What years did Jim Lewis play?

Jim Lewis played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1985.

Was Jim Lewis a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Lewis pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.

Jim Lewis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1985)

W–L 0–1

ERA 8.77

WHIP 2.22

SO 9

Pitcher PIV -1322.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 10/12/1955 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-09-12
Last Game: 1985-08-12

Full name: James Martin Lewis

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
31.0	29.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0	0	1.0	2.0	0	0	.103	.161	.138	.299

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
3	7	8	3	10	0	88.0	112	73	30	6	20	22	3.07	1.50

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936	14.0	13.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	.231	.286	.308	.594
1937	16.0	15.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	.000	.062	.000	.062
1938	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 3	31	29	1	3	1	1	2	.103	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1936	2	3	5	3	3	40.2	52	34	5	1	9	12	1.11	1.50
1937	1	3	2	0	7	43.1	51	31	18	5	9	9	3.74	1.39
1938	0	1	1	0	0	4.0	9	8	7	0	2	1	15.75	2.75
Listed seasons · 3	3	7	8	3	10	88.0	112	73	30	6	20	22	3.07	1.50

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	11	1	0	0	0	25.7	45	25	7	12	9	8.77	-1322.2

Career ERA 8.77 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 124.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	SEA	AL	0	2	0	2.3	10	4	1	0	15.43	—	0.0
1982	NYA	AL	0	1	0	0.7	3	4	3	0	54.00	—	0.0
1983	MIN	AL	0	6	0	18.0	24	13	7	8	6.50	3.87 (-68%)	-1322.2
1985	SEA	AL	1	2	1	4.7	8	4	1	1	7.71	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			1	11	1	25.2	45	25	12	9	8.77	—	-1,322

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
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	SEA	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	NYA	AL	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	MIN	AL	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SEA	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			11	—	—	—	—	—	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

View full game log (22 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	5	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	6	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	9.1	19	14	9	2	13.50
Away	6	16.1	26	11	3	7	6.06

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1985-08-12	SEA	LAA	L	3.2	8	4	4	1	0	1
1985-08-10	SEA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1983-06-30	MIN	TOR	—	3.0	4	3	3	4	1	1
1983-06-26	MIN	CHW	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1983-06-25	MIN	CHW	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	1
1983-06-23	MIN	CHW	—	3.0	5	1	1	0	1	0
1983-06-21	MIN	TOR	—	6.1	6	3	3	0	3	2
1983-06-17	MIN	TEX	—	3.0	4	3	3	1	1	1
1982-06-06	NYY	KCR	—	0.2	3	7	4	3	0	0
1979-09-19	SEA	MIL	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	1	1	3	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1979	SEA	P	2	0	0	0	1
1982	NYA	P	1	0	0	0	0
1983	MIN	P	6	0	1	3	0
1985	SEA	P	2	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	11

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Miami-Dade College - Wolfson Campus	Miami	FL	1975
University of South Carolina	Columbia	SC	1976, 1977

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Lewis

What years did Jim Lewis play?: Jim Lewis played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1985.
Was Jim Lewis a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Lewis pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.