Joe Cannon
Joseph Jerome Cannon
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
Final Game: October 5, 1980
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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 HOU NL 23 LF 3 3 25.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 19.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 2.16 2.00 .967 1.94 1.50
1977 HOU NL 23 OF 3 3 25.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 19.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 2.52 2.33 .971 2.27 1.93
1978 HOU NL 24 OF 5 4 31.2 9 7 0 2 0 .778 -0.5 -18.9 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0 1.99 1.40 .989 2.30 1.94
1978 HOU NL 24 LF 3 2 17.2 5 4 0 1 0 .800 -0.2 -13.6 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0 2.04 1.33 .980 1.99 1.53
1978 HOU NL 24 CF 2 2 14.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -0.3 -25.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.93 1.50 .975 2.83 2.30
1979 TOR AL 25 OF 50 33 321.0 86 81 5 0 1 1.000 1.0 3.7 0.0 -0.4 0.4 1 2.41 1.72 .980 2.46 2.13
1979 TOR AL 25 RF 40 32 282.0 76 73 3 0 0 1.000 0.3 1.3 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0 2.43 1.90 .979 2.25 1.88
1979 TOR AL 25 LF 17 1 39.0 12 10 2 0 1 1.000 0.7 21.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 1 2.77 0.71 .983 2.22 1.80
1980 TOR AL 26 OF 33 7 122.0 31 29 1 1 0 .968 -0.9 -8.9 -0.9 0.2 -0.9 0 2.21 0.91 .981 2.47 2.15
1980 TOR AL 26 CF 17 4 69.2 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -1.0 -17.2 -1.0 -1.1 0.2 0 2.20 1.00 .983 2.92 2.65
1980 TOR AL 26 LF 17 3 51.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 4.7 0.2 1.4 -1.1 0 2.28 0.76 .977 2.35 1.92
1980 TOR AL 26 DH 1
1980 TOR AL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
4 Seasons OF 91 47 499.2 133 124 6 3 1 .977 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.4 -0.4 1 2.34 1.43 .980 2.44 2.12
2 Seasons RF 41 32 283.0 76 73 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 0.8 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 2.42 1.85 .979 2.25 1.88
4 Seasons LF 40 9 133.0 36 33 2 1 1 .972 1.1 9.9 0.1 1.3 -1.1 1 2.37 0.88 .978 2.19 1.81
2 Seasons CF 19 6 83.2 22 19 1 2 0 .909 -1.3 -18.6 -1.3 -1.4 0.2 0 2.15 1.05 .982 2.90 2.61
1 Season DH 1
4 Seasons TOT 91 47 499.2 133 124 6 3 1 .977 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.4 -0.4 1 2.34 1.43 .958 2.44 2.12

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
1977 HOU NL 23 9 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 4 2
1978 HOU NL 24 8 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 3 0
1979 TOR AL 25 61 33 61 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 40 50 0 1 16
1980 TOR AL 26 70 7 70 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 1 33 0 5 42
4 Seasons 148 47 148 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 19 41 91 0 13 60
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 -- 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%
1979 TOR AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 14 7 0 12 2 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 7 4 0 39 14 35.9% 22 3 7.7% 0 1260 56% 82% 25% 133 57%
1980 TOR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 75% 25% 0
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 14 7 0 12 2 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 7 4 0 39 14 35.9% 22 3 7.7% 0 1264 56% 82% 25% 133 57%
MLB Averages 42.5% 2.9% 58% 79% 26% 51%

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%
1977 HOU NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 109 71% 84% 26% 7 86%
1978 HOU NL 24 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 70 57% 73% 27% 6 67%
1979 TOR AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 9 6 66.7% 1 2 22.2% 0 181 55% 84% 24% 21 52%
1980 TOR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 221 55% 82% 28% 27 48%
4 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 7 6 0 2 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 16 12 75.0% 2 2 12.5% 0 581 58% 82% 26% 61 56%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.7% 58% 79% 26% 47%

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%
1978 HOU NL 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 64 47% 72% 27% 4 75%
1980 TOR AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4 40.0% 5 1 10.0% 0 328 45% 77% 26% 37 46%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11 5 45.5% 5 1 9.1% 0 392 45% 77% 26% 41 49%
MLB Averages 42.3% 2.2% 58% 79% 26% 57%

* 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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