Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Ian James
Nickname:
PicklesBirthdate:
June 23, 2002 (61 y, 5 m, 27 d)Born In:
Elk Grove, CA, USANationality:
American
Position:
CBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/217Entry:
2023 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 1, Team: Death Valley Scorpions
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 2037 (3rd) | Batavia (BLB) |
| 2033 (2nd) | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2031 (3rd) | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2030 (2nd) | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2028 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2027 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2023 | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| 2022 (2nd) | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| Rookie of the Year | 2025 | Death Valley (BLB) |
| All-Star | 2038 | Batavia (BLB) |
| 2037 | Batavia (BLB) | |
| 2036 | Batavia (BLB) | |
| 2035 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2034 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2033 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2032 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2031 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2030 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2028 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2027 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2026 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2025 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2023 | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| 2022 | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| League Champ | 2033 | Santo Domingo (BLB) |
| Silver Slugger | 2038 - C | Batavia (BLB) |
| 2037 - C | Batavia (BLB) | |
| 2036 - C | Batavia (BLB) | |
| 2035 - C | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2034 - C | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2033 - C | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2032 - C | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2031 - C | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2030 - C | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| 2029 - C | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2028 - C | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2027 - C | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2026 - C | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| 2025 - C | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Championship Series MVP | 2037 | Batavia (BLB) |
| 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Batter of the Month | Aug 2036 | Batavia (BLB) |
| Aug 2034 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Sep 2032 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| May 2031 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Aug 2030 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Sep 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Aug 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Jul 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Sep 2028 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Jun 2028 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Jul 2027 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Player of the Week | Jul 14, 2036 | Batavia (BLB) |
| Jul 17, 2034 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| May 29, 2034 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Aug 8, 2033 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Aug 4, 2031 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Apr 21, 2031 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Jul 29, 2030 | Santo Domingo (BLB) | |
| Sep 3, 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Aug 6, 2029 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| May 8, 2028 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Jul 19, 2027 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Jun 7, 2027 | Death Valley (BLB) | |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Reno (AAA) | |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| May 9, 2022 | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Texas A&M (NCAA) | |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Texas A&M (NCAA) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 22 | 7.8 | 23.7 |
| Grey Ink | 159 | 94.2 | 141.8 |
| HoF Standard | 70 | 56.0 | 47.4 |
| WAR | 92.2 | 76.5 | 69.6 |
| WAR7 | 55.8 | 47.0 | 42.8 |
| JAWS | 74.0 | 61.7 | 56.2 |
Similar Players (C)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Sergio Lumar R | 860 |
| Ray Davila R | 846 |
| Dave Piekarski R | 829 |
| Von Haynes R | 779 |
| Tom Lewis R | 758 |
| Mike Murdock R | 750 |
| Ron Snider R | 738 |
| Eron Deleón R | 732 |
| Micah Gordon R | 724 |
| Curt Wells R | 716 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | 173 | 9 |
| 2029 | 186 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2039 | 131 | 8 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 290 | 8 |
| 2027 | 333 | 2 |
| 2028 | 304 | 5 |
| 2029 | 346 | 3 |
| 2030 | 322 | 9 |
| 2031 | 309 | 9 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 2 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 9 |
| 2027 | 44 | 1 |
| 2028 | 34 | 6 |
| 2029 | 43 | 1 |
| 2030 | 38 | 5 |
| 2031 | 42 | 5 |
| 2034 | 43 | 3 |
| 2036 | 41 | 7 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 98 | 4 |
| 2028 | 97 | 9 |
| 2029 | 111 | 4 |
| 2030 | 110 | 5 |
| 2031 | 99 | 7 |
| 2034 | 104 | 5 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 96 | 3 |
| 2028 | 90 | 9 |
| 2029 | 97 | 3 |
| 2030 | 94 | 9 |
| 2031 | 97 | 8 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | 58 | 9 |
| 2035 | 67 | 6 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 | 10 |
| 2029 | 12 | 2 |
| 2030 | 12 | 1 |
| 2031 | 6 | 4 |
| 2032 | 7 | 3 |
| 2035 | 6 | 6 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 8 | 3 |
| 2032 | 6 | 5 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 3 |
| 2027 | 69 | 2 |
| 2028 | 63 | 4 |
| 2029 | 74 | 2 |
| 2030 | 71 | 4 |
| 2031 | 71 | 6 |
| 2036 | 71 | 9 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.308 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0.331 | 2 |
| 2027 | 0.334 | 1 |
| 2028 | 0.343 | 2 |
| 2029 | 0.370 | 1 |
| 2030 | 0.346 | 2 |
| 2032 | 0.301 | 8 |
| 2033 | 0.333 | 3 |
| 2036 | 0.326 | 9 |
| 2037 | 0.314 | 8 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.376 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0.390 | 3 |
| 2027 | 0.396 | 2 |
| 2028 | 0.409 | 3 |
| 2029 | 0.434 | 1 |
| 2030 | 0.407 | 2 |
| 2031 | 0.379 | 8 |
| 2032 | 0.362 | 5 |
| 2033 | 0.399 | 2 |
| 2035 | 0.372 | 6 |
| 2036 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 2037 | 0.392 | 6 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.519 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0.572 | 2 |
| 2027 | 0.647 | 1 |
| 2028 | 0.602 | 2 |
| 2029 | 0.688 | 1 |
| 2030 | 0.644 | 2 |
| 2031 | 0.617 | 3 |
| 2032 | 0.526 | 7 |
| 2033 | 0.566 | 3 |
| 2034 | 0.566 | 4 |
| 2036 | 0.626 | 4 |
| 2037 | 0.563 | 5 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0.241 | 3 |
| 2027 | 0.313 | 1 |
| 2028 | 0.259 | 4 |
| 2029 | 0.318 | 1 |
| 2030 | 0.298 | 3 |
| 2031 | 0.311 | 3 |
| 2033 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 2034 | 0.291 | 1 |
| 2036 | 0.300 | 4 |
| 2037 | 0.249 | 9 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.895 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0.962 | 2 |
| 2027 | 1.043 | 1 |
| 2028 | 1.011 | 2 |
| 2029 | 1.122 | 1 |
| 2030 | 1.051 | 2 |
| 2031 | 0.995 | 3 |
| 2032 | 0.888 | 5 |
| 2033 | 0.965 | 3 |
| 2034 | 0.907 | 6 |
| 2036 | 1.010 | 5 |
| 2037 | 0.954 | 6 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 2027 | 9.4 | 1 |
| 2028 | 8.4 | 1 |
| 2029 | 9.2 | 1 |
| 2030 | 7.6 | 1 |
| 2031 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 2032 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 2033 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 2034 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 2036 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 2037 | 5.9 | 4 |