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Joe Pignatano

Joseph Benjamin Pignatano

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Westinghouse HS (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1957 (Age 27)
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Athletics/Mets/Giants 1957-1962

Final Game: September 30, 1962 (Age 33)
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
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
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 90 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 52 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 41 15 3 0 0 0 0 2
6 Yrs 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 41 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 90 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 76 155 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 90 87 0 4 7 2 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1957 27 BRO NL 8 15 -2 0 -0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .470 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /2
1958 28 LAD NL 63 163 -1 1 -0 3 2 5 0.5 6 11 1.1 .508 .503 0.8 0.6 8 2
1959 29 LAD NL 52 166 -6 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 6 3 0.3 .493 .498 0.3 0.3 3 $8,500 2
1960 30 LAD NL 58 106 -2 -0 1 2 2 3 0.3 4 7 0.7 .505 .502 0.5 0.4 5 $11,000 2
1961 31 KCA AL 92 292 -2 -1 1 -4 4 -1 -0.2 9 8 0.7 .499 .499 1.2 -0.0 12 2/5
1962 32 SFG NL 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /2
1962 32 NYM NL 27 58 -4 -0 -1 -1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .481 .497 -0.2 0.0 -2 2
6 Seasons 307 809 -16 -0 2 -0 12 -3 -0.4 28 25 2.4 .499 .500 2.6 1.1 26 $19,500
LAD (4 yrs) 181 450 -11 1 1 4 7 2 0.2 17 19 1.9 .501 .500 1.6 1.1 15 $19,500
NYM (1 yr) 27 58 -4 -0 -1 -1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .481 .497 -0.2 0.0 -2
SFG (1 yr) 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .500 0.1 0.0 1
KCA (1 yr) 92 292 -2 -1 1 -4 4 -1 -0.2 9 8 0.7 .499 .499 1.2 -0.0 12

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1957 BRO NL 27 C 6 3 3 40.0 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -30 8.32 6.17 .988 5.98 6.02 0 4 2 1 33% 40% 0
1958 LAD NL 28 C 57 45 38 408.2 304 286 18 0 3 1.000 3 9 6.69 5.33 .988 6.06 6.02 1 19 6 12 67% 39% 1
1959 LAD NL 29 C 49 41 38 380.0 340 322 17 1 8 .997 0 0 8.03 6.92 .989 6.34 6.28 5 10 7 6 46% 38% 0
1960 LAD NL 30 C 40 26 21 265.0 256 231 21 4 2 .984 2 9 8.56 6.30 .986 6.58 6.57 4 6 7 12 63% 40% 1
1961 KCA AL 31 C 83 74 64 629.2 423 379 35 9 7 .979 -3 -6 5.92 4.99 .989 6.21 6.14 7 25 22 13 37% 36% 2
1961 KCA AL 31 3B 2 0 0 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -450 6.75 0.50 .950 3.38 3.15
1962 TOT NL 32 C 32 16 12 165.0 121 107 13 1 2 .992 -1 -7 6.55 3.75 .987 6.72 6.66 1 8 16 5 24% 34% 1
1962 SFG NL 32 C 7 1 1 18.0 10 7 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.00 1.43 .987 6.70 6.66 0 1 3 1 25% 34% 0
1962 NYM NL 32 C 25 15 11 147.0 111 100 10 1 2 .991 -1 -8 6.73 4.40 .987 6.72 6.66 1 7 13 4 24% 34% 1
6 Seasons C 267 205 176 1888.1 1481 1361 105 15 22 .990 0 0 6.99 5.49 .988 6.30 6.26 18 72 60 49 45% 37% 5
1 Season 3B 2 0 0 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -450 6.75 0.50 .950 3.38 3.15
6 Seasons TOT 269 205 176 1889.2 1482 1362 105 15 22 .990 -0 -0 6.99 5.45 .988 6.29 6.24 18 72 60 49 45% 37% 5
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1961 AL  9 (2nd)

Double Plays Turned as C s c a p y
1959 NL  8 (4th)
1961 AL  7 (4th)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1959 NL  5 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as C s c a p y
1958 NL  3 (4th)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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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/Other Sources
195929Los Angeles Dodgers$8,500TSN, 3/2/60
196030Los Angeles Dodgers$11,0002/10/60 TSN
Career to date (may be incomplete)$19,500
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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