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Jim Lyttle
James Lawrence Lyttle Jr.

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 186 lb.
School Florida State University

Debut May 17, 1969
  vs. CAL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1976
Born May 20, 1946 in Hamilton, OH

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 23 NYY AL  28   83    7   15   4  0   0    4   1  2   4  19  .181  .218  .229   28   19   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 24 NYY AL  87  126   20   39   7  1   3   14   3  6  10  26  .310  .355  .452  127   57   2   2   1   0   2
 1971 25 NYY AL  49   86    7   17   5  0   1    7   0  2   8  18  .198  .271  .291   64   25   1   1   2   1   3
 1972 26 CHW AL  44   82    8   19   5  2   0    5   0  1   1  28  .232  .241  .341   70   28   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 27 MON NL  49  116   12   30   5  1   4   19   0  2   9  14  .259  .305  .422   98   49   2   3   2   0   3
 1974 28 MON NL  25    9    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   3  .333  .364  .333   93    3   0   1   1   0   0
 1975 29 MON NL  44   55    7   15   4  0   0    6   0  1  13   6  .273  .406  .345  107   19   1   1   3   0   0
 1976 30 TOT NL  65  153    9   38   7  1   1   13   0  1  15  25  .248  .315  .327   82   50   1   0   5   0   2
         MON NL  42   85    6   23   4  1   1    8   0  0   7  13  .271  .326  .376   96   32   1   0   1   0   2
         LAD NL  23   68    3   15   3  0   0    5   0  1   8  12  .221  .303  .265   64   18   0   0   4   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      391  710   71  176  37  5   9   70   4 15  61 139  .248  .305  .352   86  250   8   8  14   1  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        294   29   73  15  2   4   29   2  6  25  58  .248  .305  .352   86  104   3   3   6   0   4
 Career High     87  153   20   39   7  2   4   19   3  6  15  28                          57   2   3   5   1   3
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 23 NYY AL   87   70    4   1.5    91| .181  .250| .218  .326| .229  .377| .447  .702|  28  .136  -8.0  -0.8  33%
 1970 24 NYY AL  140   99   18   4.9    93| .310  .252| .355  .325| .452  .385| .807  .710| 127  .559   4.6   0.5  33%
 1971 25 NYY AL   97   76    6   2.1    87| .198  .248| .271  .319| .291  .368| .562  .687|  64  .237  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1972 26 CHW AL   84   65    7   2.9    85| .232  .250| .241  .319| .341  .361| .582  .680|  70  .397  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1973 27 MON NL  130   96   14   3.9    99| .259  .266| .305  .336| .422  .396| .727  .731|  98  .461  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1974 28 MON NL   11    7    1   3.9    99| .333  .268| .364  .341| .333  .387| .697  .728|  93  .455   0.1   0.0   0%
 1975 29 MON NL   70   43    9   5.6    99| .273  .270| .406  .342| .345  .390| .751  .732| 107  .620   1.6   0.2   0%
 1976 30 TOT NL  169  119   16   3.6    93| .248  .265| .315  .331| .327  .377| .642  .709|  82  .444  -3.7  -0.4   0%
         MON NL   93   65   10   4.1    96| .271  .268| .326  .336| .376  .382| .702  .718|  96  .506  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         LAD NL   76   54    6   3.0    90| .221  .260| .303  .326| .265  .371| .568  .697|  64  .360  -3.0  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       788  575   75   3.5    93| .248  .258| .305  .329| .352  .380| .657  .708|  86  .425 -13.4  -1.4  21%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 23 NYY AL CF 28 55 3 1 1 .983 .981 2.07 2.18 2.48 2.50 24 210.7 1970 24 NYY AL OF 70 84 2 1 0 .989 .979 1.23 1.85 2.23 2.14 33 347.0 RF 66 77 2 1 0 .988 .975 1.20 1.59 2.15 1.98 32 330.7 CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.30 4.06 2.64 1 13.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1971 25 NYY AL OF 29 47 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.66 1.96 2.24 2.24 21 192.7 RF 20 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.60 1.70 1.97 2.05 17 146.0 CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.32 3.09 2.73 2 32.0 LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.60 3.06 1.96 2 14.7 1972 26 CHW AL OF 21 32 1 0 1 1.000 .982 1.57 1.91 2.09 2.22 15 142.0 CF 16 21 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.31 2.29 1.87 2.65 10 101.0 RF 5 11 1 0 1 1.000 .984 2.40 1.76 2.63 2.13 5 41.0 1973 27 MON NL OF 36 73 3 2 1 .974 .977 2.11 1.96 2.66 2.23 30 256.7 CF 34 75 2 2 1 .975 .980 2.26 2.27 2.70 2.63 30 256.3 LF 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1974 28 MON NL OF 18 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.39 1.96 2.17 2.27 0 29.0 LF 18 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 