1B Jim Upchurch #25
Jersey City Uniforms (NYI) UL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/16/1963
BNN Index | UL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B JIM UPCHURCH #25 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
50 86 18 0 1 5 12 18 17 .209 .370 .407 2 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 4 4 3
Eye 4 5 4
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
09/07/1963 NWK Win, 10-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1963 NWK Win, 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/05/1963 NWK Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1963 @ SYR Win, 7-1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/03/1963 @ SYR Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/02/1963 @ SYR Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/01/1963 @ SYR Win, 11-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 LOU Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1963 LOU Loss, 2-4 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/29/1963 LOU Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 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:$25,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 155 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 6th Pick in Round 2
UNION LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 50 86 18 0 1 5 12 12 18 17 .209 .370 .407 .777 .345 .198 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 108 4 2 0 4 0 0 35 6 2 1 66.7 13.4 4.94 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 8 0 0 2 5 4 4 10 0 0 1 .250 .351 .438 .789
Versus Right   54 10 0 1 3 7 8 14 7 0 0 3 .185 .380 .389 .769
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   3 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
July   20 3 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 1 .150 .346 .150 .496
August   52 12 0 1 3 6 7 9 12 0 0 1 .231 .355 .442 .797
September   11 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 .182 .438 .455 .892
Last Year   270 67 8 0 18 45 49 41 52 1 0 11 .248 .368 .478 .846
Career   356 85 8 1 23 57 61 59 69 1 0 15 .239 .369 .461 .830
Home   46 11 0 0 3 9 5 8 12 0 0 2 .239 .375 .435 .810
Road   40 7 0 1 2 3 7 10 5 0 0 2 .175 .365 .375 .740
Grass   86 18 0 1 5 12 12 18 17 0 0 4 .209 .370 .407 .777
Day   7 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 .286 .545 1.143 1.688
Night   79 16 0 1 3 9 10 16 15 0 0 2 .203 .351 .342 .692
As Starter   63 11 0 1 3 5 8 11 14 0 0 3 .175 .325 .349 .674
As Reliever / Substitution   23 7 0 0 2 7 4 7 3 0 0 1 .304 .484 .565 1.049
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 50 142 44 10 1 7 40 35 42 23 .310 .479 .542 1.022 .469 .232 167
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 37 194 7 2 0 3 0 3 77 18 4 3 57.1 41.6 10.51 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 10 2 0 1 7 7 9 8 1 0 3 .238 .400 .357 .757
Versus Right   100 34 8 1 6 33 28 33 15 2 0 4 .340 .511 .620 1.131
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
May   71 25 5 1 4 26 16 21 13 2 0 5 .352 .515 .620 1.135
June   68 18 5 0 3 14 19 21 9 1 0 2 .265 .446 .471 .916
Career   256 73 14 2 11 59 49 63 57 4 0 8 .285 .435 .484 .919
Home   76 29 7 1 3 26 24 27 13 2 0 6 .382 .559 .618 1.177
Road   66 15 3 0 4 14 11 15 10 1 0 1 .227 .373 .455 .828
Grass   142 44 10 1 7 40 35 42 23 3 0 7 .310 .479 .542 1.022
Day   46 14 2 0 2 11 11 11 6 1 0 2 .304 .450 .478 .928
Night   96 30 8 1 5 29 24 31 17 2 0 5 .312 .493 .573 1.065
As Starter   132 42 9 1 7 40 34 39 21 3 0 7 .318 .486 .561 1.047
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .385 .300 .685
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 17 25 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 10 0 0 .120 .267 .120 .387 7 21 -0.2
Total FABL 409 486 110 10 2 17 80 67 60 7 7 116 0 1 .226 .316 .360 .676 82 82 0.4
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 81 270 67 8 0 18 45 49 41 11 1 52 0 1 .248 .368 .478 .846 140 142 2.3
1963 Winston-Salem - B 29 50 142 44 10 1 7 40 35 42 7 3 23 4 3 .310 .479 .542 1.022 158 167 1.6
1963 Jersey City - AAA 29 50 86 18 0 1 5 12 12 18 4 0 17 2 1 .209 .370 .407 .777 117 125 0.7
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 131 356 85 8 1 23 57 61 59 15 1 69 2 2 .239 .369 .461 .830 134 137
Total MAL 69 102 36 4 0 4 18 21 19 1 0 15 0 0 .353 .459 .510 .969 161 161
Total SEL 91 256 73 14 2 11 59 49 63 8 4 57 4 3 .285 .435 .484 .919 139 146
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 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 +0.1 1.010
1962 Jersey City - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.6 .999
1963 Jersey City - AAA 1B 19 18 148 14 12 163 1 .994 155.0 9.41 +1.1 1.095
1963 Winston-Salem - B 1B 38 37 325 15 42 342 2 .994 329.1 9.29 +2.3 1.123
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 598 544 4226 287 427 4555 42 .991 4639.1 8.75 +7.7 1.007
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 -0.6 .999
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1961 5 10
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