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Historical player · 1922–1937 · ★ Hall of Fame 1974

Jim Bottomley

B/T L/L · HT 72 · WT 180 · Born 4/23/1900 · From Oglesby, IL USA · Debut 1922-08-18 · Final 1937-09-16

Career · batting

G
1,991
 
 
AB
7,471
 
 
H
2,313
 
 
HR
219
 
 
RBI
1,422
 
 
SB
58
 
 
BB
664
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.310 · 0.869
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the St. Louis Cardinals · 1922–1932

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HR
181
#8 on the Cardinals
12 R. Hornsby
5 Y. Molina
Hits
1,727
#11 on the Cardinals
126 C. Flood
23 T. Simmons
RBI
1,105
#4 on the Cardinals
43 E. Slaughter
33 R. Hornsby
SB
50
#87 on the Cardinals
2 J. Fournier
1 B. Betzel
Runs
921
#10 on the Cardinals
7 R. Lankford
76 C. Flood
BB
509
#15 on the Cardinals
33 Y. Molina
12 R. Schoendienst

Career with the Cincinnati Reds · 1933–1935

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HR
25
#136 on the Reds
1 J. Beckley
1 R. Jablonski
Hits
398
#138 on the Reds
3 B. Diaz
1 D. Clay
RBI
210
#115 on the Reds
3 L. Riggs
2 J. Keenan
SB
7
#333 on the Reds
1 T. Benzinger
1 T. Barnhart
Runs
173
#154 on the Reds
2 C. Cedeno
1 C. Stynes
BB
93
#193 on the Reds
1 G. Grantham
1 J. Barrett

Career with the St. Louis Browns · 1936–1937

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HR
13
#221 on the Browns
1 J. Anderson
1 G. Williams
Hits
188
#242 on the Browns
1 A. Scharein
1 J. Busby
RBI
107
#196 on the Browns
1 N. Cruz
1 A. Pilarcik
SB
1
#523 on the Browns
1 W. Alexander
Runs
83
#253 on the Browns
1 W. Gross
1 B. Koehler
BB
62
#245 on the Browns
1 W. Platt
1 T. Carey

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
219
#327 all-time MLB
1 T. Oliva
1 M. Trumbo
Hits
2,313
#154 all-time MLB
1 J. Bagwell
4 B. Wallace
RBI
1,422
#72 all-time MLB
2 J. Cronin
5 A. Ramirez
SB
58
#1,552 all-time MLB
1 C. Baerga
1 M. Barrett

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1922 Cardinals NL 371512949 85 5 35 3613 0.3250.543
1923 Cardinals NL 13452379194 3414 8 94 44544 0.3710.535
1924 Cardinals NL 13752887167 3112 14 111 53535 0.3160.500
1925 Cardinals NL 15361992227 4412 21 128 34736 0.3670.578
1926 Cardinals NL 15460398180 4014 19 120 45852 0.2990.506
1927 Cardinals NL 15257495174 3115 19 124 87449 0.3030.509
1928 Cardinals NL 149576123187 4220 31 136 107154 0.3250.628
1929 Cardinals NL 146560108176 3112 29 137 37054 0.3140.568
1930 Cardinals NL 13148792148 337 15 97 54436 0.3040.493
1931 Cardinals NL 10838273133 345 9 75 33424 0.3480.534
1932 Cardinals NL 913114592 163 11 48 22532 0.2960.473
1933 Reds NL 14554957137 239 13 83 34228 0.2500.395
1934 Reds NL 14255672158 3111 11 78 13340 0.2840.439
1935 Reds NL 10739944103 211 1 49 31824 0.2580.323
1936 Browns AL 14054472162 3911 12 95 04455 0.2980.476
1937 Browns AL 651091126 70 1 12 11815 0.2390.330
Career 1,991 7,471 1,177 2,313 465 151 219 1,422 58 664 591 0.310 0.369 0.500

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
1B1,88500.018,3378142231,562
2B100.00100

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1974VeteransInducted
1973VeteransBallot
1971VeteransBallot
1968VeteransBallot
1964VeteransBallot
1963VeteransBallot
1962BBWAA20120Ballot
1960BBWAA89202Ballot
1958BBWAA57200Ballot
1956BBWAA42145Ballot
1955BBWAA26189Ballot
1954BBWAA16189Ballot
1953BBWAA10198Ballot
1952BBWAA7176Ballot
1951BBWAA6170Ballot
1950BBWAA8126Ballot
1949BBWAA8115Ballot
1948BBWAA491Ballot
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