CF Jimmie Bottenfield #4
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
CF JIMMIE BOTTENFIELD #4 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/14/1938
Born in:El Paso, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 5th Pick in Round 9
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Dubuque - R 17 29 41 18 1 1 4 13 8 11 1 0 5 0 0 .439 .566 .805 1.371 253 259 1.1
1956 Mobile - A 17 30 94 25 4 1 2 13 10 18 1 3 14 0 0 .266 .379 .394 .773 105 108 0.2
1957 Dubuque - R 18 23 24 9 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .375 .444 .458 .903 126 137 0.3
1957 Mobile - A 18 26 57 12 3 1 4 11 7 8 0 0 13 0 1 .211 .308 .509 .816 115 112 0.1
1958 Dubuque - R 19 30 109 36 2 3 0 17 21 23 0 1 18 2 3 .330 .444 .404 .847 103 109 0.7
1958 Mobile - A 19 96 320 70 9 1 1 18 27 44 1 1 51 6 3 .219 .314 .263 .577 50 46 0.3
1959 Dubuque - R 20 24 88 22 6 1 0 16 14 20 2 1 14 3 1 .250 .396 .341 .737 78 84 0.6
1959 Mobile - A 20 66 214 52 9 4 3 30 24 26 1 3 41 1 3 .243 .324 .364 .688 75 66 0.4
1960 Mobile - A 21 54 193 52 7 1 3 21 26 24 1 1 24 1 2 .269 .352 .363 .714 79 74 0.5
1960 Evansville - A 21 73 253 60 12 2 5 24 25 16 1 0 56 1 0 .237 .285 .360 .645 70 57 0.8
1961 Mobile - A 22 25 94 28 8 2 0 18 8 7 2 1 14 0 0 .298 .356 .426 .781 99 87 0.1
1961 Evansville - A 22 79 263 76 14 1 8 38 31 31 3 1 53 0 0 .289 .369 .441 .810 115 113 2.5
1961 Nashville - AA 22 21 65 18 2 0 1 7 10 7 1 3 9 0 0 .277 .342 .354 .696 91 86 0.6
1962 Nashville - AA 23 91 266 67 10 2 5 34 33 33 1 3 42 1 2 .252 .333 .361 .694 89 81 1.1
1963 Nashville - AA 24 46 170 43 2 0 5 20 23 8 2 1 38 0 2 .253 .293 .353 .646 78 73 1.1
1963 Syracuse - AAA 24 73 228 48 6 3 4 14 27 18 3 1 36 1 1 .211 .276 .316 .592 70 61 0.7
1964 Evansville - A 25 14 56 14 1 1 1 5 5 4 0 0 16 0 0 .250 .300 .357 .657 72 65 0.0
1964 Nashville - AA 25 104 380 90 12 1 7 49 38 35 6 4 67 5 4 .237 .308 .329 .637 73 70 1.4
1965 Evansville - A 26 68 266 90 19 2 8 41 51 38 5 5 51 1 1 .338 .424 .515 .939 146 149 4.0
1965 Nashville - AA 26 61 225 45 8 3 7 35 27 23 4 3 40 2 2 .200 .282 .356 .638 71 67 0.2
Total DIX 323 1106 263 34 6 25 145 131 106 14 14 196 8 10 .238 .309 .347 .656 78 73
Total HL 234 838 240 46 6 22 108 112 89 9 6 176 2 1 .286 .359 .434 .793 110 106
Total UL 73 228 48 6 3 4 14 27 18 3 1 36 1 1 .211 .276 .316 .592 70 61
Total SEL 297 972 239 40 10 13 111 102 127 6 9 157 8 9 .246 .334 .348 .682 75 70
Total UMVA 106 262 85 11 5 4 47 45 56 4 2 39 5 5 .324 .448 .450 .898 121 127
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Dubuque - R 3B 5 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.0 1.004
1956 Mobile - A LF 15 10 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 96.0 1.78 -1.1 .916
1956 Dubuque - R LF 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 22.0 0.41 -0.2 .929
1956 Mobile - A CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 -0.3 .955
1956 Dubuque - R CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 -0.1 .961
1956 Mobile - A RF 15 15 29 0 0 31 2 .935 120.0 2.17 -0.3 .956
1956 Dubuque - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Mobile - A LF 10 6 14 0 0 15 1 .933 62.1 2.02 -0.7 .954
1957 Dubuque - R LF 12 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.2 2.63 +0.6 1.278
1957 Mobile - A CF 5 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 42.0 3.64 -0.1 1.027
1957 Dubuque - R CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 -0.2 .958
1957 Mobile - A RF 10 2 8 0 0 9 1 .889 25.2 2.81 -0.1 .942
1957 Dubuque - R RF 7 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 23.0 1.96 +0.9 1.570
1958 Mobile - A LF 10 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 43.1 1.25 -0.0 1.162
1958 Dubuque - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Mobile - A CF 81 79 253 3 0 257 1 .996 681.0 3.38 +13.1 1.076
1958 Dubuque - R CF 29 27 69 0 0 70 1 .986 240.2 2.58 +3.1 1.044
1958 Mobile - A RF 5 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 49.0 1.65 +0.2 .974
