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Joe Hesketh
Joseph Thomas Hesketh
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 15, 1959 in Lackawanna, NY
School: State University of New York at Buffalo
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 7, 1984
Final Game: August 7, 1994
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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
1984 25 MON NL 2 2 .500 1.80 11 5 2 1 1 1 45.0 38 12 9 2 15 3 32 0 3 1 182 192 1.178 7.6 0.4 3.0 6.4 2.13
1985 26 MON NL 10 5 .667 2.49 25 25 0 2 1 0 155.1 125 52 43 10 45 2 113 0 3 3 618 137 1.094 7.2 0.6 2.6 6.5 2.51 RoY-8
1986 27 MON NL 6 5 .545 5.01 15 15 0 0 0 0 82.2 92 46 46 11 31 4 67 2 3 4 362 74 1.488 10.0 1.2 3.4 7.3 2.16
1987 28 MON NL 0 0 3.14 18 0 3 0 0 1 28.2 23 12 10 2 15 3 31 2 0 1 128 134 1.326 7.2 0.6 4.7 9.7 2.07
1988 29 MON NL 4 3 .571 2.85 60 0 23 0 0 9 72.2 63 30 23 1 35 9 64 0 1 5 304 126 1.349 7.8 0.1 4.3 7.9 1.83
1989 30 MON NL 6 4 .600 5.77 43 0 17 0 0 3 48.1 54 34 31 5 26 6 44 0 3 1 219 61 1.655 10.1 0.9 4.8 8.2 1.69
1990 31 TOT MLB 1 6 .143 4.53 45 2 19 0 0 5 59.2 69 35 30 7 25 2 50 1 0 8 269 89 1.575 10.4 1.1 3.8 7.5 2.00
1990 31 TOT NL 1 2 .333 5.29 33 0 15 0 0 5 34.0 32 23 20 5 14 1 24 1 0 5 147 75 1.353 8.5 1.3 3.7 6.4 1.71
1990 31 MON NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 12 1.333 6.0 0.0 6.0 9.0 1.50
1990 31 ATL NL 0 2 .000 5.81 31 0 15 0 0 5 31.0 30 23 20 5 12 0 21 1 0 5 135 69 1.355 8.7 1.5 3.5 6.1 1.75
1990 31 BOS AL 0 4 .000 3.51 12 2 4 0 0 0 25.2 37 12 10 2 11 1 26 0 0 3 122 117 1.870 13.0 0.7 3.9 9.1 2.36
1991 32 BOS AL 12 4 .750 3.29 39 17 5 0 0 0 153.1 142 59 56 19 53 3 104 0 0 8 631 131 1.272 8.3 1.1 3.1 6.1 1.96
1992 33 BOS AL 8 9 .471 4.36 30 25 1 1 0 1 148.2 162 84 72 15 58 9 104 2 0 6 659 97 1.480 9.8 0.9 3.5 6.3 1.79
1993 34 BOS AL 3 4 .429 5.06 28 5 8 0 0 1 53.1 62 35 30 4 29 4 34 0 2 4 246 92 1.706 10.5 0.7 4.9 5.7 1.17
1994 35 BOS AL 8 5 .615 4.26 25 20 1 0 0 0 114.0 117 70 54 9 46 3 83 2 1 6 495 118 1.430 9.2 0.7 3.6 6.6 1.80
11 Seasons 60 47 .561 3.78 339 114 79 4 2 21 961.2 947 469 404 85 378 48 726 9 16 47 4113 107 1.378 8.9 0.8 3.5 6.8 1.92
162 Game Avg. 9 7 .561 3.78 51 17 12 1 0 3 144 142 70 61 13 57 7 109 1 2 7 617 107 1.378 8.9 0.8 3.5 6.8 1.92
MON (7 yrs) 29 19 .604 3.35 174 45 45 3 2 14 435.2 397 186 162 31 169 28 354 4 13 15 1825 107 1.299 8.2 0.6 3.5 7.3 2.09
BOS (5 yrs) 31 26 .544 4.04 134 69 19 1 0 2 495.0 520 260 222 49 197 20 351 4 3 27 2153 111 1.448 9.5 0.9 3.6 6.4 1.78
ATL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.81 31 0 15 0 0 5 31.0 30 23 20 5 12 0 21 1 0 5 135 69 1.355 8.7 1.5 3.5 6.1 1.75
NL (7 yrs) 29 21 .580 3.51 205 45 60 3 2 19 466.2 427 209 182 36 181 28 375 5 13 20 1960 103 1.303 8.2 0.7 3.5 7.2 2.07
AL (5 yrs) 31 26 .544 4.04 134 69 19 1 0 2 495.0 520 260 222 49 197 20 351 4 3 27 2153 111 1.448 9.5 0.9 3.6 6.4 1.78

