James Needy
James Patrick Michael Needy
Born: March 30, 1991
San Diego, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 230
Draft: Round 6 (2009 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
School: Santana HS
Career: 2009-2017
James Needy compiled a career record of 46 wins and 27 losses and a 3.56 ERA in his 151-game pitching career with the Padres, Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne TinCaps, San Antonio Missions, Tucson Padres, Lake Elsinore Storm, El Paso Chihuahuas, Salt River Rafters, Sioux City Explorers, Jupiter Hammerheads and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2017 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Padres | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.60 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 51 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 198 |
| 2011 | R | ARIZ | Padres | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.75 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87.3 | 71 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 355 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 2012 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3.76 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 144 | 70 | 56 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 593 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 10 | 5 | .667 | 2.90 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.7 | 133 | 48 | 47 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 113 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 603 |
| 2015 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.44 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 219 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 6 | 5 | .545 | 7.17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.3 | 104 | 63 | 60 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 350 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Salt River Rafters | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.67 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| 2017 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.93 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.73 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 |
| Totals | 46 | 27 | .630 | 3.56 | 151 | 111 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 654.7 | 652 | 294 | 259 | 40 | 226 | 5 | 506 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 2795 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 26 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .286 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .185 | .214 | .222 | .437 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R | ARIZ | Padres | P | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | R | ARIZ | Padres | P | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .583 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | P | 32 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .810 | .531 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2012 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | P | 27 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .870 | .741 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 26 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.038 |
| 2015 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | P | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .938 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Jupiter Hammerheads | P | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 2017 | Fall | AZFL | Salt River Rafters | P | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2017 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .667 |
| 2017 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 151 | 46 | 75 | 12 | 5 | .910 | .801 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | R | Arizona League | Padres | SDN | August 7, 2009 | August 29, 2009 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SDN | June 23, 2011 | September 2, 2011 |
| 2011 | R | Arizona League | Padres | SDN | August 17, 2011 | August 22, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Padres | SDN | April 17, 2012 | April 24, 2012 |
| 2012 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | April 27, 2012 | April 30, 2012 |
| 2012 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne TinCaps | SDN | May 5, 2012 | August 29, 2012 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | April 6, 2013 | August 31, 2013 |
| 2014 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | April 7, 2014 | August 26, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | April 12, 2015 | June 30, 2015 |
| 2015 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | July 8, 2015 | August 14, 2015 |
| 2017 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers | May 18, 2017 | May 29, 2017 | |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Jupiter Hammerheads | MIA | June 21, 2017 | August 24, 2017 |
| 2017 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | MIA | August 30, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
| 2017 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Salt River Rafters | October 16, 2017 | November 14, 2017 |
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