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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1948 CLE AL 26 C 40 105 84 18 3 4 .971 2.55 .987 4.08 2
1949 CHW AL 27 C 53 237 203 32 2 4 .992 4.43 .985 4.10 4
1950 PHA AL 28 C 59 228 201 24 3 3 .987 3.81 .985 4.21 3
1951 PHA AL 29 C 72 291 230 52 9 12 .969 3.92 .982 4.40 1
1952 TOT AL 30 C 58 237 198 34 5 2 .979 4.00 .985 4.70 2
1952 PHA AL 30 C 23 97 80 16 1 1 .990 4.17 .985 4.70 0
1952 CLE AL 30 C 35 140 118 18 4 1 .971 3.89 .985 4.70 2
1953 CLE AL 31 C 46 132 114 18 0 1 1.000 2.87 .985 4.44 3
1954 WSH AL 32 C 52 51 435.1 252 220 30 2 6 .992 -1.0 -2.8 -1 5.17 4.81 .986 5.40 4.76 5 10 17 16 48%
7 Seasons C 380 51 435.1 1482 1250 208 24 32 .984 -1.0 -2.8 -1 30.14 3.84 .985 5.40 4.39 20 10 17 16 48%
7 Seasons TOT 380 51 435.1 1482 1250 208 24 32 .984 -1.0 -2.8 -1 30.14 3.84 .968 5.40 4.39 20 10 17 16 48%

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1948 CLE AL 26 47 47 47 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CHW AL 27 67 67 67 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 PHA AL 28 64 64 64 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 PHA AL 29 72 72 72 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CLE AL 30 43 43 43 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 PHA AL 30 23 23 23 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CLE AL 31 47 47 47 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 WSH AL 32 54 51 54 54 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7 Seasons 417 51 417 417 0 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1954 WSH AL 32 1913 3.85 4.51 29 97% 0 1 214 24 3 6 181 31 5 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 3 3 67%
1 Season 1913 3.85 4.51 29 97% 0 1 214 24 3 6 181 31 5 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 3 3 67%
MLB Averages 3.91 4.41 96% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1954 WSH AL 32 5 10 790 17 16 16 48% 12 14 3 2 2 0 1 0 39 21 1.54 1.11
1 Season 5 10 790 17 16 16 48% 12 14 3 2 2 0 1 0 39 21 1.54 1.11
MLB Averages 48% 1.18 1.14

* 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.

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