Jim Starks
1933–1946 · bats ? / throws ? · Birmingham Black Barons, Homestead Grays, HSL, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, NW1, New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans
160G
.274AVG
.340OBP
.429SLG
More career statistics
145H
15HR
53RBI
9SB
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 586 | 529 | 92 | 145 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 51 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 227 | .274 | .340 | .429 | .769 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1937-07-24 to 1937-09-06
18longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NW1 | 22 | 78 | 21 | – | 5 | 2 | .269 | – | – |
| 1935 | NW1, New York Cubans | 38 | 131 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 4 | .260 | – | – |
| 1937 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 10 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .432 | – | – |
| 1938 | Homestead Grays, New York Black Yankees | 14 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 8 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1940 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 12 | 28 | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | .429 | – | – |
| 1941 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 21 | 69 | 25 | 3 | 15 | – | .362 | – | – |
| 1942 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 15 | 45 | 5 | – | – | – | .111 | – | – |
| 1943 | HSL | 11 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .225 | – | – |
| 1944 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 4 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1945 | Birmingham Black Barons, New York Black Yankees | 13 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | .186 | – | – |