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Jim Tatum
James Ray Tatum

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 18, 1992
  vs. BAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 11, 1998
Born October 9, 1967 in Grossmont, CA

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1985. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 24 MIL AL   5    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .125  .222  .125    1    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1993 25 COL NL  92   98    7   20   5  0   1   12   0  0   5  27  .204  .245  .286   33   28   0   2   0   1   0
 1995 27 COL NL  34   34    4    8   1  1   0    4   0  0   1   7  .235  .257  .324   37   11   0   0   0   0   1
 1996 28 TOT      7   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .091  .091  .091  -53    1   0   0   0   0   0
         BOS AL   2    8    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .125  .125  .125  -36    1   0   0   0   0   0
         SDP NL   5    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 30 NYM NL  35   50    4    9   1  2   2   13   0  0   3  19  .180  .211  .400   57   20   0   4   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      173  201   16   39   7  3   3   29   0  0  10  58  .194  .229  .303   34   61   0   6   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        188   15   37   7  3   3   27   0  0   9  54  .194  .229  .303   34   57   0   6   0   1   1
 Career High     92   98    7   20   5  2   2   13   0  0   5  27                          28   0   4   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 24 MIL AL    9    7    0   0.0    93| .125  .258| .222  .327| .125  .383| .347  .710|   1  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1993 25 COL NL  106   80    8   2.7   117| .204  .290| .245  .358| .286  .442| .531  .800|  33  .268 -10.0  -1.0   0%
 1995 27 COL NL   35   27    3   3.0   130| .235  .302| .257  .376| .324  .470| .581  .846|  37  .292  -3.6  -0.3   0%
 1996 28 TOT      11   10    0   0.0   113| .091  .274| .091  .346| .091  .438| .182  .784| -53  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         BOS AL    8    7    0   0.0   117| .125  .278| .125  .352| .125  .447| .250  .799| -36  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         SDP NL    3    3    0   0.0   102| .000  .264| .000  .332| .000  .413| .000  .745|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1998 30 NYM NL   57   45    5   3.0   107| .180  .268| .211  .338| .400  .422| .611  .761|  57  .290  -3.4  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       218  169   16   2.5   115| .194  .284| .229  .354| .303  .439| .532  .793|  34  .241 -20.6  -2.0   0%

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1992 24 MIL AL 3B 5 6 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.60 2.40 3.00 2.78 2 24.0 1993 25 COL NL 1B 12 41 4 1 6 .978 .991 3.75 8.01 9.35 9.69 4 43.3 3B 6 3 1 1 1 .800 .952 0.67 2.32 1.20 2.70 2 30.0 OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.00 1.12 2.36 1 8.0 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1995 27 COL NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.45 1.80 1.80 0 5.0 C 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 6.30 6.75 7.42 0 4.0 0 1 2 0 1996 28 TOT 3B 3 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 2.20 2.22 2.57 2 20.3 BOS AL 3B 2 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.20 2.33 2.56 2 19.3 SDP NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1998 30 NYM NL 1B 9 32 1 0 1 1.000 .994 3.67 8.01 8.74 9.45 4 34.0 C 4 11 3 0 0 1.000 .993 3.50 6.47 9.00 7.52 1 14.0 0 0 1 4 LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.38 2.42 1.90 3 22.3 3B 3 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 2.37 2.12 2.75 2 17.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1993 25 COL NL 1B 12 41 4 1 6 .978 .991 3.75 8.01 9.35 9.69 4 43.3 1998 30 NYM NL 1B 9 32 1 0 1 1.000 .994 3.67 8.01 8.74 9.45 4 34.0 1992 24 MIL AL 3B 5 6 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.60 2.40 3.00 2.78 2 24.0 1993 25 COL NL 3B 6 3 1 1 1 .800 .952 0.67 2.32 1.20 2.70 2 30.0 1996 28 TOT 3B 3 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 2.20 2.22 2.57 2 20.3 BOS AL 3B 2 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 2.50 2.20 2.33 2.56 2 19.3 SDP NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1998 30 NYM NL 3B 3 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 2.37 2.12 2.75 2 17.0 1995 27 COL NL C 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 6.30 6.75 7.42 0 4.0 0 1 2 0 1998 30 NYM NL C 4 11 3 0 0 1.000 .993 3.50 6.47 9.00 7.52 1 14.0 0 0 1 4 1998 30 NYM NL DH 1 1993 25 COL NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1995 27 COL NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.45 1.80 1.80 0 5.0 1998 30 NYM NL LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.38 2.42 1.90 3 22.3 1993 25 COL NL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 2.00 1.12 2.36 1 8.0 1995 27 COL NL OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.80 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 1998 30 NYM NL OF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.77 2.42 2.18 3 22.3 1993 25 COL NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 1B* 21 73 5 1 7 .987 .992 3.71 8.01 9.08 9.58 8 77.3 3B* 17 14 7 1 1 .955 .955 1.24 2.33 2.07 2.70 8 91.3 OF* 9 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.89 1.86 2.04 2.22 4 35.3 8 0 1# LF* 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.48 2.10 1.92 4 34.3 C* 5 14 3 0 0 1.000 .994 3.40 6.44 8.50 7.50 1 18.0 0 1 3 4 RF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 52 109 15 2 8 .984 .986 2.38 4.94 5.03 5.41 21 222
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1985 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1985.

June 8, 1988: Released by the San Diego Padres.

September 14, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

May 24, 1990: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

June 21, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 44th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

December 20, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

November 2, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

November 1, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

June 8, 1996: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the Boston Red Sox.

October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 26, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Colorado Rockies$112,000
1995Colorado Rockies$135,000
1998New York Mets$225,000
Career (may be incomplete)$472,000

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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