Joe McEwing
Joseph Earl McEwing (Super Joe)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 19, 1972 in Bristol, PA
High School: Bishop Egan (Fairless Hills, PA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 28th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1998
Final Game: May 20, 2006
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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
1998 25 STL NL 10 23 20 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 .200 .273 .250 .523 39 5 0 1 1 0 0 /4879
1999 26 STL NL 152 574 513 65 141 28 4 9 44 7 4 41 87 .275 .333 .398 .730 84 204 3 6 9 5 8 4789/536 RoY-5
2000 27 NYM NL 87 169 153 20 34 14 1 2 19 3 1 5 29 .222 .248 .366 .614 55 56 2 1 8 2 0 7548/96
2001 28 NYM NL 116 319 283 41 80 17 3 8 30 8 5 17 57 .283 .342 .449 .791 106 127 2 10 6 3 0 7596/438D
2002 29 NYM NL 105 214 196 22 39 8 1 3 26 4 4 9 50 .199 .242 .296 .538 43 58 0 3 3 3 0 963457/8
2003 30 NYM NL 119 313 278 31 67 11 0 1 16 3 0 25 57 .241 .309 .291 .601 61 81 6 3 6 1 4 467/3598
2004 31 NYM NL 75 154 138 17 35 3 1 1 16 4 1 9 32 .254 .297 .312 .609 59 43 0 0 6 1 4 463/7859
2005 32 KCR AL 83 191 180 16 43 7 0 1 6 4 4 6 35 .239 .263 .294 .558 49 53 5 0 5 0 0 534/6D789
2006 33 HOU NL 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
9 Seasons 754 1963 1767 217 443 89 10 25 158 33 20 113 352 .251 .302 .355 .657 71 627 18 24 44 15 16
162 Game Avg. 162 422 380 47 95 19 2 5 34 7 4 24 76 .251 .302 .355 .657 71 135 4 5 9 3 3
NYM (5 yrs) 502 1169 1048 131 255 53 6 15 107 22 11 65 225 .243 .296 .348 .644 69 365 10 17 29 10 8
STL (2 yrs) 162 597 533 70 145 29 4 9 45 7 5 42 90 .272 .330 .392 .723 82 209 3 7 10 5 8
KCR (1 yr) 83 191 180 16 43 7 0 1 6 4 4 6 35 .239 .263 .294 .558 49 53 5 0 5 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 671 1772 1587 201 400 82 10 24 152 29 16 107 317 .252 .306 .362 .668 73 574 13 24 39 15 16
AL (1 yr) 83 191 180 16 43 7 0 1 6 4 4 6 35 .239 .263 .294 .558 49 53 5 0 5 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
1998 25 STL NL 23 18 1 1.5 107 .235 .200 .269 .273 .340 .250 .424 .523 .764 39 .103 -1.8 -0.2 .353 .050 .050
1999 26 STL NL 574 393 71 4.8 117 .313 .275 .277 .333 .352 .398 .446 .730 .798 84 .458 -13.3 -1.2 .670 .209 .123 7.9
2000 27 NYM NL 169 132 14 2.8 113 .258 .222 .268 .248 .345 .366 .438 .614 .783 55 .239 -10.4 -1.0 .525 .190 .144 2.4
2001 28 NYM NL 319 219 45 5.5 108 .326 .283 .264 .342 .334 .449 .432 .791 .766 106 .541 2.8 0.3 .748 .237 .166 8.0
2002 29 NYM NL 214 167 15 2.4 105 .247 .199 .262 .242 .336 .296 .417 .538 .753 43 .221 -16.5 -1.6 .435 .143 .097 3.4
2003 30 NYM NL 313 224 26 3.1 107 .299 .241 .265 .309 .336 .291 .425 .601 .762 61 .301 -15.6 -1.5 .516 .151 .050 1.5
2004 31 NYM NL 154 111 14 3.4 110 .321 .254 .268 .297 .340 .312 .435 .609 .775 59 .326 -8.7 -0.8 .529 .145 .058 1.6
2005 32 KCR AL 191 151 12 2.1 104 .292 .239 .267 .263 .330 .294 .423 .558 .753 49 .178 -13.3 -1.3 .404 .089 .056 1.6
2006 33 HOU NL 6 6 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .272 .000 .343 .000 .442 .000 .785 -100 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
9 Seasons 1963 1421 198 3.7 110 .298 .251 .269 .302 .341 .355 .433 .657 .774 71 .362 -78.6 -7.5 .570 .175 .104 28.4
162 Game Avg. 422 305 43 3.7 110 .298 .251 .269 .302 .341 .355 .433 .657 .774 71 .362 -78.6 -7.5 .570 .175 .104 6
NYM (5 yrs) 1169 853 114 3.6 108 .293 .243 .265 .296 .337 .348 .429 .644 .766 69 .351 -48.4 -4.6 .563 .177 .105 17.8
STL (2 yrs) 597 411 72 4.7 116 .310 .272 .277 .330 .352 .392 .445 .723 .797 82 .445 -15.1 -1.4 .657 .203 .120 7.9
KCR (1 yr) 191 151 12 2.1 104 .292 .239 .267 .263 .330 .294 .423 .558 .753 49 .178 -13.3 -1.3 .404 .089 .056 1.6
HOU (1 yr) 6 6 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .272 .000 .343 .000 .442 .000 .785 -100 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
NL (8 yrs) 1772 1270 186 3.9 111 .298 .252 .269 .306 .342 .362 .434 .668 .777 73 .382 -65.3 -6.2 .590 .185 .110 26.3
AL (1 yr) 191 151 12 2.1 104 .292 .239 .267 .263 .330 .294 .423 .558 .753 49 .178 -13.3 -1.3 .404 .089 .056 1.6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 27 NYM NL NLDS SFG W 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 27 NYM NL NLCS STL W 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 27 NYM NL WS NYY L 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 11 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 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
1998 25 STL NL 23 0.0% 13.0% 4.4% 4.4% 25% 3.00 6.7 20.0 1.00 1.80 74% 39% 0.0% 13%
1999 26 STL NL 574 1.6% 15.2% 7.1% 7.1% 29% 2.12 5.9 57.0 11.7 0.87 1.21 74% 26% 4.4% 11%
2000 27 NYM NL 169 1.2% 17.2% 3.0% 10.1% 50% 5.80 5.3 76.5 8.1 0.65 0.90 73% 20% 3.4% 22%
2001 28 NYM NL 319 2.5% 17.9% 5.3% 8.8% 35% 3.35 5.0 35.4 9.4 0.65 0.84 69% 25% 7.1% 14%
2002 29 NYM NL 214 1.4% 23.4% 4.2% 5.6% 31% 5.56 3.9 65.3 7.5 0.58 0.73 68% 23% 3.8% 13%
2003 30 NYM NL 313 0.3% 18.2% 8.0% 3.8% 18% 2.28 4.9 278.0 17.4 0.73 1.05 71% 20% 0.9% 12%
2004 31 NYM NL 154 0.7% 20.8% 5.8% 3.3% 14% 3.56 4.3 138.0 8.6 0.76 0.90 69% 15% 1.9% 10%
2005 32 KCR AL 191 0.5% 18.3% 3.1% 4.2% 19% 5.83 5.1 180.0 30.0 0.82 0.96 75% 19% 1.4% 8%
2006 33 HOU NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 1.00 1.00 67% 0% 0.0% 0%
9 Seasons 1963 1.3% 17.9% 5.8% 6.3% 28% 3.12 5.0 70.7 11.2 0.75 0.99 72% 23% 3.6% 12%
MLB Averages

