Jim Tobin
1937–1945 · bats R / throws R · AGS, Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
396G
.230AVG
.303OBP
.345SLG
More career statistics
183H
17HR
102RBI
1SB
105–112W–L
1,900.0IP
498K
3.45ERA
227GS
5SV
7Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 796 | 795 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 162 | 161 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,074 | 8,073 |
| Pitching · p er | 728 | 730 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,929 | 1,931 |
| Pitching · p hr | 107 | 109 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,700 | 5,697 |
| Pitching · p k | 498 | 502 |
| Pitching · p r | 863 | 865 |
| Pitching · p w | 557 | 556 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396 | 884 | 796 | 81 | 183 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 102 | 80 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 275 | .230 | .303 | .345 | .648 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,900.0 | 287 | 227 | 156 | 105 | 112 | 5 | 1,929 | 863 | 728 | 107 | 557 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 1.308 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1937-09-21 to 1938-04-24
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1944-04-27 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1938-07-24 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1942-05-13 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 208 | 440 | 98 | 10 | 49 | 42 | 71 | .249 | .318 | .389 |
| Away | 188 | 444 | 85 | 7 | 53 | 38 | 90 | .211 | .277 | .303 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 36 | 78 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | .303 | .385 | .545 |
| May | 74 | 151 | 29 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 24 | .220 | .311 | .371 |
| June | 69 | 135 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 30 | .256 | .326 | .438 |
| July | 75 | 170 | 33 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 32 | .210 | .259 | .268 |
| August | 76 | 187 | 33 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 37 | .193 | .262 | .275 |
| September | 64 | 155 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 27 | .220 | .271 | .291 |
| October | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .875 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 64 | 135 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 27 | .208 | .281 | .233 |
| new-york-giants | 59 | 125 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 15 | .207 | .256 | .319 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 55 | 130 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 26 | .259 | .346 | .402 |
| chicago-cubs | 52 | 108 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 19 | .181 | .278 | .383 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 50 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 25 | .222 | .286 | .333 |
| cincinnati-reds | 48 | 108 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 17 | .337 | .389 | .459 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 38 | 102 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | .204 | .275 | .280 |
| boston-braves | 13 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .310 | .333 | .448 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 34 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .441 | 87 | 37 |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 56 | 103 | 25 | – | 11 | – | .243 | 241 | 70 |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 74 | 18 | 2 | 11 | – | .243 | 145 | 43 |
| 1940 |  Boston Braves | 20 | 43 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .279 | 96 | 29 |
| 1941 | Boston Braves | 43 | 102 | 19 | – | 9 | 1 | .186 | 239 | 61 |
| 1942 | Boston Braves | 47 | 114 | 28 | 6 | 15 | – | .246 | 287 | 71 |
| 1943 | Boston Braves | 46 | 107 | 30 | 2 | 12 | – | .280 | 250 | 52 |
| 1944 | Boston Braves | 62 | 116 | 22 | 2 | 18 | – | .190 | 298 | 86 |
| 1945 | Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers | 58 | 102 | 14 | 5 | 17 | – | .137 | 254 | 53 |