What years did Jim Wynn play?

Jim Wynn played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1977.

Was Jim Wynn a pitcher?

No. Jim Wynn was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jim Wynn hit?

Jim Wynn hit 291 career home runs with 1,665 hits.

What teams did Jim Wynn play for?

Jim Wynn played for 5 teams: the Houston Astros (1963–1973), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1974–1975), the Atlanta Braves (1976), the New York Yankees (1977), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1977).

Did Jim Wynn win an MVP award?

No. Jim Wynn did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Jim Wynn win?

Jim Wynn was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Jim Wynn's career stats?

In 1,920 games, Jim Wynn had 1,665 hits, 291 home runs, 964 RBI, 1,105 runs, and 225 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.

What position did Jim Wynn play?

Jim Wynn played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jim Wynn and how much did he weigh?

Jim Wynn was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 160 pounds.

How many home runs did Jim Wynn hit each season?

Jim Wynn's home runs by season: 4 in 1963, 5 in 1964, 22 in 1965, 18 in 1966, 37 in 1967, 26 in 1968, 33 in 1969, 27 in 1970, 7 in 1971, 24 in 1972, 20 in 1973, 32 in 1974, 18 in 1975, 17 in 1976, and 1 in 1977. His most in one season was 37, in 1967.

What was Jim Wynn's career batting average?

Jim Wynn batted .250 over his career, with 1,665 hits in 6,653 at bats.

How many RBI did Jim Wynn have?

Jim Wynn drove in 964 runs in his career.

Is Jim Wynn in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jim Wynn has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Jim Wynn make?

Jim Wynn was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

Jim Wynn

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1977)

Jim Wynn was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1977 for 5 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,920 career games, he hit .250 with 1,665 hits, 291 home runs, and 964 RBI. Jim Wynn was a 3-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 26,023.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .250

HR 291

RBI 964

H 1,665

OPS .802

PIV 26,023

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 160 lb
Born: 3/12/1942 in Hamilton, OH, USA
Died: 3/26/2020 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-07-10
Last Game: 1977-09-27
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: James Sherman Wynn

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Career Batting Statistics

Jim Wynn — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,920	6,653	1,105	1,665	285	39	291	964	225	1,224	1,427	.250	.366	.436	.802	26,023

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .366 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +15.2% above league average.

Career SLG .436 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — +17.6% above league average.

Career OPS .802 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — +16.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jim Wynn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1963	HOU	NL	70	250	31	61	10	5	4	27	4	30	53	.244	.246 (-1%)	.308 (+3%)	.371 (avg)	.680 (+2%)	48.9
1964	HOU	NL	67	219	19	49	7	0	5	18	5	24	58	.224	.250 (-11%)	.312 (-4%)	.377 (-14%)	.690 (-9%)	-284.5
1965	HOU	NL	157	564	90	155	30	7	22	73	43	84	126	.275	.245 (+12%)	.310 (+19%)	.371 (+26%)	.682 (+23%)	2724.8
1966	HOU	NL	105	418	62	107	21	1	18	62	13	41	81	.256	.248 (+3%)	.309 (+4%)	.376 (+17%)	.685 (+11%)	793.1
1967	HOU	NL	158	594	102	148	29	3	37	107	16	74	137	.249	.242 (+3%)	.306 (+8%)	.357 (+38%)	.663 (+24%)	2666.7
1968	HOU	NL	156	542	85	146	23	5	26	67	11	90	131	.269	.236 (+14%)	.298 (+26%)	.340 (+39%)	.638 (+33%)	3587.2
1969	HOU	NL	149	495	113	133	17	1	33	87	23	148	142	.269	.248 (+8%)	.320 (+36%)	.369 (+37%)	.689 (+37%)	4427.0
1970	HOU	NL	157	554	82	156	32	2	27	88	24	106	96	.282	.253 (+11%)	.325 (+21%)	.385 (+28%)	.711 (+25%)	3055.1
1971	HOU	NL	123	404	38	82	16	0	7	45	10	56	63	.203	.249 (-19%)	.316 (-5%)	.365 (-19%)	.682 (-13%)	-668.2
1972	HOU	NL	145	542	117	148	29	3	24	90	17	103	99	.273	.243 (+12%)	.310 (+25%)	.353 (+33%)	.664 (+29%)	3354.3
1973	HOU	NL	139	481	90	106	14	5	20	55	14	91	102	.220	.256 (-14%)	.325 (+7%)	.378 (+4%)	.703 (+5%)	725.9
1974	LAN	NL	150	535	104	145	17	4	32	108	18	108	104	.271	.256 (+6%)	.324 (+19%)	.369 (+35%)	.693 (+27%)	3142.3
1975	LAN	NL	130	412	80	102	16	0	18	58	7	110	77	.248	.257 (-4%)	.327 (+23%)	.374 (+12%)	.701 (+17%)	1884.7
1976	ATL	NL	148	449	75	93	19	1	17	66	16	127	111	.207	.255 (-19%)	.320 (+18%)	.360 (+2%)	.681 (+9%)	1388.3
1977	NYA	AL	30	77	7	11	2	1	1	3	1	15	16	.143	.264 (-46%)	.329 (-14%)	.401 (-42%)	.730 (-29%)	-337.6
1977	ML4	AL	36	117	10	23	3	1	0	10	3	17	31	.197	.264 (-26%)	.329 (-11%)	.401 (-40%)	.730 (-27%)	-337.6
Career · 16 seasons			1,920	6,653	1,105	1,665	285	39	291	964	225	1,224	1,427	.250	—	—	—	—	26,170

