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Joe Sambito
Joseph Charles Sambito
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 28, 1952 in Brooklyn, NY
Schools: Adelphi University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1976
Final Game: October 3, 1987
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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
1976 24 HOU NL 3 2 .600 3.54 20 4 8 1 1 1 53.1 45 21 21 4 14 1 26 0 0 2 207 90 1.106 7.6 0.7 2.4 4.4 1.86
1977 25 HOU NL 5 5 .500 2.33 54 1 32 0 0 7 89.0 77 34 23 6 24 2 67 0 1 2 357 153 1.135 7.8 0.6 2.4 6.8 2.79
1978 26 HOU NL 4 9 .308 3.07 62 0 45 0 0 11 88.0 85 32 30 5 32 7 96 0 0 1 371 107 1.330 8.7 0.5 3.3 9.8 3.00
1979 27 HOU NL 8 7 .533 1.77 63 0 51 0 0 22 91.1 80 20 18 8 23 4 83 4 0 0 375 198 1.128 7.9 0.8 2.3 8.2 3.61 AS,MVP-21
1980 28 HOU NL 8 4 .667 2.19 64 0 40 0 0 17 90.1 65 26 22 3 22 3 75 2 0 3 354 150 0.963 6.5 0.3 2.2 7.5 3.41 CYA-5
1981 29 HOU NL 5 5 .500 1.84 49 0 32 0 0 10 63.2 43 17 13 4 22 5 41 2 0 0 255 179 1.021 6.1 0.6 3.1 5.8 1.86
1982 30 HOU NL 0 0 0.71 9 0 7 0 0 4 12.2 7 2 1 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 47 467 0.711 5.0 0.0 1.4 5.0 3.50
1984 32 HOU NL 0 0 3.02 32 0 14 0 0 0 47.2 39 16 16 5 16 2 26 0 0 3 191 109 1.154 7.4 0.9 3.0 4.9 1.63
1985 33 NYM NL 0 0 12.66 8 0 2 0 0 0 10.2 21 18 15 1 8 0 3 0 0 0 60 28 2.719 17.7 0.8 6.8 2.5 0.38
1986 34 BOS AL 2 0 1.000 4.84 53 0 27 0 0 12 44.2 54 26 24 4 16 3 30 2 0 4 200 87 1.567 10.9 0.8 3.2 6.0 1.88
1987 35 BOS AL 2 6 .250 6.93 47 0 16 0 0 0 37.2 46 29 29 8 16 3 35 0 0 3 171 66 1.646 11.0 1.9 3.8 8.4 2.19
11 Seasons 37 38 .493 3.03 461 5 274 1 1 84 629.0 562 241 212 48 195 32 489 10 1 18 2588 115 1.203 8.0 0.7 2.8 7.0 2.51
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .493 3.03 67 1 40 0 0 12 92 82 35 31 7 28 5 71 1 0 3 378 115 1.203 8.0 0.7 2.8 7.0 2.51
HOU (8 yrs) 33 32 .508 2.42 353 5 229 1 1 72 536.0 441 168 144 35 155 26 421 8 1 11 2157 139 1.112 7.4 0.6 2.6 7.1 2.72
BOS (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 5.79 100 0 43 0 0 12 82.1 100 55 53 12 32 6 65 2 0 7 371 75 1.603 10.9 1.3 3.5 7.1 2.03
NYM (1 yr) 0 0 12.66 8 0 2 0 0 0 10.2 21 18 15 1 8 0 3 0 0 0 60 28 2.719 17.7 0.8 6.8 2.5 0.38
NL (9 yrs) 33 32 .508 2.62 361 5 231 1 1 72 546.2 462 186 159 36 163 26 424 8 1 11 2217 129 1.143 7.6 0.6 2.7 7.0 2.60
AL (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 5.79 100 0 43 0 0 12 82.1 100 55 53 12 32 6 65 2 0 7 371 75 1.603 10.9 1.3 3.5 7.1 2.03

