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Jim Hickman
Full name James Lucius Hickman Born May 10, 1937, Henning, Tennessee Died June 25, 2016, Jackson, Tennessee Buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Henning, Tennessee First Game: April 14, 1962 ; Final Game: July 14, 1974 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 192 Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1970) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1962 NY N Daily Splits 140 392 54 96 18 2 13 46 47 2 96 3 7 3 1 5 9 4 4 .245 .328 .401 -0.6 1962 NY N
1963 NY N Daily Splits 146 494 53 113 21 6 17 51 44 1 120 1 3 4 0 14 8 0 5 .229 .291 .399 -1.2 1963 NY N
1964 NY N Daily Splits 139 409 48 105 14 1 11 57 36 4 90 2 0 1 0 11 11 0 1 .257 .319 .377 -0.1 1964 NY N
1965 NY N Daily Splits 141 369 32 87 18 0 15 40 27 3 76 2 1 1 0 10 9 3 1 .236 .291 .407 -0.8 1965 NY N
1966 NY N Daily Splits 58 160 15 38 7 0 4 16 13 0 34 1 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 .238 .299 .356 -0.1 1966 NY N
1967 LA N Daily Splits 65 98 7 16 6 1 0 10 14 1 28 0 2 0 0 4 4 1 1 .163 .268 .245 -0.5 1967 LA N
1968 CHI N Daily Splits 75 188 22 42 6 3 5 23 18 2 38 1 3 3 0 2 6 1 1 .223 .290 .367 -0.4 1968 CHI N
1969 CHI N Daily Splits 134 338 38 80 11 2 21 54 47 3 74 0 0 4 0 7 8 2 1 .237 .326 .467 -0.7 1969 CHI N
1970 CHI N Daily Splits 149 514 102 162 33 4 32 115 93 8 99 1 2 3 0 8 10 0 1 .315 .419 .582 3.5 1970 CHI N
1971 CHI N Daily Splits 117 383 50 98 13 2 19 60 50 7 61 3 3 5 0 7 12 0 1 .256 .342 .449 -0.4 1971 CHI N
1972 CHI N Daily Splits 115 368 65 100 15 2 17 64 52 3 64 2 2 1 0 8 7 3 1 .272 .364 .462 1.2 1972 CHI N
1973 CHI N Daily Splits 92 201 27 49 1 2 3 20 42 2 42 0 2 4 0 3 8 1 1 .244 .368 .313 -0.7 1973 CHI N
1974 STL N Daily Splits 50 60 5 16 0 0 2 4 8 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .267 .353 .367 0.1 1974 STL N
Total (13 Years) Splits 1421 3974 518 1002 163 25 159 560 491 36 832 16 25 29 1 81 99 17 19 .252 .335 .426 -0.7 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1970 NL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1967 LA N Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 - 0.0 1967 LA N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1962 NY N Daily Splits OF 124 106 92 950.1 265 7 8 0 0 .971 8 84 33
1962 NY N CF 84 78 66 688.2 198 4 7 0 0 .967
1962 NY N RF 33 28 26 244.2 49 3 1 0 0 .981
1962 NY N LF 8 0 0 17 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 NY N Daily Splits OF 82 72 66 646 149 6 6 2 0 .963 19 42 22
1963 NY N 3B 59 54 51 476.1 45 103 14 14 0 .914
1963 NY N CF 42 42 41 363 86 3 3 1 0 .967
1963 NY N RF 22 18 15 164 40 1 2 1 0 .953
1963 NY N LF 19 12 10 119 21 0 1 0 0 .955
1964 NY N Daily Splits OF 113 98 89 881 237 8 6 1 0 .976 9 89 19
1964 NY N CF 89 81 73 707.1 198 4 5 1 0 .976
1964 NY N RF 19 15 14 135.2 29 2 0 0 0 1.000
1964 NY N LF 9 2 2 38 10 0 1 0 0 .909
1964 NY N 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1965 NY N Daily Splits OF 91 62 45 576.1 136 3 5 0 0 .965 36 45 16
1965 NY N CF 45 39 27 340.2 86 2 2 0 0 .978
1965 NY N LF 36 14 13 151.1 36 1 2 0 0 .949
1965 NY N 1B 30 25 16 228.2 240 20 2 20 0 .992
1965 NY N RF 16 9 5 84.1 15 0 1 0 0 .938
1965 NY N 3B 14 6 3 58 10 6 2 2 0 .889
1966 NY N Daily Splits OF 45 31 22 279.1 63 5 1 2 0 .986 17 8 23
1966 NY N RF 23 18 11 148.1 30 3 0 1 0 1.000
1966 NY N LF 17 7 6 75 13 0 1 0 0 .929
1966 NY N 1B 17 11 7 104.2 120 12 1 14 1 .992
1966 NY N CF 8 6 5 56 16 1 0 1 0 1.000
