James Lofton

James O'Neal Lofton
Born: March 6, 1974
Los Angeles, CA US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 13 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Los Angeles City College
Career: 1993-2007
Major League Statistics

James Lofton compiled a career batting average of .272 with 57 home runs and 532 RBI in his 1300-game career with the Princeton Reds, Billings Mustangs, Charleston Alley Cats, Winston-Salem Warthogs, Burlington Bees, Tri-City Posse, Nashua Pride, Sonoma County Crushers, Trenton Thunder, Pawtucket Red Sox, Reynosa Broncos, Aberdeen IronBirds, Bowie Baysox and Coastal Bend Aviators. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.

Princeton Reds	Billings Mustangs	Winston-Salem Warthogs	Charleston Alley Cats	Charleston Alley Cats	Burlington Bees
Tri-City Posse	Nashua Pride	Trenton Thunder	Pawtucket Red Sox	Sonoma County Crushers	Trenton Thunder
Reynosa Broncos	Aberdeen IronBirds	Bowie Baysox	Nashua Pride	Coastal Bend Aviators

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Batting:

Year	Level	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
1993	R	APPY	Princeton Reds	50	202	174	26	39	4	2	1	13	11	5	19	41	.224	.296	.287	.583	50	2	0	6	3	0
1994	R	PION	Billings Mustangs	66	316	282	64	91	11	10	4	47	18	5	26	46	.323	.378	.475	.853	134	2	1	4	3	0
1995	Advanced A	CARL	Winston-Salem Warthogs	38	134	123	15	27	5	1	0	14	1	4	8	22	.220	.273	.276	.549	34	0	1	2	0	1
1995	A	SALL3	Charleston Alley Cats	65	215	192	20	40	10	1	0	14	8	5	18	43	.208	.286	.271	.557	52	2	3	2	0	1
1996	Advanced A	CARL	Winston-Salem Warthogs	82	312	277	27	62	9	0	3	33	14	8	27	55	.224	.293	.289	.582	80	7	1	5	2	1
1997	A	MIDW	Burlington Bees	129	553	483	83	128	18	3	4	45	20	12	54	89	.265	.342	.340	.681	164	9	4	9	3	1
1998	Ind	WL4	Tri-City Posse	89	425	394	69	112	20	3	3	34	33	14	22	64	.284	.321	.373	.694	147	5	0	8	1	1
1999	Ind	WL4	Tri-City Posse	87	392	353	66	105	13	3	2	48	25	11	24	40	.297	.339	.368	.708	130	5	0	12	3	0
2000	Ind	WL4	Tri-City Posse	90	428	389	67	118	20	4	7	52	44	12	32	52	.303	.355	.429	.785	167	3	1	3	3	1
2000	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	22	101	87	17	21	6	0	3	12	2	1	10	19	.241	.327	.414	.740	36	0	1	3	0	0
2001	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	42	164	151	19	48	8	0	6	13	3	3	10	29	.318	.360	.490	.850	74	4	0	3	0	1
2001	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	29	123	111	22	35	7	0	5	11	3	1	10	23	.315	.377	.514	.891	57	0	1	1	0	0
2001	Ind	WL4	Sonoma County Crushers	12	59	52	10	11	2	0	0	2	1	0	6	11	.212	.305	.250	.555	13	1	1	0	0	0
2002	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	81	314	299	32	75	6	2	4	27	9	3	13	54	.251	.287	.324	.611	97	8	2	0	0	0
2002	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	35	143	127	15	30	9	0	0	11	1	2	12	28	.236	.307	.307	.614	39	2	1	3	0	0
2003	AAA	MEX	Reynosa Broncos	83	372	342	37	89	17	0	2	28	7	5	24	55	.260	.308	.327	.636	112	10	1	2	3	3
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	23	92	79	14	19	6	0	1	12	1	0	10	15	.241	.330	.354	.684	28	2	1	1	1	0
2004	Short Season A	NYPL	Aberdeen IronBirds	4	17	13	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	2	.308	.471	.308	.778	4	0	1	0	0	0
2004	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	43	198	173	34	47	7	0	3	18	6	1	19	20	.272	.351	.364	.715	63	5	2	4	0	1
2004	AA	EL	Bowie Baysox	29	118	101	13	27	4	0	2	13	0	1	7	12	.267	.322	.366	.688	37	1	3	3	4	0
2006	Ind	CAMA	Nashua Pride	74	313	281	43	71	14	0	5	33	8	4	22	38	.253	.311	.356	.667	100	8	3	4	3	0
2007	Ind	AA	Coastal Bend Aviators	83	367	337	43	110	23	1	2	50	12	1	24	38	.326	.369	.418	.787	141	9	1	1	4	3
Totals				1256	5358	4820	737	1309	219	30	57	532	227	98	400	796	.272	.329	.365	.694	1759	85	29	76	33	14

