Jim Umbarger Autographs
James Harold Umbarger (February 17, 1953 – August 5, 2024) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He attended Grant High School in Van Nuys, California, and was the 33rd pick in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians, but opted to attend Arizona State University. In 1974, The Sporting News named Umbarger as honorable mention on the All-America team. He was later selected in the 16th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft by the Texas Rangers.
Umbarger made his major league debut in April, of 1975, with the Rangers, and had a successful rookie season for the team, going 8–7 in 56 games (12 of them starts, with 2 shutouts), with a 4.12 ERA. The following season, Umbarger started 30 games for the Rangers, going 10–12 (with 3 shutouts) with a 3.15 ERA.
Prior to the 1977 season, Umbarger was traded to the Oakland Athletics, along with Rodney Scott, for outfielder Claudell Washington. Umbarger was sold back to the Rangers on August 24, 1977. He finished the 1977 season with the Rangers and returned for the 1978 campaign, appearing in 32 games and posting a 4.88 ERA. The 1978 season would be his last in the major leagues.
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Traded items with a signature of Jim Umbarger
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Umbarger ("Texas Rangers" Jim Umbarger Signed 3X5 Card COA) was sold in April 2025 for $29.99 while the cheapest item (1977 Topps - #378 Jim Umbarger - Hand Signed Auto) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2025. The month with the most items sold (9) was August 2024 with an average selling price of $3.95 for an autographed item of Jim Umbarger. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $29.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Jim Umbarger is worth $3.29.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Umbarger were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1977 Topps JIM UMBARGER Autograph Baseball Card #378 RANGERS auto signed | $4.48 |  |
| 1979 Topps Jim Umbarger #518 Texas Rangers Signed Auto Autograph | $4.43 | |
| Jim Umbarger (d. 2024) Signed Government Postcard GPC -Rangers, Athletics | $7.98 | |
| Jim Umbarger Autographed 1977 Topps Baseball Texas Rangers Card #378 '70s Auto | $13.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Hand Signed 1976 Topps Texas Rangers Autograph | $11.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Hand Signed 1976 Topps Texas Rangers Autographed | $11.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Signed 1975 SSPC Texas Rangers Autograph | $11.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Signed 1975 SSPC Texas Rangers Autograph | $11.00 | |
 | Jim Umbarger Signed 1979 Topps Texas Rangers Autograph | $10.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Signed Authentic 1976 Topps Texas Rangers Autograph | $11.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Signed Authentic 1976 Topps Texas Rangers Autographed | $11.00 | |
 | Jim Umbarger Signed Original 1976 Topps Texas Rangers Autograph | $11.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Signed Original 1976 Topps Texas Rangers Autograph | $11.00 | |
| Jim Umbarger Texas Rangers AUTO Signed 1977 Topps Arizona State Sun Devils 2B | $6.89 | |
| Jim Umbarger Texas Rangers AUTO Signed 1977 Topps Arizona State Sun Devils 2B | $6.92 | |
