Mike Joyce

Michael Lewis Joyce

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: February 12, 1941 in Detroit, MI
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1962
Team: WhiteSox 1962-1963

Final Game: September 29, 1963
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Fine Details · Last Updated May 25, 2012, 6:40PM

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Christy Mathewson… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Christy Mathewson… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1962	21	CHW-min	A,AAA	6	5	.545	2.40	15	12		5	2		90.0	68	36	24	7	20	1	46	2	0	1			0.978	6.8	0.7	2.0	4.6	2.30	SAV,INA · SALL,AA
1962	21	CHW	AL	2	1	.667	3.32	25	1	11	0	0	2	43.1	40	17	16	2	14	2	9	0	0	1	182	119	1.246	8.3	0.4	2.9	1.9	0.64
1963	22	CHW-min	AAA	13	11	.542	3.89	26	24					171.0	173	81	74	13	60		100						1.363	9.1	0.7	3.2	5.3	1.67	INA · IL
1963	22	CHW	AL	0	0		8.44	6	0	2	0	0	0	10.2	13	10	10	1	8	2	7	0	0	1	53	43	1.969	11.0	0.8	6.8	5.9	0.88
1964	23	NYM-min	AA,AAA	0	13	.000	7.09	28	15		0	0		80.0	103	86	63	12	70	1	44	0	0	7			2.162	11.6	1.4	7.9	5.0	0.63	WPT,BFL · EL,IL
1965	24	NYM-min	AA	0	0		5.40	2	1					5.0	5	6	3	2	7		5						2.400	9.0	3.6	12.6	9.0	0.71	WPT · EL
2 Yrs				2	1	.667	4.33	31	1	13	0	0	2	54.0	53	27	26	3	22	4	16	0	0	2	235	90	1.389	8.8	0.5	3.7	2.7	0.73
162 Game Avg.				4	2	.667	4.33	66	2	28	0	0	4	115	113	57	55	6	47	9	34	0	0	4	499	90	1.389	8.8	0.5	3.7	2.7	0.73

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1962	21	CHW	AL	43.1	25	1	17	3.53	4.43	0.17	-0.15	97.8	4.01	3	0.3	1.2	-0.0	0.6	6	.512	.502	$
1963	22	CHW	AL	10.2	6	0	10	8.44	3.85	0.29	-0.16	95.8	3.26	-6	-0.6	1.4	-0.2	-0.7	-5	.398	.496	$
2 Seasons				54.0	31	1	27	4.50	4.31	0.20	-0.16	97.4	3.86	-3	-0.3	1.2	-0.2	-0.1	1	.490	.499	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1962	21	CHW-min	A,AAA	16	35	31	1	7	1	1	2	5	.226	.294	.258	.552		8		1	1	0	0		SAV,INA · SALL,AA
1962	21	CHW	AL	25	7	7	1	3	0	0	0	2	.429	.429	.429	.857	132	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1963	22	CHW-min	AAA	26	64	61	6	15	3	8	3	26	.246	.281	.295	.576		18							INA · IL
1963	22	CHW	AL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
1964	23	NYM-min	AA,AAA	29	23	21	1	1	0	1	2	10	.048	.130	.048	.178		1		0	0	0			WPT,BFL · EL,IL
1965	24	NYM-min	AA	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0							WPT · EL
2 Yrs				31	9	7	1	3	0	0	0	2	.429	.429	.429	.857	132	3	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	47	37	5	16	0	0	0	10	.429	.429	.429	.857	132	16	0	0	5	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	Rbaser	Rpos	RAA	WAA	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1962	21	CHW	AL	25	7	-0	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	.502	.500	0.1	-0.0	1	$	1
1963	22	CHW	AL	6	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	.504	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$	/1
2 Seasons				31	9	-0	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	.503	.500	0.1	-0.0	1	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%	lgCS%
1962	CHW	AL	21	P	25	1	43.1	11	2	9	1	1.000	2.28	0.44	.958	2.08	2.07	3	0%	36%
1963	CHW	AL	22	P	6	0	10.2	1	0	1	0	1.000	0.84	0.17	.960	2.02	2.00	0
	2 Seasons			P	31	1	54.0	12	2	10	1	1.000	2.00	0.39	.958	2.07	2.05	3	0%	36%
	2 Seasons			TOT	31	1	54.0	12	2	10	1	1.000	2.00	0.39	.958	2.07	2.05	3	0%	36%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Transactions

Before 1962 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.
March 31, 1964: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Chicago White Sox.

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