Jim Bottomley

Jim Bottomley

1922–1937 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'0", 180 lb · b. 1900 Oglesby, IL

Career 1,991 G · 2,313 H · 219 HR · 1,422 RBI · .310 AVG

Seasons leading his league

9

1 best in baseball 8 league only

37 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1928 Best season

Spanning 1925–1928, peaking at 4 titles in 1928.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

190th League titles 9
607th Best in baseball 1
197th Top-5 finishes 37

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

Career leaderboards

49th Triples 151
72nd Runs Batted In 1,422
98th Doubles 465
115th Batting Average .310
117th Slugging Percentage .500
124th On-Base Plus Slug. .870
132nd Total Bases 3,737
154th Hits 2,313
209th Runs 1,177
289th On-Base Percentage .369
327th Home Runs 219
426th Walks 664

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Total Bases	2	1st	—	1926 NL 305 1928 NL 362 1925 #3
Doubles	2	1st	2 yrs (1925–1926)	1925 44 1926 NL 40 1928 #3
Runs Batted In	2	1st	—	1926 NL 120 1928 NL 136 1924 #3 1925 #3
Triples	1	1st	—	1928 NL 20 1927 #2
Hits	1	1st	—	1925 NL 227
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1928 NL 31 1926 #2
Walks	—	#3	—	1927 #3
Slugging Percentage	—	#2	—	1925 #3 1928 #2
On-Base Percentage	—	#2	—	1923 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	—	#2	—	1923 #3 1928 #2
Runs	—	#2	—	1928 #2
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1923 #2 1925 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1928	4	HR 31 RBI 136 3B 20 TB 362
1926	3	RBI 120 2B 40 TB 305
1925	2	H 227 2B 44

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1922	SLN	NL	37	151	29	49	8	5	5	35	6	13	3	.325	.359	.543	.902
1923	SLN	NL	134	523	79	194	34	14	8	94	45	44	4	.371	.425	.535	.960
1924	SLN	NL	137	528	87	167	31	12	14	111	35	35	5	.316	.362	.500	.862
1925	SLN	NL	153	619	92	227	44	12	21	128	47	36	3	.367	.413	.578	.992
1926	SLN	NL	154	603	98	180	40	14	19	120	58	52	4	.299	.364	.506	.870
1927	SLN	NL	152	574	95	174	31	15	19	124	74	49	8	.303	.387	.509	.896
1928	SLN	NL	149	576	123	187	42	20	31	136	71	54	10	.325	.402	.629	1.030
1929	SLN	NL	146	560	108	176	31	12	29	137	70	54	3	.314	.391	.568	.959
1930	SLN	NL	131	487	92	148	33	7	15	97	44	36	5	.304	.368	.493	.860
1931	SLN	NL	108	382	73	133	34	5	9	75	34	24	3	.348	.403	.534	.937
1932	SLN	NL	91	311	45	92	16	3	11	48	25	32	2	.296	.350	.473	.823
1933	CIN	NL	145	549	57	137	23	9	13	83	42	28	3	.250	.311	.395	.706
1934	CIN	NL	142	556	72	158	31	11	11	78	33	40	1	.284	.324	.439	.763
1935	CIN	NL	107	399	44	103	21	1	1	49	18	24	3	.258	.294	.323	.617
1936	SLA	AL	140	544	72	162	39	11	12	95	44	55	0	.298	.354	.476	.830
1937	SLA	AL	65	109	11	26	7	0	1	12	18	15	1	.239	.347	.330	.677
Career	—	—	1,991	7,471	1,177	2,313	465	151	219	1,422	664	591	58	.310	.369	.500	.870

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
1B	1,885	18,337	814	223	1,562	.988
2B	1	0	1	0	0	1.000