1906
Born April 23, 1906
Springfield, MO, USA
Jim Starks Notable
b. April 23, 1906 · Kansas City Monarchs 1927, 1933, Memphis Red Sox 1927, Newark Dodgers 1934–1935, New York Cubans 1935, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1937, New York Black Yankees 1938, 1940–1946, Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1943, Birmingham Black Barons 1945
Jim Starks played for eight clubs across 20 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1927 and closing with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1945. His longest stay was with the New York Black Yankees, from 1940 to 1946.
Across 184 games he batted .270, with 165 hits and 96 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 33 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He played 148 games at first base, with 1,272 putouts and 26 errors. He turned 68 double plays.
He was born in Springfield, MO, USA on April 23, 1906. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | KCM/MRS | 6 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1933* | KCM | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| 1934 | ND | 28 | 94 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .266 |
| 1935 | ND/NYC | 29 | 99 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 4 | .283 |
| 1937 | PC | 7 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .462 |
| 1938 | NBY | 15 | 51 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| 1940 | NBY | 15 | 39 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .359 |
| 1941 | NBY | 33 | 112 | 23 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .313 |
| 1942 | NBY | 19 | 59 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .119 |
| 1943 | HSS/NBY | 12 | 45 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| 1944 | NBY | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1945 | BBB/NBY | 11 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| 1946 | NBY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Major leagues | — | 180 | 597 | 95 | 162 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 91 | 61 | 6 | 10 | .271 |
| All seasons | — | 184 | 611 | 96 | 165 | 33 | 5 | 15 | 93 | 61 | 6 | 10 | .270 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jim Starks, that is 1933–1933. Why totals can differ.