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Joel Skinner
Joel Patrick Skinner
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 204 lb.

Born: February 21, 1961 in LaJolla, CA
High School: Mission Bay (San Diego, CA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1983
Final Game: September 22, 1991
Relatives: Son of Bob Skinner
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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
1983 22 CHW AL 6 11 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 .273 .545 49 3 2 0 0 0 0 /2
1984 23 CHW AL 43 88 80 4 17 2 0 0 3 1 0 7 19 .213 .273 .238 .510 40 19 2 0 0 1 0 2
1985 24 CHW AL 22 50 44 9 15 4 1 1 5 0 0 5 13 .341 .408 .545 .954 155 24 2 0 1 0 0 2
1986 25 TOT AL 114 336 315 23 73 9 1 5 37 1 4 16 83 .232 .269 .314 .584 58 99 6 1 2 2 0 *2
1986 25 CHW AL 60 162 149 17 30 5 1 4 20 1 0 9 43 .201 .250 .329 .579 54 49 2 1 2 1 0 2
1986 25 NYY AL 54 174 166 6 43 4 0 1 17 0 4 7 40 .259 .287 .301 .589 62 50 4 0 0 1 0 2
1987 26 NYY AL 64 154 139 9 19 4 0 3 14 0 0 8 46 .137 .187 .230 .417 11 32 9 1 4 2 0 2
1988 27 NYY AL 88 272 251 23 57 15 0 4 23 0 0 14 72 .227 .267 .335 .602 69 84 6 0 6 1 0 2/379
1989 28 CLE AL 79 189 178 10 41 10 0 1 13 1 1 9 42 .230 .271 .303 .575 62 54 3 1 1 0 0 2
1990 29 CLE AL 49 146 139 16 35 4 1 2 16 0 0 7 44 .252 .288 .338 .626 75 47 2 0 0 0 0 2
1991 30 CLE AL 99 305 284 23 69 14 0 1 24 0 2 14 67 .243 .279 .303 .582 61 86 8 1 4 2 1 2
9 Seasons 564 1551 1441 119 329 62 3 17 136 3 7 80 387 .228 .269 .311 .580 60 448 40 4 18 8 1
162 Game Avg. 162 446 414 34 95 18 1 5 39 1 2 23 111 .228 .269 .311 .580 60 129 11 1 5 2 0
CHW (4 yrs) 131 311 284 32 65 11 2 5 29 2 0 21 76 .229 .282 .335 .617 66 95 8 1 3 2 0
CLE (3 yrs) 227 640 601 49 145 28 1 4 53 1 3 30 153 .241 .279 .311 .590 64 187 13 2 5 2 1
NYY (3 yrs) 206 600 556 38 119 23 0 8 54 0 4 29 158 .214 .253 .299 .551 51 166 19 1 10 4 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1983 CHW AL 22 C 6 2 31.0 25 20 4 1 1 .960 1.0 38.7 1 6.97 4.00 .988 5.69 4.77 0 0 2 2 50%
1984 CHW AL 23 C 43 23 233.2 184 171 11 2 1 .989 -2.0 -10.3 -2 7.01 4.23 .987 5.96 5.05 2 7 19 6 24%
1985 CHW AL 24 C 21 15 131.0 105 94 8 3 0 .971 0.0 0.0 0 7.01 4.86 .988 6.05 5.03 0 6 10 6 38%
1986 TOT AL 25 C 114 100 863.2 553 507 37 9 9 .984 2.0 2.8 2 5.67 4.77 .989 6.62 5.44 4 26 48 27 36%
1986 CHW AL 25 C 60 48 429.1 245 227 15 3 4 .988 0.0 0.0 0 5.07 4.03 .989 6.62 5.44 1 15 27 11 29%
1986 NYY AL 25 C 54 52 434.1 308 280 22 6 5 .981 2.0 5.5 2 6.26 5.59 .989 6.62 5.44 3 11 21 16 43%
1987 NYY AL 26 C 64 46 403.1 254 232 18 4 2 .984 1.0 3.0 1 5.58 3.91 .988 6.74 5.49 1 12 36 17 32%
1988 NYY AL 27 C 85 72 655.2 415 395 16 4 5 .990 4.0 7.3 4 5.64 4.84 .989 6.22 5.28 1 14 22 12 35%
1988 NYY AL 27 OF 2 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -55.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.49 2.15
1988 NYY AL 27 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1988 NYY AL 27 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1988 NYY AL 27 RF 1 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -72.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.90
1989 CLE AL 28 C 79 57 509.2 305 280 22 3 1 .990 -2.0 -4.7 -2 5.33 3.82 .989 6.24 5.20 5 20 41 17 29%
1990 CLE AL 29 C 49 44 375.0 239 222 16 1 3 .996 2.0 6.4 2 5.71 4.86 .991 6.42 5.36 3 13 20 13 39%
1991 CLE AL 30 C 99 90 790.0 547 504 38 5 4 .991 2.0 3.0 2 6.17 5.47 .990 6.49 5.28 6 26 54 28 34%
9 Seasons C 560 449 3993.0 2627 2425 170 32 26 .988 8.0 2.4 8 5.85 4.63 .989 6.41 5.30 22 124 252 128 34%
1 Season OF 2 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -55.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.49 2.15
1 Season 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1 Season LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.80
1 Season RF 1 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -72.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 1.90
9 Seasons TOT 563 449 3998.1 2628 2426 170 32 26 .988 7.7 2.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 8 5.84 4.61 .977 6.41 5.29 22 124 252 128 34%

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

February 2, 1982: Chosen by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates as a Free Agent compensation pick.

July 30, 1986: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ron Kittle and Wayne Tolleson to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Ron Hassey and Carlos Martinez. The New York Yankees sent Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

March 19, 1989: Traded by the New York Yankees with Turner Ward to the Cleveland Indians for Mel Hall.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Chicago White Sox$75,000
1987New York Yankees$110,000
1988New York Yankees$110,000
1989Cleveland Indians$200,000
1990Cleveland Indians$280,000
1991Cleveland Indians$610,000
1992Cleveland Indians$700,000
1993Cleveland Indians$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,835,000
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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