Was Jim Baxes a pitcher?

No. Jim Baxes was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Jim Baxes hit?

Jim Baxes hit 17 career home runs with 69 hits.

Jim Baxes

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959)

AVG 0.246

HR 17

RBI 39

H 69

OPS 0.782

PIV 240.8

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 7/5/1928 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 11/14/1996 in Garden Grove, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-04-11
Last Game: 1959-09-26

Full name: Dimitrios Speros Baxes

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
88	280	39	69	12	0	17	39	1	25	54	0.246	0.310	0.471	0.782	240.8

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .471 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — +20.3% above league average.

Career OPS 0.782 vs. league average 0.716 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1959	LAD	NL	11	33	4	10	1	0	2	5	1	4	7	0.303	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	CLE	AL	77	247	35	59	11	0	15	34	0	21	47	0.239	.256 (-7%)	.323 (-8%)	.392 (+19%)	.715 (+7%)	0.0

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (88 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	52	153	21	38	10	23	0.248
Away	36	127	18	31	7	16	0.244

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1959-09-26	CLE	KC1	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1959-09-22	CLE	CHA	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1959-09-12	CLE	WS1	W	4	1	1	0	1	0	1
1959-09-07	CLE	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1959-09-07	CLE	DET	W	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
1959-09-04	CLE	CHA	L	4	1	1	1	1	0	2
1959-09-02	CLE	KC1	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
1959-08-30	CLE	CHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1959-08-29	CLE	CHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1959-08-28	CLE	CHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	48	47	107	110	10	30
3B	32	26	27	67	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	LAN	3B	10	10	11	29	2	2
1959	CLE	2B	48	47	107	110	10	30
1959	CLE	3B	22	16	16	38	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	48
Third Base	32

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Baxes

Was Jim Baxes a pitcher?: No. Jim Baxes was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Jim Baxes hit?: Jim Baxes hit 17 career home runs with 69 hits.