Jim Piersall was a center fielder in MLB history. Across 1734 career games, with a .272 batting average and 104 home runs. This page covers season stats, team 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .545 | .286 | .831 |
| 1952 | BOS | 56 | 161 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 26 | .267 | .379 | .335 | .714 |
| 1953 | BOS | 151 | 585 | 76 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 41 | 52 | .272 | .329 | .354 | .683 |
| 1954 | BOS | 133 | 474 | 77 | 135 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 36 | 42 | .285 | .338 | .395 | .732 |
| 1955 | BOS | 149 | 515 | 68 | 146 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 6 | 67 | 52 | .283 | .364 | .427 | .792 |
| 1956 | BOS | 155 | 601 | 91 | 176 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 7 | 58 | 48 | .293 | .350 | .449 | .799 |
| 1957 | BOS | 151 | 609 | 103 | 159 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 14 | 62 | 54 | .261 | .331 | .415 | .746 |
| 1958 | BOS | 130 | 417 | 55 | 99 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 42 | 43 | .237 | .303 | .350 | .653 |
| 1959 | CLE | 100 | 317 | 42 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 31 | .246 | .303 | .338 | .641 |
| 1960 | CLE | 138 | 486 | 70 | 137 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 66 | 18 | 24 | 38 | .282 | .313 | .434 | .747 |
| 1961 | CLE | 121 | 484 | 81 | 156 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 43 | 46 | .322 | .378 | .442 | .820 |
| 1962 | WS2 | 135 | 471 | 38 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 39 | 53 | .244 | .301 | .329 | .630 |
| 1963 | LAA | 20 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .308 | .368 | .327 | .695 |
| 1963 | NYM | 40 | 124 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 14 | .194 | .250 | .266 | .516 |
| 1963 | WS2 | 29 | 94 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .245 | .284 | .287 | .572 |
| 1964 | LAA | 87 | 255 | 28 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 32 | .314 | .353 | .380 | .733 |
| 1965 | CAL | 53 | 112 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .268 | .305 | .402 | .707 |
| 1966 | CAL | 75 | 123 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 19 | .211 | .283 | .252 | .535 |
| 1967 | CAL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 1734 | 5890 | 811 | 1604 | 256 | 52 | 104 | 591 | 115 | 524 | 583 | .272 | .332 | .386 | .718 |
1954, 1956