Chris James
1986–1995 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers
946G
.261AVG
.307OBP
.413SLG
794H
90HR
386RBI
27SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 946 | 3,294 | 3,040 | 343 | 794 | 145 | 24 | 90 | 386 | 193 | 490 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 1,257 | .261 | .307 | .413 | .720 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1989-07-25 to 1989-08-15
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 9 RBI | 1991-05-04 | 1 in 98,256 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1989-07-18 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1987-07-31 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 462 | 1576 | 393 | 46 | 206 | 97 | 213 | .271 | .311 | .433 |
| Away | 484 | 1718 | 401 | 44 | 180 | 96 | 277 | .252 | .289 | .396 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 130 | 423 | 94 | 9 | 43 | 29 | 78 | .244 | .291 | .369 |
| May | 149 | 495 | 105 | 12 | 55 | 35 | 73 | .232 | .283 | .362 |
| June | 160 | 564 | 140 | 15 | 70 | 30 | 90 | .269 | .301 | .425 |
| July | 186 | 659 | 174 | 23 | 76 | 33 | 85 | .282 | .314 | .474 |
| August | 164 | 607 | 159 | 21 | 76 | 36 | 87 | .283 | .321 | .458 |
| September | 146 | 506 | 111 | 9 | 57 | 28 | 70 | .238 | .275 | .353 |
| October | 11 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .289 | .325 | .421 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 58 | 181 | 53 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 26 | .319 | .359 | .530 |
| chicago-cubs | 58 | 197 | 54 | 10 | 31 | 15 | 29 | .303 | .350 | .528 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 57 | 201 | 49 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 24 | .266 | .303 | .440 |
| cincinnati-reds | 56 | 184 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 28 | .225 | .277 | .385 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 55 | 186 | 43 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 26 | .249 | .290 | .416 |
| new-york-mets | 54 | 184 | 46 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 31 | .271 | .299 | .447 |
| atlanta-braves | 51 | 175 | 39 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 26 | .239 | .286 | .405 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 50 | 184 | 36 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 29 | .203 | .223 | .271 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 5 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1987 | Philadelphia Phillies | 115 | 358 | 105 | 17 | 54 | 3 | .293 | – | – |
| 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies | 150 | 566 | 137 | 19 | 66 | 7 | .242 | – | – |
| 1989 | Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres | 132 | 482 | 117 | 13 | 65 | 5 | .243 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Cleveland Guardians | 140 | 528 | 158 | 12 | 70 | 4 | .299 | – | – |
| 1991 | Cleveland Guardians | 115 | 437 | 104 | 5 | 41 | 3 | .238 | – | – |
| 1992 |  San Francisco Giants | 111 | 248 | 60 | 5 | 32 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 1993 | Houston Astros, Texas Rangers | 73 | 160 | 44 | 9 | 26 | 2 | .275 | – | – |
| 1994 |  Texas Rangers | 52 | 133 | 34 | 7 | 19 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1995 | Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals | 42 | 82 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .268 | – | – |