Jim Slaton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1986)

W–L 151–158
ERA 4.03
WHIP 1.41
SO 1,191
Pitcher PIV -35116.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
6/19/1950 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1971-04-14
Last Game
1986-09-28
Awards
All-Star

Full name: James Michael Slaton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
151 158 496 360 86 22 14 2683.7 2,773 1,202 277 1,004 1,191 4.03 -35116.9

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 7.5% worse than 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
1971 ML4 AL 10 8 26 23 5 4 0 147.7 140 62 71 63 3.78 3.47 (-9%) -3693.5
1972 ML4 AL 1 6 9 8 0 0 0 44.0 50 27 21 17 5.52 3.26 (-69%) -823.5
1973 ML4 AL 13 15 38 38 13 3 0 276.3 266 114 99 134 3.71 3.75 (+1%) -2395.8
1974 ML4 AL 13 16 40 35 10 3 0 250.0 255 109 102 126 3.92 3.63 (-8%) -2168.1
1975 ML4 AL 11 18 37 33 10 3 0 217.0 238 109 90 119 4.52 3.71 (-22%) -3954.4
1976 ML4 AL 14 15 38 38 12 2 0 292.7 287 112 94 138 3.44 3.51 (+2%) 1378.6
1977 ML4 AL 10 14 32 31 7 1 0 221.0 223 88 77 104 3.58 4.00 (+10%) -2560.9
1978 DET AL 17 11 35 34 11 2 0 233.7 235 107 85 92 4.12 3.69 (-12%) -4711.8
1979 ML4 AL 15 9 32 31 12 3 0 213.0 229 86 54 80 3.63 4.00 (+9%) 1760.9
1980 ML4 AL 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 17 8 5 4 4.41 3.84 (-15%) -705.1
1981 ML4 AL 5 7 24 21 0 0 0 117.3 120 57 50 47 4.37 3.58 (-22%) -1915.8
1982 ML4 AL 10 6 39 7 0 0 6 117.7 117 43 41 59 3.29 3.86 (+15%) -1377.8
1983 ML4 AL 14 6 46 0 0 0 5 112.3 112 54 56 38 4.33 3.87 (-12%) -3287.2
1984 CAL AL 7 10 32 22 5 1 0 163.0 192 90 56 67 4.97 3.81 (-30%) -3900.6
1985 CAL AL 6 10 29 24 1 0 1 148.3 162 72 63 60 4.37 3.89 (-12%) -4541.1
1986 CAL AL 4 6 14 12 0 0 0 73.3 84 46 29 31 5.65 3.97 (-42%) -1497.3
1986 DET AL 0 0 22 0 0 0 2 40.0 46 18 11 12 4.05 3.97 (-2%) -723.5
Career · 17 seasons 151 158 496 360 86 22 14 2,683.2 2,773 1,202 1,004 1,191 4.03 — -35,117

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
496 57 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 .105 .164 .105 .269 -395

Career AVG .105 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 59.2% below league average.

Career OBP .164 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Career SLG .105 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — 72.4% below league average.

Career OPS .269 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — 61.8% 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
1971 ML4 AL 26 46 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 .109 — — — — -395.0
1972 ML4 AL 9 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091 — — — — 0.0
1973 ML4 AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 ML4 AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 ML4 AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 ML4 AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 ML4 AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 ML4 AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 ML4 AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 ML4 AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 ML4 AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 ML4 AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 CAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 CAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 496 57 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 .105 — — — — -395

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
8 0 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
1982 ALCS ML4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 WS ML4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 AEDIV ML4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 8 0 1 13.3 10 3 3 6 2.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1982 ALCS ML4 0 0 2 0 1 4.7 3 1 1 3 1.93
1982 WS ML4 1 0 2 0 0 2.7 1 0 2 1 0.00
1981 AEDIV ML4 0 0 4 0 0 6.0 6 2 0 2 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home254313400.129
Away242261200.077

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2541453.214625974936533.70
Away2421230.013116055115384.43

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1986-09-28 DETNYY — 0.1455100
1986-09-25 DETTOR — 2.0200000
1986-09-24 DETTOR — 2.0000000
1986-09-20 DETNYY — 0.2200100
1986-09-07 DETOAK — 1.0211011
1986-09-02 DETSEA SV 0.1000100
1986-08-31 DETLAA — 0.1000000
1986-08-28 DETLAA — 1.2100000
1986-08-25 DETOAK — 2.0200100
1986-08-19 DETLAA — 1.0000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 496 359 180 378 24 36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 ML4 P 26 23 12 12 2 1
1972 ML4 P 9 8 1 11 0 0
1973 ML4 P 38 38 19 27 6 4
1974 ML4 P 40 35 16 36 1 3
1975 ML4 P 37 33 16 34 4 3
1976 ML4 P 38 38 18 43 3 2
1977 ML4 P 32 31 21 34 4 1
1978 DET P 35 34 9 32 2 6
1979 ML4 P 32 30 16 35 1 3
1980 ML4 P 3 3 0 3 0 0
1981 ML4 P 24 21 14 14 0 3
1982 ML4 P 39 7 6 16 0 0
1983 ML4 P 46 0 4 16 0 1
1984 CAL P 32 22 9 25 0 3
1985 CAL P 29 24 6 22 1 4
1986 CAL P 14 12 7 12 0 1
1986 DET P 22 0 6 6 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 496

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1976 Player of the Week Week of 1976-04-16

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1986 CAL AL $400,000
1986 DET AL $60,000
1985 CAL AL $437,500
Total Career Earnings $897,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Antelope Valley College Lancaster CA 1969

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Howard Ehmke
    166-166, 3.75 ERA
  2. 94
    Jim Clancy
    140-167, 4.23 ERA
  3. 85
    Mike Morgan
    141-186, 4.23 ERA
  4. 84
    Steve Renko
    134-146, 3.99 ERA
  5. 82
    Ned Garver
    129-157, 3.73 ERA
  6. 82
    Danny MacFayden
    132-159, 3.96 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Slaton

What years did Jim Slaton play?
Jim Slaton played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1986.
Was Jim Slaton a pitcher?
Yes. Jim Slaton pitched in the major leagues, recording 151 wins and 1191 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Slaton hit?
Jim Slaton hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.