What years did Jim Todd play?

Jim Todd played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1979.

Was Jim Todd a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Todd pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 194 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Todd hit?

Jim Todd hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Jim Todd

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1979)

W–L 25–23

ERA 4.23

WHIP 1.53

SO 194

Pitcher PIV -6392.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 9/21/1947 in Lancaster, PA, USA
Died: 2/3/2025 in Parker, CO, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-04-29
Last Game: 1979-09-28

Full name: James Richard Todd

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	23	270	8	0	0	24	511.0	541	240	34	239	194	4.23	-6392.9

Career ERA 4.23 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 12.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	CHN	NL	4	2	43	6	3	88.0	82	38	41	42	3.89	3.63 (-7%)	-1167.0
1975	OAK	AL	8	3	58	0	12	122.0	104	31	33	50	2.29	3.71 (+38%)	1975.4
1976	OAK	AL	7	8	49	0	4	82.7	87	35	34	22	3.81	3.51 (-8%)	-2028.0
1977	CHN	NL	1	1	20	0	0	30.7	47	31	19	17	9.10	4.00 (-127%)	-83.6
1978	SEA	AL	3	4	49	2	3	106.7	113	46	61	37	3.88	3.69 (-5%)	-1086.0
1979	OAK	AL	2	5	51	0	2	81.0	108	59	51	26	6.56	4.00 (-64%)	-4003.6
Career · 6 seasons			25	23	270	8	24	511.0	541	240	239	194	4.23	—	-6,393

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
270	17	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	.059	.056	.059	.114	0

Career AVG .059 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 77.3% below league average.

Career OBP .056 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 82.9% below league average.

Career SLG .059 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — 84.6% below league average.

Career OPS .114 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 83.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	CHN	NL	43	16	1	1	7	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	OAK	AL	58	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	OAK	AL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CHN	NL	20	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SEA	AL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	OAK	AL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			270	17	1	1	7	.059	—	—	—	—	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
3	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
1975	ALCS	OAK	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	ALCS	OAK	0	0	3	0	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0.00

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	137	11	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	133	6	0	1	0	1	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	137	270.1	258	110	120	116	3.66
Away	133	240.2	283	130	119	78	4.86

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1979-09-28	OAK	KCR	—	5.0	8	3	3	2	1	1
1979-09-21	OAK	KCR	—	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0
1979-09-11	OAK	MIL	—	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0
1979-09-03	OAK	MIL	—	1.1	2	1	0	1	0	0
1979-08-30	OAK	DET	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1979-08-20	OAK	DET	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
1979-08-14	OAK	TOR	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
1979-08-11	OAK	MIN	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0
1979-08-10	OAK	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0
1979-08-08	OAK	LAA	—	1.2	6	4	4	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	270	8	41	110	6	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	CHN	P	43	6	8	15	0	1
1975	OAK	P	58	0	6	37	2	4
1976	OAK	P	49	0	7	22	2	1
1977	CHN	P	20	0	4	5	0	1
1978	SEA	P	49	2	11	17	2	0
1979	OAK	P	51	0	5	14	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	270

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Parsons College	Fairfield	IA	1967
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville	PA	1968, 1969

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1975	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	5.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Todd

What years did Jim Todd play?: Jim Todd played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1979.
Was Jim Todd a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Todd pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 194 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Todd hit?: Jim Todd hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.