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Joey Votto
Joseph Daniel Votto (Votto-matic)
Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: September 10, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN
High School: Richview Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 2002.
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Debut: September 4, 2007
Team: Reds 2007-2011
2012 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 3 yrs/$38M (11-13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 4.027, Free Agent: 2014 [*],
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Fine Details · Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 5:27PM
| All-Time Rank (among Batters): #315. Mike Tiernan… #316. Ken Griffey… #317. George Scott… #318. JOEY VOTTO… #319. Devon White… #320. Joe Judge… #321. Davey Lopes… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 2007 | 23 | CIN | NL | 24 | 89 | 84 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .321 | .360 | .548 | .907 | 127 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/ | |
| 2008 | 24 | CIN | NL | 151 | 589 | 526 | 69 | 156 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 84 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 102 | .297 | .368 | .506 | .874 | 125 | 266 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | *3 | RoY-2 |
| 2009 | 25 | CIN | NL | 131 | 544 | 469 | 82 | 151 | 38 | 1 | 25 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 106 | .322 | .414 | .567 | .981 | 156 | 266 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | *3 | MVP-22 |
| 2010 | 26 | CIN | NL | 150 | 648 | 547 | 106 | 177 | 36 | 2 | 37 | 113 | 16 | 5 | 91 | 125 | .324 | .424 | .600 | 1.024 | 171 | 328 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | *3 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 2011 | 27 | CIN | NL | 161 | 719 | 599 | 101 | 185 | 40 | 3 | 29 | 103 | 8 | 6 | 110 | 129 | .309 | .416 | .531 | .947 | 156 | 318 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | *3 | AS,MVP-6,GG |
| 5 Seasons | 617 | 2589 | 2225 | 369 | 696 | 153 | 9 | 119 | 401 | 36 | 17 | 335 | 477 | .313 | .405 | .550 | .955 | 151 | 1224 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 43 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 680 | 584 | 97 | 183 | 40 | 2 | 31 | 105 | 9 | 4 | 88 | 125 | .313 | .405 | .550 | .955 | 151 | 321 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |||||
Player Value--Batters
WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | oRAR | oWAR | dWAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | CIN | NL | 89 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -1 | 3 | -2 | -0.2 | 2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | $ | 3/ | |
| 2008 | 24 | CIN | NL | 589 | 15 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 17 | 30 | 3.0 | 21 | 2.2 | 0.8 | $390,000 | *3 | RoY-2 |
| 2009 | 25 | CIN | NL | 544 | 37 | 1 | 1 | -0 | -2 | -8 | 15 | 43 | 4.2 | 45 | 4.5 | -0.3 | $437,500 | *3 | MVP-22 |
| 2010 | 26 | CIN | NL | 648 | 61 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -7 | -10 | 18 | 60 | 5.9 | 66 | 6.6 | -0.7 | $525,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 2011 | 27 | CIN | NL | 719 | 52 | -3 | 2 | -2 | 7 | -11 | 19 | 64 | 6.5 | 57 | 5.8 | 0.7 | $7,410,655 | *3 | AS,MVP-6,GG |
| 5 Seasons | 2589 | 167 | -9 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -38 | 72 | 194 | 19.4 | 192 | 19.3 | 0.1 | $8,763,155 | |||||
Postseason Batting
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rdrs | Rtot/yr | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 23 | 1B | 17 | 118 | 107 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | -2 | -1 | 6.94 | .993 | 9.17 | ||||||||
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 23 | OF | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -3 | 2.33 | .984 | 2.28 | ||||||||
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 23 | LF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 51.0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -3 | -38 | -71 | 2.47 | 2.33 | .984 | 1.99 | 1.98 | |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 24 | 1B | 144 | 1197 | 1050 | 136 | 11 | 119 | .991 | 8 | 16 | 8.24 | .992 | 9.28 | RoY-2 | |||||||
| 2009 | CIN | NL | 25 | 1B | 130 | 1071 | 960 | 101 | 10 | 108 | .991 | -2 | 1 | 8.16 | .993 | 9.21 | MVP-22 | |||||||
| 2010 | CIN | NL | 26 | 1B | 148 | 1265 | 1132 | 128 | 5 | 101 | .996 | -7 | 1 | 8.51 | .993 | 9.13 | AS,MVP-1 | |||||||
| 2011 | CIN | NL | 27 | 1B | 160 | 159 | 152 | 1427.2 | 1520 | 1341 | 173 | 6 | 127 | .996 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9.54 | 9.46 | .994 | 9.33 | 9.31 | AS,MVP-6,GG |
| 5 Seasons | 1B | 599 | 159 | 152 | 1427.2 | 5171 | 4590 | 549 | 32 | 470 | .994 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 9.54 | 8.58 | .993 | 9.33 | 9.23 | ||||
| 1 Season | OF | 6 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -3 | -70 | 2.33 | .984 | 2.28 | ||||||||||
| 1 Season | LF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 51.0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -3 | -38 | -70 | 2.47 | 2.33 | .984 | 1.99 | 1.98 | ||||
| 5 Seasons | TOT | 605 | 159 | 152 | 1427.2 | 5186 | 4604 | 549 | 33 | 470 | .994 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 9.54 | 8.52 | .993 | 9.33 | 9.16 | ||||
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Hall Of Fame Statistics
Player rank in (·)
| Black Ink | Batting - 7 (316), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 53 (481), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 48 (399), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 32 (255), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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Transactions
- June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 2002.
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | Cincinnati Reds | $390,000 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | Cincinnati Reds | $437,500 | ||
| 2010 | 26 | Cincinnati Reds | $525,000 | ||
| 2011 | 27 | Cincinnati Reds | $7,410,655 | ||
| 2012 | 28 | Cincinnati Reds | $9,500,000 | ||
| 2013 | 29 | Cincinnati Reds | $17,000,000 | ||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $8,763,155 | Does not include future salaries | |||
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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