What years did Jim Corsi play?

Jim Corsi played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1999.

Was Jim Corsi a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Corsi pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 290 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Corsi hit?

Jim Corsi hit 0 career home runs.

What was Jim Corsi's career batting average?

Jim Corsi batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Jim Corsi's career ERA?

Jim Corsi finished with a 3.25 career ERA, going 22-24 with 290 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jim Corsi have?

Jim Corsi recorded 290 career strikeouts.

Jim Corsi

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1999)

Jim Corsi was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1999 for 5 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 12 seasons. Across 368 career appearances, he went 22-24 with a 3.25 ERA and 290 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3286.0.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

W–L 22–24

ERA 3.25

WHIP 1.33

SO 290

Pitcher PIV 3286.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 9/9/1961 in Newton, MA, USA
Died: 1/4/2022 in Bellingham, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-06-28
Last Game: 1999-10-03

Full name: James Bernard Corsi

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jim Corsi — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	24	368	1	0	0	7	481.3	450	174	33	191	290	3.25	3286.0

Career ERA 3.25 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 22.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim Corsi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	OAK	AL	0	1	11	1	0	21.3	20	9	6	10	3.80	3.73 (-2%)	240.5
1989	OAK	AL	1	2	22	0	0	38.3	26	8	10	21	1.88	3.71 (+49%)	486.8
1991	HOU	NL	0	5	47	0	0	77.7	76	32	23	53	3.71	3.91 (+5%)	1040.8
1992	OAK	AL	4	2	32	0	0	44.0	44	7	18	19	1.43	3.75 (+62%)	8.6
1993	FLO	NL	0	2	15	0	0	20.3	28	15	10	7	6.64	4.19 (-58%)	-113.8
1995	OAK	AL	2	4	38	0	2	45.0	31	11	26	26	2.20	4.45 (+51%)	66.9
1996	OAK	AL	6	0	56	0	3	73.7	71	33	34	43	4.03	4.61 (+13%)	77.0
1997	BOS	AL	5	3	52	0	2	57.7	56	22	21	40	3.43	4.39 (+22%)	1665.2
1998	BOS	AL	3	2	59	0	0	66.0	58	19	23	49	2.59	4.43 (+42%)	843.9
1999	BOS	AL	1	2	23	0	0	24.0	25	14	19	14	5.25	4.71 (-11%)	-1230.3
1999	BAL	AL	0	1	13	0	0	13.3	15	4	1	8	2.70	4.71 (+43%)	200.4
Career · 11 seasons			22	24	368	1	7	481.1	450	174	191	290	3.25	—	3,286

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jim Corsi — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
368	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Corsi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	OAK	AL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	OAK	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	HOU	NL	47	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	OAK	AL	32	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	15	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	OAK	AL	38	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	OAK	AL	56	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BOS	AL	52	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BOS	AL	59	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	BOS	AL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	BAL	AL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			368	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jim Corsi — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Corsi — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1998	ALDS1	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	ALCS	OAK	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jim Corsi — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	5.0	3	0	4	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jim Corsi — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1998	ALDS1	BOS	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	1	0	1	2	0.00
1992	ALCS	OAK	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	2	0	3	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Corsi — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	182	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	186	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Corsi — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	182	230.0	216	88	90	149	3.44
Away	186	251.1	234	86	101	141	3.08

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jim Corsi — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR
1999-10-03	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0
1999-10-01	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-30	BAL	NYY	L	0.1	3	1	1	1	0
1999-09-27	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1999-09-14	BAL	OAK	—	2.0	4	2	2	2	2
1999-09-09	BAL	MIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	0
1999-08-24	BAL	KCR	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	0
1999-08-21	BAL	CHW	—	1.0	4	1	1	1	0
1999-08-17	BAL	MIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1999-08-14	BAL	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Corsi — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	368	1	37	99	5	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Corsi — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	OAK	P	11	1	0	3	1	0
1989	OAK	P	22	0	3	5	0	0
1991	HOU	P	47	0	6	15	1	1
1992	OAK	P	32	0	6	10	0	0
1993	FLO	P	15	0	1	4	0	0
1995	OAK	P	38	0	3	12	0	1
1996	OAK	P	56	0	6	17	0	2
1997	BOS	P	52	0	6	9	1	0
1998	BOS	P	59	0	3	16	2	2
1999	BOS	P	23	0	2	3	0	0
1999	BAL	P	13	0	1	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Corsi Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	368

Salary History

Jim Corsi — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	BAL	AL	$200,000
1999	BOS	AL	$750,000
1998	BOS	AL	$600,000
1997	BOS	AL	$470,000
1996	OAK	AL	$450,000
1995	OAK	AL	$238,889
1993	FLO	NL	$375,000
1992	OAK	AL	$130,000
1990	OAK	AL	$107,500
Total Career Earnings			$3,321,389

College History

Jim Corsi — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Leo College	St. Leo	FL	1981, 1982

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Corsi

What years did Jim Corsi play?: Jim Corsi played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1999.
Was Jim Corsi a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Corsi pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 290 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Corsi hit?: Jim Corsi hit 0 career home runs.
What was Jim Corsi's career batting average?: Jim Corsi batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Jim Corsi's career ERA?: Jim Corsi finished with a 3.25 career ERA, going 22-24 with 290 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jim Corsi have?: Jim Corsi recorded 290 career strikeouts.