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Satchel Paige League
9-29-2046
Jim Vatcher First Base
Retired (1985, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .732 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 408 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 08-21-1947
HR 28 Drafted Round 2, Pick 28
(1965)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(23 games)
RBI 194
SB 64
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C- Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed A- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF B- (52.6%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B (0.5%) CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (11.6%) RF B+ (73.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1974 Away 49 173 15 41 4 2 1 13 6 39 8 4 3 .571 .271 .301 .064 .237
1974 Home 35 96 20 28 5 2 2 12 18 15 5 2 1 .848 .400 .448 .156 .292
1975 Away 24 52 13 17 4 1 2 9 9 7 5 1 0 .984 .426 .558 .231 .327
1975 Home 25 48 8 11 1 0 1 6 7 9 5 0 0 .634 .321 .312 .083 .229
1976 Away 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 Home 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 Away 43 88 5 20 1 1 1 11 6 23 2 1 4 .580 .284 .295 .068 .227
1978 Home 57 127 17 38 6 3 2 24 10 19 2 2 3 .786 .345 .441 .142 .299
1979 Away 34 40 8 15 2 0 1 5 4 6 0 0 0 .922 .422 .500 .125 .375
1979 Home 46 53 8 16 4 0 2 11 5 7 3 2 3 .853 .362 .491 .189 .302
1980 Away 47 79 5 24 4 2 1 17 3 21 3 1 3 .772 .329 .443 .139 .304
1980 Home 56 57 8 19 3 1 1 6 7 8 2 0 0 .889 .415 .474 .140 .333
1981 Away 56 56 11 14 2 0 2 9 10 13 3 1 2 .751 .358 .393 .143 .250
1981 Home 61 80 14 29 3 2 3 8 6 14 3 0 0 .965 .402 .562 .200 .362
1982 Away 56 89 11 17 4 1 0 5 13 19 1 0 3 .559 .301 .258 .067 .191
1982 Home 52 65 2 10 3 1 0 8 2 15 1 0 4 .410 .179 .231 .077 .154
1983 Away 46 83 12 20 3 1 5 17 7 14 3 1 2 .779 .297 .482 .241 .241
1983 Home 50 92 14 30 5 1 1 11 8 16 7 0 3 .815 .380 .435 .109 .326
1984 Away 43 97 13 27 6 1 1 9 4 20 5 1 5 .699 .307 .392 .113 .278
1984 Home 51 111 17 31 4 1 2 13 12 16 6 1 4 .734 .347 .387 .108 .279
1985 Away 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .143 .143 .000 .143
1985 Home 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .000 .000 .000
Total Away 404 764 93 196 30 9 14 95 62 163 30 10 23 .689 .315 .374 .118 .257
Total Home 437 734 108 212 34 11 14 99 76 120 34 7 19 .776 .354 .422 .134 .289
Total 841 1498 201 408 64 20 28 194 138 283 64 17 42 .732 .334 .398 .126 .272

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Lou Whitaker League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Jim Vatcher has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-05-09The Houston Outlaws have waived Jim Vatcher.
1985-04-20The Houston Outlaws have designated Jim Vatcher for assignment.
1978-04-01The Houston Outlaws have promoted Jim Vatcher to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have promoted Camp Lukachyk to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have promoted Billy Widger to the major league team.
1976-04-08The Houston Outlaws have promoted Bill Pope to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have promoted Shiner Bock to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have designated Jim Vatcher for assignment. The Houston Outlaws have waived Takao Aoyama.
1974-04-01The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have promoted Camp Lukachyk to the major league team. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have promoted Jim Vatcher to the major league team. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have promoted Haruhiko Jinno to the major league team. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have designated Vinny Merchant for assignment. The St. Louis Thunder Chickens have designated Greg Schepner for assignment.