What years did Lefty James play?

Lefty James played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1914.

Was Lefty James a pitcher?

Yes. Lefty James pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 36 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lefty James hit?

Lefty James hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Lefty James

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1914)

W–L 2–6

ERA 3.39

WHIP 1.45

SO 36

Pitcher PIV -691.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 7/1/1889 in Glen Roy, OH, USA
Died: 5/3/1933 in Glen Roy, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-09-20
Last Game: 1914-07-03

Full name: William L. James

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	6	31	11	4	0	1	95.7	94	36	0	45	36	3.39	-691.5

Career ERA 3.39 vs. league average 3.09 across their career seasons — 9.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	CLE	AL	0	1	3	1	0	1	6.0	8	5	4	2	7.50	—	0.0
1913	CLE	AL	2	2	11	4	3	0	39.0	42	13	9	18	3.00	3.07 (+2%)	468.0
1914	CLE	AL	0	3	17	6	1	0	50.7	44	18	32	16	3.20	2.93 (-9%)	-1159.5
Career · 3 seasons			2	6	31	11	4	1	95.2	94	36	45	36	3.39	—	-691

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
31	28	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	14	.107	.167	.107	.274	0

Career AVG .107 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career SLG .107 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 69.1% below league average.

Career OPS .274 vs. league average .674 across their career seasons — 59.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	CLE	AL	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CLE	AL	11	13	0	3	0	0	5	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	CLE	AL	17	12	1	0	0	2	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			31	28	1	3	1	2	14	.107	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	16	14	0	2	0	0	.143
Away	15	14	1	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	50.1	49	20	18	12	3.58
Away	15	45.1	44	15	27	23	2.98

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1914-07-03	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	1
1914-06-30	CLE	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1914-06-24	CLE	SLA	L	3	0	0	2
1914-06-20	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1914-06-12	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1914-06-08	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1914-06-07	CLE	BOS	L	2	0	0	2
1914-06-03	CLE	CHW	W	1	0	0	1
1914-06-01	CLE	SLA	L	0	0	1	0
1914-05-26	CLE	BOS	W	3	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1914-07-03	CLE	DET	—	3.1	5	4	3	3	1
1914-06-30	CLE	SLA	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0
1914-06-24	CLE	SLA	L	8.0	6	3	2	6	3
1914-06-20	CLE	NYY	—	0.1	0	1	0	0	0
1914-06-12	CLE	PHA	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0
1914-06-08	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	1	2	0	1	0
1914-06-07	CLE	BOS	L	8.0	5	2	2	0	1
1914-06-03	CLE	CHW	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	0
1914-06-01	CLE	SLA	—	3.0	2	1	1	2	1
1914-05-26	CLE	BOS	—	6.2	6	2	1	4	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	31	0	3	31	4	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1912	CLE	P	3	0	2	1
1913	CLE	P	11	0	8	3
1914	CLE	P	17	3	21	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	31

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty James

What years did Lefty James play?: Lefty James played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1914.
Was Lefty James a pitcher?: Yes. Lefty James pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 36 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty James hit?: Lefty James hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.