Jim Turner
1937–1945 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, New York Yankees
238G
.218AVG
.241OBP
.271SLG
More career statistics
87H
1HR
22RBI
0SB
69–60W–L
1,132.0IP
329K
3.22ERA
119GS
20SV
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,697 | 4,712 |
| Pitching · p er | 405 | 406 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,123 | 1,122 |
| Pitching · p hr | 67 | 66 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,396 | 3,389 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | 428 | 399 | 32 | 87 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 108 | .218 | .241 | .271 | .512 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,132.0 | 231 | 119 | 69 | 69 | 60 | 20 | 1,123 | 482 | 405 | 67 | 283 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 1.242 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1937-05-11 to 1937-06-09
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1939-09-15 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1938-05-18 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1938-07-13 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 122 | 197 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | .244 | .244 | .294 |
| Away | 116 | 231 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 20 | .196 | .203 | .251 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 14 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .160 | .148 | .200 |
| May | 45 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | .224 | .239 | .313 |
| June | 37 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .263 | .279 | .298 |
| July | 44 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | .134 | .133 | .146 |
| August | 52 | 84 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .237 | .238 | .325 |
| September | 44 | 88 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .247 | .250 | .296 |
| October | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 25 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .230 | .254 | .279 |
| chicago-cubs | 23 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .245 | .259 | .264 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 22 | 68 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .234 | .221 | .344 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .140 | .143 | .180 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 22 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .296 | .300 | .352 |
| boston-red-sox | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .400 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .171 | .162 | .200 |
| cincinnati-reds | 14 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .212 | .258 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 39 | 96 | 24 | – | 7 | – | .250 | 256 | 69 | |
| 1938 | 35 | 96 | 22 | – | 5 | – | .229 | 266 | 71 | |
| 1939 | 25 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 6 | – | .236 | 157 | 50 | |
| 1940 | 25 | 75 | 18 | – | 2 | – | .240 | 187 | 53 | |
| 1941 | 23 | 41 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .146 | 112 | 34 | |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 2 |
| 1943 | 18 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | 43 | 15 | |
| 1944 | 35 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | 41 | 13 | |
| 1945 | 30 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .091 | 54 | 22 |