Jim Hickman

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1974)

Jim Hickman was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974 for 4 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,421 career games, he hit .252 with 1,002 hits, 159 home runs, and 560 RBI. Jim Hickman was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,263.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .252
HR 159
RBI 560
H 1,002
OPS .760
PIV 8,263
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 192 lb
Born
5/10/1937 in Henning, TN, USA
Died
6/25/2016 in Jackson, TN, USA
MLB Debut
1962-04-14
Last Game
1974-07-14
Awards
All-Star

Full name: James Lucius Hickman

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Career Batting Statistics

Jim Hickman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,421 3,974 518 1,002 163 25 159 560 17 491 832 .252 .335 .426 .760 8,263

Career AVG .252 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career SLG .426 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — +15.0% above league average.

Career OPS .760 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Hickman (b. 1937) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1962 NYN NL 140 392 54 96 18 2 13 46 4 47 96 .245 .257 (-5%) .326 (+1%) .393 (+2%) .719 (+1%) 127.2
1963 NYN NL 146 494 53 113 21 6 17 51 0 44 120 .229 .246 (-7%) .308 (-6%) .371 (+7%) .680 (+1%) 0.9
1964 NYN NL 139 409 48 105 14 1 11 57 0 36 90 .257 .250 (+2%) .312 (+2%) .377 (avg) .690 (+1%) 108.5
1965 NYN NL 141 369 32 87 18 0 15 40 3 27 76 .236 .245 (-4%) .310 (-7%) .371 (+9%) .682 (+2%) 77.5
1966 NYN NL 58 160 15 38 7 0 4 16 2 13 34 .237 .248 (-4%) .309 (-3%) .376 (-5%) .685 (-4%) -97.4
1967 LAN NL 65 98 7 16 6 1 0 10 1 14 28 .163 .242 (-33%) .306 (-13%) .357 (-31%) .663 (-23%) -311.8
1968 CHN NL 75 188 22 42 6 3 5 23 1 18 38 .223 .236 (-6%) .298 (-3%) .340 (+8%) .638 (+3%) 49.6
1969 CHN NL 134 338 38 80 11 2 21 54 2 47 74 .237 .248 (-5%) .320 (+2%) .369 (+27%) .689 (+15%) 926.2
1970 CHN NL 149 514 102 162 33 4 32 115 0 93 99 .315 .253 (+24%) .325 (+29%) .385 (+51%) .711 (+41%) 4415.3
1971 CHN NL 117 383 50 98 13 2 19 60 0 50 61 .256 .249 (+3%) .316 (+8%) .365 (+23%) .682 (+16%) 1150.0
1972 CHN NL 115 368 65 100 15 2 17 64 3 52 64 .272 .243 (+11%) .310 (+17%) .353 (+31%) .664 (+24%) 1703.5
1973 CHN NL 92 201 27 49 1 2 3 20 1 42 42 .244 .256 (-5%) .325 (+13%) .378 (-17%) .703 (-3%) 48.6
1974 SLN NL 50 60 5 16 0 0 2 4 0 8 10 .267 .256 (+4%) .324 (+9%) .369 (-1%) .693 (+4%) 64.8
Career · 13 seasons 1,421 3,974 518 1,002 163 25 159 560 17 491 832 .252 — — — — 8,263

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 Pitching Statistics

Jim Hickman — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 4.50 0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 3.30 across their career seasons — 36.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim Hickman — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1967 LAN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 4.50 — 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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Hickman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home714195427751392332.263
Away707202024148967228.242

