Joe Tipton
Joe Hicks Tipton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 18, 1922 in McCaysville, GA
High School: McCaysville (McCaysville, GA)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1948
Final Game: September 12, 1954
Died: March 1, 1994 in Birmingham, AL
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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
1948 26 CLE AL 47 97 90 11 26 3 0 1 13 0 0 4 10 .289 .333 .356 .689 85 32 0 2 1 2
1949 27 CHW AL 67 219 191 20 39 5 3 3 19 1 1 27 17 .204 .306 .309 .615 65 59 5 1 0 2
1950 28 PHA AL 64 205 184 15 49 5 1 6 20 0 0 19 16 .266 .335 .402 .737 90 74 3 0 2 2
1951 29 PHA AL 72 266 213 23 51 9 0 3 20 1 1 51 25 .239 .389 .324 .713 92 69 2 1 1 2
1952 30 TOT AL 66 214 173 21 39 6 0 9 30 1 0 36 31 .225 .365 .416 .781 118 72 5 2 3 2
1952 30 PHA AL 23 85 68 6 13 4 0 3 8 0 0 15 10 .191 .337 .382 .720 95 26 1 0 2 2
1952 30 CLE AL 43 129 105 15 26 2 0 6 22 1 0 21 21 .248 .383 .438 .821 134 46 4 2 1 2
1953 31 CLE AL 47 131 109 17 25 2 0 6 13 0 0 19 13 .229 .359 .413 .772 110 45 7 3 0 2
1954 32 WSH AL 54 192 157 9 35 6 1 1 10 0 1 30 30 .223 .353 .293 .646 84 46 3 2 2 1 2
7 Seasons 417 1324 1117 116 264 36 5 29 125 3 3 186 142 .236 .351 .355 .706 91 397 25 11 9 1
162 Game Avg. 162 514 434 45 103 14 2 11 49 1 1 72 55 .236 .351 .355 .706 91 154 10 4 3
PHA (3 yrs) 159 556 465 44 113 18 1 12 48 1 1 85 51 .243 .361 .363 .725 92 169 6 1 5
CLE (3 yrs) 137 357 304 43 77 7 0 13 48 1 0 44 44 .253 .361 .405 .765 111 123 11 7 2
WSH (1 yr) 54 192 157 9 35 6 1 1 10 0 1 30 30 .223 .353 .293 .646 84 46 3 2 2 1
CHW (1 yr) 67 219 191 20 39 5 3 3 19 1 1 27 17 .204 .306 .309 .615 65 59 5 1 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
1948 26 CLE AL 97 65 10 4.1 104 .316 .289 .270 .333 .355 .356 .391 .689 .746 85 .447 -2.2 -0.2 .594 .111 .067 .0
1949 27 CHW AL 219 158 18 3.0 104 .211 .204 .267 .306 .358 .309 .388 .615 .747 65 .319 -10.1 -1.0 .551 .246 .105 1.5
1950 28 PHA AL 205 140 25 4.7 112 .265 .266 .276 .335 .363 .402 .414 .737 .776 90 .478 -3.6 -0.3 .674 .239 .136 .0
1951 29 PHA AL 266 166 27 4.4 104 .259 .239 .270 .389 .351 .324 .396 .713 .747 92 .486 0.7 0.1 .733 .324 .085 1.5
1952 30 TOT AL 214 142 26 4.9 95 .226 .225 .259 .365 .338 .416 .377 .781 .715 118 .579 5.4 0.6 .799 .405 .191 1.8
1952 30 PHA AL 85 58 9 4.2 101 .182 .191 .267 .337 .348 .382 .390 .720 .738 95 .504 -0.1 -0.0 .732 .412 .191 .0
1952 30 CLE AL 129 84 17 5.5 91 .256 .248 .253 .383 .332 .438 .369 .821 .701 134 .623 5.5 0.6 .843 .400 .190 1.7
1953 31 CLE AL 131 91 15 4.4 101 .211 .229 .267 .359 .343 .413 .393 .772 .736 110 .496 1.8 0.2 .736 .358 .183 .0
1954 32 WSH AL 192 129 16 3.3 94 .268 .223 .258 .353 .333 .293 .377 .646 .710 84 .389 -1.8 -0.2 .611 .255 .070 .0
7 Seasons 1324 891 137 4.1 102 .248 .236 .267 .351 .349 .355 .391 .706 .740 91 .459 -9.7 -0.9 .674 .286 .119 5.4
162 Game Avg. 514 346 53 4.1 102 .248 .236 .267 .351 .349 .355 .391 .706 .740 91 .459 -9.7 -0.9 .674 .286 .119 2
PHA (3 yrs) 556 364 61 4.5 106 .251 .243 .272 .361 .355 .363 .402 .725 .757 92 .486 -3.0 -0.3 .710 .303 .120 1.8
