Born on December 27, 1912 in Oakland, California, Jim Tobin (James Anthony Tobin) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 9 year career. Tobin broke into the bigs on April 30, 1937 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.00 ERA in 87 innings pitched in 1937, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jim Tobin's best season was 1944, when he posted a 3.01 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 83 batters.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1937
PIT
N
20
8
6
3
3.00
37
38
29
7
0
1
87
74
1
28
0
4
1
1938
PIT
N
40
33
14
12
3.47
70
109
93
14
2
0
241.1
254
17
66
0
2
6
1939
PIT
N
25
19
9
9
4.52
43
84
73
8
0
0
145.1
194
7
33
0
1
2
1940
BOS
N
15
11
7
3
3.83
29
41
41
9
0
0
96.1
102
8
24
0
2
0
1941
BOS
N
33
26
12
12
3.10
61
91
82
20
3
0
238
229
12
60
0
1
0
1942
BOS
N
37
33
12
21
3.97
71
145
127
28
1
0
287.2
283
20
96
0
7
6
1943
BOS
N
33
30
14
14
2.66
52
96
74
24
1
0
250
241
12
69
0
1
2
1944
BOS
N
43
36
18
19
3.01
83
125
100
28
5
3
299.1
271
18
97
0
5
1
1945
DET
A
14
6
4
5
3.55
14
31
23
2
0
1
58.1
61
2
28
0
3
4
1945
BOS
N
27
25
9
14
3.84
38
101
84
16
0
0
196.2
220
10
56
0
2
5
1945
Total
41
31
13
19
3.78
52
132
107
18
0
1
255
281
12
84
0
5
9
Total
NL
273
221
101
107
3.44
484
830
703
154
12
4
1841.2
1868
105
529
0
25
23
Total
AL
14
6
4
5
3.55
14
31
23
2
0
1
58.1
61
2
28
0
3
4
Total
287
227
105
112
3.44
498
861
726
156
12
5
1900
1929
107
557
0
28
27
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1937
PIT
N
P
20
0
0
5
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.938
1938
PIT
N
P
40
0
0
11
41
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1939
PIT
N
P
25
0
0
2
26
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1940
BOS
N
P
15
0
0
6
16
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1941
BOS
N
P
33
0
0
15
71
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1942
BOS
N
P
37
0
0
14
93
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
.947
1943
BOS
N
P
33
0
0
10
66
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
.927
1943
BOS
N
1B
1
0
0
7
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1944
BOS
N
P
43
0
0
13
93
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
.972
1945
DET
A
P
14
0
0
3
16
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.950
1945
BOS
N
P
27
0
0
17
47
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1945
Total
P
41
0
0
20
63
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
.988
Total
P
287
0
0
96
479
21
27
0
0
0
0
0
.965
Total
1B
1
0
0
7
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1937
PIT
N
21
34
7
15
0
6
.441
.500
.559
4
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
1938
PIT
N
56
103
8
25
0
11
.243
.310
.320
6
1
9
12
1
1
0
0
2
1939
PIT
N
43
74
9
18
2
11
.243
.263
.392
3
1
2
12
0
1
0
0
0
1940
BOS
N
20
43
5
12
0
3
.279
.295
.349
3
0
1
10
0
0
0
0
2
1941
BOS
N
43
103
6
19
0
9
.184
.257
.233
5
0
10
31
0
0
1
0
4
1942
BOS
N
47
114
14
28
6
15
.246
.344
.421
2
0
16
23
1
0
0
0
2
1943
BOS
N
46
107
8
30
2
12
.280
.319
.374
4
0
6
16
0
0
0
0
3
1944
BOS
N
62
116
13
22
2
18
.190
.288
.302
5
1
16
28
0
2
0
0
3
1945
DET
A
17
25
2
3
2
5
.120
.154
.360
0
0
1
5
0
1
0
0
2
1945
BOS
N
41
77
9
11
3
12
.143
.290
.299
3
0
15
22
1
0
0
0
2
1945
Total
58
102
11
14
5
17
.137
.261
.314
3
0
16
27
1
1
0
0
4
Total
NL
379
771
79
180
15
97
.233
.307
.345
35
3
79
157
3
4
1
0
20
Total
AL
17
25
2
3
2
5
.120
.154
.360
0
0
1
5
0
1
0
0
2
Total
396
796
81
183
17
102
.230
.303
.345
35
3
80
162
3
5
1
0
22
Transactions
Sold by New York Yankees to Pittsburgh Pirates (April 14, 1937).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with cash to Boston Bees in exchange for Johnny Lanning (December 6, 1939).
Sold by Boston Braves to Detroit Tigers for $15000 (August 9, 1945).