Jim Tatum
James Ray Tatum
Born: October 9, 1967
San Diego, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, C, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 3 (1985 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
School: Santana HS (Santee, CA)
Career: 1985-2000
Major League Statistics
Jim Tatum compiled a career batting average of .293 with 165 home runs and 843 RBI in his 1332-game career with the Spokane Indians, Charleston Rainbows, Wichita Pilots, Stockton Ports, Canton-Akron Indians, El Paso Diablos, Denver Zephyrs, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Las Vegas Stars, Pawtucket Red Sox, Yakult Swallows, Fresno Grizzlies and Mexico City Diablos Rojos. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 74 | 311 | 281 | 21 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 60 | .228 | .290 | .278 | .567 | 78 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 120 | 483 | 431 | 55 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 83 | .260 | .324 | .383 | .706 | 165 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 128 | 535 | 468 | 52 | 131 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 65 | .280 | .348 | .393 | .742 | 184 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1988 | AA | TL | Wichita Pilots | 118 | 446 | 402 | 38 | 105 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 73 | .261 | .318 | .391 | .709 | 157 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 30 | 115 | 106 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .179 | .226 | .292 | .519 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 70 | 285 | 260 | 41 | 68 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 49 | .262 | .312 | .462 | .774 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 130 | 593 | 493 | 99 | 158 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 128 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 79 | .320 | .399 | .517 | .917 | 255 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 130 | 556 | 492 | 74 | 162 | 36 | 3 | 19 | 101 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 87 | .329 | .382 | .530 | .913 | 261 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 13 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .222 | .271 | .400 | .671 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 121 | 499 | 439 | 76 | 154 | 43 | 1 | 21 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 84 | .351 | .408 | .597 | 1.004 | 262 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 27 | 102 | 93 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | .323 | .363 | .591 | .954 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 64 | 260 | 233 | 40 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 53 | .343 | .408 | .592 | 1.000 | 138 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 19 | 74 | 66 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .273 | .351 | .530 | .882 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 44 | 172 | 161 | 21 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 39 | .317 | .349 | .571 | .920 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 51 | 159 | 139 | 27 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 28 | .309 | .390 | .640 | 1.030 | 89 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 109 | 441 | 396 | 57 | 124 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 85 | .313 | .364 | .482 | .846 | 191 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 30 | 114 | 100 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .190 | .281 | .330 | .611 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | 10 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .302 | .354 | .419 | .773 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1288 | 5241 | 4648 | 653 | 1361 | 282 | 22 | 165 | 843 | 46 | 44 | 413 | 872 | .293 | .354 | .469 | .824 | 2182 | 81 | 73 | 26 | 81 | 28 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | SS | 7 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | .914 | 4.571 | ||||
| 1985 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 3B | 67 | 38 | 149 | 27 | 11 | .874 | 2.791 | ||||
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 2B | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 2.667 | ||||
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | SS | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .800 | 5.333 | ||||
| 1986 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 3B | 114 | 75 | 214 | 35 | 29 | .892 | 2.535 | ||||
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 3B | 127 | 87 | 257 | 24 | 19 | .935 | 2.709 | ||||
| 1987 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Rainbows | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1988 | AA | TL | Wichita Pilots | 3B | 110 | 97 | 195 | 27 | 25 | .915 | 2.655 | ||||
| 1990 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 1B | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .967 | 4.833 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 3B | 55 | 43 | 94 | 6 | 9 | .958 | 2.491 | ||||
| 1990 | AA | EL | Canton-Akron Indians | 3B | 28 | 29 | 50 | 11 | 13 | .878 | 2.821 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 1B | 14 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 13 | .992 | 9.357 | ||||
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | SS | 88 | 156 | 246 | 26 | 59 | .939 | 4.568 | ||||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | C | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 8.000 | 1 | |||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 3B | 14 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | .857 | 1.714 | ||||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | 1B | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.000 | ||||
| 1991 | AA | TL | El Paso Diablos | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 3B | 123 | 87 | 272 | 24 | 20 | .937 | 2.919 | ||||
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3B | 11 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | .903 | 2.545 | ||||
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 1B | 8 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 5.875 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | C | 54 | 297 | 33 | 10 | 4 | .971 | 6.111 | 10 | 40 | 21 | 34.4 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3B | 37 | 24 | 69 | 4 | 5 | .959 | 2.514 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | OF | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .727 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3B | 23 | 13 | 39 | 3 | 6 | .945 | 2.261 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 2B | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.333 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 45 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .960 | 1.600 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | LF | 44 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3B | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | OF | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 1B | 18 | 121 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 7.444 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3B | 12 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .875 | 1.750 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3B | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 1B | 41 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 1B | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .960 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 30 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .967 | ||||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 2B | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | RF | 16 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | OF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3B | 87 | 57 | 132 | 18 | 11 | .913 | 2.172 | ||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | C | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 7.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 1B | 4 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 11.750 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | OF | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.889 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | OF | 24 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.875 | ||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | RF | 23 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Mexico City Diablos Rojos | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | C | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1332 | 1671 | 1932 | 247 | 266 | .936 | 2.705 | 11 | 43 | 25 | 36.8 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | SDN | ||
| 1986 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1987 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Rainbows | SDN | ||
| 1988 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Pilots | SDN | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | ML4 | ||
| 1990 | AA | Eastern League | Canton-Akron Indians | CLE | ||
| 1991 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Diablos | ML4 | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | ML4 | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1996 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yakult Swallows | |||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Mexican League | Mexico City Diablos Rojos |
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