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Name Team Age
Jim Vatcher Retired (1985, Age 38) Died (2027, Age 80)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28
(1965)		 1B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Satchel Paige League 0 9 years (23 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B  A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B- A-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 8/21/1947
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (3B)
B+ (73.3 %) B- (52.6 %) D- (11.6 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 AHP 49 173 41 4 2 1 13 6 39 .571 .271 .301 .237
1974 HHP 35 96 28 5 2 2 12 18 15 .848 .400 .448 .292
1974 LHP 34 49 17 2 2 0 6 4 11 .877 .407 .469 .347
1974 RHP 77 220 52 7 2 3 19 20 43 .629 .302 .327 .236
1975 AHP 24 52 17 4 1 2 9 9 7 .984 .426 .558 .327
1975 HHP 25 48 11 1 0 1 6 7 9 .634 .321 .312 .229
1975 LHP 17 24 6 1 0 0 1 6 3 .692 .400 .292 .250
1975 RHP 39 76 22 4 1 3 14 10 13 .855 .368 .487 .289
1976 AHP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 HHP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 RHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 AHP 43 88 20 1 1 1 11 6 23 .580 .284 .295 .227
1978 HHP 57 127 38 6 3 2 24 10 19 .786 .345 .441 .299
1978 LHP 27 53 19 1 0 0 8 3 13 .781 .404 .377 .358
1978 RHP 75 162 39 6 4 3 27 13 29 .677 .294 .383 .241
1979 AHP 34 40 15 2 0 1 5 4 6 .922 .422 .500 .375
1979 HHP 46 53 16 4 0 2 11 5 7 .853 .362 .491 .302
1979 LHP 12 16 5 0 0 1 3 4 3 .950 .450 .500 .312
1979 RHP 42 77 26 6 0 2 13 5 10 .867 .373 .494 .338
1980 AHP 47 79 24 4 2 1 17 3 21 .772 .329 .443 .304
1980 HHP 56 57 19 3 1 1 6 7 8 .889 .415 .474 .333
1980 LHP 22 39 14 2 0 2 10 3 4 .969 .405 .564 .359
1980 RHP 66 97 29 5 3 0 13 7 25 .765 .352 .412 .299
1981 AHP 56 56 14 2 0 2 9 10 13 .751 .358 .393 .250
1981 HHP 61 80 29 3 2 3 8 6 14 .965 .402 .562 .362
1981 LHP 31 43 17 1 1 1 6 3 6 .960 .426 .535 .395
1981 RHP 76 93 26 4 1 4 11 13 21 .838 .364 .473 .280
1982 AHP 56 89 17 4 1 0 5 13 19 .559 .301 .258 .191
1982 HHP 52 65 10 3 1 0 8 2 15 .410 .179 .231 .154
1982 LHP 31 52 11 2 1 0 2 2 11 .529 .241 .288 .212
1982 RHP 57 102 16 5 1 0 11 13 23 .484 .259 .225 .157
1983 AHP 46 83 20 3 1 5 17 7 14 .779 .297 .482 .241
1983 HHP 50 92 30 5 1 1 11 8 16 .815 .380 .435 .326
1983 LHP 40 72 20 4 1 2 14 10 10 .806 .361 .444 .278
1983 RHP 55 103 30 4 1 4 14 5 20 .790 .324 .466 .291
1984 AHP 43 97 27 6 1 1 9 4 20 .699 .307 .392 .278
1984 HHP 51 111 31 4 1 2 13 12 16 .734 .347 .387 .279
1984 LHP 43 130 31 4 2 0 8 6 18 .570 .270 .300 .238
1984 RHP 52 78 27 6 0 3 14 10 18 .959 .420 .538 .346
1985 AHP 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .143 .143 .143
1985 HHP 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .250 .000 .000
1985 LHP 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1985 RHP 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .393 .250 .143 .143
Total AHP 404 764 196 30 9 14 95 62 163 .689 .315 .374 .257
Total HHP 437 734 212 34 11 14 99 76 120 .776 .354 .422 .289
Total LHP 260 482 140 17 7 6 58 41 80 .739 .347 .392 .290
Total RHP 544 1016 268 47 13 22 136 97 203 .729 .328 .401 .264
Total 841 1498 408 64 20 28 194 138 283 .732 .334 .398 .272
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.