CLE (3 yrs) 357 240 42 4.7 98 .259 .253 .263 .361 .342 .405 .384 .765 .727 111 .531 5.2 0.5 .735 .299 .151 1.9
WSH (1 yr) 192 129 16 3.3 94 .268 .223 .258 .353 .333 .293 .377 .646 .710 84 .389 -1.8 -0.2 .611 .255 .070 .0
CHW (1 yr) 219 158 18 3.0 104 .211 .204 .267 .306 .358 .309 .388 .615 .747 65 .320 -10.1 -1.0 .551 .246 .105 1.5

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
1948 26 CLE AL WS BSN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1948 26 CLE AL 97 1.0% 10.3% 4.1% 4.1% 15% 2.50 9.0 90.0 6.9 81%
1949 27 CHW AL 219 1.4% 7.8% 12.3% 5.0% 28% 0.63 11.2 63.7 10.1 78%
1950 28 PHA AL 205 2.9% 7.8% 9.3% 5.9% 25% 0.84 11.5 30.7 9.2 79%
1951 29 PHA AL 266 1.1% 9.4% 19.2% 4.5% 24% 0.49 8.5 71.0 10.7 70%
1952 30 TOT AL 214 4.2% 14.5% 16.8% 7.0% 39% 0.86 5.6 19.2 5.8 62%
1952 30 PHA AL 85 3.5% 11.8% 17.7% 8.2% 54% 0.67 6.8 22.7 8.5 65%
1952 30 CLE AL 129 4.7% 16.3% 16.3% 6.2% 31% 1.00 5.0 17.5 4.8 60%
1953 31 CLE AL 131 4.6% 9.9% 14.5% 6.1% 32% 0.68 8.4 18.2 8.4 69%
1954 32 WSH AL 192 0.5% 15.6% 15.6% 4.2% 23% 1.00 5.2 157.0 15.7 0.69 66%
7 Seasons 1324 2.2% 10.7% 14.1% 5.3% 27% 0.76 7.9 38.5 8.9 0.69 72%
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
1954 32 WSH AL 7 0 12% 76 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17% 5 5 0 2 2 0 5 3 2
7 Seasons 7 0 20% 76 3 3 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17% 5 5 0 2 2 0 5 3 2
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
1954 32 WSH AL 189 31% 35 2 0 0 0 0.67 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 100% 31 3 10% 12 3 25% 119 9 8% 9 4 44% 7 1 14% 4
7 Seasons 189 31% 264 2 0 0 0 0.67 29 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 450% 31 25 81% 12 3 25% 119 9 8% 9 4 44% 7 1 14% 4
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
1948 26 47 97 90 11 26 3 0 1 13 0 0 4 10 .289 .333 .356 .689 85 32 0 2 1
1949 27 114 316 281 31 65 8 3 4 32 1 1 31 27 .231 .314 .324 .638 71 91 5 3 1
1950 28 178 521 465 46 114 13 4 10 52 1 1 50 43 .245 .322 .355 .677 79 165 8 3 3
1951 29 250 787 678 69 165 22 4 13 72 2 2 101 68 .243 .345 .345 .690 83 234 10 4 4
1952 30 316 1001 851 90 204 28 4 22 102 3 2 137 99 .240 .349 .360 .709 90 306 15 6 7
1953 31 363 1132 960 107 229 30 4 28 115 3 2 156 112 .239 .350 .366 .716 92 351 22 9 7
1954 32 417 1324 1117 116 264 36 5 29 125 3 3 186 142 .236 .351 .355 .706 91 397 25 11 9 1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1948 26 49 100 94 11 27 3 0 1 13 0 4 10 .287 .330 .351 .681 10 47
1949 27 70 228 199 20 40 5 3 3 19 1 28 18 .201 .303 .302 .604 18 67
1950 28 67 208 189 14 48 5 1 6 19 0 19 17 .254 .322 .386 .708 23 64
1951 29 76 275 222 23 52 9 0 3 20 1 52 26 .234 .382 .315 .697 26 72
1952 30 69 225 183 24 43 7 0 10 34 1 40 32 .235 .378 .437 .815 29 66
1953 31 49 139 115 18 27 2 0 6 14 0 21 14 .235 .367 .409 .776 17 47
1954 32 56 203 167 11 39 7 1 1 12 0 33 31 .234 .365 .305 .670 19 54
7 Seasons 436 1378 1169 121 276 38 5 30 131 3 197 148 .236 .351 .354 .705 142 417
162 Game Avg. 162 512 434 45 103 14 2 11 49 1 73 55 .236 .351 .354 .705 53 417

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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