1B Jim Upchurch #25
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
06/04/1962
1B JIM UPCHURCH #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
34 111 29 3 0 8 21 16 19 .261 .381 .505 0 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 4 4 3
Eye 4 4 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/03/1962 @ SYR Win, 8-7 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 0
06/02/1962 @ LOU Loss, 3-5 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
05/31/1962 @ LOU Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/30/1962 SYR Loss, 5-8 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/29/1962 SYR Loss, 5-14 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/28/1962 SYR Loss, 3-11 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/27/1962 SYR Loss, 6-7 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/26/1962 @ CHA Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/25/1962 @ CHA Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/24/1962 @ CHA Loss, 2-12 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/27/1933
Born in:Mineola, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$24,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 2 Days
Service This Yr:6 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 44 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 6th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 .146 .000 -24
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Spring Training   39 13 2 0 1 8 7 5 7 0 1 0 .333 .409 .462 .871
Last Year   136 30 4 1 5 23 24 14 32 5 0 2 .221 .293 .375 .668
2 Years Ago   109 26 1 0 4 27 17 14 25 2 0 0 .239 .320 .358 .678
Career   465 107 10 2 17 80 66 59 109 7 1 4 .230 .318 .370 .688
Home   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Road   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Day   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Night   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Inning 7-9   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Scoring Position   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Medium Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
UNION LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 34 111 29 3 0 8 21 19 16 19 .261 .381 .505 .885 .387 .243 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 28 134 6 2 0 3 0 1 56 11 0 0 0.0 22.1 6.94 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 7 0 0 3 6 5 5 3 0 0 0 .350 .480 .800 1.280
Versus Right   91 22 3 0 5 15 14 11 16 1 0 6 .242 .358 .440 .797
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 3 0 0 1 4 3 3 6 1 0 0 .136 .231 .273 .503
April   21 8 2 0 2 4 3 2 5 0 0 0 .381 .435 .762 1.197
May   82 20 1 0 5 14 14 13 12 1 0 6 .244 .382 .439 .821
June   8 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .500 .722
Career   111 29 3 0 8 21 19 16 19 1 0 6 .261 .381 .505 .885
Home   66 17 3 0 4 9 11 8 12 1 0 2 .258 .351 .485 .835
Road   45 12 0 0 4 12 8 8 7 0 0 4 .267 .421 .533 .954
Grass   111 29 3 0 8 21 19 16 19 1 0 6 .261 .381 .505 .885
Day   25 10 1 0 4 8 5 3 1 0 0 3 .400 .516 .920 1.436
Night   86 19 2 0 4 13 14 13 18 1 0 3 .221 .340 .384 .724
As Starter   106 27 3 0 8 21 18 15 19 1 0 5 .255 .370 .509 .880
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .571 .400 .971
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1958 Cincinnati - FABL 24 97 96 23 0 1 4 12 14 11 0 0 26 0 0 .240 .318 .385 .703 94 93 0.2
1959 Cincinnati - FABL 25 85 120 28 5 0 4 18 11 19 2 0 23 0 1 .233 .348 .375 .723 98 101 0.5
1960 Cincinnati - FABL 26 96 109 26 1 0 4 27 17 14 0 2 25 0 0 .239 .320 .358 .678 79 78 0.0
1961 Cincinnati - FABL 27 114 136 30 4 1 5 23 24 14 2 5 32 0 0 .221 .293 .375 .668 76 71 -0.2
1962 New York - FABL 28 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -44 -24 -0.1
Total FABL 398 465 107 10 2 17 80 66 59 4 7 109 0 1 .230 .318 .370 .688 85 84 0.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Total - 14 22 85 37 11 0 6 30 39 18 4 3 8 1 1 .435 .536 .776 1.313 100 100 2.1
1949 Total - 15 21 85 39 9 0 4 27 35 18 4 0 8 5 2 .459 .570 .706 1.276 100 100 2.1
1950 Total - 16 23 94 41 12 2 6 30 43 19 4 0 7 4 1 .436 .547 .798 1.345 100 100 2.5
1951 Total - 17 27 106 43 8 0 14 38 44 22 4 2 5 0 0 .406 .515 .877 1.392 100 100 2.8
1951 Waterloo - C 17 62 226 53 2 0 14 30 34 40 2 2 109 2 1 .235 .352 .429 .781 85 79 -0.4
1952 Waterloo - C 18 12 39 10 0 0 3 11 5 10 0 0 10 0 0 .256 .408 .487 .895 118 119 0.1
1952 Tacoma - B 18 105 317 85 5 0 10 51 33 43 5 3 78 2 4 .268 .361 .379 .740 96 94 -0.3
1953 Tacoma - B 19 79 243 71 6 0 8 24 24 11 2 1 53 1 1 .292 .327 .416 .742 113 113 0.6
1953 Cedar Rapids - A 19 8 22 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .304 .318 .623 66 62 -0.2
1954 Waterloo - C 20 13 10 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .308 .400 .708 86 86 0.0
