Jim Poole

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2000)

W–L 22–12
ERA 4.31
WHIP 1.47
SO 256
Pitcher PIV -615.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
4/28/1966 in Rochester, NY, USA
Died
10/6/2023 in Alpharetta, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1990-06-15
Last Game
2000-06-01

Full name: James Richard Poole

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
22 12 431 0 0 0 4 363.0 376 174 41 156 256 4.31 -615.7

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1990 LAN NL 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 10.7 7 5 8 6 4.22 3.86 (-9%) -344.2
1991 TEX AL 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 6.0 10 3 3 4 4.50 — 0.0
1991 BAL AL 3 2 24 0 0 0 0 36.0 19 8 9 34 2.00 3.91 (+49%) 1007.4
1992 BAL AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 0 1 3 0.00 — 0.0
1993 BAL AL 2 1 55 0 0 0 2 50.3 30 12 21 29 2.15 4.19 (+49%) 745.5
1994 BAL AL 1 0 38 0 0 0 0 20.3 32 15 11 18 6.64 4.51 (-47%) -523.2
1995 CLE AL 3 3 42 0 0 0 0 50.3 40 21 17 41 3.75 4.45 (+16%) 46.5
1996 CLE AL 4 0 32 0 0 0 0 26.7 29 9 14 19 3.04 4.61 (+34%) -115.4
1996 SFN NL 2 1 35 0 0 0 0 23.7 15 7 13 19 2.66 4.61 (+42%) 102.1
1997 SFN NL 3 1 63 0 0 0 0 49.3 73 39 25 26 7.11 4.39 (-62%) -1246.0
1998 SFN NL 1 3 26 0 0 0 0 32.3 38 19 9 16 5.29 4.43 (-19%) -455.2
1998 CLE AL 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 4 3 11 5.14 — 0.0
1999 PHI NL 1 1 51 0 0 0 1 35.3 48 17 15 22 4.33 4.71 (+8%) 167.0
1999 CLE AL 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 3 0 18.00 — 0.0
2000 DET AL 1 0 18 0 0 0 0 8.7 13 7 1 5 7.27 — 0.0
2000 MON NL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2.0 8 6 3 3 27.00 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 22 12 431 0 0 0 4 363.0 376 174 156 256 4.31 — -616

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
431 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .250 .375 0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .412 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.

Career OPS .375 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 49.8% below 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
1990 LAN NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BAL AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 BAL AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CLE AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SFN NL 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SFN NL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 SFN NL 26 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 PHI NL 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CLE AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 DET AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 MON NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 431 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1998 ALCS CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS1 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 WS CLE 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 10 0 0 7.3 4 2 3 9 2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1998 ALCS CLE 0 0 4 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 2 0.00
1998 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 2 0.00
1995 ALCS CLE 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
1995 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 0 0 1.7 2 1 1 2 5.40
1995 WS CLE 0 1 2 0 0 2.3 1 1 0 1 3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22251100.200
Away20930000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home222199.218478811453.52
Away209163.119296751115.29

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2000-06-01 WSNCIN — 0.0200000
2000-05-30 WSNCIN — 1.0111111
2000-05-25 WSNSFG — 0.2100110
2000-05-24 WSNSFG — 0.0455100
2000-05-23 WSNSFG — 0.1000010
2000-05-16 DETCLE — 0.2111010
2000-05-12 DETNYY — 0.0211000
2000-05-05 DETMIN — 0.2000000
2000-05-02 DETBOS — 0.1111001
2000-05-01 DETBOS — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 431 0 22 59 8 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1990 LAN P 16 0 0 1 0 0
1991 TEX P 5 0 0 0 0 0
1991 BAL P 24 0 2 6 1 0
1992 BAL P 6 0 0 2 0 0
1993 BAL P 55 0 4 7 1 0
1994 BAL P 38 0 3 4 0 0
1995 CLE P 42 0 2 9 1 0
1996 CLE P 32 0 1 6 0 1
1996 SFN P 35 0 3 6 1 0
1997 SFN P 63 0 2 6 2 0
1998 SFN P 26 0 4 4 0 0
1998 CLE P 12 0 0 2 0 0
1999 PHI P 51 0 1 3 1 0
1999 CLE P 3 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DET P 18 0 0 3 0 0
2000 MON P 5 0 0 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 431

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2000 DET AL $200,000
1999 CLE AL $200,000
1999 PHI NL $500,000
1998 SFN NL $1,000,000
1997 SFN NL $850,000
1996 CLE AL $500,000
1995 CLE AL $350,000
1994 BAL AL $270,000
1993 BAL AL $150,000
1992 BAL AL $140,000
1991 TEX AL $105,000
Total Career Earnings $4,265,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jim Poole (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Terry Mathews
    22-21, 4.25 ERA
  2. 87
    Tim Crabtree
    21-22, 4.20 ERA
  3. 79
    Nick Masset
    20-16, 4.06 ERA
  4. 79
    Phil Coke
    22-27, 4.19 ERA
  5. 78
    Anthony Telford
    22-25, 4.17 ERA
  6. 76
    D. J. Carrasco
    24-21, 4.50 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Poole

What years did Jim Poole play?
Jim Poole played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2000.
Was Jim Poole a pitcher?
Yes. Jim Poole pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 256 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Poole hit?
Jim Poole hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.