Jim Vatcher
James Ernest Vatcher
Born: May 27, 1965
Santa Monica, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, CF, LF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 20 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Cal State Northridge
Career: 1987-1996
Major League Statistics
Jim Vatcher compiled a career batting average of .285 with 86 home runs and 485 RBI in his 1144-game career with the Utica Blue Sox, Spartanburg Phillies, Clearwater Phillies, Reading Phillies, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Las Vegas Stars, Norfolk Tides and Madison Black Wolf. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 1996 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.79 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | 67 | 282 | 249 | 44 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 31 | .269 | .346 | .382 | .728 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 137 | 605 | 496 | 90 | 150 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 72 | 26 | 13 | 89 | 73 | .302 | .414 | .448 | .862 | 222 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 48 | 202 | 171 | 27 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 29 | .327 | .411 | .497 | .908 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 92 | 394 | 349 | 51 | 105 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 49 | .301 | .376 | .450 | .825 | 157 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 55 | 216 | 181 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 33 | .254 | .363 | .448 | .810 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 117 | 456 | 395 | 67 | 105 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 76 | .266 | .355 | .496 | .852 | 196 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 111 | 330 | 280 | 41 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 60 | .275 | .367 | .436 | .803 | 122 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 103 | 339 | 293 | 36 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 46 | .317 | .395 | .461 | .856 | 135 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 112 | 359 | 316 | 41 | 74 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 56 | .234 | .313 | .399 | .711 | 126 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 101 | 399 | 356 | 56 | 104 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 46 | .292 | .353 | .455 | .808 | 162 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 9 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .375 | .400 | .417 | .817 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 80 | 364 | 314 | 63 | 90 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 58 | .287 | .356 | .465 | .821 | 146 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Totals | 1032 | 3971 | 3424 | 550 | 976 | 233 | 35 | 86 | 485 | 70 | 58 | 449 | 561 | .285 | .370 | .449 | .818 | 1537 | 47 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | OF | 63 | 116 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .977 | 2.016 |
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | OF | 129 | 224 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .983 | 1.837 |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | OF | 85 | 153 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .970 | 1.906 |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 2B | 7 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 4 | .971 | 4.714 |
| 1989 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | OF | 48 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .988 | 1.688 |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.500 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | OF | 43 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.023 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 3B | 12 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .926 | 2.083 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 114 | 204 | 18 | 7 | 3 | .969 | 1.947 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 96 | 178 | 13 | 6 | 3 | .970 | 1.990 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 79 | 139 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .968 | 1.899 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | OF | 97 | 175 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 1.938 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | OF | 95 | 164 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .994 | 1.811 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | RF | 88 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | CF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | OF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | CF | 80 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | OF | 80 | 186 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .990 | 2.438 |
| 1996 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1144 | 1724 | 161 | 43 | 29 | .978 | 1.648 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1988 | A | South Atlantic League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1989 | A | Florida State League | Clearwater Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1989 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1996 | Ind | Northern League | Madison Black Wolf | May 31, 1996 | September 2, 1996 |
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