| Career Batting: | .249 BA .317 OBP .354 SLG. 29 HR. 4,309 PA. | (1906-1914) |
Jim Norman could hit.
For the first half of his career, his BA was a bit low, but his control of the strike zone and his power made up for it; from 1910 to 1913–and especially 1911 and 1912–his BA jumps and he becomes a borderline star.
We have added years in 1907, 1908, and 1910 but have followed his collapse in 1914 leading him out of the game. There are a lot of hints in his career that point to a player who was fairly injury prone.
He should appear on league leaderboards a few times in hits, doubles, and strikeouts, but never be a real threat to lead the league in those categories. He was fairly slow, which made him not great on the basepaths and limited his triples output a bit, especially in the final third of his career.
Defensively, Norman was a decent 3B, but his lack of mobility made his time at 2B a bit of a misadvanture.
These projections feel solid in terms of capturing Norman’s offensive shape, the real question is about usage and whether we have over estimated the amount of playing time he would see, whether through injury or the relatively slow start to his career. I would also not be surprised if his walk rate drops slightly in future revisions, but his overall value, especially late in his career, should hold steady.
| Name | Jim Norman (Big Jim) |
| ID / Status | norma01jim / Draft |
| Pos | 3B |
| DOB / i9s Career | 1883 / 1906 - 1914 |
| Birthplace | TN (USA) |
| Height / Weight | / |
| B / T | / R |
Batting Projections
| Year | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1906 | 220 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 4 | .255 | .331 | .314 | .645 |
| 1907 | 325 | 72 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 4 | .222 | .281 | .311 | .592 |
| 1908 | 470 | 101 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 60 | 7 | 6 | .215 | .272 | .304 | .576 |
| 1909 | 560 | 124 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 51 | 71 | 10 | 8 | .221 | .286 | .323 | .609 |
| 1910 | 579 | 135 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 62 | 82 | 11 | 9 | .233 | .307 | .347 | .654 |
| 1911 | 597 | 164 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 88 | 23 | 10 | .275 | .347 | .417 | .764 |
| 1912 | 611 | 184 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 91 | 16 | 14 | .301 | .382 | .419 | .801 |
| 1913 | 484 | 129 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 | 7 | 8 | .267 | .317 | .357 | .674 |
| 1914 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .171 | .203 | .224 | .427 |
| TOTALS | 3,922 | 978 | 193 | 66 | 29 | 387 | 561 | 84 | 64 | .249 | .317 | .354 | .671 |