What years did Jim Pastorius play?

Jim Pastorius played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1909.

Was Jim Pastorius a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Pastorius pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 205 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Pastorius hit?

Jim Pastorius hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.

Jim Pastorius

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1906-1909)

W–L 31–55

ERA 3.12

WHIP 1.35

SO 205

Pitcher PIV -11340.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 7/12/1881 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died: 5/10/1941 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1906-04-15
Last Game: 1909-08-23

Full name: James Washington Pastorius

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
31	55	97	84	57	10	0	727.0	705	252	15	278	205	3.12	-11340.6

Career ERA 3.12 vs. league average 2.53 across their career seasons — 23.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1906	BRO	NL	10	14	29	24	16	3	211.7	225	85	69	58	3.61	2.68 (-35%)	-2213.4
1907	BRO	NL	16	12	28	26	20	4	222.0	218	58	77	70	2.35	2.50 (+6%)	-1598.6
1908	BRO	NL	4	20	28	25	16	2	213.7	171	58	74	54	2.44	2.40 (-2%)	-3561.3
1909	BRO	NL	1	9	12	9	5	1	79.7	91	51	58	23	5.76	2.55 (-126%)	-3967.2
Career · 4 seasons			31	55	97	84	57	10	727.0	705	252	278	205	3.12	—	-11,341

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
98	231	17	35	2	2	0	10	0	20	61	.152	.222	.177	.400	-893

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .244 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .304 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Career SLG .177 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .615 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1906	BRO	NL	29	71	6	10	2	1	5	4	13	.141	.247 (-43%)	.307 (-39%)	.315 (-37%)	.622 (-38%)	-394.3
1907	BRO	NL	29	73	6	15	0	0	5	7	21	.205	.245 (-16%)	.304 (-7%)	.308 (-33%)	.613 (-20%)	-173.2
1908	BRO	NL	28	62	4	8	0	1	0	6	18	.129	.240 (-46%)	.298 (-31%)	.306 (-47%)	.605 (-39%)	-325.8
1909	BRO	NL	12	25	1	2	0	0	0	3	9	.080	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			98	231	17	35	2	2	10	20	61	.152	—	—	—	—	-893

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	50	112	9	17	0	6	.152
Away	48	119	8	18	0	4	.151

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	50	386.1	369	24	147	118	0.56
Away	47	340.0	343	21	135	89	0.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1909-08-23	BRO	STL	L	3	0	0	0	1
1909-08-10	BRO	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	1
1909-08-03	BRO	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0
1909-07-28	BRO	PHI	W	2	1	0	1	2
1909-07-12	BRO	CIN	L	2	0	1	0	0
1909-07-02	BRO	NY1	L	2	0	0	1	1
1909-06-25	BRO	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0
1909-06-14	BRO	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	1
1909-06-08	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1909-05-17	BRO	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1909-08-23	BRO	STL	L	9.0	15	9	9	6	5	0
1909-08-10	BRO	CHC	L	5.0	6	6	5	4	2	0
1909-08-03	BRO	PIT	L	7.0	11	8	8	10	0	0
1909-07-28	BRO	PHI	W	9.0	1	0	0	4	2	0
1909-07-12	BRO	CIN	—	4.2	9	6	0	1	2	2
1909-07-02	BRO	NY1	L	9.0	10	5	5	4	2	0
1909-06-25	BRO	NY1	L	7.0	4	4	0	7	1	2
1909-06-14	BRO	PIT	L	8.0	10	7	3	6	3	0
1909-06-08	BRO	STL	—	3.0	2	1	0	2	0	0
1909-05-17	BRO	PIT	L	5.0	8	11	7	9	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	97	84	28	208	10	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1906	BRO	P	29	24	11	56	3	4
1907	BRO	P	28	26	7	60	2	4
1908	BRO	P	28	25	6	66	2	1
1909	BRO	P	12	9	4	26	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	97

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Pastorius

What years did Jim Pastorius play?: Jim Pastorius played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1909.
Was Jim Pastorius a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Pastorius pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 205 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Pastorius hit?: Jim Pastorius hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.