Joe Strain
Joseph Allan Strain
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 169 lb.

Born: April 30, 1954 in Denver, CO
School: University of Northern Colorado
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1979
Final Game: June 2, 1981
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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
1979 25 SFG NL 67 285 257 27 62 8 1 1 12 8 4 13 21 .241 .285 .292 .577 63 75 5 3 11 1 0 4/5
1980 26 SFG NL 77 207 189 26 54 6 0 0 16 1 2 10 10 .286 .320 .317 .637 82 60 8 0 7 1 0 4/56
1981 27 CHC NL 25 80 74 7 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 .189 .250 .203 .453 28 15 1 1 0 0 0 4
3 Seasons 169 572 520 60 130 15 1 1 29 9 6 28 38 .250 .292 .288 .581 65 150 14 4 18 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 548 498 58 125 14 1 1 28 9 6 27 36 .250 .292 .288 .581 65 144 13 4 17 2 0
SFG (2 yrs) 144 492 446 53 116 14 1 1 28 9 6 23 31 .260 .300 .303 .602 71 135 13 3 18 2 0
CHC (1 yr) 25 80 74 7 14 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 .189 .250 .203 .453 28 15 1 1 0 0 0

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
1979 25 SFG NL 285 216 22 2.7 94 .258 .241 .260 .285 .325 .292 .386 .577 .711 63 .295 -12.7 -1.3 .466 .117 .051 1.8
1980 26 SFG NL 207 153 18 3.2 93 .300 .286 .263 .320 .325 .317 .382 .637 .707 82 .371 -4.6 -0.5 .476 .079 .032 .0
1981 27 CHC NL 80 61 4 1.8 95 .209 .189 .267 .250 .333 .203 .383 .453 .716 28 .177 -7.2 -0.8 .344 .081 .014
3 Seasons 572 430 44 2.8 93 .267 .250 .262 .292 .326 .288 .384 .581 .710 65 .307 -24.6 -2.6 .451 .098 .038 1.8
162 Game Avg. 548 412 42 2.8 93 .267 .250 .262 .292 .326 .288 .384 .581 .710 65 .307 -24.6 -2.6 .451 .098 .038 2
SFG (2 yrs) 492 369 40 2.9 93 .276 .260 .262 .300 .325 .303 .385 .602 .710 71 .327 -17.4 -1.8 .470 .101 .043 1.8
CHC (1 yr) 80 61 4 1.8 95 .209 .189 .267 .250 .333 .203 .383 .453 .716 28 .177 -7.2 -0.8 .344 .081 .014

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
1979 25 SFG NL 285 0.4% 7.4% 4.6% 3.5% 16% 1.62 12.2 257.0 21.4 1.44 83%
1980 26 SFG NL 207 0.0% 4.8% 4.8% 2.9% 11% 1.00 18.9 11.8 1.75 87%
1981 27 CHC NL 80 0.0% 8.8% 6.3% 1.3% 7% 1.40 10.6 74.0 1.41 84%
3 Seasons 572 0.2% 6.6% 4.9% 3.0% 13% 1.36 13.7 520.0 17.9 1.54 84%
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
1979 25 SFG NL 7 0 34% 116 8 4 67% 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 41% 12 9 3 4 3 1 11 3 7
1980 26 SFG NL 1 0 41% 91 1 2 33% 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 35% 12 10 2 1 0 1 4 0 3
1981 27 CHC NL 2 0 35% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 60% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
3 Seasons 10 0 37% 235 9 6 60% 7 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 16 41% 27 21 6 5 3 2 17 3 12
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
1979 25 SFG NL 285 20% 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 11 11 100% 44 5 11% 38 18 47% 154 13 8% 14 6 43% 18 8 44% 0
1980 26 SFG NL 207 31% 54 29 8 0 0 1.58 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 33 8 24% 27 13 48% 119 16 13% 8 4 50% 12 4 33% 0
1981 27 CHC NL 80 18% 14 4 2 0 0 1.21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 12 1 8% 10 3 30% 42 2 5% 4 1 25% 9 3 33% 0
3 Seasons 572 24% 130 33 10 0 0 1.54 1 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 20 18 90% 89 14 16% 75 34 45% 315 31 10% 26 11 42% 39 15 38% 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
1979 25 67 285 257 27 62 8 1 1 12 8 4 13 21 .241 .285 .292 .577 63 75 5 3 11 1 0
1980 26 144 492 446 53 116 14 1 1 28 9 6 23 31 .260 .300 .303 .602 71 135 13 3 18 2 0
1981 27 169 572 520 60 130 15 1 1 29 9 6 28 38 .250 .292 .288 .581 65 150 14 4 18 2 0

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
1979 25 67 280 262 30 67 9 1 1 13 9 14 21 .256 .300 .309 .609 24 67
1980 26 77 201 190 30 55 6 0 0 18 1 10 10 .289 .323 .321 .644 20 77
1981 27 38 123 113 11 22 2 0 0 2 0 8 11 .195 .260 .212 .473 6 25
3 Seasons 182 604 565 71 144 17 1 1 33 10 32 42 .255 .300 .294 .593 50 169
162 Game Avg. 162 538 503 63 128 15 1 1 29 9 28 37 .255 .300 .294 .593 45 169

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1979 NL--11--10th

                                         

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