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Hickman — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home12.021004.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Hickman — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1974-07-14 STLATLL 000000010
1974-07-10 STLHOUL 100000000
1974-07-09 STLHOUL 401000000
1974-07-08 STLHOUL 100000000
1974-07-07 STLCINL 100000001
1974-07-07 STLCINL 100000000
1974-07-05 STLCINW 100000001
1974-07-04 STLCHCL 101000000
1974-07-02 STLCHCL 100000000
1974-06-30 STLNYNW 312000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Jim Hickman — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1967-06-23 LADSFG — 2.0211001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Hickman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 309 259 2421 231 22 219
3B 77 60 56 110 16 17
OF 871 697 1470 51 38 7
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Hickman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 NYN OF 124 106 265 7 8 0
1963 NYN 3B 59 54 45 103 14 14
1963 NYN OF 82 72 149 6 6 2
1964 NYN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 NYN OF 113 98 237 8 6 1
1965 NYN 1B 30 25 240 20 2 20
1965 NYN 3B 14 6 10 6 2 2
1965 NYN OF 91 62 136 3 5 0
1966 NYN 1B 17 11 120 12 1 14
1966 NYN OF 45 31 63 5 1 2
1967 LAN 1B 2 0 2 0 0 0
1967 LAN 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0
1967 LAN OF 37 16 52 2 0 1
1967 LAN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1968 CHN OF 66 49 115 4 3 0
1969 CHN OF 125 87 153 6 3 0
1970 CHN 1B 74 71 563 60 6 46
1970 CHN OF 79 75 143 7 4 1
1971 CHN 1B 44 39 364 31 1 28
1971 CHN OF 69 63 106 3 2 0
1972 CHN 1B 77 69 670 70 6 61
1972 CHN OF 27 27 38 0 0 0
1973 CHN 1B 51 38 398 31 5 37
1973 CHN OF 13 11 13 0 0 0
1974 SLN 1B 14 6 64 7 1 13
1974 SLN 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Hickman (b. 1937) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 307
Third Base 77
Left Field 117
Center Field 367
Right Field 420

Awards & Honors

Jim Hickman — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1970 TSN Comeback Player of the Year

Award Voting History

Jim Hickman — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1970 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 52.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jim Hickman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Tresh
    .245 avg, 153 HR
  2. 96
    Matt Joyce
    .242 avg, 149 HR
  3. 96
    Candy Maldonado
    .254 avg, 146 HR
  4. 90
    Jonny Gomes
    .242 avg, 162 HR
  5. 88
    Michael Tucker
    .256 avg, 125 HR
  6. 86
    Ruppert Jones
    .250 avg, 147 HR

Jim Hickman: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 14, 1962 and the final game on July 14, 1974, Jim Hickman built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the New York Mets (1962 to 1966), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1967), the Chicago Cubs (1968 through 1973), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1974). Hickman played primarily as an outfielder and batted and threw right-handed. Born on May 10, 1937, in Henning, TN, USA, Hickman was listed at 192 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Hickman died on June 25, 2016, in Jackson, TN, USA. The given name on file is James Lucius Hickman.

Hickman collected 1,002 hits in 3,974 at bats across 1,421 games, good for a .252 batting average; the totals also include 159 homers and 560 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .335 and the slugging percentage .426, for an OPS of .760. Against a .249 league average for those years, Hickman's .252 average was near the norm.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Hickman

What years did Jim Hickman play?
Jim Hickman played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1974.
Was Jim Hickman a pitcher?
No. Jim Hickman was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Jim Hickman hit?
Jim Hickman hit 159 career home runs with 1,002 hits.
What teams did Jim Hickman play for?
Jim Hickman played for 4 teams: the New York Mets (1962–1966), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1967), the Chicago Cubs (1968–1973), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1974).
Did Jim Hickman win an MVP award?
No. Jim Hickman did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Jim Hickman win?
Jim Hickman was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Jim Hickman's career stats?
In 1,421 games, Jim Hickman had 1,002 hits, 159 home runs, 560 RBI, 518 runs, and 17 stolen bases, with a .252 batting average.
What position did Jim Hickman play?
Jim Hickman played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Hickman and how much did he weigh?
Jim Hickman was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 192 pounds.
How many home runs did Jim Hickman hit each season?
Jim Hickman's home runs by season: 13 in 1962, 17 in 1963, 11 in 1964, 15 in 1965, 4 in 1966, 0 in 1967, 5 in 1968, 21 in 1969, 32 in 1970, 19 in 1971, 17 in 1972, 3 in 1973, and 2 in 1974. His most in one season was 32, in 1970.
What was Jim Hickman's career batting average?
Jim Hickman batted .252 over his career, with 1,002 hits in 3,974 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim Hickman have?
Jim Hickman drove in 560 runs in his career.
What was Jim Hickman's career ERA?
Jim Hickman finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Jim Hickman in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jim Hickman has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.