1B Jim Upchurch #22
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B JIM UPCHURCH #22 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
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:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 166 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 6th Pick in Round 2
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 93 98 0.3
1959 Cincinnati - FABL 25 85 120 28 5 0 4 18 11 19 2 0 23 0 1 .233 .348 .375 .723 97 107 0.6
1960 Cincinnati - FABL 26 96 109 26 1 0 4 27 17 14 0 2 25 0 0 .239 .320 .358 .678 79 83 0.1
1961 Cincinnati - FABL 27 114 136 30 4 1 5 23 24 14 2 5 32 0 0 .221 .293 .375 .668 77 75 -0.2
1962 New York - FABL 28 17 25 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 10 0 0 .120 .267 .120 .387 7 19 -0.2
1964 New York - FABL 30 98 113 24 3 1 1 9 11 18 1 0 25 0 1 .212 .326 .283 .609 77 84 0.1
1965 New York - FABL 31 65 77 18 4 0 1 6 12 9 2 0 18 1 0 .234 .330 .325 .654 90 88 0.1
1966 New York - FABL 32 103 94 23 3 0 1 5 17 19 1 0 24 1 1 .245 .377 .309 .686 100 98 0.2
1967 New York - FABL 33 13 15 4 0 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .267 .312 .667 .979 192 203 0.2
1968 New York - FABL 34 43 48 15 1 0 1 3 4 6 1 0 11 0 0 .312 .400 .396 .796 153 157 0.5
1969 New York - FABL 35 45 52 12 1 0 2 8 7 7 2 0 14 0 0 .231 .344 .365 .710 107 111 0.3
1970 New York - FABL 36 64 60 9 1 0 0 1 9 5 3 0 22 1 0 .150 .250 .167 .417 18 27 -0.3
Total FABL 840 945 215 23 3 25 117 129 125 17 7 232 3 3 .228 .326 .338 .664 86 90 1.7
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
1951 Waterloo - R 17 62 226 53 2 0 14 30 34 40 2 2 109 2 1 .235 .352 .429 .781 86 82 -0.1
1952 Waterloo - R 18 12 39 10 0 0 3 11 5 10 0 0 10 0 0 .256 .408 .487 .895 119 122 0.1
1952 Tacoma - A 18 105 317 85 5 0 10 51 33 43 5 3 78 2 4 .268 .361 .379 .740 95 90 -0.3
1953 Tacoma - A 19 79 243 71 6 0 8 24 24 11 2 1 53 1 1 .292 .327 .416 .742 112 112 1.0
1953 Cedar Rapids - A 19 8 22 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .273 .304 .318 .623 67 67 -0.1
1954 Waterloo - R 20 13 10 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .308 .400 .708 87 90 0.0
1954 Tacoma - A 20 85 224 65 9 2 7 33 23 7 7 4 51 0 2 .290 .326 .442 .768 117 119 1.1
1955 Burlington - R 21 37 37 12 1 0 1 6 7 6 3 0 9 0 0 .324 .457 .432 .889 139 156 0.4
1955 Charleston - A 21 41 114 29 4 1 4 19 14 21 1 1 34 0 0 .254 .372 .412 .785 111 118 0.7
1956 Camden - A 22 59 82 29 4 0 4 17 18 18 1 0 14 0 0 .354 .475 .549 1.024 182 179 1.1
1956 Erie - AA 22 18 37 12 2 1 2 8 4 20 0 3 8 0 0 .324 .533 .595 1.128 208 207 0.9
1957 Camden - A 23 10 20 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .350 .381 .350 .731 108 114 0.1
1957 Erie - AA 23 88 132 34 2 0 5 26 27 35 4 1 31 0 0 .258 .424 .386 .811 125 133 1.1
1962 Jersey City - AAA 28 81 270 67 8 0 18 45 49 41 11 1 52 0 1 .248 .368 .478 .846 128 133 1.9
1963 Winston-Salem - A 29 50 142 44 10 1 7 40 35 42 7 3 23 4 3 .310 .479 .542 1.022 163 168 2.0
1963 Jersey City - AAA 29 50 86 18 0 1 5 12 12 18 4 0 17 2 1 .209 .370 .407 .777 111 114 0.5
1967 Wichita - A 33 28 32 8 3 0 1 7 5 11 1 0 12 0 0 .250 .455 .438 .892 164 158 0.3
1967 Knoxville - AA 33 22 35 11 2 0 0 7 4 8 2 0 12 0 0 .314 .467 .371 .838 144 154 0.4