1958 Dubuque - R RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 .957
1959 Mobile - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Mobile - A CF 64 61 179 3 1 183 1 .995 530.1 3.09 +6.4 1.070
1959 Dubuque - R CF 24 24 65 0 0 66 1 .985 208.0 2.81 +5.2 1.127
1959 Dubuque - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Mobile - A LF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.1 .937
1960 Evansville - A CF 71 71 172 5 0 177 0 1.000 604.1 2.64 +10.9 1.092
1960 Mobile - A CF 52 48 146 4 3 152 2 .987 418.1 3.23 +5.5 1.051
1961 Evansville - A 3B 3 3 8 4 0 12 0 1.000 26.0 4.15 +0.4 1.034
1961 Mobile - A LF 9 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 78.1 2.41 -0.5 .983
1961 Nashville - AA CF 21 20 53 2 0 56 1 .982 167.0 2.96 +4.3 1.086
1961 Evansville - A CF 72 71 192 5 0 198 1 .995 584.2 3.03 +9.6 1.074
1961 Mobile - A CF 6 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 35.0 2.06 -0.0 1.002
1961 Nashville - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Evansville - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Mobile - A RF 11 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 92.0 2.15 +0.9 1.017
1962 Nashville - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Nashville - AA SS 6 6 3 12 0 17 2 .882 53.0 2.55 -1.1 .867
1962 Nashville - AA LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.2 2.18 +1.3 1.610
1962 Nashville - AA CF 81 67 179 11 2 194 4 .979 587.2 2.91 +7.4 1.049
1963 Syracuse - AAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Syracuse - AAA LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 .970
1963 Syracuse - AAA CF 69 68 207 6 1 219 6 .973 583.2 3.28 +7.5 1.049
1963 Nashville - AA CF 45 45 137 2 0 139 0 1.000 391.1 3.20 +10.3 1.095
1964 Nashville - AA 3B 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.058
1964 Evansville - A 3B 2 2 2 5 0 8 1 .875 18.0 3.50 -0.4 .906
1964 Nashville - AA SS 7 7 11 21 2 35 3 .914 59.2 4.83 -1.0 .940
1964 Nashville - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1964 Nashville - AA CF 76 73 180 16 1 200 4 .980 639.1 2.76 +12.3 1.107
1964 Evansville - A CF 12 12 35 4 0 40 1 .975 106.0 3.31 +1.1 1.016
1964 Nashville - AA RF 19 19 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 165.1 2.01 +2.6 1.071
1965 Evansville - A 3B 4 4 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 37.0 1.22 -0.0 1.063
1965 Evansville - A SS 3 3 4 12 1 16 0 1.000 25.0 5.76 +0.1 .992
1965 Nashville - AA LF 10 10 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 84.0 1.61 +0.3 1.089
1965 Nashville - AA CF 22 18 44 1 0 46 1 .978 169.1 2.39 +2.0 1.046
1965 Evansville - A CF 56 53 148 6 0 154 0 1.000 471.0 2.94 +11.3 1.106
1965 Nashville - AA RF 32 31 72 0 0 72 0 1.000 273.0 2.37 +3.0 1.071
1965 Evansville - A RF 6 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 54.2 1.15 +0.1 1.045
TOTAL 3B 18 9 16 15 1 32 1 .969 104.2 2.67 +0.2 .992
TOTAL SS 16 16 18 45 3 68 5 .926 137.2 4.12 -2.0 .933
TOTAL LF 78 46 92 0 0 93 1 .989 437.1 1.89 -0.2 1.019
TOTAL CF 793 753 2096 68 8 2188 24 .989 6514.2 2.99 +109.4 1.073
TOTAL RF 110 92 190 0 0 193 3 .984 814.2 2.10 +7.2 1.043
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (El Paso; El Paso, TX) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 9, Pick 5, 133rd overall pick).
07/17/1961 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
09/05/1961 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 2 weeks.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Nashville Chieftains!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/23/1963 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
09/11/1964 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/17/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Heartland League All-Star Game.
09/21/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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