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

Jim Wynn — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	26	5	5	3	0	1	4	13	5	.192

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Wynn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1974	NLCS	LAN	4	10	4	2	2	0	0	2	9	1	.200
1974	WS	LAN	5	16	1	3	1	0	1	2	4	4	.188

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Jim Wynn — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	973	3278	561	838	137	490	.256
Away	947	3375	544	827	154	474	.245

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Wynn — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1977-09-27	MIL	LAA	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1977-09-13	MIL	SEA	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-09-11	MIL	OAK	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	3
1977-09-10	MIL	OAK	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1977-09-05	MIL	LAA	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-09-02	MIL	KCR	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1977-09-02	MIL	KCR	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1977-09-01	MIL	DET	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1977-08-31	MIL	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1977-08-28	MIL	CHW	W	5	1	3	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Wynn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	2	2	3	0	0	0
OF	1810	1765	3912	139	80	40
SS	21	13	22	28	4	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Wynn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1963	HOU	3B	2	2	3	0	0	0
1963	HOU	OF	53	53	99	5	4	1
1963	HOU	SS	21	13	22	28	4	2
1964	HOU	OF	64	62	129	8	6	3
1965	HOU	OF	155	150	382	13	9	1
1966	HOU	OF	104	104	259	6	6	4
1967	HOU	OF	157	156	364	4	12	1
1968	HOU	OF	153	152	298	20	4	8
1969	HOU	OF	149	148	318	9	5	3
1970	HOU	OF	151	149	293	14	4	4
1971	HOU	OF	116	103	232	9	3	5
1972	HOU	OF	144	144	284	8	5	2
1973	HOU	OF	133	127	270	9	4	1
1974	LAN	OF	148	147	365	10	3	3
1975	LAN	OF	120	115	282	6	5	2
1976	ATL	OF	138	130	287	17	9	2
1977	NYA	OF	8	8	21	1	0	0
1977	ML4	OF	17	17	29	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Jim Wynn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Third Base	2
Shortstop	21
Left Field	297
Center Field	1182
Right Field	361
Designated Hitter	30

Awards & Honors

Jim Wynn — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1974	Player of the Week	Week of 1974-05-10
1974	TSN All-Star	OF
1974	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1973	Player of the Week	Week of 1973-04-13
1967	TSN All-Star	OF

College History

Jim Wynn — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Central State University	Wilberforce	OH	1961

Award Voting History

Jim Wynn — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1974	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	137.0	336
1969	Most Valuable Player	NL	15th	8.0	336
1967	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	29.0	280

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Jim Wynn: the record in brief

July 10, 1963 and September 27, 1977 bracket Jim Wynn's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Houston Colt .45's (1963 to 1964), the Houston Astros (1965 through 1973), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1974 to 1975), the Atlanta Braves (1976), the New York Yankees (1977), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1977). At 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds, Wynn is listed as an outfielder. The bio says Wynn both batted and threw right-handed. Wynn was born on March 12, 1942, in Hamilton, OH, USA. The bio records the death on March 26, 2020, in Houston, TX, USA. On the record, Jim Wynn was born James Sherman Wynn.

Wynn finished with 1,665 hits from 6,653 at bats in 1,920 games, which works out to .250, adding 291 home runs, 964 RBI, and 225 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .366 and .436 give Wynn a career OPS of .802. Against a .251 league average for those years, Wynn's .250 average was near the norm.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Wynn

What years did Jim Wynn play?: Jim Wynn played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1977.
Was Jim Wynn a pitcher?: No. Jim Wynn was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jim Wynn hit?: Jim Wynn hit 291 career home runs with 1,665 hits.
What teams did Jim Wynn play for?: Jim Wynn played for 5 teams: the Houston Astros (1963–1973), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1974–1975), the Atlanta Braves (1976), the New York Yankees (1977), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1977).
Did Jim Wynn win an MVP award?: No. Jim Wynn did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Jim Wynn win?: Jim Wynn was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Jim Wynn's career stats?: In 1,920 games, Jim Wynn had 1,665 hits, 291 home runs, 964 RBI, 1,105 runs, and 225 stolen bases, with a .250 batting average.
What position did Jim Wynn play?: Jim Wynn played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Wynn and how much did he weigh?: Jim Wynn was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 160 pounds.
How many home runs did Jim Wynn hit each season?: Jim Wynn's home runs by season: 4 in 1963, 5 in 1964, 22 in 1965, 18 in 1966, 37 in 1967, 26 in 1968, 33 in 1969, 27 in 1970, 7 in 1971, 24 in 1972, 20 in 1973, 32 in 1974, 18 in 1975, 17 in 1976, and 1 in 1977. His most in one season was 37, in 1967.
What was Jim Wynn's career batting average?: Jim Wynn batted .250 over his career, with 1,665 hits in 6,653 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim Wynn have?: Jim Wynn drove in 964 runs in his career.
Is Jim Wynn in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jim Wynn has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Jim Wynn make?: Jim Wynn was selected to 3 All-Star Games.