P Jim Bryant #56
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
01/27/1975
P JIM BRYANT #56 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
33 33 12-11 0 3.37 219.0 220 14 49 106 1.23 3.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 55 55
Curveball 65 65
Changeup 45 45
Cutter 55 55
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 50
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/05/1974 @ BAL Win, 10-4 X 7.0 8 4 4 4 4 Win
09/29/1974 @ ATL Win, 12-5 X 4.2 7 5 5 2 3
09/25/1974 @ SEA Loss, 1-5 X 6.0 9 4 4 2 6 Loss
09/19/1974 ATL Loss, 0-5 X 8.0 7 2 2 1 3 Loss
09/13/1974 SEA Win, 3-0 X 9.0 4 0 0 1 9 Win
09/08/1974 @ BOS Win, 4-3 X 6.2 5 3 3 3 2
09/02/1974 @ BAL Loss, 0-1 X 8.0 7 1 1 1 2 Loss
08/29/1974 BOS Win, 4-3 X 7.0 12 3 2 1 1 Win
08/25/1974 BAL Win, 3-2 X 7.2 8 2 2 0 5 Win
08/19/1974 TCN Win, 6-1 X 6.2 4 0 0 3 4 Win
PERSONALITY
Bryant never takes himself too seriously.
Personality Class: Prankster
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:03/12/1943
Born in:Greensboro, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:9 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,800,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1964, 7th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 33 33 12 11 0 3.37 219.0 220 91 82 14 49 106 3 9.1 1 21 63.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.38 9.04 4.36 2.01 3.24 1.23 92 3.8 .285        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 304 75 9 1 6 29 27 39 1 9 4 .247 .315 .342 .658      
vs. RHB 534 145 24 6 8 62 22 67 4 9 4 .272 .303 .384 .687      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 2 0 0 2.88 25.0 21 9 8 0 9 15  
May 5 5 1 1 0 3.31 32.2 32 12 12 2 7 18  
June 6 6 1 3 0 3.48 41.1 43 20 16 1 7 20  
July 6 6 3 2 0 3.60 40.0 39 18 16 4 8 15  
August 6 6 4 2 0 3.58 37.2 46 17 15 2 8 13  
September 6 6 1 3 0 3.19 42.1 39 15 15 5 10 25  
Spring Training 6 6 4 0 0 0.96 28.0 20 3 3 0 10 15  
Postseason 1 1 1 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 1 4 4  
Last Year 33 33 12 11 0 3.37 219.0 220 91 82 14 49 106  
2 Years Ago 31 31 15 9 0 3.70 214.0 246 111 88 16 50 103  
Career 286 286 133 82 0 3.06 2125.0 1920 825 722 132 597 1331  
Home 18 18 8 4 0 2.43 122.1 112 39 33 6 24 68  
Road 15 15 4 7 0 4.56 96.2 108 52 49 8 25 38  
Grass 33 33 12 11 0 3.37 219.0 220 91 82 14 49 106  
Day 19 19 7 8 0 3.53 127.1 134 55 50 11 23 64  
Night 14 14 5 3 0 3.14 91.2 86 36 32 3 26 42  
As Starter 33 33 12 11 0 3.37 219.0 220 91 82 14 49 106  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1966 Detroit - MLB 23 28 28 14 8 0 2.77 217.1 189 72 67 16 62 172 9 0 1.15 .276 2.86 4.5 119
1967 Detroit - MLB 24 33 33 13 10 0 2.71 255.2 189 84 77 12 67 206 10 1 1.00 .247 2.28 6.7 112
1968 Detroit - MLB 25 32 32 20 6 0 2.20 265.1 213 70 65 14 57 170 14 4 1.02 .254 2.63 5.3 136
1969 Detroit - MLB 26 33 33 16 12 0 3.55 245.2 221 114 97 21 82 151 11 1 1.23 .266 3.48 3.9 102
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 31 31 11 12 0 3.44 222.2 210 101 85 11 84 141 7 1 1.32 .283 3.10 5.2 109
1971 Detroit - MLB 28 33 33 14 8 0 3.70 243.0 235 112 100 19 75 136 6 0 1.28 .281 3.31 3.7 92
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 32 32 18 6 0 2.27 242.1 197 70 61 9 71 146 9 3 1.11 .252 2.58 5.3 135
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 31 31 15 9 0 3.70 214.0 246 111 88 16 50 103 3 0 1.38 .309 3.43 3.6 98
1974 Detroit - MLB 31 33 33 12 11 0 3.37 219.0 220 91 82 14 49 106 3 1 1.23 .285 3.24 3.8 102
Total MLB 286 286 133 82 0 3.06 2125.0 1920 825 722 132 597 1331 72 11 1.18 .272 2.97 41.9 110
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Total - 21 18 18 12 2 0 2.21 126.0 103 34 31 6 31 166 0 0 1.06 .313 1.97 5.5 100
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Detroit - MLB 24 1 1 0 1 0 1.29 7.0 5 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 0.86 .238 1.18 0.3 235
1968 Detroit - MLB 25 4 4 1 3 0 2.79 29.0 24 11 9 1 10 21 0 0 1.17 .261 2.50 0.6 107
1969 Detroit - MLB 26 3 3 1 1 0 3.43 21.0 14 8 8 3 7 24 0 0 1.00 .234 3.30 0.4 105
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 2 2 1 0 0 4.63 11.2 10 6 6 3 5 10 0 0 1.29 .219 5.50 -0.1 81
1971 Detroit - MLB 28 3 3 2 1 0 2.88 25.0 23 9 8 1 8 14 2 0 1.24 .278 2.80 0.6 119
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 3 3 0 2 0 1.77 20.1 17 10 4 1 8 11 0 0 1.23 .242 3.14 0.3 173
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 3 3 0 2 0 2.38 22.2 22 10 6 3 3 10 1 0 1.10 .260 3.90 0.2 152