1967 LA N Daily Splits OF 37 16 12 190 52 2 0 1 0 1.000 14 12 12
1967 LA N LF 14 2 2 45.2 8 1 0 0 0 1.000
1967 LA N CF 12 11 8 105 34 1 0 1 0 1.000
1967 LA N RF 12 3 2 39.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 LA N 3B 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1967 LA N 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 LA N P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1968 CHI N Daily Splits OF 66 49 38 471.2 115 4 3 0 0 .975 2 21 49
1968 CHI N RF 49 30 27 306.2 68 3 3 0 0 .959
1968 CHI N CF 21 19 11 160.1 44 1 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CHI N LF 2 0 0 4.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI N Daily Splits OF 125 87 77 845.2 153 6 3 0 0 .981 5 9 116
1969 CHI N RF 116 82 73 783 137 6 3 0 0 .979
1969 CHI N CF 9 5 4 52 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI N LF 5 0 0 10.2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CHI N Daily Splits OF 79 75 43 630.2 143 7 4 1 0 .974 2 53 28
1970 CHI N 1B 74 71 49 579.2 563 60 6 46 0 .990
1970 CHI N CF 53 50 30 418.2 91 4 1 0 0 .990
1970 CHI N RF 28 24 12 201 47 3 3 1 0 .943
1970 CHI N LF 2 1 1 11 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CHI N Daily Splits OF 69 63 48 541.2 106 3 2 0 0 .982 1 4 65
1971 CHI N RF 65 60 46 511.2 93 3 2 0 0 .980
1971 CHI N 1B 44 39 32 341.2 364 31 1 28 0 .997
1971 CHI N CF 4 3 2 26 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CHI N LF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI N Daily Splits 1B 77 69 59 628.1 670 70 6 61 1 .992
1972 CHI N OF 27 27 13 202.1 38 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 26
1972 CHI N RF 26 26 12 193.1 39 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI N LF 1 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CHI N Daily Splits 1B 51 38 34 366.1 398 31 5 37 0 .988
1973 CHI N OF 13 11 4 83 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 11
1973 CHI N RF 11 8 4 64 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CHI N LF 3 3 0 19 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 STL N Daily Splits 1B 14 6 4 63 64 7 1 13 0 .986
1974 STL N 3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits OF 871 697 549 6298 1470 51 38 7 0 .976 117 367 420
Total (12 Years) RF 420 321 247 2876 571 24 15 3 0 .975
Total (10 Years) CF 367 334 267 2917.2 774 20 18 4 0 .978
Total ( 8 Years) 1B 308 259 201 2313.1 2421 231 22 219 2 .992
Total (12 Years) LF 117 42 35 504.1 113 2 5 0 0 .958
Total ( 5 Years) 3B 77 60 54 541.1 56 110 16 17 0 .912
Total ( 1 Year ) P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1970 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1970 NL LF 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 NL 1B 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 1.000
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1956).
Selected by New York Mets from St. Louis Cardinals (36th pick overall) in the
expansion draft (October 10, 1961 ).
Traded by New York Mets with Ron Hunt to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Tommy
Davis and Derrell Griffith (November 29, 1966 ).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Phil Regan to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ted
Savage and Jim Ellis (April 23, 1968 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Scipio Spinks (March
23, 1974 ).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (July 16, 1974 ).
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