Jim Vatcher
James Ernest Vatcher
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 27, 1966 in Santa Monica, CA
School: California State University, Northridge
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 1990
Final Game: October 4, 1992
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Standard Batting

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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
1990 24 TOT NL 57 78 73 7 19 2 1 1 7 0 0 5 15 .260 .308 .356 .664 82 26 1 0 0 0 0 97
1990 24 PHI NL 36 50 46 5 12 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 6 .261 .320 .348 .668 85 16 1 0 0 0 0 79
1990 24 ATL NL 21 28 27 2 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 9 .259 .286 .370 .656 76 10 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1991 25 SDP NL 17 24 20 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 6 .200 .333 .200 .533 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1992 26 SDP NL 13 20 16 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 .250 .368 .313 .681 95 5 0 0 1 0 0 9/8
3 Seasons 87 122 109 11 27 3 1 1 11 1 0 12 27 .248 .322 .321 .643 79 35 1 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 227 203 20 50 6 2 2 20 2 0 22 50 .248 .322 .321 .643 79 65 2 0 2 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 30 44 36 4 8 1 0 0 4 1 0 7 12 .222 .349 .250 .599 71 9 0 0 1 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 21 28 27 2 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 9 .259 .286 .370 .656 76 10 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 36 50 46 5 12 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 6 .261 .320 .348 .668 85 16 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1990 24 TOT NL 78 55 8 3.9 99 .316 .260 .266 .308 .332 .356 .399 .664 .731 82 .445 -2.1 -0.2 .564 .164 .096 .0
1990 24 PHI NL 50 35 5 3.8 97 .282 .261 .263 .320 .329 .348 .395 .668 .724 85 .437 -1.0 -0.1 .571 .174 .087 .0
1990 24 ATL NL 28 20 3 4.0 102 .389 .259 .270 .286 .337 .370 .406 .656 .743 76 .459 -1.1 -0.1 .550 .148 .111
1991 25 SDP NL 24 16 2 3.4 96 .286 .200 .261 .333 .329 .200 .391 .533 .720 52 .400 -1.2 -0.1 .563 .250 .000 .0
1992 26 SDP NL 20 13 2 4.2 93 .400 .250 .260 .368 .326 .313 .383 .681 .709 95 .502 0.1 0.0 .667 .250 .063
3 Seasons 122 84 12 3.8 97 .321 .248 .264 .322 .331 .321 .395 .643 .726 79 .447 -3.2 -0.3 .578 .193 .073 1.0
162 Game Avg. 227 156 22 3.8 97 .321 .248 .264 .322 .331 .321 .395 .643 .726 79 .447 -3.2 -0.3 .578 .193 .073 2
SDP (2 yrs) 44 29 4 3.7 95 .333 .222 .261 .349 .328 .250 .388 .599 .715 71 .448 -1.1 -0.1 .607 .250 .028 .0
ATL (1 yr) 28 20 3 4.0 102 .389 .259 .270 .286 .337 .370 .406 .656 .743 76 .459 -1.1 -0.1 .550 .148 .111
PHI (1 yr) 50 35 5 3.8 97 .282 .261 .263 .320 .329 .348 .395 .668 .724 85 .437 -1.0 -0.1 .571 .174 .087 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1990 24 TOT NL 78 1.3% 19.2% 6.4% 5.1% 21% 3.00 4.9 73.0 10.4 1.48 2.25 73% 19% 5.3% 17%
1990 24 PHI NL 50 2.0% 12.0% 8.0% 4.0% 17% 1.50 7.7 46.0 11.5 1.60 2.38 78% 13% 8.3% 20%
1990 24 ATL NL 28 0.0% 32.1% 3.6% 7.1% 29% 9.00 3.0 9.0 1.25 2.00 64% 33% 0.0% 13%
1991 25 SDP NL 24 0.0% 25.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 1.50 3.3 10.0 1.00 1.25 58% 21% 0.0% 43%
1992 26 SDP NL 20 0.0% 30.0% 15.0% 5.0% 25% 2.00 2.7 8.0 1.50 1.00 50% 18% 0.0% 0%
3 Seasons 122 0.8% 22.1% 9.8% 4.1% 19% 2.25 4.0 109.0 9.9 1.38 1.84 66% 19% 3.7% 21%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1990 24 TOT NL 2 0 26% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1990 24 PHI NL 2 0 27% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1990 24 ATL NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 25 SDP NL 1 0 38% 6 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 33% 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1992 26 SDP NL 1 0 14% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons 4 0 26% 56 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 39% 7 5 1 1 1 0 5 1 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1990 24 TOT NL 78 69% 19 5 1 32 10 0 2 1.11 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0% 13 1 8% 6 3 50% 49 6 12% 4 3 75% 2 0 0% 0
1990 24 PHI NL 50 64% 12 4 1 14 4 0 0 0.85 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 2 1 50% 27 3 11% 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 0
1990 24 ATL NL 28 79% 7 1 0 18 6 0 2 1.32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 4 2 50% 22 3 14% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1991 25 SDP NL 24 50% 4 2 0 8 2 0 1 0.87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 2 0 0% 16 2 13% 0 0 0 0 0
1992 26 SDP NL 20 10% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 4 3 75% 0
3 Seasons 122 56% 27 7 1 40 12 0 3 1.07 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 50% 21 1 5% 12 5 42% 76 10 13% 5 4 80% 6 3 50% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1990 24 TOT NL 66 244 3.70 153 63% 37% 14% 18% 31% 63% 0% 40% 77% 27% 5% 3 0 15% 10 3 11% 7 3 23% 12 0 0
1990 24 PHI NL 43 157 3.65 98 62% 35% 12% 19% 34% 65% 0% 41% 81% 33% 7% 3 0 14% 6 1 14% 6 2 0% 7 0 0
1990 24 ATL NL 23 87 3.78 55 63% 40% 18% 15% 27% 60% 0% 38% 70% 17% 0% 0 0 17% 4 2 4% 1 1 43% 5 0 0
1991 25 SDP NL 24 102 4.25 62 61% 40% 11% 26% 23% 60% 0% 36% 81% 13% 8% 2 0 13% 3 0 13% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1992 26 SDP NL 20 74 3.70 45 61% 33% 16% 27% 24% 67% 0% 41% 77% 25% 5% 1 0 15% 3 2 10% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 110 420 3.82 260 62% 37% 14% 21% 28% 63% 0% 39% 78% 24% 5% 6 0 15% 16 5 11% 12 5 32% 12 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 24 57 78 73 7 19 2 1 1 7 0 0 5 15 .260 .308 .356 .664 82 26 1 0 0 0 0
1991 25 74 102 93 10 23 2 1 1 9 1 0 9 21 .247 .314 .323 .636 76 30 1 0 0 0 0
1992 26 87 122 109 11 27 3 1 1 11 1 0 12 27 .248 .322 .321 .643 79 35 1 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1990 24 57 78 73 7 19 2 1 1 7 0 5 15 .260 .308 .356 .664 8 57
1991 25 17 26 21 3 5 0 0 0 2 1 5 6 .238 .385 .238 .623 2 17
1992 26 13 19 16 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 .250 .368 .313 .681 2 13
3 Seasons 87 123 110 11 28 3 1 1 11 1 13 27 .255 .333 .327 .661 12 87
162 Game Avg. 162 229 205 20 52 6 2 2 20 2 24 50 .255 .333 .327 .661 22 87

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