Joe Pignatano
Joseph Benjamin Pignatano
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Westinghouse (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1957
Final Game: September 30, 1962
Relatives: Cousin of Pete Falcone
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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
1957 27 BRO NL 8 15 14 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .286 .500 29 4 1 0 1 0 0 /2
1958 28 LAD NL 63 163 142 18 31 4 0 9 17 4 1 16 26 .218 .306 .437 .743 91 62 3 2 3 0 1 2
1959 29 LAD NL 52 166 139 17 33 4 1 1 11 1 0 21 15 .237 .346 .302 .648 70 42 2 2 4 0 2 2
1960 30 LAD NL 58 106 90 11 21 4 0 2 9 1 1 15 17 .233 .343 .344 .687 85 31 0 0 1 0 2 2
1961 31 KCA AL 92 292 243 31 59 10 3 4 22 2 2 36 42 .243 .347 .358 .705 89 87 0 4 7 2 2 2/5
1962 32 TOT NL 34 67 61 4 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 .230 .299 .262 .561 53 16 3 0 0 0 0 2
1962 32 SFG NL 7 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .200 .556 .200 .756 114 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1962 32 NYM NL 27 58 56 2 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .232 .259 .268 .526 42 15 3 0 0 0 0 2
6 Seasons 307 809 689 81 161 25 4 16 62 8 4 94 116 .234 .332 .351 .683 81 242 9 8 16 2 7
162 Game Avg. 162 427 364 43 85 13 2 8 33 4 2 50 61 .234 .332 .351 .683 81 128 5 4 8 1 4
LAD (4 yrs) 181 450 385 46 88 13 1 12 38 6 2 52 63 .229 .327 .361 .688 80 139 6 4 9 0 5
NYM (1 yr) 27 58 56 2 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .232 .259 .268 .526 42 15 3 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 7 9 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .200 .556 .200 .756 114 1 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 92 292 243 31 59 10 3 4 22 2 2 36 42 .243 .347 .358 .705 89 87 0 4 7 2 2
NL (5 yrs) 215 517 446 50 102 15 1 12 40 6 2 58 74 .229 .323 .348 .670 77 155 9 4 9 0 5
AL (1 yr) 92 292 243 31 59 10 3 4 22 2 2 36 42 .243 .347 .358 .705 89 87 0 4 7 2 2

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
1957 27 BRO NL 15 13 1 2.1 110 .333 .214 .279 .214 .344 .286 .432 .500 .775 29 .188 -1.5 -0.2 .333 .071 .071
1958 28 LAD NL 163 118 19 4.3 109 .206 .218 .274 .306 .343 .437 .428 .743 .771 91 .465 -2.5 -0.2 .722 .352 .218 5.5
1959 29 LAD NL 166 112 16 3.8 111 .260 .237 .278 .346 .345 .302 .430 .648 .776 70 .414 -5.6 -0.6 .611 .223 .065 1.0
1960 30 LAD NL 106 71 12 4.6 104 .268 .233 .270 .343 .337 .344 .414 .687 .751 85 .518 -1.5 -0.2 .657 .278 .111 1.3
1961 31 KCA AL 292 195 34 4.6 105 .276 .243 .265 .347 .340 .358 .412 .705 .753 89 .500 -3.0 -0.3 .683 .263 .115 2.7
1962 32 TOT NL 67 50 4 2.1 103 .280 .230 .270 .299 .337 .262 .410 .561 .746 53 .200 -4.0 -0.4 .440 .131 .033
1962 32 SFG NL 9 4 1 6.7 102 .200 .200 .269 .556 .336 .200 .408 .756 .744 114 .668 0.7 0.1 1.250 .800 .000
1962 32 NYM NL 58 46 3 1.8 103 .289 .232 .270 .259 .337 .268 .410 .526 .747 42 .148 -4.7 -0.5 .370 .071 .036
6 Seasons 809 559 86 4.1 107 .259 .234 .271 .332 .341 .351 .420 .683 .761 81 .450 -18.1 -1.8 .643 .260 .118 10.7
162 Game Avg. 427 295 45 4.1 107 .259 .234 .271 .332 .341 .351 .420 .683 .761 81 .450 -18.1 -1.8 .643 .260 .118 6
LAD (4 yrs) 450 314 48 4.1 109 .245 .229 .275 .327 .342 .361 .426 .688 .768 80 .450 -11.1 -1.1 .652 .278 .132 8.0
NYM (1 yr) 58 46 3 1.7 103 .289 .232 .270 .259 .337 .268 .410 .526 .747 42 .147 -4.7 -0.5 .370 .071 .036
SFG (1 yr) 9 4 1 6.7 102 .200 .200 .269 .556 .336 .200 .408 .756 .744 114 .669 0.7 0.1 1.250 .800 .000
KCA (1 yr) 292 195 34 4.7 105 .276 .243 .265 .347 .340 .358 .412 .705 .753 89 .500 -3.0 -0.3 .683 .263 .115 2.7
NL (5 yrs) 517 364 52 3.8 108 .250 .229 .274 .323 .342 .348 .424 .670 .765 77 .420 -15.1 -1.5 .623 .258 .119 8.0
AL (1 yr) 292 195 34 4.7 105 .276 .243 .265 .347 .340 .358 .412 .705 .753 89 .500 -3.0 -0.3 .683 .263 .115 2.7

