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Joe Boever
Joseph Martin Boever (Boever the Saver)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 4, 1960 in Kirkwood, MO
High School: Lindberg (Sappington, MO)
School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1985
Final Game: September 29, 1996
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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
1985 24 STL NL 0 0 4.41 13 0 5 0 0 0 16.1 17 8 8 3 4 1 20 0 0 1 69 81 1.286 9.4 1.7 2.2 11.0 5.00
1986 25 STL NL 0 1 .000 1.66 11 0 4 0 0 0 21.2 19 5 4 2 11 0 8 0 0 1 93 222 1.385 7.9 0.8 4.6 3.3 0.73
1987 26 ATL NL 1 0 1.000 7.36 14 0 10 0 0 0 18.1 29 15 15 4 12 1 18 0 0 1 93 59 2.236 14.2 2.0 5.9 8.8 1.50
1988 27 ATL NL 0 2 .000 1.77 16 0 13 0 0 1 20.1 12 4 4 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 70 207 0.639 5.3 0.4 0.4 3.1 7.00
1989 28 ATL NL 4 11 .267 3.94 66 0 53 0 0 21 82.1 78 37 36 6 34 5 68 1 0 5 349 93 1.360 8.5 0.7 3.7 7.4 2.00
1990 29 TOT NL 3 6 .333 3.36 67 0 34 0 0 14 88.1 77 35 33 6 51 12 75 0 2 3 388 116 1.449 7.8 0.6 5.2 7.6 1.47
1990 29 ATL NL 1 3 .250 4.68 33 0 21 0 0 8 42.1 40 23 22 6 35 10 35 0 0 2 198 86 1.772 8.5 1.3 7.4 7.4 1.00
1990 29 PHI NL 2 3 .400 2.15 34 0 13 0 0 6 46.0 37 12 11 0 16 2 40 0 2 1 190 176 1.152 7.2 0.0 3.1 7.8 2.50
1991 30 PHI NL 3 5 .375 3.84 68 0 27 0 0 0 98.1 90 45 42 10 54 11 89 0 1 6 431 95 1.464 8.2 0.9 4.9 8.1 1.65
1992 31 HOU NL 3 6 .333 2.51 81 0 26 0 0 2 111.1 103 38 31 3 45 9 67 4 0 4 479 133 1.329 8.3 0.2 3.6 5.4 1.49
1993 32 TOT AL 6 3 .667 3.61 61 0 22 0 0 3 102.1 101 50 41 9 44 7 63 4 0 1 449 114 1.417 8.9 0.8 3.9 5.5 1.43
1993 32 OAK AL 4 2 .667 3.86 42 0 19 0 0 0 79.1 87 40 34 8 33 4 49 4 0 1 353 106 1.513 9.9 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.48
1993 32 DET AL 2 1 .667 2.74 19 0 3 0 0 3 23.0 14 10 7 1 11 3 14 0 0 0 96 157 1.087 5.5 0.4 4.3 5.5 1.27
1994 33 DET AL 9 2 .818 3.98 46 0 27 0 0 3 81.1 80 40 36 12 37 12 49 2 0 4 349 122 1.439 8.9 1.3 4.1 5.4 1.32
1995 34 DET AL 5 7 .417 6.39 60 0 27 0 0 3 98.2 128 74 70 17 44 12 71 3 1 1 463 75 1.743 11.7 1.6 4.0 6.5 1.61
1996 35 PIT NL 0 2 .000 5.40 13 0 9 0 0 2 15.0 17 11 9 2 6 0 6 1 0 3 68 81 1.533 10.2 1.2 3.6 3.6 1.00
12 Seasons 34 45 .430 3.93 516 0 257 0 0 49 754.1 751 362 329 75 343 70 541 16 4 30 3301 102 1.450 9.0 0.9 4.1 6.5 1.58
162 Game Avg. 4 6 .430 3.93 68 0 34 0 0 6 99 99 48 43 10 45 9 71 2 1 4 435 102 1.450 9.0 0.9 4.1 6.5 1.58
ATL (4 yrs) 6 16 .273 4.24 129 0 97 0 0 30 163.1 159 79 77 17 82 16 128 2 0 8 710 90 1.476 8.8 0.9 4.5 7.1 1.56
DET (3 yrs) 16 10 .615 5.01 125 0 57 0 0 9 203.0 222 124 113 30 92 27 134 5 1 5 908 95 1.547 9.8 1.3 4.1 5.9 1.46
PHI (2 yrs) 5 8 .385 3.30 102 0 40 0 0 6 144.1 127 57 53 10 70 13 129 0 3 7 621 112 1.365 7.9 0.6 4.4 8.0 1.84
STL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 2.84 24 0 9 0 0 0 38.0 36 13 12 5 15 1 28 0 0 2 162 128 1.342 8.5 1.2 3.6 6.6 1.87
PIT (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.40 13 0 9 0 0 2 15.0 17 11 9 2 6 0 6 1 0 3 68 81 1.533 10.2 1.2 3.6 3.6 1.00
OAK (1 yr) 4 2 .667 3.86 42 0 19 0 0 0 79.1 87 40 34 8 33 4 49 4 0 1 353 106 1.513 9.9 0.9 3.7 5.6 1.48
HOU (1 yr) 3 6 .333 2.51 81 0 26 0 0 2 111.1 103 38 31 3 45 9 67 4 0 4 479 133 1.329 8.3 0.2 3.6 5.4 1.49
NL (9 yrs) 14 33 .298 3.47 349 0 181 0 0 40 472.0 442 198 182 37 218 39 358 7 3 24 2040 106 1.398 8.4 0.7 4.2 6.8 1.64
AL (3 yrs) 20 12 .625 4.69 167 0 76 0 0 9 282.1 309 164 147 38 125 31 183 9 1 6 1261 97 1.537 9.9 1.2 4.0 5.8 1.46

