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Joey Jay
Joseph Richard Jay

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 228 lb.

Debut July 21, 1953
Final Game October 2, 1966
Born August 15, 1935 in Middletown, CT

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1953 17 MLN NL   1   0   3   1   1   1   1  0   10.0    6    0    0   0    5    4   0   1    37       0  0.00  3.94  inf 1.100
 1954 18 MLN NL   1   0  15   1   0   0   8  0   18.0   21   13   13   2   16   13   1   1    88       0  6.50  3.75   58 2.056
 1955 19 MLN NL   0   0  12   1   0   0   7  0   19.0   23   11   10   2   13    3   0   1    86   2   0  4.74  3.75   79 1.895
 1957 21 MLN NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  1    0.7    0    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     2   0   0  0.00  3.50  inf 0.000
 1958 22 MLN NL   7   5  18  12   6   3   2  0   96.7   60   25   23   8   43   74   1   2   387   3   0  2.14  3.52  164 1.066
 1959 23 MLN NL   6  11  34  19   4   1   5  0  136.3  130   71   62  11   64   88   5   1   601   6   0  4.09  3.55   87 1.423
 1960 24 MLN NL   9   8  32  11   3   0   7  1  133.3  128   60   48  10   59   90   6   8   581   5   0  3.24  3.42  106 1.403
 1961 25 CIN NL  21  10  34  34  14   4   0  0  247.3  217  102   97  25   92  157   5   9  1032   1   0  3.53  4.07  115 1.249 MVP-5,AS
 1962 26 CIN NL  21  14  39  37  16   4   1  0  273.0  269  121  114  26  100  155   4   7  1165   5   2  3.76  4.02  107 1.352
 1963 27 CIN NL   7  18  30  22   4   1   5  1  170.0  172   91   81  19   73  116   3   8   733   2   0  4.29  3.35   78 1.441
 1964 28 CIN NL  11  11  34  23  10   0   7  2  183.0  167   75   69  17   36  134   3   3   737   6   0  3.39  3.61  106 1.109
 1965 29 CIN NL   9   8  37  24   4   1   8  1  155.7  150   83   73  21   63  102   4   8   673   0   0  4.22  3.75   89 1.368
 1966 30 TOT NL   6   6  21  18   1   1   1  1  103.3  117   62   58  12   43   63   4   5   461   4   0  5.05  3.86   76 1.548
         CIN NL   6   2  12  10   1   1   0  0   73.7   78   33   32   8   23   44   3   3   313   1   0  3.91  3.93  101 1.371
         ATL NL   0   4   9   8   0   0   1  1   29.7   39   29   26   4   20   19   1   2   148   3   0  7.89  3.68   47 1.989
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .521  99  91 310 203  63  16  53  7 1546.3 1460  714  648 153  607  999  36  54  6583  34   2  3.77  3.74   99 1.337
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  12  41  26   8   2   7  0  204.7  193   94   85  20   80  132   4   7   872   4   0  3.77  3.74   99 1.337
 Career High     21  18  39  37  16   4   8  2  273.0  269  121  114  26  100  157   6   9  1165   6   2  2.14  4.07  164 1.066
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 17 MLN NL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1955 19 MLN NL  12    3    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .667  .667  .667  264    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 22 MLN NL  18   32    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   4  16  .094  .194  .094  -17    3   1   0   0   0   1
 1959 23 MLN NL  34   35    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  15  .086  .135  .086  -37    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 24 MLN NL  32   45    2    7   0  0   0    1   0  0   3  23  .156  .204  .156    4    7   3   1   0   0   2
 1961 25 CIN NL  34   89    3    8   3  0   0    5   0  0   2  29  .090  .110  .124  -38   11   2   0   0   0   2 MVP-5,AS
 1962 26 CIN NL  39   90    7   15   0  0   2    9   0  0  10  36  .167  .250  .233   29   21   7   0   0   0   2
 1963 27 CIN NL  30   50    0    8   1  0   0    0   0  0   2  22  .160  .192  .180    7    9   2   0   0   0   0
 1964 28 CIN NL  34   53    0    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  23  .057  .091  .075  -53    4   5   0   0   1   0
 1965 29 CIN NL  37   49    3    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   2  24  .041  .078  .061  -61    3   4   0   0   0   2
 1966 30 TOT NL  21   34    2    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  16  .118  .167  .147  -14    5   2   0   0   0   0
         CIN NL  12   26    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  13  .115  .179  .115  -19    3   2   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL   9    8    0    1   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .125  .125  .250    0    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     310  483   17   55   7  0   2   19   0  0  28 206  .114  .164  .141  -16   68  27   1   0   1   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        252    9   29   4  0   1   10   0  0  15 108  .114  .164  .141  -16   36  14   1   0   1   5
