Facts: - number: 38 - debutteam: san francisco giants boston red sox chicago white sox - statleague: mlb bottom -rrb- : nl -lrb- top -rrb- & al -lrb- - team: chicago white sox - birth date: 31 january 1949 - debutyear: 1971 1975 1978 - finalteam: chicago white sox - statlabel: era - statvalue: 3.66 - name: james arthur '' jim '' willoughby - birth place: salinas , california - position: pitcher - throws: right - debutdate: september 5 - statyear: 1971-1978 - finalyear: 1978 - debutleague: mlb mlb mlb - bats: right - finalleague: mlb - finaldate: september 28 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim willoughby .
james arthur -lrb- jim -rrb- willoughby -lrb- born january 31 , 1949 in salinas , california -rrb- is a former relief pitcher in major league baseball who played for the san francisco giants -lrb- 1971 -- 74 -rrb- , boston red sox -lrb- 1975 -- 77 -rrb- and chicago white sox -lrb- 1978 -rrb- .he batted and threw right-handed .