James Harold Umbarger
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: February 17, 1953 in Burbank, CA
High School: Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA)
School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1975 (Age 22)
vs. MIN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Athletics 1975-1978
Final Game: September 28, 1978 (Age 25)
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 57 | 2 | Apr 10 | TEX | MIN | W,4-1 | CG | W(1-0) | 99 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.02 | 0.309 | 3.07 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 2 | 58 | 7 | Apr 16 | TEX | MIL | L,1-3 | GS-9 | L(1-1) | 5 | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .94 | 0.034 | 0.43 | 1t start tie | 9t -2- 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 3 | 59 | 11 | Apr 23 | TEX | @ | DET | L,6-7 | GS-2 | 6 | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.90 | -0.398 | -4.18 | 1b start a 1 | 2b --- 2 out d4 | |||||||
| 4 | 60 | 15 | Apr 30 | TEX | BOS | W,6-5 | GS-9 | W(2-1) | 6 | 8.1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 39 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.10 | 0.348 | 1.21 | 1t start tie | 9t 12- 1 out a4 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 61 | 20 | May 8(2) | TEX | @ | BOS | W,12-4 | CG | W(3-1) | 7 | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .22 | -0.024 | 0.51 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a8 | ||||||
| 6 | 62 | 25 | May 13 | TEX | @ | CAL | L,5-7 | GS-3 | L(3-2) | 4 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.15 | -0.374 | -2.96 | 1b start tie | 3b 1-- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 7 | 63 | 30 | May 18 | TEX | @ | KCR | L,1-3 | GS-8 | L(3-3) | 4 | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.69 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .77 | -0.003 | -0.03 | 1b start tie | 8b -2- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 8 | 64 | 34 | May 23 | TEX | CAL | W,9-0 | SHO(6) | W(4-3) | 4 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .43 | 0.103 | 1.89 | 1t start tie | 6t 1-- 0 out a9 | |||||||
| 9 | 65 | 39 | May 28 | TEX | @ | MIN | W,4-0 | SHO | W(5-3) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .61 | 0.277 | 4.11 | 1b start a 4 | 9b 3 out a4 | ||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 10 | 66 | 44 | Jun 2 | TEX | @ | CHW | L,0-1 | CG(11) | L(5-4) | 4 | 10.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.55 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.72 | 0.403 | 2.41 | 1b start tie | 11b 123 1 out d1 | ||||||
| 11 | 67 | 48 | Jun 7 | TEX | @ | BAL | W,6-4 | GS-9 | W(6-4) | 4 | 8.1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.51 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .88 | 0.096 | 0.28 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 123 1 out a4 | ||||||
| 12 | 68 | 53 | Jun 13 | TEX | @ | NYY | W,7-1 | CG | W(7-4) | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.35 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .36 | 0.127 | 2.95 | 1b start a 3 | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 13 | 69 | 57 | Jun 18 | TEX | BAL | L,4-9 | GS-2 | L(7-5) | 4 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.62 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .92 | -0.252 | -2.58 | 1t start tie | 2t 1-- 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 14 | 70 | 62 | Jun 23 | TEX | KCR | W,7-5 | GS-5 | 4 | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.59 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.38 | -0.361 | -3.21 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-3 2 out tie | ||||||||
| 15 | 71 | 68 | Jun 28 | TEX | OAK | W,3-2 | GS-9 | 4 | 8.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.54 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0.188 | 1.97 | 1t start tie | 9t --- 2 out tie | ||||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 16 | 72 | 73 | Jul 4(1) | TEX | @ | CHW | L,6-7 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.07 | -0.224 | -1.72 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 73 | 79 | Jul 9 | TEX | @ | MIL | L,2-7 | GS-4 | L(7-6) | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.88 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | -0.225 | -1.47 | 1b start tie | 4b 1-- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 18 | 74 | 92 | Jul 24(1) | TEX | @ | CAL | L,0-8 | GS-7 | L(7-7) | 14 | 6.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .65 | -0.241 | -3.33 | 1b start tie | 7b 123 0 out d4 | ||||||
| 19 | 75 | 98 | Jul 29 | TEX | @ | MIN | L,1-2 | CG(8) | L(7-8) | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3.20 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .91 | 0.080 | 1.65 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 20 | 76 | 102 | Aug 3 | TEX | CAL | L,0-4 | GS-8 | L(7-9) | 4 | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.14 | -0.021 | -0.66 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 21 | 77 | 107 | Aug 8 | TEX | MIN | W,5-4 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.16 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.45 | -0.013 | -0.29 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 22 | 78 | 113 | Aug 13 | TEX | @ | CLE | W,2-1 | CG | W(8-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.30 | 0.500 | 2.91 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 23 | 79 | 119 | Aug 18 | TEX | @ | NYY | L,6-8 | GS-5 | 4 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .96 | -0.382 | -3.28 | 1b start a 3 | 5b 1-- 1 out tie | |||||||
| 24 | 80 | 124 | Aug 23 | TEX | MIL | L,2-6 | GS-4 | L(8-10) | 4 | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.34 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .76 | -0.243 | -2.43 | 1t start tie | 4t --- 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 25 | 81 | 129 | Aug 29 | TEX | @ | BAL | W,11-0 | SHO | W(9-10) | 5 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.16 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .40 | 0.153 | 3.75 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a11 | ||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 26 | 82 | 134 | Sep 4 | TEX | @ | KCR | L,0-7 | GS-4 | L(9-11) | 5 | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .68 | -0.288 | -4.46 | 1b start tie | 4b 123 0 out d4 | ||||||
| 27 | 83 | 139 | Sep 9 | TEX | MIN | L,0-6 | GS-6 | L(9-12) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.145 | 1.71 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 28 | 84 | 149 | Sep 19(1) | TEX | @ | OAK | W,9-1 | CG | W(10-12) | 9 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.19 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .21 | 0.165 | 2.79 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a8 | ||||||
| 29 | 85 | 155 | Sep 24 | TEX | KCR | L,1-2 | GS-10 | 4 | 9.1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.08 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.292 | 2.38 | 1t start tie | 10t 1-3 1 out tie | ||||||||
| 30 | 86 | 160 | Oct 1 | TEX | CHW | W,11-8 | GS-5 | 6 | 4.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.35 | -0.323 | -2.15 | 1t start tie | 5t 12- 2 out d1 | ||||||||
| TEX | 197.1 | 208 | 86 | 69 | 54 | 105 | 12 | 2 | 3.15 | 838 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9, 14 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11, 11 and 12 runs |
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