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Jim Vatcher
James Ernest Vatcher

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
School California State University, Northridge

Debut May 30, 1990
  vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1992
Born May 27, 1966 in Santa Monica, CA

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1990 24 TOT NL  57   73    7   19   2  1   1    7   0  0   5  15  .260  .308  .356   82   26   0   0   0   0   1
         PHI NL  36   46    5   12   1  0   1    4   0  0   4   6  .261  .320  .348   85   16   0   0   0   0   1
         ATL NL  21   27    2    7   1  1   0    3   0  0   1   9  .259  .286  .370   76   10   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 25 SDP NL  17   20    3    4   0  0   0    2   1  0   4   6  .200  .333  .200   52    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1992 26 SDP NL  13   16    1    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   3   6  .250  .368  .313   95    5   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       87  109   11   27   3  1   1   11   1  0  12  27  .248  .322  .321   79   35   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        203   20   50   6  2   2   20   2  0  22  50  .248  .322  .321   79   65   2   0   0   0   2
 Career High     57   73    7   19   2  1   1    7   1  0   5  15                          26   1   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1990 24 TOT NL   78   55    8   3.9    99| .260  .266| .308  .332| .356  .399| .664  .731|  82  .445  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         PHI NL   50   35    5   3.8    97| .261  .263| .320  .329| .348  .395| .668  .724|  85  .437  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         ATL NL   28   20    3   4.0   102| .259  .270| .286  .337| .370  .406| .656  .743|  76  .459  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1991 25 SDP NL   24   16    2   3.4    96| .200  .261| .333  .329| .200  .391| .533  .720|  52  .400  -1.2  -0.1 100%
 1992 26 SDP NL   20   13    2   4.2    93| .250  .260| .368  .326| .313  .383| .681  .709|  95  .502   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       122   84   12   3.8    97| .248  .264| .322  .331| .321  .395| .643  .726|  79  .447  -3.2  -0.3 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 24 TOT NL OF 30 27 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.90 2.01 2.24 2.40 9 108.6 TOT NL RF 16 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.12 1.82 2.43 2.22 6 66.6 TOT NL LF 14 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.71 2.14 2.19 3 42.0 PHI NL OF 24 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.01 2.11 2.40 7 85.3 RF 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.82 2.24 2.22 4 48.3 LF 12 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.75 1.71 2.19 2.19 3 37.0 ATL NL OF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.17 2.02 2.70 2.39 2 23.3 RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.82 2.95 2.21 2 18.3 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 1991 25 SDP NL OF 11 8 1 1 0 .900 .978 0.82 1.88 1.76 2.29 3 46.0 RF 9 8 1 1 0 .900 .978 1.00 1.64 1.88 2.05 3 43.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1992 26 SDP NL OF 13 13 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.08 1.96 2.20 2.34 5 57.3 RF 12 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.66 1.83 2.08 4 49.3 CF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.40 4.50 2.81 1 8.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1992 26 SDP NL CF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.40 4.50 2.81 1 8.0 1990 24 TOT NL LF 14 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.71 1.71 2.14 2.19 3 42.0 PHI NL LF 12 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 0.75 1.71 2.19 2.19 3 37.0 ATL NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 1991 25 SDP NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.65 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1990 24 TOT NL OF 30 27 0 0 0 1.000 .982 0.90 2.01 2.24 2.40 9 108.6 PHI NL OF 24 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 2.01 2.11 2.40 7 85.3 ATL NL OF 6 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.17 2.02 2.70 2.39 2 23.3 1991 25 SDP NL OF 11 8 1 1 0 .900 .978 0.82 1.88 1.76 2.29 3 46.0 1992 26 SDP NL OF 13 13 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.08 1.96 2.20 2.34 5 57.3 1990 24 TOT NL RF 16 18 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.12 1.82 2.43 2.22 6 66.6 PHI NL RF 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.82 2.24 2.22 4 48.3 ATL NL RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.82 2.95 2.21 2 18.3 1991 25 SDP NL RF 9 8 1 1 0 .900 .978 1.00 1.64 1.88 2.05 3 43.0 1992 26 SDP NL RF 12 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.66 1.83 2.08 4 49.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 54 48 2 1 0 .980 .982 0.93 1.97 2.12 2.36 17 212.0 16 1 37# RF* 37 35 2 1 0 .974 .981 1.00 1.72 2.09 2.13 13 159.0 LF* 16 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.62 1.70 2.00 2.18 3 45.0 CF* 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 2.40 4.50 2.81 1 8.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 54 48 2 1 0 .980 .982 0.93 1.97 2.12 2.36 17 212
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987.

August 9, 1990: Sent by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Atlanta Braves to complete an earlier deal made on August 3, 1990. The Philadelphia Phillies sent players to be named later and Jeff Parrett to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named later and Dale Murphy. The Atlanta Braves sent Tommy Greene (August 9, 1990) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Jim Vatcher (August 9, 1990) and Victor Rosario (September 4, 1990) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

February 8, 1991: Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Atlanta Braves.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Philadelphia Phillies$100,000
1991San Diego Padres$115,000
Career (may be incomplete)$215,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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