1967 Little Rock - AAA 33 13 38 6 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 1 12 0 1 .158 .298 .158 .456 26 43 -0.2
Total DIX 22 35 11 2 0 0 7 4 8 2 0 12 0 0 .314 .467 .371 .838 144 154
Total EA 106 169 46 4 1 7 34 31 55 4 4 39 0 0 .272 .453 .432 .885 146 152
Total HL 36 54 14 4 0 1 7 9 12 1 0 15 0 0 .259 .403 .389 .792 131 126
Total MAL 69 102 36 4 0 4 18 21 19 1 0 15 0 0 .353 .459 .510 .969 169 168
Total SEL 91 256 73 14 2 11 59 49 63 8 4 57 4 3 .285 .435 .484 .919 141 147
Total COW 269 784 221 20 2 25 108 80 61 14 8 182 3 7 .282 .341 .408 .750 106 104
Total UMVA 124 312 76 3 0 19 49 47 59 5 2 131 2 1 .244 .370 .436 .806 96 96
Total CL 144 394 91 8 1 23 58 63 66 16 2 81 2 3 .231 .362 .431 .793 114 120
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 - R 1B 62 62 344 23 34 367 0 1.000 505.1 6.54 +1.6 .978
1952 Tacoma - A 1B 102 101 680 49 68 739 10 .986 809.2 8.10 -2.0 .971
1952 Waterloo - R 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 - A 1B 70 69 550 39 43 593 4 .993 565.2 9.37 +1.3 1.008
1954 Tacoma - A 1B 54 53 424 35 39 464 5 .989 453.0 9.12 +1.4 .997
1954 Waterloo - R 1B 2 0 9 0 1 9 0 1.000 6.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1955 Burlington - R C 1 1 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 -0.6 .000 1 6 1 16.7
1955 Charleston - A 1B 29 26 203 13 20 219 3 .986 231.0 8.42 +1.0 1.083
1955 Burlington - R 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 6 4 45 2 1 47 0 1.000 40.2 10.40 +0.2 1.016
1962 Jersey City - AAA 1B 70 68 622 34 57 661 5 .992 574.2 10.27 +1.2 .982
1962 Jersey City - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.5 1.000
1963 Jersey City - AAA 1B 19 18 148 14 12 163 1 .994 155.0 9.41 +0.5 1.065
1963 Winston-Salem - A 1B 38 37 325 15 42 342 2 .994 329.1 9.29 +2.3 1.122
1964 New York - MLB 1B 16 12 109 5 11 114 0 1.000 106.1 9.65 +0.6 1.046
1965 New York - MLB 1B 7 7 65 7 8 73 1 .986 59.1 10.92 -0.5 .911
1966 New York - MLB 1B 22 7 95 10 9 109 4 .963 79.2 11.86 -1.1 .911
1967 New York - MLB 1B 1 1 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 -0.6 .000
1967 Little Rock - AAA 1B 10 10 105 5 8 110 0 1.000 90.0 11.00 +0.5 1.000
1967 Knoxville - AA 1B 9 6 45 4 9 49 0 1.000 55.2 7.92 -0.3 1.059
1967 Wichita - A 1B 5 4 33 5 1 40 2 .950 35.0 9.77 -1.1 .794
1968 New York - MLB 1B 10 5 76 5 4 82 1 .988 59.0 12.36 -0.4 .969
1969 New York - MLB 1B 8 5 41 9 5 51 1 .980 50.1 8.94 +0.7 .984
1970 New York - MLB 1B 2 0 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 +0.0 1.047
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 688 601 4808 339 483 5198 51 .990 5193.2 8.92 +6.1 .996
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 -0.5 1.000
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).
07/01/1962 Hits three home runs against the Newark Aces, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/09/1962 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 4.
09/07/1963 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 4.
09/29/1968 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/23/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1961 5 10
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