Joe Stephenson

Joseph Chester Stephenson

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 30, 1921 in Detroit, MI
Schools: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1943
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Giants/Cubs 1943-1947

Final Game: July 11, 1947
Died: September 20, 2001 in Fullerton, CA
Relatives: Father of Jerry Stephenson
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Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1941	20	CHW-min	B	17	26	26		4	0	0	0						.154	.154	.154	.308		4					WLO · IIIL
1942	21	SFG-min	D,C	78	254	254		65	13	2	3						.256	.256	.358	.614		91					LUB,CVS,FSM · WTNM,WA
1943	22	SFG-min	A,AA	108	328	328	0	75	12	4	2	0	0	0			.229	.229	.308	.537		101					SPF,JER · EL,IL
1943	22	NYG	NL	9	24	24	4	6	1	0	0	1	0		0	5	.250	.250	.292	.542	56	7	0	0	0	/2
1944	23	SFG-min	AA	16	50	46	3	7	0	1	0	3	0	0	4	11	.152	.220	.196	.416		9	0	0	0		JER · IL
1944	23	CHC	NL	4	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	3	.125	.222	.125	.347	-0	1	1	0	0	/2

1945	24	MLW	AA	123	444	405	54	111	15	6	4	50	0		35	62	.274	.335	.370	.705		150	11	2	2		MLW · AA
1946	25	CHC-min	AAA	74	146	135	9	28	1	0	3	9	0		4	27	.207	.230	.281	.512		38		0	7		LOS · PCL
1947	26	CHW-min	B	46	160	160		45	7	5	3						.281	.281	.444	.725		71					WLO · IIIL
1947	26	CHW	AL	16	37	35	3	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.143	.211	.143	.353	1	5	0	2	0	2
1948	27	CHW-BOS-min	AA	38	124	124		37	7	1	5						.298	.298	.492	.790		61					MEM,BIR · SOUA
1949	28	BOS-min	AA,B	67	192	192		41	6	0	1						.214	.214	.260	.474		50					BIR,ROA · SOUA,PIED
1951	30	BOS-min	C	74	227	227		60	13	0	4						.264	.264	.374	.639		85					SJO · CALL
3 Yrs				29	70	67	8	12	1	0	0	4	1	0	2	15	.179	.225	.194	.419	20	13	1	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	391	374	45	67	6	0	0	22	6		11	84	.179	.225	.194	.419	20	73	6	11	0

NYG (1 yr)				9	24	24	4	6	1	0	0	1	0		0	5	.250	.250	.292	.542	56	7	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				4	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	3	.125	.222	.125	.347	-0	1	1	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				16	37	35	3	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.143	.211	.143	.353	1	5	0	2	0

NL (2 yrs)				13	33	32	5	7	1	0	0	1	1		1	8	.219	.242	.250	.492	42	8	1	0	0
AL (1 yr)				16	37	35	3	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.143	.211	.143	.353	1	5	0	2	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1943	22	NYG	NL	9	24	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.484	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/2
1944	23	CHC	NL	4	9	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.475	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/2

1947	26	CHW	AL	16	37	-4	0	0	-1	0	-5	-0.6	1	-4	-0.5	.466	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$	2
3 Seasons				29	70	-7	0	0	-1	1	-7	-0.8	2	-5	-0.7	.473	.498	-0.5	-0.1	-4	$

NYG (1 yr)				9	24	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	1	-0	-0.1	.484	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
CHC (1 yr)				4	9	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.475	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
CHW (1 yr)				16	37	-4	0	0	-1	0	-5	-0.6	1	-4	-0.5	.466	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$

Advanced Batting

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
1943	22	NYG	NL	24	18	2	3.0	89	.316	.250	.265	.250	.333	.292	.359	.542	.692	56	.377	-1.4	-0.2	.389	.042	.042
1944	23	CHC	NL	9	8	0	0.0	93	.200	.125	.267	.222	.334	.125	.375	.347	.709	-0	.000	-1.1	-0.1	.375	.250	.000	.0

1947	26	CHW	AL	37	30	1	0.9	92	.179	.143	.257	.211	.336	.143	.369	.353	.705	1	.056	-4.6	-0.5	.267	.029	.000
3 Yrs				70	56	3	1.4	91	.231	.179	.261	.225	.335	.194	.366	.419	.701	20	.128	-7.2	-0.8	.321	.060	.015	.0
162 Game Avg.				391	313	17	1.4	91	.231	.179	.261	.225	.335	.194	.366	.419	.701	20	.128	-7.2	-0.8	.321	.060	.015

NYG (1 yr)				24	18	2	3.0	89	.316	.250	.265	.250	.333	.292	.359	.542	.692	56	.377	-1.4	-0.2	.389	.042	.042
CHC (1 yr)				9	8	0	0.0	93	.200	.125	.267	.222	.334	.125	.375	.347	.709	-0	.000	-1.1	-0.1	.375	.250	.000	.0
CHW (1 yr)				37	30	1	0.9	92	.179	.143	.257	.211	.336	.143	.369	.353	.705	1	.056	-4.6	-0.5	.267	.029	.000

NL (2 yrs)				33	26	2	2.1	90	.292	.219	.265	.242	.333	.250	.363	.492	.697	42	.230	-2.5	-0.3	.385	.094	.031	.0
AL (1 yr)				37	30	1	0.9	92	.179	.143	.257	.211	.336	.143	.369	.353	.705	1	.056	-4.6	-0.5	.267	.029	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	IP%
1943	22	NYG	NL	24	0.0%	20.8%	0.0%	4.2%	17%		4.8		24.0	79%
1944	23	CHC	NL	9	0.0%	33.3%	11.1%	0.0%	0%	3.00	2.7			56%

1947	26	CHW	AL	37	0.0%	18.9%	2.7%	0.0%	0%	7.00	5.0		11.7	76%
3 Yrs				70	0.0%	21.4%	2.9%	1.4%	8%	7.50	4.5		16.8	74%
MLB Averages					1.2%	9.2%	9.0%	5.8%	25%	1.02	9.7	74.0	8.9	79%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP
1943	22	9	24	24	4	6	1	1	0		0	5	.250	.250	.292	.542	56	7	0	0
1944	23	13	33	32	5	7	1	1	1		1	8	.219	.242	.250	.492	42	8	1	0
1945	24	13	33	32	5	7	1	1	1		1	8	.219	.242	.250	.492	42	8	1	0
1946	25	13	33	32	5	7	1	1	1		1	8	.219	.242	.250	.492	42	8	1	0
1947	26	29	70	67	8	12	1	4	1	0	2	15	.179	.225	.194	.419	20	13	1	2

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
1943	22	9	26	26	5	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	.269	.269	.308	.577	2	9
1944	23	4	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000	.111	.000	.111	0	4

1947	26	17	40	37	4	6	0	0	0	4	0	1	7	.162	.225	.162	.387	1	16
3 Yrs		30	75	71	9	13	1	0	0	5	1	2	15	.183	.227	.197	.424	3	29
162 Game Avg.		162	405	383	49	70	5	0	0	27	5	11	81	.183	.227	.197	.424	16	29

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