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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
1984 25 MON NL 11 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .100 .250 .100 .350 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1985 26 MON NL 26 53 44 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 30 .091 .167 .091 .258 -24 4 1 0 5 0 0 1 RoY-8
1986 27 MON NL 15 28 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .000 .080 .000 .080 -76 0 1 0 3 0 0 1
1987 28 MON NL 18 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1988 29 MON NL 60 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 30 MON NL 43 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 185 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 31 TOT MLB 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 31 TOT NL 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 31 MON NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1990 31 ATL NL 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 206 105 86 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 57 .070 .167 .070 .236 -31 6 3 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 83 68 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 45 .070 .167 .070 .236 -31 5 2 0 7 0 0
MON (7 yrs) 175 104 85 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 57 .071 .168 .071 .239 -30 6 3 0 9 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 206 105 86 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 58 .070 .167 .070 .236 -31 6 3 0 9 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
1984 MON NL 25 P 11 5 45.0 9 2 6 1 1 .889 1.60 0.73 .956 1.88 0.67
1985 MON NL 26 P 25 25 155.1 25 3 22 0 0 1.000 1.45 1.00 .952 1.92 0.68 RoY-8
1986 MON NL 27 P 15 15 82.2 11 2 8 1 0 .909 1.09 0.67 .955 1.94 0.66
1987 MON NL 28 P 18 0 28.2 3 1 1 1 0 .667 0.63 0.11 .967 1.92 0.62
1988 MON NL 29 P 60 0 72.2 20 6 14 0 2 1.000 2.48 0.33 .955 1.96 0.69
1989 MON NL 30 P 43 0 48.1 13 3 9 1 3 .923 2.23 0.28 .946 1.86 0.63
1990 TOT MLB 31 P 45 2 59.2 12 4 6 2 0 .833 1.51 0.22 .967 1.79 0.58
1990 TOT NL 31 P 33 0 34.0 8 4 3 1 0 .875 1.85 0.21 .962 1.80 0.58
1990 MON NL 31 P 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0.50 1.000 1.80 0.60
1990 ATL NL 31 P 31 0 31.0 7 3 3 1 0 .857 1.74 0.19 .957 1.80 0.58
1990 BOS AL 31 P 12 2 25.2 4 0 3 1 0 .750 1.05 0.25 .975 1.79 0.59
1991 BOS AL 32 P 39 17 153.1 33 13 19 1 1 .970 1.88 0.82 .955 1.80 0.58
1992 BOS AL 33 P 30 25 148.2 32 6 22 4 1 .875 1.70 0.93 .956 1.72 0.56
1993 BOS AL 34 P 28 5 53.1 10 2 7 1 1 .900 1.52 0.32 .960 1.79 0.56
1994 BOS AL 35 P 25 20 114.0 19 5 10 4 0 .789 1.18 0.60 .963 1.72 0.52
11 Seasons P 339 114 961.2 187 47 124 16 9 .914 1.60 0.50 .956 1.83 0.61
11 Seasons TOT 339 114 961.2 187 47 124 16 9 .914 1.60 0.50 .871 1.83 0.61

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1994 AL--.711--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1345), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (908), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1980.

April 30, 1990: Selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the Montreal Expos.

July 24, 1990: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

July 31, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Montreal Expos$170,000
1987Montreal Expos$150,000
1989Montreal Expos$417,000
1990Montreal Expos$375,000
1991Boston Red Sox$525,000
1992Boston Red Sox$1,775,000
1993Boston Red Sox$1,775,000
1994Boston Red Sox$1,750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,937,000
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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