Jim Sundberg

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 18, 1951 in Galesburg, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL), the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA).

High School: Galesburg HS (Galesburg, IL)

School: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)

Debut: April 4, 1974 (Age 22-321d, 13,457th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1989 (Age 38-129d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: James Howard Sundberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.5

6021

1493

.248

621

RBI

624

OBP

.327

SLG

.348

OPS

.674

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	TEX	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
2	2	Apr 10	TEX		CLE	W,5-0	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
3	3	Apr 11	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
4	4	Apr 12	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
5	5	Apr 13	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	6	Apr 14	TEX		DET	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	7	Apr 15	TEX		DET	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	8	Apr 17	TEX	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	C
9	9	Apr 18	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	C
10	10	Apr 20	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	11	Apr 21	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
12	12	Apr 22	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	13	Apr 23	TEX		TOR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	14	Apr 24	TEX		TOR	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
15	15	Apr 25	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
16	16	Apr 27	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-11	GS	33	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
17	17	Apr 28	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
18	18	Apr 29	TEX	@	CHW	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
19	19	Apr 30	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-9	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	21	May 2	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	22	May 4 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
23	23	May 4 (2)	TEX		CHW	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
24	24	May 5	TEX		CHW	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	C
25	25	May 6	TEX		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
26	26	May 7	TEX		KCR	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
27	27	May 8	TEX		KCR	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	C
28	28	May 9	TEX		KCR	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
29	29	May 11	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
30	30	May 12	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	31	May 13 (1)	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
32	32	May 13 (2)	TEX	@	TOR	W,7-5	GF	12	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR C
33	33	May 14	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
34	34	May 15	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
35	35	May 16	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
36	36	May 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-13	GS	41	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
37	37	May 19	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
38	38	May 20	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
39	39	May 21	TEX		MIN	L,6-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	C
40	40	May 22	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	41	May 23	TEX		MIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
42	42	May 25 (1)	TEX		SEA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
43	44 (1)	May 26	TEX		SEA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
44	45	May 27	TEX		SEA	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	46	May 28	TEX		BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
46	47	May 30	TEX		BOS	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
47	48	May 31	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	49	Jun 1	TEX		BAL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
49	50	Jun 2	TEX		BAL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
50	51	Jun 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
51	52	Jun 4	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-13	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
52	53	Jun 5	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	54	Jun 6	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
54	55	Jun 7	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
55	56	Jun 8	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
56	57	Jun 9	TEX	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
57	58	Jun 10	TEX	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
58	59	Jun 12	TEX		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
59	60	Jun 13	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
60	61	Jun 14	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
61	62	Jun 15	TEX		NYY	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
62	63	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
63	64	Jun 17	TEX		NYY	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
64	65	Jun 18	TEX	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
65	66	Jun 19	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
66	67	Jun 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
67	68	Jun 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
68	70 (1)	Jun 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
69	71	Jun 24 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
70	72	Jun 24 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR C
71	73	Jun 26	TEX		CAL	W,2-1	GS	22	6.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
72	77 (3)	Jun 30	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	GF	14	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	78	Jul 1	TEX		OAK	L,12-13	CG	79	15.0	7	3	0	10	0	C
74	79	Jul 2	TEX		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	C
75	80	Jul 3	TEX		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
76	81	Jul 4	TEX		BAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
77	82	Jul 6	TEX		TOR	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
78	83	Jul 7	TEX		TOR	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
79	84	Jul 8	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
80	85	Jul 9	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
81	86	Jul 10	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
82	87	Jul 11	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
83	88	Jul 12	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
84	89	Jul 13	TEX	@	KCR	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
85	90	Jul 14	TEX	@	KCR	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
86	91	Jul 15	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
87	92	Jul 19 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
88	94 (1)	Jul 20	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
89	95	Jul 21	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
90	96	Jul 22	TEX		KCR	L,6-7	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
91	97	Jul 23	TEX		KCR	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
92	98	Jul 25	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
93	99	Jul 26	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
94	100	Jul 27	TEX		BOS	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
95	101	Jul 28	TEX		BOS	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
96	102	Jul 29	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
97	103	Jul 30	TEX		DET	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
98	104	Jul 31	TEX		DET	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	105	Aug 1	TEX		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
100	106	Aug 3	TEX	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	C
101	107	Aug 4	TEX	@	CLE	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
102	108	Aug 5 (1)	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
103	110 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	TEX	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
104	111	Aug 7 (2)	TEX	@	DET	L,2-8	GF	19	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
105	112	Aug 8 (1)	TEX	@	DET	W,16-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
106	113	Aug 8 (2)	TEX	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
107	114	Aug 9	TEX	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
108	115	Aug 10	TEX		CLE	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
109	116	Aug 11	TEX		CLE	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
110	117	Aug 12	TEX		CLE	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
111	118	Aug 13	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
112	119	Aug 14	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
113	120	Aug 15	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
114	121	Aug 16	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
115	122	Aug 17	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
116	123	Aug 18	TEX	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
117	124	Aug 19	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
118	125	Aug 20	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
119	126	Aug 21	TEX	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
120	127	Aug 23	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
121	128	Aug 24	TEX		MIL	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
122	129	Aug 25	TEX		MIL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
123	130	Aug 26	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
124	131	Aug 27	TEX		NYY	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
125	132	Aug 28	TEX		NYY	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
126	133	Aug 29	TEX		NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
127	134	Aug 30	TEX	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
128	135	Aug 31	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	140 (4)	Sep 5	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
130	141	Sep 7	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
131	142	Sep 8	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
132	143	Sep 9	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
133	144	Sep 10	TEX		SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
134	145	Sep 11	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
135	146	Sep 12	TEX		SEA	W,13-3	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
136	147	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	L,4-7	CG	56	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
137	148	Sep 14	TEX		MIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
138	149	Sep 15	TEX		MIN	L,4-11	CG	50	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
139	150	Sep 16	TEX		MIN	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
140	151	Sep 17	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
141	152	Sep 18	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
142	153	Sep 19	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
143	154	Sep 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
144	155	Sep 22	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
145	156	Sep 23	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
146	157	Sep 25	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
147	158	Sep 26	TEX		OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
148	159	Sep 27	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
149	160	Sep 28	TEX		CAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
150	161	Sep 29	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
							150gm		1271.0	754	75	4	833	14