Joe Vitiello

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: April 11, 1970 in Cambridge, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stoneham HS (Stoneham, MA) and the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (7th) of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

High School: Stoneham HS (Stoneham, MA)

School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Debut: April 29, 1995 (Age 25-018d, 16,612th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2003 (Age 33-170d)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Joseph David Vitiello

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

693

172

.248

RBI

104

OBP

.335

SLG

.414

OPS

.749

OPS+

Summary of 26 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 8 go ahead

3 Tms
KCR	21
MON	3
SDP	2

Platoon
vs LHP	17
vs RHP	9

Home/Road
Home	13
Away	13

Outs
2	10
1	8
0	8

13 Opps
ANA/CAL	5
DET	4
MIN	3
SEA	3
TEX	2
CLE	2
NYM	1
ATL	1
PHI	1
NYY	1
FLA	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

24 Pitchers
Jim Abbott	2
Mark Langston	2
Marty Janzen	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1
Greg Keagle	1
Travis Miller	1
Rick Aguilera	1
Kenny Rogers	1
Glenn Dishman	1
Randy Johnson	1
José Paniagua	1
Jim Poole	1
John Burkett	1
John Franco	1
Mike Myers	1
Jason Marquis	1
Dave Righetti	1
Mark Holzemer	1
Jarrod Washburn	1
John Farrell	1
Mark Redman	1
Orel Hershiser	1
Sterling Hitchcock	1
Jimmy Key	1

13 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	10
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Est HBithorn (SJU)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	5
89	4
78	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	6
2	5
5	5
1	4
3	4
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	6
-2-	3
12-	2

39 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	15
1 on	9
2 on	2
Any on	11

Inning
1	3
2	4
3	1
4	4
5	1
6	2
7	6
8	3
9	2

1-3	8
4-6	7
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	5
+1	4
Tied	8
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	14
Tied	8
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	4
1-0	4
0-0	4
1-1	4
2-1	3
3-1	3
2-2	2
3-2	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	13
1B	8
LF	2
PH	1
PH/DH	1
RF	1

OrderPos
4th	8
7th	7
5th	5
6th	3
9th	1
8th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-08-01	KCR	@	CHW	Dave Righetti	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	7,(2-2) CFBB1FFX	2	5	DH	0.154	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); G. Gaetti Scores
2	2	2	1	1995-08-25	KCR		TEX	Kenny Rogers	tied 1-1	b 1	2	12-	5,(1-2) BFCFX	3	6	DH	0.228	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); G. Gaetti Scores; B. Cookson Scores
3	3	3	1	1995-09-15	KCR	@	CAL	Jim Abbott	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	DH	0.097	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
4	4	4	1	1995-09-17	KCR	@	CAL	Mark Langston	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	3	0.234	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Gagne Scores; G. Gaetti Scores
5	5	5	2	1995-09-17	KCR	@	CAL	Mark Langston	ahead 5-3	t 5	1	1--	4,(1-2) SCBX	2	5	3	0.136	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Gaetti Scores
6	6	6	1	1995-09-22	KCR		CLE	Orel Hershiser	tied 2-2	b 4	1	---	5,(2-2) SBFBX	1	7	DH	0.122	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	7	1	1995-09-23	KCR		CLE	Jim Poole	behind 2-7	b 9	2	---	4,(1-2) .SCBX	1	7	PH/DH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1996-04-23	KCR		NYY	Jimmy Key	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	0.212	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); L. Norman Scores
9	9	2	1	1996-05-07	KCR	@	CAL	Jim Abbott	tied 3-3	t 8	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BC.B>X	2	4	DH	0.355	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Goodwin Scores
10	10	3	1	1996-05-22	KCR	@	DET	John Farrell	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	4	DH	0.114	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	4	2	1996-05-22	KCR	@	DET	Mike Myers	ahead 5-3	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	DH	0.094	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
12	12	5	1	1996-06-02	KCR	@	TOR	Marty Janzen	ahead 5-2	t 7	0	1--	4,(2-1) BCB1>X	2	4	DH	0.067	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); K. Lockhart Scores
13	13	6	1	1996-06-09	KCR		SEA	Sterling Hitchcock	behind 0-3	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	DH	0.098	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
14	14	7	1	1996-07-06	KCR	@	MIN	Rick Aguilera	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	-2-	5,(3-1) BBC.BX	2	4	DH	0.126	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Goodwin Scores; J. Vitiello Scores
15	15	8	1	1996-08-24	KCR		DET	Greg Keagle	ahead 6-2	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Vitiello Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1997-05-23	KCR		SEA	Randy Johnson	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	9	0.134	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Davis Scores; J. Vitiello Scores
17	17	2	1	1997-06-01	KCR	@	TEX	John Burkett	tied 0-0	t 2	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	7	DH	0.149	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Damon Scores
18	18	3	1	1997-07-28 (2)	KCR		MIN	Travis Miller	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	6	3	0.103	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	4	1	1997-07-29	KCR		MIN	LaTroy Hawkins	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	7	DH	0.076	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
20	20	5	1	1997-08-07	KCR		DET	Glenn Dishman	behind 1-8	b 7	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	7	0.008	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1999-09-20	KCR	@	SEA	José Paniagua	ahead 9-6	t 7	2	---	7,(3-2) BSFBFBX	1	8	3	0.061	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2000-07-16	SDP		ANA	Jarrod Washburn	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	5	3	0.142	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Nevin Scores
23	23	2	1	2000-08-10	SDP	@	PHI	Mark Holzemer	ahead 11-3	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	3	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2003-07-02	MON	@	NYM	John Franco	ahead 10-4	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) .FBX	1	9	PH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	2	1	2003-09-05	MON		FLA	Mark Redman	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	7	0.077	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	3	1	2003-09-17	MON		ATL	Jason Marquis	behind 1-14	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)