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Joe Cannon

Joseph Jerome Cannon (J.J.)

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Runner
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: July 13, 1953 in Camp LeJeune, NC
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1977
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Astros 1977-1980

Final Game: October 5, 1980
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Standard Batting

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
1977 23 HOU NL 9 17 17 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 .118 .118 .235 .353 -4 4 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1978 24 HOU NL 8 18 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 /78
1979 25 TOR AL 61 146 142 14 30 1 1 1 5 12 2 1 34 .211 .217 .254 .470 27 36 2 0 3 0 0 97/D
1980 26 TOR AL 70 51 50 16 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 14 .080 .098 .080 .178 -51 4 0 1 0 0 0 87D/9
4 Yrs 148 232 227 34 40 3 1 1 11 15 6 1 54 .176 .183 .211 .395 7 48 2 1 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 254 248 37 44 3 1 1 12 16 7 1 59 .176 .183 .211 .395 7 53 2 1 3 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 17 35 35 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 6 .171 .171 .229 .400 13 8 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (2 yrs) 131 197 192 30 34 1 1 1 9 14 4 1 48 .177 .186 .208 .394 6 40 2 1 3 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 131 197 192 30 34 1 1 1 9 14 4 1 48 .177 .186 .208 .394 6 40 2 1 3 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 17 35 35 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 6 .171 .171 .229 .400 13 8 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1977 23 HOU NL 9 17 -1 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /7
1978 24 HOU NL 8 18 -1 -0 0 -0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .473 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /78
1979 25 TOR AL 61 146 -16 1 0 1 -4 -18 -1.8 5 -13 -1.3 .470 .489 -1.4 -0.2 -14 $ 97/D
1980 26 TOR AL 70 51 -10 -1 0 -1 -2 -13 -1.4 2 -12 -1.2 .480 .491 -1.1 -0.2 -11 $ 87D/9
4 Seasons 148 232 -28 0 1 0 -6 -33 -3.4 7 -25 -2.7 .477 .495 -2.6 -0.5 -25 $
HOU (2 yrs) 17 35 -2 0 0 -0 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .487 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $
TOR (2 yrs) 131 197 -26 0 1 0 -6 -31 -3.1 6 -24 -2.5 .476 .490 -2.5 -0.4 -25 $

Advanced Batting

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
1977 23 HOU NL 17 16 0 0.0 95 .167 .118 .258 .118 .325 .235 .394 .353 .718 -4 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .250 .118 .118 .0
1978 24 HOU NL 18 15 1 1.8 88 .235 .222 .252 .222 .319 .222 .371 .444 .690 29 .175 -1.7 -0.2 .200 -.056 .000
1979 25 TOR AL 146 119 8 1.8 102 .271 .211 .270 .217 .334 .254 .408 .470 .743 27 .146 -15.3 -1.5 .405 .120 .042 1.8
1980 26 TOR AL 51 48 0 0.0 103 .111 .080 .275 .098 .338 .080 .408 .178 .746 -51 .000 -10.8 -1.1 .104 .000 .000 .0
4 Yrs 232 198 9 1.2 101 .227 .176 .269 .183 .333 .211 .404 .395 .737 7 .080 -30.2 -3.0 .303 .079 .035 1.9
162 Game Avg. 254 217 10 1.2 101 .227 .176 .269 .183 .333 .211 .404 .395 .737 7 .080 -30.2 -3.0 .303 .079 .035 2
HOU (2 yrs) 35 31 1 0.9 92 .207 .171 .255 .171 .322 .229 .382 .400 .704 13 .049 -4.1 -0.4 .226 .029 .057 .0
TOR (2 yrs) 197 167 8 1.3 102 .231 .177 .271 .186 .335 .208 .408 .394 .744 6 .085 -26.1 -2.6 .317 .089 .031 1.9
AL (2 yrs) 197 167 8 1.3 102 .231 .177 .271 .186 .335 .208 .408 .394 .744 6 .085 -26.1 -2.6 .317 .089 .031 1.9
NL (2 yrs) 35 31 1 0.9 92 .207 .171 .255 .171 .322 .229 .382 .400 .704 13 .049 -4.1 -0.4 .226 .029 .057 .0