1974 Detroit - MLB 31 1 1 1 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 1 4 4 0 0 1.71 .304 5.02 -0.0 67
Total MLB 20 20 6 10 0 2.88 143.2 123 62 46 13 46 100 3 0 1.18 .256 3.28 117.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Detroit - MLB P 28 28 13 23 1 39 3 .923 217.1 1.49 -0.2 1.001
1967 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 14 17 1 33 2 .939 255.2 1.09 -1.5 .930
1968 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 7 19 0 28 2 .929 265.1 0.88 -2.3 .844
1969 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 19 26 0 46 1 .978 245.2 1.65 -1.1 1.076
1970 Detroit - MLB P 31 31 15 25 1 43 3 .930 222.2 1.62 +0.7 .932
1971 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 15 25 2 41 1 .976 243.0 1.48 +0.3 .985
1972 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 19 29 0 49 1 .980 242.1 1.78 +2.4 1.210
1973 Detroit - MLB P 31 31 11 14 0 26 1 .962 214.0 1.05 -0.6 .956
1974 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 16 24 1 43 3 .930 219.0 1.64 +0.5 1.047
TOTAL P 286 286 129 202 6 348 17 .951 2125.0 1.40 -1.9 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of college Western Carolina
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 50 (65); Control: 35 (60).
04/13/1965 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1965 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (60).
04/12/1966 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1966 Wins the MLB ABL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/1966 Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/01/1966 Wins the MLB ABL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/20/1966 Wins the 1966 MLB ABL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (60).
07/14/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
04/10/1968 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/18/1968 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Baltimore Lords with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/04/1968 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/01/1968 Wins the MLB ABL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/07/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Terriers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $152,880.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
07/19/1969 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Atlanta Generals with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/04/1969 Injured (kidney stones),out for 4 days.
10/28/1969 Wins the 1969 World Series with the Detroit Wolverines.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $300,300.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
08/28/1970 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Pobladores with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $389,858.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/15/1971 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
06/26/1972 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/18/1972 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Twin Cities Northmen with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/09/1972 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Hawks with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
09/13/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Seattle Emeralds with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,800,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1971 15 6
Year GS Rank
1967 33 3
1969 33 10
1971 33 5
Year W Rank
1968 20 2
1969 16 5
1972 18 3
Year Win. % Rank
1966 .636 10
1968 .769 3
1972 .750 2
Year IP Rank
1967 255.2 5
1968 265.1 3
1969 245.2 9
1971 243.0 7
Year BF Rank
1967 1017 5
1968 1049 5
1969 1025 7
1971 1022 7
Year K Rank
1967 206 6
Year WP Rank
1969 13 4
Year ERA Rank
1968 2.20 9
1972 2.27 8
Year BABIP Rank
1967 .247 10
Year WHIP Rank
1967 1.00 8
1968 1.02 7
Year K/BB Rank
1967 3.07 10
Year RA/9 Rank
1967 9.08 4
1968 9.50 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1967 0.42 10
1970 0.44 8
1972 0.33 7
Year H/9 Rank
1967 6.65 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1968 1.93 10
1973 2.10 6
1974 2.01 6
Year K/9 Rank
1967 7.25 10
Year QS Rank
1968 26 9
1971 23 7
1972 25 10
Year CG Rank
1968 14 4
1969 11 5
Year CGP Rank
1968 .438 7
1969 .333 8
Year SHO Rank
1968 4 4
1972 3 9
Year GB% Rank
1974 0.58 1
Year WAR Rank
1967 6.9 3
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