1954 Tacoma - B 20 85 224 65 9 2 7 33 23 7 7 4 51 0 2 .290 .326 .442 .768 116 120 0.9
1955 Burlington - C 21 37 37 12 1 0 1 6 7 6 3 0 9 0 0 .324 .457 .432 .889 136 150 0.3
1955 Charleston - B 21 41 114 29 4 1 4 19 14 21 1 1 34 0 0 .254 .372 .412 .785 111 116 0.4
1956 Camden - A 22 59 82 29 4 0 4 17 18 18 1 0 14 0 0 .354 .475 .549 1.024 174 172 0.9
1956 Erie - AA 22 18 37 12 2 1 2 8 4 20 0 3 8 0 0 .324 .533 .595 1.128 209 205 0.8
1957 Camden - A 23 10 20 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .350 .381 .350 .731 100 107 0.1
1957 Erie - AA 23 88 132 34 2 0 5 26 27 35 4 1 31 0 0 .258 .424 .386 .811 125 131 1.0
1962 Jersey City - AAA 28 34 111 29 3 0 8 21 19 16 6 1 19 0 0 .261 .381 .505 .885 134 141 1.0
Total EA 106 169 46 4 1 7 34 31 55 4 4 39 0 0 .272 .453 .432 .885 147 150
Total HL 8 22 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .304 .318 .623 66 62
Total UL 34 111 29 3 0 8 21 19 16 6 1 19 0 0 .261 .381 .505 .885 134 141
Total MAL 69 102 36 4 0 4 18 21 19 1 0 15 0 0 .353 .459 .510 .969 161 161
Total SEL 41 114 29 4 1 4 19 14 21 1 1 34 0 0 .254 .372 .412 .785 111 116
Total COW 269 784 221 20 2 25 108 80 61 14 8 182 3 7 .282 .341 .408 .750 106 107
Total UMVA 124 312 76 3 0 19 49 47 59 5 2 131 2 1 .244 .370 .436 .806 96 93
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Waterloo - C 1B 62 62 344 23 34 367 0 1.000 505.1 6.54 +1.6 .978
1952 Tacoma - B 1B 102 101 680 49 68 739 10 .986 809.2 8.10 -2.0 .971
1952 Waterloo - C 1B 11 11 55 3 9 59 1 .983 95.0 5.49 -0.5 .916
1953 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 8 7 43 3 4 48 2 .958 54.1 7.62 -0.5 .635
1953 Tacoma - B 1B 70 69 550 39 43 593 4 .993 565.2 9.37 +1.3 1.008
1954 Tacoma - B 1B 54 53 424 35 39 464 5 .989 453.0 9.12 +1.4 .997
1954 Waterloo - C 1B 2 0 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 6.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1955 Burlington - C C 1 1 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 -0.6 .000 1 6 1 16.7
1955 Charleston - B 1B 29 26 203 13 20 219 3 .986 231.0 8.42 +1.0 1.083
1955 Burlington - C 1B 12 0 17 1 3 18 0 1.000 22.0 7.36 +0.3 1.964
1956 Erie - AA 1B 14 13 112 7 19 120 1 .992 112.0 9.56 +0.3 .983
1956 Camden - A 1B 15 11 104 7 15 114 3 .974 108.1 9.22 -0.9 .937
1957 Erie - AA 1B 21 19 151 14 15 167 2 .988 170.0 8.74 +0.1 .962
1957 Camden - A 1B 3 3 17 3 1 20 0 1.000 26.0 6.92 +0.3 1.057
1957 Erie - AA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.1 .942
1957 Erie - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Erie - AA SS 4 4 11 7 1 19 1 .947 34.0 4.76 -0.1 .943
1957 Erie - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 6 2 22 0 3 22 0 1.000 26.0 7.62 +0.0 1.015
1959 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 22 17 161 12 23 173 0 1.000 157.1 9.90 +2.0 1.088
1960 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 14 10 80 6 9 87 1 .989 82.2 9.36 +0.4 1.036
1961 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 20 13 114 7 9 123 2 .984 115.1 9.44 -0.9 .949
1962 New York - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.2 10.12 +0.0 1.024
1962 Jersey City - AAA 1B 29 27 242 14 24 257 1 .996 230.0 10.02 +1.0 1.042
1962 Jersey City - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.4 1.013
TOTAL C 1 1 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 -0.6 .000 1 6 1 16.7
TOTAL 1B 496 444 3331 236 339 3602 35 .990 3772.1 8.51 +5.0 .998
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.1 .942
TOTAL SS 4 4 11 7 1 19 1 .947 34.0 4.76 -0.1 .943
TOTAL CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 -0.4 1.013
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 22nd overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Haddonfield (Haddonfield; Haddonfield, NJ).
07/02/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $7,500.
07/23/1951 Hits three home runs against the Marshalltown Maples, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/15/1953 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Chicago Chiefs development complex.
06/21/1954 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
10/29/1954 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with RP Charlie Craighead and SS Jimmie Burrell, in exchange for SS Elmer Walters.
04/19/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
09/24/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Erie Cannons!
12/10/1957 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cincinnati Cannons.
04/21/1958 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
11/06/1958 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons by the New York Imperials. (Round 4, Pick 3, 15th overall pick).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1961 5 10
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