Joe Altobelli
Joseph Salvatore Altobelli
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 26, 1932 in Detroit, MI
High School: Eastern (Detroit, MI)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1955
Final Game: October 1, 1961
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 23 CLE AL 42 84 75 8 15 3 0 2 5 0 1 5 14 .200 .259 .320 .579 53 24 0 1 3 0 0 3
1957 25 CLE AL 83 97 87 9 18 3 2 0 9 3 2 5 14 .207 .253 .287 .540 48 25 1 1 2 2 0 3/897
1961 29 MIN AL 41 109 95 10 21 2 1 3 14 0 0 13 14 .221 .312 .358 .670 75 34 2 0 0 1 0 7/3
3 Seasons 166 290 257 27 54 8 3 5 28 3 3 23 42 .210 .277 .323 .600 60 83 3 2 5 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 283 251 26 53 8 3 5 27 3 3 22 41 .210 .277 .323 .600 60 81 3 2 5 3 0
CLE (2 yrs) 125 181 162 17 33 6 2 2 14 3 3 10 28 .204 .256 .302 .558 50 49 1 2 5 2 0
MIN (1 yr) 41 109 95 10 21 2 1 3 14 0 0 13 14 .221 .312 .358 .670 75 34 2 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1955 23 CLE AL 84 64 6 2.5 106 .220 .200 .271 .259 .351 .320 .404 .579 .755 53 .250 -5.5 -0.5 .475 .173 .120 .0
1957 25 CLE AL 97 76 7 2.5 99 .240 .207 .263 .253 .335 .287 .397 .540 .732 48 .261 -6.5 -0.7 .444 .149 .080 .0
1961 29 MIN AL 109 77 11 3.8 109 .228 .221 .271 .312 .347 .358 .421 .670 .768 75 .410 -3.7 -0.4 .618 .274 .137 .0
3 Seasons 290 217 24 3.0 105 .230 .210 .268 .277 .344 .323 .408 .600 .752 60 .314 -15.7 -1.6 .517 .202 .113 3.8
162 Game Avg. 283 212 23 3.0 105 .230 .210 .268 .277 .344 .323 .408 .600 .752 60 .314 -15.7 -1.6 .517 .202 .113 4
CLE (2 yrs) 181 140 13 2.5 102 .231 .204 .267 .256 .343 .302 .400 .558 .743 50 .256 -12.0 -1.2 .459 .160 .099 2.4
MIN (1 yr) 109 77 11 3.8 109 .228 .221 .271 .312 .347 .358 .421 .670 .768 75 .410 -3.7 -0.4 .618 .274 .137 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1955 23 CLE AL 84 2.4% 16.7% 6.0% 6.0% 33% 2.80 5.4 37.5 15.0 0.67 70%
1957 25 CLE AL 97 0.0% 14.4% 5.2% 5.2% 28% 2.80 6.2 9.7 0.79 77%
1961 29 MIN AL 109 2.8% 12.8% 11.9% 5.5% 29% 1.08 6.8 31.7 6.8 0.88 72%
3 Seasons 290 1.7% 14.5% 7.9% 5.5% 30% 1.83 6.1 51.4 9.2 0.78 73%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 23 CLE AL 1 0 32% 33 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 33% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1957 25 CLE AL 1 0 38% 50 3 2 60% 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 6 3 2 0 0 0 4 1 3
1961 29 MIN AL 1 0 23% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 38% 6 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 3 0 30% 117 3 3 50% 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 42% 16 9 6 3 3 0 5 1 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 23 CLE AL 84 54% 15 1 0 0 0 0.10 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 3 100% 22 0 0% 13 3 23% 50 3 6% 5 1 20% 3 1 33% 0
1957 25 CLE AL 97 81% 18 22 4 0 2 1.77 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 20 1 5% 9 5 56% 73 9 12% 7 4 57% 7 2 29% 0
1961 29 MIN AL 109 99% 21 13 4 1 2 1.86 3 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 2 10% 8 3 38% 81 12 15% 7 6 86% 5 2 40% 0
3 Seasons 290 80% 54 36 8 1 4 1.76 5 0 8 4 1 2 3 0 5 5 100% 63 3 5% 30 11 37% 204 24 12% 19 11 58% 15 5 33% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 23 42 84 75 8 15 3 0 2 5 0 1 5 14 .200 .259 .320 .579 53 24 0 1 3 0 0
1956 24 42 84 75 8 15 3 0 2 5 0 1 5 14 .200 .259 .320 .579 53 24 0 1 3 0 0
1957 25 125 181 162 17 33 6 2 2 14 3 3 10 28 .204 .256 .302 .558 50 49 1 2 5 2 0
1958 26 125 181 162 17 33 6 2 2 14 3 3 10 28 .204 .256 .302 .558 50 49 1 2 5 2 0
1959 27 125 181 162 17 33 6 2 2 14 3 3 10 28 .204 .256 .302 .558 50 49 1 2 5 2 0
1960 28 125 181 162 17 33 6 2 2 14 3 3 10 28 .204 .256 .302 .558 50 49 1 2 5 2 0
1961 29 166 290 257 27 54 8 3 5 28 3 3 23 42 .210 .277 .323 .600 60 83 3 2 5 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 23 44 85 79 8 16 3 0 2 5 0 5 15 .203 .259 .316 .575 6 42
1957 25 87 102 93 10 20 3 2 0 10 3 6 15 .215 .265 .290 .555 7 83
1961 29 41 107 94 9 20 2 1 3 13 0 12 14 .213 .299 .351 .650 10 41
3 Seasons 172 294 266 27 56 8 3 5 28 3 23 44 .211 .276 .320 .595 23 166
162 Game Avg. 162 277 251 25 53 8 3 5 26 3 22 41 .211 .276 .320 .595 22 166

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