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Joe Pepitone

Joseph Anthony Pepitone (Pepi)

Positions: First Baseman and Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 9, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Jay (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed
by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1962
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Cubs/Astros/Braves 1962-1973

Final Game: May 25, 1973
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 12:16AM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1039. Jack Wilson… #1040. Tony Kubek… #1041. Jorge Orta… #1042. JOE PEPITONE… #1043. Jimmy Austin… #1044. Fred Schulte… #1045. Doc Cramer… 

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
1962 21 NYY AL 63 141 138 14 33 3 2 7 17 1 1 3 21 .239 .255 .442 .697 86 61 5 0 0 0 0 3
1963 22 NYY AL 157 615 580 79 157 16 3 27 89 3 5 23 63 .271 .304 .448 .752 108 260 10 7 0 5 2 *3 AS,MVP-17
1964 23 NYY AL 160 647 613 71 154 12 3 28 100 2 1 24 63 .251 .281 .418 .698 91 256 17 3 2 5 7 *3 AS
1965 24 NYY AL 143 580 531 51 131 18 3 18 62 4 2 43 59 .247 .305 .394 .699 98 209 12 2 3 1 11 *3 AS,GG
1966 25 NYY AL 152 621 585 85 149 21 4 31 83 4 3 29 58 .255 .290 .463 .753 118 271 14 2 0 5 6 *3 MVP-27,GG
1967 26 NYY AL 133 545 501 45 126 18 3 13 64 1 3 34 62 .251 .301 .377 .678 104 189 16 3 3 4 4 */3
1968 27 NYY AL 108 421 380 41 93 9 3 15 56 8 2 37 45 .245 .311 .403 .714 120 153 7 1 0 3 9 3
1969 28 NYY AL 135 546 513 49 124 16 3 27 70 8 6 30 42 .242 .284 .442 .726 105 227 13 1 0 2 11 *3 GG
1970 29 TOT NL 131 533 492 82 127 18 7 26 79 5 4 33 43 .258 .304 .482 .786 106 237 9 1 4 3 11 3879
1970 29 HOU NL 75 299 279 44 70 9 5 14 35 5 2 18 28 .251 .298 .470 .767 106 131 7 1 0 1 9 379/8
1970 29 CHC NL 56 234 213 38 57 9 2 12 44 0 2 15 15 .268 .313 .498 .811 105 106 2 0 4 2 2 83
1971 30 CHC NL 115 460 427 50 131 19 4 16 61 1 2 24 41 .307 .347 .482 .830 122 206 14 4 2 3 8 3
1972 31 CHC NL 66 233 214 23 56 5 0 8 21 1 2 13 22 .262 .309 .397 .706 92 85 4 3 0 3 4 3
1973 32 TOT NL 34 134 123 16 34 3 0 3 19 3 1 9 7 .276 .328 .374 .702 89 46 3 1 0 1 0 3
1973 32 CHC NL 31 122 112 16 30 3 0 3 18 3 1 8 6 .268 .320 .375 .695 87 42 1 1 0 1 0 3
1973 32 ATL NL 3 12 11 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 .417 .364 .780 112 4 2 0 0 0 0 /3
12 Seasons 1397 5476 5097 606 1315 158 35 219 721 41 32 302 526 .258 .301 .432 .733 105 2200 124 28 14 35 73
162 Game Avg. 162 635 591 70 152 18 4 25 84 5 4 35 61 .258 .301 .432 .733 105 255 14 3 2 4 8
NYY (8 yrs) 1051 4116 3841 435 967 113 24 166 541 31 23 223 413 .252 .294 .423 .718 105 1626 94 19 8 25 50
CHC (4 yrs) 268 1049 966 127 274 36 6 39 144 5 7 60 84 .284 .328 .454 .782 107 439 21 8 6 9 14
ATL (1 yr) 3 12 11 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 .417 .364 .780 112 4 2 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 75 299 279 44 70 9 5 14 35 5 2 18 28 .251 .298 .470 .767 106 131 7 1 0 1 9
NL (4 yrs) 346 1360 1256 171 348 45 11 53 180 10 9 79 113 .277 .322 .457 .779 107 574 30 9 6 10 23
AL (8 yrs) 1051 4116 3841 435 967 113 24 166 541 31 23 223 413 .252 .294 .423 .718 105 1626 94 19 8 25 50