Ratio Batting*

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
1977 23 HOU NL 17 0.0% 29.4% 0.0% 11.8% 100% 3.4 17.0 1.00 71%
1978 24 HOU NL 18 0.0% 5.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 18.0 18.0 0.44 94%
1979 25 TOR AL 146 0.7% 23.3% 0.7% 2.1% 10% 34.00 4.2 142.0 28.4 1.44 73%
1980 26 TOR AL 51 0.0% 27.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.6 12.5 0.94 71%
4 Yrs 232 0.4% 23.3% 0.4% 2.2% 13% 54.00 4.2 227.0 20.6 1.14 74%
MLB Averages 2.0% 12.8% 8.4% 6.7% 28% 1.52 7.0 43.6 8.4 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1977 23 HOU NL -2.4 -0.2 19 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 1.26 -0.1 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.96 -1.3 1.59 4
1978 24 HOU NL -1.7 -0.2 19 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .99 -0.2 -0.0 -1.5 -0.2 0.84 -1.8 0.81 3
1979 25 TOR AL -15.3 -1.5 164 -0.9 1.9 -2.7 .93 -1.4 0.4 -12.6 -1.2 0.90 -16.2 1.78 1
1980 26 TOR AL -10.8 -1.1 56 -1.1 0.3 -1.3 1.14 -0.9 -0.0 -9.6 -0.9 0.98 -10.4 0.52 4
4 Yrs -30.2 -3.0 258 -2.3 2.5 -4.9 1.00 -2.6 0.2 -25.0 -2.5 0.91 -29.8 1.06 12

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1977 23 HOU NL 2 0 150% 6 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1978 24 HOU NL 1 0 25% 4 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 25 TOR AL 0 0 43% 57 12 2 86% 12 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 36% 2 2 0 4 3 1 5 2 3
1980 26 TOR AL 1 0 320% 54 2 2 50% 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 38% 11 9 1 3 2 1 7 0 6
4 Yrs 4 0 81% 121 15 6 71% 15 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 8 6 43% 15 11 3 7 5 2 13 2 10

Situational Hitting*

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
1977 23 HOU NL 17 82% 2 4 1 0 0 1.59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 8 2 25% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1978 24 HOU NL 18 89% 4 3 0 0 0 0.81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1979 25 TOR AL 146 92% 30 1 0 0 0 1.78 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 100% 23 2 9% 18 5 28% 72 4 6% 5 1 20% 5 2 40% 0
1980 26 TOR AL 51 82% 4 4 0 0 1 0.52 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 30 4 13% 4 3 75% 1 1 100% 0
4 Yrs 232 89% 40 12 1 0 1 1.06 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 100% 31 2 6% 24 8 33% 118 11 9% 13 6 46% 6 3 50% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 36% 15% 51% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1977 23 9 17 17 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 .118 .118 .235 .353 -4 4 0 0 0 0 0
1978 24 17 35 35 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 6 .171 .171 .229 .400 13 8 0 0 0 0 0
1979 25 78 181 177 18 36 3 1 1 7 13 4 1 40 .203 .208 .249 .456 24 44 2 0 3 0 0
1980 26 148 232 227 34 40 3 1 1 11 15 6 1 54 .176 .183 .211 .395 7 48 2 1 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1977 23 9 18 18 6 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 5 .167 .167 .333 .500 1 9
1978 24 8 18 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 1 8
1979 25 61 148 144 14 31 1 1 1 5 12 1 34 .215 .221 .257 .478 8 61
1980 26 70 51 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 .000 .020 .000 .020 0 70
4 Yrs 148 235 230 21 38 4 1 1 8 16 1 54 .165 .172 .204 .377 10 148
162 Game Avg. 162 257 252 23 42 4 1 1 9 18 1 59 .165 .172 .204 .377 11 148

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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