0.33 1.55 2.00 2.00 0 27.0 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1975 29 MON NL OF 16 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 2.01 1.79 2.29 9 90.7 CF 8 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 2.12 2.44 2.10 2.72 8 73.0 LF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.72 2.08 2.08 1 13.0 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.73 0.00 2.11 0 4.7 1976 30 TOT NL OF 47 87 8 1 4 .990 .979 2.02 2.03 2.66 2.34 34 321.3 TOT NL RF 21 22 2 1 1 .960 .976 1.14 1.83 2.20 2.15 8 98.0 TOT NL LF 13 16 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.31 1.59 2.07 2.02 9 74.0 MON NL OF 29 39 3 1 2 .977 .979 1.45 2.03 2.22 2.34 17 170.0 RF 20 22 2 1 1 .960 .976 1.20 1.83 2.23 2.15 8 97.0 LF 12 16 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.42 1.59 2.10 2.02 9 73.0 LAD NL OF 18 48 5 0 2 1.000 .980 2.94 2.03 3.15 2.34 17 151.3 CF 17 48 5 0 2 1.000 .983 3.12 2.50 3.19 2.85 17 149.3 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 23 NYY AL CF 28 55 3 1 1 .983 .981 2.07 2.18 2.48 2.50 24 210.7 1970 24 NYY AL CF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.30 4.06 2.64 1 13.3 1971 25 NYY AL CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.32 3.09 2.73 2 32.0 1972 26 CHW AL CF 16 21 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.31 2.29 1.87 2.65 10 101.0 1973 27 MON NL CF 34 75 2 2 1 .975 .980 2.26 2.27 2.70 2.63 30 256.3 1974 28 MON NL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1975 29 MON NL CF 8 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 2.12 2.44 2.10 2.72 8 73.0 1976 30 LAD NL CF 17 48 5 0 2 1.000 .983 3.12 2.50 3.19 2.85 17 149.3 1970 24 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 3.0 1971 25 NYY AL LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.60 3.06 1.96 2 14.7 1973 27 MON NL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1974 28 MON NL LF 18 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 0.33 1.55 2.00 2.00 0 27.0 1975 29 MON NL LF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.72 2.08 2.08 1 13.0 1976 30 TOT NL LF 13 16 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.31 1.59 2.07 2.02 9 74.0 MON NL LF 12 16 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.42 1.59 2.10 2.02 9 73.0 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1969 23 NYY AL OF 28 55 3 1 1 .983 .978 2.07 1.84 2.48 2.13 24 210.7 1970 24 NYY AL OF 70 84 2 1 0 .989 .979 1.23 1.85 2.23 2.14 33 347.0 1971 25 NYY AL OF 29 47 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.66 1.96 2.24 2.24 21 192.7 1972 26 CHW AL OF 21 32 1 0 1 1.000 .982 1.57 1.91 2.09 2.22 15 142.0 1973 27 MON NL OF 36 73 3 2 1 .974 .977 2.11 1.96 2.66 2.23 30 256.7 1974 28 MON NL OF 18 6 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.39 1.96 2.17 2.27 0 29.0 1975 29 MON NL OF 16 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 2.01 1.79 2.29 9 90.7 1976 30 TOT NL OF 47 87 8 1 4 .990 .979 2.02 2.03 2.66 2.34 34 321.3 MON NL OF 29 39 3 1 2 .977 .979 1.45 2.03 2.22 2.34 17 170.0 LAD NL OF 18 48 5 0 2 1.000 .980 2.94 2.03 3.15 2.34 17 151.3 1970 24 NYY AL RF 66 77 2 1 0 .988 .975 1.20 1.59 2.15 1.98 32 330.7 1971 25 NYY AL RF 20 31 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.60 1.70 1.97 2.05 17 146.0 1972 26 CHW AL RF 5 11 1 0 1 1.000 .984 2.40 1.76 2.63 2.13 5 41.0 1975 29 MON NL RF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.73 0.00 2.11 0 4.7 1976 30 TOT NL RF 21 22 2 1 1 .960 .976 1.14 1.83 2.20 2.15 8 98.0 MON NL RF 20 22 2 1 1 .960 .976 1.20 1.83 2.23 2.15 8 97.0 LAD NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 265 401 20 5 7 .988 .979 1.59 1.93 2.38 2.22 166 1590.0 41 114 115# RF* 115 141 6 2 2 .987 .977 1.28 1.66 2.13 2.04 62 620.3 CF* 114 234 11 3 4 .988 .982 2.15 2.30 2.63 2.65 92 837.7 LF* 41 29 3 0 1 1.000 .979 0.78 1.59 2.18 2.01 12 132.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 265 401 20 5 7 .988 .979 1.59 1.93 2.38 2.22 166 1590
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.

October 13, 1971: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Rich Hinton.

February 1, 1973: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Keough.

July 10, 1973: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Kansas City Royals.

May 29, 1974: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Montreal Expos.

September 30, 1974: Released by the New York Mets.

December 28, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 18, 1975: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Chicago White Sox.

July 27, 1976: Released by the Montreal Expos.

August 11, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 1, 1976: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.


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