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1962 21 NYY AL 141 -4 1 -1 0 -2 -2 4 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 3
1963 22 NYY AL 615 8 -1 3 2 9 -9 18 30 3.1 21 2.2 0.9 $ *3 AS,MVP-17
1964 23 NYY AL 647 -8 -3 -2 0 1 -10 18 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $ *3 AS
1965 24 NYY AL 580 -1 1 -1 -1 6 -9 16 12 1.2 5 0.5 0.7 $ *3 AS,GG
1966 25 NYY AL 621 11 0 -1 0 6 -8 18 26 2.7 20 2.1 0.6 $ *3 MVP-27,GG
1967 26 NYY AL 544 1 -2 -1 -2 -9 0 15 1 0.1 11 1.3 -1.2 $ */3
1968 27 NYY AL 421 9 0 -1 1 -10 -1 12 11 1.3 20 2.2 -0.9 $ 3
1969 28 NYY AL 546 -4 -1 -2 -1 4 -9 16 3 0.2 -1 -0.1 0.3 $35,000 *3 GG
1970 29 HOU NL 299 0 1 0 0 -5 -4 9 1 0.1 6 0.6 -0.5 $ 379/8
1970 29 CHC NL 234 1 0 0 1 3 -1 7 11 1.1 8 0.8 0.3 $ 83
1971 30 CHC NL 460 9 -2 -2 1 -6 -6 14 8 0.9 14 1.5 -0.6 $ 3
1972 31 CHC NL 233 -2 -1 0 1 -0 -4 7 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 3
1973 32 CHC NL 122 -2 -1 0 0 -1 -2 4 -2 -0.3 -1 -0.1 -0.2 $ 3
1973 32 ATL NL 12 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ /3
12 Seasons 5475 18 -8 -8 1 -6 -65 158 92 9.4 96 10.3 -0.9 $35,000
NYY (8 yrs) 4115 12 -5 -6 -1 4 -48 117 75 7.7 69 7.5 0.2 $35,000
CHC (4 yrs) 1049 6 -4 -2 3 -4 -13 32 18 1.8 22 2.3 -0.5 $
ATL (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
HOU (1 yr) 299 0 1 0 0 -5 -4 9 1 0.1 6 0.6 -0.5 $

