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
More career statistics
794H
90HR
386RBI
27SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1991-05-04 | 1 in 1,372 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 | – | – |