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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
1985 24 STL NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 25 STL NL 11 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 178 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 26 ATL NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 27 ATL NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 28 ATL NL 66 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 29 TOT NL 67 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 29 ATL NL 33 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 29 PHI NL 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 30 PHI NL 68 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 90 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 31 HOU NL 81 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 35 PIT NL 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 349 17 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .118 .118 .118 .235 -33 2 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .118 .118 .118 .235 -33 1 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (4 yrs) 129 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 102 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 24 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 178 1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 81 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 STL NL 24 P 13 0 16.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.68
1986 STL NL 25 P 11 0 21.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.25 0.27 .967 1.95 0.66
1987 ATL NL 26 P 14 0 18.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.98 0.14 .950 1.91 0.62
1988 ATL NL 27 P 16 0 20.1 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 2.21 0.31 .960 1.95 0.69
1989 ATL NL 28 P 66 0 82.1 22 7 15 0 0 1.000 2.40 0.33 .945 1.87 0.63
1990 TOT NL 29 P 67 0 88.1 15 6 7 2 1 .867 1.32 0.19 .967 1.80 0.58
1990 ATL NL 29 P 33 0 42.1 5 1 2 2 1 .600 0.64 0.09 .980 1.81 0.58
1990 PHI NL 29 P 34 0 46.0 10 5 5 0 0 1.000 1.96 0.29 .960 1.80 0.58
1991 PHI NL 30 P 68 0 98.1 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.01 0.16 .955 1.86 0.59
1992 HOU NL 31 P 81 0 111.1 25 4 19 2 2 .920 1.86 0.28 .956 1.94 0.60
1993 TOT AL 32 P 61 0 102.1 22 9 12 1 1 .955 1.85 0.34 .955 1.79 0.56
1993 OAK AL 32 P 42 0 79.1 17 7 10 0 1 1.000 1.93 0.40 .953 1.79 0.56
1993 DET AL 32 P 19 0 23.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 1.57 0.21 .960 1.80 0.56
1994 DET AL 33 P 46 0 81.1 24 10 13 1 1 .958 2.55 0.50 .954 1.72 0.52
1995 DET AL 34 P 60 0 98.2 15 4 10 1 0 .933 1.28 0.23 .960 1.79 0.53
1996 PIT NL 35 P 13 0 15.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.23 .967 1.86 0.52
12 Seasons P 516 0 754.1 147 46 94 7 6 .952 1.67 0.27 .956 1.84 0.58
12 Seasons TOT 516 0 754.1 147 46 94 7 6 .952 1.67 0.27 .908 1.84 0.58

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1990 NL  67 (8th)
1992 NL  81 (1st)
1994 AL  46 (10th)
1995 AL  60 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1989 NL  53 (5th)
Career  257 (152nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 4 (1919), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 25, 1982: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

July 25, 1987: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Randy O'Neal.

July 23, 1990: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Marvin Freeman.

December 20, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

December 19, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

August 15, 1993: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

August 21, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

November 7, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

November 7, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 21, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 7, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

April 27, 1996: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Detroit Tigers.

October 12, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1987Atlanta Braves$625,000
1989Atlanta Braves$167,000
1990Atlanta Braves$215,000
1991Philadelphia Phillies$725,000
1992Houston Astros$725,000
1993Oakland Athletics$585,500
Detroit Tigers$109,000
1994Detroit Tigers$800,000
1995Detroit Tigers$600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,551,500
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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