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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 CLE AL 23 1B 40 20 216.2 237 224 11 2 14 .992 -1.7 -9.4 -1.7 0.6 -2.3 0 9.76 5.88 .991 9.63 8.17
1957 CLE AL 25 1B 56 12 173.0 155 145 9 1 16 .994 1.7 11.8 1.7 0.7 1.0 0 8.01 2.75 .992 9.67 8.36
1957 CLE AL 25 OF 7 3 35.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 20.6 0.6 0.1 0.6 0 3.34 1.86 .977 2.24 1.97
1957 CLE AL 25 CF 4 1 18.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 26.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0 4.00 2.00 .988 2.70 2.40
1957 CLE AL 25 RF 2 2 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 22.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 2.81 2.50 .980 1.91 1.70
1957 CLE AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1961 MIN AL 29 LF 25 21 178.1 39 37 0 2 0 .949 1.0 6.7 1.0 0.0 0.9 0 1.87 1.48 .969 2.00 1.62
1961 MIN AL 29 OF 25 21 178.1 41 39 0 2 0 .951 1.0 6.7 1.0 0.0 0.9 0 1.97 1.56 .978 2.25 1.98
1961 MIN AL 29 1B 2 1 10.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 14.40 8.00 .988 9.45 8.30
3 Seasons 1B 98 33 399.2 408 384 21 3 30 .993 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 1.3 -1.4 0 9.12 4.13 .991 9.64 8.28
2 Seasons OF 32 24 213.1 54 52 0 2 0 .963 1.6 9.0 1.6 0.1 1.5 0 2.19 1.63 .978 2.25 1.98
2 Seasons LF 26 21 179.1 39 37 0 2 0 .949 0.9 6.0 0.9 0.0 0.8 0 1.86 1.42 .969 2.00 1.62
1 Season CF 4 1 18.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 26.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0 4.00 2.00 .988 2.70 2.40
1 Season RF 2 2 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 22.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 2.81 2.50 .980 1.91 1.70
3 Seasons TOT 130 57 613.0 462 436 21 5 30 .989 1.5 2.9 1.5 1.4 0.1 0 0 6.71 3.52 .979 7.07 6.73

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1955 CLE AL 23 42 20 42 42 0 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
1957 CLE AL 25 83 15 83 83 0 0 56 0 0 0 1 4 2 7 25 15
1961 MIN AL 29 41 22 41 41 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 0 0 25 19 0
3 Seasons 166 57 166 166 0 0 98 0 0 0 26 4 2 32 45 20
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1955 CLE AL 23 927 69% 76% 21% 56 93% 0 193 23 169 2 21 11 7 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 14 0 0 0 13 1 1 0 1 4 50%
1957 CLE AL 25 775 60% 73% 24% 35 94% 0 147 12 134 1 13 10 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1961 MIN AL 29 62 61% 73% 23% 5 100% 0 15 3 12 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 1764 65% 74% 22% 96 94% 0 355 38 315 3 35 22 13 4 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 30 0 0 0 29 1 1 0 1 6 67%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 CLE AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 5 100% 100% 40% 1 0%
1961 MIN AL 29 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 10 2 0 7 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 32 20 62.5% 12 0 0.0% 0 776 70% 78% 26% 88 42%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 0 10 2 0 7 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 33 20 60.6% 13 0 0.0% 0 781 70% 78% 26% 89 42%
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.4% 62% 78% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 CLE AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 100 58% 77% 24% 13 62%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 100 58% 77% 24% 13 62%
MLB Averages 42.6% 2.1% 62% 78% 29% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1957 CLE AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 73 82% 71% 25% 7 71%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 73 82% 71% 25% 7 71%
MLB Averages 42.7% 3.2% 62% 78% 29% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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