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 runs with 3 hits.

What was Jim York's career batting average?

Jim York batted .075 over his career, with 3 hits in 40 at bats.

How many RBI did Jim York have?

Jim York drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Jim York's career ERA?

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

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 September 9, 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	93.3	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	38.3	48	14	19	15	3.29	3.63 (+9%)	-69.6
1975	HOU	NL	4	4	19	4	0	46.7	43	20	25	17	3.86	3.71 (-4%)	-414.1
1976	NYA	AL	1	0	3	0	0	9.7	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

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 runs with 3 hits.
What was Jim York's career batting average?: Jim York batted .075 over his career, with 3 hits in 40 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim York have?: Jim York drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Jim York's career ERA?: Jim York finished with a 3.79 career ERA, going 16-17 with 194 strikeouts.