What years did Jim York play?

Jim York played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1976.

Was Jim York a pitcher?

Yes. Jim York pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 194 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim York hit?

Jim York hit 1 career home run with 3 hits.

What teams did Jim York play for?

Jim York played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1970–1971), the Houston Astros (1972–1975), and the New York Yankees (1976).

What were Jim York's career stats?

In 174 games, Jim York went 16-17 with a 3.79 ERA, 194 strikeouts, 285.0 innings pitched, and 10 saves.

What position did Jim York play?

Jim York played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

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

Jim York was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Jim York's career ERA?

Jim York finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 16-17 with 194 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jim York have?

Jim York recorded 194 career strikeouts.

Is Jim York in the Hall of Fame?

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

Jim York

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1976)

Jim York was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1976 for the Kansas City Royals, the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees, a span of 7 seasons. Across 174 career appearances, he went 16-17 with a 3.79 ERA and 194 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 691.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 25, 2026

W–L 16–17

ERA 3.79

WHIP 1.48

SO 194

Pitcher PIV 691.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 8/27/1947 in Maywood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-09-21
Last Game: 1976-08-05

Full name: James Harlan York

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Jim York — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
11.0	9.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Jim York — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1921	11.0	9.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100
Listed seasons · 1	11	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Career Pitching Statistics

Jim York — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	17	174	4	0	0	10	285.0	290	120	19	132	194	3.79	691.2

Career ERA 3.79 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — 5.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim York — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1970	KCA	AL	1	1	4	0	0	8.0	5	3	2	6	3.38	—	0.0
1971	KCA	AL	5	5	53	0	3	93.1	70	30	44	103	2.89	3.47 (+17%)	1757.5
1972	HOU	NL	0	1	26	0	0	36.0	45	21	18	25	5.25	3.26 (-61%)	-371.5
1973	HOU	NL	3	4	41	0	6	53.0	65	26	20	22	4.42	3.75 (-18%)	-211.0
1974	HOU	NL	2	2	28	0	1	38.1	48	14	19	15	3.29	3.63 (+9%)	-69.6
1975	HOU	NL	4	4	19	4	0	46.2	43	20	25	17	3.86	3.71 (-4%)	-414.1
1976	NYA	AL	1	0	3	0	0	9.2	14	6	4	6	5.59	3.51 (-59%)	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			16	17	174	4	10	285.0	290	120	132	194	3.79	—	691

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

Jim York — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
174	40	2	3	1	0	1	3	0	3	18	.075	.140	.175	.315	0

Career AVG .075 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.

Career OBP .140 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 56.6% below league average.

Career SLG .175 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Career OPS .315 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 54.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim York — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1970	KCA	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	KCA	AL	53	17	1	2	1	1	3	1	7	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	HOU	NL	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	HOU	NL	41	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	HOU	NL	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	HOU	NL	19	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	NYA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			174	40	2	3	1	1	3	3	18	.075	—	—	—	—	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

Jim York — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	89	14	0	1	0	0	.071
Away	85	26	2	2	1	3	.077

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim York — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	89	134.1	149	62	60	99	4.15
Away	85	151.0	141	58	72	95	3.46

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim York — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1976-08-05	NYY	MIL	L	0	0	0
1976-08-03	NYY	DET	W	0	0	0
1976-07-20	NYY	CHW	W	0	0	0
1975-09-28	HOU	LAD	W	2	1	1
1975-09-24	HOU	CIN	L	0	0	0
1975-09-20	HOU	LAD	L	0	0	0
1975-09-19	HOU	LAD	W	0	0	0
1975-09-12	HOU	SDP	L	0	0	0
1975-09-11	HOU	SFG	W	0	0	0
1975-09-07	HOU	SDP	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jim York — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1976-08-05	NYY	MIL	—	1.2	5	4	4	2	2	1
1976-08-03	NYY	DET	—	1.0	3	1	1	2	1	0
1976-07-20	NYY	CHW	W	7.0	6	2	1	0	3	0
1975-09-28	HOU	LAD	W	7.0	4	1	0	1	1	0
1975-09-24	HOU	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1975-09-20	HOU	LAD	—	1.2	3	1	1	3	1	0
1975-09-19	HOU	LAD	—	0.2	1	1	1	3	0	0
1975-09-12	HOU	SDP	L	1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0
1975-09-11	HOU	SFG	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1975-09-07	HOU	SDP	W	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim York — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	174	4	14	37	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim York — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	KCA	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1971	KCA	P	53	0	6	10	1	1
1972	HOU	P	26	0	0	6	0	0
1973	HOU	P	41	0	1	12	2	0
1974	HOU	P	28	0	4	6	0	0
1975	HOU	P	19	4	3	2	1	0
1976	NYA	P	3	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim York — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	174

College History

Jim York — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Cerritos College	Norwalk	CA	1966, 1967
University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1968, 1969

Jim York: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 21, 1970 and the final game on August 5, 1976, Jim York built the record summarized on this page. York played for the Kansas City Royals (1970 to 1971), the Houston Astros (1972 to 1975), and the New York Yankees (1976). York played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on August 27, 1947, in Maywood, CA, USA, York was listed at 200 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. York's full given name, per the bio, is James Harlan York.

Across 174 games (4 starts), York recorded 16 wins against 17 losses with a 3.79 ERA. York had 194 strikeouts and 10 saves. Against a 3.60 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.79 mark was 5.1% worse. The best win total was 5, in 1971. 1971 was York's sharpest full season, a 2.89 ERA against the league's 3.47. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 691.2 for York's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim York

What years did Jim York play?: Jim York played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1976.
Was Jim York a pitcher?: Yes. Jim York pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 194 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim York hit?: Jim York hit 1 career home run with 3 hits.
What teams did Jim York play for?: Jim York played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1970–1971), the Houston Astros (1972–1975), and the New York Yankees (1976).
What were Jim York's career stats?: In 174 games, Jim York went 16-17 with a 3.79 ERA, 194 strikeouts, 285.0 innings pitched, and 10 saves.
What position did Jim York play?: Jim York played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim York and how much did he weigh?: Jim York was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Jim York's career ERA?: Jim York finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 16-17 with 194 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jim York have?: Jim York recorded 194 career strikeouts.
Is Jim York in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jim York has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.