 Career High     39   90    7   15   3  0   2    9   0  0  10  36                          21   7   1   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 17 MLN NL    3    3    0   0.0   105| .000  .267| .000  .337| .000  .416| .000  .753|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1955 19 MLN NL    3    1    1  26.7   101| .667  .259| .667  .330| .667  .411|1.334  .741| 264  .960   0.7   0.1   0%
 1958 22 MLN NL   37   31    1   0.9    99| .094  .260| .194  .326| .094  .406| .288  .732| -17  .044  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1959 23 MLN NL   38   33    1   0.8    98| .086  .260| .135  .325| .086  .403| .221  .728| -37  .040  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1960 24 MLN NL   52   44    2   1.2    93| .156  .255| .204  .320| .156  .391| .360  .711|   4  .088  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1961 25 CIN NL   93   85    1   0.3   107| .090  .272| .110  .339| .124  .424| .234  .763| -38  .007 -18.0  -1.8   0%
 1962 26 CIN NL  107   84    6   1.9   106| .167  .275| .250  .342| .233  .417| .483  .759|  29  .169  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1963 27 CIN NL   54   44    2   1.2    92| .160  .258| .192  .320| .180  .385| .372  .705|   7  .106  -6.2  -0.7   0%
 1964 28 CIN NL   60   55    1   0.5    96| .057  .267| .091  .325| .075  .396| .166  .721| -53  .020 -11.0  -1.2   0%
 1965 29 CIN NL   55   53    0   0.0    99| .041  .266| .078  .331| .061  .402| .139  .733| -61  .000 -10.9  -1.2   0%
 1966 30 TOT NL   38   32    1   0.8   103| .118  .274| .167  .334| .147  .413| .314  .747| -14  .049  -5.5  -0.6   0%
         CIN NL   30   25    1   1.1   104| .115  .276| .179  .336| .115  .416| .294  .751| -19  .076  -4.4  -0.5   0%
         ATL NL    8    7    0   0.0    99| .125  .268| .125  .327| .250  .404| .375  .731|   0  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons      540  465   16   0.9   101| .114  .267| .164  .331| .141  .407| .305  .738| -16  .054 -79.0  -8.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 17 MLN NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.87 0.00 2.07 1 10.0 1954 18 MLN NL P 15 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.20 0.87 1.50 2.05 1 18.0 1955 19 MLN NL P 12 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 0.08 0.83 0.47 2.04 1 19.0 1957 21 MLN NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 0.80 12.86 2.57 0 0.7 1958 22 MLN NL P 18 9 13 1 0 .957 .957 1.22 0.77 2.05 1.97 12 96.7 1959 23 MLN NL P 34 13 28 2 3 .953 .953 1.21 0.82 2.71 1.99 19 136.3 1960 24 MLN NL P 32 13 18 1 1 .969 .963 0.97 0.87 2.09 2.09 11 133.3 1961 25 CIN NL P 34 23 32 2 2 .965 .958 1.62 0.88 2.00 2.18 34 247.3 AS 1962 26 CIN NL P 39 14 39 1 3 .981 .948 1.36 0.82 1.75 2.07 37 273.0 1963 27 CIN NL P 30 14 24 3 3 .927 .950 1.27 0.84 2.01 2.06 22 170.0 1964 28 CIN NL P 34 6 24 1 1 .968 .952 0.88 0.84 1.48 2.14 23 183.0 1965 29 CIN NL P 37 9 26 1 1 .972 .956 0.95 0.81 2.02 2.08 24 155.7 1966 30 TOT NL P 21 4 12 2 0 .889 .947 0.76 0.74 1.39 1.97 18 103.4 CIN NL P 12 3 8 2 0 .846 .948 0.92 0.74 1.34 1.97 10 73.7 ATL NL P 9 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.74 1.52 1.97 8 29.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1953 17 MLN NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.87 0.00 2.07 1 10.0 1954 18 MLN NL P 15 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.20 0.87 1.50 2.05 1 18.0 1955 19 MLN NL P 12 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 0.08 0.83 0.47 2.04 1 19.0 1957 21 MLN NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 0.80 12.86 2.57 0 0.7 1958 22 MLN NL P 18 9 13 1 0 .957 .957 1.22 0.77 2.05 1.97 12 96.7 1959 23 MLN NL P 34 13 28 2 3 .953 .953 1.21 0.82 2.71 1.99 19 136.3 1960 24 MLN NL P 32 13 18 1 1 .969 .963 0.97 0.87 2.09 2.09 11 133.3 1961 25 CIN NL P 34 23 32 2 2 .965 .958 1.62 0.88 2.00 2.18 34 247.3 1962 26 CIN NL P 39 14 39 1 3 .981 .948 1.36 0.82 1.75 2.07 37 273.0 1963 27 CIN NL P 30 14 24 3 3 .927 .950 1.27 0.84 2.01 2.06 22 170.0 1964 28 CIN NL P 34 6 24 1 1 .968 .952 0.88 0.84 1.48 2.14 23 183.0 1965 29 CIN NL P 37 9 26 1 1 .972 .956 0.95 0.81 2.02 2.08 24 155.7 1966 30 TOT NL P 21 4 12 2 0 .889 .947 0.76 0.74 1.39 1.97 18 103.4 CIN NL P 12 3 8 2 0 .846 .948 0.92 0.74 1.34 1.97 10 73.7 ATL NL P 9 1 4 0 0 1.000 .943 0.56 0.74 1.52 1.97 8 29.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 310 105 221 14 15 .959 .954 1.05 0.83 1.90 2.08 203 1546.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 310 105 221 14 15 .959 .954 1.05 0.83 1.90 2.08 203 1546
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1961   WS    CIN NYY     L   2   2   5.59  1  1  0  1   9.2   8   6   6   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1961   WS    CIN NYY     L   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1961-1 CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1961-2 CIN NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1961-1
1961-2

