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Joe Price

Joseph Walter Price

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: November 29, 1956 in Inglewood, CA
High School: Santana (Santee, CA)
Schools: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1980
Teams (by GP): Reds/Giants/Orioles/RedSox 1980-1990
Agents: Steve Comte [*]
Final Game: September 16, 1990
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 9:22AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1980 23 CIN NL 7 3 .700 3.56 24 13 3 2 0 0 111.1 95 45 44 10 37 0 44 1 1 1 448 102 1.186 7.7 0.8 3.0 3.6 1.19
1981 24 CIN NL 6 1 .857 2.52 41 0 13 0 0 4 53.2 42 19 15 3 18 2 41 0 0 2 216 143 1.118 7.0 0.5 3.0 6.9 2.28
1982 25 CIN NL 3 4 .429 2.85 59 1 17 0 0 3 72.2 73 26 23 7 32 8 71 4 0 1 318 130 1.445 9.0 0.9 4.0 8.8 2.22
1983 26 CIN NL 10 6 .625 2.88 21 21 0 5 0 0 144.0 118 46 46 12 46 2 83 0 0 0 581 132 1.139 7.4 0.8 2.9 5.2 1.80
1984 27 CIN NL 7 13 .350 4.19 30 30 0 3 1 0 171.2 176 91 80 19 61 5 129 2 0 3 748 90 1.381 9.2 1.0 3.2 6.8 2.11
1985 28 CIN NL 2 2 .500 3.90 26 8 5 0 0 1 64.2 59 35 28 10 23 7 52 0 0 2 274 98 1.268 8.2 1.4 3.2 7.2 2.26
1986 29 CIN NL 1 2 .333 5.40 25 2 2 0 0 0 41.2 49 30 25 5 22 2 30 0 0 1 194 72 1.704 10.6 1.1 4.8 6.5 1.36
1987 30 SFG NL 2 2 .500 2.57 20 0 5 0 0 1 35.0 19 10 10 5 13 2 42 1 0 1 137 153 0.914 4.9 1.3 3.3 10.8 3.23
1988 31 SFG NL 1 6 .143 3.94 38 3 14 0 0 4 61.2 59 33 27 5 27 6 49 1 3 1 269 84 1.395 8.6 0.7 3.9 7.2 1.81
1989 32 TOT MLB 3 6 .333 4.59 38 6 13 0 0 0 84.1 87 44 43 11 34 5 62 0 1 2 364 88 1.435 9.3 1.2 3.6 6.6 1.82
1989 32 SFG NL 1 1 .500 5.79 7 1 3 0 0 0 14.0 16 9 9 3 4 2 10 0 1 1 59 60 1.429 10.3 1.9 2.6 6.4 2.50
1989 32 BOS AL 2 5 .286 4.35 31 5 10 0 0 0 70.1 71 35 34 8 30 3 52 0 0 1 305 95 1.436 9.1 1.0 3.8 6.7 1.73
1990 33 BAL AL 3 4 .429 3.58 50 0 12 0 0 0 65.1 62 29 26 8 24 2 54 0 0 1 273 108 1.316 8.5 1.1 3.3 7.4 2.25
11 Seasons 45 49 .479 3.65 372 84 84 10 1 13 906.0 839 408 367 95 337 41 657 9 5 15 3822 103 1.298 8.3 0.9 3.3 6.5 1.95
162 Game Avg. 7 7 .479 3.65 55 13 13 1 0 2 135 125 61 55 14 50 6 98 1 1 2 570 103 1.298 8.3 0.9 3.3 6.5 1.95
CIN (7 yrs) 36 31 .537 3.56 226 75 40 10 1 8 659.2 612 292 261 66 239 26 450 7 1 10 2779 105 1.290 8.3 0.9 3.3 6.1 1.88
SFG (3 yrs) 4 9 .308 3.74 65 4 22 0 0 5 110.2 94 52 46 13 44 10 101 2 4 3 465 94 1.247 7.6 1.1 3.6 8.2 2.30
BOS (1 yr) 2 5 .286 4.35 31 5 10 0 0 0 70.1 71 35 34 8 30 3 52 0 0 1 305 95 1.436 9.1 1.0 3.8 6.7 1.73
BAL (1 yr) 3 4 .429 3.58 50 0 12 0 0 0 65.1 62 29 26 8 24 2 54 0 0 1 273 108 1.316 8.5 1.1 3.3 7.4 2.25
NL (10 yrs) NL 40 40 .500 3.59 291 79 62 10 1 13 770.1 706 344 307 79 283 36 551 9 5 13 3244 103 1.284 8.2 0.9 3.3 6.4 1.95
AL (2 yrs) AL 5 9 .357 3.98 81 5 22 0 0 0 135.2 133 64 60 16 54 5 106 0 0 2 578 101 1.378 8.8 1.1 3.6 7.0 1.96

