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Joseph		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 27, 1899 in Montgomery, AL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year Award 1923   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1923 23 DET AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
1924 24 DET AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
1925 25 DET AL     6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1926 26 DET AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
1927 27 DET AL     6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7
1928 28 DET AL     6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7
1929 29 DET AL     5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 3 3 3 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1923 23 DET AL 146 532 86 158 22 9 11 72 33 9 34 38 .297 .344 .434 .778 77.7 13.8
1924 24 DET AL 104 244 30 60 10 6 2 32 9 2 9 10 .246 .277 .361 .638 25.1 2.6
1925 25 AAA   127 523 117 168 28 7 20 100 47 2 52 37 .321 .383 .516 .899 104.2  
1926 26 DET AL 40 38 6 8 0 1 0 4 2 2 2 2 .211 .244 .263 .507 2.6 0.0
    AAA   21 27 5 9 3 0 1 8 0 0 3 1 .333 .400 .556 .956 5.4  
1927 27 AAA   131 498 106 160 27 3 23 87 34 6 48 30 .321 .381 .526 .907 97.3  
1928 28 AAA   129 497 88 132 32 5 13 84 24 4 57 35 .266 .341 .429 .770 75.3  
1929 29 AAA   98 378 61 112 25 4 18 87 21 4 35 25 .296 .356 .526 .882 69.4  
3 Years Sim 290 814 122 226 32 16 13 108 44 13 45 50 .278 .319 .404 .723 105.4 16.4
5 Years AAA 506 1923 377 581 115 19 75 366 126 16 195 128 .302 .367 .499 .866 351.6  
162 Game Average 454 68 126 17 8 7 60 24 7 25 27 .278 .319 .404 .723 58.9  
Career Highs 146 532 86 158 22 9 11 72 33 9 34 38 .297 .344 .434 .778 77.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   545 81 145 25 10 5 67 28 10 31 32 .266 .309 .376 .685 62.1
vs LH   269 41 81 7 6 8 41 16 3 14 18 .301 .340 .461 .801 41.4
Home 145 421 61 131 21 4 7 52 20 7 19 27 .311 .345 .430 .775 58.8
Away 145 393 61 95 11 12 6 56 24 6 26 23 .242 .292 .377 .669 44.7
RISP   206 0 64 10 5 6 95 0 0 12 11 .311 .344 .495 .839 33.0
Pinch Hitting   26 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .308 .333 .308 .641 2.6
Close/Late   87 22 37 7 3 2 10 0 0 4 3 .425 .452 .644 1.095 20.1
Mar/Apr 27 60 11 20 4 0 2 9 4 1 2 3 .333 .355 .500 .855 10.0
May 68 200 31 63 10 6 5 36 5 5 9 10 .315 .346 .500 .846 30.8
June 60 185 21 48 6 3 3 21 10 1 10 14 .259 .307 .373 .680 21.5
July 52 126 19 43 8 1 2 17 5 3 7 8 .341 .381 .468 .849 20.0
August 44 138 21 27 3 4 0 13 12 1 10 8 .196 .248 .275 .524 10.9
Sep/Oct 39 105 19 25 1 2 1 12 8 2 7 7 .238 .293 .314 .607 10.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1923 23 DET AL 3B 143 139 1194.7 92 299 33 25 .922 2.95   4.4
1924 24 DET AL 3B 87 68 599.3 42 140 15 14 .924 2.73   1.8
    RF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1926 26 DET AL 2B 25 7 103.7 36 35 7 13 .910 6.16   0.2
    3B 5 0 4.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
  3B 235 207 1798.7 134 441 48 39 .923 2.88   6.2
  2B 25 7 103.7 36 35 7 13 .910 6.16   0.2
  RF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   262 214 1904.3 170 476 55 52 .922 3.05   6.4
Career Highs   143 139 1194.7 92 299 33 25 .924 6.07    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
XR
1923-9-77.7
 Games
1923-10-146
 Runs
1923-4-86
 Total Bases
1923-8-231
 Homeruns
1923-4-11
 Stolen Bases
1923-5-33
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Detroit in 1923
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/18/1923, off Dave Brown (WAS)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/21/1923, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (A), driving in 8 runs on 6/19/1923
Won Player of the Week award on 9/17/1923, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 4 RBI
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 1923, hitting .297 with 11 HR, 72 RBI
Injured on 6/10/1925 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 5/25/1928 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5 weeks
 
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