Joe Black
Joseph Black
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 8, 1924 in Plainfield, NJ
School: Morgan State University
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1952
Final Game: September 11, 1957
Died: May 17, 2002 in Scottsdale, AZ
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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
1952 28 BRO NL 57 42 36 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 .139 .139 .139 .278 -23 5 1 0 6 1 MVP-3,RoY-1
1953 29 BRO NL 34 17 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 22 4 0 0 0 1
1954 30 BRO NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 31 TOT NL 38 37 33 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 11 .121 .147 .121 .268 -29 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1955 31 BRO NL 6 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 31 CIN NL 32 34 30 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .100 .129 .100 .229 -39 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1956 32 CIN NL 34 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1957 33 WSH AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 175 106 96 5 13 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 38 .135 .144 .135 .280 -25 13 2 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 98 89 5 12 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 35 .135 .144 .135 .280 -25 12 2 0 8
BRO (4 yrs) 102 62 56 2 10 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 21 .179 .179 .179 .357 -3 10 1 0 6 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 66 44 40 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17 .075 .098 .075 .173 -54 3 1 0 3 0 0
WSH (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 168 106 96 5 13 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 38 .135 .144 .135 .280 -25 13 2 0 9 0 0
AL (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1952 28 BRO NL 42 38 1 0.7 98 .238 .139 .263 .139 .336 .139 .391 .278 .727 -23 .037 -6.1 -0.6 .156 .000 .000
1953 29 BRO NL 17 13 1 2.0 113 .333 .235 .278 .235 .349 .235 .433 .471 .782 22 .170 -2.0 -0.2 .308 .000 .000
1955 31 TOT NL 37 32 1 0.8 110 .182 .121 .271 .147 .343 .121 .429 .268 .772 -29 .041 -6.4 -0.6 .172 .030 .000
1955 31 BRO NL 3 2 0 0.0 109 .500 .333 .270 .333 .342 .333 .428 .667 .769 76 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1955 31 CIN NL 34 30 1 0.9 110 .150 .100 .271 .129 .343 .100 .429 .229 .772 -39 .046 -6.2 -0.6 .148 .033 .000
1956 32 CIN NL 10 11 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .271 .000 .339 .000 .428 .000 .766 -100 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
6 Seasons 106 94 3 0.8 106 .224 .135 .269 .144 .341 .135 .415 .280 .756 -25 .046 -17.4 -1.8 .165 .010 .000
162 Game Avg. 98 87 3 0.8 106 .224 .135 .269 .144 .341 .135 .415 .280 .756 -25 .046 -17.4 -1.8 .165 .010 .000
BRO (4 yrs) 62 53 2 1.0 103 .286 .179 .268 .179 .340 .179 .406 .357 .746 -3 .064 -8.3 -0.8 .213 .000 .000
CIN (2 yrs) 44 41 1 0.7 109 .130 .075 .271 .098 .342 .075 .429 .173 .771 -54 .027 -9.1 -0.9 .105 .025 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 28 BRO NL WS NYY L 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 29 BRO NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 0 0 0 0 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
1952 28 BRO NL 42 0.0% 35.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 7.2 50%
1953 29 BRO NL 17 0.0% 29.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.4 17.0 71%
1955 31 TOT NL 37 0.0% 29.7% 2.7% 0.0% 0% 11.00 3.0 11.0 2.17 59%
1955 31 BRO NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.0 67%
1955 31 CIN NL 34 0.0% 29.4% 2.9% 0.0% 0% 10.00 3.0 15.0 2.00 59%
1956 32 CIN NL 10 0.0% 70.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4 1.50 30%
6 Seasons 106 0.0% 35.9% 0.9% 0.0% 0% 38.00 2.5 10.7 2.00 55%
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 31 TOT NL 2 0 60% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1955 31 BRO NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 31 CIN NL 2 0 75% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1956 32 CIN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 2 0 36% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
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 31 TOT NL 37 14% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 0 0% 6 1 17% 26 3 12% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 0
1955 31 BRO NL 3 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1955 31 CIN NL 34 15% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 3 0 0% 5 1 20% 23 2 9% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1956 32 CIN NL 10 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 47 11% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 225% 5 2 40% 8 1 13% 30 3 10% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 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
1952 28 57 42 36 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 .139 .139 .139 .278 -23 5 1 0 6
1953 29 91 59 53 2 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 20 .170 .170 .170 .340 -8 9 1 0 6
1954 30 96 59 53 2 9 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 20 .170 .170 .170 .340 -8 9 1 0 6 0 0
1955 31 134 96 86 5 13 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 31 .151 .161 .151 .312 -16 13 1 0 9 0 0
1956 32 168 106 96 5 13 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 38 .135 .144 .135 .280 -25 13 2 0 9 0 0
1957 33 175 106 96 5 13 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 38 .135 .144 .135 .280 -25 13 2 0 9 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1952 28 60 38 38 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 57
1953 29 35 18 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 34
1955 31 40 39 37 4 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 12 .162 .205 .162 .367 1 38
1956 32 36 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
4 Seasons 171 105 103 7 6 0 0 0 13 0 2 40 .058 .076 .058 .134 3 163
162 Game Avg. 162 99 98 7 6 0 0 0 12 0 2 38 .058 .076 .058 .134 3 163

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1952-NL-Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1952-NL-3-62%
0.62 Career Shares (361st)

                            

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