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Joe Price
Joseph Walter Price

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.
Schools University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University

Debut June 14, 1980
  vs. STL 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Final Game September 16, 1990
Born November 29, 1956 in Inglewood, CA

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 23 CIN NL   7   3  24  13   2   0   3  0  111.3   95   45   44  10   37   44   1   1   448   0   1  3.56  3.61  101 1.186
 1981 24 CIN NL   6   1  41   0   0   0  13  4   53.7   42   19   15   3   18   41   0   2   216   2   0  2.52  3.56  142 1.118
 1982 25 CIN NL   3   4  59   1   0   0  17  3   72.7   73   26   23   7   32   71   4   1   318   8   0  2.85  3.68  129 1.445
 1983 26 CIN NL  10   6  21  21   5   0   0  0  144.0  118   46   46  12   46   83   0   0   581   2   0  2.88  3.78  132 1.139
 1984 27 CIN NL   7  13  30  30   3   1   0  0  171.7  176   91   80  19   61  129   2   3   748   5   0  4.19  3.77   90 1.381
 1985 28 CIN NL   2   2  26   8   0   0   5  1   64.7   59   35   28  10   23   52   0   2   274   7   0  3.90  3.78   97 1.268
 1986 29 CIN NL   1   2  25   2   0   0   2  0   41.7   49   30   25   5   22   30   0   1   194   2   0  5.40  3.88   72 1.704
 1987 30 SFG NL   2   2  20   0   0   0   5  1   35.0   19   10   10   5   13   42   1   1   137   2   0  2.57  3.88  151 0.914
 1988 31 SFG NL   1   6  38   3   0   0  14  4   61.7   59   33   27   5   27   49   1   1   269   6   3  3.94  3.28   83 1.395
 1989 32 TOT      3   6  38   6   0   0  13  0   84.3   87   44   43  11   34   62   0   2   364   5   1  4.59  4.00   87 1.435
         SFG NL   1   1   7   1   0   0   3  0   14.0   16    9    9   3    4   10   0   1    59   2   1  5.79  3.36   58 1.429
         BOS AL   2   5  31   5   0   0  10  0   70.3   71   35   34   8   30   52   0   1   305   3   0  4.35  4.13   95 1.436
 1990 33 BAL AL   3   4  50   0   0   0  12  0   65.3   62   29   26   8   24   54   0   1   273   2   0  3.58  3.84  107 1.316
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .479  45  49 372  84  10   1  84 13  906.0  839  408  367  95  337  657   9  15  3822  41   5  3.65  3.74  102 1.298
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   7  55  12   1   0  12  1  135.0  125   60   54  14   50   97   1   2   569   6   0  3.65  3.74  102 1.298
 Career High     10  13  59  30   5   1  17  4  171.7  176   91   80  19   61  129   4   3   748   8   3  2.52  4.00  142 1.118

