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Jim
Umbarger		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 215
 
Born: February 17, 1953 in Usa, CA, BURBANK
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 22 PIT NL   8 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 5
1976 23 PIT NL   8 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5
1977 24 PIT NL   9 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 6 6
1978 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 9 8 8 6 5 5
1979 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 6 5 5
1980 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 3 4 9 9 9 7 7 7
1981 28 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 3 3 9 9 9 8 7 8
1982 29 PIT NL $ 1,971,429 8 4 3 3 9 9 9 8 8 8
1983 30 IND AL $ 1,971,429 7 3 2 3 9 9 9 8 7 8
1984 31 IND AL $ 1,971,429 7 2 2 2 9 8 8 8 7 7
1985 32 IND AL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 9 8 8 8 7 7
1986 33 IND AL $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 6 7
1987 34 IND AL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 8 7 7 6 6 6
1988 35 WAS NL   6 1 1 1 7 6 7 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 1 1 1 6 6 6 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,971,429 9 5 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1975 22 AAA   8 5 .615 22 22 1 1 0 158.7 145 50 17 64 86 2.84 .246 .320 .380 .699  
1976 23 AAA   6 8 .429 16 16 0 0 0 108.0 99 40 10 38 69 3.33 .241 .305 .345 .651  
1977 24 AAA   6 16 .273 29 29 0 0 0 190.3 221 91 17 54 119 4.30 .289 .336 .430 .766  
1978 25 PIT NL 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 17.0 17 5 1 6 3 2.65 .270 .329 .413 .741 1.4
    AAA   0 5 .000 15 0 0 0 2 28.3 27 12 4 11 21 3.81 .248 .317 .385 .702  
1979 26 PIT NL 4 14 .222 47 17 3 1 9 152.7 181 78 15 31 55 4.60 .298 .328 .442 .771 5.0
1980 27 PIT NL 9 9 .500 36 15 6 0 0 126.0 157 71 11 26 39 5.07 .312 .347 .454 .801 2.5
1981 28 PIT NL 11 13 .458 29 29 10 0 0 217.3 258 89 13 44 80 3.69 .290 .323 .384 .707 10.5
1982 29 PIT NL 11 19 .367 36 36 5 1 0 258.0 341 147 23 59 69 5.13 .313 .348 .441 .789 4.2
1983 30 IND AL 7 2 .778 49 0 0 0 10 67.7 82 28 10 20 19 3.72 .305 .357 .465 .822 5.4
1984 31 IND AL 11 8 .579 23 23 7 3 0 165.3 184 78 9 37 48 4.25 .281 .319 .369 .688 7.2
1985 32 IND AL 17 8 .680 26 26 10 1 0 195.3 197 71 8 33 52 3.27 .265 .301 .346 .648 14.1
1986 33 IND AL 13 18 .419 32 32 8 1 0 242.7 268 116 25 38 66 4.30 .280 .309 .400 .709 10.8
1987 34 IND AL 5 4 .556 23 9 1 0 2 73.7 101 43 8 21 21 5.25 .327 .370 .453 .824 2.9
1988 35 AAA   3 4 .429 11 11 0 0 0 58.0 73 33 5 18 34 5.12 .308 .357 .443 .800  
10 Years Sim 88 95 .481 311 187 50 7 21 1515.6 1786 726 123 315 452 4.31 .293 .329 .409 .738 64.1
5 Years AAA 23 38 .377 93 78 1 1 2 543.3 565 226 53 185 329 3.74 .268 .327 .399 .725  
Season Average 8 9 .471 31 18 5 0 2 151.6 178 72 12 31 45 4.31 .293 .329 .409 .738  
Career Highs 17 19 .778 49 36 10 3 10 258.0 341 147 25 59 80 5.25 .327 .370 .465 .824  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1318 539 90 246 314   .303 .341 .420 .761
vs LH   468 187 33 69 138   .268 .296 .384 .680
Home 48 45 .516 157 87 24 5 10 768.0 885 342 60 160 205 4.01 .289 .324 .395 .719
Away 40 50 .444 154 100 26 2 14 747.6 901 384 63 155 247 4.62 .298 .332 .425 .757
Mar/Apr 5 14 .263 39 23 3 0 4 164.7 212 94 17 35 47 5.14 .307 .341 .433 .774
May 11 13 .458 41 24 4 1 0 207.0 231 85 18 44 60 3.70 .279 .316 .395 .711
June 20 14 .588 55 36 7 2 2 286.3 335 131 22 60 89 4.12 .292 .328 .404 .732
July 15 18 .455 48 36 8 1 2 248.3 350 160 20 55 68 5.80 .338 .372 .460 .832
August 18 18 .500 65 32 11 1 4 268.6 326 141 29 62 73 4.72 .299 .337 .449 .786
Sep/Oct 19 18 .514 63 36 18 2 12 340.6 332 115 17 59 115 3.04 .255 .287 .337 .624
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 25 PIT NL P 10 0 17.0 3 4 1 0 .875 3.71    
1979 26 PIT NL P 47 17 152.7 17 33 3 4 .943 2.95    
1980 27 PIT NL P 36 15 126.0 7 24 1 2 .969 2.21    
1981 28 PIT NL P 29 29 217.3 15 44 2 4 .967 2.44    
1982 29 PIT NL P 36 36 258.0 20 53 5 4 .936 2.55    
1983 30 IND AL P 49 0 67.7 2 18 0 3 1.000 2.66    
1984 31 IND AL P 23 23 165.3 8 28 2 3 .947 1.96    
1985 32 IND AL P 26 26 195.3 16 35 1 2 .981 2.35    
1986 33 IND AL P 32 32 242.7 22 44 2 3 .971 2.45    
1987 34 IND AL P 23 9 73.7 7 14 1 1 .955 2.57    
Career Totals   311 187 1515.6 117 297 18 26 .958 2.46    
Career Highs   49 36 258.0 22 53 5 4 1.000 3.71    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1980 27 PIT NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 .286 .286 .286 .571
1983 30 IND AL 1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 2 7.7 4 2 0 3 2 2.35 .160 .250 .200 .450
1984 31 IND AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.7 7 6 1 1 0 20.30 .467 .500 .800 1.300
1985 32 IND AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 1 0 3 6 1.00 .212 .278 .303 .581
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 9 1 1 0 3 21.0 20 9 1 7 11 3.86 .250 .310 .363 .673
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1985-10-3.27
 Wins
1985-6-17
 Losses
1982-3-19
1986-1-18
 Winning Pct
1985-8-.680
 Games Started
1982-3-36
 Complete Games
1981-7-10
1985-8-10
1986-3-8
Shutouts
1984-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1986-10-242.7
 Hits Allowed
1981-7-258
1982-1-341
1986-6-268
 Homeruns Allowed
1986-5-25
 Walks per 9IP
1981-8-1.8
1985-5-1.5
1986-4-1.4
 OSLG
1985-8-.346
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1975
Injured on 4/14/1975 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 6/6/1976 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/4/1977 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 6/7/1977 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 5/7/1979
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to Indianapolis on 2/4/1983 (Going to PIT: RF John Lowenstein, C Earl Williams, SS Brad Mills. Going to IND: P Jim Umbarger)
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,971,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/24/1984 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 8 weeks
10/3/1984: Signed a contract extension with Indianapolis, $300,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 4/18/1985 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 4/13/1987 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/3/1988 to a minor league contract
Injured on 5/1/1988 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 7/11/1988 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 8/30/1988 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks
 
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