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1961-NL-5-0.33
Car-552-0.33 shares

ERA
1961 NL-3.53-8

Wins
1961 NL-21-1
1962 NL-21-4

Won-Loss %
1961 NL-.677-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1961 NL-1.249-9
1964 NL-1.109-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1961 NL-7.90-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
1964 NL-1.77-6

Innings
1961 NL-247.3-7
1962 NL-273.0-5

Strikeouts
1961 NL-157-8
1962 NL-155-10

Games Started
1961 NL-34-9
1962 NL-37-6

Comp. Games
1961 NL-14-3
1962 NL-16-7

Shutouts
1958 NL-3-2
1961 NL-4-1
1962 NL-4-3

Home Runs Allow.
1962 NL-26-7

Bases On Balls Allow.
1961 NL-92-7
1962 NL-100-2

Hits Allowed
1961 NL-217-10
1962 NL-269-5

SO to Walk
1964 NL-3.72-5

Losses
1962 NL-14-10
1963 NL-18-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1962 NL-114-5

Wild Pitches
1960 NL-8-7
1961 NL-9-6

Hit Batsmen
1960 NL-6-7

Batters Faced
1961 NL-1032-8
1962 NL-1165-4

Youngest Player
1953 NL-17-1
1954 NL-18-1
1955 NL-19-6

 

Black Ink: Pitching - 5 (418) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 42 (576) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (975) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 26.0 (479) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 23, 1953: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

December 15, 1960: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Juan Pizarro to the Cincinnati Reds for Roy McMillan.

June 15, 1966: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Atlanta Braves for Hank Fischer.

December 2, 1966: Released by the Atlanta Braves.


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