Postseason Pitching

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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
1980 28 HOU NL NLCS L PHI 0 1 .000 4.91 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 4 2 2 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 16 1.636 9.8 0.0 4.9 14.7 3.00
1981 29 HOU NL NLDS L LAD 1 0 1.000 16.20 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 5 3 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 12 4.200 27.0 0.0 10.8 10.8 1.00
1986 34 BOS AL ALCS W CAL 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
1986 34 BOS AL WS L NYM 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 12.000 54.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons (4 Series) 1 1 .500 8.53 10 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 12 6 6 0 7 4 8 0 0 1 37 3.000 17.1 0.0 9.9 11.4 1.14
1 NLDS 1 0 1.000 16.20 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 5 3 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 12 4.200 27.0 0.0 10.8 10.8 1.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 4.91 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 4 2 2 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 16 1.636 9.8 0.0 4.9 14.7 3.00
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 12.000 54.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 0.00

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
1976 24 HOU NL 20 12 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .222 .417 .222 .639 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 25 HOU NL 54 13 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .154 .154 .154 .308 -13 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 26 HOU NL 62 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 34 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 27 HOU NL 63 12 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 .286 .583 .429 1.012 189 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-21
1980 28 HOU NL 64 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-5
1981 29 HOU NL 49 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 30 HOU NL 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1984 32 HOU NL 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 33 NYM NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1987 35 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 363 63 52 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 19 .135 .274 .154 .428 26 8 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 28 23 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 .135 .274 .154 .428 26 4 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (8 yrs) 354 63 52 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 19 .135 .274 .154 .428 26 8 0 0 1 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 362 63 52 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 10 19 .135 .274 .154 .428 26 8 0 0 1 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1980 28 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1981 29 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 34 BOS AL WS NYM L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1976 HOU NL 24 P 20 4 53.1 14 4 10 0 1 1.000 2.36 0.70 .950 1.87 0.72
1977 HOU NL 25 P 54 1 89.0 23 4 17 2 1 .913 2.12 0.39 .952 1.85 0.67
1978 HOU NL 26 P 62 0 88.0 24 6 16 2 3 .917 2.25 0.35 .954 1.91 0.72
1979 HOU NL 27 P 63 0 91.1 21 5 14 2 2 .905 1.87 0.30 .952 1.80 0.66 AS,MVP-21
1980 HOU NL 28 P 64 0 90.1 22 7 13 2 2 .909 1.99 0.31 .955 1.91 0.69 CYA-5
1981 HOU NL 29 P 49 0 63.2 17 5 12 0 2 1.000 2.40 0.35 .959 1.96 0.68
1982 HOU NL 30 P 9 0 12.2 5 0 4 1 1 .800 2.84 0.44 .960 1.99 0.70
1984 HOU NL 32 P 32 0 47.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.76 0.13 .950 1.89 0.67
1985 NYM NL 33 P 8 0 10.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.38 0.50 .950 1.94 0.68
1986 BOS AL 34 P 53 0 44.2 9 1 8 0 1 1.000 1.81 0.17 .956 1.83 0.68
1987 BOS AL 35 P 47 0 37.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.19 0.11 .960 1.84 0.67
11 Seasons P 461 5 629.0 148 35 104 9 13 .939 1.99 0.30 .954 1.88 0.68
11 Seasons TOT 461 5 629.0 148 35 104 9 13 .939 1.99 0.30 .893 1.88 0.68

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1979 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1979-NL-21-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1980-NL--5--1%
0.01 Career Shares (260th)

Games Played s c a p y
1979 NL--63--9th
1981 NL--49--5th

Saves s c a p y
1979 NL--22--4th
1980 NL--17--9th
1981 NL--10--7th
Career--84--153rd

Games Finished s c a p y
1978 NL--45--7th
1979 NL--51--5th
1980 NL--40--10th
1981 NL--32--8th
Career--274--130th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 11 (1452), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 13 (796), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (541), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

April 8, 1985: Released by the Houston Astros.

April 26, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

August 23, 1985: Released by the New York Mets.

January 31, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Boston Red Sox$500,000
1987Boston Red Sox$360,000
Career (may be incomplete)$860,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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