James Isbister  
Relief Pitcher | London Mustangs

Pitching
He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Though Isbister can't just blow the ball by hitters, he has some giddyup on his fastball. Isbister also has a decent changeup. Isbister also throws a screwball. Because he can't overpower hitters, Isbister has to fool them instead. He's trying to develop a sinker, but as of yet it's been well below par. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Isbister is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Isbister has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2011 CAL 55 35 21 52 49 54 56 54 50 47 49 27 0 0 42 0 18 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 164
2012 CAL 56 36 27 56 49 54 56 54 50 63 49 27 0 0 42 0 19 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 206
2013 LON 57 37 34 60 49 54 56 54 50 70 49 27 0 0 46 0 20 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 238
2014 LON 58 38 37 64 49 54 56 54 50 74 53 27 0 0 50 0 21 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 263
2015 LON 58 40 46 68 49 54 56 54 50 78 53 27 0 0 50 0 22 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 55 289
2016 LON 58 42 52 73 49 54 56 54 50 78 53 32 0 0 54 0 23 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 60 313
2017 LON 58 42 62 76 49 54 56 54 50 82 53 35 0 0 54 0 24 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 65 342
2018 LON 58 42 72 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 53 37 0 0 56 0 25 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 366
2019 LON 58 42 78 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 56 39 0 0 60 0 26 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 384
2020 LON 58 42 78 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 62 39 0 0 60 0 27 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 388
2021 LON 58 45 78 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 62 39 0 0 60 0 28 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 388
2022 LON 58 45 78 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 62 40 0 0 60 0 29 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 388
2023 LON 58 45 78 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 62 41 0 0 60 0 30 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 388
2024 LON 58 45 78 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 62 41 0 0 60 0 31 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 387
2025 LON 58 45 78 76 49 54 56 54 50 84 62 41 0 0 60 0 32 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 70 386
Ratings Delta                                 +1 +1             -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2009 16 ULR 9 6 2 17 64 0 0 0 174.1 2.2 206 23 238 69 47 26 3.57 0.29 2.55 .299 .461 .272 .317 9.65
2010 17 ULR 7 13 4 5 64 0 0 0 211.1 3.1 267 30 286 81 55 20 3.45 0.28 2.62 .310 .482 .344 .290 10.6
2011 18 ULR 11 12 4 4 62 0 0 0 200 3.1 253 20 262 92 49 21 4.14 0.35 2.58 .313 .455 .333 .301 10.7
Totals     27 31 10 26 190 0 0 0 585.2 3.0 726 73 786 242 151 67 3.72 0.31 2.58 .308 .467 .318 .302 10.4

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2012 19 PVBL 1 10 3 5 54 0 0 0 93.1 1.2 124 24 89 24 44 21 2.32 0.27 2.29 .322 .582 .315 .328 10.2
Totals     1 10 3 5 54 0 0 0 93.1 1.2 124 24 89 24 44 21 2.32 0.27 2.29 .322 .582 .315 .327 10.3

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2013 20 LON 0 3 0 4 35 0 0 0 68.2 2.0 78 11 51 13 19 8 1.72 0.25 1.89 .288 .494 .292 .286 7.86
2014 21 LON 1 2 0 6 54 0 0 0 106.2 2.0 126 20 63 25 26 6 2.12 0.40 1.78 .299 .492 .331 .275 6.67
2015 22 LON 5 1 3 6 61 5 2 0 119.2 2.0 119 6 62 42 21 3 3.17 0.68 1.52 .258 .348 .266 .251 3.69
2016 23 LON 4 6 2 8 42 0 0 0 61.2 1.1 82 9 24 22 19 4 3.24 0.92 1.73 .320 .492 .345 .300 5.40
2017 24 LON 1 5 5 7 55 0 0 0 101 2.0 120 22 23 41 17 7 3.65 1.78 1.42 .289 .511 .264 .305 4.72
2018 25 LON 1 1 2 2 22 0 0 0 54.1 2.1 54 5 9 28 13 4 4.66 3.11 1.16 .255 .373 .212 .283 3.15
2019 26 LON 6 4 7 10 49 0 0 0 61.2 1.1 61 13 19 36 11 2 5.29 1.89 1.31 .256 .508 .240 .269 4.23
2020 27 LON 1 2 2 5 43 0 0 0 65.2 1.2 78 15 11 37 15 6 5.11 3.36 1.37 .292 .532 .292 .292 4.52
2021 28 LON 3 1 4 4 48 0 0 0 63.2 1.1 62 3 13 24 14 2 3.42 1.85 1.19 .258 .375 .272 .248 3.39
2022 29 LON 1 3 4 5 48 0 0 0 66.2 1.1 76 9 14 28 15 2 3.81 2.00 1.36 .283 .450 .274 .289 4.46
2023 30 LON 5 4 13 6 39 0 0 0 53.2 1.1 42 7 13 21 9 2 3.55 1.62 1.03 .219 .365 .213 .223 2.35
2024 31 LON 3 6 2 3 34 0 0 0 55.1 1.2 82 14 14 17 14 1 2.78 1.21 1.74 .346 .561 .415 .310 6.18
2025 32 LON 6 4 6 7 37 0 0 0 44.2 1.1 65 9 12 15 13 7 3.05 1.25 1.74 .339 .531 .382 .301 7.05
Totals     37 42 50 73 567 5 2 0 923.1 1.2 1045 143 328 349 206 54 3.40 1.06 1.49 .285 .462 .292 .280 4.90

Transfer History for James Isbister
Date Transferred with Isbister To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 12 2013 Mitchell Reilly
London Mustangs Quinton Karman
Dirk Arko
Wally Brown
Nadauri Chee
Calgary Remparts

James Isbister's Career Highlights
Year Details
2011 2nd round - 46th overall selection by Calgary Remparts in the 2011 Amateur Draft

James Isbister's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
August 30, 2023 4 Sore shoulder 6%  

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