Jim Scott
James Scott
(Death Valley Jim)
 
Born: April 23, 1888 in Deadwood, SD
Died: April 7, 1957 - 68 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 235
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Wichita in 1909
- Served in the Army during World War I
- College/Univ: Nebraska Wesleyan University (1908-1909)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
CHA
AL
21.2
SP
96
250.3
 
2.3
-0.2
-0.0
2.6
-0.0
14.6
0.0
0.0
14.6
6.2
-0.2
0.0
6.4
CHA
AL
22.2
SP
79
229.7
 
1.1
0.2
-0.0
0.9
-0.0
10.6
0.2
0.0
10.4
2.6
-0.1
0.0
2.7
CHA
AL
23.2
SP
81
222.0
 
4.4
-0.3
0.0
4.7
0.0
16.4
0.0
0.0
16.4
8.0
-0.3
0.0
8.3
CHA
AL
24.2
SP
12
37.7
 
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
2.8
0.0
0.0
2.8
1.4
-0.1
0.0
1.5
CHA
AL
25.2
SP
109
312.3
 
6.8
-0.9
-0.0
7.7
-0.0
28.1
0.0
0.0
28.1
16.6
-0.3
0.0
16.9
CHA
AL
26.2
SP
91
253.3
 
1.4
-0.1
-0.0
1.5
-0.0
14.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
5.3
-0.1
0.0
5.4
CHA
AL
27.2
SP
109
296.3
 
5.8
-0.5
-0.0
6.3
-0.0
24.0
0.0
0.0
24.0
13.5
-0.5
0.0
14.1
CHA
AL
28.2
SP
56
165.3
 
1.1
-0.5
-0.0
1.5
0.0
9.2
0.0
0.0
9.2
3.5
-0.2
0.0
3.7
CHA
AL
29.2
SP
46
125.0
 
2.7
-0.2
0.0
2.9
0.0
9.1
0.0
0.0
9.1
4.4
-0.2
0.0
4.6
9
1
SP
679
1892.0
  
26.1
-2.6
-0.1
28.7
-0.1
128.7
0.2
0.0
128.5
61.5
-2.0
0.0
63.5
162 Game Average
85
236.9
  
3.3
-0.3
-0.0
3.6
-0.0
  
16.1
0.0
0.0
16.1
  
7.7
-0.3
0.0
8.0
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James