Jim Roland
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1972)
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 175 lb
- Died
- 3/6/2010 in Shelby, NC, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1962-09-20
- Last Game
- 1972-09-16
Full name: James Ivan Roland
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 17 | 216 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 450.3 | 357 | 161 | 34 | 229 | 272 | 3.22 | -5261.7 |
Career ERA 3.22 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — 8.3% better than league average.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | MIN | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1963 | MIN | AL | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49.0 | 32 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 2.57 | 3.46 (+26%) | -424.6 |
| 1964 | MIN | AL | 2 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 94.3 | 76 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 4.10 | 3.58 (-15%) | -2874.2 |
| 1966 | MIN | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35.7 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 3.03 | 3.30 (+8%) | -768.4 |
| 1968 | MIN | AL | 4 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.7 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 3.50 | 2.98 (-17%) | -204.7 |
| 1969 | OAK | AL | 5 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86.3 | 59 | 21 | 46 | 48 | 2.19 | 3.61 (+39%) | 237.5 |
| 1970 | OAK | AL | 3 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43.3 | 28 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 2.70 | 3.89 (+31%) | 278.9 |
| 1971 | OAK | AL | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.3 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 3.18 | 3.47 (+8%) | -446.8 |
| 1972 | OAK | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | — | 0.0 |
| 1972 | NYA | AL | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5.04 | 3.26 (-54%) | -1059.4 |
| 1972 | TEX | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8.10 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 19 | 17 | 216 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 450.1 | 357 | 161 | 229 | 272 | 3.22 | — | -5,262 | ||
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
Career AVG .071 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 71.2% below league average.
Career OBP .103 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 67.1% below league average.
Career SLG .071 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 80.7% below league average.
Career OPS .175 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 74.4% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | MIN | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1963 | MIN | AL | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1964 | MIN | AL | 30 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .148 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1966 | MIN | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | MIN | AL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1968 | MIN | AL | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1969 | OAK | AL | 39 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .095 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1970 | OAK | AL | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1971 | OAK | AL | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1972 | OAK | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1972 | NYA | AL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1972 | TEX | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 217 | 84 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .071 | — | — | — | — | 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 (433 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .103 |
| Away | 112 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .055 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 204.0 | 167 | 84 | 107 | 123 | 3.71 |
| Away | 111 | 246.2 | 190 | 77 | 122 | 148 | 2.81 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-09-16 | TEX | OAK | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972-09-08 | TEX | OAK | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972-09-07 | TEX | MIN | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972-09-04 | TEX | KCR | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972-09-02 | TEX | MIL | — | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972-08-29 | NYY | TEX | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972-08-25 | NYY | KCR | — | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972-08-18 | NYY | TEX | — | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972-08-09 | NYY | DET | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972-08-05 | NYY | MIL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 216 | 29 | 19 | 70 | 3 | 6 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | MIN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | MIN | P | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | MIN | P | 30 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | MIN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | MIN | P | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | MIN | P | 28 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | OAK | P | 39 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 1970 | OAK | P | 28 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | OAK | P | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | OAK | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | NYA | P | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | TEX | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 216 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Jim Roland (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Roland
- What years did Jim Roland play?
- Jim Roland played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1972.
- Was Jim Roland a pitcher?
- Yes. Jim Roland pitched in the major leagues, recording 19 wins and 272 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Jim Roland hit?
- Jim Roland hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.