Joe Dillon
Joseph William Dillon
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 2, 1975 in Modesto, CA
High School: Indianola (Indianola, IA)
School: Texas Tech University
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 7th round of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed June 3, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 2005
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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
2005 29 FLA NL 27 39 36 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 .167 .211 .278 .488 30 10 3 1 1 0 0 /4753
2007 31 MIL NL 39 82 76 12 26 8 2 0 10 0 0 5 14 .342 .390 .500 .890 129 38 2 1 0 0 0 /73459
2008 32 MIL NL 56 90 75 13 16 3 0 1 6 1 0 13 21 .213 .337 .293 .630 70 22 1 1 1 0 0 /4375
2009 33 TBR AL 15 35 30 4 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 .300 .400 .400 .800 111 12 1 2 0 0 0 /D54
4 Seasons 137 246 217 35 57 12 2 3 19 1 0 22 47 .263 .344 .378 .722 90 82 7 5 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 291 257 41 67 14 2 4 22 1 0 26 56 .263 .344 .378 .722 90 97 8 6 2 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 95 172 151 25 42 11 2 1 16 1 0 18 35 .278 .363 .397 .760 99 60 3 2 1 0 0
TBR (1 yr) 15 35 30 4 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 .300 .400 .400 .800 111 12 1 2 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 27 39 36 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 .167 .211 .278 .488 30 10 3 1 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 122 211 187 31 48 12 2 2 17 1 0 19 43 .257 .335 .374 .709 87 70 6 3 2 0 0
AL (1 yr) 15 35 30 4 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4 .300 .400 .400 .800 111 12 1 2 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
2005 29 FLA NL 39 34 1 0.8 103 .185 .167 .261 .211 .331 .278 .416 .488 .747 30 .034 -3.7 -0.4 .364 .139 .111 .0
2007 31 MIL NL 82 52 14 7.2 111 .419 .342 .273 .390 .342 .500 .436 .890 .778 129 .657 3.3 0.3 .846 .224 .158
2008 32 MIL NL 90 61 9 4.0 106 .283 .213 .265 .337 .336 .293 .423 .630 .759 70 .404 -2.9 -0.3 .617 .267 .080 1.0
2009 33 TBR AL 35 22 5 6.1 109 .320 .300 .268 .400 .338 .400 .431 .800 .769 111 .582 0.6 0.1 .773 .200 .100 .0
4 Seasons 246 169 29 4.6 108 .323 .263 .268 .344 .338 .378 .427 .722 .765 90 .465 -2.7 -0.3 .659 .221 .115 1.5
162 Game Avg. 291 200 34 4.6 108 .323 .263 .268 .344 .338 .378 .427 .722 .765 90 .465 -2.7 -0.3 .659 .221 .115 2
MIL (2 yrs) 172 113 23 5.5 109 .357 .278 .269 .363 .339 .397 .429 .760 .769 99 .542 0.4 -0.0 .723 .245 .119 1.0
TBR (1 yr) 35 22 5 6.1 109 .320 .300 .268 .400 .338 .400 .431 .800 .769 111 .582 0.6 0.1 .773 .200 .100 .0
FLA (1 yr) 39 34 1 0.8 103 .185 .167 .261 .211 .331 .278 .416 .488 .747 30 .035 -3.7 -0.4 .364 .139 .111 .0
NL (3 yrs) 211 147 24 4.4 107 .324 .257 .267 .335 .338 .374 .427 .709 .764 87 .444 -3.3 -0.4 .641 .225 .118 1.3
AL (1 yr) 35 22 5 6.1 109 .320 .300 .268 .400 .338 .400 .431 .800 .769 111 .582 0.6 0.1 .773 .200 .100 .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
2005 29 FLA NL 39 2.6% 20.5% 2.6% 5.1% 33% 8.00 4.5 36.0 36.0 0.87 1.50 69% 7% 9.1% 27%
2007 31 MIL NL 82 0.0% 17.1% 6.1% 12.2% 39% 2.80 5.4 7.6 0.82 1.24 76% 24% 0.0% 18%
2008 32 MIL NL 90 1.1% 23.3% 14.4% 4.4% 25% 1.62 3.6 75.0 12.5 0.64 0.65 59% 24% 3.6% 15%
2009 33 TBR AL 35 2.9% 11.4% 8.6% 2.9% 11% 1.33 7.5 30.0 15.0 0.63 1.00 71% 27% 7.1% 13%
4 Seasons 246 1.2% 19.1% 8.9% 6.9% 30% 2.14 4.6 72.3 11.4 0.73 1.02 68% 22% 3.7% 17%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