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
1959 29 LAD NL WS CHW W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1957 27 BRO NL 15 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 6.7% 33% 2.8 14.0 3.00 60%
1958 28 LAD NL 163 5.5% 16.0% 9.8% 8.0% 42% 1.63 5.5 15.8 8.4 1.59 66%
1959 29 LAD NL 166 0.6% 9.0% 12.7% 3.6% 18% 0.71 9.3 139.0 12.6 1.34 74%
1960 30 LAD NL 106 1.9% 16.0% 14.2% 5.7% 29% 1.13 5.3 45.0 10.0 0.74 67%
1961 31 KCA AL 292 1.4% 14.4% 12.3% 5.8% 29% 1.17 5.8 60.8 11.0 0.77 68%
1962 32 TOT NL 67 0.0% 16.4% 9.0% 3.0% 14% 1.83 5.5 30.5 0.95 75%
1962 32 SFG NL 9 0.0% 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 0% 0.00 3.00 56%
1962 32 NYM NL 58 0.0% 19.0% 3.5% 3.5% 15% 5.50 5.1 28.0 0.85 78%
6 Seasons 809 2.0% 14.3% 11.6% 5.6% 28% 1.23 5.9 43.1 11.1 1.05 69%
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
1957 27 BRO NL 0 0 0% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 LAD NL 3 0 23% 72 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 7 7 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1959 29 LAD NL 1 0 29% 87 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 48% 13 9 4 4 2 2 6 1 5
1960 30 LAD NL 1 0 27% 70 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 75% 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1961 31 KCA AL 6 0 28% 126 2 2 50% 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 43% 15 10 4 4 2 2 9 3 6
1962 32 TOT NL 1 0 20% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 43% 2 2 0 2 1 1 3 1 2
1962 32 SFG NL 0 0 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1962 32 NYM NL 1 0 13% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
6 Seasons 12 0 26% 393 8 4 67% 7 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 12 14 43% 41 30 10 10 5 5 22 6 16
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
1957 27 BRO NL 15 20% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 2 2 100% 10 1 10% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1958 28 LAD NL 163 42% 31 3 0 0 0 0.67 9 0 2 5 4 5 4 0 4 3 75% 27 3 11% 16 3 19% 73 8 11% 7 2 29% 6 1 17% 0
1959 29 LAD NL 166 42% 33 1 0 0 0 1.30 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 6 4 67% 26 2 8% 13 4 31% 94 10 11% 7 2 29% 5 1 20% 0
1960 30 LAD NL 106 51% 21 5 3 0 1 1.27 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 50% 17 0 0% 6 3 50% 52 8 15% 1 1 100% 5 2 40% 0
1961 31 KCA AL 281 41% 59 7 1 0 0 1.87 4 0 5 2 2 0 4 0 9 7 78% 66 0 0% 27 8 30% 181 18 10% 15 5 33% 16 2 13% 11
1962 32 TOT NL 67 45% 14 5 0 0 0 1.49 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 19% 8 0 0% 46 2 4% 6 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1962 32 SFG NL 9 100% 1 2 0 0 0 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1962 32 NYM NL 58 36% 13 3 0 0 0 1.81 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 20% 8 0 0% 45 2 4% 6 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
6 Seasons 798 43% 161 21 4 0 1 1.44 16 0 18 9 7 8 8 0 22 16 73% 155 9 6% 72 20 28% 456 47 10% 37 10 27% 36 7 19% 11
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
1957 27 8 15 14 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .214 .214 .286 .500 29 4 1 0 1 0 0
1958 28 71 178 156 18 34 5 0 9 18 4 1 16 31 .218 .299 .423 .722 86 66 4 2 4 0 1
1959 29 123 344 295 35 67 9 1 10 29 5 1 37 46 .227 .321 .366 .688 79 108 6 4 8 0 3
1960 30 181 450 385 46 88 13 1 12 38 6 2 52 63 .229 .327 .361 .688 80 139 6 4 9 0 5
1961 31 273 742 628 77 147 23 4 16 60 8 4 88 105 .234 .335 .360 .695 84 226 6 8 16 2 7
1962 32 307 809 689 81 161 25 4 16 62 8 4 94 116 .234 .332 .351 .683 81 242 9 8 16 2 7

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
1957 27 8 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 8
1958 28 66 169 150 19 33 4 0 10 18 4 17 27 .220 .308 .447 .754 20 63
1959 29 54 172 147 16 36 4 1 1 11 1 23 16 .245 .355 .306 .661 16 52
1960 30 61 110 94 11 22 4 0 2 9 1 16 18 .234 .345 .340 .686 11 58
1961 31 92 291 247 30 63 11 3 4 21 2 38 42 .255 .361 .372 .733 33 92
1962 32 34 66 60 4 13 2 0 0 2 0 6 11 .217 .288 .250 .538 4 34
6 Seasons 315 823 713 80 167 25 4 17 63 8 100 119 .234 .334 .352 .686 85 307
162 Game Avg. 162 423 367 41 86 13 2 9 32 4 51 61 .234 .334 .352 .686 44 307

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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