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1980 23 CIN NL 111.1 13 45 58 0 .9 13 1.3 $
1981 24 CIN NL 53.2 0 19 29 0 1.1 10 0.7 $
1982 25 CIN NL 72.2 1 26 44 -2 1.1 18 1.4 $
1983 26 CIN NL 144.0 21 46 78 2 1.0 32 3.6 $
1984 27 CIN NL 171.2 30 91 103 -6 1.0 12 1.3 $
1985 28 CIN NL 64.2 8 35 37 1 1.0 2 0.0 $410,000
1986 29 CIN NL 41.2 2 30 25 -1 .7 -5 -0.7 $430,000
1987 30 SFG NL 35.0 0 10 19 0 .9 9 0.7 $100,000
1988 31 SFG NL 61.2 3 33 29 1 1.0 -4 -0.8 $300,000
1989 32 SFG NL 14.0 1 9 6 0 .9 -3 -0.4 $68,000
1989 32 BOS AL 70.1 5 35 42 0 .6 7 0.4 $
1990 33 BAL AL 65.1 0 29 36 2 .8 7 0.2 $325,000
11 Seasons 906.0 84 408 506 -3 .9 98 7.7 $1,633,000
CIN (7 yrs) 659.2 75 292 374 -6 1.0 82 7.6 $840,000
SFG (3 yrs) 110.2 4 52 54 1 1.0 2 -0.5 $468,000
BOS (1 yr) 70.1 5 35 42 0 .6 7 0.4 $
BAL (1 yr) 65.1 0 29 36 2 .8 7 0.2 $325,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1987 30 SFG NL NLCS L STL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 21 0.706 4.8 0.0 1.6 11.1 7.00
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 21 0.706 4.8 0.0 1.6 11.1 7.00

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
1980 23 CIN NL 24 42 39 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .128 .128 .128 .256 -28 5 1 0 3 0 0 1
1981 24 CIN NL 41 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 25 CIN NL 59 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1983 26 CIN NL 21 47 41 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 .098 .159 .098 .257 -28 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1984 27 CIN NL 30 59 48 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .146 .180 .167 .347 -3 8 0 0 9 0 0 1
1985 28 CIN NL 26 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 29 CIN NL 25 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 30 SFG NL 20 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 31 SFG NL 38 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .111 .000 .111 -65 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1989 32 TOT MLB 38 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 32 SFG NL 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1989 32 BOS AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 33 BAL AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 372 200 171 6 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 9 54 .111 .156 .117 .273 -23 20 1 0 20 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 87 74 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 24 .111 .156 .117 .273 -23 9 0 0 9 0 0
CIN (7 yrs) 226 180 155 4 18 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 46 .116 .154 .123 .277 -22 19 1 0 18 0 0
SFG (3 yrs) 65 20 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 .063 .167 .063 .229 -32 1 0 0 2 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 291 200 171 6 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 9 54 .111 .156 .117 .273 -23 20 1 0 20 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1980 23 CIN NL 42 -7 0 -1 0 0 3 1 -4 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 1
1981 24 CIN NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1982 25 CIN NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $86,000 1
1983 26 CIN NL 47 -7 0 -1 0 0 4 1 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $210,000 1
1984 27 CIN NL 59 -6 0 -1 0 0 5 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $330,000 1
1985 28 CIN NL 16 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $410,000 1
1986 29 CIN NL 8 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $430,000 1
1987 30 SFG NL 6 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $100,000 1
1988 31 SFG NL 11 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $300,000 1
1989 32 SFG NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $68,000 /1
10 Seasons 200 -28 0 -2 0 0 16 4 -10 -1.3 -10 -1.0 -0.3 $1,934,000
CIN (7 yrs) 180 -25 0 -2 0 0 14 4 -9 -1.2 -9 -0.9 -0.3 $1,466,000
SFG (3 yrs) 20 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $468,000

