Jim Umbarger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-6, 200lb (198cm, 90kg)

Born: February 17, 1953 in Burbank, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA) and the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Grant HS (Van Nuys, CA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: April 8, 1975 (Age 22-050d, 13,610th in major league history)
vs. MIN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1978 (Age 25-223d)
vs. SEA 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: James Harold Umbarger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

ERA

4.14

133

483.0

244

WHIP

1.480

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1974	21	TEX-min	AA	7	4	.636	1.67	14	13		7	5	0	97.0	74	24	18	4	27	1	74	0	1	3				1.041	6.9	0.4	2.5	6.9	2.74	PFD EL
1975	22	TEX	AL	8	7	.533	4.12	56	12	11	3	2	2	131.0	134	63	60	11	59	9	50	2	4	1	561	91	4.31	1.473	9.2	0.8	4.1	3.4	0.85
1976	23	TEX	AL	10	12	.455	3.15	30	30	0	10	3	0	197.1	208	86	69	12	54	4	105	2	3	3	838	114	3.21	1.328	9.5	0.5	2.5	4.8	1.94
1977	24	OAK-min	AAA	3	5	.375	7.71	13	10		1	0	0	56.0	90	62	48	6	32	4	21	3	0	2				2.179	14.5	1.0	5.1	3.4	0.66	SJO PCL
1977	24	TOT	AL	2	6	.250	6.32	15	10	1	1	0	0	57.0	76	48	40	5	32	2	29	4	0	5	269	64	4.76	1.895	12.0	0.8	5.1	4.6	0.91
1977	24	OAK	AL	1	5	.167	6.55	12	8	1	1	0	0	44.0	62	40	32	3	28	2	24	4	0	4	213	62	4.72	2.045	12.7	0.6	5.7	4.9	0.86
1977	24	TEX	AL	1	1	.500	5.54	3	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	14	8	8	2	4	0	5	0	0	1	56	76	4.89	1.385	9.7	1.4	2.8	3.5	1.25
1978	25	TEX	AL	5	8	.385	4.88	32	9	11	1	0	1	97.2	116	58	53	9	36	4	60	2	0	2	433	77	3.72	1.556	10.7	0.8	3.3	5.5	1.67
1979	26	TEX-min	AAA	6	10	.375	5.41	26	20		0	0	1	133.0	166	85	80	6	69	2	73	5	1	4				1.767	11.2	0.4	4.7	4.9	1.06	TUC PCL
1980	27	TEX-min	AA,AAA	4	1	.800	2.37	24	1		0	0	9	38.0	31	13	10	3	13	1	35	0	1	0				1.158	7.3	0.7	3.1	8.3	2.69	TUL,CHL TL,IL
1981	28	BAL-min	AAA	6	9	.400	4.18	41	15	9	3	0	2	157.0	179	85	73	7	65	2	59	6	2	10				1.554	10.3	0.4	3.7	3.4	0.91	ROC IL
1983	30	PIT-CHW-min	AA,AAA	5	4	.556	3.80	26	9	5	4	0	0	83.0	72	41	35	9	54	2	70	2	1	5				1.518	7.8	1.0	5.9	7.6	1.30	GLF,HAW,DEN EL,PCL,AA
4 Yrs				25	33	.431	4.14	133	61	23	15	5	3	483.0	534	255	222	37	181	19	244	10	7	11	2101	90	3.79	1.480	10.0	0.7	3.4	4.5	1.35
162 Game Avg.				9	12	.431	4.14	47	21	8	5	2	1	169	187	89	78	13	63	7	86	4	2	4	736	90	3.79	1.480	10.0	0.7	3.4	4.5	1.35

TEX (4 yrs)				24	28	.462	3.90	121	53	22	14	5	3	439.0	472	215	190	34	153	17	220	6	7	7	1888	95	3.70	1.424	9.7	0.7	3.1	4.5	1.44
OAK (1 yr)				1	5	.167	6.55	12	8	1	1	0	0	44.0	62	40	32	3	28	2	24	4	0	4	213	62	4.72	2.045	12.7	0.6	5.7	4.9	0.86

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