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Jim Vatcher

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: May 27, 1965 in Santa Monica, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA).

School: California State University, Northridge (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 30, 1990 (Age 25-003d, 15,780th in major league history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 27-130d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Full Name: James Ernest Vatcher

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

AB

109

H

HR

BA

.248

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.322

SLG

.321

OPS

.643

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1987	22	PHI-min	A-	67	282	249	44	67	15	2	3	21	10	5	28	31	.269	.346	.382	.728		95		2	2	1	0		UTI · NYPL
1988	23	PHI-min	A	137	605	496	90	150	32	2	12	72	26	13	89	73	.302	.414	.448	.862		222		8	9	3	1		SPB · SALL
1989	24	PHI-min	A,AA	140	596	520	78	161	41	8	8	78	9	3	67	78	.310	.388	.465	.853		242	11	3	0	6	1		CLW,REA · FLOR,EL
1990	25	PHI-min	AAA	55	216	181	30	46	12	4	5	22	1	4	32	33	.254	.363	.448	.810		81		0	1	2	1		SWB · IL
1990	25	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	H97
1990	25	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	H79
1990	25	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	H/97
1991	26	SDP-min	AAA	117	456	395	67	105	28	6	17	67	4	12	53	76	.266	.355	.496	.852		196	14	3	3	2	3		LVG · PCL
1991	26	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	/H97
1992	27	SDP-min	AAA	111	330	280	41	77	15	3	8	35	2	6	39	60	.275	.367	.436	.803		122	1	3	6	2	4		LVG · PCL
1992	27	SDP	NL	13	20	16	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	.250	.368	.313	.681	94	5	0	0	1	0	0	9/8H
1993	28	SDP-min	AAA	103	339	293	36	93	17	2	7	45	3	4	35	46	.317	.395	.461	.856		135	7	4	5	2	0		LVG · PCL
1994	29	NYM-min	AAA	112	359	316	41	74	20	1	10	48	2	4	36	56	.234	.313	.399	.711		126	4	1	4	2	1		NFK · IL
1995	30	SDP-PHI-min	AAA	110	424	380	60	113	32	3	7	45	4	4	34	50	.297	.355	.453	.808		172	7	3	2	5	6		LVG,SWB · PCL,IL
3 Yrs				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

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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