Postseason Batting

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
1963 22 NYY AL WS LAD L 4 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154 .267 .154 .421 2 0 1 0 0 0
1964 23 NYY AL WS STL L 7 29 26 1 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 .154 .241 .308 .549 8 0 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 11 44 39 1 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 6 .154 .250 .256 .506 10 0 2 0 0 0
2 WS 11 44 39 1 6 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 6 .154 .250 .256 .506 10 0 2 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 NYY AL 21 OF 32 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 -3 0.81 .980 2.18
1962 NYY AL 21 1B 16 113 100 11 2 9 .982 1 6.94 .990 9.41
1962 NYY AL 21 LF 14 8 7 83.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -17 1.19 0.79 .976 2.01 2.00
1962 NYY AL 21 RF 13 2 1 54.2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.65 0.77 .979 2.01 1.99
1962 NYY AL 21 CF 7 3 1 30.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -55 2.37 1.14 .986 2.58 2.57
1963 NYY AL 22 1B 143 1249 1140 103 6 111 .995 10 8.69 .990 9.49 AS,MVP-17
1963 NYY AL 22 OF 16 29 26 1 2 0 .931 -2 1.69 .981 2.16 AS,MVP-17
1963 NYY AL 22 RF 11 10 6 79.0 17 15 0 2 0 .882 -1 -21 1.71 1.36 .980 2.01 2.01 AS,MVP-17
1963 NYY AL 22 CF 7 5 5 50.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -7 2.32 1.86 .986 2.57 2.59 AS,MVP-17
1964 NYY AL 23 1B 155 1472 1333 121 18 128 .988 2 9.38 .991 9.41 AS
1964 NYY AL 23 OF 30 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2 0.43 .980 2.03 AS
1964 NYY AL 23 CF 30 1 0 55.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -59 1.30 0.27 .981 2.46 2.44 AS
1964 NYY AL 23 RF 3 1 0 10.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1 101 4.22 1.67 .984 1.86 1.87 AS
1965 NYY AL 24 1B 115 1110 1036 71 3 104 .997 7 9.63 .991 9.53 AS,GG
1965 NYY AL 24 OF 41 50 45 4 1 0 .980 -1 1.20 .978 2.03 AS,GG
1965 NYY AL 24 RF 36 24 24 236.0 43 38 4 1 0 .977 -2 -11 1.60 1.17 .978 1.85 1.84 AS,GG
1965 NYY AL 24 CF 3 0 0 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 51 2.57 1.33 .980 2.38 2.40 AS,GG
1965 NYY AL 24 LF 2 1 1 17.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 35 2.12 2.00 .980 1.85 1.85 AS,GG
1966 NYY AL 25 1B 119 1142 1044 92 6 92 .995 6 9.55 .991 9.58 MVP-27,GG
1966 NYY AL 25 OF 55 90 82 5 3 2 .967 -1 1.58 .982 2.10 MVP-27,GG
1966 NYY AL 25 CF 51 22 21 265.0 76 70 3 3 1 .961 -2 -8 2.48 1.43 .986 2.52 2.52 MVP-27,GG
1966 NYY AL 25 RF 8 8 4 58.0 16 14 2 0 1 1.000 1 19 2.48 2.00 .979 1.94 1.94 MVP-27,GG
1967 NYY AL 26 OF 123 291 277 7 7 1 .976 -9 2.31 .980 2.06
1967 NYY AL 26 1B 6 51 44 6 1 5 .980 -0 8.33 .991 9.55
1967 NYY AL 26 CF 123 122 119 1096.1 290 276 7 7 1 .976 -9 -9 2.32 2.30 .981 2.47 2.47
1968 NYY AL 27 OF 92 198 190 4 4 1 .980 -8 2.11 .981 2.07
1968 NYY AL 27 1B 12 132 128 4 0 10 1.000 -2 11.00 .989 9.54
1968 NYY AL 27 CF 88 87 79 761.2 194 186 4 4 1 .979 -6 -10 2.25 2.16 .986 2.53 2.52
1968 NYY AL 27 LF 4 4 4 34.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -46 0.53 0.50 .980 1.85 1.85
1969 NYY AL 28 1B 132 1335 1254 74 7 118 .995 4 10.06 .992 9.62 GG
1970 TOT NL 29 OF 84 83 56 680.1 177 173 2 2 0 .989 1 1 2.32 2.08 .976 60.98 2.06
1970 TOT NL 29 1B 63 42 42 424.4 436 403 31 2 45 .995 -2 -7 9.21 6.89 .992 0.00 9.64
1970 TOT NL 29 CF 59 57 41 472.1 132 130 1 1 0 .992 3 8 2.50 2.22 .978 2.34 2.33
1970 HOU NL 29 1B 50 42 42 396.2 407 376 29 2 45 .995 -3 -10 9.19 8.10 .992 0.00 9.64
1970 HOU NL 29 OF 28 27 16 221.0 54 52 1 1 0 .981 -2 -9 2.16 1.89 .976 60.98 2.06
1970 HOU NL 29 LF 15 15 7 115.0 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 0 2 2.03 1.73 .971 1.75 1.75
1970 HOU NL 29 RF 13 11 8 93.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 -3 -36 1.84 1.46 .976 1.99 1.98
1970 HOU NL 29 CF 3 1 1 13.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 83 2.77 1.33 .978 2.35 2.33
1970 CHC NL 29 CF 56 56 40 459.1 128 126 1 1 0 .992 2 6 2.49 2.27 .978 2.34 2.33
1970 CHC NL 29 OF 56 56 40 459.1 123 121 1 1 0 .992 2 6 2.39 2.18 .976 60.98 2.06
1970 CHC NL 29 1B 13 0 0 27.2 29 27 2 0 0 1.000 1 35 9.43 2.23 .992 0.00 9.64
1971 CHC NL 30 1B 95 945 872 64 9 75 .990 -1 9.85 .992 9.87
1971 CHC NL 30 OF 23 33 32 0 1 0 .970 -5 1.39 .979 2.19
1971 CHC NL 30 CF 22 22 14 176.2 32 31 0 1 0 .969 -5 -35 1.58 1.41 .982 2.64 2.64
1971 CHC NL 30 LF 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 3.00 1.00 .970 1.80 1.90
1972 CHC NL 31 1B 66 585 552 31 2 51 .997 -0 8.83 .992 9.76
1973 TOT NL 32 1B 31 31 27 266.2 290 266 19 5 33 .983 -2 -9 9.62 9.19 .992 0.00 9.83
1973 CHC NL 32 1B 28 28 24 240.2 263 240 19 4 28 .985 -1 -4 9.69 9.25 .992 0.00 9.83
1973 ATL NL 32 1B 3 3 3 26.0 27 26 0 1 5 .963 -1 -55 9.00 8.67 .992 0.00 9.83
12 Seasons 1B 953 73 69 691.0 8860 8172 627 61 781 .993 22 39 9.36 9.23 .991 0.00 9.59
9 Seasons OF 496 83 56 680.1 907 864 23 20 4 .978 -28 -50 2.32 1.79 .980 60.98 2.08
9 Seasons CF 390 319 280 2922.0 757 726 15 16 3 .979 -22 -9 2.28 1.90 .982 2.48 2.48
6 Seasons RF 84 56 43 531.1 111 101 6 4 1 .964 -5 -10 1.81 1.27 .978 1.92 1.92
5 Seasons LF 36 28 19 252.0 44 43 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -7 1.57 1.22 .974 1.86 1.87
12 Seasons TOT 1449 156 125 1371.1 9767 9036 650 81 785 .992 -6 -5 5.87 6.68 .990 30.25 7.02
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • 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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1979 BBWAA ()

