What years did Jim Strickland play?

Jim Strickland played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1975.

Was Jim Strickland a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Strickland pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 60 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Strickland hit?

Jim Strickland hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Jim Strickland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1975)

W–L 4–2

ERA 2.68

WHIP 1.38

SO 60

Pitcher PIV -1724.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 6/12/1946 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-05-19
Last Game: 1975-09-28

Full name: James Michael Strickland

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	2	60	0	0	0	5	77.3	63	23	9	44	60	2.68	-1724.4

Career ERA 2.68 vs. league average 3.55 across their career seasons — 24.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1971	MIN	AL	1	0	24	1	31.3	20	5	18	21	1.44	3.47 (+59%)	-302.9
1972	MIN	AL	3	1	25	3	36.0	28	10	19	30	2.50	3.26 (+23%)	-1421.5
1973	MIN	AL	0	1	7	0	5.3	11	7	5	6	11.81	—	0.0
1975	CLE	AL	0	0	4	1	4.7	4	1	2	3	1.93	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			4	2	60	5	77.1	63	23	44	60	2.68	—	-1,724

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
60	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	.250	.500	.250	.750	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .500 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +56.2% above league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 32.1% below league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — +9.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	MIN	AL	24	1	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	MIN	AL	25	3	1	2	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	MIN	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			60	4	1	2	2	2	.250	—	—	—	—	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	27	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	33	3	0	1	0	2	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	27	33.0	27	10	18	24	2.73
Away	33	44.1	36	13	26	36	2.64

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1975-09-28	CLE	BOS	SV	3.0	3	0	0	2	1
1975-09-22	CLE	MIL	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0
1975-09-21	CLE	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1975-09-10	CLE	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
1973-06-12	MIN	MIL	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0
1973-06-11	MIN	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	1
1973-05-25	MIN	KCR	L	0.1	3	1	1	0	0
1973-05-20	MIN	CHW	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	4
1973-05-08	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1
1973-04-29	MIN	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	60	0	7	12	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1971	MIN	P	24	4	5	1	0
1972	MIN	P	25	3	6	2	1
1973	MIN	P	7	0	1	0	0
1975	CLE	P	4	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	60

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Strickland

What years did Jim Strickland play?: Jim Strickland played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1975.
Was Jim Strickland a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Strickland pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 60 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Strickland hit?: Jim Strickland hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.