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
1998 25 STL NL 0 0 83% 6 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80% 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1999 26 STL NL 5 1 31% 211 7 4 64% 6 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 9 11 53% 24 14 9 6 3 3 19 4 14
2000 27 NYM NL 4 0 47% 59 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 64% 7 4 3 0 0 0 7 1 6
2001 28 NYM NL 5 0 33% 128 8 5 62% 6 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 7 11 49% 20 12 8 4 1 3 13 4 7
2002 29 NYM NL 3 0 40% 69 4 4 50% 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 59% 11 6 4 0 0 0 6 0 6
2003 30 NYM NL 1 0 32% 136 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 64% 21 9 12 4 2 2 11 1 9
2004 31 NYM NL 2 0 37% 71 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 38% 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1
2005 32 KCR AL 3 0 31% 85 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 42% 11 8 2 4 1 3 4 1 3
2006 33 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 23 1 35% 765 33 20 62% 29 19 4 1 0 0 11 4 26 39 55% 101 56 42 20 8 12 64 13 47
MLB Averages

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
1998 25 STL NL 23 48% 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 0.62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 9 1 11% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1999 26 STL NL 575 30% 141 20 5 9 3 0 0 2.09 9 0 10 7 2 5 4 0 11 9 82% 88 3 3% 42 23 55% 320 37 12% 30 17 57% 34 18 53% 0
2000 27 NYM NL 169 32% 34 3 1 11 2 0 2 0.85 2 0 6 1 1 1 1 0 8 8 100% 28 2 7% 16 12 75% 98 17 17% 11 9 82% 11 5 45% 0
2001 28 NYM NL 319 32% 80 10 4 21 5 0 2 0.75 8 0 6 4 4 3 5 0 7 6 86% 46 2 4% 20 10 50% 164 22 13% 16 6 38% 10 2 20% 0
2002 29 NYM NL 214 47% 39 3 1 29 7 0 5 1.57 3 0 7 1 2 2 1 0 4 3 75% 39 0 0% 24 8 33% 131 23 18% 10 5 50% 14 8 57% 0
2003 30 NYM NL 313 28% 67 9 4 14 3 0 0 0.96 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 6 75% 49 6 12% 28 12 43% 154 15 10% 16 9 56% 22 11 50% 0
2004 31 NYM NL 154 32% 35 7 1 10 5 0 1 0.65 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 6 75% 27 0 0% 16 10 63% 89 15 17% 7 6 86% 7 3 43% 0
2005 32 KCR AL 191 52% 43 5 2 11 2 0 0 1.06 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 8 5 63% 40 5 13% 25 8 32% 98 5 5% 7 2 29% 15 10 67% 0
2006 33 HOU NL 6 17% 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0.31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 1964 35% 443 59 18 116 27 0 10 1.09 25 0 44 15 10 12 13 0 55 44 80% 319 18 6% 172 84 49% 1066 135 13% 98 55 56% 115 58 50% 0
MLB Averages

