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Joe Bitker
Joseph Anthony Bitker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 12, 1964 in Glendale, CA
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1990
Final Game: June 19, 1991
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1990 26 TOT AL 0 0 2.25 6 0 5 0 0 0 12.0 8 3 3 0 4 0 8 1 0 0 48 173 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1990 26 OAK AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1990 26 TEX AL 0 0 3.00 5 0 4 0 0 0 9.0 7 3 3 0 3 0 6 1 0 0 38 132 1.111 7.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1991 27 TEX AL 1 0 1.000 6.75 9 0 2 0 0 0 14.2 17 11 11 4 8 3 16 0 0 2 70 60 1.705 10.4 2.5 4.9 9.8 2.00
2 Seasons 1 0 1.000 4.72 15 0 7 0 0 0 26.2 25 14 14 4 12 3 24 1 0 2 118 84 1.388 8.4 1.4 4.1 8.1 2.00
162 Game Avg. 5 0 1.000 4.72 68 0 32 0 0 0 121 113 63 63 18 54 14 109 5 0 9 535 84 1.388 8.4 1.4 4.1 8.1 2.00
TEX (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 5.32 14 0 6 0 0 0 23.2 24 14 14 4 11 3 22 1 0 2 108 76 1.479 9.1 1.5 4.2 8.4 2.00
OAK (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
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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
1990 26 TOT AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1990 26 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2 Seasons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1990 TOT AL 26 P 6 0 12.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.25 0.50 .967 1.80 0.58
1990 OAK AL 26 P 1 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 0.60
1990 TEX AL 26 P 5 0 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.00 0.40 .950 1.80 0.58
1991 TEX AL 27 P 9 0 14.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.61 0.11 1.000 1.78 0.58
2 Seasons P 15 0 26.2 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.35 0.27 .975 1.79 0.58
2 Seasons TOT 15 0 26.2 4 1 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.35 0.27 .975 1.79 0.58

Transactions

January 11, 1983: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 17, 1984: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

June 1, 1989: Released by the San Diego Padres.

June 22, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

September 4, 1990: Sent by the Oakland Athletics to the Texas Rangers to complete an earlier deal made on August 29, 1990. The Oakland Athletics sent players to be named later to the Texas Rangers for players to be named later and Harold Baines. The Oakland Athletics sent Joe Bitker (September 4, 1990) and Scott Chiamparino (September 4, 1990) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

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