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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 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1974 STL 84 269 35 69 9 4 3 25 24 54 13 6 4 .674 .321 .353 .257
1975 STL 49 100 21 28 5 1 3 15 16 16 10 1 0 .816 .376 .440 .280
1976 HOU 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1978 HOU 100 215 22 58 7 4 3 35 16 42 4 3 7 .702 .321 .381 .270
1979 HOU 80 93 16 31 6 0 3 16 9 13 3 2 3 .883 .388 .495 .333
1980 HOU 103 136 13 43 7 3 2 23 10 29 5 1 3 .823 .367 .456 .316
1981 HOU 117 136 25 43 5 2 5 17 16 27 6 1 2 .876 .383 .493 .316
1982 HOU 108 154 13 27 7 2 0 13 15 34 2 0 7 .500 .253 .247 .175
1983 HOU 96 175 26 50 8 2 6 28 15 30 10 1 5 .797 .340 .457 .286
1984 HOU 94 208 30 58 10 2 3 22 16 36 11 2 9 .718 .329 .389 .279
1985 HOU 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .282 .182 .100 .100
Total 841 1498 201 408 64 20 28 194 138 283 64 17 42 .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.