1B Jim Upchurch #25
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
02/26/1962
1B JIM UPCHURCH #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
114 136 30 4 1 5 23 14 32 .221 .293 .375 0 -0.2
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
10/04/1961 KCK Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1961 @ MON Loss, 7-10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/1961 @ KCK Loss, 4-12 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/25/1961 @ KCK Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1961 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1961 @ TOR Win, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1961 @ SFS Win, 9-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1961 @ SFS Loss, 12-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1961 @ CHC Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1961 @ CHC Loss, 5-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 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:3 Years, 168 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 168 Days
Pro Service:11 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
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 114 136 30 4 1 5 23 24 14 32 .221 .293 .375 .668 .288 .154 72
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 157 2 2 0 3 0 5 51 10 0 0 0.0 15.7 3.71 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   64 16 4 1 2 11 10 5 17 3 0 0 .250 .292 .438 .729
Versus Right   72 14 0 0 3 12 13 9 15 2 0 2 .194 .294 .319 .614
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   13 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
May   30 4 0 0 1 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 .133 .176 .233 .410
June   27 4 1 0 1 4 4 3 7 2 0 2 .148 .265 .296 .561
July   22 6 2 0 2 6 4 1 5 0 0 0 .273 .304 .636 .941
August   21 7 0 0 0 4 7 3 5 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
September   21 5 1 0 1 3 3 4 3 0 0 0 .238 .360 .429 .789
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
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   461 107 10 2 17 80 66 58 106 7 0 4 .232 .319 .373 .692
Home   65 16 2 1 2 12 13 7 10 3 0 2 .246 .325 .400 .725
Road   71 14 2 0 3 11 11 7 22 2 0 0 .197 .263 .352 .615
Grass   136 30 4 1 5 23 24 14 32 5 0 2 .221 .293 .375 .668
Day   29 5 0 0 2 6 5 1 8 2 0 0 .172 .188 .379 .567
Night   107 25 4 1 3 17 19 13 24 3 0 2 .234 .320 .374 .694
As Starter   47 10 2 0 0 7 7 5 10 3 0 0 .213 .273 .255 .528
As Reliever / Substitution   89 20 2 1 5 16 17 9 22 2 0 2 .225 .304 .438 .742
Pinch Hitting   88 20 2 1 5 16 15 7 21 2 0 2 .227 .293 .443 .736
Close/Late   64 14 0 1 3 14 12 5 15 2 0 2 .219 .288 .391 .678
Inning 1-3   16 5 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 .312 .400 .312 .713
Inning 4-6   23 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 6 2 0 0 .130 .120 .217 .337
Inning 7-9   96 22 2 1 5 17 18 9 21 2 0 2 .229 .303 .427 .730
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
0 Outs   44 11 1 1 3 10 13 6 10 3 0 1 .250 .333 .523 .856
1 Outs   38 6 0 0 0 5 6 3 8 2 0 1 .158 .227 .158 .385
2 Outs   54 13 3 0 2 8 4 5 14 0 0 0 .241 .305 .407 .712
Scoring Position   43 9 0 1 1 15 5 5 10 5 0 0 .209 .264 .326 .590
Bases Empty   63 12 2 0 1 1 10 7 16 0 0 1 .190 .282 .270 .552
Runner on 1st   30 9 2 0 3 7 8 2 6 0 0 1 .300 .364 .667 1.030
Runner on 2nd   16 4 0 1 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .562 .812
Runner on 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Loaded   4 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Two Strikes   71 12 2 0 3 12 10 5 32 3 0 1 .169 .225 .324 .549
First Pitch   19 6 1 1 1 6 5 2 0 1 0 0 .316 .364 .632 .995
Count 0-1   9 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 0-2   11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
Count 1-0   13 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Count 1-1   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 .273 .308 .364 .671
Count 1-2   20 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 11 0 0 0 .150 .150 .450 .600
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-2   26 7 1 0 1 6 5 0 11 3 0 0 .269 .241 .423 .664
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Full Count   14 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 6 0 0 1 .071 .350 .071 .421
Behind in Count   40 6 1 0 3 7 3 0 15 0 0 0 .150 .150 .400 .550
Ahead in Count   26 7 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 .269 .424 .269 .693
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 4th   7 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 .429 .583 .429 1.012
Batting 5th   23 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 6 3 0 0 .043 .107 .043 .151
Batting 6th   24 6 2 0 0 4 3 2 5 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Batting 7th   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting 8th   20 6 0 1 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .333 .400 .733
Batting 9th   53 12 2 0 5 11 11 3 14 1 0 2 .226 .288 .547 .835
Low Leverage   59 12 4 0 2 6 10 6 14 1 0 0 .203 .273 .373 .646
Medium Leverage   29 8 0 0 1 2 4 2 5 0 0 1 .276 .344 .379 .723
High Leverage   48 10 0 1 2 15 9 6 13 4 0 1 .208 .288 .375 .663
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 71 72 -0.2
Total FABL 392 461 107 10 2 17 80 66 58 4 7 106 0 1 .232 .319 .373 .692 85 85 0.6
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
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 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
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 465 417 3086 222 315 3342 34 .990 3539.2 8.41 +4.0 .995
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1961 5 10
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