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
1987 30 SFG NL NLCS STL L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1980 CIN NL 23 P 24 13 2 111.1 21 3 16 2 1 .905 1.54 0.79 .952 1.91 1.91 2 7 78% 4
1981 CIN NL 24 P 41 0 0 53.2 16 1 13 2 0 .875 2.35 0.34 .959 1.98 1.98 2 2 50% 2
1982 CIN NL 25 P 59 1 0 72.2 11 1 8 2 0 .818 1.11 0.15 .952 1.96 1.97 2 1 33% 0
1983 CIN NL 26 P 21 21 5 144.0 33 8 21 4 3 .879 1.81 1.38 .952 1.92 1.91 9 10 53% 4
1984 CIN NL 27 P 30 30 3 171.2 18 4 14 0 0 1.000 0.94 0.60 .954 1.88 1.87 9 8 47% 0
1985 CIN NL 28 P 26 8 0 64.2 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.70 0.19 .952 1.92 1.92 1 1 50% 0
1986 CIN NL 29 P 25 2 0 41.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.86 0.16 .955 1.94 1.94 5 1 17% 0
1987 SFG NL 30 P 20 0 0 35.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.77 0.15 .953 1.90 1.90 3 1 25% 0
1988 SFG NL 31 P 38 3 0 61.2 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.61 0.29 .955 1.96 1.96 4 1 20% 1
1989 TOT MLB 32 P 38 6 0 84.1 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.07 0.26 .956 1.87 1.86 10 3 23% 1
1989 SFG NL 32 P 7 1 0 14.0 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 1.93 0.43 .947 1.86 1.87 1 0 0% 0
1989 BOS AL 32 P 31 5 0 70.1 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.90 0.23 .960 1.87 1.85 9 3 25% 1
1990 BAL AL 33 P 50 0 0 65.1 11 1 8 2 0 .818 1.24 0.18 .953 1.78 1.76 6 4 40% 2
11 Seasons P 372 84 10 906.0 143 27 104 12 6 .916 1.30 0.35 .954 1.91 1.91 53 39 42% 14
11 Seasons TOT 372 84 10 906.0 143 27 104 12 6 .916 1.30 0.35 .954 1.91 1.91 53 39 42% 14
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1983 NL  .625 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 NL  6.763 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1984 NL  19 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1984 NL  13 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1694), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (1017), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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
198225Cincinnati Reds$86,0001984 TSN Guide 25; T. Timmerman database2/14/83 TSN: $85,000
198326Cincinnati Reds$210,0001984 TSN Guide 25; T. Timmerman databasePlayer win; $130,000 offer
198427Cincinnati Reds$330,0001985 TSN Guide 25; T. Timmerman databasePlayer loss; $495,000 request
198528Cincinnati Reds$410,0001985 USA Today survey
198629Cincinnati Reds$430,0001986 USA Today survey
198730San Francisco Giants$100,0001987 USA Today survey
198831San Francisco Giants$300,000*
198932San Francisco Giants$68,000*
199033Baltimore Orioles$325,000*
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,259,000
Disputed Salaries
*1988 - $374,500 - 12/13/88 NYT -
*1989 - $500,000 - 11/1/89 NYT -
*1990 - $400,000 - 11/21/90 NYT -
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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