Joe Pittman
Joseph Wayne Pittman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 1, 1954 in Houston, TX
School: Southern University and A&M College
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1981
Final Game: May 30, 1984
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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
1981 27 HOU NL 52 149 135 11 38 4 2 0 7 4 4 11 16 .281 .333 .341 .674 97 46 3 0 2 1 3 4/5
1982 28 TOT NL 70 140 128 16 32 3 0 0 7 8 3 9 15 .250 .299 .273 .573 65 35 3 0 3 0 2 46/59
1982 28 HOU NL 15 11 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .300 .500 44 3 0 0 1 0 0 /59
1982 28 SDP NL 55 129 118 16 30 2 0 0 7 8 3 9 13 .254 .307 .271 .578 67 32 3 0 2 0 2 46
1984 30 SFG NL 17 23 22 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 .227 .217 .227 .445 27 5 1 0 0 1 0 /645
3 Seasons 139 312 285 29 75 7 2 0 16 13 8 20 37 .263 .309 .302 .611 77 86 7 0 5 2 5
162 Game Avg. 162 364 332 34 87 8 2 0 19 15 9 23 43 .263 .309 .302 .611 77 100 8 0 6 2 6
HOU (2 yrs) 67 160 145 11 40 5 2 0 7 4 4 11 18 .276 .325 .338 .663 93 49 3 0 3 1 3
SFG (1 yr) 17 23 22 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 .227 .217 .227 .445 27 5 1 0 0 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 55 129 118 16 30 2 0 0 7 8 3 9 13 .254 .307 .271 .578 67 32 3 0 2 0 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
1981 27 HOU NL 149 107 15 3.8 88 .317 .281 .257 .333 .321 .341 .368 .674 .689 97 .463 -0.6 -0.1 .548 .141 .059 .0
1982 28 TOT NL 140 105 11 2.8 91 .283 .250 .260 .299 .323 .273 .378 .573 .701 65 .325 -5.9 -0.6 .480 .133 .023 .0
1982 28 HOU NL 11 9 1 3.0 88 .250 .200 .256 .200 .318 .300 .372 .500 .690 44 .349 -0.7 -0.1 .375 .100 .100
1982 28 SDP NL 129 96 10 2.8 91 .286 .254 .261 .307 .323 .271 .379 .578 .702 67 .323 -5.2 -0.5 .489 .136 .017 .0
1984 30 SFG NL 23 20 1 1.4 91 .294 .227 .260 .217 .324 .227 .378 .445 .702 27 .112 -2.1 -0.2 .263 .000 .000 .0
3 Seasons 312 232 27 3.2 89 .300 .263 .259 .309 .322 .302 .373 .611 .695 77 .374 -8.6 -0.9 .493 .126 .039 .0
162 Game Avg. 364 270 31 3.2 89 .300 .263 .259 .309 .322 .302 .373 .611 .695 77 .374 -8.6 -0.9 .493 .126 .039
HOU (2 yrs) 160 116 16 3.7 88 .313 .276 .256 .325 .321 .338 .368 .663 .689 93 .455 -1.3 -0.2 .536 .138 .062 .0
SFG (1 yr) 23 20 1 1.3 91 .294 .227 .260 .217 .324 .227 .378 .445 .702 27 .112 -2.1 -0.2 .263 .000 .000 .0
SDP (1 yr) 129 96 10 2.8 91 .286 .254 .261 .307 .323 .271 .379 .578 .702 67 .323 -5.2 -0.5 .489 .136 .017 .0

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
1981 27 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 2 2 0 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
1981 27 HOU NL 149 0.0% 10.7% 7.4% 4.0% 16% 1.45 8.4 19.3 1.41 81%
1982 28 TOT NL 140 0.0% 10.7% 6.4% 2.1% 9% 1.67 8.5 18.3 2.00 81%
1982 28 HOU NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 9.1% 50% 5.0 1.33 73%
1982 28 SDP NL 129 0.0% 10.1% 7.0% 1.6% 7% 1.44 9.1 16.9 2.08 81%
1984 30 SFG NL 23 0.0% 26.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.7 11.0 2.25 74%
3 Seasons 312 0.0% 11.9% 6.4% 2.9% 12% 1.85 7.7 17.8 1.70 80%
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
1981 27 HOU NL 0 0 22% 63 4 4 50% 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 38% 9 7 2 0 0 0 7 2 4
1982 28 TOT NL 4 0 39% 81 8 3 73% 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 69% 9 3 6 2 2 0 5 0 5
1982 28 HOU NL 0 0 0% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 28 SDP NL 4 0 41% 72 8 3 73% 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 73% 8 2 6 2 2 0 5 0 5
1984 30 SFG NL 0 0 40% 15 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 4 0 31% 159 13 8 62% 13 7 0 1 0 0 3 2 4 6 55% 19 10 9 2 2 0 12 2 9
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
1981 27 HOU NL 149 38% 38 16 4 0 0 1.43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 24 3 13% 13 6 46% 86 7 8% 7 3 43% 5 3 60% 0
1982 28 TOT NL 140 66% 32 15 2 0 0 1.91 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 21 3 14% 15 6 40% 66 7 11% 5 3 60% 10 5 50% 0
1982 28 HOU NL 11 36% 2 8 1 0 0 1.32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1982 28 SDP NL 129 69% 30 7 1 0 0 2.59 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 19 3 16% 13 5 38% 62 7 11% 5 3 60% 9 4 44% 0
1984 30 SFG NL 23 39% 5 3 0 0 0 0.79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 5 1 20% 15 2 13% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
3 Seasons 312 51% 75 34 6 0 0 1.59 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 52 7 13% 33 13 39% 167 16 10% 15 7 47% 16 8 50% 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
1981 27 52 149 135 11 38 4 2 0 7 4 4 11 16 .281 .333 .341 .674 97 46 3 0 2 1 3
1982 28 122 289 263 27 70 7 2 0 14 12 7 20 31 .266 .317 .308 .625 81 81 6 0 5 1 5
1983 29 122 289 263 27 70 7 2 0 14 12 7 20 31 .266 .317 .308 .625 81 81 6 0 5 1 5
1984 30 139 312 285 29 75 7 2 0 16 13 8 20 37 .263 .309 .302 .611 77 86 7 0 5 2 5

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1981 27 79 228 208 19 61 6 3 0 12 6 18 24 .293 .346 .351 .697 26 52
1982 28 70 141 131 18 35 3 0 0 8 9 10 15 .267 .319 .290 .609 12 70
1984 30 17 23 22 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 17
3 Seasons 166 392 361 40 96 9 3 0 23 16 28 45 .266 .316 .307 .624 39 139
162 Game Avg. 162 383 352 39 94 9 3 0 22 16 27 44 .266 .316 .307 .624 38 139

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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