Jim Rooker
James Phillip Rooker
Born: September 23, 1942
Lakeview, OR USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Career: 1968-1980
Minor League Statistics
Jim Rooker compiled a career record of 103 wins and 109 losses in his 338-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1969 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 4 | 16 | .200 | 3.75 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | 136 | 80 | 66 | 13 | 73 | 3 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 679 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 15 | .400 | 3.54 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 203.7 | 190 | 99 | 80 | 11 | 102 | 4 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 879 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.33 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 | 59 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 240 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.38 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 72.0 | 78 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 310 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.85 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 170.3 | 143 | 59 | 54 | 12 | 52 | 10 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 694 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.78 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 262.7 | 228 | 93 | 81 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 139 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1068 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2.97 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 196.7 | 177 | 80 | 65 | 16 | 76 | 13 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 839 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.35 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 198.7 | 201 | 83 | 74 | 12 | 72 | 5 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 851 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 9 | .609 | 3.08 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 204.3 | 196 | 87 | 70 | 24 | 64 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 854 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.24 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3 | 160 | 94 | 77 | 13 | 81 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 717 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.60 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103.7 | 106 | 58 | 53 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 444 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Totals | 103 | 109 | .486 | 3.46 | 319 | 255 | 23 | 66 | 15 | 7 | 1810.3 | 1694 | 814 | 696 | 128 | 703 | 55 | 976 | 18 | 6 | 55 | 7668 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 34 | 59 | 57 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .281 | .305 | .544 | .849 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 41 | 76 | 70 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | .200 | .230 | .300 | .530 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 18 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .095 | .100 | .195 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 57 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .245 | .288 | .245 | .533 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 106 | 95 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | .305 | .337 | .400 | .737 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 75 | 63 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .095 | .136 | .095 | .232 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 81 | 74 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .216 | .224 | .311 | .534 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 75 | 70 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .186 | .230 | .200 | .430 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .161 | .158 | .232 | .390 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .121 | .147 | .121 | .268 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .571 | .714 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 337 | 667 | 606 | 54 | 122 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 229 | .201 | .230 | .277 | .507 | 168 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 28 | 22 | 158.3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 0 | .871 | 1.535 | .964 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 38 | 29 | 204.0 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 4 | .950 | 1.676 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | AL | Kansas City Royals | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1971 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 20 | 7 | 54.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1972 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 18 | 10 | 72.0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.375 | 1.056 |
| 1973 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 41 | 18 | 170.3 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .946 | 1.849 | .854 |
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 33 | 262.7 | 14 | 45 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 2.022 | 1.788 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 28 | 28 | 196.7 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 1 | .913 | 1.922 | 1.500 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 30 | 29 | 198.7 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .949 | 1.676 | 1.233 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 30 | 30 | 204.3 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .943 | 1.454 | 1.100 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 28 | 28 | 163.3 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.094 | 1.357 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 19 | 17 | 103.7 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 1.823 | 1.105 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 4 | 4 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1.250 |
| Totals | 320 | 255 | 1812.7 | 80 | 282 | 20 | 22 | .948 | 1.797 | 1.131 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.857 | 3.000 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.115 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 19.7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.746 | 1.500 |
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