Chris James was a left fielder in MLB. Across 946 career games, with a .261 batting average and 90 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | PHI | 16 | 46 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .283 | .298 | .413 | .711 |
| 1987 | PHI | 115 | 358 | 48 | 105 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 27 | 67 | .293 | .344 | .525 | .869 |
| 1988 | PHI | 150 | 566 | 57 | 137 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 66 | 7 | 31 | 73 | .242 | .283 | .389 | .671 |
| 1989 | PHI | 45 | 179 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 23 | .207 | .223 | .263 | .485 |
| 1989 | SD | 87 | 303 | 41 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 2 | 22 | 45 | .264 | .314 | .429 | .743 |
| 1990 | CLE | 140 | 528 | 62 | 158 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 70 | 4 | 31 | 71 | .299 | .341 | .443 | .784 |
| 1991 | CLE | 115 | 437 | 31 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 18 | 61 | .238 | .273 | .318 | .591 |
| 1992 | SF | 111 | 248 | 25 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 45 | .242 | .285 | .375 | .660 |
| 1993 | HOU | 65 | 129 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 34 | .256 | .333 | .488 | .822 |
| 1993 | TEX | 8 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .355 | .412 | .677 | 1.089 |
| 1994 | TEX | 52 | 133 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 38 | .256 | .361 | .534 | .895 |
| 1995 | BOS | 16 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .200 | .208 | .408 |
| 1995 | KC | 26 | 58 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .310 | .373 | .466 | .839 |
| Career Totals | — | 946 | 3040 | 343 | 794 | 145 | 24 | 90 | 386 | 27 | 193 | 490 | .261 | .307 | .413 | .721 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1987 | $65,000 |
| 1988 | $138,000 |
| 1989 | $230,000 |
| 1990 | $560,000 |
| 1991 | $1,367,500 |
| 1992 | $650,000 |
| 1993 | $500,000 |
| 1994 | $500,000 |
| 1995 | $310,000 |
Career Total: $4,320,500 (9 seasons)
Average: $480,056
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.