James McJames
Career 79–80 · 3.43 ERA · 593 SO · 1361.1 IP · 178 G · 87 H · 39 RBI · .162 AVG
Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
14
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1897
Best season
Spanning 1897–1897, peaking at 2 titles in 1897.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 840th League titles 2
- 392nd Best in baseball 2
- 810th Top-5 finishes 14
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 266th Complete Games 137
- 379th Earned Run Average 3.43
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shutouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1897 3 |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1897 156 1898 #2 |
| Complete Games | — | #3 | — | 1898 #3 |
| Strikeouts / 9 | — | #2 | — | 1896 #3 1897 #2 1898 #3 |
| Saves | — | #3 | — | 1897 #3 |
| Wins | — | #3 | — | 1898 #3 |
Pitching
6 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | WAS | NL | 1 | 1 | 1.59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1.94 |
| 1896 | WAS | NL | 12 | 20 | 4.27 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 280.1 | 310 | 133 | 2 | 135 | 103 | 1.59 |
| 1897 | WAS | NL | 15 | 23 | 3.61 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 323.2 | 361 | 130 | 7 | 137 | 156 | 1.54 |
| 1898 | BLN | NL | 27 | 15 | 2.36 | 45 | 42 | 0 | 374.0 | 327 | 98 | 5 | 113 | 178 | 1.18 |
| 1899 | BRO | NL | 19 | 15 | 3.50 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 275.1 | 295 | 107 | 4 | 122 | 105 | 1.52 |
| 1901 | BRO | NL | 5 | 6 | 4.75 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 91.0 | 104 | 48 | 1 | 40 | 42 | 1.58 |
| Career | — | — | 79 | 80 | 3.43 | 178 | 162 | 4 | 1361.1 | 1,414 | 519 | 19 | 563 | 593 | 1.45 |
Batting
6 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | WAS | NL | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1896 | WAS | NL | 37 | 111 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .162 | .184 | .171 | .355 |
| 1897 | WAS | NL | 44 | 124 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 1 | .169 | .202 | .210 | .411 |
| 1898 | BLN | NL | 45 | 149 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .181 | .208 | .242 | .449 |
| 1899 | BRO | NL | 37 | 112 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .170 | .184 | .223 | .407 |
| 1901 | BRO | NL | 13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .029 | .083 | .029 | .113 |
| Career | — | — | 178 | 537 | 42 | 87 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 92 | 5 | .162 | .188 | .201 | .389 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 178 | 36 | 307 | 35 | 7 | .907 |