What years did Jim Weaver play?

Jim Weaver played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1939.

Was Jim Weaver a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Weaver pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 449 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Weaver hit?

Jim Weaver hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.

Jim Weaver

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1939)

W–L 57–36

ERA 3.88

WHIP 1.37

SO 449

Pitcher PIV 10763.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 230 lb
Born: 11/25/1903 in Obion County, TN, USA
Died: 12/12/1983 in Lakeland, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1928-08-27
Last Game: 1939-05-08

Full name: James Dement Weaver

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	36	189	108	38	7	3	893.3	891	385	38	336	449	3.88	10763.5

Career ERA 3.88 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 9.8% better 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
1928	WS1	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	2	1	6	2	1.50	—	0.0
1931	NYA	AL	2	1	17	5	2	0	0	57.7	66	34	29	28	5.31	4.10 (-29%)	212.8
1934	SLA	AL	2	0	5	5	2	0	0	19.7	17	14	20	11	6.41	4.29 (-49%)	-1398.5
1934	CHN	NL	11	9	27	20	8	1	0	159.0	163	69	54	98	3.91	4.29 (+9%)	3291.2
1935	PIT	NL	14	8	33	22	11	4	0	176.3	177	67	58	87	3.42	4.35 (+21%)	2101.9
1936	PIT	NL	14	8	38	31	11	1	0	225.7	239	108	74	108	4.31	4.59 (+6%)	2946.5
1937	PIT	NL	8	5	32	9	2	1	0	109.7	106	39	31	44	3.20	4.34 (+26%)	2394.8
1938	SLA	AL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	9	7	9	4	9.00	—	0.0
1938	CIN	NL	6	4	30	15	2	0	3	129.3	109	45	54	64	3.13	4.35 (+28%)	1214.8
1939	CIN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	3	3.00	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			57	36	189	108	38	7	3	893.1	891	385	336	449	3.88	—	10,764

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
189	289	11	30	3	1	0	11	0	15	120	.104	.151	.121	.272	-2,144

Career AVG .104 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 62.6% below league average.

Career OBP .151 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Career SLG .121 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 69.4% below league average.

Career OPS .272 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 63.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1928	WS1	AL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	NYA	AL	17	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	SLA	AL	5	7	0	1	0	0	1	1	5	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CHN	NL	27	52	1	3	0	0	0	1	26	.058	.278 (-79%)	.340 (-73%)	.392 (-85%)	.733 (-80%)	0.0
1935	PIT	NL	33	56	2	4	0	1	1	4	20	.071	.279 (-74%)	.342 (-61%)	.399 (-73%)	.742 (-68%)	-629.2
1936	PIT	NL	38	79	4	8	2	0	6	4	30	.101	.283 (-64%)	.349 (-59%)	.404 (-69%)	.753 (-64%)	-847.7
1937	PIT	NL	32	27	0	4	0	0	2	4	10	.148	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	SLA	AL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	CIN	NL	30	44	2	9	1	0	1	1	14	.205	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CIN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			189	289	11	30	3	1	11	15	120	.104	—	—	—	—	-1,477

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	91	130	7	19	0	2	.146
Away	98	159	5	11	0	9	.069

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	91	425.1	408	175	153	196	3.70
Away	98	468.2	483	208	183	253	3.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1939-05-08	CIN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1939-05-03	CIN	NY1	L	1	0	0	1
1939-05-01	CIN	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1938-10-01	CIN	PIT	W	3	0	0	2
1938-09-28	CIN	STL	L	2	0	0	1
1938-09-22	CIN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1938-09-16	CIN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1938-09-14	CIN	BRO	W	0	0	0	0
1938-09-05	CIN	STL	W	2	2	1	0
1938-08-28	CIN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1939-05-08	CIN	PHI	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0
1939-05-03	CIN	NY1	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
1939-05-01	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-10-01	CIN	PIT	W	5.1	2	1	1	0	2	1
1938-09-28	CIN	STL	L	4.1	9	5	5	2	4	0
1938-09-22	CIN	NY1	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1938-09-16	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-14	CIN	BRO	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1938-09-05	CIN	STL	W	8.0	4	3	2	3	2	0
1938-08-28	CIN	NY1	—	3.0	6	3	3	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	189	0	29	169	16	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1928	WS1	P	3	0	2	1	0
1931	NYA	P	17	0	13	1	3
1934	SLA	P	5	2	6	0	0
1934	CHN	P	27	8	27	2	1
1935	PIT	P	33	4	40	2	2
1936	PIT	P	38	7	38	4	1
1937	PIT	P	32	3	16	2	1
1938	SLA	P	1	0	1	0	0
1938	CIN	P	30	5	24	4	1
1939	CIN	P	3	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	189

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green	KY	1926, 1927, 1928

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Weaver

What years did Jim Weaver play?: Jim Weaver played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1939.
Was Jim Weaver a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Weaver pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 449 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Weaver hit?: Jim Weaver hit 0 career home runs with 30 hits.