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1993	R	APPY	Princeton Reds	SS	49	63	143	23	28	.900	4.204
1994	R	PION	Billings Mustangs	2B	65	151	174	14	41	.959	5.000
1994	R	PION	Billings Mustangs	OF	3	3	1	0	0	1.000	1.333
1995	A	SALL3	Charleston Alley Cats	3B	9	3	17	0	0	1.000	2.222
1995	Advanced A	CARL	Winston-Salem Warthogs	2B	36	74	76	11	17	.932	4.167
1995	A	SALL3	Charleston Alley Cats	2B	22	22	47	1	10	.986	3.136
1995	A	SALL3	Charleston Alley Cats	OF	20	18	3	2	0	.913	1.050
1996	Advanced A	CARL	Winston-Salem Warthogs	2B	58	120	144	10	36	.964	4.552
1996	Advanced A	CARL	Winston-Salem Warthogs	3B	1	2	1	1	0	.750	3.000
1996	Advanced A	CARL	Winston-Salem Warthogs	OF	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000
1996	Advanced A	CARL	Winston-Salem Warthogs	RF	1						.000
1997	A	MIDW	Burlington Bees	2B	75	146	216	12	38	.968	4.827
1997	A	MIDW	Burlington Bees	3B	51	32	70	12	5	.895	2.000
1997	A	MIDW	Burlington Bees	CF	3						.000
1997	A	MIDW	Burlington Bees	OF	3	6	0	0	0	1.000	2.000
1998	Ind	WL4	Tri-City Posse	SS	86	176	246	28	59	.938	4.907
1998	Ind	WL4	Tri-City Posse	2B	3	8	9	1	3	.944	5.667
1999	Ind	WL4	Tri-City Posse	SS	86	129	226	19	52	.949	4.128
2000	Ind	WL4	Tri-City Posse	SS	90	148	219	26	42	.934	4.078
2000	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	2B	7	12	15	1	4	.964	3.857
2000	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	LF	4						.000
2000	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	OF	4	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.250
2000	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	SS	11	17	26	2	4	.956	3.909
2001	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	2B	7	12	12	1	3	.960	3.429
2001	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	SS	42	49	125	10	14	.946	4.143
2001	Ind	WL4	Sonoma County Crushers	SS	12	15	36	5	5	.911	4.250
2001	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	SS	12	22	31	2	9	.964	4.417
2001	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	3B	10	5	16	2	2	.913	2.100
2002	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	SS	77	120	232	5	41	.986	4.571
2002	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	CF	4						.000
2002	AAA	IL	Pawtucket Red Sox	OF	4	10	0	0	0	1.000	2.500
2002	AA	EL	Trenton Thunder	SS	35	54	92	6	19	.961	4.171
2003	AAA	MEX	Reynosa Broncos	OF	77	184	5	4	0	.979	2.455
2003	AAA	MEX	Reynosa Broncos	SS	5	7	7	0	3	1.000	2.800
2003	AAA	MEX	Reynosa Broncos	LF	46						.000
2003	AAA	MEX	Reynosa Broncos	2B	4	5	6	0	2	1.000	2.750
2003	AAA	MEX	Reynosa Broncos	CF	31						.000
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	2B	20	37	57	2	14	.979	4.700
2003	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	SS	2	3	11	0	1	1.000	7.000
2003	AAA	MEX	Reynosa Broncos	RF	1						.000
2004	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	LF	4						.000
2004	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	OF	4	8	1	0	0	1.000	2.250
2004	AA	EL	Bowie Baysox	OF	4	7	1	1	0	.889	2.000
2004	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	2B	27	60	75	1	18	.993	5.000
2004	AA	EL	Bowie Baysox	2B	20	23	56	3	4	.963	3.950
2004	Short Season A	NYPL	Aberdeen IronBirds	2B	2	2	3	0	1	1.000	2.500
2004	Ind	ATLL	Nashua Pride	SS	12	14	41	1	5	.982	4.583
2006	Ind	CAMA	Nashua Pride	2B	7	10	19	1	4	.967	4.143
2006	Ind	CAMA	Nashua Pride	SS	66	90	177	10	38	.964	4.045
2007	Ind	AA	Coastal Bend Aviators	SS	66	77	175	23	35	.916	3.818
2007	Ind	AA	Coastal Bend Aviators	2B	11	20	29	1	6	.980	4.455
Totals					1300	1970	2840	241	563	.952	3.700

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1993	R	Appalachian League	Princeton Reds	CIN
1994	R	Pioneer League	Billings Mustangs	CIN
1995	A	South Atlantic League	Charleston Alley Cats	CIN
1995	Advanced A	Carolina League	Winston-Salem Warthogs	CIN
1996	Advanced A	Carolina League	Winston-Salem Warthogs	CIN
1997	A	Midwest League	Burlington Bees	CIN
1998	Ind	Western League	Tri-City Posse
1999	Ind	Western League	Tri-City Posse
2000	Ind	Western League	Tri-City Posse
2000	Ind	Atlantic League	Nashua Pride
2001	Ind	Western League	Sonoma County Crushers
2001	AA	Eastern League	Trenton Thunder	BOS
2001	AAA	International League	Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS
2002	AA	Eastern League	Trenton Thunder	BOS
2002	AAA	International League	Pawtucket Red Sox	BOS
2003	Ind	Atlantic League	Nashua Pride
2003	AAA	Mexican League	Reynosa Broncos
2004	Ind	Atlantic League	Nashua Pride		May 7, 2004	September 19, 2004
2004	AA	Eastern League	Bowie Baysox	BAL	June 16, 2004	September 6, 2004
2004	Short Season A	New York-Pennsylvania League	Aberdeen IronBirds	BAL	August 1, 2004	August 4, 2004
2006	Ind	Can-Am League	Nashua Pride
2007	Ind	American Association	Coastal Bend Aviators

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