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Jim Umbarger

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
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Athletics 1975-1978

Final Game: September 28, 1978
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 22 TEX AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 23 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 24 TOT AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 24 OAK AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 24 TEX AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1978 25 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Yrs 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (4 yrs) 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1975 22 TEX AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1
1976 23 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 24 OAK AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 24 TEX AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1978 25 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
4 Seasons 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
TEX (4 yrs) 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
OAK (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1975 22 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1976 23 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1977 24 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1977 24 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1977 24 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1978 25 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
4 Yrs 0.0 0.0

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