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 23 CIN NL  24   39    1    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .128  .128  .128  -28    5   3   0   0   0   1
 1981 24 CIN NL  41    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 25 CIN NL  59    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   86    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1983 26 CIN NL  21   41    0    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   3  14  .098  .159  .098  -28    4   3   0   0   0   0
 1984 27 CIN NL  30   48    3    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  16  .146  .180  .167   -3    8   9   0   0   0   0
 1985 28 CIN NL  26   14    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .000  .067  .000  -80    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1986 29 CIN NL  25    7    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   1  .143  .250  .143   10    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1987 30 SFG NL  20    6    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167  -10    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 31 SFG NL  38    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .111  .000  -65    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1989 32 TOT     38    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000    5    0   0   0   0   0   0
         SFG NL   7    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000    5    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     372  171    6   19   1  0   0    5   0  0   9  54  .111  .156  .117  -23   20  20   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         74    3    8   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  24  .111  .156  .117  -23    9   9   0   0   0   0
 Career High     59   48    3    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   3  16                           8   9   0   0   0   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 23 CIN NL   42   38    1   0.7    96| .128  .268| .128  .330| .128  .389| .256  .719| -28  .037  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1981 24 CIN NL    3    3    0   0.0    93| .000  .265| .000  .330| .000  .379| .000  .710|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1982 25 CIN NL    5    4    0   0.0    96| .333  .268| .333  .331| .333  .389| .666  .721|  86  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1983 26 CIN NL   47   40    1   0.7    99| .098  .267| .159  .336| .098  .395| .257  .731| -28  .033  -7.4  -0.8   0%
 1984 27 CIN NL   59   50    2   1.1    97| .146  .268| .180  .334| .167  .390| .347  .723|  -3  .078  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1985 28 CIN NL   16   15    0   0.0    98| .000  .264| .067  .333| .000  .394| .067  .727| -80  .000  -3.5  -0.4   0%
 1986 29 CIN NL    8    6    0   0.0   101| .143  .266| .250  .337| .143  .401| .393  .738|  10  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1987 30 SFG NL    6    5    0   0.0   102| .167  .264| .167  .333| .167  .412| .334  .745| -10  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1988 31 SFG NL   11   10    0   0.0    86| .000  .252| .111  .315| .000  .369| .111  .684| -65  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1989 32 TOT       3    2    0   0.0    88| .000  .250| .333  .317| .000  .373| .333  .690|   5  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
         SFG NL    3    2    0   0.0    88| .000  .250| .333  .317| .000  .373| .333  .690|   5  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      200  173    4   0.6    97| .111  .266| .156  .332| .117  .391| .273  .723| -23  .029 -29.2  -3.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 ------+
1980 23 CIN NL P 24 3 16 2 1 .905 .950 0.79 0.69 1.54 1.91 13 111.3 1981 24 CIN NL P 41 1 13 2 0 .875 .959 0.34 0.68 2.35 1.98 0 53.7 1982 25 CIN NL P 59 1 8 2 0 .818 .947 0.15 0.70 1.11 1.96 1 72.7 1983 26 CIN NL P 21 8 21 4 3 .879 .951 1.38 0.68 1.81 1.92 21 144.0 1984 27 CIN NL P 30 4 14 0 0 1.000 .952 0.60 0.67 0.94 1.88 30 171.7 1985 28 CIN NL P 26 1 4 0 1 1.000 .962 0.19 0.68 0.70 1.92 8 64.7 1986 29 CIN NL P 25 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.66 0.86 1.94 2 41.7 1987 30 SFG NL P 20 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.15 0.62 0.77 1.90 0 35.0 1988 31 SFG NL P 38 3 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.29 0.69 1.60 1.95 3 61.7 1989 32 TOT P 38 2 8 0 1 1.000 .952 0.26 0.66 1.07 1.87 6 84.3 SFG NL P 7 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 0.43 0.63 1.93 1.86 1 14.0 BOS AL P 31 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.23 0.66 0.90 1.87 5 70.3 1990 33 BAL AL P 50 1 8 2 0 .818 .957 0.18 0.59 1.24 1.78 0 65.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1980 23 CIN NL P 24 3 16 2 1 .905 .950 0.79 0.69 1.54 1.91 13 111.3 1981 24 CIN NL P 41 1 13 2 0 .875 .959 0.34 0.68 2.35 1.98 0 53.7 1982 25 CIN NL P 59 1 8 2 0 .818 .947 0.15 0.70 1.11 1.96 1 72.7 1983 26 CIN NL P 21 8 21 4 3 .879 .951 1.38 0.68 1.81 1.92 21 144.0 1984 27 CIN NL P 30 4 14 0 0 1.000 .952 0.60 0.67 0.94 1.88 30 171.7 1985 28 CIN NL P 26 1 4 0 1 1.000 .962 0.19 0.68 0.70 1.92 8 64.7 1986 29 CIN NL P 25 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.16 0.66 0.86 1.94 2 41.7 1987 30 SFG NL P 20 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.15 0.62 0.77 1.90 0 35.0 1988 31 SFG NL P 38 3 8 0 0 1.000 .957 0.29 0.69 1.60 1.95 3 61.7 1989 32 TOT P 38 2 8 0 1 1.000 .952 0.26 0.66 1.07 1.87 6 84.3 SFG NL P 7 0 3 0 1 1.000 .938 0.43 0.63 1.93 1.86 1 14.0 BOS AL P 31 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.23 0.66 0.90 1.87 5 70.3 1990 33 BAL AL P 50 1 8 2 0 .818 .957 0.18 0.59 1.24 1.78 0 65.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 372 27 104 12 6 .916 .953 0.35 0.67 1.30 1.91 84 906.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 372 27 104 12 6 .916 .953 0.35 0.67 1.30 1.91 84 906
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1987   NLCS  SFG STL     L   2   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   5.2   3   0   1   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1987   NLCS  SFG STL     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Won-Loss %
1983 NL-.625-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1984 NL-6.76-8

Home Runs Allow.
1984 NL-19-9

Losses
1984 NL-13-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2081) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (975) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1584) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

February 5, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 14, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

May 1, 1989: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

May 5, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cincinnati Reds$410,000
1986Cincinnati Reds$430,000
1987San Francisco Giants$100,000
1988San Francisco Giants$300,000
1989San Francisco Giants$68,000
1990Baltimore Orioles$325,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,633,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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