NAME     : Jim Slaton
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 6/19/1950
  AGE      : 30
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 230
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,300,000 through 1981
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1971   3.32  1  1  0  10  0   0  21.2   8  12   8  CIN
  1972   5.44  9 10  0  24  1   1 142.1  86  53  56  CIN,MIL
  1973   6.30  0  2  0  66  0   0  80.0  56  31  31  MIL
  1974   4.17 12 15  0  35  2   1 224.1 104  58  85  MIL
  1975   4.68  7  8  0  25  2   0 167.1  87  60  83  MIL
  1976   5.15  7 17  0  31  1   0 185.1 106  54  95  MIL,Sea
  1977   3.86 11 11  0  31  2   1 202.2  87  48  88  Sea
  1978   3.52  5  5  0  17  0   0 102.1  40  34  47  Sea
  1979   3.08  1  1  0   4  1   1  26.1   9   6  10  Sea
 
  Total ERA   : 4.55
  Total Wins  : 53
  Total Losses: 70
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 4
  Total CG    : 9
  Total K's   : 503
  Total BB's  : 356
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 6/1/1978 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks... Injured on 5/20/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/24/1980 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Injured on 7/4/1980 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Injured on 9/5/1980 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...