Jim Nettles
1970–1981 · bats L / throws L · Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Athletics
240G
.220AVG
.304OBP
.341SLG
More career statistics
129H
16HR
57RBI
10SB
2Rare feats
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | 665 | 587 | 68 | 129 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 70 | 109 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 200 | .220 | .304 | .341 | .645 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1971-06-23 to 1971-07-18
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1972-06-27 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1972-09-12 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1974-07-20 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 132 | 344 | 67 | 9 | 30 | 45 | 52 | .228 | .326 | .361 |
| Away | 108 | 321 | 62 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 57 | .212 | .271 | .321 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
| May | 21 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .220 | .333 | .268 |
| June | 33 | 79 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | .258 | .380 | .318 |
| July | 40 | 125 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 17 | .207 | .280 | .432 |
| August | 54 | 167 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 28 | .222 | .305 | .312 |
| September | 81 | 217 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 30 | .212 | .272 | .338 |
| October | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .235 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 35 | 98 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | .247 | .296 | .382 |
| athletics | 27 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | .151 | .211 | .264 |
| cleveland-guardians | 26 | 87 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | .237 | .333 | .342 |
| california-angels | 21 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | .176 | .246 | .196 |
| boston-red-sox | 21 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | .232 | .306 | .357 |
| chicago-white-sox | 19 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .239 | .280 | .326 |
| baltimore-orioles | 19 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .257 | .350 | .257 |
| new-york-yankees | 16 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .295 | .373 | .659 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Minnesota Twins | 13 | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1971 | Minnesota Twins | 70 | 168 | 42 | 6 | 24 | 3 | .250 | – | – |
| 1972 | Minnesota Twins | 102 | 235 | 48 | 4 | 15 | 4 | .204 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Detroit Tigers | 43 | 141 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 3 | .227 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Kansas City Royals | 11 | 23 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .087 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Athletics | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |