What years did Jim Northrup play?

Jim Northrup played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1975.

Was Jim Northrup a pitcher?

No. Jim Northrup was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jim Northrup hit?

Jim Northrup hit 153 career home runs with 1254 hits.

Jim Northrup

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1975)

AVG .267

HR 153

RBI 610

H 1,254

OPS .763

PIV 10,337

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 11/24/1939 in Breckenridge, MI, USA
Died: 6/8/2011 in Grand Blanc, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-09-30
Last Game: 1975-09-27

Full name: James Thomas Northrup

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,392	4,692	603	1,254	218	42	153	610	39	449	635	.267	.333	.429	.763	10,337

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career SLG .429 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — +16.5% above league average.

Career OPS .763 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — +11.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	DET	AL	5	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	DET	AL	80	219	20	45	12	3	2	16	1	12	50	.205	.245 (-16%)	.310 (-19%)	.371 (-15%)	.682 (-17%)	-596.3
1966	DET	AL	123	419	53	111	24	6	16	58	4	33	52	.265	.248 (+7%)	.309 (+4%)	.376 (+24%)	.685 (+15%)	1045.2
1967	DET	AL	144	495	63	134	18	6	10	61	7	43	83	.271	.242 (+12%)	.306 (+8%)	.357 (+10%)	.663 (+9%)	855.4
1968	DET	AL	154	580	76	153	29	7	21	90	4	50	87	.264	.236 (+11%)	.298 (+8%)	.340 (+31%)	.638 (+21%)	2029.9
1969	DET	AL	148	543	79	160	31	5	25	66	4	52	83	.295	.248 (+19%)	.320 (+12%)	.369 (+38%)	.689 (+26%)	2567.6
1970	DET	AL	139	504	71	132	21	3	24	80	3	58	68	.262	.253 (+3%)	.325 (+5%)	.385 (+19%)	.711 (+13%)	1254.9
1971	DET	AL	136	459	72	124	27	2	16	71	7	60	43	.270	.249 (+8%)	.316 (+12%)	.365 (+21%)	.682 (+17%)	1527.5
1972	DET	AL	134	426	40	111	15	2	8	42	4	38	47	.261	.243 (+7%)	.310 (+4%)	.353 (+2%)	.664 (+3%)	291.1
1973	DET	AL	119	404	55	124	14	7	12	44	4	38	41	.307	.256 (+19%)	.325 (+13%)	.378 (+23%)	.703 (+18%)	1359.2
1974	DET	AL	97	376	41	89	12	1	11	42	0	36	46	.237	.256 (-8%)	.324 (-7%)	.369 (-2%)	.693 (-5%)	-298.5
1974	MON	NL	21	54	3	13	1	0	2	8	0	5	9	.241	.256 (-6%)	.324 (-6%)	.369 (avg)	.693 (-3%)	-298.5
1974	BAL	AL	8	7	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	2	1	.571	—	—	—	—	-298.5
1975	BAL	AL	84	194	27	53	13	0	5	29	0	22	22	.273	.257 (+6%)	.327 (+6%)	.374 (+12%)	.701 (+9%)	321.5
Career · 14 seasons			1,392	4,692	603	1,254	218	42	153	610	39	449	635	.267	—	—	—	—	9,761

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
12	42	4	12	0	1	2	9	3	8	.286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1972	ALCS	DET	5	14	0	5	0	0	0	1	2	3	.357
1968	WS	DET	7	28	4	7	0	1	2	8	1	5	.250

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	696	2305	298	614	87	316	.266
Away	696	2387	305	640	66	294	.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1975-09-27	BAL	NYY	L	1	0	1	0	2	0
1975-09-19	BAL	MIL	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-16	BAL	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-12	BAL	DET	W	1	0	1	1	1	0
1975-09-10	BAL	CLE	W	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975-09-05	BAL	NYY	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
1975-09-04	BAL	BOS	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-03	BAL	BOS	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1975-09-02	BAL	CLE	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1975-09-02	BAL	CLE	W	2	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	34	22	245	17	5	23
OF	1267	1158	2470	56	50	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	DET	OF	2	2	4	0	0	0
1965	DET	OF	54	48	82	0	2	0
1966	DET	OF	113	106	241	8	5	1
1967	DET	OF	143	124	271	3	8	1
1968	DET	OF	151	148	321	7	7	1
1969	DET	OF	143	142	323	8	5	2
1970	DET	OF	136	135	284	4	2	1
1971	DET	1B	32	22	236	16	5	23
1971	DET	OF	108	94	205	4	4	0
1972	DET	1B	2	0	9	1	0	0
1972	DET	OF	127	107	215	8	5	2
1973	DET	OF	116	95	207	6	4	2
1974	DET	OF	97	97	209	5	6	0
1974	MON	OF	13	12	13	0	0	0
1974	BAL	OF	6	0	4	1	0	0
1975	BAL	OF	58	48	91	2	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	34
Left Field	321
Center Field	466
Right Field	719
Designated Hitter	5

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Alma College	Alma	MI	1958, 1959, 1960

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	35th	1.0	336	0
1968	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	15.0	280	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Northrup

What years did Jim Northrup play?: Jim Northrup played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1975.
Was Jim Northrup a pitcher?: No. Jim Northrup was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jim Northrup hit?: Jim Northrup hit 153 career home runs with 1254 hits.