Born on May 22, 1946 in Santa Paula, California, Jim Colborn (James William Colborn) played for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 10 year career. Colborn broke into the bigs on July 13, 1969 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.59 ERA in 72.2 innings pitched in 1970, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jim Colborn's best season was 1973, when he posted a 3.18 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 135 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1969
CHI
N
6
2
1
0
3.07
4
6
5
0
0
0
14.2
15
2
9
1
0
1
1970
CHI
N
34
5
3
1
3.59
50
37
29
0
0
4
72.2
88
3
23
6
1
1
1971
CHI
N
14
0
0
1
6.97
2
8
8
0
0
0
10.1
18
1
3
0
0
0
1972
MIL
A
39
12
7
7
3.11
97
53
51
4
1
0
147.2
135
14
43
7
5
2
1973
MIL
A
43
36
20
12
3.18
135
133
111
22
4
1
314.1
297
21
87
5
6
3
1974
MIL
A
33
31
10
13
4.06
83
104
101
10
1
0
224
230
27
60
4
3
6
1975
MIL
A
36
29
11
13
4.27
79
111
98
8
1
2
206.1
215
18
65
5
5
5
1976
MIL
A
32
32
9
15
3.71
101
97
93
7
0
0
225.2
232
20
54
9
6
2
1977
KC
A
36
35
18
14
3.62
103
106
96
6
1
0
239
233
22
81
2
8
13
1978
SEA
A
20
19
3
10
5.35
26
77
68
3
0
0
114.1
125
21
38
1
2
6
1978
KC
A
8
3
1
2
4.76
8
18
15
0
0
0
28.1
31
4
12
1
0
2
1978
TOT
A
28
22
4
12
5.24
34
95
83
3
0
0
142.2
156
25
50
2
2
8
Total
NL
54
7
4
2
3.87
56
51
42
0
0
4
97.2
121
6
35
7
1
2
Total
AL
247
197
79
86
3.80
632
699
633
60
8
3
1499.2
1498
147
440
34
35
39
Total
301
204
83
88
3.80
688
750
675
60
8
7
1597.1
1619
153
475
41
36
41
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1969
CHI
N
P
6
2
14.2
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1.000
1970
CHI
N
P
34
5
72.2
4
13
1
1
0
0
6
5
0
.944
1971
CHI
N
P
14
0
10.1
0
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1.000
1972
MIL
A
P
39
12
147.2
8
17
1
1
0
0
6
8
0
.962
1973
MIL
A
P
43
36
314.1
19
55
0
4
0
0
11
12
3
1.000
1974
MIL
A
P
33
31
224
19
35
4
0
0
1
13
12
4
.931
1975
MIL
A
P
36
29
206.1
15
36
2
2
0
1
15
9
2
.962
1976
MIL
A
P
32
32
225.2
11
32
1
4
0
1
18
9
6
.977
1977
KC
A
P
36
35
239
27
39
5
3
0
0
12
5
1
.930
1978
SEA
A
P
20
19
114.1
8
31
2
2
0
1
6
1
1
.951
1978
KC
A
P
8
3
28.1
2
8
1
0
0
1
3
0
1
.909
1978
TOT
A
P
28
22
142.2
10
39
3
2
0
2
9
1
2
.942
Total
P
301
204
1597.1
114
274
17
18
0
5
92
62
19
.958
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1969
CHI
N
6
3
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1970
CHI
N
34
15
0
1
0
1
.067
.125
.067
0
0
1
11
0
1
0
0
0
1971
CHI
N
14
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1972
MIL
A
39
37
0
3
0
0
.081
.105
.135
0
1
1
17
0
2
0
0
0
1973
MIL
A
43
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1974
MIL
A
33
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1975
MIL
A
36
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1976
MIL
A
32
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1977
KC
A
37
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1978
SEA
A
20
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1978
KC
A
8
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1978
TOT
A
28
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
54
18
0
1
0
1
.056
.105
.056
0
0
1
13
0
1
0
0
0
Total
AL
248
37
0
3
0
0
.081
.105
.135
0
1
1
17
0
2
0
0
0
Total
302
55
0
4
0
1
.073
.105
.109
0
1
2
30
0
3
0
0
0
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago Cubs (June 19, 1967).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Brock Davis and Earl Stephenson to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Jose Cardenal (December 3, 1971).
Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Darrell Porter to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jim Wohlford, Jamie Quirk and a player to be named later (December 6, 1976); Milwaukee Brewers received Bob McClure (March 15, 1977).
Traded by Kansas City Royals to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Steve Braun (June 1, 1978).