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1963 AL (17, 4%)
1966 AL (27, 1%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

Gold Gloves
1965 AL (1B)
1966 AL (1B)
1969 AL (1B)
All multiple winners

Defensive WARs c a p y
1963 AL  0.9 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1963 AL  157 (6th)
1964 AL  160 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1964 AL  613 (7th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1966 AL  85 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1963 AL  260 (9th)
1966 AL  271 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1963 AL  27 (6th)
1964 AL  28 (10th)
1966 AL  31 (5th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1963 AL  89 (7th)
1964 AL  100 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1966 AL  56 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1963 AL  7 (9th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1965 AL  11 (5th)
1968 AL  9 (10th)
Career  73 (211th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1964 AL  17 (8th)
1967 AL  16 (3rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1966 AL  10.1 (7th)
1969 AL  12.2 (8th)
1970 NL  11.4 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1966 AL  18.9 (10th)
Career  23.3 (233rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1964 AL  484 (6th)

Putoutss c a p y
1963 AL  1,166 (4th)
1964 AL  1,346 (1st)
1965 AL  1,081 (3rd)
1966 AL  1,126 (4th)
1969 AL  1,254 (1st)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1963 AL  143 (2nd)
1964 AL  155 (1st)
1969 AL  132 (4th)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1963 AL  1,140 (5th)
1964 AL  1,333 (1st)
1965 AL  1,036 (4th)
1969 AL  1,254 (1st)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1963 AL  103 (3rd)
1964 AL  121 (1st)
1965 AL  71 (5th)
1966 AL  92 (3rd)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1964 AL  18 (2nd)
1971 NL  9 (5th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1967 AL  7 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
1963 AL  10 (1st)
1964 AL  2 (5th)
1965 AL  7 (2nd)
1966 AL  7 (4th)
1969 AL  4 (4th)
Career  22 (39th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1Bs c a p y
1964 AL  9.71 (4th)
1965 AL  10.10 (3rd)
1966 AL  10.46 (2nd)
1969 AL  10.36 (2nd)
1971 NL  10.80 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
1964 AL  9.38 (3rd)
1965 AL  9.63 (1st)
1966 AL  9.55 (1st)
1969 AL  10.06 (1st)
1971 NL  9.85 (1st)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
1963 AL  .995 (3rd)
1965 AL  .997 (1st)
1966 AL  .995 (1st)
1969 AL  .995 (1st)
Career  .993 (69th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1967 AL  2.30 (5th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1967 AL  2.31 (4th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1970 NL  .989 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 26 (872), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (819), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1566), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
196928New York Yankees$35,000Noll/Fort/Hylan database
Career to date (may be incomplete)$35,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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