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Joey Votto \VAH-toe\
Joseph Daniel Votto (Votto-matic)
Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: September 10, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 (Age 23)
Team: Reds 2007-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed (team option), 13 yrs/$263M (11-23) & 24 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.027, Free Agent: 2024 [*],
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3/7 | |
| 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 | 155 | 318 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | *3 | AS,MVP-6,GG |
| 2012 | 28 | CIN | NL | 111 | 475 | 374 | 59 | 126 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 94 | 85 | .337 | .474 | .567 | 1.041 | 175 | 212 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | *3 | AS,MVP-14 |
| 2013 | 29 | CIN | NL | 38 | 178 | 142 | 26 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 36 | .310 | .444 | .465 | .909 | 145 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | *3 | |
| 7 Yrs | 766 | 3242 | 2741 | 454 | 866 | 205 | 10 | 137 | 472 | 42 | 21 | 461 | 598 | .316 | .417 | .548 | .965 | 154 | 1502 | 57 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 65 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 686 | 580 | 96 | 183 | 43 | 2 | 29 | 100 | 9 | 4 | 97 | 126 | .316 | .417 | .548 | .965 | 154 | 318 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||
Player Value--Batters
WAR Explained (v2.2): 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 | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23 | CIN | NL | 24 | 89 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | .492 | .499 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 4 | 3/7 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | CIN | NL | 151 | 589 | 19 | -3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 17 | 1.6 | 18 | 35 | 3.3 | .511 | .511 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 28 | $390,000 | *3 | RoY-2 |
| 2009 | 25 | CIN | NL | 131 | 544 | 40 | 1 | -0 | -2 | -7 | 32 | 3.2 | 17 | 48 | 4.8 | .525 | .520 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 51 | $437,500 | *3 | MVP-22 |
| 2010 | 26 | CIN | NL | 150 | 648 | 58 | -2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 52 | 5.2 | 20 | 72 | 7.2 | .536 | .533 | 6.8 | -0.6 | 69 | $525,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 2011 | 27 | CIN | NL | 161 | 719 | 50 | -2 | -2 | 4 | -9 | 40 | 4.3 | 21 | 62 | 6.4 | .527 | .527 | 5.9 | -0.6 | 58 | $7,410,655 | *3 | AS,MVP-6,GG |
| 2012 | 28 | CIN | NL | 111 | 475 | 40 | -3 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 40 | 4.3 | 14 | 55 | 5.7 | .539 | .526 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 46 | $9,500,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-14 |
| 2013 | 29 | CIN | NL | 38 | 178 | 10 | 0 | -0 | 5 | -2 | 12 | 1.3 | 5 | 18 | 1.8 | .536 | .508 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13 | $17,000,000 | *3 | |
| 7 Seasons | 766 | 3242 | 220 | -9 | 1 | 23 | -42 | 192 | 19.7 | 99 | 291 | 29.3 | .526 | .518 | 26.7 | -2.2 | 268 | $35,263,155 | |||||
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26 | CIN | NL | NLDS | PHI | L | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .091 | .100 | .191 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 28 | CIN | NL | NLDS | SFG | L | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .389 | .500 | .389 | .889 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Yrs (2 Series) | 8 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .286 | .364 | .286 | .649 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 NLDS | 8 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .286 | .364 | .286 | .649 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 | 15 | 15 | 137.0 | 118 | 107 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | -2 | 1 | -18 | 10 | 7.75 | 6.94 | .993 | 9.21 | 9.17 | |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 23 | LF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 51.0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -4 | -38 | -94 | 2.47 | 2.33 | .984 | 1.99 | 1.98 | |
| 2007 | CIN | NL | 23 | OF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 51.0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -4 | -38 | -94 | 2.47 | 2.33 | .984 | 2.29 | 2.28 | |
| 2008 | CIN | NL | 24 | 1B | 144 | 138 | 128 | 1223.2 | 1197 | 1050 | 136 | 11 | 119 | .991 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8.72 | 8.24 | .992 | 9.34 | 9.28 | RoY-2 |
| 2009 | CIN | NL | 25 | 1B | 130 | 128 | 117 | 1097.0 | 1071 | 960 | 101 | 10 | 108 | .991 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 8.70 | 8.16 | .993 | 9.29 | 9.21 | MVP-22 |
| 2010 | CIN | NL | 26 | 1B | 148 | 145 | 137 | 1283.0 | 1265 | 1132 | 128 | 5 | 101 | .996 | -7 | 3 | -7 | 3 | 8.84 | 8.51 | .993 | 9.23 | 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 |
| 2012 | CIN | NL | 28 | 1B | 109 | 109 | 104 | 969.0 | 972 | 850 | 116 | 6 | 69 | .994 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 8.97 | 8.86 | .992 | 9.29 | 9.18 | AS,MVP-14 |
| 2013 | CIN | NL | 29 | 1B | 38 | 38 | 36 | 342.0 | 335 | 302 | 30 | 3 | 29 | .991 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8.74 | 8.74 | .994 | 9.43 | 9.35 | |
| 7 Seasons | 1B | 746 | 732 | 689 | 6479.1 | 6478 | 5742 | 695 | 41 | 568 | .994 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 8.94 | 8.63 | .993 | 9.30 | 9.23 | ||||
| 1 Season | LF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 51.0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -4 | -38 | -94 | 2.47 | 2.33 | .984 | 1.99 | 1.98 | ||||
| 1 Season | OF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 51.0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .933 | -2 | -4 | -38 | -94 | 2.47 | 2.33 | .984 | 2.29 | 2.28 | ||||
| 7 Seasons | TOT | 752 | 738 | 694 | 6530.1 | 6493 | 5756 | 695 | 42 | 568 | .994 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 8.89 | 8.58 | .993 | 9.25 | 9.18 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 11 (217), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 73 (340), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 63 (312), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 32 (264), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | First Base (73rd), 27.9 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/27.9 JAWS Average HOF 1B (out of 19) = 68.2 career WAR/43.2 7yr-peak WAR/55.7 JAWS |
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- 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/Other Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | contracts | |
| 2013 | 29 | Cincinnati Reds | $17,000,000 | ||
| 2014 | 30 | Cincinnati Reds | $12,000,000 | ||
| 2015 | 31 | Cincinnati Reds | $14,000,000 | ||
| 2016 | 32 | Cincinnati Reds | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2017 | 33 | Cincinnati Reds | $22,000,000 | ||
| 2018 | 34 | Cincinnati Reds | $25,000,000 | ||
| 2019 | 35 | Cincinnati Reds | $25,000,000 | ||
| 2020 | 36 | Cincinnati Reds | $25,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | 37 | Cincinnati Reds | $25,000,000 | ||
| 2022 | 38 | Cincinnati Reds | $25,000,000 | ||
| 2023 | 39 | Cincinnati Reds | $25,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | 40 | Cincinnati Reds | *$20,000,000 | $20M Team Option, $7M Buyout | |
| Earliest Free Agent: 2024 | |||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $35,263,155 | Does not include future salaries | |||
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
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Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
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Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.
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