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
1998 25 STL NL 23 80 3.48 53 66% 23% 15% 28% 34% 77% 0% 51% 80% 26% 9% 2 0 13% 3 0 4% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
1999 26 STL NL 575 2221 3.86 1416 64% 29% 13% 28% 31% 71% 4% 46% 82% 21% 6% 37 0 19% 108 27 7% 39 25 16% 0 0 0
2000 27 NYM NL 169 632 3.74 434 69% 26% 12% 32% 31% 74% 0% 51% 84% 21% 3% 5 0 13% 22 8 7% 12 9 10% 0 0 0
2001 28 NYM NL 319 1315 4.12 890 68% 31% 13% 30% 26% 69% 0% 47% 81% 13% 4% 12 1 12% 39 13 8% 24 20 25% 0 0 0
2002 29 NYM NL 214 873 4.08 576 66% 29% 15% 29% 26% 71% 0% 47% 78% 14% 3% 6 0 13% 28 15 10% 22 14 18% 0 0 0
2003 30 NYM NL 313 1324 4.23 858 65% 27% 13% 34% 27% 73% 3% 47% 83% 14% 4% 13 0 12% 38 14 9% 28 19 14% 0 0 0
2004 31 NYM NL 154 595 3.86 388 65% 29% 16% 27% 29% 71% 8% 47% 78% 17% 8% 12 1 14% 21 5 7% 11 8 9% 0 0 0
2005 32 KCR AL 191 740 3.87 503 68% 30% 12% 28% 30% 70% 0% 48% 83% 14% 3% 6 0 9% 17 5 8% 16 11 31% 0 0 0
2006 33 HOU NL 6 25 4.17 19 76% 26% 26% 26% 21% 74% 0% 56% 64% 0% 0% 0 0 33% 2 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
9 Seasons 1964 7805 3.97 5137 66% 29% 13% 30% 29% 71% 2% 47% 82% 16% 5% 93 2 14% 278 87 8% 153 107 18% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

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
1998 25 10 23 20 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 .200 .273 .250 .523 39 5 0 1 1 0 0
1999 26 162 597 533 70 145 29 4 9 45 7 5 42 90 .272 .330 .392 .723 82 209 3 7 10 5 8
2000 27 249 766 686 90 179 43 5 11 64 10 6 47 119 .261 .313 .386 .699 76 265 5 8 18 7 8
2001 28 365 1085 969 131 259 60 8 19 94 18 11 64 176 .267 .321 .405 .726 85 392 7 18 24 10 8
2002 29 470 1299 1165 153 298 68 9 22 120 22 15 73 226 .256 .308 .386 .694 78 450 7 21 27 13 8
2003 30 589 1612 1443 184 365 79 9 23 136 25 15 98 283 .253 .308 .368 .676 75 531 13 24 33 14 12
2004 31 664 1766 1581 201 400 82 10 24 152 29 16 107 315 .253 .307 .363 .671 73 574 13 24 39 15 16
2005 32 747 1957 1761 217 443 89 10 25 158 33 20 113 350 .252 .303 .356 .659 71 627 18 24 44 15 16
2006 33 754 1963 1767 217 443 89 10 25 158 33 20 113 352 .251 .302 .355 .657 71 627 18 24 44 15 16

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1998 25 10 22 20 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .200 .273 .250 .523 1 10
1999 26 152 557 507 57 135 27 4 9 38 7 39 87 .266 .323 .389 .712 62 152
2000 27 87 160 152 18 33 14 1 2 18 3 5 29 .217 .244 .362 .606 13 87
2001 28 116 317 286 40 83 18 3 8 29 8 18 57 .290 .350 .458 .808 44 116
2002 29 105 213 198 23 41 8 1 3 27 4 9 50 .207 .249 .303 .552 15 105
2003 30 119 310 280 31 69 11 0 1 16 3 26 57 .246 .316 .296 .613 26 119
2004 31 75 148 138 16 35 3 1 1 15 4 9 32 .254 .297 .312 .609 13 75
2005 32 83 181 176 15 39 6 0 1 6 4 5 35 .222 .243 .273 .516 12 83
2006 33 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
9 Seasons 754 1914 1763 204 439 88 10 25 150 33 112 352 .249 .300 .353 .653 186 754
162 Game Avg. 162 411 379 44 94 19 2 5 32 7 24 76 .249 .300 .353 .653 40 754

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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