What years did Jim Pearce play?

Jim Pearce played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1955.

Was Jim Pearce a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Pearce pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 22 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Pearce hit?

Jim Pearce hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Jim Pearce

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1949-1955)

W–L 3–4

ERA 5.78

WHIP 1.75

SO 22

Pitcher PIV 26.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 180 lb
Born: 6/9/1925 in Zebulon, NC, USA
Died: 7/17/2005 in Raleigh, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1949-09-08
Last Game: 1955-05-03

Full name: James Madison Pearce

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	4	30	7	2	0	0	85.7	97	55	6	53	22	5.78	26.7

Career ERA 5.78 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 40.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1949	WS1	AL	0	1	2	1	0	5.3	9	5	5	1	8.44	—	0.0
1950	WS1	AL	2	1	20	3	1	56.7	58	38	37	18	6.04	4.36 (-38%)	-85.8
1953	WS1	AL	0	1	4	1	0	9.3	15	8	6	0	7.71	4.14 (-86%)	0.0
1954	CIN	NL	1	0	2	1	1	11.0	7	0	5	3	0.00	3.90 (+100%)	112.6
1955	CIN	NL	0	1	2	1	0	3.3	8	4	0	0	10.80	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			3	4	30	7	2	85.2	97	55	53	22	5.78	—	27

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
30	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.105	.105	.105	.211	0

Career AVG .105 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 59.9% below league average.

Career OBP .105 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Career SLG .105 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 73.2% below league average.

Career OPS .211 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 71.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1949	WS1	AL	2	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	WS1	AL	20	13	2	5	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	WS1	AL	4	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	CIN	NL	2	3	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			30	19	2	8	.105	—	—	—	—	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	14	11	0	1	0	0	.091
Away	16	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	14	45.2	52	27	23	12	5.32
Away	16	40.0	45	29	30	10	6.53

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1955-05-03	CIN	PHI	W	0	0
1955-04-16	CIN	ATL	L	0	0
1954-09-20	CIN	ATL	W	3	1
1954-09-14	CIN	BRO	L	0	0
1953-09-13	MIN	DET	L	1	1
1953-06-10	MIN	CLE	L	0	0
1953-05-23	MIN	PHA	L	0	0
1953-04-22	MIN	PHA	L	0	0
1950-10-01	MIN	PHA	L	1	0
1950-08-30	MIN	DET	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-05-03	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1955-04-16	CIN	ATL	L	2.1	6	4	3	0	0	0
1954-09-20	CIN	ATL	W	9.0	4	1	0	4	3	0
1954-09-14	CIN	BRO	—	2.0	3	0	0	1	0	0
1953-09-13	MIN	DET	L	4.1	9	7	6	2	0	3
1953-06-10	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1953-05-23	MIN	PHA	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0
1953-04-22	MIN	PHA	—	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	0
1950-10-01	MIN	PHA	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1950-08-30	MIN	DET	L	2.0	4	3	3	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	30	2	4	17	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1949	WS1	P	2	0	0	5	1
1950	WS1	P	20	0	2	9	0
1953	WS1	P	4	0	0	1	1
1954	CIN	P	2	1	1	2	0
1955	CIN	P	2	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	30

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Pearce

What years did Jim Pearce play?: Jim Pearce played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1955.
Was Jim Pearce a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Pearce pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 22 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Pearce hit?: Jim Pearce hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.