28 25 22 0 157.2 181 75 10 51 50 1.47
1940 CIN NL 14 7 2.89 24 23 0 187.0 187 60 9 32 53 1.17
1941 CIN NL 6 4 3.11 23 10 0 113.0 120 39 5 24 34 1.27
1942 NYA +1 AL 1 1 4.35 8 0 1 10.1 9 5 1 4 2 1.26
1943 NYA AL 3 0 3.53 18 0 1 43.1 44 17 1 13 15 1.32
1944 NYA AL 4 4 3.46 35 0 7 41.2 42 16 3 22 13 1.54
1945 NYA AL 3 4 3.64 30 0 10 54.1 45 22 4 31 22 1.40
Career — — 69 60 3.22 231 119 20 1132.0 1,123 405 67 283 329 1.24

Batting

9 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1937 BSN NL 39 96 10 24 3 0 0 7 2 7 0 .250 .273 .281 .554
1938 BSN NL 35 96 5 22 4 0 0 5 3 14 0 .229 .267 .271 .538
1939 BSN NL 25 55 5 13 1 0 1 6 1 4 0 .236 .250 .309 .559
1940 CIN NL 25 75 7 18 5 1 0 2 0 3 0 .240 .240 .333 .573
1941 CIN NL 23 41 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 .146 .167 .195 .362
1942 NYA +1 AL 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1943 NYA AL 18 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
1944 NYA AL 35 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
1945 NYA AL 30 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Career — — 238 399 32 87 16 1 1 22 8 39 0 .218 .241 .271 .512

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1937 BSN NL P 33 — — 12 59 4 3 75 .947 2.15
1938 BSN NL P 35 — — 17 72 0 4 89 1.000 2.54
1939 BSN NL P 25 — — 8 38 2 3 48 .958 1.84
1940 CIN NL P 24 — — 8 35 1 1 44 .977 1.79
1941 CIN NL P 23 — — 0 33 1 4 34 .971 1.43
1942 NYA AL P 8 — — 2 4 0 1 6 1.000 0.75
1943 NYA AL P 18 — — 3 8 1 0 12 .917 0.61
1944 NYA AL P 35 — — 2 6 2 0 10 .800 0.23
1945 NYA AL P 30 — — 3 14 1 2 18 .944 0.57
Career — — P 231 — — 55 269 12 18 336 .964 1.40