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
2005 29 FLA NL 1 0 71% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
2007 31 MIL NL 2 0 38% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 67% 3 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 1
2008 32 MIL NL 2 0 41% 34 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 43% 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 3
2009 33 TBR AL 0 0 23% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 5 0 40% 108 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 50% 10 7 3 5 2 3 7 2 5
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

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
2005 29 FLA NL 39 23% 6 0 0 18 4 1 1 1.38 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 11 3 27% 3 1 33% 26 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 3 100% 0
2007 31 MIL NL 82 27% 26 3 0 20 8 0 1 1.11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 13% 5 2 40% 53 11 21% 5 2 40% 3 1 33% 0
2008 32 MIL NL 90 40% 16 3 0 39 6 0 3 1.24 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 15 1 7% 6 1 17% 55 6 11% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
2009 33 TBR AL 35 66% 9 0 0 5 0 0 0 0.50 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 3 2 67% 22 1 5% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
4 Seasons 246 37% 57 6 0 82 18 1 5 1.19 3 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 100% 46 7 15% 17 6 35% 156 18 12% 11 3 27% 12 6 50% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2005 29 FLA NL 39 177 4.54 116 66% 28% 16% 32% 25% 72% 0% 47% 79% 31% 3% 1 0 10% 4 1 5% 2 1 38% 0 0 0
2007 31 MIL NL 82 305 3.72 200 66% 31% 11% 28% 31% 70% 0% 46% 84% 13% 4% 3 0 9% 7 2 7% 6 5 14% 0 0 0
2008 32 MIL NL 90 376 4.18 233 62% 37% 12% 27% 24% 63% 0% 39% 81% 18% 2% 2 0 14% 13 2 12% 11 7 48% 0 0 0
2009 33 TBR AL 35 117 3.34 74 63% 35% 8% 22% 35% 65% 0% 41% 88% 14% 0% 0 0 11% 4 2 11% 4 1 25% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 246 975 3.96 623 64% 33% 12% 27% 28% 67% 0% 43% 82% 18% 2% 6 0 11% 28 7 9% 23 14 34% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2005 29 27 39 36 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 .167 .211 .278 .488 30 10 3 1 1 0 0
2006 30 27 39 36 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 .167 .211 .278 .488 30 10 3 1 1 0 0
2007 31 66 121 112 18 32 9 2 1 11 0 0 6 22 .286 .333 .429 .762 98 48 5 2 1 0 0
2008 32 122 211 187 31 48 12 2 2 17 1 0 19 43 .257 .335 .374 .709 87 70 6 3 2 0 0
2009 33 137 246 217 35 57 12 2 3 19 1 0 22 47 .263 .344 .378 .722 90 82 7 5 2 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
2005 29 27 36 34 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 .118 .167 .235 .402 1 27
2007 31 39 81 75 12 25 8 2 0 10 0 5 14 .333 .383 .493 .876 14 39
2008 32 56 93 77 14 18 3 0 1 6 1 15 21 .234 .366 .312 .677 9 56
2009 33 15 36 31 4 10 0 0 1 2 0 3 4 .323 .417 .419 .836 5 15
4 Seasons 137 246 217 34 57 12 2 3 19 1 24 47 .263 .350 .378 .727 29 137
162 Game Avg. 162 291 257 40 67 14 2 4 22 1 28 56 .263 .350 .378 .727 34 137

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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